61 – The young lady@wants to know – 5
Put your hand into the white glove.
My appearance in front of the mirror looked somewhat awkward. I looked in the mirror and adjusted my appearance with an embarrassed feeling, wondering if this was right.
“I’m here…” Oh no… “You’ve waited a long time.”
I don’t know anything about the butler’s way of speaking.
However, since you are dressed properly, your tone of speech should also follow suit. He stood in front of Haruna and Shiraishi, who were talking in the living room, and bowed his head.
“……… Huh?”
But there was no response.
When she slightly raised her head, Haruna was staring at her with her eyes shining.
“Well, what is it? Haruna….”
“Wow… !!”
I could tell from that admiring voice that at least it wasn’t a bad reaction.
“It feels a little lacking, but it’s not that bad.”
Shiraishi also nodded his head and smiled in satisfaction. Haruna jumps up from her seat, circles around me, and begins to observe me closely. Embarrassed, I cleared my throat and asked Shiraishi.
“Is this enough? “Let’s go quickly.”
“Mr. Minsu. Speech.”
“……… Let’s go now. Miss.”
It was Haruna who cheered at those words.
Do you like this kind of thing?
When I was talking about the cultural festival with Yuuki and asked what the cosplay cafe was like, he seemed a little interested.
“Hey, Minsu. “Do you want to look this way?”
“……… Yes. Miss.”
“Whoa… !!”
Even though her face was blushing at that nickname, Haru took out her cell phone and started taking pictures of me from a distance.
With the Shiraishi family’s luxurious drawing room in the background, a photo of the neatly dressed young butler is taken.
The reason I called Haruna wasn’t for something like this.
Because she also had to talk about Shiraishi’s butler offer. The two women who were talking in the car came to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to at least try on a costume.
“Minsu, strike a pose!”
“What kind of posture are you talking about?”
“Like this!”
Haruna approached her, grabbed one of her arms, lifted her up, and instructed her to slightly lower her head.
“Aki-chan… !”
“Yes. “Miss Haruna.”
“Deacon… “Maybe it’s not that bad!”
“If you look at it favorably, I’m just happy.”
Shiraishi, whose daily routine involves being served by maids or butlers, seemed unharmed.
For me and Haruna, seeing a mansion like this or a butler dressed in a tailcoat is a special experience.
“hehehe… “I should use it as my wallpaper.”
“No, don’t do that. “You see other kids too.”
“Ah why~! “It’s just cool!”
He stops Haruna from touching her cell phone and starts a fight.
Once again, she did not come here to experience being her butler.
Shiraishi got up from his seat and approached us and said.
“Okay then, shall we go? Miss Haruna. Mr. Minsu.”
Haruna turned her head and nodded.
“Ah… huh!”
Shiraishi took the lead, humming his tune as if he was quite happy to have invited us. As I followed her out of the living room, Haruna looked around her. He still looked bewildered, as if he was amazed by such a large house. I, too, was not familiar with this place.
However, for today, I have become a daily butler and wait on the two young ladies.
…… No. I clearly remember that I decided to just try on the costume.
We entered Shiraishi’s kitchen.
The place was also spacious and had all kinds of supplies, but it was neatly organized as if it was cleaned every day. Haruna was amazed as she looked around the kitchen, which was so clean that she couldn’t remember the horrors of yesterday.
“Wow… ! “It’s like a chef’s kitchen!”
This is probably the kitchen that Shiraishi’s exclusive chefs use every day.
As students, we may not fit in in a place like this. The reason we gathered was to use this place.
“Come on, Ms. Haruna!”
Shiraishi shouted, spreading his arms wide.
“Ask for whatever you want! And please teach me anything!”
Yes. To learn from Haruna her cooking.
“Well, is that okay!? In a place like this… !”
“What the heck! “Please don’t say things like that!”
This is how they gathered in Shiraishi.
If you just want to become good at cooking, it would be better to learn from this house’s exclusive chef.
If Shiraishi learns how to cook from Haruna, who has been preparing Yuuki’s lunch box and knows all about his tastes and preferences, Shiraishi will be able to get closer to him more easily.
This was my suggestion based on such calculations, and they readily accepted it.
“Come on, let’s begin!”
However, we have not yet talked about Shiraishi’s devastating cooking skills.
“Now, wait a minute, Aki-chan!”
“Yes?”
“You can’t hold a kitchen knife like that! “It’s dangerous!”
“……… Oh.”
I sighed softly as I watched Shiraishi holding a Chinese knife and holding it high in the air as if announcing the beginning of the difficult cooking lesson that was to follow.
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“The eggs are pounded like this.”
“You mean like this?”
“Ah, if you just be a little gentle….”
The broken egg lands on Aki-chan’s apron.
“……… Oh.”
Muttering absently, Aki-chan held the broken eggshell and looked this way.
“Ahahahaha… Are you okay. “Let’s try one more time.”
I guess I had to start with how to fry an egg.
I also thought I understood why Minsu asked me for help.
Slowly, like teaching a baby how to walk. How to hold a kitchen knife, how to break an egg and carefully pour it into a frying pan, and even how to use a spatula.
Every time a difficult situation came up, Minsu scratched his cheek and smiled bitterly as if he was sorry.
It doesn’t matter at this level.
I felt uneasy when I saw Aki-chan, who had transferred to our school, hanging out with us.
The first day I felt an intuition that had no basis whatsoever, it turned out to be true and I had doubts when I saw Aki-chan getting out of the limousine with Minsu, but I didn’t show it. .
“This…” Like this?”
“Yes, good job. Now let’s turn the lever and turn on the light.”
“Yes!”
But I can’t believe he was doing something like this.
When I glanced back, I saw Minsu looking around the kitchen as if he was bored because he had nothing to do.
I was fooling around at another woman’s house without my girlfriend knowing.
To be honest, I was a little envious.
I like that outfit because it suits you.
I glanced at my boyfriend, who looked good in a tailcoat, and pursed my lips in dissatisfaction.
“…… “Miss Haruna?”
“Ah… huh! “Now we just have to wait for the eggs to cook.”
In the meantime, I came to my senses and looked back at Aki-chan.
“Is this all?”
“Now just wait and turn it over once in the middle.”
A fried egg is placed on the plate.
“Complete~ Aki-chan. Good job!”
“Wow! “You succeeded!”
Minsu can be seen clapping from afar.
I guess there really is no other intention.
“But… “Is this all for today’s class?”
“Uh, yeah…. “Because Yuu-kun likes fried eggs.”
“I see!”
Even so, I was wondering why Minsu would go out of his way to do something like this.
I had no choice but to help since I was asked to do so. It’s true that I was constantly feeling impatient.
Aki-chan ran to Minsu with the finished plate.
“Mr. Minsu! “Look at this!”
Oh, if you run in the kitchen….
For a moment, Aki-chan’s legs become slippery and twisted.
“aaah… !”
The plate flew into the air and Aki-chan was about to fall backwards.
“Aki-chan!”
Minsu’s hand stretched out into the air catches the plate.
With his other hand, he supported her back and hugged her.
“……… Are you okay?”
Aki-chan, who was in Minsu’s arms, looked at him quietly with blushing cheeks.
What is that… !
“Ah… It’s okay….”
He put down the plate and carefully placed it on Aki-chan and sighed.
“Just yesterday, I broke several dishes and cups. “I knew it would be like this once.”
“……… ….”
“Haruna? Why?”
Really not?
Minsu tilted his head as if he didn’t understand the meaning of my gaze, picked up his chopsticks and calmly took a bite of the fried egg.
“Umm….”
“Oh, how do you feel?”
“I was moved. “I can’t believe I can taste such an ordinary fried egg.”
“Wow… !”
Aki-chan looked at Minsu while holding both hands together.
Is it because of my mood that it seems like there is a strange emotion mixed in those eyes?
“Miss Haruna! “I really don’t know how to thank you!”
“No~ This arrangement is nothing special.”
He shakes his hand and smiles.
Aki-chan, who was looking at me and Minsu alternately, lowered her head and said.
“I… This is my first experience like this since I was a child… “I’m really happy.”
“What experience?”
Minsu asks, puzzled. I make eye contact with Aki-chan, who smiles while looking in this direction. At that moment, memories from the past also came to mind.
“I invited my friends… “This is how we all spent time together.”
“Ah….”
When Yuu-kun and I were young children… There was a time when I often ran around and played in the Shiraishi family’s yard.
If Aki-chan is talking about that time when she was young….
“I somehow miss it… hehehehe.”
She lowered her head and muttered.
The period of time we became friends was only about a month.
Aki-chan confesses that she hasn’t played like this with her friend since…
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“Then, from now on, we can build up a lot together. Right?”
Those words came out without me even realizing it.
“Yes? That….”
“Like Minsu said… “I decided to come here once or twice a week and teach you how to cook.”
Ah, I didn’t mean to do this.
Even though I came here with doubts in the back of my mind rather than joy about a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Let’s continue to be close like we were then. “Is that okay?”
I said, holding out my hand to her.
“…… Ah… ! Miss Haruna!”
Aki-chan held her hand and shouted in a voice filled with emotion.
“Of course! “I’ve been hoping for that too!”
“Yes!”
Face her and share her laughter.
It’ll be okay.
Aki-chan clearly said that she likes Yuu-kun.
I have already heard the whole story from Minsu, and we will be able to become close friends.
Just like back then.
“Miss Haruna!”
Aki-chan said while looking at me like that.
“Then…” “Can I make Minsu my exclusive butler?”
“……… Uh?”
My expression hardens without me realizing it.
I couldn’t bear to refuse her as she looked at me with such emotion.
“That… like this… As long as you’re with me….”
I came up with the next best solution.
This is what it means to be pushing your luck lol