Chapter 112

## Mission 112: Ai's Errand

**Mission 112: Ai's Errand** (作戦 112. アイさんのおつかい, Ai-san no otsukai) is the one hundred and twelfth chapter of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family.

## Summary

Ai is walking through a forest carrying a dead boar with her, she begins to cut up and cook the corpse as Taiyo Asano and Mutsumi Yozakura watch her from a distance in the bushes. They admire her survival skills being alone in the mountains.

We flashback to the morning where Taiyo explains how it's been peaceful since they confronted Tsubomi Yozakura, and says how Itsuwa Yozakura may have been right about Tsubomi's connection to Mutsumi being weakened. In order to not strain Mutsumi's body and keep her rested, he has decided to do all the housework for her. Taiyo says how he needs to buy some pork to make tonkatsu and Ai barges into the room. She says how she'll buy the pork for them since he's busy. They worry if she'll be alright on her own, but she reassures them that she'll be okay since she's gone shopping with Mutsumi before. They tell her what to buy and give her advice before she leaves. Mutsumi has a terrible disguise on, and Taiyo says that they can follow her.

Ai arrives at the butcher shop, but they have sold out of the pork. Ai gets upset before asking where they get their supply from, after getting the answer she ends up running off. Taiyo runs behind her carrying Mutsumi as they're shocked by her speed. Ai stops to ask various people for directions as she heads to the locations, outrunning trains and swimming through rivers. Taiyo and Mutsumi are surprised to see her head to the production region to buy the pork.

Ai arrives at the Red Sakura Mountain Range a mountainous region with deep forests, where the Oga Pig is known to live. Ai tries to read a map, but can't due to all the kanji in it. She hunts for meat as Taiyo and Mutsumi admire her efforts from a distance. Ai becomes lost and Taiyo decides to help her by disguising himself as an old man. Ai attacks him since he's a stranger, but they reconcile and talk by the fire. Taiyo tries to tell her that her family will be worried about her and she should head home, but Ai refuses. Ai wants to get the pork since it makes you feel well since it's so tasty. She says how she knows something happened to the family and there's been a sad smell around Taiyo and Mutsumi. She wants to do her best to help them since they're so kind to her. Taiyo and Mutsumi are happy to hear what she said and as Taiyo talks to her, she runs off. Mutsumi comes out to tell Taiyo he did a good job, and that they should wait for Ai at the station.

Ai soon arrives at the station and sees Taiyo and Mutsumi there, she is carrying a giant boar known as the "Lord Otoko". Taiyo and Mutsumi are shocked by the massive creature. At home, we see that the massive boar has been cooked, and we're told that it was completely eaten in one night.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Ai
* Taiyo Asano
* Mutsumi Yozakura
* Shion Yozakura
* Kengo Yozakura
* Futaba Yozakura

## Events

* Ai goes out to buy food for the Yozakura Family, and ends up hunting a boar herself.
* Taiyo looks after the house while letting Mutsumi recover.
* Tsubomi's connection with Mutsumi is confirmed to be weakened.