Raika Suga and Chieri Umezato

That's why I keep telling you, it's the Chieri Union!

Cherie is family to me! That's good enough, right~?

That's "good enough"!? Of course it isn't!

Now that it's come to this... Raika, I challenge you!!

Oh, here we go! What are we competing in today? Though I'll probably win again!

Y-You sound awfully confident...!

Well, I won yesterday, the day before, and the day before that!

That was... only because I was a little sleep-deprived and not at my best!

Oh, really~? That's quite the excuse~?

Anyway! What are we doing today?

Let's see...

Chieri has competed against Raika in all sorts of contests... Once, we had a race to hang up the laundry.

Cherie hung everything up nice and neat! Though I finished faster!

Another time, it was a race from the shopping district to P-Stay.

Ah, when we ran like crazy carrying all those groceries! Cherie was pretty fast, too~

And then, our eat-off at "Manpuku Keiko Diner."

Aunt Keiko's giant portions were so good~ And I even got to have your fried chicken, so I was thrilled!

Rrgh... I was this close every single time! I just happened to be off my game, that's all...!

But Chieri's different today!

I was outmatched in speed, running, and appetite, but... There's still one thing I haven't tried.

Today, we're settling this with arm wrestling!! When it comes to raw strength, I won't lose!

Sounds good~ I'm in! Then let's use this table.

Come on, put your hand here... Are you ready to lose?

Right back at you, Cherie!

Heh-heh, let's do this. Ready... go!!

Nnngh...!!

Ngh... you really are strong...!

Heh... Hehe. Having a hard time, are you...? You can give up if you want...!

I won't back down... I'll never give up on my family!

Wha...! You suddenly got so strong...!

Chieri can do it too... Chieri can do it! The union leader... never loses~!

Graaahhh!!

Ah... nooo!

Your hand hit the table, Cherie! I win~!!

Ughhh, I thought I could win this one...!!

Too bad~! Another huge win for me today~!

Heh... Did you think that was the end? How naive, Raika! Far too naive!

Huh?

The real match starts now. Arm wrestling is best of three, after all!

Really!? I mean, aren't you just making that up now?

I didn't make it up after the fact! I just never mentioned it!

S-So that was your plan...!

All right, then! Let round two begin~!! And I'll win the next one too!

Heh-heh, bring it on! I'll show you what Chieri can do!

So you have to come by the bento shop sometime! I'll show you just how amazing Chieri is!

Yeah, we'll definitely come~! I want to try whatever you recommend, Chieri-chan.

And I want to see Chieri hard at work, too!

Heh-heh, of course you do! The bentos will blow you away, and so will Chieri!

Heeey, Cherieee!

Raika. What's with that stack of handouts?

A teacher asked me to pass these out for the next class.

You two are Cherie's friends, right? Thanks for always looking out for our Cherie!

Not at all...! But wait, what do you mean by "our"?

Oh, right. I'm Raika, Cherie's family.

No, she isn't! She's Chieri's rival, and one day, she'll be Chieri's subordinate!

Oh, you live in Chieri's dorm...! Nice to meet you, Senpai!

No need to call me "Senpai." Anyway, where are you all headed?

We have biology next, so we're changing classrooms.

The biology lab at this time of year means... You've got an experiment today, right? The one where you look at cells!

Yes! Chieri and the others are about to use microscopes! Pretty amazing, right?

That takes me back~! I did that last year, too.

Wha...! You got to do it before Chieri...!?

Well... wouldn't she have? She's a year ahead of us.

Ahaha, good point~! That's one sharp friend you've got, Cherie!

Heh-heh, Chieri's friends are quick-witted! You may praise them even more!

All hail Cherie's friends, the best in Japan!

Ahaha... Thanks, I guess.

Oh, right, is Yamasen your biology teacher? The one with glasses and the bushy beard?

Oh, yes, he is. Did you have him too, Senpai?

Yeah. You'd better take the experiment suuuper seriously. He gets really mad if you're careless with the equipment!

He'll go, "What do you think you're doing?! That simply won't do!"

Hehe, wow! You sound exactly like him!

Right? I can do a few more Yamasen impressions too...

T-That's enough!

They're Chieri's friends! You're forbidden from becoming better friends with them than Chieri is!

Huh? I want to get to know them because they're Cherie's friends.

Cherie means a lot to me, you're family. So your friends matter to me too.

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Shoot, I still need to hand these out! Gotta go!

Keep being good friends with Cherie, okay~!

You've got a really nice senior living with you, Chieri-chan~

We're not family, we're rivals! Honestly, she never gets it right, no matter how many times I correct her.

Still... I'll let it slide just this once!

Well then, Aunt Akemi, thank you for today!

Cherieee! Nice work on your shift~

Raika! Did you come to pick Chieri up? That's the right attitude!

You could just say, "I'm happy," you know~

Why don't you admit you came because you wanted to see Chieri's face, Raika?

That's my Cherie. You know me so well~

Right? Right?! Chieri earned genius points left and right today by doing the most amaaazing job in the whole world!

Ooh, you're on fire. I thought you'd be nervous on your first day at a new job~

The word "nervous" does not exist in Chieri's dictionary!

No waaay! You only ate half your usual breakfast this morning~

Th-That was only because Chieri was a little sleepy! It was not because of nerves!

And why couldn't you sleep? Because you were nervous, maybe~?

Mrrr... If you're not going to praise Chieri for being the most amazing in the world, she's going home by herself!

Ahaha, okay, okay, I'm sorry!

So, how was work? Did you have fun?

Fun...? Raika, work is not play, you know.

Getting paid means properly proving just how amazing Chieri is.

That's 1 genius point for understanding that on day one!

A genius point earned, then. Heh-heh. Only natural for Chieri.

Chieri's greatness doesn't stop there. She was praised for learning the menu so quickly!

Whoa! That's 2 genius points! That bento shop is famous for having a ton of menu items.

There's more where that came from!

And get this: Chieri didn't forget a single pair of chopsticks or wet wipe! Aunt Akemi said she's the first part-timer ever to do that!

First ever!? That's worth 500 million genius points!!

Ha-ha-ha! I know, I know!!

There's nothing Chieri can't do! She is going to become the top boss with 100 million subordinates one day!

There she is, the future shift leader!

Heh-heh. Chieri will make this a world-famous, three-star bento shop!

Man, I'm glad you're having such a good time with it~

You can be jealous if you want. You are Chieri's rival, after all.

I'm not jealous! It makes me happy when Cherie gets praised.

Hmm... I feel like you lack awareness as Chieri's rival... Well, fine. Chieri is in the best mood today!

Oh, I know! Let's go buy your favorite snacks, Cherie! To celebrate your big success on your first day!

That sounds wonderful! Oh, but Miku said not to buy any more snacks for a while, since Chieri just bought some...

Oh, right. She said we should cut down on wasting money? But this counts as a "necessary expense," doesn't it!

True...!! This is a proper ceremony to sing the praises of Hyper-Amazing Chieri!

All right, let's go, Cherie! We're going on a snack-buying spreeee!!

Yeahhh!!