Miira no Kaikata

Look, my Sakura.

Look, my Tama.

Look, my Sei-chan.

They're all so cute.

You love animals, don't you, Mogi-chan?

Aren't you going to keep any pets?

Mogi-chan's whole family likes animals.

That's why you can't decide what to keep, right?

Oh, but the other day, I...

Try not to tell people about it, though.

I?

I was talking to my family about keeping a wild boar.

A boar?

A boar, huh?

I bet any animal would warm up to you, though.

They're cute when they're young.

A wild boar might be nice, too.

I...

...sao.

For sure.

#06 I can't grow all at once, so I'll grow over time

You were about to mention Isao at school today.

Yes, I'm sorry.

If you want to talk about Isao, talk to us.

You can talk as much as you want with us.

R-Really?

I can talk to you about him at school?

As long as no one else hears.

We usually have lunch on the rooftop.

You should join us, Motegi-san.

Really?

You wanted to talk about how cute Isao is, right?

What happened that was so cute?

Isao brought me a pack of natto to open for him.

So I opened it for him,

and he used a pair of chopsticks to stir it and eat it himself.

Stirring, huh?

Yeah, and then, after he's done eating,

he goes to the bathroom and washes his hands and feet by himself.

Huh...

That's a clever boy.

Yeah.

Isao's amazing.

Oh, yeah, I noticed people sometimes call you Mogi-chan.

Yeah, that's my nickname.

How do you feel about that, Motegi?

I think it's cool.

It's my nickname.

Besides, being called by my nickname makes me feel special.

It makes me happy.

I'll start calling her Mogi.

I want to make her my sister.

So Mogi-chan's coming over on Sunday.

Tazuki's coming, too.

That cute girl's coming again?

Isao's coming, too.

Isao?

Ah, that dragon.

Couldn't she have come up with something that wasn't a person's name?

She said she likes the ring of it.

He was such a caring dragon, though.

He was like an older brother.

Oh, yeah, he is.

What's wrong?

What's wrong, Mii-kun?

Your back was itchy?

You could have told me. I'd scratch it for you.

Mii-kun's more like a younger brother when you look at him.

That's true.

Oh, yeah, when I was cleaning up the bathroom...

Mii-kun!

Wait, stop!

It's dangerous to run in the bathroom.

And then, on another day...

All right.

I'm going to get the laundry.

Hello? Kashiwagi-san?

Hello?

K-Kashiwagi-san?

Oh, my, a puppy?

Why is a puppy answering?

Sorry, that was my dog.

It's fine.

What a clever doggy.

So that happened.

Mii-kun's more cared-for type than caring type.

Cared-for

He's definitely cute.

He is.

That's why he's getting two picture books tonight.

Right, Mii-kun?

Huh?

I wonder what's wrong.

Hello.

Thanks for having me.

Come in.

I'm glad Isao seems happy, too.

Kaede-san was looking forward to this, too,

but she had to leave with urgent work.

Oh, that's too bad.

There was a lot I wanted to talk with Kaede-san about, too.

Dude, he's flying.

Who is?

Isao's flying.

You're right.

Of course, he's a dragon.

He flies around a lot at home.

He can fly up to about five meters.

How are you guys so adaptable?

I'm out of steam

Anyway, I have a huge announcement to make today.

Get this...

Prince L♥ves Natto

Isao learned to write

Isao wrote all this?

Wow!

That's some amazing growth in such a short time.

Indeed, indeed.

So why are you acting like it's your own accomplishment?

Good for you, Isao.

Did you teach him, Mogi?

No.

I think he learned over time, as I was reading picture books to him.

That's smart of him.

He might be able to write in Latin letters if you taught him.

Latin letters?

Nah, there's no way he can handle English.

All right.

Isao, I'll teach you.

Want to try writing some?

This is A.

This is B.

This one's C.

And this is...

So there're 26 letters in total.

You can put them together to...

H-He's...

He's better than Kashiwagi.

Sensei, I can write Latin letters, too.

They're up to something over there.

It looks like Isao's teaching them something.

He brought something.

Did Isao teach you to write?

Let's see, how did you do?

Sora-chan, I have a feeling there's something huge written in that letter.

I think you should be prepared when you read it.

Okay.

Got it.

Mii-kun does look pretty antsy.

What does it say on it?

Always together

He's beyond cute!

He's adorable!

Oh, man!

Get it together.

Actually, when Isao first gave me a letter...

What's up, Isao?

Are you giving me a letter?

Thanks.

You're amazing, Isao.

I can't believe you can write letters.

Thank you for everything

And I was so stunned!

Oh, really?

That's why you told me to be prepared.

Yeah.

Huh?

Conny's writing something, too.

Maybe "I love you" or something?

Definitely not from him.

He's probably going to write "sushi" instead.

Sushi

Oh, crap, I can picture that.

It looks like he's having a hard time deciding.

Whether to write "maki sushi" or "nigiri sushi," probably.

Really?

Here he comes.

Fine, fine.

You just want me to read it, right?

Just so you know, I don't take food requests.

What does it say?

He asked me a question.

What do you think?