Amaama to Inazuma

That was fun.

I wonder if there are spy groups like that in Japan, too.

Would they pretend to be normal corporations and take new hires?

Well, you'd probably have to be smart to get in.

What's wrong?

You know...

I should've gotten the caramel nut flavor instead.

You...

You ate a ton of the plum and bonito flakes flavor!

But there are just so many temptations at a movie theater.

I wanted to try the waffles and doughnuts, too.

I get it!

Wanna hit up a place that's got waffles, then?

Yeah!

Skip Road

Thank you.

Bye.

Yeah, see you.

The green tea tart with whipped cream looked good, too.

Tsumugi-chan?

Who's that?

A Day Off and Special Doughnuts

Hey, where are we going next?

Just come with me.

Please Charge

I'm out of battery.

Want an ice pop?

Can I?

Yay!

I'm super aggro now, you know.

But it's cold and tasty, right?

Yeah, thanks!

Fluffy Bakes

Have these, too.

Okay!

She shouldn't eat all that at once!

So crunchy!

You're eating everything else I give you,

so why didn't you want the doughnuts?

Doughnuts are just... difficult for a snack.

Difficult?

They make you full, right?

You shouldn't eat too much.

You want one, too?

'Kay!

No!

Kotori-chan?

Hey!

Sorry I'm late!

Daddy!

Sensei?

Huh? What are you doing here?

Th-This man... k-kidnapped... Tsumugi-chan!

Kidnapped?

A-And he offered her a cigarette!

Chocolate?

I want one, too!

He kidnapped Tsumugi?

Him?

U-Um, do you know him?

He's a high school classmate of mine.

His name's Yagi.

We're friends.

When I can't get her to kindergarten or a sitter,

I sometimes ask him to look after Tsumugi.

I... I see.

Splash!

Sensei... has friends.

What?

Oh, it's nothing.

Sorry.

I had to mediate a fight between some students, and it ran long.

Doesn't bother me. I'm not doing anything during lunchtime.

Tsumugi's gotten bigger again.

Yeah.

She was using some weird teenage slang.

"Aggro," was it?

That's right.

She learns it at her kindergarten.

You think she'll end up becoming a gyaru?

No, she's probably just using it because she thinks it's funny.

She's gonna keep getting bigger,

and looking more like her mother.

Won't be long before she brings home a boyfriend home.

Stop it, really.

Tsumugi-chan, you were saying earlier that doughnuts were difficult.

Do you like doughnuts?

I don't eat them that much.

That's the girl from Megumi?

I've been there for lunch a few times, but I've never seen her.

She's in school during lunch.

The class where you're an assistant teacher?

Yeah. She's teaching me to cook.

You're cooking, huh?

I make a lot of stuff at home, too.

Lately I've made Hamburg steak and stuffed green peppers.

Yeah?

Tsumugi likes her, too.

It's a big help.

Oh, thank you too, Yagi.

Don't say it like you just remembered.

Going to the bathroom?

No.

Sensei, can we make doughnuts?

Doughnuts?

Doughnuts?!

You can make doughnuts?!

Yes.

Let's have them for lunch tomorrow.

I'll ask my mom for the recipe.

Why this, all of a sudden?

Tsumugi said she resists eating doughnuts.

Why'd you tell him?

Tsumugi...

Did you want to eat doughnuts?

Let's do it.

Okay!

Yay!

Yay! Doughnuts!

Looks like he's having fun.

Magi-Magic Magi-Girl Magi-Girl!

The arcade was fun today, wasn't it, Yagi-chan?

You went to the arcade?

Yup!

I see.

That's nice.

You get to eat doughnuts tomorrow, huh?

Yup.

Have you made fried foods before?

No, not yet.

Watch the temperature of the oil.

Take care.

Thanks.

Oh, Yagi-chan!

This one's yours!

I don't need sparkling eyes like that.

Butcher

Croquettes here! Piping hot and fresh!

Sizzly!

Want a croquette?

Yeah!

Megumi

Good morning.

Good morning!

Good morning!

I was surprised at how early you wanted us here.

The dough needs time to rise, so it does take a while.

Are doughnuts difficult?

Don't worry.

Sugar

Strong Flour

Weak Flour

Dry Yeast

150 grams of weak flour,

150 grams of strong flour,

6 grams of dry yeast,

Milk

Butter

9 grams of granulated sugar,

and 3 grams of salt.

Those are the ingredients in group A.

Group B is one egg, 100 milliliters of milk, and 30 grams of butter.

Oh, you divide them into classes?

Put all the ingredients in A into a bowl and mix thoroughly,

then mix everything in B and double-boil it.

Add B to A, then mix.

Once it all comes together,

move it to a surface you've dusted with strong flour.

Knead the dough, working in the butter we've warmed to room temperature.