"Well, there's no need to say that. After all, Kato-san still has student union matters, so the teacher can understand, as long as you think about it yourself."
"Well, I have fully considered it."
Kato Yusuke nodded and bowed slightly: "Thank you for taking care of me during this time, but I still decided to quit the art club."
"I see."
The middle-aged female teacher nodded with regret: "Actually, with your talent, you are fully capable of winning an award at next year's city art exhibition, including fellow student Sawamura..."
Looking at the young man's face for a while, she thought for a while and then continued: "How about this? It doesn't matter even if you don't stay in the art department. Kato-kun, why don't you try to prepare a work for the art exhibition? I think this will be a good match for you."
It should be a rare experience for you.”
Faced with this proposal, Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed: "I understand, I will give it a try then, thank you, teacher."
…
After finishing the matters in the surgery department, it was time for lunch break.
Kato Yusuke, who was carrying a lunch box, did not stay in the classroom to enjoy it as usual. Instead, he ran to Class D of the second year on the third floor of the teaching building alone, and ignored the eyes of everyone and woke up the senior who was napping on his seat.
Hair girl.
"Senior Shiyu."
"...Hua~~~Good morning...what's wrong...?"
"It's lunch break time now. Do you want to have dinner together, senior?"
"……Um."
The girl who rubbed her sleepy eyes glanced out the window: "Ah, really, no wonder it makes me feel a little dazzled in the middle of sleep... Phew, but this special intention to call me just because you want to have dinner with me, I
It’s not annoying at all~”
Probably because she had been sleeping with her arms on her head for a long time, her cheeks were now showing a different flush from her usual fair skin, making her look a little less indifferent and cute.
Especially after the girl stretched out and showed off her graceful figure, the eyes around her became obviously more intense.
"Um?"
Shiyu's dark eyebrows suddenly frowned as if she was aware of these gazes. Her half-opened eyes were suddenly filled with coldness, and she looked around with cold eyes.
So the students who were peeping secretly seemed to be stabbed by this sharp and substantial gaze, and hurriedly averted their eyes.
The girl then looked away and then smiled at the person in front of her: "So, what do you want to eat for lunch? By the way, I don't want to go to the cafeteria, but if it's something like bread, I can treat you to it?"
Kato Yusuke shook his head: "Thank you, but no need. On the other hand, I wonder if you would like to eat a bento today? Shiyu-senpai."
"Huh? The bento...is it from the canteen?"
"No, it's handmade." Yusuke Kato picked up the bento in his hand so that the other party could see it.
Shiyu's eyes blinked rapidly a few times, then he moved the hanging hair behind his ears reservedly, and said softly: "Handmade means you did it for me...?"
"Hmm? It's true that it's for senior sister, but I'm sorry, I'm not good at cooking."
In her confused gaze, the young man opened his mouth and gave the answer: "So this was actually done by my girlfriend as a thank you to Senior Shiyu for taking care of and tutoring me some time ago."
"…………"
The air seemed to suddenly freeze for three seconds.
Accompanied by a faint dark aura, the girl nodded and smiled and said: "Humph~~~ So that's it. Then you really need to taste it. After all, you can't live up to others' wishes."
The tone of his speech is friendly and generous, which makes people feel like spring breeze.
Kato Yusuke smiled and nodded: "Today's bento is made with more effort than usual, so I won't disappoint my senior. Shall we go to the rooftop to eat?"
"Yeah~~Okay."
Forcibly pressing down the shaking table with her body, Shiyu responded with a smile: "But before that, I have to buy a bottle of coffee, so you go first, Kato-kun."
But at an angle that the other party couldn't see, a pair of legs under the table were shaking up and down, and the amplitude was almost spreading to a radius of five meters.
"Okay, then I'll go up first."
Kato Yusuke didn't notice anything unusual about this, so he walked out of the classroom.
Not long after watching him leave.
"Boom——!"
The dull sound of desk dragging suddenly exploded in the 2-D classroom, causing countless people to be startled and at the same time involuntarily turn their attention to the source of the sound.
Then he saw the beautiful girl, whose whole body was constantly exuding a dark aura, with a gloomy look on her face, putting her hands to her mouth in deep thought.
He was murmuring words such as "Is this a provocation?" and "The calmness of a winner." At the same time, he was accompanied by a low laughter like an evil witch, which made people feel inexplicably frightened.
…
The main dish is potato goulash, with stir-fried bitter gourd as a side dish, some seasonal vegetables and Vienna sausages cut into octopus shapes. The staple food is rice.
All dishes are categorized and put in a clean food box. Although they are very homely dishes, they look very comfortable.
"Then, I'm going to start." The girl said lightly, and then started to use her chopsticks.
The first thing I tried was the potato goulash.
The chunks of beef that were cut just right in the mouth were covered with a layer of brown juice, and the entrance was very soft and smooth. As you took a bite, the pieces of meat bloomed in your mouth like flowers. It tasted not only delicious, but also delicious.
It's very spicy, but it's full of juicy and extremely rich flavor.
The taste of potatoes is also completely soft and dense. With just a slight sip, the delicate rustling feeling melts on the tip of the tongue and gently wraps around the teeth, giving people a happy sense of fulfillment.
Shiyu's tense shoulders relaxed unconsciously.
The next thing I tried was stir-fried bitter melon.
It tastes crisp and delicious, and the taste is salty and slightly mixed with a hint of bitterness, but it just neutralizes the greasiness of the former, and it is also very delicious.
…
With an extremely unwilling thought, the girl carefully tasted every dish like a professional gourmet, and finally came to an extremely frustrating conclusion:
That's it - today's bento was indeed more delicious than the one I had before.
Even though she didn't actually know how to cook, she still couldn't help but feel like "losing" in her heart.
Especially when Kato Yusuke on the side asked a question that didn't need to be questioned at all, "Does this bento suit your taste? Is this bento to your taste?"
.
Facing the inquiry, Shiyu couldn't help but squeeze the chopsticks in his hand tightly, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly. Then he nodded reservedly, and breathed out softly: "...Well, judging from the level of home cooking, it is no longer professional.
I’m a housewife now.”
While talking, he continued to use chopsticks to move the dishes in the food box. He was in an extremely unhappy mood, but it didn't show on his face.
Until she accidentally turned over a piece of carrot that had been cut into a smiley face pattern by a mold, she couldn't help but be stunned by the movement of her hand.
Staring blankly at that cute smiling face, Shiyu felt extremely ridiculed for no reason.
On the other hand, when I looked at the side dish of the boy next to me, the carrot turned out to be in the shape of a heart, which made me even more angry.
Kato Yusuke, on the other hand, ate his bento quietly without realizing it, leaving the stir-fried bitter melon for the end.
"Huh……?"
Shiyu couldn't help but blinked and said softly: "Hey, Kato-kun. Do you think you hate eating bitter melon?"
"Um?"
After swallowing a mouthful of rice, Kato Yusuke turned around and said, "...It's not that I hate it, I just don't like it that much."
The girl's eyes rolled around for a while, and then she answered nonchalantly: "In that case, can I have your share?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of chopsticks invaded his space and picked up a handful of emerald green bitter gourd shreds from his food box... which also included a piece of carrot.
Under Kato Yusuke's confused gaze, Shiyu put the chopsticks into his mouth and started eating happily.
"Senior Shiyu?"
"...Gu, what's wrong? Shouldn't you be angry?"
"No, I mean you still have a lot of lunch, right? Can you eat it like this?"
"You can eat it. I have a good appetite today." The girl gritted her silver teeth and said, her face filled with the joy of getting revenge.