Mao-chan's Secret
I want you to come with me.
I'm going to tell you just who he is.
Come!
What do we do?
I'm a little uneasy, but I want to know about Mao-chan.
Then let's go.
Sign: Chibi Devi Nursery
Welcome to the Chibi Devi Nursery.
This is a nursery exclusively for the devil children, like Mao-chan there.
D-Devil?
That's right. Mao-chan is the child of a devil!
B-By devil, you mean...
Oh dear! If we don't get some clothes on you, you'll catch a cold.
Please come inside.
Sign: Manager's Room
Is there anything you wish to ask?
What do you mean by "devil"?!
Where did Mao-chan come from?!
What should we do with him?!
Hm... Well, devils are a little different to humans.
Mao-chan came from... well... over there.
I don't get it at all.
And you needn't worry about what happens now.
We'll take care of him.
So this is goodbye?
Take care, Mao-chan.
When I say take care of him, I only mean during the day.
We're a nursery, after all.
The person who finds a devil is bound to take care of them.
That's the rule.
You've already taken on the role of Mao-chan's mother.
I-I did that?!
No! It's impossible!
Why?
Well... I can hardly take care of myself. There's no way I can be a mother...
That's true.
I see.
Then we'll search for another parent.
But can I ask you to take care of him until we find one?
It'd be a shame if he didn't have a family in the meantime.
No family?
But how long will it be?
About a month, I think.
We have to make sure we find someone suitable.
Understood. I'll do my best to be a mother to Mao-chan for a month.
Welcome home!
Where did you go?
Kyou-chan! You came back?
Yeah. The anime finished.
You idiot! Do you know what we had to go through?!
Wow. You really said yes, Hono-chan?
Yes. I don't know if I'll manage on my own or not.
But I know how lonely it is to not have a family.
Hey. I heard Honoka's basically living on her own. Why?
Hono-chan lost her parents when she was young.
She's living with one of her aunts, but she's really busy at work and hardly ever comes home.
Hey! How about you be his father, Shin?
That'll help Hono-chan. And it'll be more like a family, so Mao-chan will probably be happy too!
Huh?! Shin-san as... the father?
W-What do you mean?! Can't you just do it?
Yeah. It'd be better for it to be Kyou-chan.
Shin-san gets mad really easily. And he's kind of scary...
What?!
Sorry, but I can't. I'm too busy watching anime.
A-Anime?!
Kyou-chan...
It's seven already! Beat Girl's about to start!
Good luck, Mum and Dad!
Wait!
Kyou-chan!
What's going to happen?
Good night.
It's been so long since I've slept together with someone.
He's so warm...