"I'm home." "Excuse me for intruding."... Just like that, the two, each with their own thoughts, returned to Mochizuki's house.
Of course, Mochizuki couldn't be of much help with the cooking.
So, Mochizuki could only play with his phone on the side.
He opened Line, and there were only three contacts.
They were: Machida Sonoko, Yamada Elf, and Shiina Mahiru.
After all, he had known Shiina Mahiru for a while, so adding her was natural.
Although they hadn't chatted much.
However, the number of contacts was truly pitifully small!
Perhaps this was the social life of a shut-in.
Naturally, no one sent Mochizuki messages on Line.
One person was right beside him, one would only contact Mochizuki for business, and one would only contact Mochizuki to play games.
Seeing no messages, Mochizuki exited Line.
He switched to a recently popular short video app, Dou Xigua, which was perfect for killing time when bored.
He sat leisurely on the sofa, scrolling through funny short videos.
Waiting for the skillful Shiina Mahiru to prepare dinner.
Mochizuki was truly despicable!
Mochizuki's fingers slid quickly, swiping away the videos he wasn't interested in one by one.
Suddenly, a certain short video piqued Mochizuki's interest.
He swiped the video back.
It was a video introducing a certain game helmet.
Sword Art Online, abbreviated as SAO.
Coming soon!!!
A virtual dive online reality game, as long as you wear the helmet, you can personally experience everything in the game, as if you are there...
Even disabled people, in the game, they are normal people.
With all limbs intact, with smell, with hearing, with sight...
Mochizuki was surprised, was the technology in this world so advanced!
It couldn't be that game, could it!
That death game with no logout button.
Mochizuki was scared, if it really was that game, many people would die!
He quickly checked the detailed information about the game...
Fortunately!
Mochizuki breathed a sigh of relief.
My daily life is fine!
In this world, this SAO game was produced by a large number of top scientists organized by Sakura Country, investing hundreds of billions of yen to achieve a major breakthrough.
Now it's time to launch online and recoup costs...
Fortunately, it wasn't that genius science madman, Dr. Kayaba Akihiko.
Mochizuki was still not at ease, so he opened the browser and searched carefully.
Hmm, he didn't see such a person.
Then, it's safe.
Perhaps he could ask Yamada Elf to play it then.
... The aroma of food gradually wafted from the kitchen.
Mochizuki also smelled it, it was very fragrant, constantly stimulating his taste buds.
But he wasn't very hungry right now.
Because he had eaten too many cookies in the afternoon, those cookies hadn't been fully digested yet.
Shiina spoke up to remind Mochizuki: "Mochizuki-kun, dinner is ready."
"Okay, I'm coming."
Mochizuki washed his hands and came to the dining table.
On the dining table, Shiina had already arranged the dishes neatly, as always.
Looking at the table full of dishes, grilled fish, meatballs, seaweed, and miso soup made from bonito and kelp.
And a full bowl of rice that Shiina had served for him.
Mochizuki was a little worried, he probably couldn't finish this bowl of rice.
The two sat down and started eating.
"Let's eat."
"Let's eat."
... "What were you doing just now, Mochizuki-kun?"
"I was scrolling through short videos."
As the two became more familiar, they would usually chat while eating.
"Don't you need to review your schoolwork? The monthly exam is next week."
Shiina Mahiru asked with some concern.
"Huh, really? I didn't even know."
Although a little surprised, Mochizuki didn't feel worried.
Sensing that Mochizuki didn't take it seriously, Shiina Mahiru added another sentence.
"This time, students who fail the exam will have supplementary classes during the May Day holiday."
"No way? Isn't sensei taking a holiday!"
Mochizuki was a little surprised, but he still wasn't worried, he believed he could just barely pass with a low score.
"Yes, so Mochizuki-kun, if you don't review, if you fail, you'll have to go to school for supplementary classes during the May Day holiday."
"Oh, don't worry! Shiina, I'm someone who could get into Soubu High School after all! It'll be fine!"
"That's good."
"Shiina, you should also work hard and get first place."
Mochizuki encouraged Shiina, thinking to himself what kind of expression Yukinoshita would have if she didn't get first place.
"First place isn't that easy, there are many other excellent people at school..."
"I believe in you!"
Shiina didn't know whether to laugh or cry, although she had indeed been working hard and really hoped to get first place to prove herself... but, the pressure was really big.
As they were eating...
Mochizuki was eating a bit slowly, chewing and swallowing each bite carefully.
So far, he had only eaten a few mouthfuls of rice and a little bit of the dishes.
Shiina quickly noticed, her face a little tense, and she spoke with concern: "What's wrong? Is the food not to your taste?"
Mochizuki gave a wry smile, worried that Shiina might misunderstand: "No, the food is very fragrant, I just don't have much appetite right now."
Hearing that it wasn't a problem with the food, Shiina breathed a sigh of relief.
She then followed up by asking: "I see, are you feeling unwell? Or did you eat something unsanitary at noon?"
Shiina knew that Mochizuki usually bought bread or snacks from the school store at noon.
"No, it's because I ate a lot of cookies during the Service Club activity this afternoon."
Next, Mochizuki explained in detail to Shiina Mahiru that the request the Service Club received this time was to help a fellow student make cookies.
However, he didn't reveal Yui Yuigahama's name, after all, protecting the client's privacy is very important!
Otherwise, who would dare to come in the future.
"Well, I definitely can't make cookies! You know that, Shiina."
"So my task was to eat, Yui, no..."
"The cookies made by the student who needed help were quite ordinary, but I didn't expect the ones made by Yukinoshita to be quite good."
Mochizuki said with a smile, a look of reminiscence on his face.
"In order not to waste the ingredients, I ended up eating a lot of cookies, they were a bit sweet though."
Shiina Mahiru listened carefully to Mochizuki's explanation and gradually realized.
"So that's how it is."
She didn't know why.
A strange feeling of unwillingness surged up from the depths of Shiina's heart.
Yukino Yukinoshita?
So that's why he couldn't eat dinner, because he ate the cookies she made.
I was here first, no... I can make cookies too...
Soon, a sweet smile appeared on Shiina's face.
"I understand, Mochizuki-kun."
"But, you can't waste food at home either."
Mochizuki shivered, was the air conditioning set too cold?
No, it was 26 degrees.
Why did Shiina's smile look a little scary?
"Uh, I know, I'll finish it."
"Hmm, Mochizuki-kun is a good boy, I'll watch you finish it all."
"You can eat slowly."
Mochizuki rubbed his stomach, all of it? No way!!!
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