My youth romance is always confusing

"Unappetizing."

"Just bear with it for a while. Komachi will cook in a couple of days."

At the dinner table, Miyue was holding the stewed potatoes and meat in front of her, her face full of confusion.

I took a bite silently, and a salty feeling spread from the tip of my tongue.

Uh...it seems like I added a little too much soy sauce.

I haven't cooked for a long time, so I'm a little rusty.

And children's sense of taste seems to be more sensitive.

"When will Miss Komachi come back?"

Miyue picked up the rice grains in the bowl, gently crushed a piece of potato, mixed it with the rice grains, and ate it along with the soup.

There is no other way. This is the only way to reduce the harmful effects of saltiness.

"It will take about two days..."

"There are still two days left. The candidates are really busy."

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Mitsuki has been talking more and more at home recently.

Maybe this is also an outward manifestation of becoming more familiar with my family?

"You should also get ready. I will send you to school after the holiday."

"Oh."

Including the summer vacation, Xiao Meiyue had been absent from school for about three months by the time school started.

For most people, it is just a long vacation, not to mention it is mixed with summer vacation, so it should not have much impact on students' mentality.

But Xiao Meiyue has experienced the departure of her family after all. For her, how to use this summer vacation to adjust her mentality and devote herself to her future study life is the top priority.

Just as the two of us were immersed in fantasies about the future, the door behind us suddenly opened.

"Clang clang~ Your lovely Komachi is back!"

The rowdy guy went home.

Komachi was holding two large bags filled with various vegetables.

"Did you go to the supermarket to buy vegetables? Why are there tomatoes..."

"Brother, being picky about food is not a good habit. Be careful not to lead your child astray."

The red devil fruit glowed brightly in the bag, but to me it looked like a temptation from the devil of the abyss.

And speaking of picky eaters...

I looked at Xiao Meiyue who was standing beside me.

Although she looked no different from before, one could still sense that she subconsciously tensed up.

It seems this guy is naturally picky about food, it’s not me who taught him to be a bad eater.

"How was tutoring today?"

"It's okay. Everyone goes to cram school to learn. It's much better than school."

That’s right, unlike places like schools, children who can afford tutoring more or less have the desire to learn, and at the very least they won’t make trouble in the tutoring class.

Therefore, the learning atmosphere will be more intense.

Therefore, the study rooms opened in cram schools are also very popular because the learning atmosphere is different due to the different groups of people.

It is for this reason that parents feel at ease sending their children to cram schools.

Of course, it doesn’t matter where people with self-control study, but most people still need an environment to immerse themselves in the learning atmosphere.

"What did you have for lunch?"

"No, I'm trying to lose weight recently. It's summer now."

Komachi put her shoes in order and put all the vegetables and fruits in her hands into the refrigerator.

The aho hair on top of her head fluttered slowly because of her actions, making people want to reach out and touch it.

"Meow~"

But just as I was about to make a move, a discordant voice broke the harmonious atmosphere of the family.

"Kamakula, so you are here."

The fat cat climbed onto the sofa and I grabbed it.

Because of the hot weather, this guy rarely appears in the living room during the day recently.

Normally people would hide in the bedroom with air conditioning. A situation like today is really rare.

"Meow."

Kamakula jumped onto the sofa, looked back at me, and let out a short cry.

This feeling is...

"Kamakula didn't have breakfast. I left in a hurry this morning and didn't have time to prepare cat food for him."

But Komachi understood it well and could tell at a glance that Kamakura was hungry.

"It would be good to let it lose some weight. It's a bit too fat now."

"Meow!"

As if sensing my ill intentions, Kamakula screamed.

This guy, does he know who the master is?

While it was weak, I stepped forward, grabbed Kamakula's calf, and started rubbing its furry head.

In this house, I can't be dominated by the cat.

At least not in front of others.

"Hey, don't bully Kamakura, it's already pitiful enough."

Komachi, who was in the kitchen, heard Kamakura's scream and quickly pulled out.

Komachi pinched her waist, her eyelids drooped, and she seemed very unhappy.

"cut."

Really, they actually sought external help.

Under my sister's unspeakable gaze, I patted the cat's butt and let it leave my loving embrace.

"Hiss-ha-"

Kamakura jumped twice on the sofa and landed next to Komachi.

As if it knew it had a backer, it turned around with a twisted face and hissed at me twice again.

This guy...it's time to teach him a lesson.

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"I'll leave you to it today as well."

"Oh, leave it to me."

The next day, Hiratsuka-sensei showed up at the door again, looking reassuring.

Because Komachi had to leave early today, she missed the chance to interact with Hiratsuka-sensei.

But thinking about it, it would be very dangerous for these two people to meet each other, so it’s better not to meet.

Komachi from the province was led astray by the violent female teacher.

Today's cram school is still in dire straits.

Of course, I'm not talking about me.

"Hai...Ebina, don't get so close!"

As soon as the teacher left the classroom from the podium, Kawasaki pushed Ebina, who was sticking to him, aside.

She looked flustered, and a blush of embarrassment rose on her fair face, even more shaken than when her brother discovered her part-time job.

It seems that Ebina, to some extent, possesses a destructive power that transcends his kinship.

It's terrible.

However, it seems that there is also someone in my family who can transcend blood ties and inflict severe damage on me, but only in the physical sense.

"Hey, Kawasaki-san, don't be shy. Let's have dinner at the usual place today?"

But it seemed that Ebina was not scared off by Kawasaki's instinctive defense, and he still approached Kawasaki with a smile on his face.

They looked just like Yuigahama and Yukinoshita in the club room before.

Well, if the story continues like this...

Good luck to Miss Kawasaki.

Perhaps because he was afraid of being harassed by Ebina, Kawasaki quickly spoke to me.

"Hikiko, are you going back directly today as well?"

"Well, I got home a little late yesterday."

"Oh."

Hey, why are you so disappointed?

Could it be that if I were here, Ebina would be more restrained?

My eyes swept over the two people beside me. Ebina seemed to notice my gaze. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and his grip on Kawasaki's forearm tightened a little.

"..."

This...relationship develops very quickly.