Shimizu-san and Cooking Class 2
I look over at Shimizu-san, who is suddenly tapping her phone quickly. I wonder if she is playing so kind of rhythm music ga?
“Daiki, where are you looking? “
“Ah, sorry. Keep talking.”
“Yeah, okay. But what you just said sounds more like sothing you want to do together rather than sothing you want the girl you like to do for you, which is a bit different from what I was asking. Is there anything else? “
“What else do I want her to do… That’s a tough one.”
I try to think of what I want Teruno to do, but none of them seem to fit the situation.
“If Daiki can’t think of anything, maybe I should think of a situation… right, to connect with what we were talking about earlier. How about having her cook for you?”
“If that’s the case, I’d like to help her too.”
“Well, Daiki would have done that…”
Toshiya closes his eyes and starts grumbling. After a few dozen seconds, he opens his eyes vigorously.
“No, wait. How about a homade bentō (lunch box)?”
“A homade bentō? “
“Yes, that’s right. Daiki always buys bread from the store for lunch, right?”
“That’s true.”
We are all night owls in my family and are very weak in the morning, so usually, we don’t have ti to make lunches. That’s why I always had bread from the store for lunch.
“Then, Daiki probably would be interested in a bentō made by the girl you like, wouldn’t you? “
“That may be true…”
I usually eat bread because I’m not picky about what als I eat alone, but sotis I envy others’ lunch boxes. I think I will be happy if I get a bentō from soone I like.
“Right! You yearn for a homade bentō from the girl you like, don’t you? “
“Uh-huh.”
Toshiya’s tension is rising visibly.
“Seto-san’s homade bento… if there are my favorite foods in it, just imagining it would be dangerous for …”
Toshiya was so excited that he was half-imrsed in a fantasy world. He may have been completely unaware of it, but he casually ntioned Seto-san’s na. Fortunately, people around us didn’t seem to listen to our conversation.
“What would Daiki like in the bentō?”
“I’m thinking ginger pork.”
“Sounds great. Our fantasies are steadily expanding. I like Seto-san whether she can cook or not, but I’d probably cry with happiness if she gave a homade bentō.”
Apparently, Toshiya’s love for Seto-san is quite deep. I have no experience of liking soone that much, so I admire and respect him. I won’t tell him though, because he might get carried away.
“It would be nice if she could make lunch.”
“Yeah, it’s one of the dreams that I want to make co true.”
Toshiya is always serious when discussing his dreams, so I guess he intends to make this dream co true as much as possible. While I was thinking like this, the doorbell rang to announce five minutes before horoom.
“Hey, is it that late already?”
“I guess we’re out of ti.”
“Too bad, because I still have a lot to talk about. I guess I’d better go back.”
Toshiya reluctantly walked to his seat. I looked around and saw Shimizu-san tapping her phone eagerly. Is she still playing the rhythm ga? It’s almost horoom, so she’d better put her phone away. As I was wondering whether I should tell Shimizu-san so or not, Toshiya ca back to my seat.
“I just rembered that Daiki’s wish to cook with soone will co true tomorrow! “
“What’s happening tomorrow? Oh… “
At first, I didn’t understand what he ant, but then I looked at the titable and rembered.
“Right. It’s a cooking class! “
He’s right. Tomorrow is a cooking class. One of the few tis I get to cook with my classmates.
* * *
“Damn. I could’ve had Seto-san’s homade cooking if I was in the sa group with her.”
“The cooking class work is divided among the group mbers, so I don’t know if you can call it Seto-san’s homade cooking. Or rather, Toshiya, why don’t you go to your own group?”
On the day of the cooking class, Toshiya was sitting next to , wearing an apron and lanting his misfortune. He seed to be really disappointed.
“Daiki, aren’t you a little cold? Your friend is grieving, so please comfort him.”
I could easily damage Toshiya’s ntal state if I did not choose my words carefully. I put on my apron and let my brain run to the limit.
“Toshiya wanted Seto-san to cook for you, didn’t you? If that’s the case, then the food in this cooking class is a little different. Even if you can’t eat it now, I think the food she made by herself later would be more aningful for Toshiya.”
“Da-Daiki! “
Toshiya’s face lits up.
“You’re right! It’s more aningful to have her cook by herself for ! I feel better! Thanks Daiki! “
“I’m glad you’re feeling better.”
Just when I thought the matter was settled, the door to the kitchen rattled open with a bang. It was Shimizu-san.
“What was Shimizu-san doing here? “
“You idiot, Shimizu-san will hear you!”
The classmates in the kitchen were in an uproar. Why were they so surprised? It’s because Shimizu-san seldom cos to the cooking class. She has never been seen in a class where she has to cooperate with others, especially in the cooking classes. Even among the well-inford people, there seems to be a difference of opinion as to why Shimizu-san was able to advance to the next grade.
“Daiki, I’m going to my group.”
When I turned my head to the side, Toshiya was already gone, and Shimizu-san was standing near instead. Just like my other classmates, I guess Toshiya was also afraid of Shimizu-san, so he ran away to his own group.
The seating positions in the cooking class correspond to those in the classroom. Therefore, Shimizu-san and I are mbers of the sa group, but I had forgotten about it because Shimizu-san had never co to the cooking class until now.
I looked at Shimizu-san, who was standing next to .
“Shimizu-san.”
“W-what is it?”
Shimizu-san, who had finished putting on her apron, turned to and stared at .
“We’re in the sa group, so let’s work hard together today. Also, that apron looks very good on you.”
“Ughh…”
I was slightly surprised to see Shimizu-san, but it was the usual Shimizu-san.
As I was relieved, the ho economics teacher entered the kitchen. He looked surprised at the presence of Shimizu-san for a mont, but his expression imdiately returned to normal.
“Alright, I see that everyone is dressed and waiting for . Today, as I told you before, you are going to cook stir-fried at and vegetables. Please divide the role to each group’s mber and cook safely.”
[Yesー,] voices echo in the kitchen. Thus we followed the teacher’s instructions and began to prepare for the cooking.
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