CH 33

Mon High School Student and Russian Takoyaki

“Now, it’s what everyone is waiting for! It’s time for Russian Takoyaki!!”

“Alright, this pan can make 20 takoyakis with one mold. Meaning, since we have two molds we can make 40 at a time. Still, how many bad ones should we make?”

“Hmm, we bought a lot of Russian Takoyaki ingredients too……that’s right! Let’s make each batch with 10 bad ones!”

While saying so, Ichinose-san lifted her bag up and it certainly contained a lot of seasoning. I can see ginger, wasabi, and even mustard inside……….does ginger count as a bad one though?

Well, I also have tabasco, the kind that you use on pizza too. It’s not a Death Sauce that you would think of when it comes to a punishment game but it should provide enough stimulation.

“Since we are doing this, how about we take turns making our batch? The spicy one might be painful on the nose but if we know the content beforehand then we can more or less prepare ourselves after all……”

“Oh! Seeing Reika being an S is quite unusual! But when Hiura-kun pair made it, we might get a surprise attack too you know?”

“I’m, I’m not an S at all! I just thought that it would be more fun that way!”

Eihashi-san became flustered when she was called a sadist. When I glance at Masato, his eyes were opened wide as if he just witnessed something very unusual.

Certainly, for someone who only knows Eihashi-san at school, seeing her panicking like this should be refreshing.

After all, her image was the flawless transcendental beauty who will not get angry, kind to everyone, and have good grades.

That’s amazing and all but Eihashi-san has only been in second place so far, I wonder why an image like that was established even though she is a normal girl who can display her emotions like this.

“Alright! For the time being, let’s go with Eihashi-san’s suggestion. We will be making the first batch so please wait a little distance away from us okay.”

“Okay! Reika, let’s getaway a little!”

“Eh? Y, Yes. I understand.”

After confirming that Eihashi-san and Ichinose-san were out of earshot, I whispered to Masato.

“It seemed you were quite surprised but what did you think of her when you saw her earlier?”

“Nn? Ah…how should I put it, it’s kinda too late now but I think that she is really a normal girl.”

“You think so too right…..even if she was called the Transcendental Beauty, Eihashi-san is just a normal girl, once we know her, the image we had from the rumors completely disappeared right? Well, before I started talking with you I also have a completely different image of you too though.”

“Right……I know a guy whose personality is completely different than the image he has after all……”

“Nn? You have a friend like that too huh. So that’s why you can accept her so easily. Well, let’s get the ingredients ready for the time being.”

While we were chatting, the dough that I poured earlier began to harden and it was time to insert the ingredients. For the time being, I decided to add wasabi first.

“Alright, I guess I will put some gingers in huh. This seems to be nice…….wait, you already added wasabi? Let’s hope that I don’t get that one.”

“Okay, since I already prayed to god that Masato will get this one, I will add two, no, three times as much wasabi in this one.”

“Hmph, there’s no way you can just feed that to me right? Still, to compensate, I will add three times as much ginger in this one too.”

Since it isn’t red pickled ginger, the ginger-flavored takoyaki might be delicious instead. Still, since Ichinose-san and Eihashi-san bought the ginger as a punishment game ingredient, I will just think of it as an advantage.

Then I will lie to not let them know which one is good or bad so that they can’t prepare themselves for it. I have a principle to not discriminate between men and women after all.

“Okay, we’re both done! Let’s eat! Also hopefully, Masato will get the bad ones!”

“You’re finally done! The time goes by so fast when I make one but it is surprisingly long when I have to wait huh. Let’s eat!”

“That’s right. I have been waiting so let’s eat!”

Saying so, everyone picked a takoyaki each.

“At the count of three okay? One, Two, Three! Alright, mine’s good!”

“So delicious!”

“Mine is good too!”

“Nn? Mine is also…..!? Brrrrrr! Ah, crap, aHHh……wait a min…….!”

Thanks to my prayer, it seems that Masato splendidly ate the one with wasabi. From that reaction, he must have felt the triple wasabi. What a lucky guy.

For the next round, if I have to speak only of the result then the ginger was very delicious. It was me who got the triple gingers but it was super delicious.

The result of the Russian Takoyaki made by me and Masato was Masato 4 losses, Me 2 losses, Eihashi-san 1 loss, and Ichinose-san 3 losses. The bad ones that I and Eihashi-san got were ginger so I didn’t feel like it was a loss at all.

“Next is our turn! Akira-chan, the ginger was just delicious so let’s choose a different ingredient this time!”

“Okay! The wasabi one was real intense too……”

“I first got Seiya’s triple wasabi and I just pulled 3 wasabi thrice in a row. Just what is up with my luck…..?”

“I hit ginger twice so virtually speaking, I didn’t suffer any loss at all. Well, let’s get a little away for the time being.”

We wait at a position slightly away just like the two earlier but since there’s nothing to do, we end up having meaningless banter while we wait.

“Seiya, should I put in tabasco next round?”

“What’s that so suddenly? No, you don’t really have to tell me what you want to put in right? It’s a Russian Takoyaki ingredient after all.”

“Well, my motive for putting it in is a little impure you see……”

What does that mean? How is tabasco going to lead it in that direction? I can’t imagine it at all though……?

“I have no idea why tabasco would be so impure though.”

“You see, Eihashi-san is a normal girl right……that’s why I’ve been thinking. I want to see her eat a tabasco takoyaki and scream [So, spricy] or something! But I still kinda see her as the transcendental beauty so I kinda feel super guilty about it.”

“My bad. I have no idea what you are talking about.”

“You don’t get it at all. Seiya. Normal Eihashi-san might just politely say that it’s [spicy], right? But with how spicy the tabasco is, she wouldn’t be able to talk normally like that! Plus, with the tabasco’s spiciness combined with the heat of takoyaki, it makes you want to see her blowing out air and say [So, spricy] with teary eyes……..you can imagine right?”

This guy is dangerous. What the hell is this? To think that he can get the pervert vibe just from someone saying the word spicy…….

Even if it’s just a plan to make her say it, why does it sound like a crime instead? Before I came to a conclusion, I heard the voice announcing the completion of the takoyakis.

“Ahh, anyway, I will be putting in tabasco next okay!”

“Well, it’s fine right….? I can only see the future where you ended up eating your own tabasco though.”

“Hmph, just watch. Alright, let’s eat. Victory goes to the one who makes the first move! I’m taking this! Argh!……Id’s spricy……”

“Pfft!……Masato, se-! Serve you right…….”

“HaHaHa! We did it, Reika! He said spricy too!”

“It was worth bringing the Habanero sauce isn’t it!”

It gushed out of the takoyaki. I’m glad that I ate it little by little, unlike Masato who got burned because he ate it in one bite.

Habanero sauce…..if I remember correctly, it contains dozens of times more capsaicin than normal chilies, right? Rather, she brought something like that?

(TLN: Capsaicin is the thing that makes chili spicy)

What an idiot, he got done in first by what he was planning to do huh……

Anyway, it was so hot and spicy that Masato was eating it while blowing air from his mouth.

“Fufufu, it was tricky but when you make the bad one last, it will be very hot when you eat it you know.”

“Ah, wait a minute, Reika! That’s the first one I made you know!”

“Eh? !? …….spricy…….”

“Araaa, that’s the normal tabasco takoyaki you know……”

“I forgosh……Hiura-shan, washer pweaze……”

“Eh, Ah, yeah. I will get it now.”

“F, for me too!”

I am super super reluctant but I have to admit, Masato was right. That was highly destructive.

She only said the word spicy but how should I put this, Moe? I was made to admit. It was that dangerous.

Because of that, my response to Eihashi-san’s request was delayed for a moment but I want to believe that she didn’t notice it.

After that, Tabasco and Habanero sauce were sealed because one of us has to end up drinking a load of iced water on the next turn.

We continued with mustard and wasabi as punishment takoyakis and after an hour, the dough was finally gone and the takoyaki party came to an end.

“Fuu….I ate a lot. Well, it’s fun to party like this isn’t it!”

“Right. I will admit that it was fun.”

“What a strange way to say it. Just say that you had fun partying is fine you know, Hiura-kun!”

“Fufu, that’s right. It’s the first time that I get so worked up.”

Looking at the clock, it was already past 8 pm so it was pitch black outside.

“It’s already late so I wanted to disband as it is now but I having a girl walk home alone like this would be bad right.”

“Then you can walk me home Shiraki-kun! Reika’s place is just behind this place so please walk her back oaky! Hiura-kun?”

“Eh? Yeah, I don’t mind. You fine with that? Seiya.”

“If everyone’s okay with it then I don’t mind. Eihashi-san’s place is very close by but it would be better if I walk you home right?”

“Y, Yes. it’s just behind this palace but I don’t want to get hold up so please do.”

Well, even if it’s only a short distance away, it will take some time to walk back so there is a possibility that she might get into trouble like last time.

I’ve already seen her getting entangled with those playboys once so if something were to happen to her I would feel bad about it. It’s best that I walk her home.

“Well, I will tidy up here myself so get home before your parents get angry okay!”

“I already told them that I will be late so it will be fine!”

“I live alone so no problem.”

“Me too.”

“Most of us do live alone huh.”