Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze (帝乃三姉妹は案外、チョロい。)

I-I'm home.

Welcome back, Yu.

Yu-kun, good goin' today.

Wha?

What in the actual hell are you wearing?!

I believe we said we'd support him.

So we decided to dress in aprons just like him!

Say what?

How nice of you!

You were so bad at housework before I came here, too!

I'm afraid... dinner will take longer than usual.

Y-You can take a shower if ya want.

Why're you so committed to making this home-cooked disaster?

Hah!

I'd never stoop to serving takeout or instant meals!

Me neither! Me neither!

You two made this for me?

This tastes amazing!

Hold on...

Did you just assume everything would go your way?

Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze

home.08 You Will Win No Matter What

Now they're sulking.

Um...

Kazuki-san, Miwa-san.

If you want, I'll teach you how to cook.

You presume to teach me?

Stay in your lane.

But I don't want all your effort to go to waste. Right, Niko-san?

Huh? Y-Yeah, sure.

I probably won't get another opportunity to taste their cooking.

Even Niko-san is excited!

I didn't put it that way!

We boil it for three minutes?

Yup.

If you memorize the recipe, there'll be less room for mistakes.

Way to go, Kazuki-san! After learning all those scripts, you're a pro at memorizing!

O-Of course I am.

Miwa-san.

It's easier to peel if you move the vegetable against the knife blade.

Yes, sir.

Sheesh, I only say "sir" to my shogi master!

You're extra polite with your master?

I'd never speak casually to him!

Even prodigies work hard at things they're not good at.

I can't give up either!

Pad Krapow with Ground Chicken and Multigrain Rice

It's done!

My favorite dish...

Did those two really try making this for me?

Too bad the first attempt was burned beyond recognition.

Here.

Eat up before it gets cold.

This is good!

Thanks for the meal.

Huh?

Uh...

S-Sorry!

My arm's given out from too much training.

You're such a klutz. Here.

M-Miwa-san?

Here! Go on!

This tastes great!

Yu.

Here.

Y-You too, Kazuki-san?

Thank you.

We're usually the ones...

...who have things given to us.

But being the giver...

...feels kinda nice.

They've Awakened to Something

I-I've never seen them like this before!

I'm flattered, but this is a bit embarrassing.

Three Days Until The Match

Good work today.

Yu. Here's a towel.

Workin' hard, Yu-kun?

Here are some lemon slices in honey for your fatigue.

Thanks a lot, Kazuki-san, Miwa-san.

They're still going at it.

You're pretty stiff here.

Open wide!

I'm losing my mind.

Yu!

It's getting real late. We should call it a day.

No, Niko-san. I can keep going!

Oh, in that case, I'll join you a while longer.

Two Days Until the Match

Niko.

I hope you grow stronger the next time we meet.

Of course I will, Tatsumi-senpai.

Being strong is everything to me.

Senpai, I'm not going to your school!

Hi, Senpai.

Niko, you...

You've become weak.

S-Sorry. I promise to train more.

It's not that.

It's not about karate. I'm talking about your spirit.

You're relying on someone else's strength to make a choice.

It's pathetic.

You're not this weak, Niko.

In two days,

I'll defeat Ayase-kun and beat you back into shape at my school.

I see you're actually punching harder.

Thanks!

You're relying on someone else's strength.

It's pathetic.

Sorry, Yu.

You're going through all this grief because I said something out of character.

Out of character?

Yeah.

I'm the one who's supposed to be stronger.

Niko! Let's be the best in martial arts together.

Focus only on being strong, Niko.

People have always wanted me to be strong, because strength is my talent.

We're counting on you, Captain!

We know you can do it, Captain!

Everyone sees me as someone they can pin their hopes on.

Yes, I do want to be strong.

But... That's not all that I am.

I do get scared taking on huge guys.

I do get tempted by cute stuff.

You're not this weak, Niko.

You don't need to be feminine.

You're far too strong for that.

So I ended up...

being someone too indecisive to go either way.

"Niko Mikadono isn't feminine. That's not the real me."

That's what I always told myself.

Sorry for getting you mixed up in this, Yu.

No, I was the one who challenged Tatsumi-senpai.

But putting that aside...

You're "out of character" far more often than you realize.

D-Dumbass!

You know that's not true.

Is that what you think?

When I first met you,

I thought you were a real live monster.

But you turned out to be prim and proper.

And you were curious about beauty and fashion.

Cut that out now!

I never asked you to watch me like a hawk!

Sorry, those things just caught my eye.

You're so strong, so it was like seeing a new side of you.

A new side... of me?

That's the last thing I'd want you to see.

It'd be too weird.

I never thought it was weird. Not even once.

All your sides contribute to making you what you are.

There's no wrong or right side to you.

Right?

You're strong but sometimes vulnerable. That's the real Niko-san.

You jackass!

You're...

You're the only one... who would say that about me.

I wanna make my own choices about my own life.

At the same time, I want you to help me, too.

Honestly...

I'm so indecisive.

You got it, Niko-san!

If that's what you want...

Then the two of us will fight him.

W-We can't, Yu! That's completely unfair!

Leave everything to me.

Rehearsal in Progress

What's wrong with Kazuki-sama?

She's unusually nervous, but why?

Niko...

Is it just me, or is Mikadono rushing her match?

Yu-kun...

Once this is over...

I'm going straight to your match!

I'm going straight to your match!

Good luck!

Go get him!

Mikadono-san!