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!?~
“Here you go, Kanzaki-kun!”
Hizakura spoke in a cheerful voice and placed the finished dishes on the table.
….In the end, I was not able to eliminate the tension while Hizakura finished cooking, but from now on, it will be no problem if I concentrate on the cooking for the time being.
“What are these dishes?”
“An omelette and salad! It’s the first time I’m having Kanzaki-kun try one of my dishes, so I thought I’d start with a standard dish for now.”
“It’s certainly a classic.”
────It’s a standard dish, but I had some doubts when I saw this dish, so I decided to ask her about it.
“But for being a classic, how come you don’t put ketchup on your omelette? I’ve heard a few people say they don’t like it when people put condiments on their omelet without their permission, but if that’s what you’re worried about, I don’t think you need to worry about that with your omelet.”
It was something that came out of my mouth, but for some reason, Hizakura seemed a little flustered and said with a swim in her eyes
“Uh, no, it’s on the back of the …… egg.”
“The …… backside?”
“Whether it’s the front or the back, the taste doesn’t change that much, so don’t worry about it!
Certainly, if there is ketchup on the front or the back, the taste will not change that much ……, but that is not what I am concerned about, of course.
“Why is it the back side and not the front side?”
I’m asking.
When I asked what I was genuinely curious about, Hizakura’s cheeks turned red and she looked a little nervous.
“Right now, …… it still has to be on the back, it has to be hidden, it’s no good ──── but I’ll make it on the front someday, I’ll show you, so look forward to it!”
“…… okay, I’ll look forward to it.”
To be honest, I hardly understood what Hizakura was saying, but since she didn’t seem to be in the mood to say such a thing, I decided to accept her words for the time being.
Then, Hizakura, who had been standing, sat down in the chair opposite me and urged me to eat my meal.
“Itadakimasu.”
I put the rice in my mouth, which was a strange omelet that she had made for me, an omelet with no ketchup visible from the surface.
“…..!”
“Kanzaki-kun! If the taste doesn’t suit your palate, tell me────”
That omelette seemed to have ketchup poured firmly on the back side, just not visible on the surface as she had said, and the thickness of the egg, the taste of ketchup, and just the right amount of fried white rice and onions mixed together in your mouth…so good I could eat it all the time.
“M-maybe it’s the way Kanzaki-kun looks ……! I want to keep looking at him, but if I keep looking at him, he might get mad at me again like before, so I have to eat my share while I’m eating …..! Itadakimasu!”
Hizakura started eating her omelette while mumbling something and occasionally looking at me, but I was enjoying this omelette so much that I didn’t care about that.
──── And when we both finished eating the omu-rice, I said thanks for the meal and told Hizakura what I thought of the omurice.
“Hizakura, your omelette was really delicious, thank you.”
“I-Is that so? If you say so, I’m happy too,……, if you like, come to eat again?”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah! …… you’ll have to come to my house every time, is that okay?”
“No problem,……, but rather Hizakura’s, would you still be okay with that?”
“Me……? What do you mean?”
“I mean, do you mind me coming over to your house when you have someone you like, even if it’s just a friend?”
“Ah, that’s what you mean …….”
When I said this, Hizakura looked a little thoughtful.
Then, as if she had made up his mind, she got up from her seat and approached me, looked me in the eye and said,
“…. what do you think about me, kanzaki-kun?”