Chapter 46: CH 46

Chapter 46: - June 28 (Sunday): Otomizu And Breakfast

The last day of my business trip.

After my morning walk, I met up with Otomizu and headed for the restaurant to have breakfast.

There were already many guests gathered in the bright and calm restaurant.

Breakfast at this hotel was buffet style, where you could choose your favorite dishes.

We queued in line with our trays and chose our meals.

“Sasamiya-san. There was a seat available, so I saved it for you! Please praise me!”

“Good job. I’ll pat you on the head.”

“Yes! Here you go!”

“Huh, … It’s just like you to take my joke.”

“You could have done that. …”

Last night, Otomizu told me that she liked to be close to me.

I wondered what she thought of me after all.

She acted normally, so I guess it wasn’t a confession after all.

But the smile on Otomizu’s face next to me seemed a little different than usual.

Or maybe it was because I became more conscious of her than ever before,…

Ha~. …. I felt like I had more worries.

“By the way, Sasamiya-san. Be sure to eat your vegetables.”

“It’s so sudden.”

“Whenever you’re having a meal, you only get agitated when you eat vegetables. It’s a buffet, you’re trying to avoid it.”

“How….do you….”

I didn’t think you knew ….

It was true that I was not a fan of vegetables.

Moreover, the hotel’s buffet menu included a small bowl of assorted salads, and one of them contained my nemesis, broccoli.

I decided to avoid it by choosing a vegetable menu that didn’t contain broccoli.

“Hmm. Well, then, I have no choice. I’ll have the pepper steak with vegetables. …”

“The salad platter is this way.”

In the end, I ended up having the salad platter with broccoli.

I quickly ate the broccoli because if I left it for later, it would be even more difficult to eat.

I looked at Otomizu, who was giggling at the sight , with a grudge.

“It’s not that I can’t eat, I’ll tell you that. It’s just that it’s hard to get motivated.”

“Fufufu~~. I know what you mean. Ah. There are still some cherry tomatoes left. Shall I get some for you?”

“I’ll eat it by myself.”

Otomizu looked at me with the eyes of a mother watching her child.

Men had a weakness for this kind of look, wouldn’t they?

“Sasamiya-san. Shall I make you a stew sometime? It’s a dish that uses broccoli, but I’m certain you’ll be able to enjoy it.”

A cute junior’s homemade stew.

I knew from her previous lunches that Otomizu was a good cook, and this seemed promising.

It sounded delicious.

“I’m grateful for that. Your cooking is good.”

“I promise. Ehehe~.”

But how can you put stew in a lunch box?

Well, that’s Otomizu for you.

I don’t think I need to bother telling you.

After finishing our meal, we decided to leave the restaurant.

Then, that troublemaker woman appeared once again.

“Oh, Sasamiya-san. How do you do?”

“Kaedezaka. Good morning.”

I wondered if Yuika was there too, but she didn’t seem to be around.

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They were probably meeting up at a restaurant.

Suddenly,> Otomizu hugged my arm.

“Otomizu?”

“Hmm~! Sasamiya-san~! Aren’t you being too flirtatious with Kaesaka-san?”

“No, I’m not at all.”

What’s with this reaction?

It seemed like jealousy, but it was impossible for her to suspect me and Kaedezaka.

Could it be the mentality of a junior who was trying not to be taken over by an older person?

Seeing Otomizu’s reaction, Kaedezaka smiled with a divine smile.

“Ara ara~~. Is this a kind of shuraba? I’ve never experienced anything like this before. It’s nice.”

Both Otomizu and Kaedezaka reacted strangely.

I thought it was just a normal greeting here and that was it.

I …, a-am I right?

“Hey, Kaedezaka. Why are we talking about Shuraba here?”

And then Kaedezaka said with a straight face.

“That … head of yours, … is really amazing.”

“I don’t know what that means, but thank you.”

“Are you thanking me for not complimenting you or are you a Masochist?”

After greeting us, Kaedezaka walked straight into the restaurant.

Who is the Masochist?

When she gets embarrassed, she turns into a little animal…

As soon as Kaedezaka was out of sight, Otomizu mumbled in an annoyed tone.

“It was like … even your breathing was in perfect sync”

I didn’t know why Otomizu, who was grabbing my arm, had a frown on her face.

Yare yare. I’ll explain it to her.

“What are you talking about? If I’m going to breathe with you, I’m going to breathe with Otomizu.”

Well, I thought so.

After all, it was Otomizu that I was working with now.

However, her reaction was even more unexpected.

“Funi~yuwa~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~!!”

“What’s wrong!?”

“B … breathe …! What do you mean, “match”?! It’s like lip to lip! Is that what you mean ka ~a~a~a~a~?!!!!”

“You don’t like it with me?”

“No! I’m totally fine! I’ll treat you!”

“We’re talking about breathing together, right?”

It was a hectic business trip, but it was finally over.

Now we just have to make the Tanabata campaign a success.

■――Afterword――■

Next time, something unexpected will happen with the results of the Tanabata campaign!

(T/N: sorry for the delay I got too invested in Second coming of gluttony .)