Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

Upon hearing this, Miss Futaba curled her lips indifferently and just glanced at Xingjian indifferently, neither agreeing nor refuting.

"Yes, yes, yes—and Miss Hasaka will be joining us too!"

The blonde girl waved her hand lively and poked her head out from behind the boy Hoshimi. Then, under the gaze of Futaba, whose face darkened, she pretended not to notice anything and casually put her arm around Hoshimi's arm.

"Qingjun said he wanted to thank me for taking care of me during this period, so he agreed to let me have a meal!"

What's going on? This guy suddenly started to make his presence felt.

"Well, that's true... Futaba, can you?"

Xingjian turned his gaze to the gray-haired girl who had been calmly drinking coffee, seeking her approval. The latter just raised her eyebrows slightly, and after carefully looking at Hasaka with a look of joy on his face, she smiled and shook her head.

"If the presence of one more person has nothing to do with how much food I can get, then I don't mind."

"Eh... So you guys already have plans for the next one."

The girl with short black hair looked at Futaba, whose expression was so calm that it didn't cause any waves, and then looked at Miss Hasaka, who was holding the boy's arm like an innocent high school girl with a innocent smile on her face. In the end, she just pursed her lips, looking quite embarrassed.

"Hmm? Kato you didn't?"

Hoshimi, who keenly noticed that Kato had some unspeakable secrets that he had not yet expressed, blinked.

"Ah, yes. I thought I might be so busy today that I wouldn't be able to get home until after dinner, so I told my family not to wait for me to eat together...but it's only three or four in the afternoon now."

"That's it..."

The black-haired boy, vaguely sensing that Ms. Kato seemed to want to emphasize something, raised his eyebrows and then offered his suggestion in a tentative tone.

"Then...why don't you join us?"

I always felt that the previous conversation was as natural as if it was designed for his invitation.

"Well, will adding another person cause you any trouble?"

"That's not the case."

To be honest, there is no difference between one foodie coming to eat for free and three foodies coming to eat for free, except that the amount of food served to the guests has tripled.

"Well, in that case, I'm sorry to bother you."

Miss Kato bent down politely, with a faint smile on her face that was peaceful and calm.

Hearing this, Xingjian curled his lips, and the only thing left in his heart was the sigh of "As expected".

Kato was just waiting for himself to give an appropriate way out.

When Xingjian was secretly sighing that this girl was indeed not simple, she took out a pack of tarot cards from her bag.

"It just so happens that I just bought some interesting chess and card games while shopping. We can play some games after dinner."

"Well, it's pretty good, isn't it?"

Futaba drank the last of her coffee in one gulp, put the empty can on the table with a nonchalant smile.

"Xingjian, you don't usually have many friends to play with during the summer vacation, so you must make good use of this opportunity."

Her tone was calm and lazy, as casual as if she was giving advice to a friend.

"Yeah, I feel pretty good too."

Miss Hasaka, who had been flirting with the Hoshimi boy, tilted her head, raised her head and gave him a bright and sunny smile.

"I'm also very happy that Haru-kun has so many friends!"

"Yeah, that's right."

Kato chuckled and blinked, with only calmness and a faint smile on his increasingly delicate little face.

"Although at the moment, Hoshimi-kun and I are just ordinary friends."

"Hahaha……"

Standing there feeling uneasy, the Xingjian boy could only look away and try to hide his true thoughts with a calm expression.

What's going on? I feel uncomfortable all over.

I always feel that Hayasaka and Kato have hidden meanings between their words and are full of temptations towards each other. Only my best friend Ms. Futaba, who is quietly drinking coffee beside me, is full of stability and reliability.

"Just a little reminder, Xingjian."

Just when the black-haired boy was looking at Futaba with tears in his eyes, saying "Futaba A-mon, save me", the latter raised her eyebrows lazily and spoke.

"The three people in front of me aren't the only ones eating at your house today."

She pointed her thumb back in the direction of the main entrance to the convention center—there, a blonde girl with twin pigtails, dressed in a loose baseball jacket and sports shorts, was walking towards them with great energy.

"Be prepared to be exhausted to death, otherwise you might die from overwork today."

“—Hey.”

As expected, the young man Hoshimi, who had to serve as the chef, looked at Miss Eriri who was getting closer and closer with a happy face, and a bad expression appeared on his face.

Oops, he forgot about Eriri.

In other words, including Eriri and myself, I have to cook for five people today.

The black-haired boy, who usually had a gentle expression and rarely showed his emotions, showed a little difficulty on his face, which was rare.

"what………"

It seems that today, Xingjian will have to become a hard-working housewife who may not even have a moment to rest in her busy life.

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This update is so big that it is equivalent to two updates in a row (dog head plus crazy hint)

The new volume will probably be a little lighter...? (Probably)

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Kasumigaoka Utaha is unlikely to be out of ideas: Chapter 1: Today's meal at the Hoshimi family (Part 1)

It should be noted in advance that Xingjian, who has been basically alone since childhood, has never had any good friends, so he has never visited any friends' homes.

Of course, friends coming to visit him had never happened to him before.

But... today's situation is a slight exception.

There was no way Eriri had to have a meal at his house. After all, her painting tools and other personal belongings were still at Hoshimi's house, so she had to go back to his apartment first.

As for the other three girls...

"excuse me."

"Excuse me~"

Xingjian stood at the entrance of his house, which was not very spacious to begin with, and watched the guests take off their shoes and walk into their rooms. His expression became a little subtle.

"Hmm, it's really small."

Futaba lazily threw her shoes aside and walked into the small one-bedroom apartment. After looking around, she sat down casually at the table.

"It's really not easy to live in such a complicated room, Xingjian."

Following closely behind Futaba was Eriri, who was stretching lazily, her face beaming with a lively expression, as if she had encountered something good.

"Ah, I can't stand it anymore. I'm starving. I want to have a big meal to celebrate today. Let's have Sukiyaki, right?"

She casually took off her shoes at the door and ran in on tiptoe.

"Hey, Haru-kun, did you hide what you were supposed to hide?"

Miss Hasaka, who was following behind Eriri, looked at the boy with a smirk on her face and gently covered her mouth with her hand. After getting only a reply of "Shut up" from Hoshimi, she achieved her goal of teasing him. She took off her shoes and trotted to the table and sat down obediently.

"Alas... I didn't expect so many people to come today. It's a bit crowded here, so I can only ask you to make do with it."

Xingjian held her forehead with her hand in a troubled look, then turned and walked towards the entrance.

Miss Hasaka turned on the TV with great interest, and the three of them sat at the table watching TV with different expressions.

To be honest, ever since the extremely complicated misunderstanding between Shirogane and Shinomiya happened in his home last time, Xingjian, who has learned his lesson, would deliberately hide things that should not be seen by others under the bed every time he goes out or comes home.

For example, Eriri's painting tools, spare clothes, etc.

Futaba and Hayasaka are actually fine. They both know that Eriri's body has become smaller, so at least she doesn't feel awkward when getting along with them.

The only one who was kept in the dark at the moment was actually the girl with short black hair who was walking at the back of the group, had just taken off her shoes, and was squatting at the door, silently arranging everyone else's shoes.

"...There's absolutely no need for you to clean up the mess, Kato."

Xingjian curled her lips helplessly, bent down and helped her tidy up her messy shoes.

"Guests, please take a seat at the table and wait to be served."

Having said that, Kato, who had been working quietly, had no intention of obeying at all. He just lowered his head and smiled calmly.

"It's okay. I often help Mom and Dad like this when we have guests over, and it's become a habit without me noticing. Also... I was feeling a little self-loathing, so I just wanted to be alone."

"Hmm? Self-loathing?"

"Am I a little too self-indulgent? - or something like that."

Ms. Kato turned around and looked at Hoshimi who was standing very close to her with a hint of apology in her smile.

"Mingming Jianjun is different from me. You have close friends, but I was so arrogant that I thought you were the only one I could trust and rely on in the club... I feel a little bad about myself."

"what……"

Although Kato had no intention of blaming her, Xingjian felt a little guilty for no reason.

Although logically speaking, the fact that he has his own social circle should have nothing to do with Kato.

"Well, that's what I said, but please don't take it to heart."

After noticing that the boy's expression had become a little stiff, Kato, who had placed all the shoes neatly at the door, spoke softly to comfort him.

"Both Futaba-san and Hasaka-san are very nice people. I don't understand why Sawamura-san insisted on coming along... but I feel like I can get along well with everyone."

She gave a harmless smile, then walked lightly and slowly into the room and sat with the other three girls.

"........."

What's going on? I can handle Eriri and that senior Kasumigaoka with ease, but sometimes I feel helpless in front of Kato.

Xingjian, who felt that he was always being humiliated, stood up with mixed feelings, turned around and leaned against the wall, turning his gaze to several girls with different expressions who were sitting at the table where he usually ate.

Eriri and Hasaka were absorbed in watching a variety show on TV, occasionally chatting. Futaba, her face resting on her hand, looked bored as she sat at the edge, gazing out the floor-to-ceiling window. Even with her seemingly hopeless despair, Hasaka, the adorably silly-looking girl, still managed to throw a few topics at her. Kato sat neatly to Eriri's left, occasionally joining in the conversation—though mostly, he could only interject a few words.

"………well."

Obviously, this private little space that originally belonged to them is now a place for afternoon tea exclusively for girls.

As the only male classmate present, Xingjian had no choice but to walk to the kitchen stove with a complicated expression, take out all the remaining ingredients in the refrigerator, and start preparing to make sukiyaki.

Girls are just like that, after all. Once they meet someone they can chat with, they'll chatter away for hours. Not to mention guys, other girls might not be so good at interrupting.

Therefore, Xingjian, who was completely left out, did not feel much psychological gap and began to concentrate on preparing dinner alone in the kitchen.

Wash the vegetables, cut the meat into thin slices, and boil water.

Although he is completely self-sufficient in cooking, he rarely cooks for himself (because he is too lazy to wash dishes), so his skills are still a little rusty.

While Xingjian was busy cooking, a faintly familiar sound of footsteps came from behind her.

"Well, you look quite capable. Haru-kun, is your goal to become a househusband?"

The blonde girl poked her head out from behind the door playfully, then took small steps towards Xingjian and tilted her head.

"My life ideal is to be kept by a young, beautiful, rich woman, Hayasaka-san."

Xingjian calmly teased back.

"There are people here who don't know my identity. Please address me professionally as Miss Hasaka."

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Kasumigaoka Utaha is unlikely to be out of ideas: Chapter 1: Today's meal at the Hoshimi family (Part 2)

"What trouble, sister..."

"...Well, I don't mind if you just call me onee-chan."

Miss Hasaka's face seemed to turn a little red, and she smiled brightly and winked at the black-haired boy. However, in Xingjian's opinion, this was probably just a behavior due to the character setting.