Chapter 10: Cooking Special Training to Enhance Femininity

The moment Iizuka Takeya opened the door and saw who was there, he knew exactly what he needed to do.

First, he enthusiastically stepped aside and said to Ogiso Setsuna:

"Oh, it's Ogiso-san. Please come in, Yuu is inside."

Then he turned back and shouted into the house with a louder voice:

"Yuu! There's an emergency at home, so I'm leaving first!"

After Ogiso Setsuna took off her shoes and entered the room, without waiting for Murakami Yuu to react, he directly put on his shoes, walked out the door, and gently closed it behind him.

Professional moves, without any hesitation.

Ogiso Setsuna was also somewhat stunned by Iizuka Takeya's actions, clearly not understanding the current situation.

"Sorry about that, Ogiso-san. Don't mind him. Come in and sit down first."

Murakami Yuu was somewhat puzzled about Ogiso Setsuna's purpose for visiting at this time, but he couldn't just leave her standing there without greeting her, so he actively stepped forward and seated her at the dining table.

"I'm sorry, did I interrupt your boys' gathering? I feel like I came at a bad time."

Ogiso Setsuna placed what she was carrying on the table, her face slightly red, obviously somewhat shy.

"It's fine, it's fine, no interruption at all~"

Toritsuka Reita propped his arms on the back of the sofa, familiarly joining the conversation.

"Ah... mm..."

Looking at the unfamiliar person in the room, Ogiso Setsuna's good upbringing made her show an awkward but polite smile.

"Bang bang bang!"

Not the doorbell—knocking sounds.

You finally remembered to take him away.

Murakami Yuu got up and opened the door.

"Sorry, Yuu, I forgot to take something!"

Iizuka Takeya returned, out of breath as he took off his shoes and walked into the living room like a whirlwind.

"Eh... Eh! Takeya, what are you doing! Why are you grabbing my collar?!"

"This is terrible! The convenience store nearby has potato chips on sale—over 200 yen, now you can get them for 180 yen, but each person can only buy one pack. Come help me grab an extra pack!"

"What the hell! Are you a housewife? I don't want potato chips! Sitting there is the school's untouchable flower, that Ogiso..."

"Not only are potato chips on sale, I also discovered that the vending machine downstairs—if you put in a 100-yen coin, you can get two cans of cola. Such a good opportunity shouldn't be missed, right?!"

"Are you brain-damaged?! Let go of me!"

"Don't say that, let's go together!"

Forcibly dragging the unwilling Toritsuka Reita out the door, Murakami Yuu took the two's shoes and placed them outside, then closed the door under Iizuka Takeya's encouraging thumbs-up gaze, shutting out everything.

The world became quiet.

What a good bro.

Turning back to sit at the dining table, facing the uncertain Ogiso Setsuna, Murakami Yuu explained:

"Don't worry, they're sort of practicing some kind of comedy skit. It looks pretty fun, right?"

"Yes, it seems very interesting."

Ogiso Setsuna laughed softly, her eyes narrowing.

"What would you like to drink? I have orange juice and oolong tea."

"Let's drink this. I brought some fresh watermelon juice that Murakami-kun likes."

Ogiso Setsuna took out two sealed cups of drinks from a milky white opaque plastic bag, handing one to Murakami Yuu.

"Thank you."

Murakami Yuu inserted a straw and glanced into her plastic bag—some meat and vegetables. Was she going to cook later...

So she came today specifically to bring him watermelon juice to beat the heat?

That probably wasn't it...

"So please help me again today, Murakami-kun."

Ogiso Setsuna placed her hands on the table, looking expectant.

Hm?

Murakami Yuu looked puzzled. Help with what?

"Eh?"

Ogiso Setsuna tilted her head, somewhat confused by his reaction.

"Sorry, please wait a moment."

Murakami Yuu frowned and struggled to search through his memories, finally finding what he wanted in a certain memory fragment.

It seemed that after becoming familiar, the original owner had made an agreement with Ogiso Setsuna that every weekend when she was free to come over, the original owner would help her improve her cooking skills to enhance her femininity.

Teaching someone to cook?

Teaching a girl to make delicious food to attract the boy she likes?

No matter how he thought about it, it felt wrong.

What a troublesome thing. He really wanted to just send her home, but...

Looking at the watermelon juice he had already drunk half of, Murakami Yuu dismissed this thought.

When you eat someone's food, your mouth becomes short...

"Um, are you okay, Murakami-kun? You look a bit strange."

Murakami Yuu, whose brow was gradually furrowing and whose words and actions were somewhat different from usual, indeed seemed somewhat off to Ogiso Setsuna.

"It's fine. Maybe I didn't sleep well due to a stiff neck yesterday, so I'm a bit out of it."

Murakami Yuu came back to his senses and casually gave a reason.

"Should you go rest? I can come another day too."

Ogiso Setsuna looked worried.

"It's not a problem. I'm much better after a day. Rather than that, let's get into today's main topic and start today's cooking."

"Yes, understood."

Ogiso Setsuna showed a gentle crescent-moon smile.

Looking at her smiling face, Murakami Yuu's heartbeat involuntarily quickened.

If the girl before him had a stat system, her affinity and charm values would definitely be maxed out.

He heard that at school, some busybodies had created a voting program on the campus forum called "School Affiliated Miss."

Only boys could participate in the voting program, and its purpose was to select the ten most popular girls on campus.

The evaluation criteria considered many aspects including looks, personality, figure, talent, moe points, popularity, etc. Although it was just a beauty contest program created by a bunch of perverts in their spare time, it was unexpectedly professional.

With her gorgeous figure, approachable attitude toward people, and beautiful singing voice, Ogiso Setsuna firmly held the throne of "School Affiliated Miss #1!" with no one able to shake her position.

"School Idol," "Untouchable Flower," "Legendary Songstress"...

These were all labels that busybodies had given her on the website.

From Toritsuka Reita's reluctance to leave the sofa, you could see just how devastating Ogiso Setsuna's effect on ordinary boys was.

However, this wasn't something Murakami Yuu needed to consider, because he knew that this elf-like girl already had someone in her heart, so he wouldn't develop any thoughts that went against his true feelings.

He just needed to follow the previous agreement and help her improve her cooking skills.

"What do you want to learn to cook today?"

"I bought pork and shrimp, and also onions, potatoes, and broccoli. I want to learn to make hamburger patties with the pork, and as for the shrimp, I don't have any particularly good ideas yet. Maybe I could coat them in tempura batter and fry them?"

Ogiso Setsuna and Murakami Yuu had already put on matching aprons and were standing in the kitchen.

It gave off the vibe of a young married couple, but neither of them noticed.

"These shrimp are a bit small. If fried, the texture and final appearance probably won't be very good. Let me think about how to handle them properly..."

Murakami Yuu looked at the shrimp and thought for a while, then bent down to open a cabinet door and searched around. When he stood up, he had a bottle of olive oil in his hand.

"Ogiso-san, you're in luck—I found the ingredient I wanted to use. I know how to prepare them now. Let's start."

"Yes!"

Ogiso Setsuna was full of enthusiasm, but then frowned.

"I've felt it was strange before—why do you call me Ogiso-san? Haven't you always called me by my name?"

"..."

Come to think of it, that did seem to be the case.

Murakami Yuu nodded calmly without any embarrassment.

"Understood. Setsuna, let's begin."

"Yes! Let's start!"

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