I Kept Rescuing Unlucky Beautiful Girls and Before I Knew It, They Were Targeting Me
After that class in the audiovisual room, nothing unusual happened, and after a normal day of classes, regular classes were over, and it was time for lunch.
“Is Izuru eating at the school cafeteria again today?’
“Yeah.”
“Okay, I’ll see you later!”
I left Kouki and headed to the cafeteria.
By the way, Shizuru and Ryoka are eating lunch with others.
Since my parents are both working, there is no bento at my house, so I always go to the cafeteria.
The cafeteria at this school has a surprisingly large menu and is inexpensive and delicious.
Today, I was going to buy a meal ticket as usual, and when I went to the ticket vending machine, a girl caught my eye.
After turning her skirt over and looking in her breast pocket, she turned her head down and slumped her shoulders in despair.
That girl was in our class, right ……?
“Hey! What’s wrong? You look kind of heartbroken.”
When I spoke to her, she looked up at me with eyes that had lost their highlights.
“….. who?”
“It’s Midou Izuru, from the same class. I believe we’re in the same class, right?”
“….., is that right?”
“Well, that’s okay. So, what’s going on?”
“…… forgot my wallet.”
“Oh, so that’s why you were so heartbroken when you couldn’t eat lunch.”
“Yeah, it’s tough to go without lunch.”
“…… can I lend you a thousand yen if you pay me back tomorrow?”
“!!Really?!”
The light came back into her eyes and she looked at me with sparkling eyes, as if she saw a ray of hope.
“Yeah, here.”
I took out my wallet and pulled out a thousand-yen bill, and the girl snatched it away from me.
“Oooou! I won’t forget this favor by tomorrow!”
“Forget it when you return the money!”
“…… Izumi, right? Izumi…… Izumi…… iz…… iz!”
“Iz?”
“I’m Suo Chieri. Nice to meet you, Izu.”
Suo Chieri is a quick downer type of girl.
The eyes look large, but it is the sleepy look in her eyes that makes her appear to be a downer.
She has green hair that reaches a little below her shoulders, and her chest is large for someone so short.
“Izu saved my life, so I allow him to call me Eri.”
I think she is exaggerating, and I can’t help but chuckle.
“Thank you, Eri.”
“No, it’s my pleasure.”
Then I went to the ticket machine and bought the daily set meal as usual.
“Is it the daily special?”
“Yeah, what do you want, Eri?”
“I’ll have this.”
“…… hot curry?”
“Yes. Hot curry with Tabasco.”
“I-I see”
Tabasco on hot and spicy curry will definitely give you a stomach ache. ……
And we each received a dish from the desk, and we ate it together.
“Itadakimasu”
I eat the daily set meal as it is, but Eri pulls something out of her pocket.
“What’s that?”
“? Tabasco?”
“Why is that coming out of your pocket?”
“Because I always carry it with me.”
Eri says so and quickly sprays Tabasco on the very hot curry.
No, I think you put too much on it. ……?
You’re getting a red puddle on top of the curry. ……?
“You bring that from home? Tabasco……?”
“We don’t have Tabasco in this cafeteria.”
“That’s for sure.”
“I want some. Do you want some ……?
“Hmm, ……, I’m fine.”
“….Do you hate spicy food?”
“I don’t mind it, but not too spicy I think?”
“I see ……”
“You like spicy food, don’t you, Eri?”
“Yeah, anything with a dash of Tabasco makes a great dish.”
“I think you like Tabasco more than you like spicy food, don’t you?”
“……, is that right? I’m not sure. ……”
“Well, some things taste good with Tabasco on them, like pizza.”
“Do you like Tabasco, ……izu?”
“Well, if you ask me if I like it, I think I do.”
It’s very tangy and tasty on pizza and pasta.
“I see.”
With that said, Eri starts to eat the curry with a crunch.
Isn’t it spicy ……?
“There are many kinds of Tabasco, aren’t there? after all you had a lot of different kinds?”
“!? You’re interested in Tabasco!?”
You’re really biting on the subject of Tabasco, aren’t you?
I naturally chuckle again.
“Yeah, I guess so. I want to eat pizza next time, so I want to use it then.”
“I’d recommend jalapenos or habaneros then. Then, if you have the next day off, garlic would be good too. Of course, regular ones are good too.”
“Heee, there are many kinds.”
“Yes. they are all delicious.”
“When you say they’re good, you still use different kinds depending on the dish, right?”
“Yes. At school, I only bring regular Tabasco, but at home, I use different kinds.”
“Heee, you are the Tabasco Meister, aren’t you?”
“Leave it to me. I know what to do with Tabasco.”
“Yeah, and if I ever need to put Tabasco on my food, I’ll let you know.”
“……, you want some of it?”
Today’s daily set meal is chicken steak. …… seems to go surprisingly well with it, doesn’t it?
“…… can I have a little bit of that on it?”
“Okay.”
Eri gave me a couple of drops on one of the cut up pieces of chicken.
I brought the Tabasco-spiked chicken to my mouth.
“Yes! It’s so tangy and delicious!”
“! Good. Do you want some more?”
“Yeah, can you put the same amount on the other half?”
“I got it.”
I said yes, and Eri happily poured Tabasco over it.
Yes, I wanted water, but the tangy taste of Tabasco made my meal go faster!
And after we each finished our meal and took our dishes out to the washroom–
“This sure makes me wish they had Tabasco in the cafeteria.”
“Right?”
“Yeah, it made me eat so much more. Thank you.”
“I’ll do it again then.”
“Ou!”
“I’m going to go back to class, so …see you again okay?”
“Yeah, see you later!”
With that greeting, Eri walked towards the classroom.
The next time I go shopping,……, I might take a peek at the Tabasco section.
I’m a little more interested in Tabasco.
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SIDE Chieri
…… Izu.
…… good person.
…… for the first time I got someone interested in the goodness of Tabasco.
……I wish I could have it with him tomorrow.
…..I’ll bring something different tomorrow and let him try it.
—Maiban