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Chapter 8: Senpai
Saturday, April 18, 2095.
In one area, outside Hachioji Station, Shirou was seen sitting on one of the chairs under a tree on the side of the road and not far away was an old Muramasa bicycle parked.
He used a short gray shirt, black sweatpants, and white sneakers.
He was currently waiting for Mayumi's arrival, the two of them had made an appointment for today. However, five minutes had passed since their agreed meeting time but Mayumi had not yet appeared.
Shirou himself didn't have Mayumi's contact number, so he couldn't contact her.
Haaah... it's been ten minutes, but she still hasn't come, maybe she didn't come for some reason.
As I walked towards my bike.
"Kouhai-kun!!" Saegusa-senpai finally arrived, she walked over while shouting my name and waving her hands.
She wore a light brown short-sleeved shirt, a black calf-length skirt, white sneakers, and a small colored bag around her waist.
"Sorry for making you wait a long time, I had to finish some things with my younger siblings earlier."
It's okay, I'm used to waiting for girls like this." For some reason, after hearing my words earlier, Saegusa-senpai looked at me with a sly smile and slightly narrowed his eyes.
Ah, like this again...
"Hee... what is this? So you often ask innocent girls out on dates, huh~ Oh poor me, I fell for the tricks of a playboy like you." She said while making an exaggerated expression of despair.
"Yes, yes, yes... come on, come on up quickly, we still have to go shopping first." I said while riding my bicycle.
"Tsk, you're not having fun ah." Saegusa-senpai grumbled as she sat in the passenger seat.
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From Hachioji Station, Kouhai-kun didn't take me straight to his house but we had to stop by the shopping district which turned out to be only a seven minute bicycle ride from Hachioji Station.
Even though it's almost 9 o'clock now, this place is still busy. Different from modern shopping places that are grand and easily connected to the main road, the place we visited is on a small street and still maintains its classic feel.
If Kouhai-kun hadn't invited me here, I probably would have never known that there was a place with a classic feel like this near the station.
We only buy a few ingredients such as eggs, sausages, and vegetables. Because I was the one who needed his help so I was the one who paid for all this after winning a heated argument.
Actually, we already got all the ingredients for the menu we will make later, but when we were about to continue to Kouhai-kun's house, my eyes caught something very interesting.
So now we are caught up in the debate again.
"Come on Kouhai-kun, there's no harm in cooking lobster for lunch, right?" I said while pointing at a bunch of lobsters displayed in front of us.
"You're right, but our goal is to teach you to make a good lunch. So obviously it has to start with a simple lunch menu." Said Kouhai-kun while looking down on me in the truest sense.
"Come on, is that okay? Besides, I'll pay for it later."
"Even so, that doesn't mean you can be wasteful like that. Have you become senile, Senpai? You're the one who will cook, my job is just to direct."
Had he indirectly said that I was old!?
"Hey I'm 17 years old!"
In the end after a long debate, we didn't buy lobster but just plain shrimp.
After that, we continued going to Kouhai-kun's house.
"By the way Kouhai-kun, can I ask something a little sensitive?" Yes, there is one thing I want to ask him. Ok, that's actually more than one question.
"As long as it's something that's not too sensitive, I'm fine."
After getting the green light from him, I immediately asked him.
"Because your family name is Muramasa, does that mean you are a descendant of the blacksmith Muramasa who lived about 500 years ago?"
Actually, when I heard the name Muramasa I felt something familiar, and not long ago when I was reading some of my old manga collections to fill my free time I came across the name Muramasa.
And when I did a search on the internet, it turned out that the name Muramasa was the name of a legendary blacksmith who often appeared in several manga I had read.
How could I not have noticed this right away?
"Oh, that's it... Yes, he is my ancestor, and my mother is a member of the Muramasa Clan."
"Muramasa Clan... do you really make cursed swords like those in legends and fiction?" I couldn't miss this opportunity to ask him.
According to the article I read, the Muramasa Clan disappeared in the 1700s and never appeared again.
"No, we are not blacksmiths like our ancestors. The Muramasa clan are ordinary craft makers now, you will easily find this craft if you go to Kyushu."
So they made ordinary crafts and not cursed swords.
"Well, we've arrived Senpai."
Hmm, oh... so this is Kouhai-kun's house.
After getting off the bike and parking it, I then followed Kouhai-kun walking towards the entrance.
Just as Kouhai-kun was about to open the door.
The door actually opened by itself, no. The door was opened from the inside.
There stood a beautiful girl with black hair that was not very well combed, she had eyes the same color as Kouhai-kun, she was wearing an orange shirt with the words "Super Imouto", gray shorts and flip-flops.
From her appearance maybe she is the same age as my imouto?
"Yukina, why don't you comb your hair properly?" Kouhai-kun grumbled from beside me.
The girl named Yukina who was probably Kouhai-kun's Imouto, could only remain silent and look back and forth at me and Kouhai-kun.
Because I'm senpai and a guest here, I try to give the best first impression possible.
"Hello! My name is Saegusa Mayumi, friend and senpai of Muramasa Shirou-kun." I said while smiling.
Then her expression changed to fear.
"Papa! Mama! Onii-chan brought home a very pretty girl with him!"
"What!? Shirou has finally decided to get a girlfriend!"
"Kyaa! I want to meet my future daughter-in-law!!!
Eh?
"You all stop! She's just my friend and I don't have a girlfriend yet!"
Eh...?
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This was supposed to just be cooking practice with Kouhai-kun, but...
Why did it turn out like this!!?? And what's with the powerful aura emitted by this woman in front of me!!
I'm currently sitting at the dining table with four Muramasa.
Sitting to my right is Kouhai-kun, sitting opposite me is Kouhai-kun's Okaa-san, sitting opposite Kouhai-kun is Kouhai-kun's Imouto, and lastly sitting in the main seat is Kouhai-kun's Otou-san.
Stunning silence filled the main room of the Muramasa residence, no one dared to speak just because of the pressure exerted by the empress who was sipping her morning cup of coffee.
After finishing sipped her morning coffee gracefully. Kouhai-kun's Okaa-san then looked at me, she looked at me gently but what was with this pressure she was emitting!?
"So what's your name?"
OK, calm down, I just need to do this like I usually do.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Saegusa Mayumi, nice to meet you Muramasa oba-" "Onee-san"
Hah?
"Onee-san, okay!" Kouhai-kun Okaa-san said while smiling sweetly
What is this pressure I'm feeling!? This makes it difficult to breathe.
"Y-yes, Muramasa Onee-san..."
After hearing that, Muramasa Onee-san nodded in satisfaction and I can breathe a sigh of relief now.
This woman is scary.
"Ara~ did you just think evil things about me, right?"
"No! I don't think like that!!" She can read my mind!?
"Haaah... Kaa-san, Saegusa-senpai is my guest. Don't treat her like that." Kouhai-kun demanded.
"Ehem, what Shirou said is true." Support comes from Kouhai-kun Otou-san.
"Mama, you have to stop now. Saegusa-san is already crying, you know?" Kouhai-kun Imouto said lazily, but
I won't cry!!
"Fine, fine, I'm just kidding hehe... But you still have to call me Muramasa Onee-san, ok!" Muramasa Onee-san said that while chuckling.
"Yes, Muramasa Onee-san."
So she's been pranking me all this time?
"So what is this event about? Are you guys going to cook something?" Said Muramasa Onee-san while looking at our plastic shopping.
The one who answered that question was Kouhai-kun.
"Kaa-san, I already told you yesterday, right? Saegusa-senpai came here to learn how to make delicious simple lunches."
"Ara~ Does that mean you want to learn cooking, Saegusa-chan?" Muramasa Onee-san asked excitedly.
"Yes... this is a little embarrassing but I did ask to be taught to cook by Kouhai-kun. Ah, I mean Muramasa-kun." Why can I be nervous like this.
"Kouhai-kun?" Muramasa Onee-san asked while tilting her head slightly.
"That seems to be a nickname for Onii-chan." Kouhai-kun's Imouto joined the conversation again.
"I see, hehe..." Gosh, Muramasa Onee-san must have misunderstood.
"Okay, then I will teach you to cook!" Muramasa Onee-san suddenly stood up and gave a surprising declaration.
"Eh but..." I tried to make an argument but it seemed useless.
"Come on it's okay, it's going to be fun!" Said Muramasa Onee-san as she led me to the kitchen.
I glanced at Kouhai-kun for help.
But...
"Wait Kaa-san, you can't-" Kouhai-kun stopped his sentence just because of Muramasa Onee-san's gaze
"Never mind Shirou, just leave this to the women." Kouhai-kun's Otou-san said before sipping his morning coffee.
"Mama is the highest authority in this house." It was clearly Kouhai-kun's Imouto who suddenly appeared beside me to give me a blue apron with a yellow star motif.
Aaah... why is it like this!?
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"To make sure the rice is really clean, it doesn't hurt to wash it two or three times to get good results."
"Yes Muramasa Onee-san."
I followed Muramasa Onee-san's instructions and washed the rice three times.
"To get perfect rice, make sure the boundary between the surface of the rice and the water is 2 cm. If you have difficulty, just dip your index finger and make sure the water surface is the same as the first joint at the tip of your index finger."
"Yes Muramasa Onee-san"
After filling the rice cooker with water, I then inserted my index finger as Muramasa Onee-san said.
It turns out that I added too much water so I had to reduce it first, then fill it with more water but still haven't found the right amount.
"Just relax, okay, let's try again ok- Hm? It's raining?"
"Yes!"
Even though I kept making mistakes, Muramasa Onee-san still patiently stood beside me and encouraged me.
And yes, it's raining outside.
Finally I succeeded after finding the right dose, on the sixth try.
"Good, next we will make shrimp tempura!" Muramasa Onee-san then took the shrimp we had bought previously.
"First we have to clean it of dirt, then we remove the head like this to clean the dirt inside, after that we peel the shrimp shell like this, if it's difficult you can use a knife but be careful, OK!"
I followed the example given to me and had trouble separating the shrimp shells but Muramasa Onee-san showed me how to use a knife to make it easier.
Once all the shrimp had their shells removed, I sprinkled them with a little salt and pepper, according to what I was told.
"Next is preparing the beaten eggs, now Saegusa-chan this is your task, just break three ok!"
"Yes" OK, this is just removing the contents of the egg, I can definitely do it. With one breath I then hit the egg off the edge of the glass bowl.
Crack!
Ah.. I used too much force, so the egg immediately broke and stained the kitchen table as a result.
"It's okay, everyone has met with failure, now try doing it like this."
Muramasa Onee-san held an egg in her right hand and a fork in her left hand, she then brought the two closer together and then hit the fork in the middle of the egg and created a crack there.
How could I not have thought of this!?
Muramasa Onee-san then brought the egg to a glass bowl and opened it using both hands to remove the contents of the egg.
"See, it's easy, right? Let's try it."
With one deep breath to calm myself, I then prepared to do the same with Muramasa Onee-san.
"Yes Muramasa Onee-san!"
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"Look, you can hand over your senpai to Okaa-san." Tou-san said as he looked towards the kitchen before he looked back at the tv.
"Just relax, Onii-chan." Added Yukina who was playing games on her smartphone beside me.
"Ok, ok, I understand." It's not like I don't trust Kaa-san or anything.
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In the end, I was able to finish today's cooking lesson well.
I also had lunch with the Muramasa family, because there was no way I could refuse Muramasa Onee-san's request.
And yes, it's still raining outside.
We ate my omelette and shrimp tempura, and it was delicious!!!
Lunch went smoothly. While waiting for the rain to stop, Muramasa Onee-san showed a photo album showing Kouhai-kun when he was little, he looked very cute and innocent.
Much different from now.
I also spent time with Kouhai-kun Imouto, Yukina-chan. It turns out that Yukina-chan has a lot of manga and LN in her room.
When the rain stopped, my time to say goodbye finally arrived. Well, tomorrow I will still come here again to learn how to cook.
When Muramasa Onee-san heard that, she was very happy. I also got some manga and LN that Yukina lent me.
While enjoying the cool air that was created after the rain fell during the trip to the station with Kouhai-kun.
I keep thinking about everything that happened today. What happened was actually beyond my expectations but...
I felt happy because I didn't refuse Kouhai-kun's invitation to come to his house two days ago.
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Super Imouto! Super Super Imouto! Super Imouto! Super Super Imouto! Super..
That girl, she changed my smartphone's ringtone again!
Super Imouto! Super Super Imouto! Super-
"Hello, what's wrong Luna-nee?"
["Hello Shirou-kun! I just wanted to let you know that, the cafe will be closed for a whole week, starting from next Monday."]
"Are you and the others going out of town again?"
["Yes, we have to go to Fuji for business, we will leave tonight and only return on April 25th. I also told Kaoru-chan about this earlier."]
"Okay, I understand, be careful on your trip Luna-nee."
["Yes! You too, take care of yourself!]
So next week I'm off...
Ok, we meet again readers!!
The content of this chapter is simple,
1. Mayumi's moment with the Muramasa Family.
2. Shirou who received a telephone call from his boss.
Oh, the girl who changed the ringtone on Shirou's smartphone was Yukina.
OK, that's all.
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So next I will discuss original character elements.
1. You know what? I didn't just create these characters, you know!
There are many things I write in my notes when creating a character.
- The name and meaning of the character's name
- the gender and age of the character
- the nature of that character
- what to like and what to dislike
- character appearance
- abilities and weaknesses
- background
- plans for the future
2. For the character's appearance, I usually make it myself, but there are also those who use existing characters as references
- Muramasa Koharu, that's original.
- Muramasa Souji, that's original.
- Muramasa Yukina, that's original.
- Luna Florin, that's original.
- Pieter Tanase, that's a reference from NPC Arknights.
- Anna Maier, that's a reference from X95 Girl Frontline.
- Zija Onur, that's a reference from one of the Reunion members with the code name Guard from Arknights. R.I.P Brother Guard.
- Sophia Arshafin, that's a reference from Defender Girl Frontline.
- Roberto Suarez, that's a reference to an extra character from the film Tengled.
- Yotsuba Kaoru, that's original.
- Gozen Ayaka, that's original.
- Makoto Hotaru, that's original.
- Gidou Katsumi, that's a reference from Kaga Kancolle.
- Furio Rei, that's a reference from Zuikaku Kancolle.
- Haruto Aliana, that's a reference from SCAR-L Girl Frontline.
- Kaien Nagisa, that's original.
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One more thing I want to tell you.
Among my 3 crossover fanfics, Fate Irregular Magician is the story whose S1 will most likely be finished soon.
For me, S1 is the right time to plant story seeds.
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OK, see you again in the next chapter!!!