The Boy Who Dislikes Sweets
Cast:
Cure Whip, Usami Ichika - age 13
Julio, Kuroki Rio - age 13
April, 2017
There is no such thing as magic in this world. Rather than giving up on a conveniently portable building, in the same way that nobody expects to open a gateway to another place simply by sliding books around on a shelf, such a thing was never thought of in the first place.
As well, it is not as if reality is lacking. The building owned by that eccentric gentleman has been well-maintained and sits amid park-like landscaping. The exterior is bright and beautiful, to the extent that only a signboard was needed to make it look like a patisserie. The interior was cleaned and decorated, and the kitchen-
It was a disaster area. Nobody wanted to guess what had left it in such a state. It took Ichika and her friends several days of intense cleaning to get it to a usable state, and at one point an exterminator had to be called in.
But that is all in the past. The kitchen that Ichika has led Rio into is pristine to the point of shining, on every surface from the ceiling to the floor. There is no possible way for him to know how it used to be.
"Flash of inspiration!" Ichika declares, posing for a moment before getting right to work.
Rio stands out of the way and watches. She invites him to participate, but he only declares that he dislikes sweets. Even so, this does not stop him from offering advice at a crucial moment later on.
The result is cupcakes, which are then decorated to look like sheep. Most of the batch are handed off to Ichika's friend who made the request, but there are enough left over for both Ichika and Rio to have a couple for themselves.
"Aha! Rio, you're smiling! You said you didn't like sweets!"
"That's- I- I lack an affinity for them! That's how it is! Repeating what I said earlier is banned!"