Is the Order a Rabbit? Bunnisode 5

Cocoa and Murderous Intent Without Malice (ココアと悪意なき殺意) is the fifth episode of Is the Order a Rabbit? anime series.

Synopsis
''The girls have fun playing badminton and various other activities. Later, Rize attempts to get help from Sharo when it comes time for her to find a gift for her father. ''

Summary
Maya, Megumi, and Chino prepare for a round of badminton in gym class. They get distracted after Maya brings up her belief that the way they pose will help with their playing.

The following day, Rize and Chino join Cocoa to find her behaving oddly. She explains that her school is having a ball sports tournament coming up and asks to have a few days off to focus on it. They agree but seeing as neither of them mind Cocoa grows saddened and walks off, leading them to wonder if they should have stopped her. Chino goes on to ask Rize for help training her, Megumi, and Maya with badminton. Rize eagerly accepts and Chino begins worrying over her decision.

The girls arrive to the training area while discussing how late in the day is. Chino is concerned because she didn't bring Tippy, but they get distracted upon finding Cocoa and Chiya unconsciously laying in the nearby park. They try to determine what happened before noting that there is a ball laying nearby. Chino fears the worst, assuming they beat each other up and used the tournament as a cover-up, but as it turns out they were actually playing volleyball. Chiya explains how her attempt to hit the ball caused her to beam Cocoa in the face, and she fainted from using up all of her energy. As Rize makes a remark, Chiya confesses that she didn't realize hitting people in the face was so bad.

Rize and Chino start playing badminton, with Rize encouraging Chino's attempts to hit the ball. Cocoa really wants to join them but Rize refuses, while Chiya worries over the ball's control so that nobody gets hurt. Cocoa suggests she easily hit it and send the ball her way, and Rize tries but accidentally sends her racket flying right for Chiya- who sees her shoe is untied and bends over to fix it. Cocoa asks that they trade places and she agrees.

As this is going on an adult woman is shown observing the girls. She remarks that this would be nice material for her next book, then she leaves. .

Chino isn't very sure Cocoa can play Badminton, and in the end she's correct when Cocoa gets hit by both objects. Chiya frets over what she did, but Cocoa is convinced this is an act of love since she's the only one being hit. Rize approaches her friends and tells them to get ready for strict training, deciding Cocoa needs the must help right now.

Just then Sharo arrives to pick up Chiya, because her mom was starting to worry over her not coming home yet. Rize suggests that she joins her, causing her to panic when she realizes Rize is there and she's wearing very plain clothing. They believe the outfit is fine though, and she is dragged into the game. When Chino suggests they play volleyball, Cocoa gives Sharo a caffeinated drink to give her more energy, resulting in a very hyper Sharo running around the field until they start the game, where she is shown keeping up with Rize while Chiya cheers for her on the sideline. Cocoa plays in an attempt to look cool in front of Chino but her energy soon wears out until she and Sharo can no longer play anymore.

On the day of her badminton game in school Chino is able to play pretty well, leading Maya and Megumi to cheer her on. They just need one more point to win the game but Chino is worn out. She decides in order to end it she must use the serve Rize taught her.

After school, Cocoa shows up in high spirits at Rabbit House and points out that she won, while Chiya ended up switching places with someone on the dodgeball team to put her dodging abilities to good use. She asks how the badminton game went, and Chino reveals the birdy she hit ended up getting stuck in the net and she passed out from exhaustion; so they lost. But with all that hard work they decided to practice their victory poses anyway.

Later, Cocoa and Chino work at the counter. Cocoa asks Chino if she is okay noticing she seems a bit off and Chino brings up that Father's Day is approaching. Rize shows up at work a few minutes later to inform them of her plans to work elsewhere for a bit to make some extra money, and how she's already worked out a schedule. While practicing her serves she accidentally broke a window when the Birdie bounced off of a tree, it smashed one of her fathers favorite wine bottles, so she wants to atone for this by getting him one he's been wanting. The girls wonder if Rize could possibly get something for adults since she is only in high school, but it turns out that minors are allowed to buy wine if its for a gift.

At Ama Usa, Chiya offers to make their month theme "Military" for Rize, but she deems it to be unnecessary. Chiya is delighted to have a friend working with her and gets to work when Sharo steps in to pay them a visit and check out the menu. She questions a new item known as the Cherry Blossoms Embracing Obsidian, and rather than answer, Chiya brings over Sakura Mochi and reveals they have a simplified menu for first-time customers. Sharo goes on to ask why they don't just use this menu instead, so Chiya agrees to try it out. But she panics trying to use the relatively normal-sounding name.

Meanwhile, Cocoa and Chino wonder what to give to her dad. Cocoa suggests a polka-dot tie, but Chino points out that it must have a bunny print. Unknown to them, her dad hears them speaking in the hallway and stops to avoid overhearing them, so he refuses to enter the room.

With the day ending, Sharo and Rize prepare to leave Ama Usa and Rize explains her plans to rotate the days between working there and at Fleur de Lapin, and Sharo is very happy knowing this. She heads down the path until she believes Rize is out of eye-sight, then she returns to a dilapidated building next to Ama Usa. She sadly heads inside.

The following day, Rize has changed into the uniform and looks over herself, not used to something so showy. Sharo asks if the outfit fits her and compliments her as they step into the main room, where Sharo explains that she should work on her posture a bit more in order to look more attractive. She suggests a flamboyant, pretty pose, but when Rize gives it a try they both become very flustered.

Over time, Rize begins to see that the mannerisms she is learning at each Cafe spreading to the others, such as her attractively posing for each customer. Sharo asks her if she is tired from working all three places like this but Rize claims to be fine. She goes on to ask Sharo why she would have a part-time job when she's wealthy, causing Sharo to worry over how to respond until Rize theorizes its her attempt to be independent. Sharo agrees right away, saying how much nicer it is to buy things with your own efforts and hard-earned money.

At Rabbit House, Chino and Cocoa work on trying to sew a rabbit print tie but keep worrying over every detail. Chino tries to keep Cocoa calm, but Cocoa wants the gift to be really good because Chino's father is like her own while she is living there. Chino takes her turn trying to sew and does really well, with Cocoa depressed to know she does much better than herself.

While walking through town, Megumi brings up her plans to cook dinner for her dad tomorrow. Maya comments how nice this is before revealing her plans to give her dad a shoulder massage.

As the girls change into their normal outfits, Sharo sadly brings up how today was their last day working together, with tomorrow being Fathers Day. She attempts to get Rize to consider working there from now on since she did really good, but while Rize can see how much this would mean to Sharo, she claims the cafe doesn't suit her as well. She kindly rejects her request, but she decides to keep the rabbit ear headband and invites Sharo to get the wine with her.

Sadly, even after they combine their money they are unable to afford it. But just then Sharo gets an idea and she leads Rize to a silverware shop. She shows Rize a nice set of transparent glasses and points out that there is a sale going on, so she could buy multiple. Rize doesn't believe her father would like such a gift though, and Sharo explains that if she gets multiple she could always give them to both of her parents. She also reminds Rize of how much work she did and that her father would like anything he was given because it came from her.

Happily, Cocoa and Chino wrap the present they made for Chino's father. They hope he will use it and Chino brings up that her dad only wears a bow-tie, not a neck tie. Cocoa is shocked for a moment, but she is sure that he will enjoy the gift anyway.

Hesitantly, Rize brings her dad his gift and steps into his room to drop it off. She decides to leave it on his office table instead of giving it to him in person; but to her surprise she finds out he has another bottle of wine that matches the one she accidentally broke.

Back at Rabbit House, Tippy curiously looks around for the bottle of wine he's misplaced. Chino's father admits he gave it to a friend of his and he is shown wearing the tie the girls gave him. While Tippy is upset, Chino's father is too happy to pay him any mind.

Rize sets down the present and leaves the room. With the note she left for her father giving thanks and the hope that one day they can share a drink using the present.

Characters

 * By order of appearances.


 * Maya
 * Megumi
 * Chino
 * Cocoa
 * Rize
 * Chiya
 * Aoyama
 * Sharo
 * Chino's Dad
 * Tippy

Gallery
Is the Order a Rabbit? Bunnisode 5/Gallery

Major Events

 * Rize works at all three of the Cafe.
 * A Badminton tournament is held at Chino's school, while a ball tournament is held at Cocoa's.
 * Fathers Day is celebrated.