356 She Just Has to Level up Twice! (1/2)
Chiaki came over, Mika came over, and even the landlord came over.
There were so many people over at Seiji's place, and things were quite lively. As the master of the house, Seiji forced Shika to rest and took a spot in the kitchen.
Nozomi also used her status as a master of the house to take a second spot in the kitchen.
Mika wanted to take the third spot in the kitchen, but Chiaki forcefully usurped the position.
”I shall allow you all to witness the cooking skills of a level-less cook!” She made a pose as if she was the main character of a certain cooking manga.
”What's a level-less cook supposed to be?”
”A cook without a level.”
”Isn't that just an ordinary person!”
The two of them kept joking around and retorting at each other as they worked in the kitchen. Nozomi smiled upon seeing them, as if she were watching children that liked to mess around.
In the living room, Shika and Reo played a video game together, while Mika watched them.
After one round finished, Shika handed the game controller to Mika.
Mika took the controller and began battling against Reo.
She used a white-haired girl wearing a sailor uniform, and was continuously attacked by Reo's character who was a muscular man wearing a triangular thong. Finally, she was KO'd by the muscular character who clutched the schoolgirl in a bear hug and spun around, finishing her off by throwing her over his head in an extravagant KO!
”Uehara nee-san is so weak,” Reo cackled.
Mika was rendered speechless.
Now, what could the pigtailed girl possibly be feeling after being beaten so badly by an elementary school girl using a muscular man character wearing a triangular thong?
What do you think!
'Why is it that a little girl would use a half-naked muscular man character, and is even so good at it? This is too strange!' Mika commented to herself, and then asked Reo directly about it.
”Because he looks quite interesting,” Reo answered.
'Quite interesting…' Mika was unable to understand.
As a high school girl, she was now feeling the generation gap between her and the elementary school girl.
Shika quietly sipped on some tea.
She didn't dislike the fact that her home had gotten so lively. However, the most important to her was still… her brother, Seiji.
She felt relaxed whenever she saw his figure around. Right now, she was really looking forward to the Winter Snow Festival present that he had promised to give to her.
She really wanted to see the drawing that her brother did when he was serious.
There was an abundant feast for dinner, with delicious dishes spread all over the table.
Everyone sat around the table and enjoyed the meal. They seemed just like a big family.
There was constant chatter in this lively atmosphere.
Mika and Shika washed the dishes, while Reo also volunteered to help.
Cook Seiji, Nozomi, and Chiaki sat in the living room by the kotatsu, and lazily relaxed without talking for a while.
”A kotatsu is so comfortable… this type of comfort and warmth far surpasses that of air conditioning,” Chiaki lazily spoke up while laying her head on the table.
”Yep… it's really amazing.” Seiji also laid his head on the table.
”I'm going to sleep right here tonight, just give me a pillow.”
”Eh? You're going to sleep here?” Nozomi was surprised by this.
Chiaki nodded.
”That's not good is it, come over to my place, and sleep together with Mika.”
”That won't be necessary, Auntie, here is fine. I want to experience what it's like to sleep next to a kotatsu for an entire night.” Chiaki grinned widely.
”You'll catch a cold.”
”I won't, this kotatsu is so warm.”
Seiji listened to them converse and felt as if they were like mother and daughter.
'Perhaps the landlord views Chiaki who's her daughter's good friend and is also from a single-parent family just like another daughter.' Seiji thought that to himself.
Nozomi tried convincing Chiaki otherwise, and was unable to make Chiaki change her mind, so she turned to look at Seiji.