A Man Who Cooks For Himself And A High School Girl (WN)

47th Meal

High School Girls’ Sleepover Part 3

Mahiru witnessed a conversation between her friend and a young man whom she calls, “Onii-san,” and for some reason, she observed the two of them secretly from the shadows.

“Then, Aoi-san canceled at the last-minute~? I feel sorry for you~ Ahahah~!”

“If you're going to say that, at least pretend you're feeling sorry for me…”

“So that’s why you came back~ But this is surprising~ I thought Aoi-san was more solid and handsome~”

“She was like that from the first time I met her.”

(Onii-san, you said you couldn’t eat with me because you were going to hang out with Aoba-san…)

Mahiru, while wiping her imaginary tears, thought that Yuu was still getting pushed around by the wild good-looking woman.
At the same time, she thought with a distant look in her eyes that Aoba-san would definitely be angry tomorrow.

“—Hee.
So you guys going to stay at Mahiru’s place today?”

“Un~ But just only me~ Hiyori and Yukiho are just going to stay there for a while~”

“Well, it's a weekday, isn't it? I mean, are you okay with it, Akabane-san? You have school tomorrow, right?”

“Hmm~ My parents aren't home today, and I've never been to a midday house before, so I asked her to let me stay over today~”

“Wow.
that’s some quiet thinking there.
And Mahiru is Mahiru for allowing it”

(T-Those two seem to be on good terms…Or rather, why are you talking to him like you’re his friend, Aki-chan!? I even use proper honorifics!)

Mahiru's eyebrows furrowed in frustration, and she felt envious of Aki's easy-going manner.
Mahiru, who has been taught to use honorifics with her elders as a matter of course, is unable to imitate Aki's behavior.

Aki, by the way, is the type of person who treats everyone with open arms, but she knows her manners.
She speaks to her homeroom teacher as if she were a friend, but to a tough-looking guidance teacher, she uses proper honorifics.
In other words, if she uses a casual tone with Yuu, it means that she judged Yuu to be an “Okay” person.

『So if Mahiru is going to keep on dawdling…I might get one of these days…you know, an Onii-san?』

(…!? W-W-W-Why am I remembering this now…!?)

Shaking her head in panic, She remembered what Aki jokingly said at the Sports Festival.
Yuu doesn’t belong to Mahiru nor he was “Given” to her.
But yer, she was so surprised that she could not help but feel a strange sense of crisis.

“By the way, Onii-san~ What’s with that baggage~?”

“Hmm? Oh, this? It's food ingredients that I bought from the supermarket.”

(Eh…? WE just went shopping on Saturday, so he should still have some ingredients left in the fridge…)

“Actually…” Yuu said in a slightly disappointed voice, As she contemplated the contents of the refrigerator in his room, which she had also seen this morning.

“Since I had the time, I thought I would cook something new for Mahiru when he was free.”

“Ehh~ Is that so~?”

“UUeee!? R-R-Really, Onii-san!?)

Mahiru has a strange expression on her face, a mixture of disappointment that she missed the opportunity and joy that he had planned to invite her when she had time.
“Then, he should’ve messaged me!?” but when she thought about it, it was only in the morning that today's sleepover was decided, so she would have had to decline anyway at the time when Yuu was dumped by Aoi.

“Well~ What’re you planning to make~?”

“I thought I'd try my hand at hamburgers today.
Cookbooks tend to say it's easy, but I've never made it before.”

(H-Hamburgers!? W-W-Why are you bringing out such a wonderful dish at this timing Onii-san!?)

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For Mahiru, who has a childish palate, hamburgers, omelets, cabbage rolls, and other Western staples are her favorite food.
To say how much she likes them is a bit of an understatement, as she says they are “Super delicious!” no matter what she eats.

When Mahiru was devastated, Aki laughed with her usual soft expression and said, “Ah, well, then~”

“Let’s make it together~!”

(What are you saying, Aki-chan!?)

A high school girl who is sharply criticizing the easy-going girl in her mind, and a huy who’s also puzzled.

“You know how to cook, Akabane-san?”

“Hmm~ not so much, but if Mahiru can do it…I can do it too~”

(Tired: Little Miss Foxy are we?)

(W-What do you mean by that, Aki-chan!?)

“…Well, that’s true.”

(And why are you easily convinced, Onii-san!?)

Mahiru is teary-eyed at the unanimity of their interpretations, both of whom are well aware of her own clumsiness.

“Wha–!?”

At that moment, Mahiru, who was crouching down to watch them, slipped slightly on her shoe and made a cracking sound.
“This is bad!” Aki noticed the noise and because of it, both of their gazes met.

“……..”

(W-What’s with that expression!?)

Aki smiled as soon as she noticed her presence, and Mahiru clearly had a bad feeling about it.

(Tired: This btch.)

And as expected…Aki hugged Yu's arm with a blatantly spoiled expression and gesture.
“”Wait!”” Then, at the same time, the self-catering guy and the high school girl shouted in dismay.

“Hey~ It’s all right, isn’t it, Onii-san~? I want to cook with you too~”

“Wait, Why are you hugging me for!? If anyone sees us, I’ll get reported, you know!?”

“Ahaha~ I'm sure they won't do it~ Even if they do, I'll tell them it was consensual and I got paid for it, so don't worry~”

“That’s not all right at all!”

“A-Aki-chan!?”

Yuu looks like he can't shake off his arm, and Mahiru forgets that he was hiding and shouts loudly.
“Eh? Mahiru!?” Ignoring Yuu who was surprised, she pulled her friend with a grinning face away from him.

“Sigh~ That place felt good~”

“E-Enough! Hiyori and the others are waiting for you!”

She pulls Aki's hand and returns to her room, leaving the college student with a blank stare.
Aki smiled mischievously at Mahiru, who was being driven by an impulse that even she did not understand, as if she were enjoying herself.

“Nyufufu~ Are you getting jealous Mahiru~? Do you think I might take him away from you~?”

“I-I didn’t! Not even one bit!”

Despite saying so with his mouth, Mahiru raised her level of alertness to this ungraspable friend of hers to one level.

But, She herself does not yet realize why she needs to be vigilant…