Chapter 71

Synopsis
Usokawa, with the help of Saginuma and Ebizawa, decides to film a video of the children in the daycare room for a contest. They "kidnap" Ryuuichi and Hayato, and it will be up to the children to complete challenges to save them.

Long Summary
Usokawa turns on his video camera and asks Ryuu if he can go to the daycare center to film the children. Ryuu asks him if he likes kids while also thinking about how Yagi films the children as well. Usokawa denies liking children in that way, and he and other classmates explain that they will be submitting their video for a broadcast that has a cash prize. Usokawa begs Ryuu, who tells him to ask the parents for permission. The parents agree, saying that the video is interesting, but Usaida only agrees to help if he receives half the prize money. Usokawa's classmates are skeptical that he will win the prize since a lot of other people will also probably send videos of cute kids, but Usokawa assures them that he has an interesting idea. He installs hidden cameras in the daycare center and place Ryuu and Hayato in front of the monitors where they can see what the cameras record. Usokawa sneakily whispers to two other classmates, and they apologize to Ryuu and Hayato as they tie them up with ropes. Usokawa announces that this is an operation in which the children will have to save their beloved older brothers. Usaida tells the children that an evil organization has kidnapped Ryuu and Hayato. Ryuu is stunned to see that Usaida is part of this and believes that the children would fall for such a trap, saying their facial expressions suggest they do not understand what Usaida is saying. However, he sees that Kotaro has totally fallen for the trick. Usaida pats the children's heads and leaves the room, pretending to go get help. The classmates expected a bigger reaction from the children, but when Usokawa, with a pig costume on his head, enters the room with a video camera, the children start to cry. Usokawa tries to console them, saying that if they wanted them back, they will have to listen to him, but the children continue to cry, and Takuma even starts hitting Usokawa. Ryuu then speaks to Kotaro and the children, saying that they do not need to worry. He tells Hayato to say something, but Hayato simply replies that he does not need their help and that he can beat up his classmates if he wanted to. The children stop crying and feel that it is their duty to save Ryuu and Hayato. Usokawa declares that he will make them do what they could not do before, using information he gained from their mothers. He asks Taka to hand over his toy sword; Hayato watches and says to simply make Taka eat green bell peppers. Taka starts to cry, and Usokawa asks if his toy sword or his brother is more important. Taka bawls and hands over his sword as he calls for his brother. Ryuu is touched and asks Hayato if he is shy, which Hayato denies. Usokawa makes Kazuma blow bubbles in a bowl of water, which he accomplishes. Next, Takuma must resist eating sweets while everyone else is allowed to eat the snacks. Kirin's task is to write a hiragana character (ぬ); she writes the wrong hiragana character (ね), but Usokawa accepts her answer. Midori stands up on her own using a chair. The final task is for Kotaro to button his pajamas. Everyone watches as Kotaro attempts to button his shirt. He is determined to succeed in order to save Ryuu. Kotaro slips in the button and smiles, although he has buttoned the button in the wrong position. Ryuu and Hayato enter the daycare center, and the children hug them. Usokawa cries as he explains that the video had a three-minute time limit. He apologizes to Ryuu for making his brother cry, but he consoles his classmate. He pictures the children all grown-up and watching the video, thinking about how they have made great memories.

In the end, the three-minute segment of Kotaro buttoning his shirt was selected. The chairwoman and Saikawa prepare to record the broadcast.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Usokawa
 * Saginuma
 * Ebizawa
 * Ryuuichi Kashima
 * Hayato Kamitani
 * Sawatari Yukari
 * Midori Sawatari
 * Umi Mamizuka
 * Takuma Mamizuka
 * Kazuma Mamizuka
 * Shizuka Kamitani
 * Taka Kamitani
 * Kumatsuka Yayoi
 * Kirin Kumatsuka
 * Usaida Yoshihito
 * Kotaro Kashima
 * Morinomiya Youko (briefly)
 * Saikawa Keigo (mentioned)