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“It’s no coincidence… I suppose. That’s true.”
After ending the call with Hayato, I pondered alone.
Hayato’s words were sound reasoning.
Even though I’d been giving him twisted answers all this time, Hayato didn’t hold it against me and kept speaking his mind.
Not everyone could do that.
“I chewed over Hayato’s words, reflecting on our actions. I found myself imagining a ‘what if…’ timeline.”
“Rai… dinner.”
“Oh, oh, sorry! I’m making sauce, just wait a sec.”
“Sauce!!”
Whether she’d lost patience or was simply drawn by the delicious smell of the hamburgers cooking, Risa arrived, so I calmed her down.
Hurriedly, I dumped ketchup and sauce into the pan after finishing the hamburgers, then added butter.
The rice was done just in time, and I figured I might as well finish off the bagged veggies left in the fridge.
The sauce was ready. I plated the hamburgers and scooped out the rice.
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
I carried dinner into the living room.
“I was waiting,”
Risa said happily, and Mei-chan smiled.
“Alright, let’s eat.”
“Thank you, Rai-san.”
“Oh. You two, thank you for helping out.”
“Gratitude to the ingredients of this world…”
“Risa, I won’t let you say any more of that.”
Why are you quoting lines from the protagonist of some over-the-top gourmet manga?
And why do you even know that? Generations apart… Oh, sorry, she glared at me.
“Let’s eat.”
“”Let’s eat.””
We clasped our hands together and dug right in.
“Delicious!”
“It’s really delicious!”
Just as the two were raving, I have to admit this batch turned out perfectly.
The juices oozing out, the sweetness of the onions, the richness of the sauce.
This is seriously delicious.
It might not beat a restaurant, but this is just too good.
“Glad it turned out well.”
“It’s very tasty.”
Glad Mei-chan seems to be enjoying it too.
“Rai…”
“What?”
“Are you okay?”
Risa asked, sounding concerned.
“Okay about what?”
“Your expression. You look a bit down…”
It must have shown on my face.
I figured it was probably because talking to Hayato on the phone had made me remember him so clearly.
“It’s related to that call earlier, isn’t it?”
Mei-chan asked.
Are you psychic or something?
“Well… it’s not like it’s unrelated… I just realized again that I need to think about things.”
“The person you were talking to was Lolio-san, right?”
How did you know that…?
“Well, um… because Rai-san doesn’t seem to have many friends…”
You’re digging into my heart!!
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