Episode 2: An Animal's Feast

Chika
... Graaaah!

Nozomi
Eeep!?

Nozomi
... Eh? Did Chika really throw me back just now? The same kind Chika, who wouldn't hurt a fly?

Chika
Grrrr! Graaah!

Kurumi
Eek, she's shouting so loudly...! The walls are shaking...!

Nozomi
Chika loves singing, and she's really putting her vocal training to use! Ahh, my ears are ringing so much, I feel like my eardrums are gonna pop!

Chika
Gaaah! Graaaah!

Kurumi
Ah, wha...? W-Where is she running off to...?

Kurumi
W-Why is this happening...? Why was she was roaring and moving like a beast...?

Nozomi
I don't know! But we have to chase her! If the fans see her weird behavior, she'll be through as an idol...!

Kokkoro
Kyaaa!?

Kurumi
Ah, a scream...! That voice just now, wasn't it Kokkoro...?

Kurumi
It was Kokkoro's turn to cook today, so she should be in the kitchen...? Ehh, I hear some really loud noises...!

Nozomi
I-Is Chika going crazy? What on earth happened to her?

Kurumi
I-I don't know, but...! For now, let's go take a look...!

Kurumi
Mama Saren and big sister Suzume are both out, so I have to be the one to protect the Sarendia Orphanage...!

Ayane
......

Kurumi
Huh, Ayane...? What's going on... I don't think you've said anything for a while, have you?

Ayane
... Hasn't said anything.

Kurumi
R-Right...? You're always a chatterbox, Ayane, so it's kind of weird when you're quiet...

Ayane
... Since earlier, Puukichi hasn't said anything.

Kurumi
Huh...?

Kokkoro
Ah, this will not do! I do not know who you are, but you must not do things like that! This is the food that I prepared for Master and the others from the orphanage!

Nozomi
T-This sounds serious! I'm going on ahead!

Nozomi
Chika, I don't know what you're up to, but stop it! You can't cause trouble for strangers!

Kurumi
(Ohh? What's going on...? Ayane is acting strange, and all of these things that I don't understand keep happening...!)

Kurumi
(Why...? Shouldn't we all have just been waiting to spend a happy Christmas together...?)

Chika
......

Nozomi
Chika! What are you doing? Whoa, you've got food splattered all over your clothes...?

Kokkoro
Ah, um...? May I ask who you are?

Kurumi
Kokkoro... U-Um, it looks like these two are friends of big brother Yuuki's...?

Kokkoro
I see, so they were acquaintances of Master's.

Kokkoro
Then, perhaps I should overlook the disorder they have caused... Though it is quite hard to bear the thought of all of this food going to waste.

Kurumi
Eeek, all of the pots and pans have been knocked over... Did Chika do all of this...?

Kokkoro
Sigh. Yes, this person suddenly rushed into the kitchen and plunged her face into the pot. With no idea of what was happening, I was quite bewildered.

Kokkoro
Just like that, the one known as Chika lapped up all of the food. Even though, had she simply asked normally, I would have been glad to offer her lunch.

Nozomi
S-Sorry? Why did you do that, Chika -- were you that hungry?

Chika
......

Nozomi
... Chika? Huh, why'd you get up without saying anything!? What are you doing -- it's like you're not the same Chika I know anymore!

Chika
......!

Nozomi
H-Huh? Chika, why are you getting close to me with that smile? You're scaring me, you know...?

Chika
Heee...

Nozomi
Eek? H-Hey, why are you cuddling up to me like that? Q-Quit it, that tickles!

Chika
Lick, lick...

Nozomi
Eeek!? H-Hey, hey, don't lick me -- we don't need that kind of fanservice in Carmina!

Nozomi
There are some people who like this content, but I want to be a more traditional, pure kind of idol...!

Chika
Chomp!

Nozomi
Ow!? Don't bite me, either -- weird rumors will start circulating if you leave bite marks on my skin, you know!?

Chika
......

Nozomi
Huh? She fell down with a really satisfied-looking face!

Nozomi
Eh...? Seriously, what is going on with you, Chika -- what do you want? I just don't get it!