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

We agreed to eat dinner outside because it would bother Onii-san, didn't we!?”

“It wasn't decided yet~ The majority vote was one for the family restaurant group, one for the Onii-san group, and two for the anything goes as long as it's tasty group~ Oh, by the way, I'm the one who voted for the ‘Onii-san’ group, you know~?”

“D-Do you really have to say that!?”

“Mahiru says she prefers family restaurants.
I wonder if she would rather eat a hamburger steak from a family restaurant than one from Onii-san~?”

“You didn’t have to word it that way! T-That’s not true, Onii-san! I just said that it would be a nuisance for the four of us to barge in on your room, believe me!”

“N-No, I didn’t even say anything yet about that, but…”

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Mahiru’s desperately pleading to me with teary eyes, and I look at her with a puzzled expression on my face.
And then there's Akahane-san, who wickedly smiled at Mahiru.
Ahh, I think I'm getting a grasp of her personality somehow.
Because that face is the same as Aoba sometimes makes.

“Well,” While I made a mental note to be careful with Akabane-san, I discreetly said something to the high school girls who were slowly closing the distance between us.

“Shall I cook dinner for you guys?”

“Ehh…”

“Are you sure~? Onii-san~?”

“Yeah, I don't mind.
I have enough ingredients and since I've never made it before, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to make it well if that's okay with you…?”

“B-But…”

Mahiru fidgeted and intertwined the fingers of her hands, probably thinking that they might be a nuisance after all…Come to think of it, I remember she was reserved like this at first when we first met.
And that time, I think, at just the right time, Mahiru’s stomach rumbled…

I nodded and picked up the recipe book that was spread out on the top board of the microwave oven and held it out in front of Mahiru.

“Today I'm going to make this ‘Beginner's dish, easy for everyone!’ It's a Demi-Glace Hamburger.”

“Demi Guraisu Hanbagu…!”

“Uwah~ It looks delicious~!”

I smiled inwardly at the food-crazed high school girl who was easily caught by Akahane-san but kept a poker face as I continued.

“Right? But the procedure is quite complicated, even though it says ‘easy.’ Ah~ I wonder if there is a girl somewhere who’s ‘dexterous’ and a ‘good cook?’ It would be so great if there was one, you know~?”

It was my own terrible barbed speech…The moment she heard that both of Mahiru’s eyes seemed to light up.
Immediately after that, she showed none of her previous reserved attitude, raising her right hand high to the sky as if announcing her presence.

“Here! Here! If you’re looking for someone who’s dexterous…A-And loves to cook, it’s me!”

“Uwah ~ Mahiru’s so easy~”

“At least it’s good to know she didn’t call herself a ‘Good cook’”

Akabane-san looks at the chattering girl with a hint of pity, and I smiled at the girl who seems to be able to make an objective self-evaluation.

So today's hamburger cooks were joined by two new members, one a high school girl with an easy-going personality and the other a high school girl, who’s a pushover.