Blend S (ブレンド・S)

PLEASE WAIT FOR ME

This is Stile, the slightly offbeat coffee shop

where the workers have characteristics and interact with customers.

This is Kaho Hinata who plays the tsundere.

I-I don't especially want you to come over or anything!

Mafuyu Hoshikawa plays the little sister.

I was waiting for you, Big Brother!

And me, Maika Sakuranomiya. I play...

What are you staring at, mongrel?

SADIST

...a sadist!

SWEETS WITHOUT HONOR

I finally found a part-time job, but playing a sadist...

EH...

It's really hard to get used to.

Still, I owe this café that hired me with the naturally scary look in my eyes,

so I can't stay a newbie forever!

I need to practice so I can get used to it fast!

Dumbass, dumbass, dumbass, dumbass, dumbass, dumbass, dumbass...

Scum, scum, scum...

Um, is this...

A curse?

Fat pig, fat pig, fat pig...

Oh, it's just Maika!

Sorry! I was just practicing my sadism!

Is that part of your practice, too?

M-Manager!

I had the sweetest dream.

You were sleeping?

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I was so focused on being sadistic!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I am so sorry!

You know what he was up to?

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Staying up late watching anime again!

Being lost in thought is no excuse!

What I did was rude and embarrassing!

Get up already.

I'm sorry!

I wish...

I wish the manager...

I didn't want you to wake up.

Why am I like this?

I have to interact with the customers today, but this won't cut it!

I have to be more dignified and smile!

M-Maika...

I'll do my best on the job today, too!

Candy and a whip! Is that a new kind of play?

Should we prepare a bit before we change?

Good idea.

Smile.

Smile, smile, smile, smile.

Whoa!

What are you doing?

Smile, smile, smile, smile!

I just stumbled.

Table for two—

Are you okay?

Y-Yes!

GULP...

Smile, smile.

Excuse me. Please give me your order once more.

HEH

Hold the pickles?

HAH

You were here yesterday, too, weren't you?

PFFT

Today's expression is better than ever!

SHIVER...

Smile!

Smile!

So, what are you doing in Japan?

I'm very much interested in Japanese culture.

Um, what's going on?

Maika, come here!

Look, a foreign customer!

I wonder what's up.

When the manager speaks English, he seems like a respectable person.

Yeah.

A live English conversation!

I want to be able to talk like that someday!

That's right! This is my chance to study! If I can catch what they're saying...

...you understand better.

Okay then!

RUMBLE RUMBLE

MAIKA SAKURANOMIYA

Nice to meet you!

Wow, a Japanese girl! With black hair!

Hello!

I've never seen such beautiful black hair before!

What should I do? I have no idea what he's saying!

At a time like this... That's it!

Like I saw in a movie once... I'll respond like I understand!

Sadistic...

GULP...

Well, Maika?

I think you're pretty well used to working here, aren't you?

Yes!

I've been smiling at the customers all day,

which seemed to please them!

- So that's her smile. - So that's her smile.

Well, let's start this month's meeting!

I'd like you to bring up something this café lacks.

What it lacks?

Like the variety of dishes on the menu, or anything!

There aren't enough girls.

There aren't enough girls!

It'd be nice to have two more, wouldn't it?

Like a big sister and a tomboy!

I'm not talking staff but customers!

Now that you mention it, the customers here are all males.

Well, that's the kind of café it is.

Um, Akizuki, why female customers?

It sounds dirty-minded!

I have nothing dirty in mind when I say I'm looking for female customers.

What I'm looking for is...

yuri!

Yuri?

What does that mean?

Crap! Sakuranomiya is a normal person!

It'll be a pain in the butt having to explain that otaku genre.

Well, how can I explain it?

You know, it's like when two girls are close.

But why are you looking for yuri customers, Akizuki?

Because if girls come to a place like this,

they'll feed each other a bite of their sweets or share it, of course.

I dig the sacred mystery and possibilities of allowable touching between girls.

Sacred mystery?

SQUEEZE

Holding hands!

Hugging each other in greeting!

SHEESH!

LONG TIME NO SEE!

JUST ONE BITE

An indirect kiss!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

GOOD

Buying underwear together! Et cetera!

That kind of thing is the mysterious domain girls are allowed to have!

I sense the dreams and possibilities inherent in that!

You're fired up today, huh, Akizuki?

If you want female customers here,

why not invite your girlfriend, Akizuki?

I don't have one. You trying to pick a fight?

Then how about your friends, Kaho?

Me?

Back in elementary school, we had a video game system at my house,

so a lot of male friends would come over to play,

but now I just have a lot of online friends.

I'm sorry!

Um, this wouldn't be customers,

but if you're looking for girls to eat here...

That's it! Maika and I can eat sweets here!

Yes! I like strawberry parfaits!

I like slightly bitter chocolate cake!

Okay, Manager?

I'll get on it right away!

It looks delicious!

Here, Maika! Have a bite!

Thank you!

Aaah!

Yummy!

Now let me have a bite of yours, Maika!

Sure!

I like "Kaho-Mai."

I choose "Manager x Maika."

This is the first time I've shared food with a friend!

Now that I realized it, I suddenly feel nervous!

Just like she said, I'll say "Aaah"!

Maika...

Why are you in work mode?

STARE...

Maika, are you listening to me? Maika!

The ice cream will melt and fall off the spoon!

Kaho...

Wh-What?

Open your mouth right now!

Maika, what's that stance for? What are you going to do?

I guess it's more "Mai-Kaho."

Stop! Stop! Stop!

I choose "Man-Mai."

I'm sorry!

I-I'll rinse it out with water, so please take off your vest!

That's okay, no problem! I'll put it in the washing machine at home.

Don't worry about it!

Take it off!

Maika!

- C'mon! Take it off! - Stop! Stop!

Should we put an end to this?

Probably.

Stop! Stop!

Sorry.

I'm late.

Tiptoe, tiptoe...

- Mafuyu! - Mafuyu!

Jeez.

What the heck were you two doing?

I'm sorry, Kaho.

I tried rinsing it out,

but there's still a small stain.

That's okay! Really, forget about it!