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“Who is it? Oh, perhaps.”
Her face has not changed that much since then. But her cheerful expression and phosphorus-like appearance did in no way overlap with her past appearance.
“Is it someone I used to know? I don’t remember anything before the eighth grade. …… Ah, that uniform, you’re the one from the high school that my sister told me about the joint cultural festival we’re going to have together.”
“Yes,……, you are Konohana Chairman’s?”
“Yes, I’m Konohana Hina. I’m the president’s younger sister. I was really looking forward to this year’s cultural festival.”
Hina responded with a smile to Shizuku’s call.
“You’ve been looking forward to the school festival for a long time, haven’t you, Hina san?”
“It’s great that you are challenging yourself in so many ways.”
“Now that I’m feeling better, I just want to challenge myself in all kinds of things.”
Surrounded by her friends, Hina challenges herself in various ways. Is she really that Hina? She had no friends of the same gender and just kept on writing novels.
“Could it be that you are Asahina Arisa?”
“Eh, me!?”
The question startled Tsumugi.
“I heard that there is a surprisingly beautiful girl at your high school. Not only is she pretty, but she’s also a talented girl who excels in all areas. You’re also pretty enough to catch my eye, so I thought you might be that girl.”
“N-No, that’s not it. Arisa chan is so beautiful that she is more beautiful than I am.”
“Fufu, I see. I’m planning on taking part in the beauty pageant on the first day, so if you’d allow me to participate I’d love to become friends with you too. Of course.”
After a friendly exchange, Hina leaves with her friends.
“…..”
She glanced at me, but there was no way she could remember me, so she went back to the school building. I’m not sure I’ll ever remember it. She’s even more beautiful than she was in eighth grade, but she’s a completely different person. ……
“Is that the girl Ryouma had his first love?”
“Calling her out like that means you still have feelings for her. You cheater.”
“I was just surprised, that’s all. I was just surprised.”
The two girls glared at me and I felt a little regretful. But… If Hina was who she is now, would I have fallen in love with her?
“Didn’t she look a bit like Arisa-chan?”
“She did. She had long hair, a pretty face, and big boobs. She’s got all things that Ryoma-kun likes.”
“Stop it.”
Don’t analyze my sexual preferences. I didn’t fall in love with Arisa and Hina because of their appearance. I don’t think I’ll be trusted if I tell them that…
I’ll have to have a strategy meeting as soon as I get home.
“Thank you for your patience, ladies and gentlemen.”
The time is lunch break. Classes have just finished and it’s lunchtime. This was the only time when all my classmates were in the classroom.
I stopped everyone from putting their lunch boxes out on their desks or going to the cafeteria and stopped them in their classrooms. As a member of the school festival committee, I was also a member of the class festival committee, which meant that Shizuku-san and I had to coordinate all the class activities. We had to coordinate the school as a whole and the classes as well. It was surprisingly busy. But the girl next to me can get things done with a nonchalant look on her face.
“I would like to decide what we are going to put on for the class. The other day, I asked you to come up with an idea of what you would like to do.”
Shizuku’s soft voice made everyone in the class quiet. It is difficult to come up with ideas when you are busy with club activities and schoolwork.
In addition, when there is a student presenting a club activity, it is often difficult to get around to the class events. In such cases, it is very difficult to get the students to speak up.
In addition, this class has two big names, Hirasawa Reo and Asahina Arisa, so it is difficult for students to voice their opinions in front of them.
That’s how class caste works.
After waiting for a few minutes and not coming up with any ideas, Shizuku-san turned to me and said
“I knew this was going to happen, so explain, Ryoma-kun.”
It’s about being treated like Shizuku’s subordinate. I understand that it can’t be helped since Shizuku helps me out a lot, but it seems like I’ll be rubbing shoulders with this for the rest of my life. I take a breath and speak.
“As a member of the executive committee, I’d like to propose a plan. I would like to recommend Reo, Ari …… Gohon, and Asahina-san, who are popular and eye-catching as a member of this class. So I’m thinking of a restaurant, albeit an orthodox one.”
“In other words, you want Reo and Arisa to be the shopkeepers? It’s a good idea. We have Tsumugi, so we can expect to attract customers, right?”
“That’s true.”
The two gals from Arisa’s faction recommended it! Of course, they had already put the word out to the Reo and Arisa groups.
“Indeed.”
“These three alone are sure winners.”
I could hear murmuring nods from the class. Everyone seemed to agree that this was more effective than a poor performance. There was still a year to go, after all.
“I don’t mind.”
“Me too. I’d like to help.”
Once these two people gave the OK, no one could complain.
“I understand the shopkeepers, but what about the genre? I heard that maid cafes and butler cafes are also held in other classes.”
The boys shouted. The promise of the festival is to have maid cafes. There must be many customers who would be willing to pay to see Arisa and Tsumugi dressed as maids. I’ve already experienced the “nekomimi” erotic maid costume.
“Indeed. The committee members have already discussed the possibility of doing so. We don’t want to be second best. …… So I propose this.”
I put a platter with a dome cover to keep it warm in front of everyone.
I opened the cover and there was a golden brown fried rice. I prepared it in the fourth period.
What’s wrong? Don’t ask! I quickly divided it into small plates and handed it out to everyone.
Everyone takes a mouthful of it and …….
“Delicious!”
“What the heck is this fried rice!”
“Yeah, Ryoma’s fried rice is the best.”
It is my special masterpiece of Chinese fried rice that I used to feed Reo.
I won’t divulge the recipe, but I had created a flavor that was irresistible at this hungry lunchtime.
“This is my own fried rice! So I’m thinking of making a Chinese restaurant for this class’s entertainment!”
“Seriously?!”
Shizuku-san shouted in surprise.
“There are a lot of regulations for restaurants, and there are a lot of prohibitions, especially when it comes to raw food. That’s one of the reasons why it’s easier to get a permit for Chinese food, since most of it is cooked on fire.”
“I see. ……”
“Chinese means Reo, Asahina-san, and Hiiragi-san are ……”
“Yeah, the boys can have Chang Pao, and the girls can have Chi Pao!”
“I want to see Hirasawa kun’s chan pao!”
“That would be cool!”
“Chee Pao with Asahina and Hiiragi?”
“That would be too good to be true!”
Chi pao style. So-called “Chinese dress” costumes are persistently popular. In addition to the quality of the food, it will be the highlight of the event.
“I’ll be the leader of the cooking team. I’ve mastered not only fried rice, but other Chinese dishes as well, so you can trust me with all your might.”
“If it tastes like this, it should be good enough to win.”
“Maybe we could win the best achievement award in this class?”
“But I can’t cook by myself. If Reo and Asahina are there, customers will come.”
Of course, there were such voices. If I were to do all the cooking, there wouldn’t be enough time to do it all. But there are not that many cooks in my class. Then, of course, I would have to …….
“Don’t worry, I’ll follow up with you”
If Shizuku-san could help out, we’d have the strength of a hundred men. We’d be able to handle it just fine. There’s just one thing I’m concerned about…
“I have prepared a recipe too. It’s shumai, and each one of you can have one.”
For some reason, even Shizuku had prepared the food. The classmates who ate them were all very happy with the results. The classmates who ate them were all …….
“What is this shumai? It’s too delicious!”
“It’s as good as fried rice!”
That’s what I’m talking about, Shizuku. She did a good job. She made me emphasize that she is better than me.
“If you enjoy the food, I’ll be happy.”
The boys fell silent and blushed at Shizuku’s smiling face.
“Hey, Otsuki has some sex appeal… If you look closely, she’s pretty cute.”
“This might be the first time I’ve eaten a girl’s home-cooked meal… I think I might fall in love with her.”
Shizuku-san is winning hearts. Even though she doesn’t have the overwhelming beauty of Arisa or Tsumugi… her good points may be gradually becoming apparent.
But.
“Hey”
“Hiii!”
“Don’t give Shizuku an insolent stare!”
There was no way she could get out of it if Reo was staring at her, and thus it was decided that the class presentation would be a Chinese restaurant in a Chinese costume. The festival program had been decided as planned, and Shizuku and I walked down the hallway.
“Shizuku-san, do you have everything I asked for?”
“Yeah. I think it’s too much, to be honest.”
I received the materials from Shizuku.
“Solving all the problems not only at this school but at the other school…it’ll destroy your body.”
I have decided to take on the two schools’ worth of troubles that the student council has been receiving at this time of year. By doing this, I am trying to make my efforts more emphatic. People are attracted to people who are making an effort. I needed to be well-known if I was going to compete and win the contest.
I confessed my feelings to Arisa and was rejected. Being the main chef for the class performance was still not enough.
“Besides, Ryoma-kun is going to make the costumes for the class, right?”
“I never thought Hiyori’s costume-making skills would come in handy in this way.”
I’m going to make the costumes that Reo, Arisa, and Tsumugi will wear. I’m planning on buying the costumes for the other members with the class budget, but I’m going to have them custom made for these three, who are the main characters.
“I wish I could help, but… my clothing skills are limited.”
“If you can cook such elaborate dishes and make clothes as well, you must be too much of an iron man.”
“Ryoma kun, you’re just like that, aren’t you?”
“I had a lot of free time… so I threw away everything I liked and poured my energy into making costumes for Hiyori.”
While I was making the clothes, I could forget about them. I felt like something new was born when Hiyori, an angel, wore it. And now it’s just for Arisa, Tsumugi, and Reo to wear it.
“Shall I make a Chi Pao for you, Shizuku san?”
“Huh?! I don’t want Ryoma-kun to know my body size.”
“Haha, I don’t care about the difference between you and Arisa or Tsumugi.”
“I’m going to hit you.”
She was about to hit me hard, so I decided to stop teasing her about the difference in growth.
“If you leave it to me, I can make you the kind of Chi Pao that Reo would like.”
“!”
“You want the Reo to say you’re pretty, don’t you?”
“Mmmm…….. I understand! But I don’t want to be naughty.”
“I know.”
As expected, this girl has a weakness for Reo. Even though he was the one who confessed to her, I think she’s devoted to Reo
“I’ll take care of the cooking to some extent. Ryouma, just make sure you don’t push yourself too hard.”
“…Honestly, I’m grateful. Shizuku was critical of this plan, but she’s the one who helped me the most.”
Shizuku sighed at my words.
“Nothing really. It’s normal to help out your best friend, isn’t it?”
“I see.”
That’s right. If the situation were reversed, I’m sure I would have helped.
“But you’ve got to dress up nice for the occasion, right?”
“Yes, I’ll make you look like a Reo.”
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