Chapter 32
I stared at Sasakursan, who was in her combat posture and was gathering magical power .
Well .
This is the second time I have seen this scene, but it is still gloomy .
“Shinjou-kun?! What are you doing!”
“Oh, sorry . They can’t see us from the other side so you don’t have to be careful . ”
Oops, I was called out for being out of focus and not doing any battle preparation .
I forgot to explain that this apartment, which was protected by the barriers, was invisible to all the strange things outside .
With a bitter smile, I apologized and explained that there was no problem .
However, for some reason, Sasakursan did not release her combat posture .
“But it… isn’t it looking over here?”
A strange variant stopped moving and looked at us .
The variant had a body of about a 2 meters round purple flesh, with five arms that looked like that of a large person . Three arms were on the ground supporting the body while the other two was constantly moving its fingers around as if it’s controlling a string puppet .
There were three eye-like red spheres on its front, and those three eyes are certainly facing towards us .
However, when I sharpened my focus and watched it closely… I didn’t feel any particular gaze from the variant .
Well, of course, even if the barrier was in transparent mode, it’s not possible to see inside here from that side, so it’s only natural .
However, Sasakursan seemed to feel that it was clearly looking…
“It’s more like it’s looking at Sasakursan… Ah, I think it’s reacting to gathered magical power . ”
Maybe it didn’t see it with its eyes, but it sensed the magical power .
It’s hard to distinguish on the other variants, but I didn’t notice any reaction from them, so this variant might have an outstanding perception .
The barrier should have blocked that, but I guess it might have little leaked out a little because Sasakursan’s magical power was so huge .
“So slowly–“
“Oh, sorry . ”
“–Suppress your magical power…like that”
I though she hadn’t deduced the situation yet, so I told Sasakursan why she was being looked at and asked her to slowly suppress her magical powers, but before I said everything, she quickly dispersed her magical powers .
At that moment, some black lines appeared on the body of the variant, and it opened the body, revealing countless tusks and forming several rock spears around it .
It’s hard to understand because the sound from outside was cut off, but the atmosphere suggests that it was screaming .
Clearly, it was in a combat position .
“Ah, uh… I… uh, Shinjou-kun?”
“Well, this is how the apartment is . Unlike the League headquarters, there is usually a variant outside the window . It was originally my plan to use this one . “
“Well, that is”
Sasakursan was dumbfounded when she realized that her careless behavior had caused the variant to react .
For the time being, I reassured her and told her that I was planning to use this other world apartment from the start .
Sasakursan’s eyes widened at my words that I said calmly just like usual .
“So, why don’t we have breakfast here later?”
“But we must do something about that!”
“Oh, it’s okay, it’s okay . It’s safe, you know… see . ”
Then I took her hand and walked quickly to get out of the other world, but I stopped and pointed to the window in response to Sasakursan who was making a panicked voice .
There was the sight of the rock spears hitting again and again on the transparent barrier without any sound or fluctuation .
It’s not so soft that it can be broken by such an attack .
“There’s no problem because If you leave it alone, it’ll get tired of it . “
“O-oh… I wanted you to tell me all that first…”
“Sorry, I forgot . ”
After laughing while making a thumbs up, I dropped my shoulders tiredly and muttered my apology .
Thinking about it, it’s impossible to show Sasakursan around without ensuring safety .
It was so obvious that I forgot .
Then, after I apologized and we left the other world, Sasakursan sighed and declared while pointing at me .
“Let me make breakfast as a punishment!”
“Punishment?”
What’s this, I’m so happy .
Sasakursan’s homemade food, I want to see her make it and taste it .
So, I tried to go to the kitchen together with Sasakursan to admire her cooking appearance, but unfortunately, I was told not to do so, so I waited quietly in the living room .
No, but it was Sasakursan’s homemade cooking .
It may be easy to say because it’s breakfast, but I don’t mind how much effort she puts on her dishes .
What’s important is to be able to have Sasakursan’s homemade cooking .
Sasakura’s homemade cooking, which will be the first breakfast we eat together, is a mouth-watering phrase .
By the way, for dinner yesterday, I took out what I had prepared from the infinite warehouse and ate it .
At that time, I was praised for being a good cook with shining eyes, but I was sure that was flattery .
It was just vegetables that had been seasoned and stir-fried .
Still, her interest in cooking seemed to be quite deep, so I can expect a lot for breakfast today .
That’s right, so I’m sure it’s just my imagination that there was a burnt smell coming from the kitchen .
I’m sure…
Then 10 minutes later .
After finishing cooking, Sasakursan came to the living room with a plate in both hands .
“… here you go”
“… I’ll ask just in case, is this supposed to be a punishment for me?”
“…I made it very seriously . ”
I asked her something rude when she muttered with a tearful face .
On the other hand, Sasakursan looked away with a cold sweat and told me that it was not on purpose .
Yeah, well . She had a plate with the same meal in front of her . I shouldn’t have asked .
The menu was toast, bacon, and eggs .
The toast was dark brown… no, it’s not dark brown . It’s partly black .
The bacon was relatively clean, but it’s quite burnt in the back .
As for the eggs…
“Scramble?”
“Fried Eggs”
“Aren’t they? That’s right . ”
The eggs were fried without the egg yolk on top .
Well, this was just normal, no matter what it looks like .
I liked soft-boiled food, but I also liked well-roasted food, so there’s no problem .
The seasoning was simple salt and pepper .
“Let’s dig in . ” (T/N: “Itadakimasu”)
“… let’s dig in . ”
I enjoyed looking at the food for a while, so it’s time to eat the meal .
When I declared that I’m going to eat, a slightly depressed voice followed .
…I’ll give you rainbow grapes later .
Well, first of all, toast… Umm, it’s hard . And bitter .
But since we have margarine and jam, I was able to eat it .
Then I took a piece of bacon and bit it .
…I thought it was bacon, but it seemed to be a new kind of snack .
With its crisp texture, indescribable bitterness spread in my mouth .
I ate the toast and bacon first, and at the end I decided to have a fried egg .
The reason I left it for the last time was because it looked relatively decent .
“Hmm…!”
So, when I had a bite of the fried egg, a sharp, intense stimulus pierced my tongue .
… it’s spicy!
Pepper! It’s so spicy!
And when I ate another part .
“Hmm!”
This time it was extremely salty .
It was salty enough that I could barely eat it .
The parts were either salty or spicy that it was painful to eat .
Anyway, maybe because I was concentrating on eating quickly, Sasakursan and I were silent the whole time while eating breakfast .
I occasionally looked at her face, and every time she ate, she frowned .
Then I continued eating silently, and when we finally got everything into our stomachs, Sasakursan and I had lost some of our facial expressions and the light was disappearing from our eyes .
I didn’t think I can enjoy this feeling all day, so after drinking water and taking a rest, I took out the rainbow grapes from the infinite warehouse .
At that moment, Sasakursan’s eyes lit up .
“That! …um, I’d be happy if I can get some… haha…”
“Of course, have as much as you like . ”
While saying that, I took it in my mouth and felt the energy that was lost returning to me through its extreme sweetness .
Sasakursan immediately took it in her mouth, and her expression changed to a blissful expression .
We ate the rainbow grapes until we were satisfied, then we put our hands together and said our thanks for the meal .
“For the time being, I’ll be the one cooking . ”
“……Please”
Thus, a role in our future life was decided .