Chapter 15

"I'm off to magic twaining" is the 15th chapter of Gakuen Babysitters.

Synopsis
Taka and Kirin fight over whether heroes or witches are better, causing Kirin to try to prove witches are real.

Long Summary
Ryuuichi and the children are playing heroes together while Usaida sleeps. Ryuu plays an evil king who has cast a sleeping spell and Midori plays a demon queen; the other children are rangers, with Taka being the red ranger, Takuma and Kazuma as the yellow rangers, and Kotaro as the blue one. Once it is Kirin's turn to introduce herself as the pink ranger, there is silence, and everyone looks over to see Kirin coloring and Hayato holding the crayon box. Taka demands that Kirin play her part, but Kirin maturely states that they should grow up and stop playing childish games and study instead. She even scolds Ryuu for joining in the game as he is already in high school. Ryuu panics and notices that she is speaking like Inomata. He tries to tell Kirin that she is a good girl and that it is alright to play, when Kirin interrupts him to happily announce that studying and doing magic training can allow her to become a great witch. Ryuu is relieved that Kirin still has dreams and Takuma and Kazuma happily agree to become witches too, but Hayato states that boys cannot become witches. Taka calls Kirin stupid and says witches do not exist, to which Kirin retorts that heroes are just actors. Hayato is in the middle of saying that neither are real, but Ryuu covers his mouth and tries to diffuse the situation by saying that both witches and heroes exist. When Kotaro tells them not to fight, they push him away, much to Ryuu's dismay. Kirin and Taka's skirmish causes them to hurt a sleeping Usaida and ends with Hayato hitting Taka's head and Kirin sobbing in her mother's arms.

The next day, Taka proudly holds a picture of a hero holding him as proof that heroes exist, claiming to have met the real Ranger Five. He points at Kirin and asks if she has proof, although he mispronounces the word for "proof" twice and Usaida corrects him. Kirin, also mispronouncing the word "proof," tells him that she does, saying that she will fly on her broom. Outside, Kirin sits on her broom, determined to fly and proof that witches are real. After seeing that she is not flying, Taka announces that they will all go play heroes back in the daycare room. Kirin insists that she stay outside to practice.

Outside the men's bathroom, Ryuu and Hayato discuss what to do about Kirin and her ambitions. Hayato suggests simply telling the children that these fantasies are not real. Ryuu disagrees, saying that he does not wish to destroy children's dreams so easily. Inomata appears, telling them to stop talking in front of the bathroom entrance. Ryuu allows her to walk past, but is confused when she does not leave. Inomata says that she had heard the two talk about children's dreams and inquires whether something happened to them. Hayato believes she just wanted to join in on the conversation. Inomata, embarrassed, rushes past them, but Ryuu stops her, stating that they need a girl's opinion on the matter, so they move away from the bathroom to talk. Ryuu thinks that Inomata will scold him and tell him to just blatantly inform the children that witches do not exist. However, Inomata says that she will help them by gathering materials and literature, confusing Ryuu. Later, Inomata confidently places a stack of books with bookmarks that show the history of witch hunting. Ryuu apologizes and rejects the materials, as they would definitely scare the children. Inomata becomes frustrated and embarrassed and storms out of the room, asking how she was supposed to know what would and would not scare little children. Ushimaru blushes and wonders what the relationship between Ryuu and Inomata is, while the other classmates look at Inomata's research. Ryuu thinks about witches, and the image of the chairwoman appears in his head. He imagines asking the chairwoman to pretend to be a witch and the chairwoman quickly rejected his absurd idea. He ponders whether he should find a book about magic tricks at the library.

Back at the daycare room, Usaida asks Kirin to come inside, but she refuses. Usaida shrugs it off, thinking that it is alright if she stays outside as long as she does not fly off anything. Kotaro asks Usaida to read the children the picture book about witches that Kirin brought. Meanwhile, Kirin spots a high ledge on a staircase, and climbs up, preparing to jump down in an attempt to fly. Ryuu is passing by with his magic trick books when he spots Kirin. He drops his books and calls out her name as he rushes to cushion her fall. He asks if Kirin is alright, but she does not reply and sobs instead. As Ryuu holds and consoles her, he contemplates if Kirin realized she could not fly, was scared of falling, or both. He thinks that he should have listened to Hayato and told her that some things are impossible to do. The chairwoman walks up and asks what has happened, to which Kirin, still sniffling, explains that she cannot fly on a broom. The chairwoman says that that is obvious, as it is one hundred years too early for her to learn how to fly. Kirin asks her if she knows how to fly on a broom, and the chairwoman replies that she can believe what she wants to. After they go inside, it starts to rain, and Ryuu admits that he briefly believed that the chairwoman was a witch. Taka tells Kirin that they can play witches that day as long as they play heroes the next, and Kirin agrees.

Afterwards, Ryuu spots Inomata, who is on cleaning duty, sitting on a broom, appearing to try to fly.

Characters in Order of Appearance

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