CH 13.2

Chapter 13.2 – Weekend with a Beautiful Girl!

After that, we continued the game but only the two made out. I was always out of the mosquito net. I feel alienated and somewhat hazy inside. Also…

「Mou, you really did it, Kasumi-chan.」

「Payback for attacking me just now.」

Seeing Kurumi-san's happy expression, I think, well, I guess everything’s fine. I took a sip of the juice on the desk and then, regripped the controller tightly and turned my gaze to the game screen.

The item I’m currently holding is the “thunder”---the most powerful item that damages all players at the same time.

「Don’t forget about meeeeeee!」

I fired it without hesitation at the two who were flirting and treating me as an outcast.

---Scene Change---

After playing the game for a while, we decided to take a breather and have lunch. It is now one o’clock in the afternoon. It’s already a little late but I think it is still acceptable.

In fact, I wanted her to stay for dinner and as thanks for letting me stay over at her place the other night but since Kurumi-san said she didn’t want to see my parents, I decided to bring her over before noon and treat her to lunch.

I stood in the kitchen with Kasumi. Kurumi-san is a guest so I asked her to sit at the dining table and watch TV.

「Hey, how about making me help with something?」

「Yeah yeah, thank you but we’ll have to cook together some other time.」

「I-is that so?....yeah, I understand.」

「By the way, next time I’ll invite you not as a friend but as my girlfriend. Then, as the daughter in law---」

「W-we are not even married!」

It was Kasumi who responded to Kurumi-san’s denial.

「Then, are you thinking of going out first?」

「Ka-Kasumi-chan!?」

Unexpected words from an unexpected person. Kurumi-san raised her voice.

「Ah, well, you see. You said you’re not even married now but you didn’t deny it so I’m kind of wondering.」

「I, ah, gwu…..w-well, that, I don’t know much about dating….」

Kurumi-san answers in a whisper while looking away.

「Ahahah, it's a joke desu yo, I’m only kidding. Now, since I’ve already done the prep work, we will be taking this over there soon.」

「Aniki, can you bring it there?」

As requested, I brought the pot to Kurumi-san without saying a word. It was almost the cold season. It was already November so we have chosen the dish, nabe.

I put in the vegetables, prepared the meat, and laid out the chopsticks for the three of us on the table.

「It looks delicious.」

「Of course! It is our family’s special “super nabe” desu!」

「Super, nabe?」

Kurumi-san tilted her head after hearing Kasumi. I explained it to her while pointing to each ingredient.

「The broth was bought from the supermarket, the vegetables were brought from the supermarket, the tofu was brought from the supermarket, the meat and meatballs were brought from the supermarket. That’s why it is called “super” nabe.」

「Then, isn’t this no different from a normal nabe?」

「No, it has one secret ingredient.」

「Eh? What what!?」

I stick out my index finger to Kurumi-san, who looks very curious, and answer.

「The secret ingredient is….my love for Kurumi-san!」

「…..let’s eat, Kasumi-chan.」

「Right, let’s eat.」

「….I’m going to cry.」

My heart aches as my dialog was easily thrown away. I sit in my place at the table with my shoulders slumped. Kasumi was sitting at the opposite side of Kurumi-san so I inevitably ended up next to her. Kasumi and I are sitting directly opposite to each other.

「Maa, if it’s her, I guess it’s okay.」

---suddenly, I thought I heard Kasumi muttering something like that.

「Did you say something?」

「…..what could I say?」

It looks like Kusumi-san seemed to have heard her. Her expression is a little strange.

「Maa, maa, let’s eat.」

Kasumi mumbles a few words and puts her hands together. I’m curious but she has no intention of telling me. I don’t want to force her to tell me something she doesn’t want to say so I tried not to worry about it and put my hands together too. Kurumi-san also puts her hands together---

「「「Itadakimasu!」」」

The three of us reached the nabe with our chopsticks.