EPILOGUE A GOOD DAY FOR DRINKINGTEA

On the next day

The school was closed and the weather was good. It was as hot as ever outside.

Masaki had come to Alice and Shirleys room again, as it had a state- of-the-art kitchen.

The girls were waiting for his dish at the counter table. Masaki was cooking.

Even if its Shirley, isnt that amount of food overdoing it?

Im fine! Im not a child anymore! Hurry up, hurry up!

Shirley, who was talking in sing-song voice, had bandages wrapped around her neck, torso and limbs. There was a cast on her left arm.

Alice was concentrating on her tea.

One portion is fine for me.

Thats what I was going to give you. Alice eat the curry. Shirley is having a hamburger, curry, ramen, omurice, yakisoba, katsu curry hey, isnt that strange?

After all, curry and katsu curry were similar dishes.

Alice was expressionless.

Strange? Are you talking about Shirleys stomach? Or her brain?

No, there were two curries well, its fine.

Masaki, Alice, you dont understand! Curry and Katsu Curry are two different dishes!

It seems like I will never understand for all eternity.

For the time being, each portion was on the small side and ramen was provided as the appetizer soup.

It had become a strange set of dishes, as all of them were main courses.

Shirley picked up her chopsticks.

Waaai!

Is it difficult for you to eat?

Nihaha, Im fine, Im fine!

Shirley had a gash on her stomach, and her ribs and left hand were fractured. He didnt know how many other small injuries she had.

It was because she took a direct hit from the shockwave.

She had protected Masaki.

The strength of Shirleys Dialect was unrivalled when it came to attacking, but it was ineffective when it came to defense. The doctor said in wonder that the sturdiness of her body was the reason she survived.

She spent the night in intensive care but had already recovered enough to go back to everyday life. The scars also seemed to disappear a few days later.

Nihaha! Theres no need for you to worry, Im fine Masaki! I often get this injured, but since its the fingers of my left hand that are broken, its not too inconvenient. Ah, come to think of it, Alice is left-handed, right?

Yes.

Eh, really? Yet you always use your right hand when eating?

Even now, she was holding the tea cup with her right hand.

Because its table manners.

I see.

Of course in restaurants, knives and forks were lined up on the right hand side, and in cafes the handle of the cup was turned to the right when placed on the table. It might have been a little unstylish to try to eat with your left hand.

Experience.

Ah, well youre free to use your left hand if you want to.

Hmph. Its strange Masaki-kun, have you ever seen me using my right hand freely?

I just got out of the bath before Ah! No, I, I forgot.

Right.

She glared at him and then Masaki went back to cooking.

The topic changed.

This morning, did Midorikawa-sensei get in touch with you?

Yes.

I didnt really get what Harii-sensei said. *slurp**slurp*~~~

Dont make any noise while youre eating.

Why? Im slurping because its delicious.

Its bad manners.

Alice hasnt tasted real ramen before!

Im not interested as I thought, it seems like Hariya is unconscious now.

Yeah, it seemed like Ishounuma was too, maybe thats what happens after that APPD is used.

Nyaha, thats scary *slurp**slurp*~~~

It serves him right.

He resisted agreeing with her.

At least Hariya-sensei used it knowing what might happen to him. Ishounuma and the other guy might be victims but they didnt need to hurt innocent peopleheres the omurice.

Masakis omurice wasnt overcooked and was shaped into a perfect semi-circle with nothing drawn on it. It was a half-moon floating on a white circular plate.

Shirley waved her hands.

Its here!

Would you like ketchup? Or will you eat it plain?

Ah, I want you to draw a heart!

I didnt do it like that but well I might as well try.

Since Masaki was the type that fussed more over the taste than the appearance, presentation honestly wasnt his strong point but

He was able to draw it surprisingly well since he was used to making cakes.

A heart on the omurice. And because there was some left over ketchup be wrote Shirley as well.

How about this?

Wow!? In other words, does this mean Masaki LOVES me!?

No, it means Shirleys portion.

I see.

Alice stared at it when she caught a glance of it from the side.

Whats up?

Ah, no well I

Huh? What is it?

I the omu no its nothing.

Does Alice also want an omurice like this?

!?

Her eyes glittered.

Her face was as expressionless as ever.

I thought that it would be more delicious if you had the curry tomorrow, well since Im making it right now, please wait for a bit. I brought plenty of ingredients. This apartment has a large fridge.

Yes, Ill wait.

No~, this is a long-awaited meal. Its really fun.

Hurry up.

So this is the latest kitchen system. Its glittering like its new! I want to live in a place with a kitchen like this.

Then you should live here, right?

Eh!?

Masaki instantly turned around to face Alice.

She looked down and brought the teacup to her lips. This was the gesture she always used when she wanted to hide her expression.

Shirley raised her right hand which was holding a spoon.

Yeah! Do you want live here too, Masaki!? This place is full of empty rooms!

It is.

Ah, yeah, thats right.

Even on days off, Breaker can be dispatched in an emergency. Since were a team, itd probably be convenient if we live close to each other.

Thats true.

Id be happy if I could eat delicious food like this every day!

Hahaha so thats your motive? Well, it doesnt feel bad to have my cooking praised. Ill think carefully about it.

Yeah, think, think!

Good job, Shirley.

Nya?

They finished eating.

Although they had been on the small side, Shirley had eaten all five portions.

Uuu, Im so fuuull

Are you alright? Have you got a stomach ache or is your fracture hurting?

Im fine, Im fine. Ah, I want to take a bath.

Whats wrong?

If I eat a lot, I end up sweating. And, I brought a new shampoo.

It seemed like Shirley had left a shopping bag in the corner of the room.

Its surprising that she has a girlish side like being picky about shampoo, Masaki thought.

Alice stood up.

It cant be helped. Ill assist you.

Thanks.

Since youre hurt, youll get special treatment. This is the only thing that cant be left to Masaki-kun.

Masaki shook his head furiously.

Of course, he couldnt help her!

The cast covering Shirleys left arm was waterproof, so she didnt have to worry about if getting wet, but she wouldnt be able to wash her right arm she couldnt use her left arm. It was quite inconvenient.

If it was a hospital or old peoples home, there would be robots available that washed peoples bodies, but as one would expect, that couldnt be arranged for just a few days.

At any rate, Masaki couldnt help her out with her bath.

Nihaha! I wouldnt really mind!

I would.

That kind of shamelessness isnt permitted in this house.

Masaki half-rose to his feet.

Then, Ill get ready to

Eh!? Ive been waiting for this for so long, I want to eat dinner too, Masaki!

Theres still some curry left.

Thats right. If you made that much, wouldnt it be troublesome for you to make dinner again once you get home!?

Eh, is it fine?

Yes.

Actually, you dont need to go back home! Why dont you stay here?

Masaki nodded with a bitter smile.

For now, we can have dinner together. Ah, can I borrow your kitchen for a little longer? I brought the ingredients for a cake.

You can use the kitchen as much as you like. I dont use it unless Im making tea.

You and Shirley dont cook? All of the equipment looks new

We always eat out or just get take out.

Since Masaki-kun said that he was going to cook, I prepared the tools that seemed to be necessary.

Thats right, thanks!

Youre, youre exaggerating.

Alice turned around.

I didnt imagine that you brought it for my sake. Thank you! Since youll be waiting for me to make a delicious cake, you can take a bath, and then youll be able to eat it once youre finished.

Ri~ght!

Please make some iced tea as well.

You want iced tea as soon as you get out of the bath!?

Theres a Super Freezer.

Yo-you even have that.

If he had that, it would probably be easy to make frozen desserts.

Alice and Shirley went to the bathroom.

Now, what should I make

He had planned on making and had bought ingredients for a strawberry tart.

However, since he was making it himself, he had a high degree of freedom on how to do things like mixing up the flavor.

Since their stomachs might still be full, itd be better if it was light rather than heavy so that it could be eaten quickly

He suddenly noticed.

The shopping bag Shirley had planned on using was left in the corner of the room.

The paper bag was sealed and didnt look like it had been opened. There was a translucent bottle inside it.

Hmm, well, I should probably put it in front of the door, right?

Alice and Shirley had switched from the rooms that they normally used, and there were now doors with the labels RESTROOM and BATHROOM.

It was quite convenient.

He placed the shopping bag in front of the door.

Shirley, you forgot something! I left it in the corridor, so open the door in ten seconds

Alright, Masaki! Thaanks!!

The door opened.

Why did it open?

Even though I said to wait for 10 seconds!?

Huh? Whats wrong?

Shirley was standing there, not even wearing underwear.

The appeal of her curves, her tight waist and her voluptuous thighs jumped right into his eyes.

The only thing covered was her left hand wrapped in the cast.

She was smiling.

It was a so-called happy-go-lucky smile.

Shirley probably wasnt embarrassed by Masaki seeing her naked. The problem was the girl behind her.

Although a towel was hiding the important places

Alice was a little further away in the bathroom and he saw her face go bright red once again.

Her thin, white body was as beautiful as always.

Her porcelain-like skin didnt have the slightest blemish.

AAah

Once again, she screamed.