Wan! Episode 3

Operation Errand Run / Finders Kyōka's / Ranpo-san's Day Well Spent (おつかい大作戦 / 鏡花の拾いもの / 乱歩さんのお利口な一日,) is the 3rd episode of Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! anime series. It aired on January 27, 2021.

Synopsis
Too busy to go shopping for supplies, Yosano is asked by Ranpo, "Want me to help you out?" Isn't it unusual……? Moreover, after Kyōka picks up a lost cat, Kunikida begins a tedious sermon!

Operation Errand Run
Yosano is worried that she cannot go out and buy some supplies due to her busy schedule, so Ranpo volunteers to find someone in the Agency who can run some errands, specifically buying some medical charts (カルテ,) and scissors (ハサミ,). Ranpo then asks Kenji to do the task, which Kenji gladly accepts.

Kenji suddenly remembers that he needs to head to a scene and will not be able to pass by the store; Kunikida encounters him and is asked to perform Yosano's errand. Mixing up the words needed to buy, Kenji tells Kunikida to buy Yosano some short ribs (カルビ,) and skirt steaks (ハラミ,). Kunikida is confused, but Kenji surmises that she may be planning to grill some meat, so Kunikida agrees. He then wakes a lazing Dazai and asks him to buy Yosano some short ribs and skirt steaks, thinking that she perhaps has a patient on the brink of death unless they eat some grilled meat.

Dazai soon comes across Atsushi and tasks him with the errand, claiming it as Kunikida's task for Atsushi. Generalizing what Kunikida asked him to buy, Dazai tells Atsushi to buy a cow, which Atsushi curiously and skeptically buys. A few days later, the Agency ends up taking care of the cow, Hanako II, named after Kenji's cow in his village, Hanako.

Finders Kyōka's
In an alleyway, Kyōka finds a lost kitten and takes it with her to the Agency. The cat instantly takes a liking at Atsushi, which Dazai thinks may be because it sees him as a fellow cat, though Atsushi retorts that he is a tiger.

Kunikida spots the cat and lectures them that taking care of it requires delicate and meticulous responsibility, while he impeccably makes some milk for the cat. As he tells them that they cannot keep the cat with them, Fukuzawa enters the room and sees the cat. As he gets flustered as a cat person himself, the President leaves the room to redo his entry in a while.

In the meantime, the Agency members look after the cat and enjoy spending time with it. Kyōka later decides to put it up for lost and found, eventually making its way back to its grateful owners. As Miiko the cat is returned to its home, Dazai cheers Kyōka that they still have a cat with them, much to Atsushi's chagrin. Meanwhile, Fukuzawa is distraught that he did not get to pet the cat despite having brought some food for it.

Ranpo-san's Day Well Spent
En route to serve the President some snacks, Atsushi encounters Ranpo, who offers to give the snacks himself. As Ranpo serves him his food, Fukuzawa notices a bite on his rice cake and suspiciously asks Ranpo if he took a bite. Ranpo feigns ignorance despite having morsels of the rice cake by his mouth.

Fukuzawa is distressed that he does not get to have the precious first bite out of the rice cake he has been looking forward to. Ranpo then deduces it as a rice cake assault, though Fukuzawa thinks it is now deceased, so he bids Ranpo to confess at once. Ranpo panics whether the President also has Super Deduction, but the latter directs Ranpo to look at his mouth. Ranpo realizes it and wipes on Fukuzawa's sleeve, annoying the latter.

After reflecting on his behavior, Ranpo approaches Fukuzawa and tells him that he did things while he was busy. Ranpo recounts having went to the store where the rice cake was bought, making Fukuzawa think that he bought him a new one, but Ranpo reveals having only told the owner that the President has been wishing to eat there. He also tells Fukuzawa that he replied to all the pending letters from various important officials and figures, which Fukuzawa sees to be replied with brutal honesty, albeit what he truly wishes to convey.

As Fukuzawa ponders whether to send out the letters, Ranpo lastly tells him that he did something with his phone. Anxious with what he might have done, Fukuzawa gets flustered upon seeing that Ranpo changed his ringtone to a cat's meow and internally appreciates it.

In a mid-credits scene, Kunikida scolds Dazai to stop playing around and get back to work, though Dazai quips that a child's work is to play. Kunikida yells that he is an adult, but Dazai grows sleepy and takes a nap. He calls Kunikida as his mom and asks to wake him up later, much to Kunikida's irritation.

Manga and Anime Differences

 * This episode expands the interaction between the Agency members and the cow Atsushi bought (even naming it Hanako II as stated in the narration) compared to the manga.
 * In this episode, Miiko the cat's owners are shown thanking Atsushi and Dazai for returning it, while the manga does not explicitly show such scene.
 * In the manga, Naomi is supposed to deliver the snacks to Fukuzawa, while Atsushi is the one about to serve the President his snacks in this episode.