Blend S (ブレンド・S)

SAKURANOMIYA

Thank you for applying to our company. We have unfortunately decided not to hire you at this time.

Notification of Employment Results

Maika, I'm coming in.

It's time for dinner.

Wh-What's wrong? Why do you have such a scary, um... worried look?

So you didn't get this job either, huh?

Apparently,

they didn't like the look in my eyes.

Maika...

You want a part-time job so you can afford to study abroad, right?

Then why don't you talk to Dad about it?

No! I want to go with the money I've earned myself!

Otherwise,

even if I go over there, I don't think I can do anything by myself.

I see.

It'll be all right.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a decent job, Maika.

Sis...

I'll do my best!

Come here.

Where did you come from?

I'm gonna miss my train!

TRAIN WILL ARRIVE LATE.

Wh-Why?

RUMBLE RUMBLE

Why does this happen when I'm in a rush to get to a job interview?

It's just one station over, though, so I'll run instead!

Just in case...

These are fake, but they'll camouflage the menacing look in my eyes.

I'm sorry!

- E-E-E-E-Excuse me! - Oh, it's fine.

A girl with black hair...

Silky blond hair!

I wonder if he's from another country!

- Something good might happen today! - Something good might happen today!

FIRST-TIME SUPER SADIST

Another flop of a job interview...

Looks like the glasses didn't work as camouflage.

Is it all because of this look in my eye?

Hey, what do you think that girl's doing?

What is that?

A moe...

- I found her! - Manager!

The girl of my dreams!

If I could get my eyes to droop a little more...

Um, excuse me!

Yes?

I love you!

Nooo!

PLEASE WAIT FOR ME

I'm sorry.

I startled you.

My nose always bleeds when I'm excited.

No, it's my fault.

I apologize for making hideous faces in your window.

Manager!

Weren't you going to tell her something?

Th-That's right! I knew it as soon as I laid eyes on you!

I love you!

Won't you work here as a precursor to going out with me?

That's not it!

Y-You're willing to hire me?

That's your question?

Yes, please!

Right now, I need someone like you on staff!

I'm touched! I've been looking for a part-time job for the longest time!

But it would be dealing with customers, right?

I have a naturally scary look in my eyes, so is that all right?

SHIVER SHIVER

What are you talking about? Those are amazing eyes!

They give me the shivers!

The shivers?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Lovely!

Cute! That looks great on you!

Oh, thank you.

Oh, that's right! We haven't introduced ourselves yet!

I'm Kaho Hinata.

I'm the hostess. Nice to meet you!

Koyo Akizuki. Kitchen staff. Good to meet you.

You...

can call me Dino!

Roma!

CHOP CHOP

I'm kitchen staff!

And also...

the store manager here!

I'm looking forward to a long-lasting relationship.

I-I'm Maika Sakuranomiya!

It's a pleasure to meet you!

- What was his appeal about? - What was his appeal about?

Whenever I look at you, you're just so cute!

Maika...

The peace sign! Make the peace sign!

O-Okay.

Get to work!

Peace!

Um, so what should I do first?

Good question. Maika, I would like you

to be the sadistic character!

Right, understood.

SADISTIC

Sadistic?

This is a coffee shop where the workers have characteristics

and interact with customers.

It's similar to a maid or butler café.

"Welcome home, Master."

"Leave it to me, Milady."

Incidentally, I'm the tsundere one.

I-I'm not especially worried or anything!

Tsun... dere?

Will you be able to play a sadistic character, Maika?

Um, how am I supposed to treat the customers?

I'd like you to look coldly at the customers as if they're filth

and verbally abuse them.

But they're customers!

It's fine. Some people love that kind of treatment.

Oh, here come a couple of customers now.

All right, your first duty, Maika!

Um, there are two of us.

Wh-Wh-What should I do?

Sadistic, sadistic...

I know you can do it, Maika!

I haven't even heard what this entails yet!

Why? Why?

UGH...

Why have you come here?

Uh...

SHIVER...

I'm sorry!

Um,

as part of the service, I'll put the ketchup on the rice omelet.

But I'm so nervous that my hands are shaking!

SHIVER...

Yikes. Should I try to de-escalate?

No, it should be fine.

What have I done? I just doused customers with ketchup!

OH, NO, I DID SOMETHING BAD...

They're f...

Filthy.

SHIVER SHIVER

- Thank you! - Thank you!

See?

Pig!

Fodder!

That was awesome!

Yeah, the best!

Thank you for coming! Please never come back again.

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

I'm sorry for being so mean to you! Please come back again! I'll be waiting!

Um, um...

Was that okay?

FRET FRET

I didn't make the customers mad at me, right?

You were brilliant! Beautiful sadism!

It was great how you looked at them like they were garbage!

EFFUSIVE PRAISE

Th-That's supposed to be a compliment, right?

Yeah. As proof, look.

Manager!

cóngratulazióne (noun) These are words of celebration.

Well, that's the kind of coffee shop this is,

but if it's not for you, I won't try to force you, Maika.

I finally found a job.

There may be no other one.

Besides, they accept me and the nasty look in my eyes.

U-Um...

I don't know if I'll be any good at this,

but I'll do my very best, so I look forward to working with you!

Yes! I swear I'll make you happy!

That's a weird response.

U-Um...

Oh, pardon me! It was an impulse.

Um, Manager, you're from another country, aren't you?

Yes. I'm from Italy.

My dream is to go to another country one day to study!

And then...

Maybe you were looking for a job, so...

Yes! So I can save up money for that!

You really like foreign countries, huh?

Yes!

I love them!

I love them!

I love them!

I love them!

Manager, she's not referring to you.

I finally found a part-time job!

And now my dream of saving money to study abroad may come true!

All right, I'll do my best today, too!

Good morning!

Wh-What is this?

SOB SOB

PERCHED

Maika, please help me!

I'm being bullied!

CHOP

This is what you deserve, right?

For sleeping on the job.

It's because I didn't get enough sleep after watching late-night anime!