Wrong Order! 1,000,000 Pumpkin Fiasco - 2

Thanks for your hard work today, everyone!

Right back at ya, Chiefy~♪

Why don’t we head in and relax after our work today?

…? There’s… a really sweet smell coming from the living room…

Scent in nasal cavity detected. Confirmed source: Squash.

Huh? Sasquatch?¹

Woooah! What’s with all this fancy stuff?! Is all of this made of pumpkins?!

Ohh, so that’s what Kinari meant…

Wow! There’s a variety of pumpkin stew, pies, croissants, mochi, and treats…!

Welcome home everyone.

Yuki-nii, did you make all this?

We made it. Isn’t that right, Ushio? I’m so glad to have such a talented little brother.

I mean, it’s not like it’s hard. Also, aren’t you getting tired of calling me your younger brother?

Hehe. Looks like you’re still in your rebellious phase.

Welcome back, everyone. Thank you for your hard work.

You’re nom back, nomnomnom! Craaaap, I can’t stop myself from goin’ for another biiiite!

Welc-nom-e back om nomnom! I can’t resist the sensation in my throat~!

Welcome back, nomnom… Hm? Is Kugunii not with you guys?

He managed to slip away from us on our way back. It seems like he might be busy with something as well.

This pumpkin tiramisu is so good… This is so bias worthy~! You think so too, right, Kiro-chan?!

Why… are you… treating it… like it’s an idol…?

Because it’s just so yummy!

……

You’re not… going to have some…? Ryui-kun…?

If you don’t wanna eat then don’t. I don’t care at all~. There’s always that one person at the dinner table that can’t read the room, after all.

…Your sarcasm’s gonna rub off on all the food and make it too nasty for me to fuckin’ eat.

Have a bite for me, Ani-sama? Please?

Fine… om nom… mmngh?!

How’s the sarcasm taste?

(A swirling sweetness like the Milky Way’s stars… with a freshness as rich as the cosmos… and every so often, a hint of lemon bursts through like a distant shooting star.)

(The fuck is this…? Am I seriously tearing up over this? Me?)

(Looks like everyone’s stuffing themselves with pumpkin goodies… Everything looks all well and good… but why pumpkins?)

……

(And Muneuji-kun’s over there… eating all alone and not smiling one bit…)

Muneuji-kun, what’s wrong?

Oh, Chief… welcome back. The truth is…

A million pumpkins?! There’s no way… such a thing could happen!

What was the cause?

It must’ve been a mistake on the student council’s part…! We have no choice but to take responsibility for this and handle it ourselves…

(…I was the one in charge of the ingredients. Both researching and ordering it. Meaning–)

I was the one responsible for–

We’ll have none of that.

…!

Instead of trying to figure out who is to blame, we have more important things to worry about. Like actually doing something about this problem.

Open Asu High’s gates and have the pumpkins be placed around campus in places that won’t disturb the students’ school lives.

We should also consult about the return policy and think of ways to deal with anything we can’t return. …Everyone understand?

Yes!

Please, get it done ASAP.

Sir, yes sir!

(President…)

(Was he looking out for me because he thought my social standing as a rank 1 student would be made worse with this mistake…?)

(I have no excuses. And not only that…)

(If I don’t do something about this issue… it will truly tarnish the Kaguya family name.)

I see… So that’s what happened…

Thanks to the Student Council’s swift arrangements, nine hundred thousand out of the one million pumpkins will either be returned or distributed to other companies.

However, the remaining hundred thousand pumpkins have to be handled at Asu High.

I may not remember making the order, but it was undoubtedly my fault. Therefore, I will find a way to correct it.

……

(Sakujiro-san looks like he understands the situation… He’ll probably be keeping an eye on Muneuji-kun this time.)

As for the pumpkin dishes, they were made from a few pumpkins I was able to bring home with the intent of lessening the total amount by even a bit. And everyone in the Noon Team was cooperative.

Though it feels like what we’re doing… is only a drop in the bucket.

I mean, it’s better than doing nothing. If you don’t wanna eat, then don’t.

I never said anything about not wanting to… nomnomnom…

Hmph…

Thank you, Uu-chan. While what Nanamegi said was true… I would like to believe we are making… even the slightest amount… of progress…

Haaa, you’re dozing off… If you’re tired then just call it a day. You’re really stubborn, Muu-chan.

Did you think of anything else besides just eating them?

I have thought of a few options… However, none of them are enough to be called “good” ideas.

We thought of distributing a pumpkin to each person at HAMA house, or hosting an event where we make pumpkin stew instead of potato soup.

Umm… You said there were still 100,000 pumpkins left though, didn’t you? That wouldn’t really work out, even though those are simple ideas.

You have a point… Then what about–

You two shouldn’t look so serious, it’ll bring down your luck.

Raito-san…

We heard all the tea ☆

We’d love to help you brainstorm a few ideas.

Let’s eat a buncha pumpkin treats and dish out a strat~♪