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[I see~~ Lilia-san attracting trouble as usualā¦ā¦ Or rather, todayās matter was completely Kaito-kunās fault.]
[She gave me a stern lecture, telling me that from now on, when I meet someone for the first time, I should make sure if theyāre an executive of one of the Six Kings firstā¦ā¦]
After talking about the incident a few days ago, I found myself chuckling with Kuro while conversing with each other. While Kuro was talking to me, she took out something that looked like a shichirin and lit it.
Currently, after being invited by her, Kuro and I are watching the moon on the riverbank where we had barbecue back then. Unfortunately, it wasnāt the season for the light trees to illuminate, but that doesnāt matter much because our purpose is to watch the moon.
[Hmmmā¦ā¦ I think doing that wonāt change the outcome, and Lilia-chan will still be surprised when that happensā¦ā¦ Well, I think Lilia-chan herself knows that Kaito-kun has no ill intention. Thatās why, when she wants to complain, sheās telling you to confirm and communicate first.]
[Seriously, it was a strange encounter rate.]
[Thatās right~~ It usually isnāt that easy to meet one of them. When it comes to executives, even I havenāt seen some of them for a long time.]
Thereupon, Kuro placed a small pot on top of the shichirin, and filled it with a liquid that smelled faintly of flowers and sake, cooking sake, I guess (?), to warm it up while she took out the next ingredient.
[ā¦ā¦Kuro, is that cheese?]
[Unnn, Chris gave it to me when I met her the other day. She said itās a high-grade cheese that theyāre trying to sell as a specialty of the Archlesia Empire.]
[Heehhhā¦ā¦ Then, you chopping it into pieces and putting it into the potā¦ā¦ Are you making cheese fondue?]
[Yes, yes! Iām thinking of dipping baby castellas in it before eating.]
That would be just like bread dipped in cheese fondue, so it would definitely be delicious. The outrageous baby castellas that Kuro made held quite the impression, but in fact, the frequency of those nasty baby castellasā¦ā¦ those so-called failures arenāt that high.
Well, even so, once every 3-5 times, there will be something so bizarre that youāll wonder if theyāre pranking youā¦ā¦ but well, looking at the percentage, there were more delicious baby castellas.
Though I say that, since weāre having baby castellas in our moon-viewing, there would be piles of baby castellas stacked up like tsukimi dangos preparedā¦ā¦ so depending on what Kuro came up with, there may be a baby castella with a strange flavor mixed among them, so I have to be careful.
(Note: Tsukimi dango is what is usually eaten in the Mid-autumn festival, where you do moon viewing(tsukimi) in Japan.)
[ā¦ā¦Kuro, do you have any more of that shichirin?]
[What are you going to cook?]
[Since weāre having cheese fondue, I thought we should also eat other foods too.]
While answering Kuroās question, I put the ingredients I took out from my magic box on the prepared shichirin.
[Ahh, thatās a great idea! Shrimps would be tasty!]
[I think fruits would be good too, but I think that would only taste good after eating a certain amount of themā¦ā¦]
[Ah, thatās right! Kaito-kun, letās cook this too.]
[Unnn? That isā¦ā¦ a shellfish?]
Kuro takes out a scallop-looking shellfish, which she placed on the mesh grate.
[Iāve got some butter too, so use itā¦ā¦]
[Adding it would definitely make it tasty.]
[Since itās buttered, Iād like to put some soy sauce on it tooā¦ā¦ If I remember correctly, Neun-san gave me some.]
While exchanging idle words, we prepared this and that. Hmmm, how should I say thisā¦ā¦ Being like thisā¦ā¦ Itās hard to describe, but this feels kinda nice.
Itās not like weāre doing anything special, but being like this feels fulfillingā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦You know, this feels kinda nice, doesnāt it?]
Hearing what Kuro said, I couldnāt help but ask back. After all, it was the exact same thing I had been thinking aboutā¦ā¦
[No, even though it isnāt really that big of an event like festivals or beach swimming, itās just us coming out here because the moon looks beautiful, talking about random things and doing whatever we want, but strangely enough, things seem to mesh togetherā¦ā¦ How should I explain it? Even though weāre not doing anything special, Iām having a lot of fun.]
[ā¦ā¦Unnn, alright. I mean, I was just thinking the same thing. Itās not like Iām doing anything special, but I feel so fulfilled.]
[I see, ehehe. Weāre thinking the same thing then.]
Hearing my words, Kuro smiled happily and as if she was acting spoiled, she leaned her body on me. The gesture was adorable, and I felt warmth in my heart as I looked at the large moon in the sky.
[ā¦ā¦If I had to describe it, I think the word āhappinessā fits to the tee. Being able to laugh about trivial things and enjoy various things together feels really nice.]
[Unnnā¦ā¦ I was just thinking the same thing.]
[Weāre thinking the same thing then.]
As I looked at Kuroās smile, I felt that I must have the same look on my face right now.
Feeling the irreplaceable and definite bond between usā¦ā¦ As if our bodies were being guided, beneath the moonlight, Kuroās shadow and mine overlapped.
Serious-senpai : [Aiiiiieeeee!? Main heroine!? Main heroine, why!? Whatās with the sudden date!?]
? ? ? : [It kinda feels like they wanted to eat something sweet.]
Serious-senpai : [Then, just eat on your own! Rather, thatās not what I meant!!! Then, if someone wanted to eat something with a serious flavor, why donāt you write a serious chapter!!!?]
? ? ? : [ā¦ā¦No, in the first place, what the heck is a serious flavorā¦ā¦]
Serious-senpai : [ā¦ā¦I dunno?]