Chapter 57

Synopsis
While her mother is away due to a field trip, Kirin sleeps at Ryuuichi's house and watches a Magical Girl anime called "Petits Pois."

Long Summary
Kirin wakes up at Ryuu's house one morning when her mom is away at a field trip and her dad is away on a business trip at Hawaii. She remembers that she made a pinky promise with her mom sayin that she will wait for her mom at Ryuu's house. Kirin wakes Kotaro up and hurries to turn on TV to watch an anime "Petits Pois." The anime is about two girls who can transform, and its title literally means "green peas" in French. Kirin tells Ryuu that her mom promised to take her to the Petits Pois event, where attendees can meet Petits Pois in real life. Kirin gets excited and plays Petits Pois with everyone at Ryuu's house.m The next day after school, Inomata and Ushimaru pay a visit at the daycare center. Ushimaru says that she also likes the anime although it is meant for children since she used to watch similar shows when she was young. Inomata confesses that she has never watched such a show since her parents lied that their TV does not play anime. Kirin thinks this is sad and Usaida says that it's a pitiful episode although Inomata denies it. Kirin and Inomata watch an episode of Petits Pois together. Inomata seems clearly engaged but denies her feelings. Kirin and Inomata form a heart with their hands, just like how the two main protagonists in the anime do. After an embarrassed Inomata leaves, Kirin realizes that the other daycare boys ate the snacks Inomata and Ushimaru gave and says that she will forgive them if they play Petits Pois with her. The day before the Petits Pois event, Kirin gets excited as her mom is planned to be back that night. However, Kirin's mom Yayoi calls Ryuu, who gives his phone to Kirin, and says that she cannot go back tonight since one of her students broke his bone and she needs to wait until his family can get him. Kirin throws a phone and cries. Yayoi asks Ryuu to take a good care of Kirin as she can focus on looking after her students. Ryuu tells her to not hang up and to talk to her daughter one more time, and when she does, she tells her daughter that she says the magic transformation spell of Petits Pois. Kirin says that she loves her mom the most, and Yayoi also says that she loves Kirin the most. After that Kirin's father Satorou comes first to pick her up. After the incident, Satoru comes crying saying that Kirin told him that she does not want to go to the Petits Pois event with her dad. Kirin says that she wants to go with her mom and insists that she will not go with her dad even though her mom can't make it. Kirin claims that he does not know what Petits Pois is, and sure enough, Satoru mistakens the anime as literal green peas. Saikawa holds out a Petits Pois book and tells Satoru to do his homework.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Kirin Kumatsuka
 * Kotaro Kashima
 * Satoru Kumatsuka
 * Ryuuichi Kashima
 * Yayoi Kumatsuka
 * Morinomiya Youko
 * Saikawa Keigo
 * Ushimaru Yuki
 * Inomata Maria
 * Taka Kamitani (briefly)
 * Takuma Mamizuka (briefly)
 * Kazuma Mamizuka (briefly)
 * Sawatari Midori (briefly)
 * Usaida Yoshihito