Volume 2 - CH 4

“hm…I’m still a little sleepy.”

When Yuzuru woke up in the morning, he felt a little lazy.

To begin with, he is not very keen on mornings. …… But yesterday, he walked around and talked late into the night, so he felt even more sleepy.

I would have liked to take a second nap, but ……

“Yeah. Arisa is here today, right?”

I can’t show her too much of a bad side.

So Yuzuru decided to get up and go wash his face.

As he walked down the hallway…

” Ah…… Yuzuru-san. Good morning.”

Just then, he ran into Arisa.

It seems that she also just woke up from sleep, and her eyes are dull.

In addition, her long hair was shaggy from sleeping quirks.

It was refreshing to see the normally perfect Arisa looking so disheveled. ……

” Yuzuru-san?　What’s wrong?”

When Yuzuru involuntarily looked away from Arisa, she tilted her head curiously.

Yuzuru grabbed the chest of his Kimono and said to Arisa.

“…….You’d better fix that “

She looked first at Yuzuru’s Kimono and then down at her own.

A blush crept into her cheeks.

This was because her Kimono had slightly slipped down, revealing her soft-looking mounds and deep cleavage, as well as her pure white underwear.

Not only that, but the obi seemed to have loosened considerably, exposing her pure white legs.

If it had been a bit more undone, even her underpants would have been visible.

……It is not as if he was glancing at it.

“I..I., I’m sorry!”

Arisa hurriedly tried to fix her kimono.

However, if you try to forcefully fix something that is on the verge of collapse, it is only logical that it will crumble even more.

Yuzuru hurriedly turned away.

From behind him, he could hear Arisa’s distressed shriek.

Yuzuru pointed to a nearby room.

“There, there’s no one there now. You can calm down and fix it.”

“Wah, yes!　Ex, excuse me!”

He heard the sliding door close behind him.　

Slowly, he turned around.

There was no sign of Arisa there, but ……

“Oh, man…….”

There was a piece of string that had fallen in the hallway.

It’s probably her kimono sash.

Yuzuru picked it up and opened the sliding door slightly.

He didn’t look inside, but just put his hand in holding the sash.

“Arisa, you forgot something.”

“I’m sorry!　I’m really sorry!”

After handing over the sash, Yuzuru neatly closed the sliding door.

Then he muttered, suppressing his pounding heart.

“Thanks to you, I’m awake now.”

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It had been an exciting morning, he thought to himself.

“You had to prepare breakfast for me as well…… I’m sorry.”

At the breakfast table, Arisa bowed her head towards Sayori.

She planned to wake up early in the morning to help Sayori, but …… she overslept a bit, so that didn’t happen.

“It’s okay. Arisa-chan is a guest”

Sayori smiled and said so.

Then she urged Arisa to eat without worrying about it.

As Arisa picked up her chopsticks, Yuzuru also started to eat.

Today, since Arisa was there, there was one more side dish, but the taste was the same as always.

“The fish is fluffy and delicious.”

“Ah, Arisa-chan. You have a good eye. I’ve recently upgraded my grill to the latest model.”

Sayori happily began to boast about the excellence of her cooking equipment.

Arisa was honest enough to not mention the taste of the miso soup.

“Takasegawa-san’s house is really big, isn’t it? Isn’t it really hard to clean it?”

For Arisa, who usually does the housework at home, the first thing that comes to mind when she sees the big house is “It looks like a lot of cleaning work.”

She asked Sayori that pure question.

“Not really. The housekeepers do that kind of work.”

“Ah……you had one after all?”

“Of course. I’d die of exhaustion if I had to take care of four dogs and a house this big by myself. I can’t even do my work.”

Although Arisa was smiling fondly,……, only Yuzuru noticed.

Arisa was a little taken aback by the statement, “I can’t even do my work”.

…… It seems that she thought that Sayori was a housewife.

Well, from the look and feel of it, Sayori was a laid-back person. At least she wouldn’t look like she was working as an office worker.

“Where are the housekeepers then ……?”

“It’s a weekend, so they’re off. We have two days off a week, eight hours a day, with pay.”

By the way, the housekeepers’ names are Suzuki, Sato, and Tanaka, respectively.

But for now, it’s unlikely that they’ll meet Arisa, who will be returning by the end of the day.

“By the way, what kind of work do you do ……?”

“What do you think it is?”

With a grin, Sayori laughed and asked Arisa.

Arisa began to worry about whether she could imagine Sayori working at all.

Sayori smirked and looked at her.

Since Arisa seemed to be in trouble, Yuzuru decided to answer for her.

“She’s a university professor.”

“Hey, Yuzuru. Why are you answering ?”

Then Ayumi, who had been silent until a moment ago, intervened.

“It’s probably because his beloved bride was being bullied by her mother-in-law.”

“How could the little sister-in-law say that?–“

Ayumi and Sayori started a skirmish.

–On the other hand, Arisa, who was treated like a “beloved wife,” turned her face down in embarrassment.

Her ears were stained bright red.

That kind of reaction makes it even more embarrassing for me– Yuzuru thought to himself as he chewed on the pickles.

“Hey, Arisa-chan. So……, what do you think I’m a scholar of?　Can you guess?

“……let’s see. Maybe American literature?”

“Eh?　How did you know?”

Sayori, who was easily caught by the guess, made a dissatisfied expression.

In response, Arisa, who had regained her usual calm, cool and relaxed expression, replied matter-of-factly.

“I heard that Yuzuru-san’s great-grandmother was from the United States, which means that his father Kazuya-san is a quarter…right?　So I wondered if there was some kind of connection.”

” It’s frustrating but true. Right, Kazuya-san.”

” Yeah, I guess so. It’s nostalgic.”

When Sayori asked Kazuya, he answered with a smile.

The air was slightly sweet, so Yuzuru put some miso soup in his mouth to cover it up.

It was sweet and sour.

Perhaps to blow away the strange atmosphere that Kazuya and Sayori had created, Ayumi suddenly changed the subject.

“So, Arisa-san. What do you think? Our mother’s cooking, Is it good?”

“Eh? Ah, yes. Of course…… it’s delicious.”

“Didn’t she say it was delicious just now?”

Yuzuru said to the little sister-in-law who seemed to be plotting something.

But Ayumi ignored him.

“No, I was just curious because Niisan once told us that Arisa-san’s cooking was better than my mother’s.”

Ayumi’s words made Arisa’s expression tense.

She was probably worried that Sayori would be offended by being compared to her cooking.

Then, she stared at Yuzuru with fierce eyes.

Yuzuru couldn’t help but look away.

“Ah, now that you mention it, that’s what he said. Yuzuru’s stomach is being grabbed by Arisa. I’m so jealous.”

Sayori said in a joking tone.

Then she winked at Arisa.

I don’t mind at all, so don’t be disheartened.

That was the signal.

“…… Well, you know, we all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to food or taste. I can feel the love in Sayori-san’s cooking. I think it is very delicious.”

Arisa said this and stood up for Sayori, but ……

Ayumi, who is completely in the mood for a little sister-in-law, does not seem to be interested in such safe words.

“I want to try your cooking, Arisa-san. Can you make me lunch or dinner?”

“Eh~, no,…… that’s …….”

Then Kazuya, who had been silent until now, glared at Ayumi.

“Ayumi, Arisa-san is going to be troubled. Quit it …….”

Meanwhile, Yuzuru spoke to Arisa.

“You can ignore Ayumi’s selfishness. Don’t worry about it.”

But Sayori, like Ayumi, seemed to be unable to contain her interest.

“I’m still curious about it ……. My son raves about her cooking. If it’s really good, I want to learn from it. …… But I wouldn’t force you.”

However, she looked at Arisa with expectant eyes.

Arisa was looked at with anticipation by both Ayumi and Sayori. ……

She blushed and nodded with a shrug.

“Well, if you are okay with my cooking, I can prepare something for you. ……”

” ” Operation, success!” “

With a clap, Sayori and Ayumi joined their hands together.