At this moment, time seemed to be suddenly pulled back to the student union yesterday afternoon.

Including the roasted snail in front of me, it seems to have turned into the shape of oolong tea.

Kato Yusuke stared at the spoon, Shiyu stared at him, and the others stared at the two of them.

If you look at it from a third party's perspective, this scene must be very interesting.

However, for those involved in the situation, things are not so wonderful.

Kato Yusuke felt a little painful.

Contrary to his apparent calmness, his mood was slightly nervous.

The most worrying thing among them is whether a spoon will suddenly appear on the right, or what words will come out.

When I think of this, cold sweat breaks out on my back.

November in Tokyo has already entered winter, and the air-conditioning in the store is not turned on as much as in summer. Instead, the warm air is turned on at a suitable temperature.

In order to cover up the band-aid on his neck, he has not taken off his stand-up collar uniform until now.

The combination of the two creates a heavy and stuffy feeling in the body, but what is shed is cold sweat.

Under the light of the store, the spoon in front of me reflects the cold light of metal.

Through the reflection of the molded lake on the handle, you can vaguely see the lustful wine-red eyes.

That was not directed at him, or in other words, it was not directed at him alone.

Beneath the superficial intention, there is also a hidden meaning of fishing.

As for who its target is, at least half of the people at the table know it.

Kato Yusuke did not observe the surrounding environment and did not want to make unnecessary actions, so he did not know what was going on on the right.

He just vaguely felt as if there was an An Ran gaze that was examining him intentionally or unintentionally.

This might just be a conjecture and an illusion, but he couldn't confirm it at this juncture.

During his wandering thoughts.

Although physically it feels like a long time has passed.

However, in reality, less than two seconds had passed since Shiyu asked, "Aren't you going to eat??"

Kato Yusuke made a decision in his heart.

Before the other person could say anything, he took a big bite of the spoon beside his mouth and ate the roasted snail on it.

The texture of snails is similar to that of snail meat. The rich sauce has a lot of butter and onion aroma, and the taste is quite good.

He swallowed the snail with a gulp, then calmly pushed the girl's hand holding the spoon back, and smiled to express his gratitude.

"Thank you. This is quite delicious. You should try it too, Senior Shiyu. Also, I'm not used to being fed like a child. Just let me do it myself next time."

"That's it, um~ I understand~"

Shiyu chuckled and nodded, as if she was satisfied with his performance.

Then he scooped up a roasted snail with a spoon. He didn't mind that he had just used the spoon a second ago, so he put it directly into his mouth.

——Clang.

Ying Lili, who was sitting opposite, suddenly dropped the spoon on the plate for some reason, but she quickly picked it up.

Kato Yusuke didn't care when he saw this, but stretched his hand to the glass, wanting to drink something to quench his thirst.

Fortunately, Hui, who had a small confrontation with Shiyu yesterday, did not give him any problems until the end.

…

I don't know if it's because I'm considerate or in a good mood, or if I just think it doesn't matter.

But no matter which point it was, he had successfully escaped the disaster.

This made him feel slightly relieved, and he was ready to pick up the cup and drink.

At this time, a piece of facial tissue was gently handed over from the right.

With a slow beat, Hui's indifferent tone reached his ears.

"Hey, Yusuke. There's sauce on your mouth. Use this to wipe it."

"...Really? Sorry, thanks, Megumi."

"Hmm~~Don't worry about it."

Kato Yusuke was ready to reach out and get it...

However--

Whoosh!

As if something was being pulled out quickly, another tissue paper was suddenly handed to his hand from the left.

"Give you a tissue, Yuu-chan?~" Shiyu smiled and made this declaration forcefully.

"..."

"..."

"…………"

The table fell into silence again.

Two tissues were spread out in front of him.

It’s still a familiar recipe, and it’s still a familiar taste.

'She was clearly eating just a second ago...?'

At this moment, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but fell silent.

He thought he had avoided a crisis, but he never imagined that a real landmine was buried here.

This feeling is like just escaping from an executioner's knife, only to encounter a desperate situation at the next corner.

Commonly known as, kill around the corner——!

It simply makes men cry silently and women cry!

Contrary to his rigid body, his inner activities are extremely active.

There is no way to delay this kind of thing. The longer it is delayed, the greater the trouble will be.

"...Well, thank you."

He opened his mouth with difficulty, squeezed out this sentence in a deep voice, and then stretched out his hands, intending to take down the two tissues at the same time.

However, what happened next was completely beyond expectations.

Just before his hand was about to touch the tissue——

Coincidentally, the two tissues moved backwards in unison.

The next second, the voices of two girls rang together.

"Yusuke?"

"Yu-chan?"

"What do you want to do?" - There seemed to be such a question in the doubtful voice.

Um---???

Kato Yusuke's eyelids twitched involuntarily, but he pretended to be calm and said: "Well, I'm used to using two pieces of paper...can't I?"

"

--oh?""

Meaningful responses overlapped.

Swish~swish~

The sounds of pulling out tissues also overlapped.

Ever since.

"Then~~please use it."

"The two you want?."

The two hands stretched out again.

Double the Kleenex, quadruple the happiness!

Snapped!

The corners of Kato Yusuke's eyes twitched, and he imagined in his mind the action of covering his face with his palms. His expression management was almost out of control, but he still endured and persisted.

Now, he finally understood.

This is an alternative route!
To be continued...