Snap!? and Zap!?
Tomorrow's a holiday, so you'll be able to meet the other parents and kids.
Look forward to it!
Other parents and kids?
You don't mean… devil kids?
Of course! After all, we are a nursery for little devils!
There are other baby devils?
Of course! Look forward to it, both of you!
Well, then...
Hold up a minute!
What?
I wanted to ask something!
The first time I met him, Mao breathed fire.
Tell me what that was all about!
Come to think of it...
Really? Fire?
Honoka-chan!
Yes?
Tomorrow, will you bring the clothes Mao-chan was wearing at the time with you?
Uh... Okay...
Good morning, Honoka-chan! Mao-chan!
And Shin-kun, right?
G-Good morning!
Hey.
Come on in. Everyone else is already here.
I wonder what kind of people the other parents and kids are...
What's with this tense atmosphere!?
Calm down, both of you!
Some nerve you have, insulting my Karin-chan!
Apologise this instant, Shiori-chan!
Everything I said was true.
Karin-chan is a violent child, just like his mother, Natsuki-san.
That was unforgivable! Karin-chan, snap freeze!
If that's what you want, Rai-chan, zap!
Heh... Again?
Principal!
It's... It's your fault, Shiori-chan!
You were the one bad-mouthing Karin-chan.
Only because Karin-chan stole Rai-chan's toy.
Come, now. Let's stop fighting and get along.
Um...
What's going on?
What was all the snow and lightning just now?
That dinosaur costume was what he was wearing when he breathed fire, right?
Huh? Um, yes.
In other words...
Whoa! Just like when he fried me!
Now do you get it?
When devil babies wear costumes, they gain unusual powers.
Do you know why they have to wear costumes?
No, I don't.
Even if they have magical powers, baby devils without clothing don't know how to use their powers.
But with a costume...
It's easier to picture how their powers can be used!
Really?
I think I get it...
Mao-chan uses his powers when he's trying to protect his mother.
His mother?
Right. At times when his mother is in trouble,
Like this...!
Now do you get it?
Why do you have to keep demonstrating it every single time?!
So that's what that was about...
That first time,
and second time...
Mao-chan was trying to protect me!
Thank you, Mao-chan!
All right, now that we're done with the explanation, let's start the welcome party!
However, it seems that our idiot principal is pretty much done for the day.
So sorry...
Even though he's so small, Mao-chan was trying to protect Honoka...
I've been inspired!
I'm going to try harder as a father!
Shin-san!
All right! From now on, I'll do my best to be a good father,
and take care of Mao-chan from the first thing in the morning 'til late at night!
Really?!