This Way! That Way! Zookeeper Day - 8: Spectacular Caretakers!

A few days later - Before classes

Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Rooftop

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1

Airi

Hey, check it out, Minori.
There's a news article online about you and the others.

2

Airi

“Minori Hanasato and Haruka Kiritani from MORE MORE JUMP! teamed up to capture an escaped armadillo...”

3

Airi

“...and all the guests applauded when they succeeded.”
That's pretty cool!

4

Minori

To be fair, Shiho was the one who caught Dylan, not us.

5

Haruka

They embellished the story a little... But I guess they didn't write anything negative.

6

Shizuku

Yes, and I heard that your shadowing went very well...

7

Shizuku

Shii had such a wonderful expression on her face while she told me about what happened.

8

Airi

Hehe. I'm glad it was fun.

9

Minori

It really was! And after it ended, we even went around with Haruka and Ichika to all the places that we missed during our break!

10

Minori

Including the petting zoo...
Shiho looked so happy while playing with all the cute little animals.

11

Haruka

She also looked really sad when it became time for us to leave.

12

Minori

She really fell in love with that baby lop-eared rabbit...

13

Minori

Come to think of it, Shiho and Haruka couldn't stop talking about penguins after that!

14

Haruka

Yeah, she also really likes them.
We even made plans to go to the Penguin Cafe.

15

Airi

Hehe. It's great that you two got to chat over a shared interest.

16

Shizuku

You got to help take care of the animals and see the entire zoo... That certainly sounds like a full day.

17

Minori

Oh, I almost forgot!
Luka came to visit during all that!

18

Haruka

Wait, she did?

19

Minori

Yeah. She told me where to go and stuff while we were trying to catch Dylan!

20

Minori

Unfortunately, I couldn't...

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21

Luka

<There wasn't much you could do.
I mean, I wasn't expecting him to jump like that.>

22

Minori

Huh?

23

Miku

<No fair, Luka.
I wish I could've seen Dylan.>

24

Rin

<Me too!
You could've told us where you were going!>

25

Minori

Luka...! Everyone!

26

Luka

<Hello, Minori.
I decided to drop by again♪>

27

Rin

<I should've gone with you last time.
I probably would've gotten to see all those animals...>

28

Luka

<I'm sorry, Rin.
I was worried that us all going together would cause Minori and the others too much trouble.>

29

Airi

Then, why don't all of us go together sometime?

30

Miku

<All of us?>

31

Shizuku

Yes, I really want to go now after hearing about what happened.

32

Rin

<Really?!
Let's go! Right this second!>

33

KAITO

<Right now may be a bit difficult...
But I'd also like to go.>

34

MEIKO

<They have a wide variety of animals, large and small, yes? I'm interested in seeing the frogs since I heard that some are supposed to have pretty patterns!>

35

Len

<Frogs...?
I think I'll pass...>

36

Airi

Hehe. Sounds like you're all aching to go. In terms of when, how about—

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37

Shizuku

Oh, there's the bell.

38

Minori

W-Wait, we have that assembly today!
We gotta get over to the gym!

39

Rin

<What?! You're going?!
But we still haven't decided when we're all going to the zoo!>

40

Len

<Rin, you should ask so much of them.>

41

Haruka

Hehe. The zoo's not going anywhere, so we can talk about it again later.

42

KAITO

<Then, we'll talk again in SEKAI.
For now, have a nice day!>

43

Minori

Okay, see you guys later!

Gym

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44

Principal

...and that's why I took this opportunity today to tell you about a writer who calls this school her alma mater. I hope you all get a chance to read her works.

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45

Minori

(Mhm...
The principal's stories always make me feel so sleepy for some reason.)

46

Minori

(I know they're supposed to be educational, but I just can't process anything...)

47

Teacher

Next, we have commendations.

48

Teacher

This time is usually for clubs and committees that have made significant accomplishments.

49

Teacher

But today, the school has received a letter of appreciation, which I would like to read out.

50

Teacher

Shiho Hinomori from Class 2-B.
Minori Hanasato from Class 2-D.
Please come up to the stage.

51

Shiho

Huh...?

52

Minori

Class 2...Hanasato...

53

Minori

W-What?! Me?!

54

Shiho

(Is this about the zoo?
For now...)

55

Shiho

(I guess I should go up.)

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56

Principal

Ahem. We've received a formal letter of appreciation from Odaiba Animal Land where you both shadowed...

57

Principal

“When working with our caretakers, not only did your students perform their duties magnificently...”

58

Principal

“They also connected with the animals, showed a deep compassion for them and even kept our zoo safe.”

59

Minori

We kept it safe...?

60

Shiho

I'm guessing they're referring to us catching Dylan.

61

Principal

“On behalf of the zoo, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize your students' efforts and achievements. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”
Your work has not gone unnoticed, it would seem.

62

Minori

Th...

63

Minori

Thank you very much!

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Shiho

I wasn't expecting this to happen...

65

Minori

Me neither... But I'm glad we were able to help. Plus, I got to become friends with Schubert.

66

Minori

And you had a lot of fun while feeding the chipmunks, Shiho! The face you made was so cute! Let's keep doing our best as members of the animal caretaker committee!

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67

Haruka

Oh...

68

Airi

Talk about a hot mic...

69

Minori

Huh...?!
Did everyone just hear that...?

70

Shiho

You...

71

Shiho

You didn't need to tell them about the chipmunks!!

72

Minori

I-I'm really sorry, Shiho!