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Late November. Just before 4 pm.
Winter season is approaching, and the wind is chilly even during the daytime. It was still not sunny, probably because of the heavy rain that had fallen earlier in the morning.
“Ah, I’m so tired.”
In front of the station where we were to meet.
She looked like she had just stepped out of a storybook, with her ice fairy appearance and suit. Several men followed her with their eyes, but due to her foreignness and aura of unapproachability, they passed her by silently. ……any pick-up artist would not be able to approach that one.
“I’m sorry, Haku san. Did I keep you waiting?”
She noticed my arrival and smiled brightly, as if blowing away a cloud of dullness.
I know more than enough to know that she is cute, but the gap between her expressionless face until two seconds ago was so big that I stopped breathing for a moment.
“You’re late ! I’ve been waiting for three hours !”
“Eh !? I-I thought we had an appointment at 4:00 p.m.!?”
I was worried that I had made a miscommunication, so I asked her and she puffed out her cheeks and said, [Yeah, but…]
“…I was looking forward to shopping. I-I’m nervous even when I’m at home, so I came out early ! It’s Inami’s fault
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That’s absurd, I laughed in amazement.
Haku san grabbed my coat sleeve and urged me to hurry up and go. …What a helpless person.
“I’m sorry I made you wait for three hours, but I don’t know if it’s worth looking forward to it that much. Please don’t be disappointed.”
“It’s fine. It’s worth it to go out with a friend !”
A dazzling smile that makes you want to squint.
…..I haven’t forgotten, but this woman is here to kill me. Are you sure you want to do this? No, well, as for me, it’s helping.
“So, where are we going? Supermarket?”
“Apart from today’s yakiniku meat, I also wanna buy some chunky meat for my next video, so I’m thinking of going to a butcher store in the shopping district.”
“What’s a shopping district?”
“It’s a street with a lot of different shops. In addition to the butcher shop, you can also buy vegetables, eat there, and buy clothes.”
“Oh, you mean a market. I went to a market in Thailand a while ago.”
“That’s nice. What did you buy?”
“Nothing. I was attacked by a competitor, and we had to go on a car chase.”
“You mustn’t do that in Japan.”
I don’t want my favorite shopping district to be vandalized, so I put a nail in the door just in case.
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“Oh, it’s Inami san.”
The shopping district is a 30 second walk from the station.
As soon as I stepped into the street, I was approached by an old woman who runs a taiyaki shop at the entrance.
“Ah, hello. Good afternoon.”
“Good afternoon !”
Haku san greeted cheerfully.
The old lady was startled for a moment by the silver-haired beauty who looked as if she had just stepped out of a movie, but she replied in a mild voice, [Good afternoon.]
“That’s great Inami san. You found yourself such a cute girlfriend.”
“Oh, no, we’re not in that kind of relationship. We’re just friends.”
“Is that so? Fufufufu. Well, let’s put it that way.”
I feel bad for her, but instead of boyfriend and girlfriend, we’re a target and an assassin.
“Are you from abroad? Where are you from?”
“Ah……um, well, I’m from America. I’m here in Japan to study.”
“Oh, I see. I’m sorry to hear that you have to come all the way from so far away. Wait a minute, I’ll give you something good.”
She wrapped two taiyaki in paper and handed them to me and Haku san.
I told her that I’d pay, but she shook her head and stubbornly refused to accept them.
“Thank you, Grandma ! But what is this? It smells sweet……”
“It’s called taiyaki, and it’s made with flour dough, filled with red bean paste, and baked.”
“…So because it’s sweet that it is not fried.”
“Wrong.”
“No, I knew that. I knew, but I only dared to ask. I wanted to check Inami’s knowledge.”
As usual, Inami showed his pointless know-it-all attitude.
….I wonder how much she likes fried food.
No, I’m glad she likes it.
“Try it. It’s delicious.”
I showed her how to eat it, and Haku san followed suit, biting into it from the head.
The outside is crispy and the inside is chewy. The red bean paste is moist and elegantly sweet, and the slight warmth is pleasant.
“Mmm~~! ! Yum ! ! This is so good ! !”
Crunch, crunch, munch.
In the blink of an eye, half of it was in her mouth, and Haku san was very pleased with it.
The old lady was as happy as ever with her good reaction.
“This is so delicious ! Grandma made it !?”
“That’s right. I’ve been making this all the time for 50 years.”
“Wow ! You’re an expert ! You’re like a samurai !”
Seeing Haku san’s happy smile, I gave her another one. She took it without hesitation and stuffed it into her stomach with a smile on her face.
“Missy, how about mine?”
“Is it okay !? Thank you !”
The owner of the Japanese sweets shop next door, who was watching the scene, came over with a bun.
Haku san ate them again, and now the confectioner across the street came in with cookies in his hand.
It was not far from the butcher store.
But Haku san is being fed one after another, that’s why we can’t move forward.
Well, I can fully understand how they feel.
She is a cute, friendly, and responsive foreigner. I also feel that way.
“……”
With Haku san beside me, who was happy to receive the grilled skewers, I unconsciously bit my back teeth lightly.
What can I say?
I’ve been feeling a bit nervous ever since I entered the shopping district.
……I’m probably jealous.
Haku san is happy with something other than what I made.
“Haa…….”
I sighed as I slumped my shoulders heavily.
It’s the worst.
I’m so sick of it, even I shouldn’t feel that way.
I’m just getting to know her, so what’s she doing being so possessive? Who am I?
Who cares what she eats?
What’s it to me? Nothing.
“This is good ! Everything’s so good, it’s making me want to live here !”
“I-I see……”
Somehow we managed to escape the crowds and headed for the butcher store.
After Haku san finished eating the skewers, she tugged at the hem of my clothes.
I wondered if she wanted to throw the skewers away.
When I looked at her with that in mind, she slightly straightened up and brought her lips close to my ear.
“What I like most is Inami’s cooking, okay…?”
She whispered softly, pulled away, and peeked her knish and white teeth.
Did she read my mind? No, she simply wanted to tell me so.
….I’m so embarrassed to death and my face is rapidly getting hot.
“I feel bad for everyone, so this is a private thing between us.”
She held up her index finger in front of her lips, and I gave a small nod while hiding my grin.
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