Chapter 29: The day I made a bento box.
Immediately the next day after Misaki’s mood is normal again, I’m facing a new problem.
Since at my workplace they use commission-based wage system instead of hourly rate wage system, so there’s no specific working hours. If I were to take it to the extreme, then going to work only once in a month is not a problem at all. We’ll never acknowledge such system that pays people their salary just because they’re there during work hours, that’s what they said. At first I didn’t understand their logic that much and worried that I’ll not get paid if that’s the case, but it seems like they’ll still pay me two hundred thousands yen per month as compensation salary, It’s Labor Standards Act they said, or I’m not paying you Tendou Ryuusei but I’m paying Misaki-chan instead they said, or This isn’t salary but investment you know they said along with various other things, but well I don’t really remember that much.
That’s why, my schedule is about the same as before I got the job and I can still go pick Misaki up at nursery school around a little past 5 p.m. And my daily work starts after I send Misaki to the nursery school.
The nursery teacher who had become my acquaintance says “It’s already spring isn’t it.” while we’re in the middle of our small talk, suddenly she tells me about the school excursion as if she just remembered it. On the excursion day, it seems like kids have to bring their own bento box together with them.
Of course I don’t know how to cook at all. But, parents of other kids probably would made their own homemade bento box filled with affection for their kids. And when it’s time to eat their lunch during excursion, it’ll probably be the time where love and affection are overflowing indeed. And during that time if you have to eat a convenience store-bought bento box then it’ll be a lifetime trauma for sure.
“……And, that’s why.”
“Heh, Misaki-chan is going to be on an excursion I see.”
In the next morning, after I send Misaki off at nursery school, I come here to consult with Kohinata-san without any hesitation.
“Kohinata-san, do you know how to make a bento box……?”
Today Kohinata-san let me in her room. I’m sitting seiza beside the door same as always, talking with Kohinata-san who’s sitting on the cushion in the center of the room.
“……Fufun, do I know how to make a bento box, you asked?”
Kohinata-san’s eyes shine and glitter, while on her face she looks proud.
“No way, you actually know how to make one?”
“Fuhihi, I’ve been making my own bento since my school days.”
“Ohhh!”
Very impressive indeed, Kohinata-san is already the most reliable person in my eyes right now!
“……Well since this room has no electricity or gas at all so there’s nothing I can actually do though.”
What a letdown indeed, This shabby apartment is already the crappiest one in my eyes right now.
“So we have run out of ideas……”
“Fuhihi, please don’t say such phrases as if you’re a pastry chef at the cake shop who’s a former anime production staff.” 1
“Pastry chef at the cake shop?”
“No, it’s nothing please don’t mind it.”
“Got it.”
I nodded, and decided to move on and start thinking seriously.
After a while, it seems like Kohinata-san has an idea as she raise her index finger up.
“Ummm, how does the sandwich sounds? It’s perfect for an excursion, and I think we can make it even in this apartment.”
“Is that so, and that, how do you make one?” 2
“Well you buy ingredients and the bread for it, prepare the ingredients and put them in between the bread, then slices them in pieces and it should be done.”
“If it’s just that then it seems like even I can make it by myself……”
It sounds easy at a glance, but surely there must be a trap somewhere.
“If you’re okay with it, can you please teach me how to make on the next sunday?”
“A-, about how to make a sandwich…… Right?”
“Yeah, and if we could go buy ingredients together that’ll be even better.”
“S-, shopping is it!?”
What, is it that surprising?
“Or perhaps the date is not in your convenience?”
“N-, no it’s not like that…… Umm, shopping you see, is it going to be just fu-fu-futanari 3, no that’s not it, just two of us……?”
“No, I plan to have Misaki coming together with me. There’s no reason to hide it from her after all.”
“……Fuhehe, it’s like that isn’t it.”
What’s with that reaction, is she trying to say that if Misaki come with us together she’ll not be happy? But no Kohinata-san isn’t…… I see, so it’s for a surprise huh. If we give Misaki our homemade bento box without telling her first, maybe she’ll be a bit happy about it, she’s thinking that far ahead surely!
“I got it. Then let’s go together just two of us.”
“Aheh!? Why is it?”
“I think it’s better that way.”
“T-, that way…… is it.”
No, but, ummm, uーnnn. Kohinata-san starts to worry. I’m sure she’s thinking about something so complex, so delicate and so advance that I can’t comprehend it. With that thought, I decided to just wait silently.
Eventually Kohinata-san made her body seems smaller, playing with her fingers and said.
“……As I thought, I think we should bring Misaki-chan together with us.”
“I see, got it.”
And like this, We bring Misaki together to a large supermarket, bought an empty lunch box and a water bottle, foodstuff, and the minimum equipment needed, and for some reason Misaki decides that she’d like to make the bento together with us too, but that’s a story for another time.
Chapter 29: The day I made a bento box.
Immediately the next day after Misaki’s mood is normal again, I’m facing a new problem.
Since at my workplace they use commission-based wage system instead of hourly rate wage system, so there’s no specific working hours. If I were to take it to the extreme, then going to work only once in a month is not a problem at all. We’ll never acknowledge such system that pays people their salary just because they’re there during work hours, that’s what they said. At first I didn’t understand their logic that much and worried that I’ll not get paid if that’s the case, but it seems like they’ll still pay me two hundred thousands yen per month as compensation salary, It’s Labor Standards Act they said, or I’m not paying you Tendou Ryuusei but I’m paying Misaki-chan instead they said, or This isn’t salary but investment you know they said along with various other things, but well I don’t really remember that much.
That’s why, my schedule is about the same as before I got the job and I can still go pick Misaki up at nursery school around a little past 5 p.m. And my daily work starts after I send Misaki to the nursery school.
The nursery teacher who had become my acquaintance says “It’s already spring isn’t it.” while we’re in the middle of our small talk, suddenly she tells me about the school excursion as if she just remembered it. On the excursion day, it seems like kids have to bring their own bento box together with them.
Of course I don’t know how to cook at all. But, parents of other kids probably would made their own homemade bento box filled with affection for their kids. And when it’s time to eat their lunch during excursion, it’ll probably be the time where love and affection are overflowing indeed. And during that time if you have to eat a convenience store-bought bento box then it’ll be a lifetime trauma for sure.
“……And, that’s why.”
“Heh, Misaki-chan is going to be on an excursion I see.”
In the next morning, after I send Misaki off at nursery school, I come here to consult with Kohinata-san without any hesitation.
“Kohinata-san, do you know how to make a bento box……?”
Today Kohinata-san let me in her room. I’m sitting seiza beside the door same as always, talking with Kohinata-san who’s sitting on the cushion in the center of the room.
“……Fufun, do I know how to make a bento box, you asked?”
Kohinata-san’s eyes shine and glitter, while on her face she looks proud.
“No way, you actually know how to make one?”
“Fuhihi, I’ve been making my own bento since my school days.”
“Ohhh!”
Very impressive indeed, Kohinata-san is already the most reliable person in my eyes right now!
“……Well since this room has no electricity or gas at all so there’s nothing I can actually do though.”
What a letdown indeed, This shabby apartment is already the crappiest one in my eyes right now.
“So we have run out of ideas……”
“Fuhihi, please don’t say such phrases as if you’re a pastry chef at the cake shop who’s a former anime production staff.” 1
“Pastry chef at the cake shop?”
“No, it’s nothing please don’t mind it.”
“Got it.”
I nodded, and decided to move on and start thinking seriously.
After a while, it seems like Kohinata-san has an idea as she raise her index finger up.
“Ummm, how does the sandwich sounds? It’s perfect for an excursion, and I think we can make it even in this apartment.”
“Is that so, and that, how do you make one?” 2
“Well you buy ingredients and the bread for it, prepare the ingredients and put them in between the bread, then slices them in pieces and it should be done.”
“If it’s just that then it seems like even I can make it by myself……”
It sounds easy at a glance, but surely there must be a trap somewhere.
“If you’re okay with it, can you please teach me how to make on the next sunday?”
“A-, about how to make a sandwich…… Right?”
“Yeah, and if we could go buy ingredients together that’ll be even better.”
“S-, shopping is it!?”
What, is it that surprising?
“Or perhaps the date is not in your convenience?”
“N-, no it’s not like that…… Umm, shopping you see, is it going to be just fu-fu-futanari 3, no that’s not it, just two of us……?”
“No, I plan to have Misaki coming together with me. There’s no reason to hide it from her after all.”
“……Fuhehe, it’s like that isn’t it.”
What’s with that reaction, is she trying to say that if Misaki come with us together she’ll not be happy? But no Kohinata-san isn’t…… I see, so it’s for a surprise huh. If we give Misaki our homemade bento box without telling her first, maybe she’ll be a bit happy about it, she’s thinking that far ahead surely!
“I got it. Then let’s go together just two of us.”
“Aheh!? Why is it?”
“I think it’s better that way.”
“T-, that way…… is it.”
No, but, ummm, uーnnn. Kohinata-san starts to worry. I’m sure she’s thinking about something so complex, so delicate and so advance that I can’t comprehend it. With that thought, I decided to just wait silently.
Eventually Kohinata-san made her body seems smaller, playing with her fingers and said.
“……As I thought, I think we should bring Misaki-chan together with us.”
“I see, got it.”
And like this, We bring Misaki together to a large supermarket, bought an empty lunch box and a water bottle, foodstuff, and the minimum equipment needed, and for some reason Misaki decides that she’d like to make the bento together with us too, but that’s a story for another time.
