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“Ah ! I know gingerbread cookies ! Something tangy and delicious !”
As usual, her description of the taste is sketchy, but this time she is not a know-it-all.
Haku san, who had traveled abroad, would have eaten them at some point.
: Gingerbread cookies?
: What’s that?
: It’s the one I don’t like……
: I like them. And they go well with alcohol.
: It’s a cookie, but it’s a snack?
“Ginger cookies are one of the traditional European baked sweets, and as the name suggests, they’re made with ginger. It is better to eat them as a snack, but they are also excellent as a snack because of the tangy spice. However, they’re quite different from regular cookies, so I think there are people who don’t like them.”
“I wonder if little kids and such can eat them. What if they think they don’t taste good even though they went to the trouble of buying them……”
“Don’t worry. I bake regular sweet cookies too.”
“Oh ! Then we can rest assured !”
That’s funny. I thought I explained everything about this area to her.
Could it be that she’s pretending to not know so that the explanation will progress in a way that is easy for the viewers to understand?
……No, she probably forgot everything. Probably looking forward to the event too much.
“So let’s get on with making it.”
“Yay !”
“The ingredients needed are unsalted butter, granulated sugar, salt, honey, eggs ….and well, there’s a lot of stuff, but check the overview section for details. Then cut out the cooking part. Here is the mixture of the various ingredients, chilled in the refrigerator, unmolded, and baked in the oven.”
I said as I took out the baked ginger cookies from the oven at just the right time.
: 3 Minute Cooking?
: You’re a cooking channel and you’re cutting the cooking part?
: I guess it’s just a couples channel.
: Lol
: This is hilarious
: This channel has also changed…
I really want to do the whole thing during the stream, but the cookie baking process takes longer to bake the dough, which slows down the tempo. Besides, I have to go make cookies for sale later today. I have footage of the cooking process, so I will edit and upload it at a later date.
The stream itself was only decided yesterday.
I had nothing to prepare for it because it wasn’t in my plans at all, and baking cookies doesn’t go well with the stream.
If I were to show them the dough kneading, refrigerating for an hour or so, or baking, it would only reduce the number of viewers and dilute the advertising effect.
“Huff, huff……hmmm? Mmm ! Yumm ! !”
Haku san snacked on it on her own and had a big smile on her face.
[Inamim eat it !] She said as she picked up another piece and blew on it in the same way to cool it down.
“Okay, open your mouth?”
“Don’t worry. I can eat it by myself.”
“If you don’t hurry, my fingers will burn ! It’s hot !”
“……O-okay.”
: They’ve been flirting since morning !
: I’m jealous of Inami
: If I hadn’t been drinking coffee, I would’ve died instantly.
A freshly baked gingerbread cookie passed from Haku san’s hand to my mouth.
The cookie had a tangy, fresh ginger aroma and a hint of sweetness.
Since they were freshly baked, the dough was soft and fluffy, not hardened yet.
Needless to say, crispy cookies are delicious, but freshly baked cookies are also delicious.
“Then, it was up to Haku san to make the icing. To finish off, I made some icing, so please use it to draw pictures on the cookies.”
“Icing?”
“It’s a paste made by mixing sugar and egg whites. It’s sweet and tasty if you eat it. And you see, you can draw pictures with it if you do this.”
I squeezed the squeezy bag and drew a smiling face on the cookie with icing.
Seeing this, Haku san gushed. The viewers all focused at once, and I took a bite of the cookie out of embarrassment.
“Hey, wait a minute, Inami ! Just one more time…..pfft, kufufu, draw it again !”
I”I- don’t want to ! It’s Haku san’s job to finish it !”
“But you see, everyone wants to see it, don’t they? I wanna see it, too !”
: I want to see it !
: Let me see !
: I’ve never seen such a bad drawing in all my life
: It’s like an art form in a roundabout way
: What’s the point of drawing a smile if you can’t draw a smile?
: You’re supposed to be able to cook and dexterous with your hands, but your drawings are devastating……
: I’d rather pay money for it
Yes. My drawing skills are finished.
It’s been that way for a long time, and when I was in middle school, my art teacher repeatedly told me to stop messing around, and when he found out I was serious, he recommended I go to the hospital. I went to the hospital and was told there was nothing wrong with me, which made it even worse.
“Seriously ! I’m really fine!! I wish Haku san would do it ! I’d cry with happiness if Haku-san drew it !”
“R-really? Are you that happy?”
“Of course. As you can see, I’m not good at it, so I would’ve been at a loss without Haku san.”
“E-ehehe…I see. Well, Inami, you said you wanted to be with me for the rest of your life, right? It’s natural for me to lend a hand as your partner ! Yeah !”
: Eh
: Ah
: Is she proposing……
: When is the ceremony?
: You say such sweet things with such a sullen face ! Congratulations !
: Congratulations !
“Ah ! That’s not right, guys ! That’s not what I meant ! Not yet !”
“What do you mean, ‘not yet’? Not yet……”
Anyway, I’ll leave the finishing touches to Haku san…….
In the meantime, I put the normal cookies in the oven, which had already been cut out.
: Seriously?
: Oh no
: What’s this?
I looked at the second monitor for displaying comments, and for some reason the viewers were upset.
I’ve never seen Haku san’s drawings before, but you don’t think she was even worse than me?
…..Such doubts were shattered the moment I peeked and looked into her hand.
“W-what’s this…..?”
“It’s Inami. This is the face you make when you’re smiling because you’re told that it was delicious !”
“…..I-I see,…….”
What I gave you was just icing, right?
What she’s holding right now is a squeegee bag made from a cookie sheet sold around the corner, right?
My head is in turmoil.
My brain can’t keep up.
–Because Haku san’s drawings are unusually good.
: Is this quality serious in all white?
: What’s going on with being cute and being able to draw !?
: I think they could sell these for a few thousand yen a piece.
: I want a cookie with Inami san’s face on it !
: I want one too !
“Really? Am I good at it? Hehe, I’m so embarrassed.”
“You look like a pro at this. Where did you learn it?”
“When I was a child, I was made to copy a lot of pictures without really understanding them, and when I made mistakes, they beat me up. That’s how I learned to draw. Now that I think about it, I guess I was forced to help forge the paintings.”
“I’m sorry I asked you…….”
Whatever the circumstances, it is of tremendous quality.
The only thing I can think of is that she used a machine to draw from a photograph.
Moreover, the speed of the work was also very fast, and it was done with unmatched accuracy and precision.
This one is me, this one is Haku san, and this one is Nekomiya san…..oh, there is also the old lady from the taiyaki shop. Can you draw it without permission? Well, it’s still a prototype, so it’s okay.
“Who is that person?”
“She’s my mentor. How is it, did I do a good job? Even if I say that, Inami and everyone else won’t know.”
Mentor?
Ah,……about a month ago, she was talking about that.
Haku san’s assassin mentor.
A father figure–or something like that, I think.
“I’m sorry, it’s better to draw someone you know. Then, after all, let’s draw Inami !”
“No, I already have one here, so it’s fine.”
“I wanna draw it ! I’ll show you all the different Inami this time. Let’s see, this is Inami’s sleeping face. Isn’t it cute?”
“Oh, um, I’m very embarrassed……”
“This is Inami when he has a cold ! I think it was so cute when he looked so soft. You squeezed my hand.”
“It’s so embarrassing ! It’s really embarrassing !”
“And this is when he tried to kiss me.”
“Wha ! That’s it for today ! See you all at the event ! Well then !”
: Hey, now, more details !
: Inami san did what !?
: You put on a cool face and do what you do.
: I guess that means I should go to the event and ask him directly !
: I’m looking forward to today !
: I wish you a long and happy life !
Accelerating comments. Congratulations throwaways flying around.
In order to cut them off as soon as possible, I operated the camera, which I was not used to, and somehow managed to cut off the stream.
“Haa……”
Breathing heavily, I leaned my back against the wall.
I remember the night we got drunk and stood close to each other, and we said silly things like we’d be together forever.
Oh, I’m so embarrassed. My head hurts.
“Please keep your jokes in moderation. Anything will be cut out and spread.”
I glare at Haku san, who continues her work silently with half-open eyes.
Then, she glances at me and for some reason her cheeks burn and she smiles shyly.
“You don’t have to make that face. Look, this is actually true.”
She showed me my face, which was drawn in a very handsome way.
I was not so sure about that, but I was relieved for the time being.
“Please don’t draw it during the actual event. We make it in large quantities, so I won’t be able to tell if it’s all mixed together.”
“I won’t draw it, don’t worry. I will treasure the look on Inami’s face at that moment.”
“I-I don’t really do it, so please don’t treasure something strange……”
She wiped her hands on her apron and took a step toward me.
Her slender, supple fingers gently plucked at my hand. Her silver-white eyes look up at me with a fascinating heat.
:”Then…..–“
The coffee stain on the edge of my lips.
The fragrant smell.
Also, the scent of fresh shampoo.
“If you really do, can I treasure it?”
The sweet sound of her voice, as if inviting her prey.
My heart jumps at the bewitching beauty, and I flinch as I move my gaze from right to left.
Seeing me, she grinned at me this time and peeked her white teeth. She looked as if she wanted to tell me that the prank had been a great success.
“Did you just imagine that? Hehe, Inami has been so naughty since this morning.”
With that, she turned herself around and went back to her work.
My knees felt weak and I landed on the floor.
……No. I don’t think I can beat her.
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A few hours later.
The cookies are all done.
I had to display them now and attend the event.
“……What am I doing……”
I was alone in the bathroom with my head in my hands.
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