Vol 4 Chapter 3 (1/2)
3: Game Love Mentality is Mayhem
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After Masuzu and the rest had gone home, Saeko-san went to take a bath
It seeain, so I decided to make her a bento For the sake of nutrition, I wanted to focus on vegetables and limit the oil used… So I decided to make a stew A chizuken stew[1], since my aunt tried it once before and said it was 'tasty, tasty' as she ate
When the ingredients in the pot started boiling, Saeko-san walked into the living roo a tank top and hot pants, I didn't react in the face of such a rough dressing manner I was accustomed to it
…But before I had gotten used to it, to be honest, I had always been very restless After all, Saeko-san did have an aure
Saeko-san twitched her nose and sniffed
”Hoonderful A loving wife's bento”
”Why is it a loving wife's bento?”
I used my chopsticks to poke the lotus root to see hoas, it still needed another three minutes
Saeko-san took a beer froerator
”You're such a good nephew, I can't believe that such a terribly awful pair of parents ive birth to a child like you, it's a real mystery”
”Haha, please stop After all, you're taking care of me now, so if it's the least I can—”
”Eita is the one who should stop it It's just natural that I take care of you After all, we're family”
”…That's true, I'm sorry”
I looked up as I tried to reflect on this sudden outburst of happiness that was shot at me
Saeko-san drained the can of beer in an instant:
”Oh, right, somehohen it comes to those four———— Do you want to turn your life into a mayhemshuraba? Or is it a harem perhaps?”
”I refuse either”
I took out another can of beer froerator
”If you pick the mayhem, you should take some self-defense classes Also, you should frequently put a copy of Shounen Jump under your shi+rt, so that when you're stabbed it'll lessen the penetration”
”I don't think that kind of thing could stop it…”
Furthermore, if I put it there, it seemed like it would have been difficult to move
”If you pick the hares, it will be difficult to conquer five people simultaneously If you mess up one or two options, an irreparable chain reaction will explode, so don't be lazy and forget to save”
”If you happen to find a memory card for my life, please buy it quickly”
I casually answered as I turned off the stove
”Huh? Five people? Why are there five people?”
”I'et”
”I refuse”
Saeko-san shrugged lightly
”If that's so, then just pick one and date her”
”That's why I a With Masuzu”
However, Saeko-san shrugged once more, as if she still didn't believe it
”That kid, isn't she the type that will never reveal what's on her heart? Even though she tried to act 'dere' just then because of the atmosphere Honestly, it looks like her problems are much deeper than just that”
Yeah— As expected, she really is keen
To be honest, even I didn't knohat Masuzu was really thinking
”Well, anyhow, it's not like she really is a bad person or soood points”
”Eh— Such as?”
”First of all, there's the face, and after that it's the face, and um, ah, well, there is also the face”
Isn't that strange?
Besides the face, what ood?
No, of course there is so else Like, her looks, her appearance, or how she seems to the eye
Saeko s and said:
”A beautiful floill always have poison and spines, this is so that the world dictates Just be careful that you aren't pricked”
”Yes, yes”
I picked up the pot, and the scent of soy sauce drifted through the kitchen
And then I suddenly thought of so
Just what does Masuzu usually eat anyways?
♦
Masuzu was using her lips
After I had bid farewell to Saeko-san and ate dinner with Chiwa, I was called to the usual cafe by SMS ed jelly drink[2] It was the kind of thing that office workers often ate when they hadn't have any time to eat
I sat in the seat opposite of her and ordered a coke from the waitress
”Could it be that, that's actually your dinner?”
”Well, that's how it is, is there so?”
I didn't knohat she was targeting, but Masuzu inflated the drink bag with a 'phu' while she pouted
”But when you have that, don't you feel like you haven't eaten anything? You should order a sandwich or pasta or so”
”I don't like that kind of obsessing eating behavior As long as it si is okay”
That being said, I didn't think I had ever seen this girl eat anything proper before
Thewhen she had prepared food in my house, she cooked instant curry, and when she was at our club she only drank tea
”Those lovestruck people will often say stuff like, 'Let's eat dinner together next time!', 'Oh, I know a really nice place to eat' And as they ue topics and chat, they stuff thes, as well as plant seeds, roots, and grind leaves Don't you think this behavior exhibits the revolting behavior of those in love?”
”…No, you really shouldn't say that much”
Somehow she seemed to be in a really bad mood
But this wasn't difficult to understand, since she had just been discredited by Saeko-san
It was about eight o'clock at night, and the store was al the suether In other people's eyes, ere the saht? If you just took a look, it was impossible to see that ere fakes——— But this refers to an ordinary situation
”So? What did you want to talk about?”
”There are sos I want to hear from you”
Masuzu took a sip of the iced coffee she ordered
”The first thing's about Fuyuumi Ai I never expected she would actually be your 'childhood friend' I couldn't help but to be surprised”
”Like I said at the club, I didn't deliberately try to hide it”
”I know that's true But the thing I wanted to confirm wasn't about that—— but whether Fuyuumi-san actually likes you or not”
The coke that I ordered was brought to the table
I drank half of it in one gulp
”Eh, how am I supposed to know? Maybe she just didn't like the taste of how she was robbed of her position as childhood friend by Chiwa”
Because I couldn'tabout the fiancée, I could only answer like this
Masuzu sighed deeply
”You really aren't honest You're even more of a tsundere than Fuyuumi-san is”
”S-S-Shut up! Just leave me alone!”
”I'll change the question then”
Masuzu poked the glass that was covered in condensed water and said:
”Fuyuuoro', is just a coverduht?”
”[]”
I said nothing, and Masuzu seemed to take it as my tacit approval
”Well, it doesn't matter how one sees it, that's how it looks In fact, I wonder how come Harusaki-san and Akishi+no-san haven't noticed by now”
”Leaving Hi to become suspicious”
Fuyuu, so it wouldn't be long before she couldn't even hide it from Hime anymore When that time came, ould happen to her position as Master? I was a little worried
”I have a siry?”
”What?”
Masuzu stared at me with serious eyes
”Where do Harusaki-san, Akishi+no-san, and Fuyuu Bookworm' like yourself?”
”And I'ry?!”