Collection 12

Kanako, series 2

"Huahhhh~ Looks like I'm in a food mood, zura."

"Surprise," said Touya flatly. "OK, what would you like for today?"

"Heh. Fruity stuff. There's a lot of that here in Otou-san, heeheehee..."

"And half of them are pricey." His head hung. "How much do you want?"

"Yes!"

[ Next up, seafood, zura! ]

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"Touya-kun," whispered Kanako in his ear, "I need your help with this." Her history lesson.

"Are you actually taking your lessons seriously now?" he said flatly.

"Mochiron, zura! I'm gunna be a goodie good girl starting today. I promise I'll study hard if you teach me after class everyday."

So there's the catch. "OK. You are in a higher grade than me. But I will help you enough so you can study on your own in no time."

"Don't 'ya wanna be with me, Touya-kun?!" she wailed pitiably. "Guhhhhh...."

"Ah---B-But of course I..."

Hug. "So that settles it, zura!"

[ Heehee. I knew it. You always had a secret crush on me, ne? Ne? ]

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[ I'll give 'ya a peck if you take me to that café, zura. ]

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"Kan-chan," Touya finally said, "I'll be treating you out now, so don't call me a miser anymore, please?"

Turns out she was already feasting on a cache of snacks she had hidden somewhere. He was speechless. "W-What..."

"Heehee~ You're not needed anymore, zura. Kan-Kan has a way of getting what she wants, zura."

"Guh... K-Kowai..."

[ Who 'ya calling scary? Grrrr, zura. ]

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"You're done?" chorused Ai and Touya in astonishment.

"Who coached you?" he asked.

"Heh. I was thinking to keep it to myself, zura. But now I don't think it would hurt for 'ya to know I know at least a fair little bit of geography, zura."

[ 🎶 It's time to learn geography~ 🎶 zura! ]

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"Hey," said Touya in surprise. "What's on my nose?"

Kanako smiled sunnily at him. "For our hard worker, zura." She had pressed a chocolate-filled candy against said nose. "What about I take it lower... to your lips?"

[ Na~n-chat-te! Joudan, zura! ]

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Kanako showed up with a trowel. "Got nothing better to do today, Touya-kun?"

"Eh? Well, uh... Wait. Don't tell me we'll be digging up worms or anything."

"Ahahahaha!" she laughed putting the trowel behind her. "Let's have lightning-fast jan-ken-pon, zura!" Wink!

[ I'm just in the mood for holding a digging tool. Believe me, zura! ]

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"Guess what!" beamed Kanako. "I'mma learning to ropes of yo-yo, zura!"

"So how's it went?"

She made a flourish... and did a couple of... failed attempts at a trick. "Urrrgh... I been stuck at beginner's for two days now..."

[ I really should stick to a joystick... ]

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"Touya-kun~" singsonged Kanako. "I heard you like princesses, zura~"

"Uh... What about it?"

"How would you like to play with a real princess... Me! The princess of board games, zura!"

"A real princess, eh?" said Anya, overhearing. "So I guess I can snatch the title away if I win, am I right?"

"Well then. Let's decide it with a match, zura! Ah-right. Time to show you and Madam some mad skills, zura."

[ Well? How was my play? Pretty cool, isn't it?" ]