CH 68

When I returned to the room from the kitchen, everyone was waiting in the same position as before.

“Sorry I made you wait.”

When I called out them, Ryleigh-kun and Shizuku-chan reacted at the same time and stood up from the sofa.

Hurst-san approached me and casually escorted me.

So, I held the tray with the tamagoyaki on it and moved to the dining table by the window.

The dining table in my room seats four.

I was worried about how we would sit for a moment, but naturally me and Shizuku-chan were side by side. Hurst-san was in front of me, and Ryleigh-kun was in front of Shizuku-chan.

Zezgard-san was waiting on the window sill next to the dining table.

“Amazing! The eggs are spinning!”

The rectangular shape is interesting.”

Ryleigh0kun and Hurst-san leaked their impressions of the tamagoyaki the was placed on the table.

Yes yes. The shape of tamagoyaki is interesting.

“. . . it’s tamagoyaki.”

Shizuku-chan muttered softly as if she was moved.

I explained to them what was on the table.

“First of all, this is what is called tamagoyaki.”

“Tamagoyaki”

“Where Shizuku-chan and I are from, it’s a very familiar food. Right, Shizuku-chan?”

“. . . Yes. . . I eat it at home, and they also sell it at shops.”

“That’s right. It’s yellow and pretty!”

Ryleigh-kun’s words bounced at Shizuku-chan’s words.

Shizuku-chan quickly averted her eyes from Ryleigh-kun to avoid such a cheerful voice.

It may be rude to react too bluntly.

In response to that, I. . .

“This is cute.”

I leaked my true intentions.

Oops. The voice of my heart.

“Why?! Is that what you thought just now?!”

Zezgard-san, who has been silent until now said, ‘haa!?’ and raised his voice.

“Where did you find such an element!”

“Please think about it. A cute girl exists here just by looking away. That’s so cute. So it’s cute.”

“No, what are you saying?!”

It’s the truth of the world. When I nodded, Zezgard-san said ‘huh?!’ and tilted his head.

Then, Ryleigh-kun also joined the battle. . .

“Hey, Shina-san. Is only the Saint-sama cute?”

“No, no, no Ryleigh-kun was cute too. It was cute when you spoke to her brightly, but Ryleigh-kun, who looks away, is also cute. There is a cute boy here just by looking away. That’s so cute. So it’s cute.”

Yes. The world is cute.

Something like this. . . a white rabbit. . . jumping. . . a black cat. . . running away in surprise. . . that kind of world. . . that’s what I see. . .

“I’m Shina-san’s younger brother.”

Ugh. . .Ryleigh-kun laughs enchantingly.

Ugh. . . my head. . . a white haze. . .

“Uh-huh. That’s right. Oh, well.”

Yes. It’s my brother.

My brother is cute. The truth of the world.

“. . . Um, am I your sister?”

“You’re my sister. . .!”

Shizuku-chan, who was sitting next to me, timidly looked up at me, so I immediately responded.

About 0.2 seconds.

“Yes.”

Ah. . . She’s shy. White lilies are blooming behind Shizuku-chan.

My sister is cute. The truth of the world.

“Shina-sama, can I have it before it cools down?”

While we were having such an exchange, Hurst-san, who was sitting in front of me, quietly called out to me.

His light blue eyes were as bright and hopeful as ever.

I’m sure he wants to eat it quickly.

Hurst-san, who had the food in front of him, looked really happy.

“Then everyone, please try eating it with chopsticks today.”

“Chopsticks?”

“Yeah. It’s this wooden stick. . .”

I distributed the chopsticks that were in the cutlery case to everyone.

Seeing that unfamiliar shape, Ryleigh-kun tilted his head as he received the chopsticks.

“This is what I used to use where I was. I also used a fork and knife, but I ate a lot with this.”

“Two such wooden sticks?”

“That’s right. Hold it like this. . . move it like this.”

To make it easier to understand, I showed the hand holding the chopsticks.

In line with that, Hurst-san Ryleigh-kun, and Zezgard-san moved their chopsticks.

“Ah, as expected of Hurst-san. You’ve already mastered it. . . . I think Zezgard-san will be able to do it too. Also, Ryleigh-kun, you. . .”

“Shina-san. This is very difficult.”

“That’s right. It’s difficult at first, isn’t it?”

Hurst-san is friends with wooden sticks, and Zezgard-san is actually dexterous, as I thought when he was cooking.

That’s why Ryleigh-kun is the only one who can’t do it. . . and is struggling.

Since he’s used to using a fork in this country, he’s used to the act of stabbing, but picking it up with two chopsticks would be difficult if he doesn’t get used to it.

“Shizuku-chan, can I ask you to teach Ryleigh-kun?”

“. . .Is it me?”

“Yeah. It’s a bit hard to teach from my position.”

“Ah. . . that’s right.”

When I asked Shizuku-chan, Shizuku-chan’s gaze wandered.

However, after a few seconds, she called out to Ryleigh-kun as if she had made up her mind.

“Um. . .the chopsticks are like this, first hold just one. . .”

“Yeah. Like this?”

“. . .Yes. . . So, let’s put it in this gap. . .”

“Wait a minute. . . Ah, this is it!”

“Yeah. Like that.”

Hmm, Ryleigh-kun, who was worried while doing it, followed Shizuku-chan’s instructions and was able to hold chopsticks.

Ryleigh-kun’s face shone at that, and Shizuku-chan’s cautious state seemed to loosen up just a little.

The appearance of the two makes me smile.

“That’s amazing, Shizuku-chan. You’re really good at teaching.”

“No, that’s. . .”

“Uh-huh! It was very easy to understand! Thank you!”

When Ryleigh-kun said thank you, Shizuku-chan’s shoulders twitched. . . . . .But she didn’t look away from him this time, she just slowly nodded.

Then the window suddenly rattled.

Of course, what did it was. . .

“Gyabussh. . . You’re coming after all. . .”

Zezgard-san, who quickly opened the window and welcomed Gyabussh, put his hand to his eyes as if he had given up.

“You should have flown far in the sky, so I thought you wouldn’t come today. . .”

“Ah, I see. Gyabussh, did you come all the way back?”

Gyabussh sticks his head in the window and licks my cheeks in response.

His eyes are as cute as ever.

“Today, there is also a portion for Gyabussh.”

Yesterday it was only Shizuku-chan, but today I should spread to Gyabussh as well.

When I called out to him and stroked his head, Gyabussh gleefully purred ‘nggaonggao.’

“. . . Yesterday’s Dragon.”

“Yeah. Gyabussh seems to like food too. I think it’s rare to have a table with dragons. If I didn’t come here, I couldn’t experience such an amazing thing.”

Yes. I was able to experience it because I came to another world.

That’s why, when I smiled at Shizuku-chan, Shizuku-chan lowered her eyebrows like she was troubled. . .

Then, she put the hand not holding the chopsticks on her chest.

“Is that so”

“Eating together is fun.”

Hurst-san, Ryleigh-kun, Zezgard-san and Gyabussh.

And. . .

“I’m very happy to be able to eat with Shizuku-chan like this.”

. . . I’m glad that Shizuku-chan is here.

Because I think so.

Shizuku is still having a hard time accepting her situation, and Shina accepted it and decided to be happy in the new world already. I hope that won’t cause tension between them. I hope Shizuku can feel better and move forward soon.

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