Yui Yuigahama rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and smooth arms.
"You can do it!" First, she raised her little hands to encourage herself.
Yukinoshita was expressionless, as if disdainful of such meaningless actions.
Then, Yui Yuigahama started.
First, she cracked the eggs into a bowl and stirred them evenly.
Mochizuki could see eggshells had also gotten in.
She poured the eggs into the flour.
"How many times have I told you not to pour it all at once?"
Only to see that the flour had turned into a sticky mess...
Then various seasonings, sugar, milk, vanilla extract, etc., were poured into the flour as if they were free.
Even if Mochizuki was an amateur, he could tell that Yui Yuigahama wasn't good at cooking, and that this cookie recipe had big problems!
It's not like he could do it himself either.
He glanced at Yukinoshita.
She was already pale and holding her forehead, looking like she was despairing over a failure.
But she didn't speak up to stop her; she wanted to see what would be made, since she wasn't the one tasting it today!
However, Yui Yuigahama didn't notice any of this; she was still proceeding with the next steps.
She had a smile on her face, happy that she hadn't completely forgotten what Yukinoshita taught her yesterday.
About 15 minutes later.
The cookies were baked and heated in the oven and taken out.
Since it was just practice, the cookies were simply pressed out in their original shape using a regular mold, without any cute shapes.
Yui Yuigahama excitedly took out the cookies, placed them on the dining table, and then looked at the two of them expectantly, as if saying, 'Hurry up and praise me.'
"It's done! Yukino, Xiao Wang, doesn't it look pretty good?"
You call this "pretty good"?
Even though a mold was used, some cookies were piled very thick, while others were very thin.
On the thick parts, you could still see sticking flour, and eggshells...
The thin parts had traces of being burnt.
And you couldn't smell the scent of freshly baked cookies; instead, the smell of seasonings was very strong.
But the maker herself was completely unaware.
Yukinoshita looked at Mochizuki, the meaning very clear.
Mochizuki also realized. No wonder, no wonder she asked him to taste it!
If he ate this, he would get diarrhea!
Maybe he would even die!
"Bucho (Club President), you first?" Mochizuki attempted to resist.
Yukinoshita stared at Mochizuki, as if saying, 'Who told you not to come yesterday? This is what you deserve.'
Alright! It seems he had no choice but to go ahead.
Mochizuki put on gloves and chose a cookie from the many that looked relatively uniform, normal in color, and smaller in size.
Then he put it in his mouth and chewed a couple of times.
His sensitive taste buds quickly transmitted the taste to his brain.
"Ugh..."
So sweet, so tart, so awful.
It reminded Mochizuki of the first dish he ever stir-fried, and this was even worse.
In front of the two girls, especially with Yui Yuigahama staring at him with expectant eyes, Mochizuki really couldn't bring himself to spit it out.
Also, to avoid discouraging the poor Yui Yuigahama.
Mochizuki could only swallow it down painfully, forcing a smile, but his face was contorted.
"It's... a bit too sweet."
"Alright, Xiao Wang, stop lying to me. It must be terrible, right? As expected, it's just a pipe dream for a girl like me to make cookies."
Yui Yuigahama said with a wronged expression, looking dejected, with tears in the corners of her eyes.
Yukinoshita chuckled slightly at Mochizuki's expression and spoke to comfort Yui Yuigahama.
"Alright, continue practicing with me. It's much better than yesterday."
At least they took shape today.
"Really?"
Yui Yuigahama smiled again; she cried quickly and smiled even quicker.
Your mood changes too quickly!
Mochizuki saw Yukinoshita secretly laughing and knew she was deliberately getting back at him for not practicing with her directly!
"I'm going to buy water."
"Get me a bottle of green tea."
Yukinoshita said, since there was no water to drink in the home economics classroom.
"Yui Yuigahama, do you want one?"
"Eh, no thanks, I'm not thirsty."
Okay then, Mochizuki quickly went to the vending machine.
Haha, Yukinoshita couldn't even use this; no wonder she could only ask him to get it.
Mochizuki bought a bottle of cola and a bottle of green tea.
He also thought that it felt awkward for three people to go back with only two drinks, even though Yui Yuigahama said she didn't need one.
He might as well buy another bottle, green tea.
Then he opened his cola and took a big gulp.
"Saved."
Returning to the home economics classroom.
Yui Yuigahama was practicing step by step with Yukinoshita.
The two turned around, and Mochizuki saw that their faces were covered in flour, which was a bit funny.
He couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
Yukinoshita frowned, while Yui Yuigahama was very confused about why Mochizuki was so happy.
Mochizuki pointed to his face and handed the drinks to the two of them.
The two girls looked at each other, their equally smooth and fair cheeks both covered in quite a bit of flour.
They also realized that this was the case on their own faces.
"Hmph, someone who doesn't do any work just stands here laughing."
"Xiao Wang, you're too mean."
"Where did I not do any work..."
The task of tasting is very dangerous!
This time, Yukinoshita accepted the drink as a matter of course, with no intention of paying.
Yui Yuigahama, on the other hand, was very surprised that she also got one, and with her flour-covered hands, she reached into her clothes to get her wallet to pay.
But she was refused.
"It's fine, it's just a bottle of drink, and I bought it without your permission anyway."
"Oh, thank you, Xiao Wang, you're a good person."
After drinking the drinks and quenching their thirst, the two continued practicing.
Watching Yukinoshita's professional movements, and how she meticulously instructed Yui Yuigahama, it was like an instructor training soldiers.
Mochizuki had only seen such skilled techniques from Shiina.
It seems Yukinoshita is also a culinary master; there will be something good to eat later.
He deliberately saved some cola, just in case he got thirsty later.
Even though Yukinoshita had slowed down her movements so Yui Yuigahama could keep up.
However, she still seemed clumsy.
Who is she working so hard for? Is it Hikigaya Hachiman?
After all, he still had some understanding of the Oregairu plot.
But he couldn't be sure, because history had already changed slightly due to his intrusion.
For example, he was the one who joined the Service Club.
"Just because the seasonings are free, you're throwing caution to the wind, huh!"
Yukinoshita was a bit exasperated; not only did Yui Yuigahama easily mix up the seasonings, but the main issue was that she added way too much each time.
"Ah, I'm... sorry, I was afraid it wouldn't have any taste, and the flour would be dry."
Yukinoshita removed the excess seasonings, otherwise this batch of flour would be ruined.
"Use a small spoon, repeat my steps!"
Mochizuki was relieved that he wasn't the one learning to make cookies with Yukinoshita.
"Ding~"
The cookies were ready.
This time, there were two trays taken out of the oven.
One tray was Yukinoshita's, and the other was made by Yui Yuigahama.
Every piece Yukinoshita made was neat and uniform in thickness, and you could already smell the fragrant aroma.
If they were stamped with exquisite molds, they would be even more perfect and appealing.
As for Yui Yuigahama's side.
They were also round cookies; although not as neat as Yukinoshita's, they weren't as outrageous as the last time.
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