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In each classroom, cultural clubs were putting on performances and exhibitions. Everywhere was filled with the energy and vitality of students.
We visited the classrooms that caught our interest and took our time looking around with Towa san.
After we had finished looking around, we made our way to the school cafeteria.
“Hm, is something going on here too?”
I thought it might be a rest area, but it was unusually crowded.
The handmade sign posted at the entrance read—
“Maid Cafe?”
It was written in a cute, pop style.
Towa san stopped in her tracks, so I stayed there too and looked around.
The cafeteria was decorated more stylishly than usual. As the name suggests, there were a few students dressed in maid uniforms.
“……………….”
Towa san stared intently at the maid café. She narrowed her eyes slightly, as if recalling something and lost in thought.
“Is it a bit off as a real maid café?”
“….No, not at all.”
Towa san shook her head.
My remark seemed to have missed the mark.
“Then, shall we go in?”
“Let’s do it.”
We proceeded toward the maid café.
“Welcome back, Master~!”
An energetic maid greeted us cheerfully. She didn’t have Towa san’s elegance, but she was cute in her own way.
Towa san seemed to like her, smiling softly.
“Two people, please follow me.”
We were led to a table and sat across from each other.
“Here is the menu. For couples, I recommend this limited set !”
The maid smiled and bowed before leaving the table.
Without saying a word, I felt a mix of joy and embarrassment at being recognized as a couple.
“What should we have?”
I cleared my throat and handed the menu to Towa san, smiling at her.
“Fufu.”
But she responded with a smile that seemed out of place.
“Towa san, is something wrong?”
“Nothing at all. It’s just that Itsuki san is as adorable as ever.”
Towa san seemed to brush off my inquiry and delivered a perfect counterattack.
My face suddenly grew hot. However, it seemed like just a casual remark to Towa san, who began flipping through the menu.
“Itsuki san. Shall we go with this?”
“Eh, really…?”
“Since it was recommended to us.”
Towa san chose the couple-only omelet rice set that the maid had recommended earlier. It comes with two servings of omelet rice, salad, soup, and a drink after the meal. It’s a bit of a bargain price-wise.
But why is it couple-only?
After placing our order, we waited about ten minutes before the maid brought us our food.
“Now, for the final touch.”
Saying that, the maid picked up the ketchup.
Ah, I see.
I’ve never experienced it myself, but it’s a common performance at maid cafes.
Having the maid draw a heart mark and getting all excited—wait, wait, wait !?
That’s not okay in front of her, is it !?
That’s just not right, is it !?
“Please use this ketchup to inject love into your lover’s omelet rice♪”
“Huh…!?”
Wait, am I supposed to do it !?!?!?
Finally, it all makes sense.
That’s why it’s limited to couples !?
But then, what’s the point of having a maid there !?!?
“Here you go, mister boyfriend.”
Without any further explanation, she hands me the ketchup, and I freeze.
Am I really going to do this?
People are watching !
The maid is smiling brightly, standing tall and watching the situation with excitement.
“Um, Towa san?”
I send her a glance, hoping there’s some way to escape.
“My heart is racing…”
But my beloved girlfriend is blushing slightly, looking at me with downcast eyes.
(She’s expecting this so much !?)
Her appearance combines innocent childishness with a quiet, refined elegance.
Simply put, she’s too adorable. In other words, I have no choice but to do it.
I hold the ketchup bottle with trembling hands.
“Ugh…”
A sharp, regrettably distorted heart mark is born.
“Alright, next, let’s chant the spell to make it delicious “!
“Huh !?”
It’s not over yet !?
“Itsuki san…?”
Her eyes gaze at me longingly.
“Guh, uu…”
The maid casually shows me an example. I mimic her and make a heart with my fingers.
“B-become delicious…moe moe, kyun.”
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! ! ! ! !
I’m going to die ! ! Just kill me already ! ! ! !
After writhing in agony, I collapse and sit down.
“Thank you, Itsuki san. That was very cute, wasn’t it?”
“Ha, ha… yes…”
It was an experience that felt like it shortened my lifespan.
“Next is my turn.”
Towa san smiles and stands up.
She doesn’t seem very nervous.
I was literally dying from exhaustion, yet here she is, so calm. It’s somehow frustrating.
Perhaps Towa san, being a real maid, is used to this kind of thing…
“…This is my first time.”
“Huh?”
“I’ll never do this with anyone but Itsuki san…”
Towa san blushes and looks away.
Ah, my girlfriend was the type to put on a poker face.
But once that mask comes off, she’s just an ordinary, charming girl.
Towa san takes the ketchup and skillfully draws a heart. Unlike mine, her lines are neat, soft, and beautiful.
Then she shapes the heart with her fingers.
“Become delicious….moe moe, kyun….♡”
Magic is cast on the omelet rice.
It is no longer just omelet rice. It is the greatest dish in history, filled with Towa san’s love.
It was like being struck by an arrow through the heart. Indeed, this is thrilling. I’m overjoyed.
“Ah, thank you, Towa san.”
Towa san, perhaps feeling shy, tries to avert her gaze.
But then, for some reason, she leaned in close to my ear. Whispering softly so the maid couldn’t hear, she said,
“…When you get home, please enjoy me as well. —Itsuki.”
“…!?”
“I’m much, much tastier than this.”
Then she pulled away, straightened her posture, and turned her red face away slightly.
It seemed that during her moment of shame, what had sprouted most strongly within her was jealousy toward the omelet rice.
Even Towa san has possessiveness, doesn’t she?
This is a little underhanded.
Now I can’t think of anything but tonight !
“Did you have fun?”
After leaving the campus, we walked home holding hands, and I asked her.
“Yes. It was a wonderful memory.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
Autumn was coming to an end. The sun was setting earlier and earlier.
“It’ll be a little busy from now on, but let’s work hard together.”
“…Thank you, Itsuki san.”
“It’s nothing. In fact, I’m constantly reminded of how naive I am, and I don’t have any money, so I’m really sorry.”
“I’m happier than anything else because of how you feel, Itsuki san.”
Since the day we went to the orphanage, the two of us have been working together to prepare little by little. To welcome that day as soon as possible. As an ordinary college student, I’m doing my best without holding back.
Thinking of Towa san, I feel an endless supply of strength.
“It’s getting cold, isn’t it?”
“Yes….winter is coming.”
Autumn is ending—the first season since we met is passing by.
To weave a new time, a new relationship.
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