Silver Spoon (銀の匙)

All right, students!

Now that final exams are over and the meat has been eaten,

it is time for campus trash pickup!

Okay...

Not trash pickup again...

This school makes food on its premises.

The campus must be kept clean at all times!

Oh, man.

We just cleaned up a little while ago, but look at this mess.

Sensei, there's industrial waste!

Illegal dumping again?

Again?!

Komaba, can you get this?

Sure!

All right!

I'm off!

Wow, awesome!

You go, future ace!

Take it all the way to the nationals!

No point in brooding over it.

I'll just focus my energy on what's in front of me.

I've got a lucky charm, too!

It'll bring you luck!

For now, I should focus on trash pickup...

Huh?

This is heavy.

Fall Chapter, Episode 2 Hachiken Adopts Vice Prez

All right,

now you're all clean.

I'm surprised he's doing so well.

I wonder why he was in a place like that.

You've made another big discovery, Hachiken.

It's not like I wanted to!

No collar, so he must be a stray.

What're you going to do with him?

Can anyone adopt him?

No way.

Everyone's lives in the dorm.

So fluffy!

Guess I'll try to find him a home.

Man, how am I gonna do this?

Wait, he just took on a big task without thinking twice.

Now that I think about it, there were lots of dogs

at the Ban'ei racing track stables.

Yeah, lots of people have them as guard dogs.

I wonder...

Can we keep him here?

Well, I don't know...

The school's pretty strict when it comes to animals...

I feel like they'd just lecture us about how

we'd get overrun if we took in every animal we found...

I guess it might be a lost cause...

Hey, why are you all standing around?

Did you figure out what to do about the dog?

Sakuragi-sensei, um...

Can we keep this dog here?

Sure, why not?

The cats around here are strays I've adopted, too.

This place is full of animals, anyway.

What difference would one or two more make?

Oh, okay...

Yay!

You're ours from now on!

Now that we've decided, he needs a rabies shot.

We don't know what he might've been exposed to, either,

so we should have the vet give him a check up, too.

This is turning into a super practical discussion all of a sudden.

It's important.

How much do vaccinations cost for dogs?

The first round costs around six to seven thousand yen, including a registration fee.

You also need to give him a rabies shot annually,

which costs about three thousand yen.

If you include combination vaccine shots,

you'll pay over ten thousand a year, easily.

Fine!

I'll foot the bill!

Wow, you're generous.

I've still got some money left over from my summer job, so I'll use that!

Are you sure?

Isn't it for something important?

I found him, so I'll make it work somehow!

What an unexpected expense...

I guess you can't just ignore people or animals in need.

What're you going to do about the cost of feeding him?

You can't make it a club expense.

Maybe I'll use my summer earnings for that, too.

Who's gonna pay after you graduate?

I know what you should do.

I'm going to take a bit of this bamboo broom.

Done.

Snack Fees

Okay, go!

Oh, whose dog is that?

Look at that funny thing hanging from his neck.

Oh, I see.

He's making money to feed himself.

What a good boy.

Aw, so cute!

It says "snack fees!"

So funny!

I'll give him 10 yen!

Oh, me, too!

Have him wear this donation box 24/7!

Nice job, Tokiwa.

Bravo!

You should use those brains for studying!

Hey, how's it going?

Oh, Ookawa-senpai, hello!

A dog?

Oh, yes!

I found him during the campus clean-up.

You're going to keep him here?

Oh... I guess that won't work.

Kino!

Yes?!

Get some scrap wood from the forestry department!

O-Okay!

He made it without even drawing up a blueprint.

Man... Ookawa-senpai's starting to look cool.

It'd be too risky having a small dog running around the stalls.

Make sure you train him to sleep in the dog house!

Okay!

How do you train dogs?

Hachiken-kun, you've never had a dog?

My dad said a dog would mess up the house and damage the furniture.

If you've got time to care care of one, use that time for studying!

Oh, but I was allowed to have pet beetles.

So it's not like your dad was against having any kind of pet.

He was. But he was okay if they were for science class.

I see.

I kind of get why you're such a nice guy now.

It's not just because you couldn't have a pet,

but it sounds like you've been holding back on a lot of different things,

not just because of your dad, but also because of yourself.

And because you didn't like having to do that,

when you see someone holding back or in trouble, you can't leave them alone.

I think that's why you involve yourself and try so hard.

Do you really... think so?

Yeah, I do.

You let me tell you about my career paths over the summer break, remember?

I really appreciated that.

You may feel guilt over having run away, but...

Wait, why do I look like a ghost?

My boring life wasn't useless, after all, Headmaster!

Is the puppy here?

I brought leftovers from the dining hall!

Here, here.

Oh, thanks!

Huh, so this is what the equestrian club does.

Oh, cool!

This looks fun!

Yeah.

Would you like to try?

Huh?

No way!

Come now. Why not try just sitting on one?

I'm pretty shaky!

It's scary, but awesome at the same time!

Wow! So fun!

I'm so high up!

Horses are smart.

Aren't they?

I want to ride one again!

Yeah, come again sometime!

Hachiken, did you give him a name?

Not yet.

What should we call him?

Maybe "the vice president's dog" for now?

The vice president's dog, huh...

The vice president's dog is so cute.

See you later, Vice President's Dog!

Yo, Vice President.

Morning, Vice President!

Sup, Vice President?

He's taken over my title!

Vice Prez

Vice President is so cute!

Vice President is adorable!

He looks pretty smart.

Are you going to treat him tricks and stuff?

Damn you...

Not only did you take my title, but you're getting all the attention.

Vice President has such innocent eyes.

Vice President has nice fur, doesn't he?

You make me feel so warm and fuzzy, Vice President!

Oh... But it kind of feels like I'm the one being praised.

Oh, Vice President just peed!

You have no discipline, Vice President.

You've got bladder problems, Vice President.

Whoa!

Are you trying to get yourself hurt?

Move!

You have to stay away from the horses!

They'll kick you!

You underestimate me, don't you?

Move it!

I thought horses don't step on people?!

Huh? Sure they do.

Yes, they do.

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