And you know, that pancake ended up completely burnt, black as charcoal.

Miku

Hehe, nobody gets the heat right at first.

You don't seem to mess up like that, Miku-chan. You're good at cooking, aren't you?

Miku

Hmm, I'm just average. I've messed up pancakes before too...

Miku

(Oh, notification...)

Miku

...

Miku-chan?

Miku

Oh, sorry. Umm... Yeah, pancake.

Miku

Sometimes the surface looked like a nice color, but when I cut into it, it was still undercooked inside.

Huh, really~!?

Chieri

The culprit is among us!! Chieri already knows!!

Miku

So noisy...! Mind your voice. You're gonna bother the neighbors.

Chieri

Look at this empty snack bag!!

Shizuku・Yomogi・Raika

!

Chieri

Chieri got this from Aunt Akemi yesterday! It's proof of how much she trusts me at my part-time job!

Chieri

And someone ate it without asking! This is a major crime!!

Yomogi

B-But Raika-san didn't say anything about it...!

Chieri

Mmm... Yomogi. You know something, don't you!

Yomogi

I-I know nothing~~~! All I did was eat the snacks Raika-san gave me... Ah!

Chieri

So you ate them!

Raika

Ahaha, sorry! The three of us ate them! But it was sooooo good!

Shizuku

Yeah, I couldn't stop myself. We ate all of them. My apologies.

Chieri

Ugh~~~ If sorry were enough, we wouldn't need the police!

Miku

...

Miku

(Again...)

Miku

(I understand... I understand, that's why...)

Chieri

Miku, say something too! Raika and others should make it up to Chieri, shouldn't they!?

Miku

Huh...? Yeah, I guess?

Chieri

See? You heard her! As punishment, you're going to give Chieri one year's supply of snacks!

Raika

O-One year's!? Can we negotiate? How about one day?

Chieri

Wait!? That's basically nothing!

Miku

More importantly. Who's making dinner tonight?

Raika

Oh, it's me! So this case is closed~!

Chieri

Ah~~! You ran away! If you run away, you lose!

Miku

*Sigh*...

Miku

(The last time I replied was three days ago... I really should reply now.)

Miku

I wonder how long this will last...

Miku

Hm... Father?

Miku

? He's told me the same thing before, so why...?

Miku

Oh... I see now.

Miku

(You're saying I should reassure mother, right?)

Miku

(If it's about keeping people happy, you're the one who's better at that, aren't you?)

Miku

Not that I could ever say that out loud...

Raika

Miku~~~~!! I found a part-time job!

Miku

Wait... You should knock!

Raika

Sorry! I just wanted to tell you right away!

Chieri

Miku, don't be fooled! The kind of job Raika's talking about isn't proper at all!

Shizuku

Apparently she's been assigned to weed the park. And Yomogi goes with her.

Yomogi

I'm doing a job that I can do entirely online, so I'm excused from that, right? Miku-san!!

Miku

Oh, honestly! Why do you all gather here!?

Raika

Oh, really! Everyone's got so much to talk about to you, Miku~!

Miku

*Sigh*... I'm telling you not to make a ruckus in my room.

Shizuku

Miku, were you doing something on your phone just now?

Miku

Well... yeah. But I'm finishing it up now.

Miku

Phew...

Raika

Hey, Miku, wanna join us for the weeding job? Doesn't it sound fun, doing it together as a family!?

Miku

No, I won't. And that's a one-off part-time job.

Raika

Huh? Is that so?

Chieri

Raika, didn't you realize? Weeds don't grow back that quickly after you pull them once!

Raika

Th-That's true!! I have to look for another job again...!

Raika

Miku~ Would you help me look for a job...

Miku

...

Miku

(I'm telling the truth, Mother. I'm just too busy dealing with these guys.)

Miku

*Sigh*... Only this time.

Raika

Yay~~~! Thank you, I love you, Miku!

Miku

If you don't find a job, it's gonna be a pain for us, you know.

Chieri

No choice, I guess! Chieri, the first one who found a job, will help you too!

Miku

All right, everyone head to the living room now—