PLEASE WAIT FOR ME
Good morning!
Um...
I don't think we've met.
WHA—
Th-The woman with the magazine about tied-up girls in uniforms!
THE NEW GIRL IS A BIG SISTER
As of today, I'm working here.
I'm Miu Amano.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Nice to meet you!
Actually, afterwards, she came for the part-time job ad.
And you hired her on the spot?
I didn't know either until just now. I was shocked.
My apologies for causing all that trouble.
This isn't very tactful, but why did you choose this shop?
When I came in as a customer, it seemed like such a fun place.
I was attracted to that atmosphere.
Aside from that, after what happened with the magazine,
I realized there would be no need to hide things here,
which would make it a comfortable workplace.
Hide? What else would you need to hide?
I'm the one who created that magazine.
Wha...
Maika is frozen!
Maika, snap out of it!
Um, then...
Come on, come back to us!
you're Hanazono Folder?
Yes.
Seriously?
And so, can I take off the week before a deadline every two months,
the day before, during and after events?
What?
Before a deadline is "crunch time," right?
I know about that.
You're well-informed, Manager.
Amano, could I have a word with you?
Yes?
I don't mean to be rude...
That's too much vacation time, huh?
I'm a fan! Could I get your autograph?
- Fanboy. - Fanboy.
HANAZONO FOLDER To Koyo Akizuki
Yes!
Still, I can't believe the head of the group is a female!
I-I guess females can be pretty deep, huh?
You're a female, too, Maika.
But won't it be tough writing and drawing while also working here?
I think it'll be all right as long as I use my time wisely.
Besides...
MATERIAL STIMULATION
I want material stimulation.
- Material! - Stimulation?
My second work was about yuri and boys' love,
but now I'm fired up about doing an original "normal love" story,
except there's not enough material.
So by working, you'll be able to gather material you can use?
Yes! It seems offbeat things happen here every day,
and more than anything...
I get to mingle with real high school girls.
Maika...
You're not the newbie anymore!
Well, again, I'm looking forward to working with you, Senpai.
Senpai?
Looking... forward to...
HISS HISS
What genre is she playing?
"Sadistic lovestruck"? "Erotic but aloof"?
Welcome.
Please have a seat anywhere you like.
I'll be right over.
A sandwich, huh?
Are there any vegetables you don't like?
Let me know and I'll remove them.
Oh, you've got crumbs all over your mouth!
I-Is she playing some kind of character?
A "big sister."
She's so kind and considerate when interacting with the customers!
Me, too... If I do my best...
Maika?
I know I can do it!
Sir!
There's ketchup...
on your mouth.
I'll wipe it right off of you.
U-Um...
That's a kitchen cloth.
I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Why can't I...
No, I should be able to do it, too!
I know I can do it!
Sir!
On your sandwich,
are there any vegetables you don't like, or do you have a favorite topping?
Okay, then hold the pickles and I'll have extra tomatoes.
Understood!
Hold the pickles, extra tomatoes... Hold the pickles, extra tomatoes...
Extra pickles, hold the tomatoes...
Akizuki!
HOLD THE TOMATOES EXTRA PICKLES
Hold the tomatoes, extra pickles!
SADISTIC
It's packed with pickles!
Maika...
Your sadism was spot on today, making you more popular than ever!
How?
I tried to be like Miu, but why isn't it working?
It's all because of these eyes, isn't it?
Seeing you in action today, I don't think it was just the eyes.
When the girl I like is depressed, it's my job to console her!
That's what a gentleman does!
Maika...
I like how you're unintentionally sadistic.
That's part of your charm,
so please don't feel down.
Manager...
Consoling her worked that fast?
M-M-M-Mai!
Manager...
You have droopy eyes, huh?
MUDDY MUDDY
Extremely droopy eyes.
Anything could be forgiven with those kind, droopy eyes.
I wish I could trade to get your droopy eyes.
What are you saying?
Please give me those droopy eyes.
I don't need a "crazed fan" character!
Weird shop, isn't it?
No, it's fun.
Besides...
I'm sure I can use this!
Really?
So what are you gonna do next?
A lovestruck sadist and a weakling in a hardcore story!
Lovestruck sadist?
Mangas centered around girls
Hanazono Folder.
Oh, Maika...
Good morning, Mafuyu!
Morning.
It's unusual for us to meet right outside the café.
Yeah. Where are Kaho and the others?
What? It's really okay?
Yes!
Sounds like they're already here.
I can't believe it! I can't believe it!
You're reading a dirty magazine again?
It's not dirty! It's for the general reader!
In that case, okay.
Kaho kept saying she really wanted to read one of my doujinshi.
But it was hard tracking down this magazine.
Was it sold out?
No, that's not why.
IF IT SAYS "18-RESTRICTED," DON'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL YOU'RE 18
Most of my work is "18-restricted."
So there isn't much for the general reader.
Oh, is that right?
This doujinshi is based on an old popular RPG!
I played it just recently, so this is fresh to me!
Oh, that brings back memories.
It was really hard making that magazine.
Because there are so many characters?
And I bet it was difficult because of all their equipment, right?
Oh, that's not why.
I got into a dispute with my co-creator over a shipping situation.
We even had to go our separate ways.
Th-That happened just because of creative differences?
But years later, we worked on a different genre but with the same shipping,
and the hatchet was buried.
Differences of opinion in shipping and favorite characters often leads to quarreling.
Did that kind of thing happen to you, too, Mafuyu?
In middle school.
At the time, there was a really popular male idol duo,
but our whole class was split in half over which one they favored.
That sounds really scary.
Now I do original stories, so it's peaceful without any conflicts.
But now I have to come up with everything from scratch,
and that's tough in its own way.
But...
it's all been solved now that I've come here!
Thank you!
H-Huh?
Maika, your interactions with your boyfriend have given me creative inspiration!
Maika and her boyfriend?
Huh?
Manager, were you eavesdropping?
N-No!
I happened to be walking by and overheard "boyfriend"!
Do you want us to call the police again?
No! You've got it wrong!
Do you have a criminal record?
M-More importantly, Maika...
i-i-i-is it true you have a boyfriend?
No, I don't have a boyfriend.
Manager!
Huh?
Um...
Aren't Maika and the manager dating?
Uh-uh, nope.
What gave you that idea?
They both have the same strap.
Also, when the manager talks to Maika, his voice gets super-high.
He blushes and gives off this glow!
And...
most of all, I feel his crush on her!
But right now, it's a one-way street for the manager, huh?
Yeah, he might as well tell her how—
If he told her and she rejected him, it would be strained mood,
and if she reciprocated, this interesting story would be over,
leaving only conceiving and cuckolding.
But in this situation, if they're not going out...
let's let them be free a little longer!
You're a likable character, huh?
Sorry, everyone, for making a fuss.
What would you do if Miu quit because of your outburst?
Exactly!
It's okay.
Miu, you look like a quiet big sister, but then you easily join the mood.
The big gap between the two surprises me!
My friends often tell me,
"If only you kept your mouth shut, people would think you were normal."
These are your friends?
You know a lot about various things,
so instead of a big sister, you seem more like a teacher character to me.
A teacher character!
I like it!
I'll teach you the proper way to eat a hot dog.
Big Sister will...
t-e-a-c-h you.
Maybe like that?
- Where did that stuffed animal... - Where did that stuffed animal...
Forget it! No way!
That would make this a different kind of place!
You're serious for once.
You're right. Sorry.
My habit of daydreaming got away from me.
If I allowed that kind of cosplay,
Maika would...
become a maid character!
Now you're letting your daydream run wild, Manager.
I take back what I said about being serious.
A maid! That's a good idea!
You would be a maid?
Maids are a part of English history!
Experiencing what it's like to be one
would probably be helpful for understanding other countries!
Is Maika not an ordinary person?
Well, she's more of an overseas nerd than your average person.
If Maika is the maid, then the manager can be the master.
No, the butler is better!
A blond butler!
The perfect English gentleman!
That suits you more than sleeping in the kitchen!
Th-That isn't sleeping!
It's preparing myself to stay up late and watch anime or how can I put...
Hey.
Never mind that, just get things ready!
This is, um...
We're opening in a few minutes!
Jeez, this guy...
Manager! Manager!
The butler can't be the manager.
But a butler's uniform is cool, isn't it?
I'd like to try wearing one once!
What are you talking about?
Silliness aside, we need to get to work.
Huh?
Where's Miu?
Sorry! When I saw Maika and the manager, I had a flash of inspiration!
That's great! My hand won't stop moving! It won't stop!
Get yourself under control and ready for work.
It keeps going!
MANGA TIME KIRARA
Manga Time Kirara!
SKILLED BUTLER?
At a glance, he looks skilled. Actually, he's a weakling otaku butler!
OTAKU
CUTE MAID
She's a cute maid but a sadist!
SADISTIC
The two of them star in a new kind of romantic comedy,
"The Sadistic Lovestruck Maid and the Weakling Butler," starting now!
READ IT IN MANGA TIME KIRARA ON SALE THE 27th OF EVERY MONTH!!
On sale the 27th of every month...
HOUBUNSHA
Stop!
That's not going to start, ever!
Another day of hard work!
Good job!
Manager, what are you guys looking at?
I'm tallying the results for a survey I've had out since last week.
What are customers saying?
"Mafuyu is cute."
"I'm in love with Mafuyu."
"The little sister character, Mafuyu, is awesome.
I wish I could take her home."
The little sister character type is powerful.
If only they knew... Ignorance is bliss.
And he who knows but speaks about it must be fearless.
Th-They write about Kaho, too!
What do they say?
"When I was stuck in a game, she helped me get through it."
"I want to thank her for always playing in co-op mode with me."
You play video games a little too much while working?
Th-That's part of interacting with the customers.
I-It's not like I wanted to play video games!
I don't need you to get tsundere on me now.
Here's one for Akizuki!
Who'd have a comment for the kitchen staff?
"I catch quick glances of a handsome man in the kitchen.
I wish he would interact with the customers.
Playing a man in his 20s."
You! What does that reaction mean?
H-Hey, s-stop...
We already got comments on Miu.
"The new big sister character is nice,
but to me, it feels like something is missing."
Missing? What could that be?
I think she's a kind, perfect big sister.
Well, the customers at this kind of shop are picky.
I know what it is!
A big sister character should have big boobs!
That's where I'm lacking!
What's she talking about?
I don't know.
And here's a comment about Maika!
Me?
There are many comments from customers who want you to be...
more sadistic.
SHAKE SHAKE
M-More sadistic...
The way you should never treat customers!
If you agree that the customers are dissatisfied, you should improve.
What could she do to become more sadistic?
Maybe use stronger language.
Maika...
You're back again, you scum-bug?
You'll make the table and chair filthy, so sit on the ground.
Try saying that.
I can't talk like that!
It's part of the job.
R-Right.
Y-You've come back again?
Y-You trash... M-Mister scum... i-insect...
Y-You'll make the table and chair filthy,
s-so sit on the floor... please.
I'm sorry!
I can't do it!
Stop being so polite when you talk.
I've got it!
Why don't we all help Maika with special sadist training?
What?
Stay there on your hands and knees and grovel!
I love her dark side stilettos!
Go! Get 'em! Yay! Yay!
No meals or washing hands
until he falls in love with someone he doesn't love?
It's a kind of training.
Shut up, potato! Take this!
Scum-bug, gutter-bug, dung beetle, vomit bitch turd...
Scum-bug, gutter-bug, dung beetle, vomit bitch turd!
Now it's just your turn, Miu. What are you going to use?
Scum-bug, gutter-bug, dung beetle, vomit bitch turd!
This photo album I bought for reference materials.
Scum-bug, gutter-bug, dung beetle, vomit bitch turd!
Hang in there, Sakuranomiya!
Fight, Maika!
Scum-bug, gutter-bug, dung beetle, vomit bitch turd!
Everyone, she emerges at last!
The new sadistic Maika!
Sadistic?
More like a queen.
So, Maika! Show them what's new about you—
Ouch!
Would you please not say my name with that stinking breath?
S-Sure.
She's powered up but still polite?
Is this okay?
It's fine!
Chair.
Right!
Please!
Why?
Hup!
As I thought.
Maika is bold.
I'm hungry.
Wh-What would you like to eat?
Could you at least come up with that by yourself?
I'm sorry!
I'll make something right away, so please give me ten minutes!
Three minutes.
What?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
You made it?
Yes!
Are you telling me to eat something you made with those filthy hands?
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
We can't unleash this on the customers.
I'm sorry my hands are filthy!
Nope.
I'm sorry my breath stinks!
It'd make this a different kind of shop, huh?
This is a change for the worse.
Even though we're the ones who did it.
Sakuranomiya!
Don't worry about being sadistic anymore!
That's right! Just be yourself and smile at the customers!
Smile!
Smile...
So I don't have to be sadistic anymore then, right?
No, some of our customers are looking for that,
so keep a certain level of it.
Manager! I can smile at the customers, right?
Y-Yes.
That's fine. But...
...first, please move your foot.
At last! At last!
I'm free to interact with the customers seriously!
With a dazzling smile and superior service,
I'll please all of the customers!
Excuse me.
Have some water.
Thank you.
Service without a moment's delay!
Go ahead.
Go ahead!
Go ahead.
Go ahead!
Okay!
Go ahead!
Okay!
Go ahead!
Okay!
Go ahead!
Okay!
Go ahead!
Okay!
SHIVER SHIVER
WATER TORTURE!
Water torture!
RAINY AND THEN WINDY
Next time, "Rainy and Then Windy."