A Centaur's Life (セントールの悩み)

It's been so long! Since our reunion, right?

That's right.

Are you still all lovey-dovey with that bear-gorilla?

Of course not.

Since our daughter was born, she's all he sees.

Her name's Himeno-chan, right?

I'm impressed you remember.

You were the queen of forgetting things.

Does Himeno-chan

look more like you or the bear-gorilla?

Are you thinking of messing with my daughter, too?

Oh, please!

It's for work, that's all.

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Hime?

Or is it? She looks a little different...

Cute, lovable, girlish style

I think she has too much sex appeal to be Hime...

Who was that?!

Hey, watch it.

Oh, it's you, Akechi?

Anyway...

What are you laughing about?

Oh...

Just thinking that the little shota girl Nozomi-chan has really come of age.

Who are you calling a shota girl?

What are you even talking about?

Starting to take an interest in fashion, are we?

Huh?!

No, I'm not! This is...

Here, look!

See? Doesn't she look like Hime?

That is her, isn't it?

You think so, too?

That's pretty amazing, though! She's on the cover already?

Is that amazing?

Of course it is! Tons of people want that to happen to them!

It's such a shame...

What is?

Himeno-chan is going to be in a totally different world from us now.

I mean, she's a model!

I bet she's going to be busy.

She'll even have to go to work right after school.

She won't have time to hang out with you anymore.

Sad, huh?

Shut up!

Why don't you try being a model, too?

Me?

I think there's a demand for your type.

I don't know anything about fashion, though.

That's no problem!

Just come to my place.

I'll teach you everything.

Drool...

I don't think so.

Why not?

You just had a nasty look in your eyes.

Well, now I have no choice...

Our school doesn't allow students to work, does it?

I think a second-year who got caught was expelled.

Well, what to do?

Himeno-chan's fate is in your hands, Nozomi-chan.

You really are nasty.

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You wear a bra! That's unexpected!

Of course I do. You've seen me during P.E.

Why don't we comb out your hair and try a wig?

Wow! You look like a doll!

Hang on, this is cosplay!

This is just your own hobby!

Figured me out, huh?

Okay, let's try the next one!

This magazine, though...

It's amazing that Himeno-chan's in it,

but what demand is there for an Antarctican snake girl?

Do snake people even read this?

A few do, apparently.

Also, "snake people" is derogatory. Call them "Antarcticans."

Of course, magazines like this have to treat all races equally.

You know...

If you're just going to use me as a dress-up doll, I'm leaving.

Aw...

Hey, expulsion makes it hard to get letters of recommendation, doesn't it?

Now, come on...

Nozomi-chan, you seem down.

Do I?

Is it about to rain?

Hey, Hime...

Is there anything you're hiding from us?

Huh?

This is delicious!

We made a good call.

Eat too many of those and you'll get fat.

You're right.

Well, bye.

Um... Like what?

This, right?

Oh, you meant that?

I don't know what you were thinking,

but isn't this a bad thing?

Huh? Why?

Student Handbook

"Working part-time while attending this school is forbidden."

It's not like I got paid for it, though...

Is that what matters?

I don't think so.

Well, that magazine...

Its editor-in-chief is a friend of my mom's.

They have trouble getting centaur models, so she begged me.

Yeah, there aren't many centaurs around.

Isn't this your debut, though?

Oh, I won't be doing that!

Why not? Because it's against the rules?

Well...

I'd be too embarrassed...

And I'd have to watch my weight, too.

And the editor-in-chief's eyes kind of scare me...

I think you could pull it off, though.

School rules aside, of course.

I could never stick it out.

Have you thought about being an amateur model, then?

You're cute, and you've got the height.

I bet you could be a professional model in the future.

A model isn't what I want to be, though...

What, then?

A doctor, I think.

You, a doctor? That's kinda scary.

Why?!

Well, it's just as scary for Hime.

Doctors get sued for malpractice and stuff.

That's true.

That's why I'm thinking it might be better to be a veterinarian...

But that's just as scary, because I might get bitten.

And I've never had any pets other than fish.

What about a fishmonger, then? One who sells tropical fish.

Fishmongers sell fish for eating.

Tropical fish are difficult to keep.

You have to watch the nitrate levels, pH, temperature, and everything.

Goldfish from festival stalls

never have their bowls cleaned or anything, but they live forever.

That's fine for them. Algae produces oxygen through photosynthesis,

breaks down their poop, and even serves as food for them.

Humans cause the problem by cleaning their bowls just for easier viewing.

Wow, you sound like some kind of expert.

Oh, please!

But even if you go into medicine,

in basic medicine, all you do is research.

And my dad says that rather than biological or scientific research,

medicinal research is better because it has a higher budget.

I see...

You've actually thought this through.

Maybe we should start thinking about the future, too.

Though I'm sure you'll be taking over the dojo, Nozomi.

Never gonna happen!

I feel like I'm forgetting something...

So that happened.

What?

I've got something you'll want to hear. Listen to this...

Whisper, whisper, whisper...

What?!

Is something wrong?

No, nothing.

Thanks, Inukai. You're pretty okay.

Don't mention it.

I heard you're working part-time at a maid café!

Oops... You found out, huh?

That's all you have to say?!

Well, won't you be expelled too, then?

I have faith that I'll be fine, because you're my friend.

So you're saying Hime isn't your friend?

Of course she's my friend!

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Brr, I'm freezing...

It sure is cold today.

You really can't handle the cold at all, huh?

I'm fragile.

I don't discipline myself with cold water baths, like you do.

I don't do that!

Talking about cold stuff is making me even colder...

Hey, stop that!

Nope!

So warm!