45 – When you’re young, it’s when you want to be childish
Still, the overall cuisine is close to the set meal. If there was a little difference, it was that the composition was close to the okosama lunch.
Ohana was full of the feeling that it was composed according to Kanade’s taste, and the portion to eat with Hyunjin was in the form of a proper set meal.
Ohana was aiming for that.
You are a child, we are adults. In that way.
It was clear that it was a very explicit attitude, but Hyunjin didn’t say anything there.
It must be because her party, Kanade, seemed happy with the hamburger itself.
‘Come to think of it, I suddenly want to try a hamburger.’
People say that hamburger tastes like a child, but Hyunjin was unfortunately in that category.
“Hana-chan.”
“Huh?”
“Hey, do you have any hamburger left?”
“Eh? Hamburgers??”
“Yes. Seeing Kanade-chan eat hamburger, I suddenly want to eat too.”
“There are leftovers, but…… “
Ohana was a bit hesitant about Hyunjin’s words.
Hamburgers are a typical side dish that young children like, and she was worried that giving them away would give the impression that Hyunjin and Kanade have similar eating habits.
“Hana-chan?”
“Oh, I’ll bring it to you soon!”
With that said, Ohana stood up from her seat.
“Stay here, Jin-chan.”
“Thank you, Hana-chan. I will eat well.”
Hyunjin took the hamburger steak Ohana handed over and carefully cut it with chopsticks and ate it.
It’s sure to be of lower quality than the steak he ate at the Lionheart Mansion, but for some reason, Hyunjin exclaimed at the taste of the hamburger that melted in his mouth.
“As expected, Hana-chan is good at cooking!”
“Ehehehe…… Thank god!”
When Ohana smiled at Hyunjin’s words, Kanade opened her mouth, perhaps not liking the atmosphere.
“…… I will go.”
“Kanade-chan?”
Kanade stood up from her seat in a pouting tone. Hyunjin saw the situation and thought.
If I just let her go from here, she wondered what would make her different from Ryuunosuke.
We cannot respond in the same way.
She thought so and opened her mouth.
“Then…… Shall we go to Kanade-chan’s house next time and eat the food Kanade made?”
I wonder if I can catch this.
Hyunjin thought so, and Kanade was definitely hooked by that big fish.
“Yes, yes!”
Kanade nodded her head, her eyes twinkling. Looking at her happy expression, Hyunjin also smiled happily.
“Cha-am, Ms. Ichinose. Isn’t Jin-chan in trouble?”
“What are you talking about?”
“So, making a promise like that would put Jin-chan in trouble!”
“No…… ?
Kanade looked up at Hyunjin with her sorrowful eyes.
‘If you look at it with those eyes, you can’t say no…… ‘
Hyunjin nodded her head and gave her a refreshing smile.
“Nothing bad. Later, when the time is right, I will go.”
“Then this weekend.”
“Eh?”
“Wait, Miss Ichinose!”
“I didn’t tell you. I told Hyunjin.”
Kanade clearly communicated her intentions.
“Then I want to go too!”
“…… Why?”
When Ohana said she would go with her, Kanade expressed her doubts. Perhaps it was only natural, but Ohana was thinking quite differently.
‘I want to be brave too…… I hate my personality for not being reciprocated anymore…… !!’
That’s right.
Ohana, who had never received a proper reward, had no intention of letting her hand go and watching him fall for someone else, even if she couldn’t express her feelings right away.
‘If my heart is really ready, then I want to confess…… ‘
I don’t have the courage to do that right now.
I also know that I can’t beat a woman named Amelia right away.
I want to confess my feelings to him no matter how many years it takes.
“Hana-chan?”
“Huh?”
“Something, her face is strangely red…… Do you have a fever?”
Hyunjin put his hand on Ohana’s forehead.
“Hey, hey?!”
“Sorry, I must have startled you. Fortunately, no fever…… “
“Hyunjin.”
“Huh?”
“Feed me.”
While Hyunjin was paying attention to Ohana for a while, Kanade spilled and ate everything.
“I’m not good at chopsticks… ….”
“I see.”
I can’t help it.
Thinking so, Hyunjin went over to Kanade and took a tissue from her table and wiped Kanade’s mouth, while she lightly sliced her hamburg steak with chopsticks and brought it to Kanade’s mouth.
Seeing such a scene, Ohana couldn’t help but feel hostility toward Kanade.
‘I act like I’m polite at school, but I become a child in front of Jin-chan…… Really, he can’t be careless at all.’
Until recently, she had been eating well by herself, but when Hyunjin started paying attention to Ohana, Kanade changed her attitude.
She saw Kanade taking advantage of her young age and thought she was a very clever kid.
As she continued to watch Hyunjin use chopsticks as if she were waiting on her, Ohana began to get slightly angry.
‘I’m not going to say anything, but to think that Jin-chan’s kindness is being used like that…… ‘
Hyunjin is kind and kind. He’s basically someone who doesn’t want to hurt.
So that’s why I’m guessing you’ll do that as well.
While Ohana was so determined, on the one hand, she was envious of Kanade.
‘I want to ask for food too…… It might look too childish…….’
While Ohana kept staring at Kanade, making her jealous, her meal was over before she knew it.
“Kanade-chan. You’re surprisingly clumsy, aren’t you?”
“Yes…… “
“Oops, it’s already this time. Hana-chan?”
“Eh?”
“Today’s meal was delicious too, Hana-chan. I’m sorry that I feel like I’m only taking care of you every time I come.”
“Oh, it’s okay! If you enjoyed it, me too…… Because it’s good…….”
Ohana started talking in a trembling tone, but Hyunjin said with a puzzled expression.
“Huh? What?”
“Oh no! As for Jin-chan…… Fool.”
She still wonders if she can’t hear herself, or is she pretending not to hear.
Ohana continued to doubt, but unlike her, she didn’t think she would tackle it.
Seeing Ohana’s pouting expression, Hyunjin scratched her head, and then again as Kanade smeared hamburg steak sauce around her mouth while eating, he took out a tissue and wiped her mouth.
“Come on, Kanade-chan. Wipe your mouth too. I’ll take you home.”
Looking at the time, it’s a bit like violating Amelia’s order, but sending the girl home alone at such a late hour isn’t a good option either.
“Hana-chan, then I’ll come back next time.”
“Yes!”
Ohana was making a happy face.
Hyunjin thought while looking at Ohana’s expression.
This kind of thing is fine too.
***
Looking at the time, it was already 8:00.
Looking at the night sky, it had already become dark for a long time.
She sent Amelia a light message, and then she decided to leave.
After putting Kanade on the back of her bike, she pedaled her bike towards her said location.
“…… Excuse me.”
“Huh?”
“Sorry for the trouble… ….”
Kanade readily apologized.
Has there been any trouble?
“At school… ….”
“Huh?”
Ah, did you mean that during the day?
Kanade started talking to me, and the guys around me would argue with me, or they would look at me with suspicion.
“It’s okay, Kanade-chan.”
“It’s okay…… ?”
“Kanade-chan also transferred to school for the first time.
As he spoke as if he was considerate of Kanade, he felt Kanade tighten her hand on her collar.
“Yeah, it wasn’t difficult… ….”
Since she’s riding a bicycle, I can’t see Kanade’s expression behind her, so I’m not sure.
Judging by Kanade’s tone, I thought it was a relief because she seemed really okay.
“But, after all, you shouldn’t bother the people in the library? Kanade-chan.”
“Be careful… ….”
“I’m not scolding you, Kanade-chan.”
Dealing with children is definitely difficult. When you see a downtrodden voice with just one word.
However, if there is a corner to be fixed in this area, I would like to help in any way.
Originally, being a child is probably an age where emotions can easily affect you.
I can’t be that mature either.
“I was wrong.”
“If you know you made a mistake, you just have to correct it little by little.”
“Yes.”
“I wish I knew.”
After saying her words, Kanade became quiet.
Because she wasn’t far from Ohana’s house, she was a place where she could be reached by bicycle, so she was embarrassed.
“Okay, we’ve arrived. Kanade-chan?”
Her hand, which was holding her by the collar, loosened. She carefully got off the bike.
“Thank you.”
“Go in carefully, and let’s say thank you to Hana-chan tomorrow.”
“…… Why me?”
Kanade replied with a puzzled expression.
“Yeah, I ate earlier, but you didn’t say that you ate well.”
“Ohana, that’s bad.”
Kanade whined.
It would be better to ask first.
“Why do you think so?”
“You kept looking at me with bad eyes!”
“Then it should be even more so. If you want to clear up misunderstandings with people, you have to tell them first.”
“…… No!”
This is a bit difficult.
I really don’t know what you’re thinking.
“If you say that, I might be sad, Kanade-chan. In some cases, it might be difficult for me to go out with Kanade-chan because I’m sorry.”
At times like this, you have no choice but to use a method of speaking that stimulates the other person’s heart with the correct method.
“That…… “
As Kanade stuttered her words, she felt someone approaching from behind her.
“Kanade!”
“Mama?”
Looking back, Kanade’s mother was standing there.