Hanayo: W-Welcome back to Talisman-san's story...
Nozomi: Yep! All of you readers, come here~ *Moving hands in groping motion*
Nozomi, stop it. Just because there's no reviews doesn't mean that you can grope them!
Mizono: It doesn't? I thought this gave us full authority to do what we want! *Pouts*
Nope, you can't.
Maki: So what can we do then?!
Give out chocolate! Isn't that right Nozomi?
Nozomi: But Enya-chan, this is only a Valentine's day special! You won't let us do anything on normal days!
Nico: Basically she'll let us do stuff related to the events happening in her story...
Including official days such as Halloween, Christmas and your birthdays in reality.
Eli: I'm sure you would want to talk about it but can we do it later?
Oh yeah, the story. Right, I've forgotten about it... Hey, Maki! You do the disclaimer this time!
Maki: Tch... She doesn't own Love Live.
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"U-Uh... Nico-chan? I still don't think it's a good idea to make your chocolates here..."
"Relax Koizumi-sensei, the two student council heads are also with me! Right guys?"
"Yes we are but why didn't you make yours yesterday or something?"
"Elichi, you should understand that Nicocchi can't make Umi-chan chocolates under her eye. Chocolates are the embodiment of a maiden's pure feelings!"
"Nozomi-chan... I'm seriously speechless at that line of yours. Also, we have to address them with respect in school!"
"W-We're here..." The four of them stopped in front of the kitchen, smelling a burnt smell coming from the kitchen itself. Hanayo panicked as she unlocked the kitchen, fearing that one of her students had left their burnt food overnight. When she opened the door, she was greeted with a pristine kitchen with not a single burnt food in sight.
"Yikes, where's that smell coming from?"
"Well... At least we know it's definitely not from the kitchen..."
"A-Anyway! We have three hours before school starts! S-So we better get to work!"
"Thanks Hanayo-chan!"
"Hey boob demon! I told you to treat them with respect in school!" At that time, Nozomi would have groped Nico if it weren't for the fact that they had no time to play around.
"Fine, I'll do it some other time. Elichi, what are you making for Tsu-chan?"
"D-Don't call her by my pet name for her! She prefers her chocolate to be bitter so I'm going to make some bitter chocolate bars for her to eat during work."
"Ah, she's always trying to invite me for lunch due to her constant hunger when working..."
"W-WHAT?!"
"Don't get jealous now... Koizumi-sensei, what are you making for Hoshizora-sensei?"
"Ramen flavoured chocolate!" The three students stare in disgust at the home economic teacher's unusual suggestion.
"That's clearly disgusting!"
"I-I don't know what kind of candy does she like!"
"S-Sensei... Is that why you have the instant ramen packet?"
"I-I can't cook ramen... Besides, I'm going to put everything in to my chocolate for Rin-chan!"
"Well then, Nicocchi? How's your chocolate for Umi-chan coming along?"
"Strawberry jam stuffed in chocolate. The jam comes from Honoka-chan's manju..."
I think all our chocolates are going to turn out great!"
"Nozomi? What are you making for Nishikino-sensei?"
"Tomato chocolate! It'll also look like a tomato too!"
"F-Forget I just asked then..." Nozomi wondered what was wrong with her chocolate choice but decided not to ask anyway. All four of them had noticed that the burnt smell that was present before they entered was still present in the air.
"Seriously, where's that smell coming from?!"
"Haa... We can always find out later Nico, right now our chocolates are more important."
"That's true..." Unbeknownst to them, the persistent smell was wafting out of the kitchen besides them.
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"Rin! Close the window! You're letting the smell out!"
"But Umi-chan, Maki-chan's cooking smells terrible nya!"
"Well I'm sorry but I need to grill the yakiniku first!"
"Maki, I know that Nozomi likes yakiniku but this is a Valentine gift we're talking about!"
"Umi-chan, of course I know that. That's why it goes INSIDE the chocolate!"
"That's disgusting nya! How would you feel if Nozomi-chan gave you tomato flavoured chocolate nya?!"
"I'll happily eat it!"
"Both of you stop it! We left two hours and thirty minutes and you two still want to fight? Honestly, get your priorities straight!"
"Fine... But honestly Rin-chan, yours also looks weird..."
"It's rice nya! Grade B rice but at least it's a decent grade nya!"
"I wonder what would Kotori make for Honoka?"
"No idea, watch your lollipops for that idiot Umi-chan."
"Ah! Thank you Maki!" The three teachers were also doing their best to make their Valentine treats for their loved ones just like the four next door and the five at Alisa's school.
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"Now I know how hard it is to cook..."
"Tsubasa-chan, don't give up! It's all for Eli-chan!"
"But Kotori-san, she's cooking normal chocolate! It's god damn easy!"
"Yukiho! Don't mock Kira-san's cooking skills! You're no better!"
"Shut up sis. You can't cook anything fancy!"
"At least I'm not putting salt into the batter!"
"What?!" It was true, Yukiho was indeed putting salt instead of sugar into the mix.
"Yuki-chan, it's fine! I'll eat that salted chocolate..." Despite Alisa's reassurance, it was obvious that she was not willing to consume such a chocolate.
"It's fine, I'll melt it again later and then add all these jars of sugar into your chocolate!" The other four had only one thought in their minds as they heard Yukiho's way of salvaging Valentine's Day.
'She's/I'm going to get diabetes in this rate..."
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"Thirty more minutes before school starts!"
"I'm impressed with your chocolates for Umi-chan Nicocchi..."
"Thanks, yours look tomato-like."
"Hehe... I'm sure Maki-chan will love it! How's yours coming along Elichi?"
"Quite good if I do say so myself! Want to try some extras I made?"
"Nah, I hate bitter stuff..."
"Elichi, could you give them to me later before we see the chairwoman?"
"Why do you- Don't tell me..."
"Clever Elichi~ Hanayo-chan, how's your ramen chocolate?"
"I-It's perfect! I managed to chop the ramen perfectly and put them inside the chocolate! And the powder goes inside the chocolate so well! Rin-chan will love it!" The three of them looked away from Hanayo, unable to tolerate her eagerness. Meanwhile, in the next kitchen there were some issues among the teachers...
"MAKI-CHAN! STOP GRILLING THE MEAT NYA!"
"I'm not grilling anything! I'm covering the meat with chocolate!"
"It does smell like it's burnt but..."
"But what Umi-chan?"
"Did you use the same knife to cut the grilled and raw meat?"
"Uh... No? I kept one of the knives already."
"That's a relief..."
"Why?"
"Cause if you use the same knife, you're actually contaminating the meat nya! Aren't you the school nurse Maki-chan nya?"
"So that's how some students come to my office with food poisoning..." Maki was worried as she did use the exact same knife to cut the meat.
'Oh god... Nozomi-chan, please forgive me...'
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"Yukiho! Are you done with putting the insanely freaking amount of sugar into that batch yet?!"
"Yeah! Just gonna melt it and in the freezer it goes!"
"F-Freezer?!"
"Hmm? Isn't that how people normally cook chocolates Alisa?"
"S-Sort of..." Alisa was inwardly crying as she didn't want to eat the diabetic, teeth-breaking chocolates that Yukiho had lovingly prepared. Kotori, Tsubasa and Honoka could only sigh and console Alisa in their hearts.
"M-Minami-san, what did you make for Kosaka-san?"
"Ah! I made strawberry cheesecake for Honoka-chan!"
"Really? I made the same thing too!"
"Yay~ We can exchange cakes later!"
"You three can collect it during break time at 12.00 pm, I'll put them in the freezer once they're done."
"Alisa-chan, put ours in the fridge later!"
"S-Sure!"
"Hmph! I'm just helping you guys!"
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"Alright! All are done! Later let's meet up at the kitchen to give our chocolates!"
"I'll give mine to Tsu-chan after school."
"I-I'll get my first class to wash up!"
"Isn't that our class Hanayo-chan?"
"Ehehe~ Sorry, I forgot."
"It's fine, by the way, isn't our class next door?"
"Nico, you've forgotten already? The kitchen next door is reserved for the graduating students' examination!"
"If that's the case I'm going to ace it next year!"
"Let's clean up and prepare for our second cooking session!"
"T-Today's lesson will be on making marshmallows! It's the Valentine's Day cooking lesson for the other students who didn't get anything for their loved ones!"
"Koizumi-sensei sure thought this through..." However, in the kitchen besides them, the teachers were the opposite of the four of them.
"Can we just leave the kitchen like this?"
"Yeah, I don't want to clean this kitchen nya! It looks like a battlefield nya..."
"Under normal circumstances, I"ll force the both of you to clean up. However, since lessons are starting, let's run!" Maki and Rin gaped at Umi's sudden irresponsible attitude, not believing that the strict literature teacher would rather skip cleaning duty than to risk being late for work.
"W-Whatever! Let's go!" The three of them took off, not bothering whether they were spotted coming out from the kitchen reserved for the graduating students.
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"Yahoo! It's break time nya!"
"Y-Yeah... Uh, Rin-chan?"
"What is it Kayo-chin?"
"Please follow me to the kitchen..." At first, Rin thought that Hanayo had found out about messing up the kitchen that they had used but when she opened the public kitchen, she heaved a sigh of relief.
"Ah, Rin-chan's here! We can finally start the chocolate exchange!"
"Nico will start first! Umi-chan, here's mine!"
"Thank you so much Nico. Here are your lollipops."
"Am I supposed to be happy...?"
"I wanted to be different from the rest..."
"Alright, it's my turn. Maki-chan, here's your chocolate-covered tomato!"
"That's weird but oh well. Here, take this."
"Wah~ I'm so happy!"
'You won't be when you actually eat that later... Oh god, why didn't I threw it away when I had the chance?!' Maki sweat dropped at Nozomi's thanks.
"Kayo-chin! Take Rin's chocolate nya!"
"Oh my, white chocolate? Thanks Rin-chan! Here is your chocolate!"
"Milk chocolate nya? I'll eat it so long it's from Kayo-chin!" The six of them began eating their chocolate, one of them nervous at the reaction of her fortune telling girlfriend.
"Umi-chan made lemon flavoured candy! Nico loves you a lot!"
"I don't know what to say... Nico, thank you for making chocolate containing Honoka's strawberry jam mix."
"Rin-chan! You're a genius! I never thought of making chocolate with rice!"
"You too Kayo-chin! But are you happy that Rin chose grade B rice instead of A?"
"So long it comes from you, I'm happy! Thank you, this is really one of the happiest days I've ever lived!"
"N-Nozomi-chan, thanks for the tomato shaped chocolate which also tastes like tomatoes... Will you please stop eating mine?"
"N-No w-way! I-I'll... f-finish... y-your... chocolate even... it... k-kills me..."
"Please just stop! I promise that I'll wash the knives next time so please just stop eating!"
"You WHAT?! I thought you said you did when I asked you!"
"I'm sorry!" Maki collapsed to the floor crying. Nozomi managed to crawl over to Maki without puking and put her arm over her lover's back.
"I-It's fine... S-So long... it's y-your cooking... I-I'll e-eat it... e-even... i-it k-kills me... a-a t-thousand times over..." Nozomi collapsed to the floor, unconscious from the amount of chocolate she consumed.
"NOZOMI-CHAN!"
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Maki: I can't believe you would do such a thing to Nozomi-chan!
Hey, you're the one who didn't wash the knife!
Airin: Enough, Enya don't make things harder for her.
Sorry, but I need to remind her about good kitchen conduct!
Eli: What did I miss?
Umi: Maki poisoning Nozomi via contaminated meat!
Eli: WHAT?!
Maki: I'm sorry! *Starts crying*
Nozomi: I-I'm... f-fine...
You shouldn't be here...
Umi: Readers, please review this chapter to seal Maki's and Nozomi's fate.
Umi, stop it. Both will be fine...
Maki: I'M SORRY! *Leaves mysterious room*
It's supposed to be a happier chapter but oh well. See you next time.
All: Good bye...
Eli: Where's Nozomi now?
Umi: Follow me, we can't reveal it here.
