"Mama's Ears" Second Half

Ushiwakamaru and I will go get drinks and say hi to the other clubs.

I'll go take a look around over there. Be back later with lunch.

Senpai, will you and Jeanne Alter be okay handling sales by yourselves?

Sure, we'll be fine. Don't worry about us.

... ...

...No way. Is that...?

It is! A furry book!

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Y...

Y-y-y-you better believe I'll take one! I'm impressed you went full furry, Master!

Huh? This was mostly your idea, Jalter?

S-so what if it was?

...

I'm touched. I never thought you'd let your freak flag fly so high for your debut!

This is the best! Thank you!

Gah! Keep your voice down, will you!? You startled me!

Hahaha, what's all this commotion? There are far too many people here for my liking.

Hm?

...Hold it. Hold everything! That cover...!

That's... That's...

That's a furry book! I can't believe I found one here!!!

And they've even got multiple t...te...

Te?

Teat

Lord Caesar!

Oh, yes, my apologies. Hahaha, I was incautious with my words. Purely by accident, Brutus.

...But can you blame me? Just look. Whoever made this book gets it!

(Nodding wordlessly)

This... THIS is the pinnacle of art! The innate cuteness of animals, combined with the beauty of the human body!

This cover is worth its weight in gold tenno, a thousand times over!

In fact, I would even call it a crown jewel of humanity, as triumphant an achievement as Hellenism!

Agreed! Most heartily agreed!

So precious...!

I can't wait to see how these furry mommies comfort their darling furry child.

Little Furry Jack's fur factor gets high points from me too!

And we can't forget the male furry hiding in the back: Lord Furgus!

At this point, I don't care if this is a gentle slice-of-life or an all-out fur fight (the good kind)!

I am prepared to accept this story in whatever form it may take!

Thank you, Lady Jeanne Alter! Thank you, Master!

Bless this book!

What's that? ...Aww, that cover is so cute!

Here, Mata Hari, look at this! There's a bunny, and a fox, and a cat, and...a bear?

Aww, they're adorable. What a lovely drawing.

(Gasp! The models!)

(A shocking twist!)

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Huh? You modeled these characters after us? You're kidding!

So I'm the fox here? Ahaha, I wish I was this cute.

It's a little embarrassing, but I'm flattered you made me so cute in your book!

This is us?

That's right. You're this adorable cat.

Oh, yeah, we see it now. We are cute. And you and Mata Hari are a cute fox and bunny.

Hehe, I guess we are, aren't we? Three copies please, Master.

Oh, uh, thanks. ...One, two, three. There you go.

Oh, Fergus is here too. Does this mean he's the dad?

Oh yeah, maybe he is. And since we must be the two mommies...

!!!

(I'm not sure what's going on here, but...that book!)

(A furry me, married to Furdica AND Mata Furry...!?)

Ah... Ah... Ahhh...

Aah! L-Lord Fergus!?

Get a hold of yourself, man! I know very well how you feel, but you mustn't let your excitement get the better of you in front of the models!

Raaaaaah! I must fulfill my husbandly duties! Raaaaaah!!!

You two! Tonight! You, me, and

Calm down, you ludicrously handsome man!

Do I really need to remind you that fact and fiction are not one and the same!?

There you are, Lord Caesar! So this is where you ran off to!

...And what are you doing with this book about cute Beastpeople?

I see Mata Hari and Boudica... But I don't see me anywhere...

Does this mean...you were looking for a book without me?

Wh-why, if it isn't my beloved Cleopatra. I've been in some tight spots before, but never this bad.

But I will not lose my cool, for I...am Caesar!

So I will escape this situation with my unsurpassed oratory mastery.

I am afraid you are mistaken, my dear Cleopatra. I assure you, I am not cheating on you at all.

My love for these furries is the passion I feel for nature itself! It is nothing to be ashamed of!

No, Caesar! Just, no!

I would accept that if these were ordinary animals, but they have clearly been modeled after other Servants!

Doujin or not, "Lord" Caesar, cheating is still cheating!

Tch, so much for that. Guess I'll just have to run away.

Ahem. Now that the noisy ones are gone, let me try that again...

My beautiful wives and daughter!

Come to Papa!

Uh, they've been gone for a while now. So, what about you? You gonna buy a copy?

Wha...!

That's weird... Our book was a big hit with everyone who came across it...

...but we still didn't quite sell out...

I think it was too big a hit with some fans. They might've...creeped some other folks out with just how into it they got.

Then we still need to continue this battle, huh. These cons are more difficult to master than I thought...