Chapter 11

"My Uniform Matches Niicha's" is the 11th chapter of Gakuen Babysitters.

Synopsis
One day, a rude second-year student named Inui Hiroyuki visits the daycare despite having no interest in dealing with messy children. Upon learning that "Inui-senpai" hopes to enter a relationship with Sawatari-sensei, Ryuuichi becomes alarmed by a potential case of infidelity.

Long Summary
Early in the morning, Yukari hands Midori over to Ryuuichi for the day before heading off to work. Though Kotaro is hopeful that his big brother will read him a storybook, Ryuu must tend to Midori's sudden need for a diaper change. He removes the dirty diaper only to realize that the box of wipes is empty. When he turns to get another one, Midori rolls over and begins crawling towards the door, naked from the waist down. As Ryuu calls for Midori to come back so he could finish cleaning her bottom, an unfamiliar student enters through the door. Upon entering, the student reels back in disgust when he smells the stench emanating from the dirty diaper Ryuu is still holding. His nausea doubles at the sight of a baby with an unwiped bottom tugging at his pant leg. He demands that the babysitter in charge to do something.

When things settle down and Ryuu finally throws the dirty diaper in the disposal bin, he begins speaking with the student. Since it seems clear that he had no interest in joining the babysitter club, Ryuu asks that he either state the purpose of his visit or leave. The student says that the only purpose of his visit was to meet his future stepdaughter, Sawatari Midori. This shocks and confuses Ryuu, who doesn't feel that a student should romantically pursue women who have already gotten married. The student, introducing himself as Inui, brushes off this concern as the opinion of one inexperienced in the ways of love. Not realizing that Midori was the very baby he was insulting earlier, Inui believes that his trip was a waste and decides to try coming back later. As he leaves he asks Ryuu to keep his visit to the daycare a secret from everybody, especially Sawatari-sensei.

Ryuu is so astoundingly baffled that by the time he comes to his senses Usaida and the other children have been present for a while, assuming tha Ryuu had fallen asleep with his eyes wide open. Moreover, Kotaro had been patiently gazing at Ryuu the entire time, hoping that storytime would finally start. After apologizing for wasting his and everyone's time, Ryuu asks Usaida about Midori's father. Usaida explains that the man works in the field of archeology, and is currently working overseas. When Ryuu learns that Midori's father is still alive and married to Yukari, he worries that Inui might be having an affair. Ryuu fiercely denies Usaida's insinuation that he was asking because of a personal interest in Yukari, being staunchly against violating the sanctity of marriage.

The thoughts of infidelity surrounding Yukari and Inui continue to weigh heavily on Ryuu's mind throughout the day. It is not helped with input from Hayato, who thinks that adults are free to do as they please, for better or worse. Ryuu does not agree with Hayato's belief that only those directly involved are affected, recalling misunderstandings between his own deceased parents. On the other hand, Ryuu can't deny Inui's statement that he was inexperienced in matters of love. He is unable to understand the majority of his classmates' attraction to Ushimaru Yuki, despite intensely staring at her in an attempt to feel something. Ryuu's gaze does end up leaving Ushimaru a bit flustered. Ryuu later turns to Inomata for her opinions, and learns that she believes adulterers deserve to die. Ryuu also learns from the defensive Inomata that she is unfamiliar in the ways of romance as well.

Having received no clear advice on how to deal with the situation, Ryuu's thoughts are interrupted by a horrified scream coming from the daycare. He rushes in and sees that it came from Inui, who has returned. The children are using their snot to attack him, to his immense disgust. Ryuu gets the children leave Inui alone and settle down while he blows their noses. Inui says that he finally learned that Midori was the baby, and accuses Ryuu of lying about her not being here. Ryuu mentions that he never said anything about Midori not being present before bringing up a more pressing issue. He states that he doesn't think it's right for Inui to steal someone who is both married and a parent. To his surprise, Inui whole-heartedly agrees. Inui reveals that he came to the conclusion that the absence of Yukari's husband meant that she must be a widow. Thus, he intends to win her heart and help her raise her daughter.

At that very moment, Yukari herself enters the daycare, and greets Inui with familiarity as a serial misplacer of personal property. She had finished work early and came to pick up Midori. Face flushed, Inui works up the courage to walk over to Yukari and hold her hands. Just as he's about to make a personal confession, Midori begins crying loudly. Alerted to her daughter's distress, she asks Inui to hold that thought. She embraces Midori and tries cheering her up with the news that her father is finally coming back from overseas. At a loss for words, Inui listens as Usaida converses with Yukari about her husband's passion for his career. When Yukari asks what Inui was about to say, he answers that he was going to apologize for always losing his stuff. He also offers to babysit Midori if Yukari ever wanted to spend some romantic quality time with her husband. Yukari thanks him for his consideration, and heads home with Midori.

The heartbroken Inui sulks in a corner, which ends up making him an easy target for the other playful children. He finally realizes that Ryuu and Usaida knew all along that Yukari's husband was alive. Usaida admits that he didn't have the heart to put an end to Inui's amusing romantic fantasies. Inui tells them to go ahead and laugh at the fool he made of himself. Ryuu instead insists that Inui looked cool. In turn, Inui admits that he was wrong to look down on Ryuu for his closeness with the children, though jokes that marriage was usually supposed to come first. Ryuu decides that it's time for Inui to be on his way, and that the storytime Kotaro waited patiently for finally begins. As they read the story of Cinderella together, Ryuu wonders whether he'll ever understand romance as well. Elsewhere, the Sawatari family happily reunites.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Yukari Sawatari
 * Sawatari Midori
 * Ryuuichi Kashima
 * Kotaro Kashima
 * Inui Hiroyuki (debut appearance)
 * Usaida Yoshihito
 * Takuma Mamizuka
 * Kazuma Mamizuka
 * Taka Kamitani
 * Kirin Kumatsuka
 * Hayato Kamitani
 * Ryuuichi and Kotaro's father (in memory)
 * Ryuuichi and Kotaro's mother (in memory)
 * Ushimaru Yuki
 * Inomata Maria
 * Yutaka Sawatari (debut appearance)