LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 24 - Reina-san's thanks and Morishima-san
After finishing lunch, Reina-san started to fidget…
“What’s up? Do you have a request after all?”
“What’s wrong? Do you have a request about the lunch box?”
“No! That’s not it… Mito-kun, you’re full, right?”
“Huh? No, not really… I made it with the aim of about 60% full…”
“Huh? Really?”
“The size of the lunch box is different, but you’re not that full, are you?”
“I guess… I don’t know, maybe? I haven’t been eating lunch lately, so my sense of it is…”
“Reina-san?”
“So, sorry…”
“Tsk, that’s going to affect your work. I guess I’ll have to make it for a while.”
“I have no words to return…”
“No… but, I see. I have to take that into consideration. Please be honest… is it too much? Or not enough?”
“…I don’t think it’s too much? About 70-80% full…”
“I see… I aimed for 60% full, but that might be too much.”
“Is it bad if it’s too much?”
“It’s not bad, but… if you get sleepy or feel uncomfortable, it’s hard to work, right?”
“Ah–I see.”
“Yes, cooking is something you make to suit the other person… ah–!”
“Do, did something happen? You’re making a bitter face…”
“No, no… I just remembered a little bit of the past… my father’s words…”
It’s a bad memory…
I remember the time when I loved cooking… but I was about to hate it…
How many years has it passed since then…!
As I was lying on the sofa… I smelled something incredibly good…
The next moment… my body was–laid sideways…
“Ha, hi… do, how is it…?”
“Yes? Huh…?”
“Hi, knee pillow… you said it was the best, so… maybe it’ll make you feel a little better…?”
“…Thank you for your concern… but…”
“No, don’t get up. This, this is a thank you…”
“So, is that so…”
Well, certainly… it’s paradise.
The perfect plumpness and the sweet scent that stimulates the brain…
A strange sensation of comfort and arousal living together…
And, no… this is–the best.
In the end–I couldn’t resist the temptation and gave in…
The work in the afternoon went well.
The reason is obvious… the knee pillow.
What’s that? Is that heaven?
Huh? If I make a lunch box… will you do it for me?
…Am I stupid!
“No, no… I was doing well… concentrate, concentrate…”
“What’s wrong? You’ve been grinning and then serious…”
“Huh? Really?”
“Oh, did something good happen?”
“Well, yeah… yeah, it was good.”
“Hmm… oh, I can’t, I’m being glared at. Work, work…”
When I checked where Masaru’s gaze was, I met Reina-san’s eyes…
Huh? Me… I was knee-pillowed by such a beauty?
What a thing… it’s an impossible situation for an ordinary guy like me…
Don’t get me wrong, me.
That was a thank you, that was a thank you… okay, that’s good.
I went back to work…
I was able to finish my work safely and seemed to be able to go home on time…
But when I left the company, I was called out.
“Mito-senpai!”
“Morishima-san? What’s up?”
“Would you like to go for a drink now?”
“Huh? With me?”
“Yes!”
“No, I’m on a moped. I can’t drink…”
“Hmm… then, just a meal!”
…What’s going on?
What’s the reason for inviting me?
It seems like it would be a hassle to refuse…
I don’t know the reason, but… I guess I’ll get tired of it after a while.
It’s also weird to keep being invited, so I’ll go along with it.
“Okay. But I don’t know any fancy places, okay?”
“Normal is fine. Even a family restaurant is fine.”
“Heh…”
“Ah! You just thought it was surprising, didn’t you?”
“Well… honestly.”
“That’s fine, that’s the image… let’s go!”
“Yes, yes…”
After that, we really went into a family restaurant.
I’m surprised… I thought I would be taken to a French or Italian restaurant…
“What should I have… I’ll have the Japanese-style hamburger.”
“Oh? That was quick.”
I thought it would take more time.
I thought she would say, “Should I go with this, but~”…
You can’t judge a book by its cover…
“I usually decide quickly. What about you, Mito-senpai?”
“I’ll have the rib steak. I don’t come here often.”
“Do you want soup or a drink bar?”
“I’ll go with the soup set. With rice.”
“I might do the same… then, I’ll call them.”
The waitress came and Morishima-san ordered.
Heh… she’s quick.
I thought she would be the type to rely on men more…
No… she’s good at making tea and timing, and she’s helpful at the company.
Sometimes she’s playing with her smartphone or engrossed in chatting…
And she’s said to be flirting with men…
“Well… I should judge for myself.”
“Huh? Did you say something?”
“No… I just thought you were surprisingly reliable. But when I think about it, you’re good at taking care of others… and you’re helping us at the company.”
“…………”
“What’s wrong? You’re silent…”
“Mito-senpai, you have that kind of thing, don’t you?”
“Huh?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Like this, I ended up having a meal in a nonchalant way…
But why did this happen?
I was tormented by whether to ask the reason or not…