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“Hm…This is delicious too. As expected of freshly caught local seafood, I guess♪”
After warming herself up with crab soup, Towa san began to eat grilled squid excitedly.
I couldn’t help but stare at her as she smiled contentedly.
“Here you go.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Towa san held the grilled squid out toward me.
“Oh, was I wrong? I thought you wanted some.”
“No, I was just mesmerized by you…”
“Eh…?”
Taken by surprise, Towa san’s cheeks turned bright red.
“I-Itsuki san, you always do that…”
She covered her face with one hand, trying to hide her embarrassment.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry ! I just blurted out what I was thinking ! Towa san is so cute that I couldn’t help myself !”
Ah.
I did it again.
When you’re on a date with someone you like, it happens sometimes. Please forgive me. My feelings just overflow.
“Gee…!”
Towa san raised her voice slightly more than usual to show her anger. But it quickly subsided, and she smiled, gently shaking her silver hair.
“How much happier do you need to make me, Itsuki san?”
“Ah, no, um, well…”
All I can say is that I’ll do whatever I can…
“Here, open wide.”
“Mmm. ……Munch munch.”
As I hesitated, she forcefully shoved the squid cake into my mouth.
“It’s delicious. When Towa san feeds me, it tastes so much better than when I ate it before.”
“I’m glad to hear that. Then, next time, Itsuki san, please feed me.”
“Okay. I’ll do it.”
She picked up the butter-grilled scallop with her chopsticks.
“It’s big, but can you handle it?”
“If it’s from Itsuki san, I’d love to.”
“Then, open wide…”
“Open wide…♪”
I fed the scallop to Towa san. The bold sight of her opening her mouth wide, something she never does normally, was incredibly cute.
After repeating “open wide” several times, we finished eating a large amount of seafood in no time.
With our stomachs and hearts full, we decided to take another look around the market.
“Actually, my mother asked me to buy ingredients for the New Year’s holiday.”
“I see. That’s what it was about.”
“There are a few things I need to buy, and my mother wants you to choose them with your expert eye…”
I thought it might be a bit of a hassle, so I looked away modestly.
“Fufu, this will be a challenge.”
However, Towa san smiled with renewed determination. When it comes to cooking, she is a maid with the enthusiasm of a warrior.
“I think Echigo ozoni uses salmon roe and salmon, right?”
“That’s right. That’s what we do every year at my house too.”
A slightly luxurious ozoni is a New Year’s treat.
“Let’s start by choosing the salmon roe…!”
Led by Towa san, we first entered an affordable store. We quickly found the ikura sales section.
“What beautiful ikura. It really looks like jewels.”
There were many packs of ikura at quite a high price. As a student, it was a bit overwhelming, but this time I was using money from my mother.
They were offering samples, so I tried a little bit.
“The pleasant texture that pops in your mouth, the elegant and deep flavor…yeah, it’s delicious.”
Towa san nodded in agreement.
“Shall we get this one?”
“No, let’s check out the other stores too. We need to carefully select the best quality item to take home.”
She didn’t want to compromise.
Led by the lively Towa san, we entered every store in a row to compare the quality of the ikura. Since my taste buds could only judge that they were all delicious, I only shared my opinion when asked, based solely on my personal preference.
“Fufu♪”
A few hours later, my hands were filled with plastic bags packed with seafood. Besides ikura and salmon, there were many other items.
I brought a cooler box, but I was a bit worried if everything would fit.
By the way, it seems she ended up choosing the ikura I said was my favorite.
Towa san, who had done a lot of shopping, seemed very satisfied, and her already beautiful skin seemed to glow even more.
“Did you have fun?’
“Yes, very much. But I’m sorry…I seem to have been the only one having fun…”
“That’s not true. We don’t usually get to go shopping together like this, so I had fun too.”
Towa san always finishes all the shopping while I’m at university, so I rarely get to help her. On weekends, I could at least help carry the bags.
“That’s good to hear.”
“Thinking about Towa san cooking the things we bought today makes me excited too.”
I love my mom’s cooking, but adding Towa san’s cooking skills to it makes my mouth watering just thinking about it.
“Looking forward to the New Year’s holidays.”
After finishing our market date, the two of us got into the car.
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