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“By the way, I have one question……can you cook, Sasatsuki?”
“……What does that mean? Are you making fun of me?”
Sasatsuki, who was examining fresh vegetables, puffed out her cheeks in response to my question. Rather than being scary, it has a charm that makes her seem like an angry child, and I can’t help but smile.
“I may look like this, but I’m an actress. My mother has taught me a lot of things so that I can play any role whenever I get an offer. My father and mother usually forbid me to do so because they don’t want me to get hurt.”
“Erm……what do you mean?”
“It means I’m ready to be a bride.”
While saying that, Sasatsuki makes a very smug face. As expected, she is said to be the grandchild of the Japanese people. Every gesture is adorable, like a puppy.
“If that’s the case, I can rest assured. I hope my childhood friend, who is not a great cook, will learn from you.”
Kanna, who had come to spend her time in my house, only stood in the kitchen once, and the sight I saw at that time was indescribable. Tragedy. Disastrous situation. Bloody Valentine. I have no intention of letting her stand alone in the kitchen again.
“What a surprise. Even the flawless Hanazono Kanna had a weakness.”
“Really? It’s true that Kanna is the president and is amazing, but to me, she’s just an ordinary girl who’s a little different.”
“Itsuki, who can easily say such embarrassing lines while sober, might have talent as an actor. Next time I’ll introduce you to my manager.”
“……Please don’t say that with a straight face. I can’t tell if you’re joking or not.”
Not only did I turn down club activities, but I also turned down requests to become Asakura’s exclusive manager, so it would be even more difficult if it turned out to be an entertainment agency. To begin with, I don’t have any great acting talent.
“Aside from that. Itsuki, can I ask you one question?”
“I’d rather you wouldn’t…..but what is it?”
“How was Itsuki able to find me?”
According to Sasatsuki, after acquiring the power to erase presences, the only person who notices her presence is her manager, apart from her relatives.
“We met before gym class started, but maybe Itsuki noticed my presence at first?”
“It depends on when you mean the first time, but the first time I saw Sasatsuki was after the entrance ceremony was over and I had moved to my classroom.”
“As expected…I had a feeling that way somehow. Where did Itsuki acquire such superpowers?”
“It’s not something as exaggerated as superpower.I thought your presence was weak, but I noticed you normally.”
Sasatsuki tilts her head with a blank look on her face, as if she can’t understand my words. It’s strange, I didn’t mean to say anything weird, but I guess it didn’t get across.
“My grandpa is a hunter. Since I was a kid, I used to go with him into the mountains to help him hunt. That’s where he taught me how to sense the prey’s presence and, conversely, how to hide my own presence.”
Going into the mountains to hunt. It sounds simple enough in words, but the exchange of life is not as simple as that. Even if you have a weapon, if you make a mistake, you will die. Grandpa used to say that that was his job as a hunter.
“Search for and find a sign, following the slightest trace left by the prey, and finish it off with a single blow, being very careful not to give away our presence. If you fail, they will run away, and in some cases, they may counterattack. That is why you must never let your guard down when entering the mountains.”
Especially when dealing with bears, the most ferocious of all mountain animals and a symbol of fear, it is essential to be able to sense their presence and hide from them.
“I see. Does that mean I’m an animal to you?”
“I don’t think anyone has said anything like that.”
“Or is it that Itsuki is a high school detective who learned a lot from his father in Hawaii?”
Sasatsuki put her hand on her chin and her eyes sparkled. I’m sorry that I thought she was showing off her great deduction, but she wasn’t even trying to make sense of it. She’s like an old man trying to put his child to sleep.
“…Yeah. That’s not true, but that’s fine.”
“Hey, Itsuki. Are you still showing off your presence? Are you vanishing?”
If Kanna is a four-letter idiom, then Sasatsuki is English, I thought to myself as I nodded with a wry smile.
“Right now, I’m erasing my presence along with Sasatsuki. Otherwise, I’d be looking like I was talking on my own.”
“That’s true. So that means we don’t exist in this world,……?”
“Rather, it could be said that we’re the only ones in this world.”
“…Itsuki is surprisingly romantic.”
Saying that, Sasatsuki quickly pushed the cart and ran from the vegetable corner to the meat corner. I followed after her, telling her that it would be dangerous if she ran inside the store.
“Now that I think about it, I didn’t ask you something important. What are you planning to make for dinner?”
“Mmmm. I’m glad you asked. Tonight’s dinner will be Bean-curd soup seasoned with red pepper !”
Sasatsuki grins as she says this, and the corners of her mouth turn up as she holds a pack of ground pork in her hand. So far, the ingredients she has put in her basket are ginger, garlic, green onion, and tofu. So that’s what she intended to do from the beginning.
“All I need to do now is buy the seasonings and I’m all set.”
“You’re quite particular. It would have been easier to just buy the store-bought ingredients.”
“It’s a matter of mood. I’m going to make it with a lot of enthusiasm because it’s the first time I’ve cooked with my own hands in a while and I love hot bean curd. Besides, they usually don’t let me eat it.”
Sasatsuki said sadly that she loves hot and spicy food, but her parents have stopped her because stimulants are not good for her throat, and also because of her character.
“I see…it’s tough, even for actresses.”
“Yes, it is. So sometimes I have to relieve stress—“
“Well, despite your cute appearance, I think it’s nice that you like hot and spicy food.”
“……What a player.”
For some reason, Sasatsuki’s face turned red and she said this in a weak voice, then she kicked me once and walked away again quickly.
“Wait a minute, Sasatsuki ! Don’t leave your luggage unattended !”
“From now on, Itsuki will be my helper. Come here quickly.”
In order not to lose sight of Sasatsuki, who was walking through the store while saying unreasonable things, I hurriedly pushed the cart and followed her.
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