Chapter 103

Synopsis
Kotaro and the Babysitting Club pick sweet potatoes together. Everyone digs up big sweet potatoes, but Kotaro only manages to find tiny ones.

Long Summary
Ryuuichi wakes up to Kotaro sitting on his chest and patting his face awake. Ryuu opens his eyes and the two stare at each other before Kotaro whacks him, calling out for potatoes. Ryuu sits up and remembers that it is "Sweet Potato Day." Kotaro, more than excited to dig up sweet potatoes, holds up a picture book about turnips.

The Babysitting Club gathers at Rakuda's farm, and Usaida instructs the children to thank him for letting them dig sweet potatoes. Inomata and Ushimaru have also joined them. Rakuda tells them to dig up as many big potatoes as they wish for their families, and Kotaro's eyes sparkle. Ryuu thanks him while Hayato silently bows.Ryuu and Kotaro squat together, planning to gently dig them out, while Taka tears through the dirt, causing specks to fly all over Hayato. Hayato hits him on the head, and Ryuu consoles a crying Taka. Takuma and Kazuma smile and decide to dig a lot too. Usaida yawns, sarcastically suggesting that the two dig some for him. Kirin offers to race Inomata and Ushimaru. Ryuu watches Kotaro as he slowly and gently digs through the soil, but finally, Kotaro sees the top of a potato. He pulls up the potato with all his strength, but the two soon realize that the potato is incredibly small. The other children happily show off their large sweet potatoes, and Ryuu encourages Kotaro to dig more to find the large sweet potatoes. Unfortunately, Kotaro digs tiny potato after tiny potato, and even Hayato yanks out a bundle of large potatoes.

Ryuu tries to console Kotaro, assuring him that even small potatoes taste great. However, Kotaro begins to cry, insisting that small potatoes are no good. Usaida recalls that Rakuda had told them all to dig up big potatoes for their families, and he figures that Kotaro thinks the small ones are not big enough for Saikawa and the chairwoman. Ryuu thinks to himself that Saikawa and the chairwoman would appreciate Kotaro's hard work, no matter how small the potatoes are, but he tells Kotaro that they will find a huge potato for them together. The children all work together to dig up a large potato for Saikawa and the chairwoman while Rakuda jokingly tells Usaida to dig one up for his girlfriend. Takuma and Kazuma try to feed Hayato potatoes while Ushimaru is shocked by a worm. Even Inomata is totally absorbed with digging potatoes, as she has dirt on her face.

Finally, they all find the largest potato of them all, and later, they present it to the chairwoman and Saikawa. The chairwoman is surprised to find such a huge potato, and she praises Kotaro. Saikawa immediately prepares meals and snacks with sweet potatoes, like tempura, cakes, and steamed buns. Kotaro happily smiles as he eats a steamed sweet potato.

Characters In Order of Appearance

 * Kotaro Kashima
 * Ryuuichi Kashima
 * Usaida Yoshihito
 * Inomata Maria
 * Ushimaru Yuki
 * Kirin Kumatsuka
 * Taka Kamitani
 * Takuma Mamizuka
 * Kazuma Mamizuka
 * Hayato Kamitani
 * Saikawa Keigo
 * Morinomiya Youko