Part 3: Something Special?
Panda: I overheard you, girls! Koko-chan, Oshizu-chan, Kathrin!
Kathrina: Of course, she showed up…
Panda: Oh please, don’t be like that! Koko-chan, there was something you wanted to do, right?!
Kokona: Huh?! Well, yeah…
Kokona: Sakura viewing is a rare chance for us all to spend the time together, right? So I thought it would be nice if we could prepare something special for it…
Kokona: That said, it’s not like I have any great ideas. I just wanted to do something that would remain in everyone’s memories.
Shizuka: Kokona…
Panda: Koko-chan!.. Panda’s deeply moved by your passion in approaching the task!!!
Kokona: Huh?!
Panda: If you can’t come up with an idea, just leave it to me! In order to help her cute junior and for Sirius’ party to be a blast, Yanagiba Panda will think of something cool!
Kathrina: I have a bad feeling about this…
Panda: Let’s get started. Idea number one! We all dance together under sakura trees!
Kokona: A dance! Like the ones you did with your friends!
Panda: Idea number two! Sirius Theatrical Chronicle, an a cappella karaoke competition!
Shizuka: We’ll get an opportunity to hear Yae-chan sing?..
Kokona: I’d love to! It’s true that we sang many different songs onstage.
Panda: Idea number three! Maybe, something like a drinking party?! With an honest talk!
Kathrina: I see you’re brimming with ideas… Why make us do that in the first place?..
Panda: No, it’s a tradition that newbies should come up with an entertainment programme. Panda’s just providing support…
Panda: So what do you think? Feel like adopting any of these?
Kokona: Well, actually, I think they all sound pretty fun! Shizuka-chan, Kathrina-chan, what about you?
Shizuka: Shamo-san and Hiiragi-san are also coming, right? Then maybe it would be better to engage in some calmer activities instead of being loud?
Panda: Ugh, Oshizu-chan, that’s a sharp argument alright…
Kathrina: Yeah. And since it’s tomorrow, we don’t have much time to prepare. Now let’s hurry up and go buy the ingredients for lunch boxes.
Panda: Oh, come on~…
Kokona: Ahaha, sorry, Panda-chan. Thanks a lot for trying to help.
Panda: Donʼt mention it! I guess we dumped it on you out of the blue after all, so if you need any help, don’t hesitate to ask!
Kokona: Okay! Well then, time to go shopping.
Kathrina: Letʼs see, we’ve got breadcrumbs. Now, the butcher shop…
Kokona: …
Kathrina: …Kokona?
Kokona: …
Kathrina: (Seems like she’s been lost in thought for a while, hasn’t she? I wonder if she’s worried about the party.)
Kathrina: (I don’t know how to approach people in such situations… I’m afraid I’ll ask something weird and both of us will feel awkward.)
Kathrina: (Meddling into others’ affairs like Mona-san… isn’t exactly my forte.)
Kathrina: …Kokona, what kind of meat do we need? I donʼt know much about that stuff.
Kokona: What?! Ah, sorry.
Kokona: Umm, we’ll need pork for Schnitzel and chicken for stew…
Kokona: Oh, Kathrina-chan, you’ve been carrying everything weʼve bought! Sorry, it must have been heavy. Let me take half.
Kathrina: No, it’s no problem, but…
Kokona: But?
Kathrina: …no, don’t mind it! Come on, let’s finish with the shopping and hurry back!