At last chapter 3 is out after so many days of hiatus even though I previously said maybe few day but it was just a prediction so no harm done right? I was in hiatus because I got hooked in reading a certain web novel in my free time and lost my drive for writing for a while so I am sorry for people that waiting for the update. As usual I thank you guys if you are continuing reading my story and I was happy with it.
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Chapter 3 Lunch Break with Kouhai and aftermath.
She is just looking at me with her eye saying 'What with this guy?' even if she was looking me with her stoic face it really hurt me please don't look at me like that it make me feel like I was a criminal that try to trick little girl to kidnaping them…. Well I not one of them right? Not right? It was an important thing so I say it twice but I think it was a pointless thing to think since even if she has petite figure she was not a little girl since she is here wearing high school and trying to have lunch break near the school field of a high school. So basically I was safe from any false charge from people that misunderstand when they see this….. I think I missing the point here since I already accidently take her favourite spot for lunch so I need to atone for it a bit…. Think Shun, think! Don't let this cute girl feel bad because you accidently take her favourite spot and ended up get hated by her.
As I thinking the best course of action I see her started to turn her back and leave this place I think of something, yes it was my secret weapon and I decided to use it toward her I open my bento and take out my delicious looking salmon teriyaki please reach it my feeling!
"Hey, how about we eat lunch together I will share this with you for a change."
I asked full of my goodwill since I don't want her to feel bad and sad since I take her place beside eating with a cute girl is not so bad right? Rather it was like a reward for every man if I would say honestly. She was quite surprise when I tell her that since there is no other people that has done that…except me I think? I also don't think she will obediently respond but… she silently take off her shoes and sit at the empty space near me in seiza position politely.
She put down her a bag of bread and milk drink….. I wonder where she got so many bread? And she is taking milk huh…. She must feel complex about her height better watch out for that sensitive word that might make her upset. For starter how about an introduction since the it was an important thing to do for the people that you have just meet. Yeah let's do that I convinced that was a good way to strike a conversation.
"My name is Kurosu Shun I were in Class 2-B and since I just transfer here today I maybe not knowing many thing but nice to meet you Ojou-chan" yes I will turn the awkward starter into a normal situation. She was looking at me with her stoic face again but it just her way so I just ignore it.
"…. Toujou Koneko…. Nice to meet you senpai…" she answering me with her stoic and emotionless face… I guess it was her character I guess?
"…"
A silent formed between us after that introduction, I guess I must take initiative since I was a man and the older one. I take the salmon teriyaki and hold it up near her face she was startled for a few second but after that she regain herself back she look at me with her eyes are saying 'can I really have this?' kuh~ she is so adorable of course you can it was an offering for you as a payment to accompany me for lunch and more importantly so you forgive me for intrude your favourite spot.
"Yeah have a bite Toujou-san, it was my payment to have you to accompany for lunch also I want to say sorry for suddenly taking your spot for lunch, this is your favourite spot right?"
She doesn't say anything and just making a small nodding then he proceed to smell the salmon teriyaki sniffing it with 'kun-kun, kun-kun' what a cute way to smell a food after few second doing that she take a small bit of it like a small animal and after that she widened her eyes because she was overwhelmed with the food taste, it was a normal reaction though since I added a few mixture of spice that I arrange personally to make a spicy taste on the teriyaki mixture this was an unorthodox way because there is no one everyone was thinking doing this I think? But making a new discovery and revolution in cooking is quite fun though and I already reduced the amount of spice I added since I need to balance it with the other side dish to make the bento has harmony taste.
"Are it is suite your taste? Toujou-san?"
I asked her but since she continue to bit it I take it as a yes and after she bit around 40% of it I put the salmon teriyaki down and she looked sad when seeing that don't look at me like that it make my heart in pain, I continue by taking a bit of the rice and hold it out to her.
"Here eat some rice too since it must a bit unsatisfying right?" yeah I know it by experience eating just meat without some rice it a bit unsatisfying if there are rice available nearby. I think she will be quite angry or unsatisfied with what I do but….. she just obediently eat it! How defenceless you in front of food Toujou-san I was a bit worried for your future if like this but are you okay with a guy feeding you like this you can just snatch the chopstick from my hand though.
After she finish eating her share of salmon teriyaki I was to going with the flow and continue to want to feeding her with the rest of the rice and the side dish but….
"….. senpai I already finished my share it was senpai share so I won't take it."
She refused to continue eating since the salmon teriyaki that I offered her is already finished it was admirable for her to managed to restrain from eating food that was not meant for her to eat but let's throw a life line here since she is opening her bread while stealing a glance at bento at my hand.
"How about you let me exchange the rest of the bento for one of your bread?"
"… please do that."
An instant reply? Just how much you like the bento Toujou-san though I happy that she like the food I made but since she was looking here with eye full of expectation let's tease her for a bit.
"Hmm….. but now I think I might take back what I offer just now you now~"
I talked with a bit of teasing tone and it seem she is a bit down she is now bit her bread with her face down, even though she is still keeping her stoic face but I still can see there is a faint disappointed look at her face and for some reason I feel like I see a cat ear on her and the ear is falling down I blinked my eyes few times and the illusion is gone. I think I gone too far and it's not nice to play someone heart about food so I better stop it here.
"I am just joking I am sorry, ha ha ha I don't really think it will be like this sorry Toujou-san."
I put down the bento and claps my hand in apologise manner I then pat her head gently without knowing it and the feeling of patting her head is quite good so I unconsciously rub her hair a little while doing that since the person itself don't give any discomfort feeling and dislike it I continue it without noticing it.
"s-senpai…."
Her flustered voice bring me back from the trance of patting her head opps! what a rude thing I do for the person I just know but the my hand still hasn't leave head even though I feel bad about it.
"s-senpai…. Your hand…."
She said it with her stoic face that has crumbled a little it's cute so let it go, so with her looking at me with a faint red blush on her face I retract my hand and claps it together again and apologies to her again.
"I am really sorry Toujou-san I don't mean to do that it just….. I felt like to do it."
"… Senpai is meanie." She pouting cutely.
It seem I really make her feel bad but in time like this I supposed to make a follow up and….
"Please forgive me Toujou-san, I really sorry."
I claps both my hand in front of her while turn my hand facedown and I sneak a glance to her face it seem she is pouting a little and I snap my finger as I got a brilliant idea, yes an idea that has more than 70% of her forgive me and have her accompany me again.
"How about I make you a bento tomorrow as an apology gift?"
"…."
"Toujou-san?"
She went silent for a moment are this doesn't work? will I being hated by her for the rest of my time here? So the negative thought are circling in my head what I hear next is totally blow my mind for a second.
"I demand a delicious bento for tomorrow."
She say it with a stoic look on her face but her eye does not, she is really serious about this she is really want another bento for tomorrow but are she is fine with making promise like that with the person you just meet? But I not the one talking since I invite my Kouhai to accompany me for lunch and on top of that I feed her but it goes well and no harm done so let's leave it alone beside making food for someone that really enjoy it wasn't so bad.
"Your word is my command Ojou-sama."
I put my hand and bow with a butler like style while putting my right hand on my left chest to play along with her. It seem she is not so stoic after all she then continue the play.
"…..um, that is good."
"Shall I make it a double decker bento?"
I ask her with butler like tone to tease her a bit but….. it backfire me.
"It will be great do that."
"…"
She has no hesitation saying that it wasn't a big deal to make it if I put a bit more effort and I can also sharpen my skill, after I silent for a bit she realised that she is ride into my pace and ojousama and butler conversation and I can see a bit of red colour on her cheek her embarrassed expression is quite cute but if I play too much she will hate me so let stop now.
"…If it troubling senpai then a normal one is also fine."
"It's fine Toujou-san I already decide that make up teasing you too much so it not a problem Toujou-san and making a double decker bento only mean I just make a bit more side dish and put the rice on the bottom part it was easy."
I reassured her while smiling and give her a thumb up. she look at me with a stoic look but….. the end of her lip is twitching a bit and rise about a few millimetre it was almost cannot be see but I definitely see that she was happy. Well it's not a bad thing to do thing that raising her affection toward me, yes I can see the ending…. What is I am thinking it must be influence of one of the anime that I watch during I was near some girl that always cosplaying as a Mahou shoujo let's stop before it corrupted me more.
"Can I have some of your bread?"
I say to change the topic she understand it and put a paper bag full with bread toward me.
"… pick some."
I see a wide variation of bread… caramel, curry, yakisoba…. I see her eye twitch a bit when I touch some of the bread and when my hand left that bread it not twitch anymore but when I touch another one it twitch again it seem it was bread that she want to eat and most of it was a popular bread so I only take the bread that she almost doesn't have any reaction when I touch it that was yakisoba and curry bread.
"I take these two, then shall we continue eating?"
I hold the chopstick again and take the bento again I should finish what I started though, I expect she take the bento and chopstick from me and continue eating it by herself but…. she open her mouth like a baby bird asking food from her mother.
"Shall I continue feeding you Ojou-sama?"
I continue my teasing on her unconsciously but she just pouting a little and I just say "Sorry, sorry I repent already here" I pull out the egg roll and put in her petite mouth she then bite half of it and then has cute reaction she then finish it off with the second bit I then take a bit of the rice and feed it to her again and with that the content of the bento is safely finished after that we proceed to eat the bread of course by our own. I also offer her my cookies but she then said she want to take some for later snack so I tied the warping of the cookies again after take one piece and give it to her.
"….Is this okay senpai?"
She asked me, well I am not that glutton though so I can have my Kouhai to have it all since I can make it more. So I just give her word so she was assured and feel fine taking all of the cookies.
"It okay, I can bake more if I want so do you want more?"
"…thank you senpai then I will not be reserved again."
She then put the cookies aside and continue to eat the breads she bought and with that our blissful lunch break is proceeding until the end of it, when we both finish eating and drinking the drink we bought she stand up and put on her shoes again and I also do the same I pick up all the trash and put it on the paper bag she bring and fold back the plastic sheet I bring Toujou-san also helping me I managed to finish it faster.
"So shall we meet here tomorrow?"
I asked her and she just nodded back she take the cookies that I bake and turn back it seem she want to get to class faster she then leave me with some word.
"…..the food was delicious senpai… I look forward for tomorrow."
After she say that she walk back toward the school and since I already remembered the route to get back to my class I think I will be okay, I also look forward for tomorrow Toujou-san with that I walked back to my classroom while hoping the next class was not so irritating and making irrational demand.
I open the door of the classroom and after that the whole class attention was locked on toward me is me given slack from doing the cleaning work really make others angry? Especially from the boys though. I walked toward my desk and I was surrounded by many people mostly boys and their number is more than the number of boys I see… are they from other class why even they were here even though it was lunch break but it was almost over and the sensei probably walking to the class already.
"Err…. Can I help you guys?"
The look on their face is so scary it's like they looking at me while crying blood. They all got face expression full of different emotion but… mostly are jealousy….. what are they see until they look at me like they found out that I netorare their girlfriend and they got dumped as I figuring out the reason why I in this condition one of the boys that was crying shouting at me.
"Hey transfer student!"
"Err… that was me I guess except there is another transfer student beside me."
"Yes you! How dare you….. we, we…. Even we still haven't been that close with Koneko-chan like that!"
Koneko-chan? Ah Toujou-san is she really that unsociable? I am worried with her future if things like this.
"How dare you try to lay your hand on our school mascot! You deserve death penalty for that!"
Oy, oy. Isn't it too much for a punishment but what with the school mascot?
"You have feed that cute Koneko-chan how envi-unforgiviable! Even we want the ahn~ situation and feed her too!"
Hey your hidden ambition is leaked out you know.
"Transfer student we the Koneko-chan fan club hereby judge you the sinner that try to lay your dirty hand on our cute school mascot Koneko-chan, verdict throw your vote now."
Hey your honour? I don't have turn to defend myself is that a justice?
"There is no justice for who lay finger on Koneko-chan!"
Oy, oy did you just read my mind are you psychic or something?
"There only one word of this man."
They all lined up and thrusting their hand on the air and taking a deep breath then…..
"Guilty!"
They all in one harmony say that to me while showing thumbs down to me and they even pull it horizontally near their neck…. Isn't that tell me to die? How cruel all I did just have Toujou-san accompany me for lunch that's all.
"Tell us your sinner! What is your motive!"
It's bright! They pull out a table lamp and shine the light on me where the bring out that anyway.
"Err… I don't have any particular motive though and it just a coincidence that I meet Toujou-san there and we happen to eat lunch together only and the light is too bright could you put it of please."
"Don't lie to us. We know that you plan for that form start."
"Actually I just transfer here so how do I know her?"
Yup it was a totally rational answer and most of them are having conflict in their heart but….
"Ey! Don't lie to us, comrade bring 'that' here."
"ROJER THAT!"
The leader like person order the other guy to bring something are they seriously want to do that interrogation here? Ah sensei is come already please save me from them.
"Err…. It already time for class boys…. Please return to your own seat and class already…"
What a weak willed teacher! They only glare on you and you already retreating to the edge of the class! Please hold on sensei.
"I brought it!"
"Good, now begin the interrogation."
Uhh….. what with this turn of event…. I smile wryly both in my mind and reality. The leader like person take the seat in front of me and the other surround us like a wall making the girl cannot get near us it seem they were pretty serious.. are they really this extremist? I really worried more for Toujou-san having these guy acting like this based on the name Koneko-chan fan club. They bring out something in the bowl, what it could be… wait.. that!
"Here a katsudon, it's still warm so eat it while it still warm."
The leader like person give me a bowl of Katsudon that was still warm…. Did that person from before running from here to cafeteria in just short time to buy this and how come they can bring the bowl here. The leader like person expression also change from person that was crying blood to a person with refreshing expression that was totally look very fishy.
"Don't be afraid, just eat the Katsudon while it was still hot and tell us why are you dare to get near with our beloved Koneko-chan and your intention!"
Hey leader-san your true intention is spilling out at the end of your word you know and a katsudon huh…. Are this is the famous scene where just by eating katsudon the criminal will confess all the crime they had done and the person will never managed to keep silent? Interesting but I have never done any crime though… as far I know but sensei…. are you enjoying this situation from the corner of the class please stand up like a teacher and adult will you.
"Is that so…."
I pick up the chopstick and take the bowl and say Itadakimasu… I already eat but a bowl of katsudon will not be so heavy and even though I looked like thin but I do eat a lot though. They watch me intensely waiting for me to open my secret but I don't have any how could I say that I continue to eat the katsudon under their gaze it quite difficult to eat but if I put a bit concentration I will ignore them. I eat it…. But as I continue to eat it I feel a bit weird… like there is a taste is missing in the katsudon but due to some person I learn to not waste food as long it was edible. I put the bowl and chopstick on the my table and say the appreciation word Gochisousama deshita yup ignoring the taste that a bit unsatisfying a food is a food so better show some appreciation after eating eat.
"Gochisousama deshita, thank you for the food it was quite good….. that was I want to say but….. this katsudon is missing something!"
I said it with a serious look he seem a bit startled with my sudden face expression change but I just leave that for now though I will complaint about it later I have no regret saying what I want to say next.
"W-what are you saying you supposed to telling us your true intention after eat that katsudon, it supposed to be that according to scene that happen on the manga, anime and movie."
"I wouldn't be sure about that, and can you tell the one that cook this katsudon that they are missing few ingredient and some prep work…"
I continue saying the critic and advice to them to tell the one who make this katsudon and I have ask them to write it down on paper and send it to the person who made it but before that
"By the way…. How do you know I eat with Toujou-san this lunch break?"
I asked the leader like person while stopping him by gripping his shoulder very gently… yes very gently.
"Ouch! What are you talking about?"
He played fool huh? But it won't work, I tightened my grip and ask him again.
"I remember that there was no one passing there at that time and that place cannot be seen from new building clearly so how can you know it was us?"
"Eh, Ey isn't you already admit it so let me go no please let me go!"
He begin to pleading after I tightened my grip further and the other are try to leave the place and they all are afraid with my sudden change
"H-hey…. I can see there is a Hanya face behind him are y-you s-see it too?"
"Y-yeah, I-I also can see it, a black aura also seem to surround him… he is quite scary."
"H-hey let's go since leader is the one bring us to here so he can h-handle it alone… I think?"
"Y-yeah let's go."
Starting from two people that saying some unreasonable and nonsense thing all of the people that come already gone and the people in the class is still distancing themselves but let leave that for now.
"H-hey you guys where are you going don't leave me alone."
"W-we are sorry leader but we cannot do anything against him so…. May fortune be with you."
The last person already gone. The leader-san is trembling how outrages it's not I will hurt you or anything but I will ask him again.
"So tell me how do you now that and I think with just a simple persuasion only not that many people will move with just a random thing even from the leader right?"
"W-what are you saying about, I-I the Koneko-chan fan club leader s-so they will o-obey me."
"Is that so? Didn't they just leave just now?"
"Err…."
He went silent facing the reality that all his allies are leaving him behind with me.
"Hey."
"Y-yes?"
"No need to be so nervous I just want to ask something from you that's it." I smile at him.
"W-what is it?" he seem to be very nervous.
"Can you show me your phone?"
"W-what for."
His eye are moving to different location…. Just like I thought… it was his phone.
"If I take it by force and I saw something….. thing will not end well you know?"
I increase my grip on his shoulder again and say some 'persuasion' word to him he trembled and searching his pocket with his free left hand
"H-hi! W-wait here it is."
I check his smartphone and begin to check his gallery and bingo I found it.
"As I thought…. A pictures."
I managed to check it faster since if it was still just at lunch break the latest picture taken is on the latest picture section. Let's see… his smartphone camera is quite powerful and it seem it can take high quality picture even from a far but…. it seem there were quite too many picture of Toujou-san….. are this guy a stalker?
"I found this picture that I was with Toujou-san and me during lunch break and we didn't even noticed it…. Are by chance you stalking her and take this picture?"
He froze when the word 'stalker' show up but then he was in rage.
"How dare you call me stalker! I was just preserving Koneko-chan greatness inside picture and sharing it with comrade that worship her are it was wrong!"
He was passionate but…. stalking is a crime you know.
"but this picture was taken without the our permission you know?"
"I-It is…."
I hold out his smartphone and show the picture of I together with Toujou-san it seem he cannot say anything anymore since any word he say will be a taking him down. I take out my own smartphone from my pocket and begin to manipulate both of the smartphone simultaneously on both hand, I search transfer function on my smartphone and turn it on and I tag the picture he take secretly and send it to my phone and of course….. it was not just transferring it but I deleted it after that and also I don't forget to send the picture that he collected so far.
"I already take the picture that has me captured since I was also there I also has the right to have it right? Also I delete that picture since it was against our privacy so please understand it."
I give back his smartphone after I transfer more than 500mb of file full of Toujou-san picture of course I delete the original one but it maybe no use because he already make a backup on his computer or other member I guess.
"H-how dare you my Koneko-chan collection, you fiend."
He was crying putting back his smartphone back to his pocket he then proceed to the exit, oh? He doesn't forget to bring together the paper that I asked to bring that to the person that cook the katsudon what a determined person. sorry that I have clean your phone but it was better than I make it never can take picture again right but the sight of him cry while running out from class is quite pitiful I hope he will be better soon.
After that I simply sit down on my seat and taking out the notebook, all the classmate also return to their seat and sensei is walked toward the front of the class to start the class finally after the intimate atmosphere is gone I hope he was normal though.
"Hey Shun-kun."
Murayama talking to me from my right side.
"Hm?"
"You was so intimidating just now you know."
"Is that so?"
I ask her since I think I just talked with him rather gently… yeah gently.
"yeah I thought he was about to passed out when you grip his shoulder."
Katase adding that on my left.
"Hahaha it cannot be because I only put a little force on his shoulder it just his sense of feeling guilty that making him feel really hurt."
Yup I totally keep my grip on control at that time.
"Is that so…."
Both of them seem to be not so sure but let's stop this conversation since the class is already started and since I take turn to combine my table together with both of them I combine it with Murayama-san since before this is Katase turn. Since the teacher on the last two class was pretty normal and don't make me have irrational task my day at Kuoh Academy is ended peacefully… yeah peacefully….
"Hey Shun-kun if you like we will take you touring the school so how about it?"
Just after the last class over and I begin to packing my bag Murayama ask me that since I was not in such hurry I take their offer and we three enjoying touring the Kuoh Academy since the new school building doesn't have any different from other school there is a little different thing than school that I know and now they bring me to all the separate building on the school and the old school building.
"He~ there are old school building here and it were well preserved if I had to say so."
I look at the school building that was made up by wood and not concrete.
"Yeah it was not used as school building again but it was used as a clubroom you know."
Murayame explain it to me. well it was a good way to reusing building that still can be used since it was cheaper and has historic value.
"Well but now the only club that occupied the place was Occult Research Club tough so it was pretty silent there and most people don't go there except they were a member."
"He~ so how is someone become a member Murayama-san?"
"Are you interested with that Shun-kun?"
"No I just wondering and I still haven't think about entering any club yet before get used to this town though."
"Well we also don't really know about it since they only let people that they invite to join them so normal student like us just can see them from a far."
She seem very happy while saying that and inviting huh…. What an interesting club if I may say so though.
"Well with this the tour is over how are you feel Shun-kun?"
Murayama and katase ask me that after finish touring with me but if I have to say so I was pretty excited and happy got a friend in my first day and touring the school together though.
"I am happy that two beautiful flower are with me touring the school today"
I made it again, both Murayama and Katase flush and walk away.
"H-hey wait."
I followed them to a place which like a dojo so this their club huh.
"This is our club Shun-kun the kendo club since the club doesn't have any male division there we only female her though."
"Is that so, then there is no more reason I consider entering kendo though."
They both smile and feel a bit sad wait I don't really sad though but please let me intruding you sometimes though.
"Do you want to come in?" Murayama ask
But…..
"Sorry Murayama-san, Katase-san I have to go home right now or I will not managed to buy some ingredient that easy to sold out."
"Is that so then you can go."
"Well thank you for your help though good bye."
I wave to them and walked away from there they also entering the dojo and waving back to me, well better get going. Later that day I go to the market to secure the meat since the good and low price one will be finished before I know with that I go to the market and buy a few meat since I will also make bento for Toujou-san for tomorrow.
When I got home I get my bath and dinner quite peacefully Tsubasa-san once give me dinner but after knowing that I can cook and better than her she stopped doing that but it not that I care. I remember back what I already done for today is very hectic and in chaos but it can't be denied that I was enjoying that then I concluded that I reap what I sow.
With that my first day on Kuoh academy is over…. I hope it will be more peaceful tomorrow though but lets leave it for tomorrow and since Shun is tired mentally and physically he sleep earlier and with that my fist day is quite a good one though..
Notes
Kouhai = opposite to Senpai
Itadakimasu = Let's eat
Gochisousama deshita = Thank you for the food.
Kun-kun, kun-kun = Japanese onomatopoeia for smelling sound of course in a cute way~
Katsudon = google it, it was a type of dish or watch Hataraku Maou-sama episode 1
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