“There’s a new dairy truck in town… but it’s not dairy!” she whispers. “Mr. Tanaka from the grocery store said the driver left in the middle of the night, covered the delivery with a tarp, and muttered something about ‘Project Milky Way.’”
The group earns the town’s hero title (The Messy Mom Squad) for their efforts. However, as they sit in their meeting room, eating celebratory dango, Kazumi slides a new notice under the whiteboard: “Top Secret Mom Mission #2: Investigate the Case of the Missing Underwear.”
Aiko sips her green tea. “Better than cleaning up after the kids’ ‘art project’ again.”
It begins on a drizzly Tuesday. The moms are mid-meeting—debating whether the school principal’s new toupee is sentient—when Hikari bursts in, her hair disheveled, clutching a flyer for the upcoming “Hinode Harvest Festival.”