The 28th Day of the Wind month. On that day, I was in despair.
I had expected that this day might co, but it seems that today really is the day.
Yes, it happened while I was eating dinner at Lilia-san’s mansion.
Putting the fork down on the plate I was about to eat, I quietly shook my head.
[……Kaito-senpai? What’s the matter?]
[A- Ahhh, no, it’s just that I don’t have any appetite……]
[Are you alright, Kaito-san? You look kind of pale……]
[Ah, no, I’m fine.]
Hina-chan and Aoi-chan, who were sitting near , called out to with concern, but I couldn’t hide the discomfort that was crawling through my body as I tried my best to reply with a smile.
It seems that she has felt my discomfort, as Lilia-san hurriedly rushed over to . This was my biggest miscalculation though.
[Kaito-san!? Are you alright!? Are you not feeling well……]
[Ah, no……]
[I was being careless. No matter how much the blessings keep us from getting sick, your body could still weaken from sothing like fatigue…… Luna!? Get a doctor right away!]
[Eh? Ah, you’re mistaken!?]
Arehh? This is bad, I felt like the situation had turned serious. No, no, you’re worrying too much, Lilia-san……. Isn’t it a bit too much even though I just said that I don’t have any appetite!?
Or rather, w- what should I do…… This flow of conversation…… How the heck did this happen?
[My Lady, unfortunately, finding one at this ti of day is difficult, and I don’t think Miyama-sama’s situation isn’t that serious…… Why don’t we just let him take a night’s rest for the ti being and look at his situation again tomorrow?]
[T- That’s right! I- I think that’s a good idea too.]
Just for this day, I want to give Lunamaria-san my thumbs up. That’s a great follow up…… With this, Lilia-san would also……
[That’s no good! If we do that, what will you do if Kaito-san “dies”!?]
[I’m not going to die, you know?! Eh? Do I really look that bad!?]
It seems that it wasn’t effective to the worrywart Lilia-san, as she wasn’t easily convinced, and for so unknown reason, , the person who Lilia-san is supposed to be worried about, is soothing her along with Lunamaria-san.
Thereupon, sohow, we sohow managed to convince Lilia-san that I will be getting one good night’s rest…… and if I didn’t feel better, it was decided that we would call for a doctor tomorrow.
Laid down on the bed in my room with a wet towel on my forehead, I began thinking.
How did I get into this ss? I- I can’t say it, I can’t tell them now that I’m “not really sick or anything like that”……
No, in the first place, did I ever tell them that I was feeling sick!? Just because I said that I don’t have any appetite, you’re treating like a sick person!? Seriously, how the heck did this happen……
As I was thinking about this, the door to the room that had been quiet was vigorously opened.
[Kaito-kun!? A- Are you alright!? I heard you were sick, so I rushed over!]
[……Where did you even hear that from……]
[From Shalltear…… Ahh, that’s right! I brought you so fruits! Can you eat?]
[Eh? T- Than—– wait, that’s a lot! What’s with that amount!?]
Kuro bursts into the room, looking very flustered, and reaching into her black coat…… She pulls out a large amount of fruit enough to fill half the room.
Then, turning her back to the pile of fruits, Kuro cos closer to , who is lying on the bed, with a look of concern on her face.]
[Are you alright? Does it hurt anywhere? Should I change your towel?]
[Ahh, no, I’m really okay……]
[R- Really? That’s good……]
Hearing say that I’m fine, Kuro patted her chest in relief. She then prepared a small chair and sat down beside the bed.
[However, for you to suddenly get sick…… I guess you were really accumulating quite the fatigue huh? You need to get so rest.]
[……Ah, no, you see…… K- Kuro……]
[Unnn?]
[A- Actually…… I’m not really sick……]
[…..Eh?]
I was already at the end of my conscience. The fact that the other party is Kuro may have had an influence on it, as I couldn’t hide it any longer and slowly began to explain the real situation.
[……E- Errr…… To sum everything up…… Kaito-kun doesn’t want to eat “a food you disliked”, so you said that you don’t have any appetite, and because of that, everyone misunderstood?]
[……Yes…… That’s right.]
I’m so embarrassed right now that I want to disappear…… Yes, in the end, the cause for all this ruckus is just because of this.
In fact…… I think it’s pathetic since I feel like a young child, but I hate “bell peppers”.
Unnn, I’m just really weak with them. Maybe it’s because I have strong mories of hating it as a child, but I can’t help but reject that.
I was originally apprehensive about it. In this world, there are ingredients with different nas than the ones in my world, such as ripple fruit.
So, I had been on the lookout, wondering if there might be bell peppers in this world sowhere, but I hadn’t encountered them even after quite a few days of living in this world, so I sohow let down my guard.
Then, unbeknownst to , there was a bell pepper in today’s dinner that I brought in my mouth…… and recognized them by the taste I hated spreading in my mouth.
Thinking about it now, I could have just honestly told them that I really hated that food, but in front of my two junior girls and my own girlfriend, I was too embarrassed to ntion that I didn’t like bell peppers, and my puny pride got in the way.
……My bad, Aoi-chan, Hina-chan…… I was looking pale simply because I hated the taste of bell peppers.
……I’m sorry, Lilia-san…… I said that I didn’t have any appetite, but I actually just didn’t want to eat bell peppers.
[H- Hmmm. Lilia-chan being hasty in making decisions may be a problem but…… Kaito-kun, you also need to apologize for worrying about her.]
[……Unnn.]
[Well, I’m really glad you’re okay, Kaito-kun.]
[……Kuro.]
Kuro looked dumbfounded when she heard , but it quickly changed to a gentle smile.
Imdiately after that, Kuro’s coat rippled and transford into sothing like a cooking table, and she also had an apron over her clothing.
[If you hadn’t eaten dinner properly, you must be hungry, right? Hold on a second. I can’t make anything too fancy, but I’ll make you sothing.]
[Uuuuu, thanks, Kuro.]
[Fufu, I’m Kaito-kun’s girlfriend after all.]
After saying that and giving a big smile, Kuro took out so at and eggs, and started cooking.
I didn’t see any point in lying down on the bed anymore either, so I got up and decided to watch Kuro cook.
The way Kuro cooks seems like she’s accustod to it…… She at least looks more deftly than I did, and soon, the room begins to be engulfed in a fragrant, delicious scent.
Mmmm, but I’m sure it’s partly because she’s wearing an apron, but she looks really holy…… Seeing Kuro like this is sohow good too……
After a while, it looks like the al is complete, and Kuro places an olet with small dice of at in front of .
The half-boiled olet is accented by the savory grilled at and looks very tasty.
[Now, eat up.]
[Thank you for the al.]
I was quite hungry, having barely touched my dinner, so I quickly put my hands together and brought the olet to my mouth.
The soft egg envelops the at exquisitely, and every ti I bite into it, the juicy, overflowing at spreads a happy savoriness in my mouth.
[Tasty……]
[Really? That’s great~~]
The eggs enhance the flavor of the at, while acting in harmony with the eggs, the at enhances its gentle flavors.
This is really good. I especially like the at, I wonder what at this is? The chewiness feels like beef, but it was completely different from it…… Anyway, there was so deepness in it, and yet, it has a mild and clean aftertaste.
Stimulated by the captivating taste of this at, I asked Kuro.
[Kuro? This really delicious at, what kind of at is this?]
[Unnn? Ahhh, that’s the at of a “Giant Mantis”.]
[Bfuuuhh!?]
[Kaito-kun!?]
Eh? Wait a mont? What did she just say? Giant Mantis? ……When she ntioned Mantis…… Did she an that insect with two scythes?
The mont I grasped the aning of Kuro’s words, a great amount of sweat began to flow down my body.
N- No more, I don’t want the at of this world anymore…… I thought I’ve beco accustod to this world, but I think it will take so ti for to beco used to this world’s food culture.
[Did you eat too vigorously? You have to eat slowly, okay……]
[U- Unnn……]
W- What should I do…… The mont I realized it was the at of a mantis, it felt like the tablewares beca incredibly heavy.
H- However, Kuro went out of her way to cook this for …… I- I can’t leave anything behind. I- I guess I have no choice but to eat it huh?
D*mn it, if this was going to happen, I should have finished the whole thing first before I asked……
As I was thinking about that and trying to prepare myself, Kuro suddenly clapped her hands, as if she had an idea.
[That’s right! I forgot…… I heard from Shalltear about a way of eating that Kaito-kun would like!]
[……Eh?]
[W- Well, it’s a bit embarrassing but……]
Information from Alice? The heck is that? I sohow feel like this has happened before…… That’s right. It was when I was with Isis-san!
Eh? Does that an she would do that? She would feed , saying Ahhn with the spoon held in her hand? W- Well, if it’s just that……
Anticipating what’s about to happen, I handed Kuro the plate…… and for so reason, Kuro cuts off a bit of the olet, and “puts it into her mouth”…… Eh? Why?
Then, she quickly approached , who stiffened at her unexpected actions, and briskly reached out her hands…… And brought my face close……
[Hnnn……]
[Mgnnhh!?]
Kuro’s lips t mine, and imdiately afterwards, along with the sensation of my mouth being pushed open, I felt the olet pushed into my mouth along with Kuro’s tongue.
C- C- C- Could this be m- mouth-to-mouth feeding…… T- This is no good, I feel like my mind is lting…… I feel like the at within my mouth tastes very sweet.
[……E- Errr…… What do you think? Is it delicious?]
[Eh? A- Ahhh, u- unnn.]
I should apologize to Kuro…… the taste didn’t co into my mind at all! Or rather, Alice!? Of all the thods there are, why the heck did she tell her about this……
[That’s great~~ There’s still “lots” over here! My mouth is a bit small, so it might take us a while…… But I’ll properly feed you “all of it”!]
[…………………]
Kuro looks a bit embarrassed as she said that with a bright smile on her cute cheeks, but the words she said felt like a death sentence in my ears.
Heaven and hell have co together at the sa ti!? W- What the heck should I do here…… I can’t do anything at all.
The door is blocked by that pile of fruits, and Kuro is ready to feed all the rest of the olet into my mouth…… Ahh, this is no good. I can’t escape.
Dear Mom, Dad———- A petty amount of vanity has led to an unexpected situation. I’ll tell Lilia-san and the others the truth tomorrow and apologize…… but for now, what I need to do first——— is to overco this hellish heaven.
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