Chapter 870 - Happiness, Together with You

[I see~~ Lilia-san attracting trouble as usual Or rather, todays matter was completely Kaito-kuns fault.]

[She gave me a stern lecture, telling me that from now on, when I meet someone for the first time, I should make sure if theyre an executive of one of the Six Kings first]

After talking about the incident a few days ago, I found myself chuckling with Kuro while conversing with each other. While Kuro was talking to me, she took out something that looked like a s.h.i.+chirin and lit it.

Currently, after being invited by her, Kuro and I are watching the moon on the riverbank where we had barbecue back then. Unfortunately, it wasnt the season for the light trees to illuminate, but that doesnt matter much because our purpose is to watch the moon.

[Hmmm I think doing that wont change the outcome, and Lilia-chan will still be surprised when that happens Well, I think Lilia-chan herself knows that Kaito-kun has no ill intention. Thats why, when she wants to complain, shes telling you to confirm and communicate first.]

[Seriously, it was a strange encounter rate.]

[Thats right~~ It usually isnt that easy to meet one of them. When it comes to executives, even I havent seen some of them for a long time.]

Thereupon, Kuro placed a small pot on top of the s.h.i.+chirin, and filled it with a liquid that smelled faintly of flowers and sake, cooking sake, I guess (?), to warm it up while she took out the next ingredient.

[Kuro, is that cheese?]

[Unnn, Chris gave it to me when I met her the other day. She said its a high-grade cheese that theyre trying to sell as a specialty of the Archlesia Empire.]

[Heehhh Then, you chopping it into pieces and putting it into the pot Are you making cheese fondue?]

[Yes, yes! Im thinking of dipping baby castellas in it before eating.]

[That sounds delicious.]

That would be just like bread dipped in cheese fondue, so it would definitely be delicious. The outrageous baby castellas that Kuro made held quite the impression, but in fact, the frequency of those nasty baby castellas those so-called failures arent that high.

Well, even so, once every 3-5 times, there will be something so bizarre that youll wonder if theyre pranking you but well, looking at the percentage, there were more delicious baby castellas.

Though I say that, since were having baby castellas in our moon-viewing, there would be piles of baby castellas stacked up like tsukimi dangos prepared so depending on what Kuro came up with, there may be a baby castella with a strange flavor mixed among them, so I have to be careful.

(T/N: Tsukimi dango is what is usually eaten in the Mid-autumn festival, where you do moon viewing(tsukimi) in j.a.pan.)

[Kuro, do you have any more of that s.h.i.+chirin?]

[Unnn? Yes, here.]

[Thanks.]

[What are you going to cook?]

[Since were having cheese fondue, I thought we should also eat other foods too.]

While answering Kuros question, I put the ingredients I took out from my magic box on the prepared s.h.i.+chirin.

[Ahh, thats a great idea! Shrimps would be tasty!]

[I think fruits would be good too, but I think that would only taste good after eating a certain amount of them]

[Ah, thats right! Kaito-kun, lets cook this too.]

[Unnn? That is a sh.e.l.lfish?]

Kuro takes out a scallop-looking sh.e.l.lfish, which she placed on the mesh grate.

[Ive got some b.u.t.ter too, so use it]

[Adding it would definitely make it tasty.]

[Right~~]

[Since its b.u.t.tered, Id like to put some soy sauce on it too If I remember correctly, Neun-san gave me some.]

While exchanging idle words, we prepared this and that. Hmmm, how should I say this Being like this Its hard to describe, but this feels kinda nice.

Its not like were doing anything special, but being like this feels fulfilling

[You know, this feels kinda nice, doesnt it?]

[Eh?]

Hearing what Kuro said, I couldnt help but ask back. After all, it was the exact same thing I had been thinking about

[No, even though it isnt really that big of an event like festivals or beach swimming, its just us coming out here because the moon looks beautiful, talking about random things and doing whatever we want, but strangely enough, things seem to mesh together How should I explain it? Even though were not doing anything special, Im having a lot of fun.]

[Unnn, alright. I mean, I was just thinking the same thing. Its not like Im doing anything special, but I feel so fulfilled.]

[I see, ehehe. Were thinking the same thing then.]

Hearing my words, Kuro smiled happily and as if she was acting spoiled, she leaned her body on me. The gesture was adorable, and I felt warmth in my heart as I looked at the large moon in the sky.

[If I had to describe it, I think the word happiness fits to the tee. Being able to laugh about trivial things and enjoy various things together feels really nice.]

[Unnn I was just thinking the same thing.]

[Were thinking the same thing then.]

[Unnn!]

As I looked at Kuros smile, I felt that I must have the same look on my face right now.

Feeling the irreplaceable and definite bond between us As if our bodies were being guided, beneath the moonlight, Kuros shadow and mine overlapped.

Serious-senpai : [Aiiiiieeeee!? Main heroine!? Main heroine, why!? Whats with the sudden date!?]

? ? ? : [It kinda feels like they wanted to eat something sweet.]

Serious-senpai : [Then, just eat on your own! Rather, thats not what I meant!!! Then, if someone wanted to eat something with a serious flavor, why dont you write a serious chapter!!!?]

? ? ? : [No, in the first place, what the heck is a serious flavor]

Serious-senpai : [I dunno?]