ACT04 Is it True That Eating Together With Someone Is Better Than Eating Alone?
「And with this, they're complete.」
It was cooking practice time in home economics.
Looking at the just right golden brown color of the 20 cookies with varied shapes she had just pulled out of the oven.
Mashiro, who was wearing an apron over her uniform as well as a bandanna, let out a breath.
「Ha～... If we follow Shiro-chan's instructions, we can make something this amazing.」
「They look and smell incredibly delicious.」
「These absolutely win the title.」
Beside her, Akami, similarly dressed in uniform with an apron, was admiring. The two girls in the same group as Mashiro and Akami, Kizaki Kiriko and Midoriya Natsu, felt similarly to Akami.
「They're not that impressive. I think anyone can do it if they follow the proper procedures and ingredient measurements.」
Although she received looks of admiration from the three members of her group, Mashiro replied without hesitation.
Mashiro lived in a single-mother household, so perhaps due to her mother often being away from home both in the past and present, cooking was a skill she acquired naturally.
Making sweets like this was an extension of that skill.
「Mm, it’s very delicious, Shiro-chan. They're absolutely better than anything that can be bought from a store.」
「They're good, they're really good!」
「They're absolutely title winners!」
「…………」
And then, it was time for the tasting.
With Akami starting off, the three other members of the team seemed to be enjoying the cookies... but for Mashiro, the flavor was the same as usual without any real changes, so the three people's impressions didn't quite click.
Were they really that amazing?
「What’s wrong, Shiro-chan. You're making a long face?」
Akami in the adjacent seat talked to her.
Akami was looking at her with obvious curiosity, and though Mashiro was at a loss for words for a moment,
「Mm, I'm happy that everyone says it's delicious, but I myself don't really feel it, you know?」
「Wah, that's an extravagant problem you're voicing, Shiro-chan. Even though I've practically never had any turn out so well before.」
「Akami will also be able to make them like this right away... Well, if I had to say, I often make some to eat by myself, so maybe it's not that fresh for me.」
「Nnn.....」
Akami made a slight pondering gesture.
Mashiro tilted her head to express her confusion, but a little while later.
「Here, open wide.」
Akami picked up one of the cookies and held it out toward Mashiro.
Her slightly embarrassed face was cute, but Mashiro didn't understand the intention behind her actions.
「…… What are you doing?」
「Never mind that, here, open wide.」
「…… Aah.」
Pressured by her forcefulness, Mashiro took a bite out of the cookie.
There was no difference in taste from when she usually made them for herself.
The slightly fragrant flavor, the slight sweetness, the crunchy texture, everything.
However,
「...?」
What's this, something's a little different?
Compared to how it usually was, Mashiro felt like something had been added to it.
「Delicious.」
Before she knew it, those words had rushed out of her mouth.
Perhaps finding it amusing, Akami gently smiled,
「Shiro-chan.」
「Nn?」
「Eating with someone is delicious, isn't it?」
「――――」
The moment that was said to her.
Mashiro noticed a faint warmth was filling her chest.
「That's right. Thank you, Akami.」
So she was able to straightforwardly agree and thank her.
Akami made a bashful『Ehehe』laugh, which was also very cute, making warmth spread through Mashiro's chest again, a loop of happiness.
Accordingly, Mashiro started wanting more and more.
「Akami, one more.」
「Eh? If you insist, Shiro-chan. Here, open wide.」
「Aah... mm, Akami, one more.」
「You're acting a little spoiled today... here.」
「Mm. One more.」
「Eeh? Umm, I'm starting to get a little embarrassed... Oops.」
And when Akami held out the cookie, maybe her hand slipped, as Mashiro saw that the cookie was about to fall out of it.
Mashiro reacted quickly.
「Mm」
「!!!???」
She abruptly bent forward with her mouth open wide, and Akami's small finger wound up inside.
The cookie went safely into her mouth.
Then――
「Hi... ah... nn.」
On the tip of her tongue, just a little.
She felt like she had gotten the sensation of her finger.
「Sorry, Akami. It happened in an instant, so I got your finger in my mouth as well, but is it okay?」
「Eh... Ah, er, yes...」
「? What's wrong, Akami, your face is awfully red? Also, you're holding your finger, so maybe it hit my teeth? Are you injured?」
「No, it's not that... yeah, it's nothing, I'm fine. It didn't hurt; on the contrary, it felt incredibly good..........」
「?」
She didn't understand why Akami had become like this, and she couldn't hear the second half well, but Mashiro thought that since she said she was fine, she was fine.
At any rate, she felt like she had made another discovery.
She had no idea that cooking and eating with someone else was so delicious and enjoyable.
Therefore,
「Akami.」
「Uu?」
「Sometime soon, let's cook together again? And next time, I'll feed Akami.」
「! ...... O-Ok.」
She didn't understand why Akami always replied with a fading voice at times like this, but she did know she had gotten agreement.
Mashiro truly felt that the enjoyment of spending time with this girl wouldn't fade for a long time yet.
☆★★★☆★★
No, really, what should I do?
My heart's still pounding.
Shiro-chan, what a natural airhead attack.
Moreover, it feels like washing this finger would be a little wasteful... eh? Kizaki-san and Midoriya-san? What is it?
「Thank you for the meal.」
「It's the overwhelming title winner!」
Why are you bowing your heads towards me with your hands pressed together like you're worshipers!?
「And with this, they're complete.」
It was cooking practice time in home economics.
Looking at the just right golden brown color of the 20 cookies with varied shapes she had just pulled out of the oven.
Mashiro, who was wearing an apron over her uniform as well as a bandanna, let out a breath.
「Ha～... If we follow Shiro-chan's instructions, we can make something this amazing.」
「They look and smell incredibly delicious.」
「These absolutely win the title.」
Beside her, Akami, similarly dressed in uniform with an apron, was admiring. The two girls in the same group as Mashiro and Akami, Kizaki Kiriko and Midoriya Natsu, felt similarly to Akami.
「They're not that impressive. I think anyone can do it if they follow the proper procedures and ingredient measurements.」
Although she received looks of admiration from the three members of her group, Mashiro replied without hesitation.
Mashiro lived in a single-mother household, so perhaps due to her mother often being away from home both in the past and present, cooking was a skill she acquired naturally.
Making sweets like this was an extension of that skill.
「Mm, it’s very delicious, Shiro-chan. They're absolutely better than anything that can be bought from a store.」
「They're good, they're really good!」
「They're absolutely title winners!」
「…………」
And then, it was time for the tasting.
With Akami starting off, the three other members of the team seemed to be enjoying the cookies... but for Mashiro, the flavor was the same as usual without any real changes, so the three people's impressions didn't quite click.
Were they really that amazing?
「What’s wrong, Shiro-chan. You're making a long face?」
Akami in the adjacent seat talked to her.
Akami was looking at her with obvious curiosity, and though Mashiro was at a loss for words for a moment,
「Mm, I'm happy that everyone says it's delicious, but I myself don't really feel it, you know?」
「Wah, that's an extravagant problem you're voicing, Shiro-chan. Even though I've practically never had any turn out so well before.」
「Akami will also be able to make them like this right away... Well, if I had to say, I often make some to eat by myself, so maybe it's not that fresh for me.」
「Nnn.....」
Akami made a slight pondering gesture.
Mashiro tilted her head to express her confusion, but a little while later.
「Here, open wide.」
Akami picked up one of the cookies and held it out toward Mashiro.
Her slightly embarrassed face was cute, but Mashiro didn't understand the intention behind her actions.
「…… What are you doing?」
「Never mind that, here, open wide.」
「…… Aah.」
Pressured by her forcefulness, Mashiro took a bite out of the cookie.
There was no difference in taste from when she usually made them for herself.
The slightly fragrant flavor, the slight sweetness, the crunchy texture, everything.
However,
「...?」
What's this, something's a little different?
Compared to how it usually was, Mashiro felt like something had been added to it.
「Delicious.」
Before she knew it, those words had rushed out of her mouth.
Perhaps finding it amusing, Akami gently smiled,
「Shiro-chan.」
「Nn?」
「Eating with someone is delicious, isn't it?」
「――――」
The moment that was said to her.
Mashiro noticed a faint warmth was filling her chest.
「That's right. Thank you, Akami.」
So she was able to straightforwardly agree and thank her.
Akami made a bashful『Ehehe』laugh, which was also very cute, making warmth spread through Mashiro's chest again, a loop of happiness.
Accordingly, Mashiro started wanting more and more.
「Akami, one more.」
「Eh? If you insist, Shiro-chan. Here, open wide.」
「Aah... mm, Akami, one more.」
「You're acting a little spoiled today... here.」
「Mm. One more.」
「Eeh? Umm, I'm starting to get a little embarrassed... Oops.」
And when Akami held out the cookie, maybe her hand slipped, as Mashiro saw that the cookie was about to fall out of it.
Mashiro reacted quickly.
「Mm」
「!!!???」
She abruptly bent forward with her mouth open wide, and Akami's small finger wound up inside.
The cookie went safely into her mouth.
Then――
「Hi... ah... nn.」
On the tip of her tongue, just a little.
She felt like she had gotten the sensation of her finger.
「Sorry, Akami. It happened in an instant, so I got your finger in my mouth as well, but is it okay?」
「Eh... Ah, er, yes...」
「? What's wrong, Akami, your face is awfully red? Also, you're holding your finger, so maybe it hit my teeth? Are you injured?」
「No, it's not that... yeah, it's nothing, I'm fine. It didn't hurt; on the contrary, it felt incredibly good..........」
「?」
She didn't understand why Akami had become like this, and she couldn't hear the second half well, but Mashiro thought that since she said she was fine, she was fine.
At any rate, she felt like she had made another discovery.
She had no idea that cooking and eating with someone else was so delicious and enjoyable.
Therefore,
「Akami.」
「Uu?」
「Sometime soon, let's cook together again? And next time, I'll feed Akami.」
「! ...... O-Ok.」
She didn't understand why Akami always replied with a fading voice at times like this, but she did know she had gotten agreement.
Mashiro truly felt that the enjoyment of spending time with this girl wouldn't fade for a long time yet.
☆★★★☆★★
No, really, what should I do?
My heart's still pounding.
Shiro-chan, what a natural airhead attack.
Moreover, it feels like washing this finger would be a little wasteful... eh? Kizaki-san and Midoriya-san? What is it?
「Thank you for the meal.」
「It's the overwhelming title winner!」
Why are you bowing your heads towards me with your hands pressed together like you're worshipers!?
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