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Published at 4th of July 2021 07:59:44 PM


Chapter 34

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Chapter 34: The day I receive my salary.

On the second day after the Golden Week is over something happened.

During lunch break, when we’re having our lunch that was made by Wazaki’s mom as usual.

“Ah, crap, I completely forgot.”

For some reason the lolicon look at me with a dumb face while muttering something sinister.

“Here, your last month’s salary.”

And, he took out an envelope from the drawer of his table that has computer on it and give it to me.

“Wellー, sorry Tendou Ryuusei. I’m always busy during the before and after vacation period you see…… Ahahaha.”

I receive the envelope, and it reminded me of something that the suspicious person said to me yesterday.

What’s up with such a carefree company of yours, are you sure it’s okay?

After I sent my scorn look to the lolicon, I check the content inside the envelope on the spot.

……One, two, three―― Exactly twenty bills.

“Go buy something for Misaki-chan Tendou Ryuusei. I know you’re suffering from lack of money and all, but well I bet you thought that asking me for your salary even though you’re only just studying is quite something yeah? Fuu, you see when I first start off――”

Let’s just say that his story is quite a long one.

“Misakiii! Is there something you wanna eat!?”

“……Un?”

“Or something that you want, I mean, whatever you like.”

“……Gyuudon.”

“I-, I see……”

On our way home from the nursery school, I finally let my feelings that I had been enduring for a few hours now explode, and it has exploded. So Misaki, she didn’t have anything she wants huh…… What’s up with that!? She’s still just five years old isn’t she!?

Wait no there’s the piano! That electric piano and portable charger thing that I’ve thought about! This has to be it!

“Misaki, don’t you want a piano?”

“……Un.”

“Alright! Then let us immediately go…… No, maybe let’s do it next time.”

Let’s make it her birthday present. And until then I’ll save up the money, and buy her the model that’s the best possible.

“Misaki, today we’re going to eat something delicious! I’ll teach you something that’s even more delicious than Gyuudon!”

“……Unn.”

Perhaps my excitement is contagious, but Misaki’s eyes shined. Alright alright, as I thought seeing Misaki being happy is pretty fun. That aside what would be good I wonder. She seems to have a liking to something rich in protein like donburi or hamburger, but since this is a rare opportunity I want her to try something else. But if Misaki doesn’t like it that’d be disastrous.

What is the thing that kids normally like?

Ramen…… There’s no chance of her hating it but, well it’s kinda cheap. Maybe meat…… There’s a lot of meat in gyuudon so I bet she wouldn’t hate it too. Something luxurious might be good too. But wait, isn’t Misaki eating only meat so far? I’ve no problem with it though, but what would happen if a little girl is eating only meat? I think, giving her some fancy sweets might be better after all?

“Well, that’s the story.”

“So a food that fits a little girl is it……”

When in doubt it’s Kohinata-san time. After I left Misaki in my room I immediately knock on her room, and sat seiza near the door. And as usual Kohinata-san is sitting on the cushion and is facing me.

“Uーn, how does cake sounds to you? I think there’s no girls that hate cakes.”

“Cakes huh…… If Kohinata-san said so then that must be it. For now I’m thinking of treating her to a dinner, do you know of any good restaurant around here?”

“So the family restaurant right.”

“I’m sorry but, if it’s that Misaki would be full before she can eat the cakes.”

“Then how about conveyor belt sushi?”

“Conveyor belt sushi?”

“Yes. since you can have a plate of cake for one hundred yen, so for me a sushi place that also has cake buffet is quite…… No, ummm, ahem. Just my recommendation, yes.”

For some reason Kohinata-san got embarrassed. Perhaps there’s something she deemed embarrassing in her speech.

That aside, sushi huh…… It’d be good if I can treat her to luxurious one, conveyor belt type one seems a bit cheap to me. But it can’t be helped if there’s no other choice…… The most important thing here is Misaki being happy about it after all.

“I wonder if she have ever eaten a sushi before?”

“Then shall we ask her?”

“Yeah let’s. Well how does that sounds Misaki, do you like sushi?”

“……Like.”

“Alright, then it’s decided.”

“I didn’t notice at all, but since when……”

“She’s already here for quite some time you know?”

When the topic about sushi came out I sensed a presence behind my back.

Maybe she got curious and so came out, man what a cute fella.

“That’s right, if you’re okay with it would you like to come together with us Kohinata-san? I’d like to treat you to something as usual as thanks.”

“I’m coming too!”

“I-, I see. Then let us go immediately.”

She accept it really fast. So Kohinata-san likes sushi I see, I’ll remember that.

And so here we are at the conveyor belt sushi restaurant. After we waited for about twenty minutes, a staff came out and guide us to our table.

And that’s when I saw a shocking scene.

Misaki, she’s sitting on Kohinata-san’s lap……!

“Ummm, thank you for the treat.”

N-, no way. Since when did they got along to such point?

“Tendou-san?”

The time Kohinata-san is together with Misaki is only when they’re in the bath and that should be overwhelmingly shorter than my time together with Misaki. Dammit and I never had the chance to hold her hand even once you know……? Why…… Just what does this mean!?

“Uh, umm, what’s wrong?”

“……No, it’s nothing.”

“Ummm, why are you staring at me? I-, is there something?”

“……It’s nothing. Really, nothing. Well go ahead, eat whatever you like.”

While I’m falling into the depths of despair, Misaki keep looking at the conveyor belt sushi with great interest.

“Misaki-chan, which one do you want to eat?”

“……Unー?”

“Fuhihi, you’re worried because there’s so many to choose right. Ummm, for Misaki-chan the one that didn’t have wasabi1 in it would be better right? Then how about the shrimp or the egg one?”

“……Un.”

W-, what’s up with that conversation it’s as if they’re daughter and parent talking.

Fuck, I’m not going to lose!

“……”

No good, there’s nothing I can do.

The sushi comes from Kohinata-san’s side so I can’t get it first, and Kohinata-san has even prepared the tea and chopsticks and small plates already. Ku, what a skillful person!

“Ah, which one are you going to eat Tendou-san?”

“……Well, shrimp please.”

“Yes, I got it.”

Kohinata-san, you’re such a tactful person!

This…… I have to accept my defeat here and now.

And so Kohinata-san took two plates of shrimp, pass it to me and to herself, or rather she put it in front of Misaki.

“Misaki-chan, go ahead.”

“……Un.”

Misaki hold the chopsticks with her little hand, and then proceeds to grab the sushi dexterously…… No she couldn’t

“……Unnn.”

Misaki took the challenge head on again. I kept watching, and Kohinata-san who understands the situation laughed.

“……Unn.”

Misaki gave up and stab the shrimp. With satisfied expression she brings it close to her mouth, open it wide.

“……Unnnn~”

Seems like there’s wasabi in it.

“……Unnn.”

Because her mouth is small there’s about half of the shrimp left and she kept holding the chopsticks that’s still stabbed in the shrimp, trying to endure the wasabi’s taste. I know Misaki’s suffering but, she’s so cute that I want to watch this scene for forever.

“I-, I’m sorry Misaki-chan. I thought it didn’t have wasabi in it. Ummm, I’ll eat the rest for you okay…… Unnnn.”

Kohinata-san open her mouth wide and eat the shrimp, few seconds after she tightly shut her eyes.

And then she said while covering her mouth.

“I forgot that I’m also not good at dealing with wasabi……”

Misaki look up at Kohinata-san with wide eyes.

And when her face look straight forward again, her eyes met mine.

Somehow we find it funny, so we all laughed.

“Misaki, what do you want to eat next?”

“……Wasabi, none.”

Seems like she isn’t pleased with the wasabi.

“Then how about eel? This one is a strange one, even if you put a lot of wasabi in it you won’t feel that numb feeling in your mouth at all.”

“Hehー, I never knew that.”

“I’m a guy who likes wasabi after all so no matter what sushi it is I always put a lot in it, but with the eel one I didn’t feel anything at all. It happened a long time ago though, but I manage to remember it since I found it strange.”

Maybe it’s because the eel one has a sweet sauce on it, but I wonder what’s the actual reason behind its wasabi-taste cancelling effect.

“Ah, speak of the devil and here it comes. Since I want to try it too so I’ll take two then, yes.”

“Please take it for me as well. It’s been so long since I had one so I want to eat it.”

“Yes, I got it.”

And so there’s three plates of eel on our table.

I use my chopsticks to remove the eel on top, and put the wasabi on the rice. Then I place the eel back to where it was and ate it…… Umu, as expected there’s no wasabi taste at all.

“Is it okay?”

When I raise my head up, Kohinata-san and Misaki are waiting for my answer.

“Yeah, there’s no wasabi taste at all. Or rather, if you don’t like wasabi wouldn’t eat it as it is good enough? The eel one didn’t have the wasabi to begin with after all.”

“That’s right. But, since we’re already here anyway I might as well try it.”

This time me and Misaki kept looking at her, and Kohinata-san challenged the eel with wasabi on it.

“……It’s true, there’s no numb feelings at all.”

“Right? It’s so strange.”

“Yes. Do you want to try it too Misaki-chan?”

“……Un.”

After getting rid of the wasabi on her chopsticks, Kohinata-san skillfully grab the eel with her chopsticks and bring it to Misaki’s mouth. Misaki opens her small mouth, and eat a part of the eel.

“……Unnnnn~!”

“Misaki-chan!?”

“M-, Misaki hang tight!”

Apparently it seems like she ate the part that has only the wasabi and no sauce on it. As I thought this mysterious sauce actually have the wasabi-cancelling effect.

“……Unnn.”

Misaki look at the eel with sullen expression.

“Ummm, I’m really sorry. This one here didn’t have wasabi on it, so it’s okay alright.”

Kohinata-san took her plate of eel that she hasn’t touched yet and cut it into Misaki’s size, and then put the sauce on it and bring it close to Misaki’s mouth. After Misaki stares at the eel with sullen face for a while, she slowly ate it.

“……Un.”

It passed. Or so I felt like I heard that.

“……Delicious.”

“Fuheheh, I’m glad. Do you want to have some more?”

“……Un.”

She once again cut the eel into Misaki’s size and put the sauce on it and bring it to her mouth.

This time Misaki welcomes the eel obediently.

“……One more?”

“Fuhihi, yes yes, please wait for a second okayー”

Watching the two like this it’s as if they’re parent and daughter.

In the beginning I was jealous of it, but since Misaki seems to be so happy so it’s whatever.

“……Want?”

“Oh, thank you~ ……Fuhihi, I received an eel from a little girl.”

Misaki hold the plate out to Kohinata-san, and for some reason she speaks something that I don’t understand before putting the eel into her mouth.

Our enjoyable meals continue, and when I starts thinking if Misaki’s going to be full soon or not.

“Misaki, do you want to have it now? Cake I mean.”

“……Cake?”

“You don’t know it?”

“……Un.”

Me, and together with Kohinata-san we’re dumbfounded.

“W-, well, it’s that. Maybe you only don’t know its name but…… It’s this, this one. It’s yummy you know.”

I take a plate of chocolate cake that passed on my way, and hold the plate out to Misaki. Misaki look at it wonderingly. And kept looking. She look at it in various angles.

……She seriously didn’t know about it at all?

“Here you go, your spoon.”

“……Un.”

Misaki took the spoon.

“……Unー?”

Perhaps she’s thinking about how to eat it. Misaki tilts her head as if to say that.

And while me and Kohinata-san kept looking at her, Misaki timidly bring her spoon close to the cake.

And immediately after she stabbed the cake with her spoon, Misaki is surprised for a moment.

Misaki’s eyes became big and round in surprise, then she put the spoon that only has the cake’s surface cream on it into her mouth.

“……Ohh.”

Her first reaction!? What’s it going to be!?

“……Un.”

She quickly get the second.

“……Hihi.”

Did she just…… laughed?

Misaki continues with her third while I’m still stunned.

“……Delicious.”

Hey-, wait, please do that again one more time!

Please laugh again one more time Misaki!

“Misaki-chan, you have to remove this transparent thing first before eating it.”

“……Un.”

“Umm, the part that got stick to it here, you can’t eat it when there’s people around you know since people’s going to think that you’re greedy after all…… It’s such a waste though.”

“……Un?”

While the two are having their conversation, I’m desperately trying to play the Misaki-laughing scene again and again in my head.

I felt like her laugh is kind of similar to Kohinata-san’s but, I also felt like it’s subtly different from hers as well…… Dammit, I can’t remember it properly!!

“Misaki, there’s also shortcakes you know.”

“……”

“Misaki? Do you like the chocolate cake more?”

“……Full.”

Before I knew it, the chocolate cake in front of Misaki is already gone.

She ate it all. And she seems to be satisfied.

“……I see, is it delicious?”

“……Un.”

Haa, even though it’s her time laughing out loud like that, but since it was so sudden I can’t remember it that much……

But still, since I already saw her smile today so it’s all good.

Author’s afterword.

When I googled “Things that little girls like.” the first thing that came out is Misaki-chan (Before the revision.) and I made a strange voice.





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