The Wages Of Gluttony
Cast:
Cure Whip, Usami Ichika - age 13
Cure Gelato, Tategami Aoi - age 14
Cure Macaron, Kotozume Yukari - age 18
Cure Parfait, Kirahoshi Ciel - age 14
Bibury, Juumonji Fumi - age 17
September, 2017
How did the cupcakes get there?
It is a question nobody asks. It is certain that it is Bibury who is seated at a table inside the Kirakira Patisserie. Those are undoubtedly KiraPati cupcakes before her, which the girls have prepared with love and skill. Surely, somebody must have taken Bibury's order and delivered to her so many cupcakes that they have to be stacked in a pyramid. It is impossible that they would have appeared in front of her by any other means, and yet-
Of the six girls who run the Kirakira Patisserie, all six of them seem equally surprised.
"Can she even pay for those?" Aoi wonders aloud. "I mean, we can't just feed her all of that for free..."
"Money?" Bibury shrugs. "Of course I haven't got any. I quit using Noir, after all."
"Oh? How interesting." Yukari comments, apparently unconcerned.
"I wouldn't feel good about kicking her out..." Ichika says.
"It is said that the one who does not work shall not eat," Ciel says. "If she works here, then feeding her shouldn't be a problem!"
"Work?" The word slips from Bibury's lips as if for the first time.
"That's right!" Ciel advances toward Bibury, a frilly apron in her hands. "You don't have a problem with that, right?"
Ciel's face is smiling. Looking into the younger girl's eyes, Bibury can see an image of herself in that apron. It is clear that no refusal will be tolerated.
"I guess not?"
"Tres bien!"