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This is a town of wood-frame houses and cobblestone.

I, Cocoa, moved here this spring to attend high school.

I'm working hard at my host family's café, Rabbit House.

That was delicious!

I even have a new little sister!

I'm not your little sister.

The other day, a customer told me I had a "sister complex"!

Isn't that a cool-sounding phrase?

Rize-chan, guess what?

Apparently I have a "sister complex"!

R-Really?

Sister complex! Sister complex!

Oh dear. She has no clue what it means.

Sister complex! Sister complex! Sister complex!

Someone needs to stop her.

Good grief.

Is your heart hop-hopping in anticipation?

I pretend I'm lost in thought,

so go on, come a bit closer.

It won't be that easy to get me to say it.

I love you so much,

but it's a secret.

Cute and cuddly, heart is fluttery, it's a secret.

Make your first impression count. I'm not patient!

Cute and cuddly, heart is fluttery, it's a secret, I say.

With a teasing smile, I hop-hop.

I opened the door to find an unfamiliar world before me.

Don't be silly.

That's impossible!

But it just might be.

A milk-colored world!

When I gazed into my coffee cup,

there I was, looking back at myself.

Why's that?

Why's that?

There's two of me!

No way!

Oh dear, that won't do.

I'm sure

our interests would match,

you see.

Who is it

that I'm looking at? You of course!

You're the only one in my eyes.

This is a dream,

a dream in a cup.

When we drink it dry, will it end?

We can hop-hop all we want.

Let's look for adventure

and let loose a bit more.

With a hop-hop!

It's so wonderful when we're together!

I want to hear you say it.

Just say it!

Is your heart hop-hopping in anticipation?

I pretend I'm lost in thought,

so go on, come a bit closer.

With a hop-hop!

It won't be that easy to get me to say it.

I love you so much,

Oh so much, much, much!

but it's a secret.

We should get going.

Chino-chan, your junior high school uniform is so cute!

You think so?

Aw...

What were you expecting?

See you later!

We're leaving now.

Have a nice day.

Be careful.

Got it!

So your school's in this direction too?

It is indeed.

Then every morning, we can go part of the way...

Together, yes.

Well, I'm this way.

Already?!

Mornin', Chino!

Good morning!

Good morning.

Put some pep in your step and let's go!

Morning, Rize-chan!

Your uniform's so cool!

I-It's standard issue.

I wish ours had a blazer.

Hey, wanna swap uniforms?

Go to your own school.

You're going to be late.

Oh, yeah.

Well, see you at work!

Right. Don't get lost!

That girl worries me.

Oh, Rize-chan.

Fancy seeing you again.

Later!

Is she lost?

Do you know how to get to your school?

Don't worry! I'll be fine!

Wow! We just keep running into each other!

Well, I'll be!

It happened again!

H-Have I wandered into an alternate dimension?

What's wrong?

Are you lost?

That's...

one of the stray rabbits I've heard about!

I'm in Fluffy-Cuddle Paradise!

Chestnut youkan?

Come on. Come on.

They're not interested.

And our one likes them so much.

What's this?

Stare.

No luck with the rabbits, but I've attracted a girl.

Cocoa-chan? What a delightfully warm name.

I'm Chiya.

Chiya-chan!

Sounds like a name with deeper meaning.

This chestnut youkan is really good!

You like it?

I made it myself.

You can make Japanese sweets?

Indeed. Those ones are my specialty.

The moon that traverses thousands of nights...

I call it, "The Millennium Night Crescent!"

A youkan studded with chestnuts like the moon in the night sky!

That sounded so cool!

Whatever it means!

The two of us are like birds of a feather!

What's more, it seems we attend the same school.

Really?

We'll be late for the entrance ceremony!

Come on, Chiya-chan, let's go!

Huh? But today's...

Hurry!

Huh? We're back here!

P-Please wait!

You see...

our school's entrance ceremony is tomorrow.

Huh?

I said, the entrance ceremony's tomorrow.

This is so embarrassing!

What an interesting girl.

Why don't I show you how to get to school so you don't lose your way again?

M-My savior!

This is your new high school.

So this is my new place of study.

I'm getting excited just looking at it!

Here's where I'll spend my adolescent years!

My friends and I will laugh, cry, and sometimes argue.

Oh dear. This is the junior high school.

Oh, I can't wait!

This looks like a wonderful school!

I'd forgotten that I'd graduated and mixed them up.

I know I'll have a wonderful time here!

Chino! See you tomorrow!

Good-bye!

I'm home.

How was high school?

You know, I just adore all the cute houses around town.

Really?

So how was high school?

This town is like something out of a fairy tale!

And school...

Don't ask!

Hop The Girl Who Loved Flour and the Girl Who Was Loved by Azuki

I can't believe we're in the same class, Chiya-chan!

I was surprised that you even got lost inside the school.

Ooh, that smells nice.

It's coming from that bakery.

It's so cute!

The bread?

My family runs a bakery, so I used to make stuff like this all the time.

I'd love to get back into it.

Baking from scratch? Wow!

When I see baked goods, it stirs my inner pâtissière!

I know what you mean!

When I see Japanese sweets, ideas start flooding into my head!

Yeah, I know!

Ah, but what I enjoy most of all...

is naming them once they're done!

Ruby of the Tundra The Glittering Gemstone Trifecta

So cool!

We actually do have a large oven.

Grandpa bought it one day on impulse.

Heh.

Really?

Wanna get together on our next day off and come up with a signature item for the café?

Freshly baked goods are always a treat!

Quit chatting, and start working.

They're super yummy fresh out of the oven!

I get it already!

This is my classmate, Chiya-chan.

Thank you for inviting me today.

This is Chino-chan and Rize-chan.

It's nice to meet you.

Same!

Oh my. Hello, little doggie.

This isn't a doggie.

He's not just any old fluffball!

Ah, he's a fluffball?

This little guy's cuddly-wuddly like nothing you've felt before!

So he's Cuddly-Wuddly, a star of soothing.

No, Tippy.

Someone explain to her that he's an Angora rabbit.

I didn't expect you of all people would know how to bake, Cocoa.

I don't think that was a compliment.

Let's get started.

Now, listen up! Pastry-making's no cakewalk!

It's a battle in which the slightest mistake can make or break the final product!

Cocoa's unusually fired up!

She has the aura of a battle-scarred veteran!

You have command for today!

Take it away, officer!

Sir, yes sir!

Let me join in too!

All this intensity is stifling.

Present the ingredients you'll be making your pastries from!

Yes, sir!

S-Sir!

All this intensity is stifling.

In the spirit of innovation,

I'm going to make a yakisoba roll using udon instead!

I've brought my family's home-grown azuki

as well as plums and seaweed.

I found roe, salmon, natto, and sesame kelp in the refrigerator.

We are making pastries, right?

We'll start with bread flour and baking yeast.

Yeast is what makes the dough rise, right?

That's right!

You're so smart.

I'm very proud of you, Chino-chan.

Yeast contains tiny active cultures.

Active cultures?

Active cultures

I-If that's what it takes to make bread rise,

I'd rather have dry, crumbly flatbread!

And in goes the yeast!

Kneading bread is very tiring.

I can barely move my arms...

This must be nothing for you, Rize-san.

Wh-Why were you so sure of that?

Chiya-chan, are you hanging in there?

Want me to help?

No, I'll manage.

She's a fighter.

I can't let myself be a burden on Cocoa-chan.

I need to show that I can keep up with the others!

'Twould besmirch the warrior name to give in here!

On my honor, I cannot fall!

That's probably enough.

It's so squishy and cute!

The dough?

Such deep love.

Now we'll let it rest for an hour.

Chino-chan, what shape are you making yours into?

My grandpa.

He used to play with me all the time when I was younger.

You must have been very close.

It was the way he made coffee that I admired most.

I will now proceed to bake Grandpa.

Chiya-chan, come here for a sec.

What is it?

Ta-dah!

Some latte art for you, on the house!

It's so cute!

I'm quite happy with how this one turned out.

I'm excited to taste it.

My masterpiece...

I-I almost feel guilty.

Chino-chan, you haven't taken your eyes off the oven all this time.

Stare...

Is it that entertaining?

They're growing bigger and bigger.

Grandpa's been overtaken by Cocoa-san and Chiya-san!

Rize-san, you're off to a late start.

Please pick up the pace.

Don't look at me.

Bon appétit!

Delicious!

So warm and fluffy.

They really are best freshly baked.

I definitely know what our signature item will be!

This pickled plum bread!

This yakiudon roll!

This charred Grandpa!

None of those sound remotely appetizing.

Ta-dah!

I made Tippy buns!

How cute!

Looks like we have our signature item.

Let's have a taste!

It's soft and springy.

I hope they turned out okay.

I used the strawberry jam Rize-chan brought.

Isn't it yummy?

Y-Yeah.

But...

rather... macabre.

It should be around here somewhere...

As thanks for allowing me to bake with you,

you're all invited to our café.

I can't wait to see what it's like!

What's the name of the café?

"Amausa", I think.

So it's Amausa, eh?

Chino-chan, you know the place?

I heard we were competitors in my grandfather's day.

This is the place, isn't it?

Their sign has that air of tasteful simplicity.

Looks like an interesting place.

Ama... ufa... an?

Amaufa-an Tea House

That's Amausa-an.

Hello!

Oh, you're here.

Welcome!

So that's your work uniform!

You were wearing the same thing when we first met.

I was on my way back from delivering youkan to our regulars.

That youkan was so good I went and had three!

You ate three whole pieces?

A rabbit!

This is our mascot, Anko.

I thought he was a statue!

Few things are momentous enough to make Anko move.

Chino!

Chino-chan, are you okay?

That scared me.

Is he territorial or something?

No...

It must be love at first sight!

Love at first sight?

He always struck me as the shy type.

He must be serious about this one.

Hold on. I thought Tippy was male.

Tippy is female.

...though not on the inside.

I tried making latte art on green tea.

Would you like to see?

Show us!

They're not as cute as Cocoa-chan's,

but I've always admired Hokusai-sama.

Ukiyo-e?

I also admire Basho-sama.

wherefore is your Dearest Cocoa-chan, hair today two tails? done up in -Chiya

So cultured!

Here's the menu.

Menu

Menu

The Glittering Gemstone Trifecta Ruby of the Tundra The Moon and Stars Upon the Sea Three Jewels of the Flower City The Golden Shachihoko Special The Princess's Treasure Chest Ephemeral Ophelia Summer Memories Milky Way Sweets Frozen Evergreen

"The Glittering Gemstone Trifecta"...

"Ruby of the Tundra"...

"The Moon and Stars Upon the Sea"...

Why do these all sound like special attack names from a manga?

Menu

The green tea parfait sounds nice,

but it's hard to pass up the cream anmitsu with sweet dumplings!

You understand this menu?

I'll take the Golden Shachihoko Special!

I'm not sure what it is, but I'll have The Moon and Stars Upon the Sea.

Three Jewels of the Flower City, please.

Certainly.

Your order will be ready in a bit.

Traditional clothes have such elegance and serenity!

Would you like to try some on?

No, I never said...

I'm sure you'd look great in them!

Y-You think so?

Totally!

You'd look super cool!

Yeah!

Here are your orders.

Rize-chan had The Moon and Stars Upon the Sea.

Dumplings in chestnut and azuki soup, huh?

Chino-chan had Three Jewels of the Flower City.

A skewer of dumplings in anmitsu!

Cocoa-chan had the Golden Shachihoko Special.

If the "shachihoko" is that taiyaki, it needs a tiger head.

Please, enjoy the sweets.

Time to dig in!

It's so good!

These dumplings are cherry-blossom flavored.

And a piece of chestnut youkan for you, Anko.

What is it?

I think he wants some of ours.

Well, I can't say no to those eyes.

But only a little!

Just let me cuddle you later in return, okay?

Straight for the lion's share!

Oh my.

I gotta say, this azuki soup is great.

We need to step up our game to match.

Then how does a collaboration with Rabbit House sound?

I think it would be exciting!

We could have coffee anmitsu.

Good idea!

Towels and tote bags would be cool.

I'd like printed mugs.

We weren't collaborating on the food?

Thanks for the sweets!

Chino-chan, don't you want to pet Anko?

Chino doesn't get on too well with animals other than Tippy.

Wow!

They're already so friendly!

She's not at ease unless he's on her head?

Well, it's about time we took our leave.

Please come visit us again.

Sure!

If my host family had been yours,

I'd be helping out around here.

It's not too late for you to move in, you know.

We're always hiring!

Now there's an idea.

It's also a café, so you'll be used to it in no time.

I'll prepare a room for you,

so start gathering your belongings, okay?

Somebody stop her!

See you, Chiya-chan!

Tea House

The sweets were delicious.

Later!

So we used to be rivals with them?

That's all water under the bridge now.

We've got to work hard so our customers are as satisfied as theirs!

Right you are.

I say, this chestnut youkan is far too sweet!

Too sweet! Too sweet! Too sweet!

A sp ring bre eze swin gs b y.

If I wal k do wn t he l ane,

I'm sure I'l l me

all the smil ing face know

A st rawb erry par fait sou nds nice,

but I'm in t he m ood for a ca ffè lat te.

I wa nt t o re kind le t he f lame my h eart

ever y si ngle day

Swee t? S our?

Or m aybe bit ter?

Let' s tr ust our inst inct s an d go

Read y, s et..

If w e're tog ethe

ever ythi ng i s lo ts o f fu

Like ream ing musi c no te,

my h eart bea ts l oud and clea

Smil ing wide,

let' s se t of f!

The fore cast say s su nshi ne a ll d ay l ong.

Let' s fa ce t he s park ling hor izon

and head for it!

A bo unce our step

Isn' t th is f un?

The smooth feeling of silverware is simply exquisite.

Some say my fluffiness is exquisite as well.

When I go to the park, the squeals of delight—

What's so funny?