Chapter 13
The Dish Liked Most by Japanese Men
TL: PuffyPyjamas .
ED: Daemon .
A beautiful girl that everyone would be charmed by is cooking dinner for me at my home . If I told such a thing to someone who isn’t aware of the circumstances, they’d say that I am spouting out delusional bullshit .
If I were to tell Akira, he’d die laughing . No, he won’t laugh, on the contrary, he would worry about my state of mind . He is aware that I wouldn’t tell such delusional lies .
—However, the said delusion is occurring right now with me as a witness .
It isn’t an exaggeration to say that everyone would fall in love at first sight with such a beautiful girl . That girl, Charlotte, has currently brought over the ingredients and utensils she’d need for cooking and is beginning to cook in my kitchen . Moreover, she is donning a charming apron and is humming happily while cooking .
Somehow, I’m afraid of how happy I am . I won’t die tomorrow, will I?
I have had such a streak of good luck, that I am scared of the unfortunate calamity that might await at the end of the tunnel .
However, even if it is an unfortunate calamity, it’d be fine . It would be a cheap price to pay for spending time with Charlotte like this .
After all, she is just that attractive .
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“Aoyagi-kun, is there something that you don’t like to eat?”
“—! N-nope . I can eat practically anything . ”
“…? What are you acting so flustered for?”
“N-no . It’s nothing . ”
“Is that so…”
I laughed it off, causing Charlotte to look at me with a strange expression before returning to cooking . After making sure that she was focused on cooking, I let out a sigh of relief .
I can’t tell her that I was looking at her since she is so cute . I am not that shameless .
If I stare too much, our gazes may end up meeting again, so I will just stop staring at her for now . Since I had absolutely nothing to do, I began to look at Emma who is currently lying on my bed . Emma is taking deep breaths in her sleep, and her sleeping face is very cute . She is a friendly and sweet girl with a very cute smile . I am jealous of Charlotte because her sister is so cute .
“—You can’t play any pranks on her, okay?”
“—!”
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As I was staring at Emma’s sleeping face, I heard an abrupt voice coming from beside my ear . I turned around and found Charlotte standing there, looking at me with a smile on her face .
“That surprised me…”
“Fufu~ I am sorry to have startled you . I wanted to play a little prank on you . ”
Charlotte smiled playfully . I thought her smile was really cute and quite unfair . If you smile like that, nobody can get angry at your pranks .
…No, well, I probably won’t get mad just because she surprised me .
“Isn’t Charlotte-san quite mischievous herself?”
“Is that so? Maybe it’s because it’s Aoyagi-kun that it makes me want to act mischievous . ”
“Eh…?”
“No, it’s nothing . The dinner is ready, so please enjoy it . ”
Charlotte shook her head and urged me to eat . It seems that while I was distracted by Emma’s sleeping face, she silently arranged the dishes on the table . I thought I could carry and arrange the plates at least, what the hell am I doing…?
――No, more importantly, what did Charlotte mean by those words? Why would she want to act mischievous because it’s me?
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I didn’t understand the meaning of Charlotte’s words, so I tilted my head in confusion for a bit .
“Delicious…!”
The moment Charlotte’s home-cooked meal entered my mouth, my thoughts inadvertently escaped my lips . Charlotte’s food is just absolutely delectable .
She prepared stir-fried vegetables, tamagoyaki, and mushroom ankake tofu . [1] The stir-fried vegetables had the flavor properly seeped into it and were seasoned with perfect balance making it not too strong on the tongue .
As for the tamagoyaki, I reckon sugar was used for flavoring . I have never had the opportunity to savor sweet tamagoyaki before, but it was delicious as expected, with a moderate amount of sweetness .
The mushroom ankake tofu had a well-balanced sauce, and both the mushroom and tofu were delicious as well . For her to be this good at cooking, she’s a perfect beauty in all respects .
It’s a pity that there is no white rice . It seems like she didn’t prepare white rice in consideration of my hunger since cooking it would take more time .
Initially, I was ecstatic enough just to be able to have a home-cooked meal, so I disregarded the absence of white rice . However, if you eat such delicious side dishes, it is natural that you would crave for white rice .
“I am thrilled that my cooking suits your tastes . ”
Charlotte smiles happily when she hears my impressions on her cooking . She was happily looking at me while I delightfully wolfed down her cooking one spoon at a time .
It’s embarrassing if she stares at me so intensely . Despite the deliciousness of the food, I was so nervous that I couldn’t get it down my throat .
“Does Charlotte often cook Japanese food?”
Since I couldn’t bear being stared at so intensely in the awkward silence, I asked her about a topic which I was quite curious about . To be honest, since Charlotte has spent most of her life overseas, I didn’t expect her to cook Japanese food so well .
“I love Japan, so I cook Japanese dishes sometimes . I really wanted to cook meat and potato stew today, but unfortunately, I didn’t have enough ingredients . ” [2]
She seemed to have really wanted to cook meat and potato stew today, as she was clearly depressed when she told me about the lack of ingredients .
“Why meat and potato stew?”
“It’s because Japanese men like meat and potato stew the most! I thought Aoyagi-kun would also enjoy it, so I wanted to cook it for you…”
Meat and potato stew is the favorite dish of Japanese men? This is the first time I’ve heard of it . I do eat it, but saying that I love it is a bit of a stretch . Where does Charlotte’s prejudice stem from?
While we were talking about meat and potato stew, I felt like Charlotte’s eyes were shining for a moment there . I don’t think that the content of the conversation is something to be excited about though .
I thought I understood her a little, but apparently, I have a long way to go .
After that, while being gazed at by Charlotte who was delightfully smiling, I continued to devour the delicious food cooked by her .