There are four people in a group, and there are fifty people in Class B in the second year.
Of course, the isolated Izumi Toru and Shiratori Kyoko can only work in pairs.
Izumi Tetsu sighed heavily.
"What's wrong? Izumi-san feels lonely because he is isolated?" After saying that, Shiratori Kyoko patted Izumi on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, I am with you now."
Izumi Toru glanced at her and explained: "It's not because of being isolated."
"what is that?"
"If I was usually alone in a group, Mr. Ota (home economics teacher) would allow me to do nothing. Now, because I am in a group with you, I have to work."
After saying that, Izumi Toru sighed heavily again.
"Hey hey hey..." The girl touched her face in embarrassment.
"I'm not complimenting you."
"Eh? Is that so?!"
Looking at the girl pretending to be stupid, Izumi Toru's expression suddenly turned serious.
"Shiratori-kun, I need your help with something important!"
Seeing how serious he was, Shiratori Kyoko also stopped smiling.
"What's up?"
"I want to do nothing! Please! This is the request of my life!"
Kyoko Shiratori handed the washed cucumber to Toru Izumi, "Cut this into small pieces."
"Oh..." After subconsciously taking it, Izumi Toru realized something was wrong, "Wait a minute, where is my lifetime request?"
"I don't feel that I am determined for the rest of my life, so I reject it." Shiratori Kyoko casually made up a reason, and then started washing rice.
Izumi Toru had no choice but to put the cucumber on the chopping board and slowly started cutting it.
After cutting half of it, he got tired.
"That...Shiratori-san."
"What's up?"
"How can I make you feel determined for the rest of your life?"
"For the rest of my life," the girl murmured, beginning to fantasize, "Let me think about it... I hope it will be on a lawn full of flowers, with a full moon hanging in the sky, and surrounded by pure white snow. And then...
Holding flowers in hand, kneeling on one knee..."
The more Izumi Toru listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Wait! Just wait!"
The girl pouted dissatisfiedly: "Why did you interrupt me? You haven't finished speaking yet!"
"I just wanted to be lazy in handling the ingredients, but I didn't expect to spend my whole life doing it!"
"Huh? W-what?!"
Kyoko Shiratori's face suddenly turned red.
Is that so?
Then why didn't you tell me earlier?
Doesn’t this mean that I am asking him to propose marriage?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
"The water is full." Izumi Toru warned as the water for steaming rice overflowed.
"Oh...oh!" The girl hurriedly turned off the faucet.
Shiratori Kyoko's daily confusion made Izumi Tooru couldn't help but shake his head.
Really stupid and cute.
Then, he remembered the other two girls from the original club.
One is as cold as snow, the other is as warm as the moon.
Each of the three people has its own beauty.
So, he shouted: "Shiratori-san."
"Ah, yes, yes!"
"What you just said..."
"I didn't say anything!"
Seeing Shiratori Kyoko's face flushed and nervous, Izumi Toru smiled and explained: "It's just because what you just said reminded me of a poem from Celestial Dynasty, which is particularly suitable for the occasion."
"Poetry? What poem?" the girl asked curiously with her eyes wide open.
"Want to know?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Does that allow me to do nothing?"
Kyoko Shiratori crossed her hands, made a gesture of rejection, and said angrily: "We are a team, we are not allowed to be lazy!"
"Tsk!"
Regrettably, Izumi clicked his tongue and had no choice but to continue processing the ingredients.
Although the dish required for this home economics class is rice balls, in fact, the home economics teacher does not restrict the students' free play.
After completing the requirement of [making rice balls], Shiratori Kyoko plans to make some different types of sushi, so as to avoid wasting ingredients.
After the rice was steamed and spread out to dry, Shiratori Kyoko took out the sushi-making tools.
Izumi Tetsu had nothing to do and began to admire the girl in front of him.
Needless to say, the profile of the face makes people's hearts flutter even without the application of makeup.
With her beautiful figure and an apron, she looks like a perfect wife who can go out in the hall and cook in the kitchen.
The single ponytail swung back and forth on the girl's back, but the headband tied on it made Izumi Toru stunned for a moment.
Is this what I gave to her before?
Did you put it on by chance today or do you wear it all the time?
However, he had no intention of asking the answer.
Just looking good is enough.
A little sweat broke out on the girl's fair face, which made Izumi Toru feel a little guilty as he stood idly by.
So, he took out a tissue and asked, "Want to wipe the sweat?"
The original intention was to let Shiratori Kyoko take a rest, but she replied "Yes" without raising her head and continued with her business.
Seeing the girl's attitude of "I'm not free, please wipe my sweat for me", Izumi hesitated for a while, then folded the tissue in half and gently wiped her cheeks and forehead on both sides.
"Thank you." Kyoko Shiratori replied casually.
After a while, the girl's hand suddenly stopped.
Tear!
The seaweed split in response.
"Shiratori-kun? What's wrong with you?"
"No, it's nothing..."
"oh."
The girl lowered her head and took deep breaths before finally steadying her trembling hands.
Just now... just now...
He, he, he, did he wipe my sweat?
Why is this!
Then, Shiratori Kyoko thought about the scene where she was just handling the ingredients and didn't take the paper towels he handed her.
In other words: I asked for it myself???!!!
Are you crazy?
Why don't you use your brain?
Moreover, I didn’t feel anything at all just now!
It was a beautiful scene in a light novel, but my attention was only on Nori!
Really!
Kyoko Shiratori is so stupid!
Although he couldn't see Shiratori Kyoko's face, Izumi Toru guessed something from her slightly trembling body.
Shy girl, I like it the most.
After eating up the rice balls and sushi made by the girl, and with the encouraging words from the home economics teacher, today's home economics class came to an end.
After school, the two walked side by side to the club building.
After saying goodbye in front of the painting department, before Shiratori Kyoko entered the classroom, Izumi Toru suddenly turned back and called her.
"Shiratori-san."
The girl took back her foot that was about to enter the classroom, turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I almost forgot, I haven't told you about the poem this afternoon."
After being reminded by him, Shiratori Kyoko finally remembered.
"Yes! What kind of poem is it?"
"for you."
Handing her a piece of paper, Izumi Toru walked towards the stairs.
Shiratori Kyoko couldn't wait to open it, and there were a few lines of poetry written on it in beautiful regular script.
[If it’s the beginning of fresh snow and the full moon is in the sky,
Below is spread a bright shadow,
Bright silver flows on it,
And you walked towards me with a smile,
Between moonlight and snow,
You are the third kind of stunning beauty.]
Looking blankly at the poem that looked like a love letter, a faint blush suddenly rose on the girl's face.