A Cheeky Childhood Friend Found a Suicide Note I’d Written for Fun a Long Time Ago, and as a Result, She Suddenly Became Very Clingy and Wouldn’t Leave Me
-Akira’s Point of View-
The third semester has begun, and as usual, young lady is still hiding her true intentions and trying to win the game.
I’m mainly in a neutral position, but I join her team when she requests, and my days are never boring.
One day in February, I received a phone call from Kaori san, a friend and rival of young lady.
[Hey, are you free this holiday?]
“Eh, well, I’m off work that day…….”
[I wanna make chocolate for Valentine’s Day.]
“Ah…”
I glanced at the calendar and saw that it was almost Valentine’s Day.
In case you are wondering, Serito kun seems to be in love with my cooking, and he told me how happy he is that I want him to make it for me every morning.
I wonder if that is why Kaori san asked me to do it. Certainly, that was the case in our previous cooking competition. ……
“That’s fin ! Let’s make the best chocolate for Serito kun ! !”
[Nn, thanks…how do you know I’m gonna send Serito chocolate?]
“Eh, no, isn’t that the only explanation?”
[Yes, but…… Well, thanks a lot.]
I hung up the phone and stood up to return from my break, when I felt a hand on my shoulder from behind.
“Akira, you must be a hard worker to be talking on the phone with a girl during work hours.”
“Hii !? Y-young lady ! I mean, I’m on a break right now ! !”
Her true identity was that of a young lady, and despite her smile she exuded pressure.
“Well, that’s true. I’m not scolding you or anything. But more importantly, if she’s gonna make chocolate under Akira’s guidance, there’s a good chance I’ll lose.”
“Is it about Kaori san, Miss?”
“Yes. So please tell me too.”
“I don’t mind. Is it okay if we do it on the same day?”
“I don’t mind. Well then, do your best to clean up.”
“I understand.”
I closed the door with a snap and left the room.
I’d better get some chocolate and other things ready before the weekend. I feel like if I leave it to those two, they’ll bring something incredible.
I went to work in the afternoon, fantasizing about what kind of horrible things the two of them might bring.
# # #
Then came the day of chocolate making.
I got money for chocolate from young lady and bought a lot of chocolates in case I made a mistake.
“So, let’s get to work !”
The three of us put on aprons and gather in the kitchen of the house. Serito kun hadn’t called, as expected.
“Well, we’ve already decided what we want to make…Kaori san will make raw chocolate cookies, and young lady will make cupcakes. I’ve prepared a paper with detailed recipes, so I want you to try making them based on that. If you don’t understand something, I’ll check it out one by one.”
[ [Okay.] ]
I was about to start making macarons with one hand, believing that I would not make a mistake by writing down the recipe in real detail, when Kaori san started to make strange movements.
She started pouring granulated sugar into the macaroons.
“What are you doing, Kaori san–!!?”
“Eh……well, I thought sweeter would be better, so I added a lot of sugar…….”
“If that’s the case, just make the chocolate taste sweet ! You can’t put that in !”
“I don’t know that……”
“You’re gonna learn from now on, right?”
For now, I’ll take this and somehow turn it into sweets.
After checking that Kaori san was following the recipe exactly, I tried to return to my original position, but then I noticed that young lady was acting suspiciously.
“Miss…..can I ask one thing…..”
“Hmm? What’s going on, Akira?”
Dried cocoa beans were placed on the desk. The young lady’s spirit of trying to make something from beans was admirable, but it was probably beyond her skill.
I no longer had the energy to scream and asked a question in disgust.
“Why are you bringing in cacao beans……”
“I thought it would be easier to convey my feelings if I made it from scratch.”
“Please follow the recipe….. You’re not making it easier, Miss !”
“Wait……”
I went to the trouble of ordering all this stuff……. And yet.
Fortunately, I had made chocolate from cacao beans before, and I would turn it into chocolate later.
After that, many problems occurred, and the work of taking back the products that could not be made into successful products and turning them into chocolate continued.
Finally, the two Valentine’s Day sweets were completed.
“And it’s done…….! Thank you, Akira. I will repay this favor in some way.”
“Thank you, Akira♪ I’ll consider increasing your salary.”
“Ahaha… I’m glad. This will be the perfect Valentine’s Day for both of you !”
…Now then, in the middle of making sweets, some charred and sludge-like things were created that just couldn’t be saved…
I’ll let those two take responsibility for this and bring it home.
For a while, I was afraid of what would happen, but I managed to succeed in making the sweets.
Maitoshi