Chapter 1388. School Festival Day 2 / TV Evaluation

Before long, the national news ended.

The screen on the spare monitor shows Kana-senpai and other members of the tennis club waving at the cafe along with the text Lunch News, End

Will this bring more customers this afternoon?

Mana comes out of the break room and asks.

Oh, she was watching the coverage on the monitor in the break room as well.

Yeah, some people who are watching the news might come to our school festival

Megu said.

Dont get your hopes up too high, even if they increase, itll just be from the few neighbors from the school who wants to take a peek

Katsuko-nee said with a smile.

Its Sunday afternoon, not many people would take the train or bus all the way down here

Right

They wont rush to the school festival of a private school just for a bunch of cute high-school girls from the tennis club and our bread.

But, thats okay, being on TV is already an achievement for us

Katsuko-nee said.

I guess so. Katsuko-nee, please check the next pastry

I know

I then took out the pastry from the oven and put them on the tray

Its still 12:20, still noon rush.

Sorry, Baker-kun, Ai

The four tennis girls run inside the bakery.

We just wanted to line up when the cameras rolling so

Sorry, we couldnt help with the baking

They apologized to us.

Dont mind it, the TV did advertise our baking course properly. Having you girls in the bakery wouldve made the explanation complicated

Right, the cafe outside shows the girls from the tennis club while the inside shows the students of the baking course

Nei said.

Its just Ai and me who are students of the baking course.

People who watched the broadcast would a.s.sume that Nei, Megu, and Edie, are also students.

The more students there are, the more it gives the impression that Katsuko-nees running the bakery with proper guidance.

Uhm, but, we were watching from our phones and

Its fun that they were filming us on tv then we could watch it on 1-segment

And so, the camera goes inside the bakery, after filming us

Then, Ais looking serious, but Nei-san and Baker-kuns girlfriend always had their backs on the screen

Nei and Megu were working with their backs turned on the camera the whole time the camera was rolling.

These girls think that high-school girls would want to be on TV.

So they find it odd that Nei and Megu dont actively try to get themselves on TV.

Thats okay. Were just helping out in here

Nei said with a smile.

Katsuko-oneechan, Ai-chan, and Yo-chan should have the spotlight.

Oh right, if Natou-senpai faced the camera, theyll definitely focus on you

RightNatou-sans beautiful after all

The two of the tennis club girls seem to be juniors so they say that, but

But it did show Ais cuteness

Yes, that was cute, Ai

The seniors praise Ai.

It was embarra.s.sing

Ai mutters with a blus.h.i.+ng face.

I also didnt want to show up either.

Edie returns from the outside.

Oh right, she went to deliver the baked bread to the front.

She came back with five stacked empty pads.

But it cant be helped, we didnt have enough manpower, and I met the crew when I accompanied Katsuko. I couldnt just pretend that Im gone

Sorry about the manpower shortage

The tennis club senior apologized to Edie.

I checked the footage right after the broadcast is over.

I also repeated it three times

Thats why we got late

Sorry

Oh, they recorded the news on their phone and went to review it over and over again.

So, did you girls show up?

Ah, yes, it was perfect

I was on the far end but Im still in the picture

I even got a line!

Anyway, the entire tennis club appeared on TV

The four said happily.

Ordinary high school girls would be happy that they appeared on TV.

Im just accustomed to seeing Yukino and the girls on TV.

Thats great! Then, can you girls start working?

Katsuko-nee instructed the tennis girls with a smile.

Oh, sorry. We got too merry for it

Dont mind it. You girls get to the workbench, same work with Megumi-chan yesterday

Okay, got it

The four tennis club girls finally get to work.

Seeing that, Katsuko-nee looked up at the monitor showing the outside.

It seems that the TV crew is gone now

True, I cant see any more TV staff on the screen.

Outside, the cafe seems to be full of customers seeking bread and drinks.

The excitement from the TV cameras filming the event is already gone.

Well then, Ill greet the staff before they leave

Katsuko-nee told me.

The filming is over, so the staff is still probably packing up their cameras, microphones, and other equipment into their cars.

I have to go there because the princ.i.p.al might come again and say something strange to the crew. Ill greet them off and return immediately, Ill be back in fifteen

Oh right

The princ.i.p.al might try to get in contact with the TV station again.

Uhm, Katsuko-san, that was cool

One of the juniors in the tennis club said.

Youre always that cheerful, friendly, and gentle Onee-san, but today, being cool is added to the adjectives!

Yeah. It was cool to see you speak against the princ.i.p.al, but your conversation with the announcer earlier too

It felt like youre a mature woman

I mean, its got the style of a woman who can do her job

Yes, that, anyway, it was cool!

Thats also a face of Katsuko-nee I already knew.

Shes dealt with some of the biggest names in politics and business as a prost.i.tute in the Black Forest.

When push comes to shove, she can be both threatening and impressive.

Rather, Katsuko-nees been holding herself back when in school.

The weight on her shoulders is lifted off when she appeared on TV as the head of the baking course.

Katsuko-nees true nature isnt supporting Ai and me from behind.

Katsuko-nee herself is a field player with a star quality when she can move freely.

It just happened by chance today, but, thanks

Katsuko-nee smiled at the tennis girls.

Oh, speaking of which, Baker-kun also looked cool

Huh, me?

Yeah, you were moving so quickly

Its like youre a working man

Im sure that the schools watching that segment right now

Yes, that. Im sure that theyll be sending each other the recordings on their phone

Then, Baker-kuns becoming popular

What are you talking about, Baker-kuns got Yamamine-san over there

Well yeah, but still. If you see Baker-kun is baking bread

I mean, now everyone can see that Baker-kuns the one doing it

Yes, that, some say that Katsuko-san makes the delicious ones, and Baker-kun doesnt really work inside

Now that rumors gone

Yeah, we know that since we worked together yesterday, but, there will be people speaking out of their convenience

Right

But, some will indeed think that its strange when I just started this baking course in the second semester and work on it smoothly.

But now that everyone saw that Katsuko-sans just giving instructions, and Ai-san and Baker-kuns making the baked goods

Yes, yes, Baker-kuns reputation will definitely go up! Youre getting a big boost!

I look at Katsuko-nee.

Katsuko-nee smiled at me.

Oh, that was the plan from the start.

Thats why she told me to focus on the job before the TV crew appeared.

Oh right. Mitama, Kinuka, you girls can come out now

Edie calls the Anjou sisters from the break room.

Oh, so thats where you were hiding

The two tennis girls looked at the door to the break room but they cant see what was going on inside the break room.

Theres still more inside.

Mariko, Tsukiko, Haiji, Kurose Anju, also

Im going out too

The twins come out

Wow, its the twins, youre here today too!

Another tennis girl junior speaks up when they saw Rie and Eri who appear on TV every week.

We appear on TV most of the time

It would be a bad idea to appear on national TV, even if were just pa.s.sing by

The two said conveniently.

Kinuka and I are going back to our mission, attracting customers

Going out!

The Anjou sisters started performing tricks in front of the cafe again.

Sure, but accompany Katsuko-nee since shes greeting off the TV crew

Ill let Mitama guard her.

Certainly

Certainly!

The Anjou sisters salute to me with a straight face.

Pfft, Mitama-san sure is funny

The tennis club girls think that what Kinuka and Mitama are doing is a joke.

Both of them are on guard, Im also going away for a while

Where are you going?

I asked her in surprise.

I should be going to the ring now

Edie looked up at the clock and replied.

Ring?

Ring? What ring?

Ring? Wait, its that, right? ?Kuru, kitto Kuru?

?Anta Inis.h.i.+euuuu?

The tennis girls laugh, but I dont get it.

You know, the committee members got angry since we made sudden decisions. The gym and auditorium are already booked

Right, it was yesterday when Edie decided shell have a school swimsuit judo tournament.

Naturally, the committee would get angry if we say that when the school festival has started already.

Then, I wanted to use the Judo hall, but the judo club refused. You know, we just used it without their permission last time

Oh yeah, Edie and Grace Marinkas school swimsuit judo

We held the event guerrilla-style, taking advantage that the dojo wasnt in use because it was cla.s.s time.

So, asking the committee again, they said that we could use the courtyard. Thats why I rented a martial arts ring for that

Ring? Oh, the pro-wrestling ring!

Jun knew a place where we could rent one, so the car drives it to here and were setting it up now

Grace Marinka-san or Onoe Jun-san was a former professional wrestler.

She knows where she could rent some rings.

It would look better if Jun and I fight in a real ring, right?

Edie makes a pose and smiled.

Thats amazing, Edie-chan

Oh, its pro wrestling again

Its no pro wrestling, its MMA, right?

The tennis girls know that Edies doing martial arts, they also know about the match she had with Grace Marinka-san when she was in the school.

They know that there will be another match during the school festival just from Edies explanation.

Not really, were just playing around since its the school festival, so its gonna be a school swimsuit judo tournament

Edie told the girls with a smile.

Still, you went and rented a ring just for fooling around

The people in the bakery are so active

Yeah, no ordinary high-school student would go that far

Well yeah, this isnt on the level of just fooling around as high-school students.

Borrowing a ring and delivering it to you isnt free.

Im sure that Margo-san is willing to pay for the cost of publicity, including the TV crew doing the live broadcast.

But, setting up the ring will take time, right?

I dont know much, but dont those things take a lot of steps?

What time is the event?

Three in the afternoon

Its already 12:30, so there are only two hours and a half left.

Dont worry. The one we rented is for shows, so Jun said that they can set it up in just an hour. Theyre fast on their jobs. If not, youll have a lot of trouble setting up pro wrestling in the local areas

Oh yeah, wrestling organizations a.s.semble their rings in local gyms every day.

Its designed to be quick to a.s.semble and take down from the start.

So they can construct it in a surprisingly short time.

Juns also setting up the ring every day when she was a rookie so shell tell the details, besides Harukos also bringing her friends from the gym

Oh yeah, Line Haruko-san, one of Edies opponents in the tournament.

If I recall, shes from the Golden Balm Gym

Haruka and Maria are also coming so we have enough manpower

Michis elder sister, Kudou Haruka, and Tendou Otome, now called Kendou Maria, will also partic.i.p.ate.

Its our school festival, yet Edies the only student from our school there.

Thats why Darling shouldnt worry about us and just continue working, well do our best over there

Oh well.

Seeing Edie smile like that, I feel like I can let her take care of it.

Its probably the scaled-down version of the womens martial arts tournament from the other day, but with Edie, Grace, Line Haruko-san, Kudou Haruka-san, and Kendou Maria competing, itll be a spectacular event in its own right.

With that said, Ill meet them at the gate by 12:45, so Im going now

Its still fifteen minutes early, but there might be early birds already.

Yeah, take care Edie

Darling and everyone too

Then, Im going too now, take care of the rest

We shall too

With that said, Edie, Katsuko-nee, Mitama, and Kinuka left the bakery.

Should we start another talk show?

Is that okay, Onii-san?

Lets see, theres still the noon crowd at the screen.

Kana-senpai is selling drinks and bread while dripping in sweat.

Its better to have them do it, I think itll make the customers feel at ease

Nei said.

Yeah, if theyre so crowded, we should start some kind of event.

No, but

Yeah, please do. But, do it after Katsuko-nee returns

Once Katsuko-nee returns, Mitama and Kinuka will also return.

If theyre going to start an event, then they should have someone to guard them.

However, the twins must be getting tired of being confined in the break room.

Well, we should also avoid outside.

These girls are popular.

Until then, stay here or in the school cafeteria

Okay, Eri-chan

I get it too

The twins open the door from the break room then

Haiji-chan, were going around the cafeteria, come with us

Please, Haiji-chan

Yeah, Haiji can guard Eri and Rie.

Okay

Haiji appears.

Huh, whos that girl?

One of the tennis girls is surprised to see an unknown middle-school girl showing up.

A friend of ours

Yes, a close friend

Eri and Rie replied.

Were going out

Eri, Rie, and Haiji left to the cafeteria.

Fifteen minutes later and Katsuko-nee returned.

No problems, the national TV crew has gone home

Was there anyone at the entrance, Edie?

I wonder if the national TV crew saw Edie and her team borrowing the ring, and Grace-san whos built like a pro wrestler.

Or maybe, the TV crew broadcasting Edies tournament has already arrived?

I feel like the TV crew from national and commercial stations meeting up in a regular private high-schools school festival without knowing beforehand would cause some problems.

I know, thats the reason why the national TV crew left through the west gate

Oh, Katsuko-nee already had a grasp of Edies moves.

Also, what are you girls doing for lunch?

Katsuko-nee asks the tennis girls who are helping out

We decided to hold off lunch until the customer density has decreased a bit

We had a TV camera roll on us and Katsuko-san gave us makeup earlier this morning so were going to hold the fort

Yesterday, they took turns in eating lunch, but

They cant make that swap since we have more customers than yesterday.

Oh, we havent had lunch either.

Ai, Megu, Mana, and I continued working without taking a break.

Ill be sticking around and working here so I think well have a bit of leeway

Katsuko-nee puts on her ap.r.o.n and moves in front of the oven.

But, Im sorry Katsuko-oneesan, its about time for me to return to the track and field

Captain Takes.h.i.+ba told Megu that she can work here until the afternoon.

Should I send the captain a message and ask if I can stay in the bakery a little longer?

Captain Takes.h.i.+ba will surely understand if we tell her that the cafe is crowded, but

No. The track and field girls wont see that as nicely as she does

Katsuko-nees right.

The tennis club girls are happy to be on TV, meaning, the track and field girls may feel dissatisfied that the camera didnt go to them.

In that sense, not showing Megu to the news except for her back is the right choice.

Megu, you should go to the track and field and show your face at least

I said.

Yeah. I should

Then.

Yo-chan, the cars here!

Nei tells me.

The monitor shows Rei-chan parking the van.

Oh, the tennis girls dont know that the souvenir pastry is brought from the mansion.

I cant just carry that from the van to the front of the cafe.

What is it?

A junior from the tennis club points at the car out of curiosity.

Oh, its our lunch! I asked a relative of mine to help out

Nei glossed it over with a smile.

Yo-chan, lets go take it! Is that okay, Katsuko-oneechan?

Yes, please do

Lets go, Yo-chan

Nei and I went for the back door

Yomis here!

Yomi drops off from the pa.s.senger seat.

Her t.i.ts are huge as always.

Having the seatbelt on her thin blouse just emphasizes her b.r.e.a.s.t.s even more.

We dropped off Grace-san at the main gate

Rei-chan says from the drivers seat

Grace-san came to our school in this van too.

Edies at the main gate, right?

Yes, others have gathered there too. Therefore, I gave Edie lunch there

Lunch.

The pad on the right rear is the souvenir. The left side is the lunch box for everyone. We counted everyone so you dont have to worry about running out

So Nei said the truth earlier.

Motoko-oneesama and Kurumi-chan said that they still cant make pastries that well

Yomi said.

Its a very nice square bento, Yomi and everyone in the mansion ate first

Motoko and Kurumi are good at j.a.panese food.

No, they did all kinds of bridal training so theyre good at everything.

Still, it had a feeling that their beauty is in form only back then.

Now that were family, they start to cook with love

In a sense, theyre the ideal wife and concubine.

Except they dedicated their lives to the Kuromiya style of spear fighting.

Everyones helping Yo-chan with what they do best

Nei said.

Yeah, Im thankful to them

Ya-chan, Im taking the souvenir pastry to Kana-senpai, take the bento to Tsukiko, Mariko, and Kurose-san in the break room

Those girls must be hungry already.

Okay, then, Ill have Rie, Eri, and Haiji in the cafeteria to eat them too

Yeah, they can do the talk show right after lunch.

We might eat our lunch later at 2

Nei said and then I remembered.

Two oclockIm supposed to meet Marika and Erica at that time

Marikas introducing her friend to me.

Its okay, the customers will thin down by 2

Nei said.

I hope so.