Chapter 286

'''Hayate no Gotoku! Chapter 286:''' She Has Come To Steal Something Precious Of Mine

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Hayate Ayasaki
 * 2) Yozora Housen
 * 3) Nagi Sanzenin
 * 4) Tama
 * 5) Isumi Saginomiya
 * 6) Chiharu Harukaze
 * 7) Maria

Summary
Hayate apologizes to the girl he runs into for accusing her of shooting fireworks at him. After a brief exchange (where Hayate introduces himself to the girl, following her curiosity over his butler uniform), Hayate meets up with Tama, who has run into Isumi. Isumi lends them a hand by giving Tama a collar with a bell attached. The collar, she explains, will make Tama appear to be a cat to the eyes of no one unduly suspicious.

The next day, Tama sits in the garden, meowing inconvincingly. Chiharu sees, and is about to ask when Hayate frantically cuts her off, insisting that Tama is a very large cat. Mildly confused, Chiharu goes elsewhere while Hayate escorts Tama to hide in room 103.

The girl he met the night before shows up at the Violet Mansion, bearing the one of the advertisements put out for room and board. She claims that the "power of love" and "fate" brought her to Hayate, and embraces him as a groggy Nagi walks in on the scene, looking for Hayate. but much to her surprise, she sees him being embraced by the girl much to Nagi's anger.