Vol 1 Epilogue (1/2)
EPILOGUE – A GOOD DAY FOR DRINKING TEA
On the next day––
The school was closed and the weather was good It was as hot as ever outside
Masaki had coain, as it had a state- of-the-art kitchen
The girls aiting for his dish at the counter table Masaki was cooking
“Even if it’s shi+rley, isn’t that a it?”
“I’m fine! I’m not a child anymore! Hurry up, hurry up!”
shi+rley, as talking in sing-song voice, had bandages wrapped around her neck, torso and limbs There was a cast on her left arm
Alice was concentrating on her tea
“…One portion is fine for me”
“That’s what I was going to give you Alice eat the curry shi+rley is having a haer, curry, rae?”
After all, curry and katsu curry were similar dishes
Alice was expressionless
“…Strange? Are you talking about shi+rley’s stomach? Or her brain?”
“No, there were two curries… well, it’s fine”
“Masaki, Alice, you don’t understand! Curry and Katsu Curry are two different dishes!”
“…It seems like I will never understand for all eternity”
For the ti, each portion was on the small side and ramen was provided as the appetizer soup
It had becoe set of dishes, as all of them were main courses
shi+rley picked up her chopsticks
“Waaai!”
“Is it difficult for you to eat?”
“Nihaha, I’m fine, I’m fine!”
shi+rley had a gash on her stomach, and her ribs and left hand were fractured He didn’t kno many other small injuries she had
It was because she took a direct hit from the shockwave
She had protected Masaki
The strength of shi+rley’s Dialect was unrivalled when it ca, but it was ineffective when it came to defense The doctor said in wonder that the sturdiness of her body was the reason she survived
She spent the night in intensive care but had already recovered enough to go back to everyday life The scars also seemed to disappear a few days later
“Nihaha! There’s no need for you to worry, I’et this injured, but since it’s the fingers of my left hand that are broken, it’s not too inconvenient Ah, coht?”
“…Yes”
“Eh, really? Yet you always use your right hand when eating?”
Even now, she was holding the tea cup with her right hand
“…Because it’s table manners”
“I see”
Of course in restaurants, knives and forks were lined up on the right hand side, and in cafes the handle of the cup was turned to the right when placed on the table It ht have been a little unstylish to try to eat with your left hand
“…Experience”
“Ah, well you’re free to use your left hand if you want to”
“………H ht hand freely?”
“I just got out of the bath before… Ah! No, I, I forgot”
“…Right”
She glared at hi
The topic changed
“This et in touch with you?”
“…Yes”
“I didn’t really get what Harii-sensei said slurpslurp~~~”
“…Don’t ”
“Why? I’ because it’s delicious”
“…It’s bad manners”
“Alice hasn’t tasted real ramen before!”
“…I’ht, it seems like Hariya is unconscious now”
“Yeah, it seemed like Ishounuma was too, maybe that’s what happens after that APPD is used”
“Nyaha, that’s scary… slurpslurp~~~”
“…It serves hiht”
He resisted agreeing with her
“At least Hariya-sensei used it knohat ht be victims… but they didn’t need to hurt innocent people––here’s the omurice”
Masaki’s omurice wasn’t overcooked and was shaped into a perfect se drawn on it It was a half- on a white circular plate
shi+rley waved her hands
“It’s here!”
“Would you like ketchup? Or will you eat it plain?”
“Ah, I want you to draw a heart!”
“I didn’t do it like that but… well I ht as well try”
Since Masaki was the type that fussed more over the taste than the appearance, presentation honestly wasn’t his strong point but––
He was able to draw it surprisingly well since he was used tocakes
A heart on the omurice And because there was some left over ketchup be wrote “shi+rley” as well
“How about this?”
“Wow!? In other words, does this mean ‘Masaki LOVES me’!?”
“No, it means ‘shi+rley’s portion’ ”
“I see”
Alice stared at it when she caught a glance of it from the side
“What’s up?”
“…Ah, no… well… I…”
“Huh? What is it?”
“…I… the… o”
“Does Alice also want an omurice like this?”
“…!?”
Her eyes glittered
Her face was as expressionless as ever
“I thought that it would be more delicious if you had the curry toht now, please wait for a bit I brought plenty of ingredients This aparte”
“…Yes, I’ll wait”
“No~, this is a long-awaited meal It’s really fun”
“…Hurry up”
“So this is the latest kitchen syste like it’s neant to live in a place with a kitchen like this”
“…Then you should live here, right?”
“Eh!?”
Masaki instantly turned around to face Alice
She looked down and brought the teacup to her lips This was the gesture she always used when she wanted to hide her expression