chapter 7
7 – Is a packed lunch okay?
It was a normal high school life. He listened to his classes in moderation, and when school was over, thanks to Amelia’s consideration, he had more time to hang out with Ryunosuke and Sojuro.
Deliberately giving them personal time while talking to them means that they’re asking for help from the situation when they’re going to treat you as perfect friends.
If Amelia’s future is to be happy, it’s to forge a friendship with her unwanted boy!
She can do anything!
“…… By the way.”
A difficult situation has arisen.
The fact that Ohana, the heroine who helped me on duty yesterday, invited me to lunch.
Originally, it would have to happen to Ryunosuke, the main character.
I was asked to quietly come to the rooftop without anyone knowing.
“Um.”
I couldn’t quite understand what they were calling me to do. A standalone event like this is a sign that something is about to happen.
It can’t be a confession. I have my childhood friend, Ryunosuke, so could he possibly confess to me?
“Sure, then. It can’t be.”
I muttered to myself as I went to the rooftop.
In common sense, this is a love comedy. When unfortunate misunderstandings and misunderstandings are intertwined, there comes a time when we can confirm each other’s feelings.
By the way, I’m not at the stage to confess to you for helping you once yesterday, right?
So, you just have to eat and go.
As I climbed the stairs and headed to the rooftop, a warm spring breeze greeted me.
The one waiting for me was Ohana Kamiyama.
“Ah, Mr. Kim…… I’m here?”
“I’m a little late going to the bathroom, sorry.”
Actually, I was immersed in contemplation for a while.
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
“So? You said you had something to talk about during lunch. What is it?”
When I asked cautiously, Ohana wiggled and showed off her shyness.
“If you don’t mind…… The lunch box I made…… Won’t you eat me…… ?”
Eventually, Ohana carefully opened her mouth and handed me a boxed lunch box.
…… Event is up!!
No, no.
Originally, this is a situation that Ryunosuke should go through, not me.
Since you have an idea, let’s ask.
“Didn’t you usually have lunch with Natsuki?”
“Ah, yes, but…… “
“But?”
“I’m practicing a new menu right now…… I want to try a little harder.”
“Aha.”
So, are you saying that they chose me as the test subject?
When I put on a worried expression for a moment, Ohana clasped her fingers together.
“Why is that?”
“I wonder if the reason I called was to treat you to a lunchbox.”
“As expected…… Was it something difficult to ask for?”
“No. I’ll let you eat.”
To be honest, buying bread from the school canteen every day was a bit boring.
Cream bread, red bean bread, melon bread, yakisoba bread…… I ate all kinds of things, but if it’s a man’s romance, it’s a bento box.
I wanted to prepare and eat it, but Amelia wouldn’t allow it.
Externally, all I had was an account and a coin purse in my name provided by Amelia.
And at least it was a silver card given to the butlers of the Lionheart family.
Of course, I don’t use it to show off. He is frugal in his own way and avoids overspending.
But still, I want to eat home-cooked food, preferably cooked by someone else.
For that reason, the bento that Ohana recommended was one of the dishes I really wanted to try.
Receiving the lunch box Ohana gave her, she lightly froze the lid.
“Oh?”
It was a moderately simple lunch box, to say the least.
A simple two-layer lunch box.
Looking at the side dishes coming out of the lid opening, it seems that the bottom is rice.
In the side dish box at the top, there were tamagoyaki, cherry tomatoes and simple pickled vegetables, fried fried rice with karaage, octopus-shaped Vienna sausages, and ketchup.
And when I opened the lower hem, there were about a couple of umeboshi on top of the fluffy rice.
“Uh, how does it look?”
“Looks delicious?”
“Really?”
“Yeah, it looks good.”
Ohana waved her arms and said, Aja! She took a position that would make the same sound.
Anyway, it must have given me confidence.
“Come on, try it! Mr. Kim! It’s a taste test!”
Ohana stared at me uncomfortably. She took the chopsticks she handed her, then carefully took a bite.
First, Ebi Furai.
The shrimp tempura Ohana made wasn’t qualitatively superior to the Lionheart family’s cuisine, but it tasted like home-cooked food.
To put it in good terms, it’s just plain delicious, and to put it badly, it’s a bit disappointing.
My taste must be quite picky.
“Ummm… ….”
“How is it? How is it?”
Ohana looked at me with her expectant eyes.
It’s hard to say anything when you look at me with those eyes…….
“I’m still eating, so could you wait a bit?”
“Ah, yes…… Sorry!”
As Ohana put her hands together, she took an apologetic posture.
Apart from the fact that it’s possible because it’s a love comedy, it just looks cute when I see a girl doing it.
Thinking so, she put the side dish Ohana made into her mouth again.
This time, Vienna sausages. This is, well, particularly delicious. It’s not a side dish to do anything about. Just sheath it and bake it.
The next thing I picked up with my chopsticks was pickled vegetables.
‘It’s simple and delicious.’
It’s normal. However, it is not very special.
Compared to the dishes of top-notch chefs that the Lionheart family used to eat, it certainly didn’t taste that great.
Why? …
Somehow, compared to well-made food, it feels clunky, but I wanted to give it a passing grade.
I wanted to try this ordinary home-cooked meal.
Since I only ate the side dishes, it was a bit dry, so I bit into the umeboshi while putting the rice in my mouth.
‘Wow, these shoes are so salty…… ?’
Once I came to my senses, I scooped up the rice a couple more times with my chopsticks, and then I thought about it, so I asked Ohana.
“Kamiyama, I’m asking because I’m really curious.”
“Huh?”
“This, umeboshi…… Did you set the salt ratio high in the manufacturing method?”
“Whoa, how did you know?!”
Ohana said with a surprised expression.
That’s right.
“I don’t think there is a need to add more umeboshi. I just want you to put one in your lunch box.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to do that?”
“Yes, seriously. After eating it once, the salty and sour taste was very strong. It would be difficult to eat more than one…… “
“Ugh…… I’ll keep it in mind! Thank you!”
This time it’s a different side dish.
The pickled vegetables were seasoned appropriately, so the rest of the side dishes except for the umeboshi must be average.
With that in mind, I took a big bite of the Tamagoyaki.
Oh, Tamagoyaki is close to perfect so far. It was very soft, and it had a soft and fluffy texture like the feeling of eating castella.
The sweetness was also strong. Personally, I like Korean-style egg rolls. Because it is rich in salty taste.
Especially, compared to the fact that there are many ingredients, Ohana’s Tamagoyaki was at a level that could be evaluated as having a pure egg taste, excluding the sweetness.
On the contrary, this can give a pleasant evaluation.
“Tamagoyaki passed. The pickled vegetables and fried rice seem to be okay.”
“Yes, yes! Go ahead and try the karaage too!”
“Wait a minute, do you have anything to drink?”
I tapped her on the chest for a while and asked, Ohana said, Ah! She said in a low voice.
“Sorry, oolong tea here!”
I drank the oolong tea Ohana gave me. The moderately pleasant and cool feeling was excellent.
“Whoa.”
“Sorry for asking too soon… ….”
“No, it could be.”
With that said, I picked up my chopsticks again and ate the karaage.
It should definitely taste soft and moderately crispy.
I have to……
‘The inside of the deep-fried batter…… Got on…… ?’
This is a failure. After making that decision, I told Ohana.
“Come on, Kamiyama. Try it yourself.”
I picked up the crab with my chopsticks and put it in Ohana’s mouth, and Ohana immediately blushed.
“Ugh, wow?! Ki, Mr. Kim. I guess, that. The chopsticks Kim used…… “
“What is this? Try some karaage first.”
“Oh, okay! I’ll eat! I know, no!”
At my insistence, Ohana put the karaage she had made into her mouth.
“…… Eww.”
“The appearance is fine, but the taste is a bit disappointing.”
“As expected…… “
“Well, I liked everything overall. Except for karaage and umeboshi.”
“Ugh…… “
Ohana has a slightly gloomy expression.
Well, if I put it this way, it’s a little bit like that.
I said as I tapped her on the shoulder of Ohana lightly.
“Still, overall it was delicious. I’m happy to eat a lunch box like this, after eating only bread every day.”
“Ooh…… I can’t, Mr. Kim…… ! Eating only bread every day…….”
It’s unexpected. No, rather, is this normal?
“Anyway, the taste evaluation is over! Well done, Kamiyama. I’ll be a good bride…… “
As if to encourage her, she returned the lunchbox and chopsticks to Ohana.
Ohana then dyed her face red.
“Eh, eh…” … A good bride, Kim too…… “
“Really, Kamiyama.”
I said it as a compliment to her. In a love comedy, if you say something like this, the other person will be happy.
As expected, Ohana answered with a very happy expression.
“Oh, yes! I’m glad you enjoyed it too, Kim.”
“Come to think of it, I’m on duty today, so I’ll help you.”
“Oh? No, Mr. Kim! It’s really okay!”
“If you have to, ask Kiba for help.”
“Ki, Kiba-kun too? Ok, that’s…… “
“Wouldn’t it be quicker to end it together?”
“That’s true, but…… “
Ohana shyly turned her head away.
He’s still a very shy guy.
“Anyway, let’s go now.”
“Yes! Thank you for your evaluation, Mr. Kim.”
I said that to Ohana and left her.
***
Someone was watching the series of situations that just happened on the roof.
It was Amelia Iori Lionheart.
Of course, I didn’t peep the whole situation directly through the gap in the door.
After Amelia finished her meal as usual, she was controlling the drone via her smartphone.
And the drone was filming Kim Hyun-jin stably.
‘What, what what what…… What are you doing right now?!’
Kim Hyun-jin was directly watching the situation where she was receiving her lunch from a woman other than herself through the video camera attached to her drone.
Amelia was nervous, so she controlled the drone and set the angle of view.
‘A little closer…… ‘
There was a fear of getting caught if you were too close.
She can hear the sound through the drone’s built-in speaker, but unfortunately Amelia didn’t have her earphones properly ready when she left for school in the morning.
‘Ughguk…… What the hell are you talking about, you guys!’
Amelia adjusted the angle to see who the woman in front of her own butler, Hyunjin Kim, was.
‘Hmm? Wait for a sec. Isn’t Ohana Kamiyama from the same class?’
What kind of contact did you have with Ohana Kamiyama? I thought it was necessary to go back to the mansion and listen to the story in detail.
Amelia thought so, and she turned her field of view to Hyunjin Kim again.
‘Hyunjin…… Why does she have such a happy face?’
At first, when he came in as her butler, I thought he was deliberately hiding his feelings.
Amelia didn’t like that, but she didn’t intend to go into detail.
When she asks something like that first, and controls her emotions, she feels like she’s losing herself.
So Amelia didn’t intend to ask first.
‘Kim Hyun-jin, you…… You’re my butler. You are my servant…….’
Amelia continued to look into the camera image with a sad face.
His expression as he savors the food and smiles moderately.
She had a hard-to-see expression.
‘Hmm, it’s definitely more than a lunch box like that. When you return to the mansion, there are plenty of delicious dishes, but you look so happy.’
Is something wrong?
If I’m not doing something wrong, there’s no way Kim Hyun-jin would make that kind of expression.
Eating such a standard bento, he always put on a blunt expression when he was sick in front of himself.
Bondi, it is impossible for a butler to sit with the owner.
However, Hyunjin Kim was an exception.
Because he made Ed sick with Kim Hyun-jin just because he was the same age as Amelia.
But now, Kim Hyun-jin was showing rich emotions unlike when he had dinner face-to-face with Amelia.
Decomposition. I envy you. I thought so, but decided to think the other way around.
‘Yes, I am the daughter of the Lionheart family! It’s embarrassing to feel jealous of Kamiyama-san…… ‘
Why are Ohana Kamiyama and Hyunjin Kim together?
That doesn’t matter.
Why is Kim Hyun-jin making a happy expression while eating Ohana’s meal?
That’s important.
Amelia, thinking that she should reconsider this part when she returns to the mansion today, had to order Kim Hyun-jin.
As much as possible, come home late.
Wouldn’t that be the only way to notice that expression…… Because I even heard the heart.