I Saw My Female Friend, a Beautiful and Neat Girl, Holding a Romance Book Titled “How to Get Your Male Friend to Like You” and Decided to Give Advice on Love~ In Fact, the Guy She Likes Seems to Be Me!?~
◇Kanzaki Kakeru side◇
When we arrived at Hizakura’s house, we went to the kitchen and I laid out the ingredients for Hizakura to teach me how to cook.
We decided during the shopping trip that today Hizakura would teach me how to make curry, something I have never done before, and the ingredients for making curry were laid out in front of us.
“Curry may seem easy to make, but it’s a lot harder than you think because there are so many different ingredients, you know?”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, I’ll even check how to cut the ingredients for you, Kanzaki-kun!”
“I’d appreciate that.”
So I quickly picked up a knife and began to cut the carrots.
After I finished cutting the carrots, Hizakura said in a cheerful voice
“Yes! It looks good!”
“I sometimes use carrots in my lunch box.”
“Then let’s try cutting these onions next!”
“Onions. ……”
I don’t usually cut onions very often, but I’m going to do it anyway, just like I do carrots and ────
“Wait, Kanzaki-kun, there is a certain way to cut onions.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, I’ll show you my example.”
Saying that, Hizakura snuggled up to me from behind, picked up the knife I was holding in my hand, and cut the onion in half lengthwise.
But ──── I have to admit that I was very conscious of the fact that Hizakura’s body was so close to my back.
I can tell from Hizakura’s expression that it’s not intentional, and it’s the most basic thing to not focus on anything else while cooking, especially when using a knife or fire, Hizakura probably isn’t paying attention to that either.
But that doesn’t mean I’m not holding a knife right now, so when Hizakura, who has an outstanding figure from top to bottom, has my body so close to hers, my attention naturally turns to that direction. However, I remembered that Hizakura was now teaching me how to cook and that Hizakura was just a female friend, so I decided to stay calm.
“When you cut an onion, you basically cut it in half lengthwise first.”
“I see ……, why is that?”
“Because there is a core in the middle of the onion, and you want to get rid of it.”
“I see.”
After saying that, Hizakura actually removed the core of the onion with a familiar hand.
Okay, Hizakura …… quickly return the knife to me and get away from me ────.
“I’ll cut the onions for you, since you’re so busy.”
“Eh……?!”
Hizakura continued to cut the onions as she had declared────, but Hizakura was so used to cooking that she finished cutting the onions almost instantly, and when I put the knife down on the cutting board, Hizakura quickly moved away from my body……. That was a close call.
I was relieved to be able to leave my attention on the dishes just in time, and then Hizakura looked at me and said
“What’s wrong, Kanzaki-kun? Your face is a little red, isn’t it?”
“Eh? Oh …… it’s nothing, more than that, let’s hurry up and cook ────.”
“No! I’ve never seen Kanzaki-kun’s face red before,……, so maybe you’re not feeling well today?”
I couldn’t believe that while Hizakura was cooking for me, my attention was focused on something else, and that the object of my attention was Hizakura, who was in close contact with my back.
“No, really, I’m fine.”
“Kanzaki-kun seems to be a bit too strong to say so, so let’s take a break after all. …… Come on, okay?”
I was brought into the living room when Hizakura grabbed me by the wrist.
Then, sitting on the sofa, Hizakura patted her knee and said,
Y”ou can rest here, kanzaki-kun.”
“…. Eh? …… wait, I’m really────.”
“You’re stubborn,…… But I won’t listen to you being so selfish that you don’t want to take a break even though you might be feeling unwell.”
Hizakura made me sit on the couch and put my head on top of her lap
This means …… that maybe I’m now on knee lap with Hizakura!