Cats and the Camellia Train

Cats and the Camellia Train
Campaign	Rail◆The Cat in the Snowy Winter and the Camellia Train
Written by	Yuuki Yoshino (結城由乃)
Type	Event
Episodes	15
Released	Dec 15th 2018
Characters
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Souma picks up a lost cat wandering around the school grounds. Arashi recognizes who its owner is, but it turns into a request to participate in an event taking place nearby and perform in its live.

Cats and the Camellia Train (猫と椿列車, neko to tsubaki ressha; lit. cats and camellia train) is an event story released on Dec 15th 2018. It could be obtained through point rewards during Rail◆The Cat in the Snowy Winter and the Camellia Train event and is free to read on Basic in ! mode.

It features Yuta, Souma, Arashi, Keito, Kuro, Nazuna, Leo, and Sora.

CGs

Chapter - 1
Ummm, ummm... I-... I seemed to have gained weight, is all!

Chapter - 8
H-Hey! Quit pulling at my cheeks! You're incorrigible!

Chapter - 8
Yeesh... You all needta take your turn when you're gettin' on my lap. No cuttin' in line, get along with each other.

Chapter - 8
Kya~an! What's this? This whole scene gives me the flutters!

Chapter - 12
Gosh, Souma-chan, you're so insensitive. Girls won't give you the light of day anymore if you keep acting like that, you know?

Epilogue
(Huh, guess you just can't help yourself in havin' fun. That's a real nice face you're makin', Danna.)

Epilogue
(We'll take it from here and show ya why AKATSUKI's known as the school's No. 2 unit.)

Epilogue
"We shall dye the pure white snow with the colors of AKATSUKI! Come, come, let us dance!"

Episodes

Prologue
1	Episode 1	Winter
It is a rather cold day. Souma, who unsuccessfully tried to get Kanata because of Marine Biology Club activities, notices a cat in a thicket. He remembers that Keito said if dogs and cats keep showing up on campus, the health department might exterminate said dogs and cats. Souma notices that the cat is wearing a collar, making it a pet. On the collar is the word "Hana", written in Romaji. Wondering about the cat's owner, Souma decides to go to the Student Council room, looking for Keito. However, when he arrives, Keito and Kuro are already there, not noticing Souma. After Keito does notice Souma, the latter, he (Souma) decides to prepare himself for the worst...
Chapters
2	Episode 1	Winter
Souma enters the room, hiding Hana in his shirt. Keito and Kuro are confused by the sight of Souma's bulging stomach, so he tries to cover it up by saying it's the result of a growth spurt. Hana meows, Souma claims it's his newfound stomach growling for food, and he uses that excuse to run away. A worried Kuro chases after Souma and confronts him. Souma explains everything about Hana, so Kuro reveals that calling the health department is very much a last resort and Keito has been trying kinder methods to remove the strays like finding foster homes. With everything cleared up, the pair begin brainstorming about finding Hana's owner.
3	Episode 2	Winter
Arashi approaches them, and being very fond of cats, she's immediately smitten with Hana. Souma explains that they need to find his owner. Arashi ends up deducing that the Hana on his collar isn't his name, but rather the name of a cat café she frequents, so the cat must come from there. Arashi calls the café and gets confirmation that it's where he belongs. She offers to bring him back there.
4	Episode 3	Winter
After school the following day, a troubled Arashi has come to Anzu for help with something. Souma also shows up to ask how "Hana" is doing. Arashi explains that everything is just fine with him, and that she couldn't update Souma sooner because of a request the café made of her. There's going to be a huge winter event at a park with a train exhibition that many companies are participating in, including the café. They wanted her to help them with advertising and serving customers. They asked her directly because the request they put in through the school was seemingly ignored. Arashi knows it's because everybody at school is busy with StarFes, but she really wants to support the café, so she came to Anzu in search of units who can help. Nobody has been able to, though. Souma asks what exactly a cat café is, and is delighted to learn that if he helped, he would have the chance to see "Hana" again. He agrees to be a waiter with Arashi, and decides he'll try to convince his seniors to participate in the café's live. He and Anzu set off on the mission.
5	Episode 4	Winter
Souma and Anzu's first stop is the Dojo to convince Kuro. They find him working himself to the bone making outfits for StarFes. Souma becomes hesitant to ask his busy senior about doing the live. Anzu coaxes Kuro into taking a break. He gets Souma to open up about his request, and agrees to doing the live despite the circumstances, since it's rare for Souma to ask anything of AKATSUKI. Kuro knows Souma would be nervous about asking Keito, who is incredibly busy, so he offers him encouragement and support if things go awry. An energized Souma goes to seek out Keito.
6	Episode 5	Winter
Anzu stays behind with Kuro. He thanks her for getting him to take a breather so Souma could ask about the live. She begins to help Kuro with the outfits, wanting to see her teacher do his work. He laments about making Souma feel reluctant to ask for help while Anzu finishes an outfit he started on. He praises her in how far she's come with sewing, grateful for her assistance so he can finish his duties quicker for Souma. He knows both him and Keito want to help Souma the best they can. He's anxious about not being a good waiter and letting Souma down, given his tendency to intimidate people. Anzu reassures him that he isn't so scary, and lifts his spirits a bit. They continue working as fast as they can.
7	Episode 6	Winter
Souma arrives at the student council room. Leo is there, causing a bit of a ruckus and getting chided by Keito. Keito is happy to see that Souma's body is back to normal, so he has less to worry about alongside his student council work. Souma acknowledges Keito being overwhelmed, but remembers what he talked about with Kuro and has enough courage to ask about doing the live. It turns out Leo wanted to do the same live with AKATSUKI. Keito accepts since Souma wants to do it and Kuro is okay with it. Souma expresses his guilt about asking for their help when they're both busy, and Keito reassures him while internally scolding himself for causing Souma to worry.
8	Episode 7	Winter
Leo and Keito bicker, but calm down to drink the tea Souma made them. It turns out Arashi found Leo and Nazuna to serve as waiters for the café. Leo explains that he accepted since he loves cats, and calls Keito a cat lover, which the latter finds misleading. They begin to bicker again, this time about a picture Leo took of Keito with Little John's kittens. Leo gets the conversation back on track, asking if Keito would also be a waiter. Souma feels that both Keito and Kuro are far too busy for it, which Keito is displeased to hear. He says they're going to both the live and waiting job together as one unit.
9	Episode 8	Winter
On the day of the event, everyone is in the café's train car. They're all getting along with the cats, except for Keito. He's worried about not sufficing as a waiter due to being avoided, and is trying to come up with some way to fix it. Nazuna tries to help him, and smells the lingering scent of incense Keito was burning in the morning. Nazuna runs off, seeming to have come up with an idea. Keito stays where he is as to not scare the cats away from anybody.
10	Episode 9	Winter
Nazuna returns with a staff apron for Keito to wear. His logic was that the incense wasn't a good smell to the cats, so the apron would make Keito seem more familiar to them. His hunch is correct, and they begin crowding Keito, who is very delighted. A cat jumps on Nazuna, and Souma gets it off of him. The cat is "Hana," who is very happy to be reunited with Souma, and vice versa. Arashi informs Souma that the cat's name is actually Maru. Arashi thanks Nazuna for helping her with the café and tries to get a composing Leo back on track. Souma runs into Kuro, who is still worried about performing well as a waiter. He's wondering if he could do food preparation so customers wouldn't have to see him. Keito is also unsure about doing well, but he encourages his unit to do their best.
11	Episode 10	Winter
The café has opened. Anzu approaches Kuro, who is practicing his greeting for customers. He remains worried about being scary, but Anzu tries to reassure him. They observe Keito, who's being very hospitable and doing a good job. Kuro still wishes he wouldn't be so frightening, but Anzu did make him feel a bit better. Souma's struggling to read the dessert names on the western menu, but Kuro suggests a workaround for him. Nazuna then approaches Kuro, asking for help getting a cat off his apron before returning to fulfilling orders. Sora and Yuta enter the café, so Kuro decides he should take the chance to try his Anzu approved greeting on the new customers.
12	Episode 11	Winter
The pair freeze at Kuro's greeting, which makes him anxious, but they were just taken aback seeing their senior here. They chat, and Yuta and Sora are looking forward to AKATSUKI's live. Anzu joins the conversation, and they learn she's there to take a break rather than to produce the live. Kuro guides them to their seats with cats following them. He wonders why they're so clingy. Sora reveals he can understand the cats with his synesthesia, and that they say Kuro has a very warm, secure presence. Sora agrees, and says he finds Kuro's colour to be gentle. It's so gentle that it makes him doze off, so Kuro gives him a piggyback ride to the seats. Kuro says he'll look after everybody.
13	Episode 12	Winter
Sora plays with a cat he got woken up by. Leo greets him, and explains that he's been allowed to just care for the cats rather than dealing with customers while working there. Kuro takes Sora's order and heads to the kitchen with the cats still following him. Sora says it's a rainbow-coloured sight. Souma is having a bit of difficulty keeping up with orders, but is trying his best since being hospitable is part of his duty as an idol. He crosses paths with Maru again, and Arashi comes to ask if he needs help with anything. Souma thanks Arashi for the opportunity to work and perform here, and Arashi thanks him for supporting the café. It's all thanks to Maru, who Souma tells not to run away again since he'll come to the café and play with him when he can. Kuro almost runs into them standing in the walk way, and Keito almost runs into the cats crowding around Kuro. The two head to the kitchen together, excited to put on their live.
14	Episode 13	Winter
The live is starting soon, and the waiters are serving refreshments before settling into the audience. They trade drinks around with each other. It begins snowing while they wait for the Camellia Train Live to begin, named after the flowers surrounding and drawn on the train car. Arashi and Yuta agree that this live is very fit for AKATSUKI, especially since the café regularly plays Japanese style music in the background, which the cats are fond of. The snow stops and the live begins. Leo encourages everyone to be loud and cheer.
Epilogue
15	Episode 1	Winter
Keito greets the audience well, though he's anxious about the weather interfering with their performance. Kuro snaps him out of it so he doesn't worry the audience. They admire Souma as he performs, and share their regrets about making him feel like he couldn't ask to do the live. Nonetheless, they're very proud of Souma, and continue with the live even when it starts to snow again. While Kuro performs, he notices some customers he served coming out to watch them despite the cold. He reflects on the fact he was full of doubt being a server despite everything turning out fine in the end, and continues to perform with all he has. Souma also reflects upon his own anxiety about asking them for help since all went well. He truly appreciates the opportunity to perform with them, and hopes the cats are enjoying the music as the audience are.

References

Cats and the Camellia Train

猫と椿列車

neko to tsubaki ressha

cats and camellia train

Rail◆The Cat in the Snowy Winter and the Camellia Train

Event1

Yuuki Yoshino (結城由乃)

15

Dec 15th 2018

Yuta Aoi

11-14

Souma Kanzaki

1-5,7,8,10,11,13,15

Arashi Narukami

3,4,9,10,13,14

Keito Hasumi

1,2,7-11,13,15

Kuro Kiryu

1-3,5,6,9-13,15

Nazuna Nito

9-11,14

Leo Tsukinaga

7-10,13,14

Sora Harukawa

11-14

Prologue

Chapters//13

Epilogue

Winter

It is a rather cold day. Souma, who unsuccessfully tried to get Kanata because of Marine Biology Club activities, notices a cat in a thicket. He remembers that Keito said if dogs and cats keep showing up on campus, the health department might exterminate said dogs and cats. Souma notices that the cat is wearing a collar, making it a pet. On the collar is the word "Hana", written in Romaji. Wondering about the cat's owner, Souma decides to go to the Student Council room, looking for Keito. However, when he arrives, Keito and Kuro are already there, not noticing Souma. After Keito does notice Souma, the latter, he (Souma) decides to prepare himself for the worst...

Souma enters the room, hiding Hana in his shirt. Keito and Kuro are confused by the sight of Souma's bulging stomach, so he tries to cover it up by saying it's the result of a growth spurt. Hana meows, Souma claims it's his newfound stomach growling for food, and he uses that excuse to run away. A worried Kuro chases after Souma and confronts him. Souma explains everything about Hana, so Kuro reveals that calling the health department is very much a last resort and Keito has been trying kinder methods to remove the strays like finding foster homes. With everything cleared up, the pair begin brainstorming about finding Hana's owner.

Arashi approaches them, and being very fond of cats, she's immediately smitten with Hana. Souma explains that they need to find his owner. Arashi ends up deducing that the Hana on his collar isn't his name, but rather the name of a cat café she frequents, so the cat must come from there. Arashi calls the café and gets confirmation that it's where he belongs. She offers to bring him back there.

After school the following day, a troubled Arashi has come to Anzu for help with something. Souma also shows up to ask how "Hana" is doing. Arashi explains that everything is just fine with him, and that she couldn't update Souma sooner because of a request the café made of her. There's going to be a huge winter event at a park with a train exhibition that many companies are participating in, including the café. They wanted her to help them with advertising and serving customers. They asked her directly because the request they put in through the school was seemingly ignored. Arashi knows it's because everybody at school is busy with StarFes, but she really wants to support the café, so she came to Anzu in search of units who can help. Nobody has been able to, though. Souma asks what exactly a cat café is, and is delighted to learn that if he helped, he would have the chance to see "Hana" again. He agrees to be a waiter with Arashi, and decides he'll try to convince his seniors to participate in the café's live. He and Anzu set off on the mission.

Souma and Anzu's first stop is the Dojo to convince Kuro. They find him working himself to the bone making outfits for StarFes. Souma becomes hesitant to ask his busy senior about doing the live. Anzu coaxes Kuro into taking a break. He gets Souma to open up about his request, and agrees to doing the live despite the circumstances, since it's rare for Souma to ask anything of AKATSUKI. Kuro knows Souma would be nervous about asking Keito, who is incredibly busy, so he offers him encouragement and support if things go awry. An energized Souma goes to seek out Keito.

Anzu stays behind with Kuro. He thanks her for getting him to take a breather so Souma could ask about the live. She begins to help Kuro with the outfits, wanting to see her teacher do his work. He laments about making Souma feel reluctant to ask for help while Anzu finishes an outfit he started on. He praises her in how far she's come with sewing, grateful for her assistance so he can finish his duties quicker for Souma. He knows both him and Keito want to help Souma the best they can. He's anxious about not being a good waiter and letting Souma down, given his tendency to intimidate people. Anzu reassures him that he isn't so scary, and lifts his spirits a bit. They continue working as fast as they can.

Souma arrives at the student council room. Leo is there, causing a bit of a ruckus and getting chided by Keito. Keito is happy to see that Souma's body is back to normal, so he has less to worry about alongside his student council work. Souma acknowledges Keito being overwhelmed, but remembers what he talked about with Kuro and has enough courage to ask about doing the live. It turns out Leo wanted to do the same live with AKATSUKI. Keito accepts since Souma wants to do it and Kuro is okay with it. Souma expresses his guilt about asking for their help when they're both busy, and Keito reassures him while internally scolding himself for causing Souma to worry.

Leo and Keito bicker, but calm down to drink the tea Souma made them. It turns out Arashi found Leo and Nazuna to serve as waiters for the café. Leo explains that he accepted since he loves cats, and calls Keito a cat lover, which the latter finds misleading. They begin to bicker again, this time about a picture Leo took of Keito with Little John's kittens. Leo gets the conversation back on track, asking if Keito would also be a waiter. Souma feels that both Keito and Kuro are far too busy for it, which Keito is displeased to hear. He says they're going to both the live and waiting job together as one unit.

On the day of the event, everyone is in the café's train car. They're all getting along with the cats, except for Keito. He's worried about not sufficing as a waiter due to being avoided, and is trying to come up with some way to fix it. Nazuna tries to help him, and smells the lingering scent of incense Keito was burning in the morning. Nazuna runs off, seeming to have come up with an idea. Keito stays where he is as to not scare the cats away from anybody.

Nazuna returns with a staff apron for Keito to wear. His logic was that the incense wasn't a good smell to the cats, so the apron would make Keito seem more familiar to them. His hunch is correct, and they begin crowding Keito, who is very delighted. A cat jumps on Nazuna, and Souma gets it off of him. The cat is "Hana," who is very happy to be reunited with Souma, and vice versa. Arashi informs Souma that the cat's name is actually Maru. Arashi thanks Nazuna for helping her with the café and tries to get a composing Leo back on track. Souma runs into Kuro, who is still worried about performing well as a waiter. He's wondering if he could do food preparation so customers wouldn't have to see him. Keito is also unsure about doing well, but he encourages his unit to do their best.

The café has opened. Anzu approaches Kuro, who is practicing his greeting for customers. He remains worried about being scary, but Anzu tries to reassure him. They observe Keito, who's being very hospitable and doing a good job. Kuro still wishes he wouldn't be so frightening, but Anzu did make him feel a bit better. Souma's struggling to read the dessert names on the western menu, but Kuro suggests a workaround for him. Nazuna then approaches Kuro, asking for help getting a cat off his apron before returning to fulfilling orders. Sora and Yuta enter the café, so Kuro decides he should take the chance to try his Anzu approved greeting on the new customers.

The pair freeze at Kuro's greeting, which makes him anxious, but they were just taken aback seeing their senior here. They chat, and Yuta and Sora are looking forward to AKATSUKI's live. Anzu joins the conversation, and they learn she's there to take a break rather than to produce the live. Kuro guides them to their seats with cats following them. He wonders why they're so clingy. Sora reveals he can understand the cats with his synesthesia, and that they say Kuro has a very warm, secure presence. Sora agrees, and says he finds Kuro's colour to be gentle. It's so gentle that it makes him doze off, so Kuro gives him a piggyback ride to the seats. Kuro says he'll look after everybody.

Sora plays with a cat he got woken up by. Leo greets him, and explains that he's been allowed to just care for the cats rather than dealing with customers while working there. Kuro takes Sora's order and heads to the kitchen with the cats still following him. Sora says it's a rainbow-coloured sight. Souma is having a bit of difficulty keeping up with orders, but is trying his best since being hospitable is part of his duty as an idol. He crosses paths with Maru again, and Arashi comes to ask if he needs help with anything. Souma thanks Arashi for the opportunity to work and perform here, and Arashi thanks him for supporting the café. It's all thanks to Maru, who Souma tells not to run away again since he'll come to the café and play with him when he can. Kuro almost runs into them standing in the walk way, and Keito almost runs into the cats crowding around Kuro. The two head to the kitchen together, excited to put on their live.

The live is starting soon, and the waiters are serving refreshments before settling into the audience. They trade drinks around with each other. It begins snowing while they wait for the Camellia Train Live to begin, named after the flowers surrounding and drawn on the train car. Arashi and Yuta agree that this live is very fit for AKATSUKI, especially since the café regularly plays Japanese style music in the background, which the cats are fond of. The snow stops and the live begins. Leo encourages everyone to be loud and cheer.

Keito greets the audience well, though he's anxious about the weather interfering with their performance. Kuro snaps him out of it so he doesn't worry the audience. They admire Souma as he performs, and share their regrets about making him feel like he couldn't ask to do the live. Nonetheless, they're very proud of Souma, and continue with the live even when it starts to snow again. While Kuro performs, he notices some customers he served coming out to watch them despite the cold. He reflects on the fact he was full of doubt being a server despite everything turning out fine in the end, and continues to perform with all he has. Souma also reflects upon his own anxiety about asking them for help since all went well. He truly appreciates the opportunity to perform with them, and hopes the cats are enjoying the music as the audience are.

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