I Started Dating Someone By Taking Advantage Of Her Weakness, But I Was Actually Dating Her Mother - Chapter 51-52: Stalker? (Part 11&12)

“This product has so many varieties that I always struggle when buying it, but today I went with the standard peanut cream and tuna.” 

“Oh, I see.”

Jin had selected the ones with peanut cream and tuna from among the many varieties lined up at the supermarket. Otowa listened to this story with apparent disinterest.

Stare…

(Hm?)

Shift.

(Hm?)

When Jin glanced toward Otowa, he noticed that her gaze was directed toward the sandwich with peanut butter. To confirm this, he moved the peanut cream Ohiru no Sand up, down, left and right, and Otowa’s gaze moved accordingly.

“Do you want it by any chance?” 

“N-n-no way! I got a fruit sandwich, so I couldn’t ask for anything more extravagant than that.”

(She does want to eat it.)

When Jin asked, Otowa hurriedly denied it, trying not to let him figure it out. But from her expression, Jin could tell that she really wanted to eat it.

“Then, would you like to trade it for your white rice balls, Tsukimizato-san?” 

“Eh? Is that okay? It’s just a white rice ball, you know?” 

“It was delicious, so I thought I’d like another one.” 

“W-w-well, I suppose I have no choice. I’ll trade with you then.”

The negotiation was successful, and Jin exchanged the Ohiru no Sand with peanut cream for one of Otowa’s white rice balls.

“Munch. It’s just a simple salty taste, but it’s delicious.”

Jin put the white rice ball he received from Otowa into his mouth. Just like when he’d eaten the first one, it had that warm, embracing taste that made him feel happy.

“I wonder what peanut cream tastes like. Munch. Mmm, it’s sweet and has a grainy texture. It melts in my mouth right away. It’s a texture I’ve never experienced before and it’s delicious!”

Since Otowa hadn’t grown up in an environment where she could eat sweet things from a young age, even ordinary commercial products tasted incredibly delicious to her, and happiness overflowed on her face.

(It makes me happy to see Tsukimizato-san eating so happily.)

Jin felt pleased seeing Otowa eating so happily.

“The tea is delicious too, and I feel happy. Ah, I-I didn’t say anything!”

After taking a sip of tea and calming down, Otowa remembered what she had blurted out and felt a bit embarrassed, so she said this to Jin to cover it up. Jin found this endearing while eating his egg-filled Ohiru no Sand.

“Alright, I-I’m going to eat it.”

Otowa then unwrapped the last remaining fruit sandwich and carefully took out the contents with utmost care.

“Munch. It’sh sho delishioush!” 

“Tsukimizato-san, I think you should either eat or talk, one or the other.” 

“Gulp. Mind your own business! Because you said something unnecessary, I swallowed it before I could savor it properly.” 

“Sorry.”

When Jin gently advised Otowa, who was trying to speak with food in her mouth, Otowa got upset instead, and Jin ended up apologizing.

“I got a little heated there. I’m sorry. It’s really delicious. The fresh cream enhances the natural flavors of the strawberries and kiwi fruit, and it feels like eating cake. Thank you so much for buying it for me.” 

“Just being able to see your happy face makes me happy, Tsukimizato-san.”

She had gotten angry at Jin for not being able to properly savor the first bite, but when she thought about it calmly, she remembered that she hadn’t bought it herself, so she apologized and gave her honest impression.

“It’s a shame, but this is the last bite. Munch. Ahhhhh…”

Otowa savored the taste of the fruit sandwich and ate the last bite. Her stomach and heart were both healed by the long-missed feeling of fullness.

“Thank you for the meal, Kaneda-kun.” 

“Thank you for the meal too. The rice ball was delicious.”

Jin also enjoyed the white rice ball he had received from Otowa.

“I’m going to stay here until lunch break ends, but what are you going to do, Kaneda-kun?” 

“I’d like to stay with you, Tsukimizato-san, so would it be okay if I stayed here?” 

“Wh-wh-what are you saying? How can you say such embarrassing lines so easily?”

Otowa asked Jin about his plans going forward. When Jin said he wanted to stay with her, Otowa’s face turned bright red and she became flustered.

“You’re planning to hook me in with food. I’m not such a cheap woman that I’d give in to that!”

Otowa anticipated what Jin was scheming and conveyed her will to him in advance.

“Tsukimizato-san.” 

“What?” 

“You have cream around your mouth.” 

“Stu-stupid! You should have said something like that sooner. How embarrassing that I was talking to you this whole time with cream on my face.”

Jin had been bothered by the cream around Otowa’s mouth. He had been debating whether to tell her, but he decided to say something in the end, thinking it would be even more embarrassing if she went back to the classroom like that.

“D-did I get it?” 

“There’s still some left.” 

“Did I get it?” 

“Still there.”

Otowa was desperately trying to wipe off the cream around her mouth with her finger. But since the bit that remained wouldn’t come off easily, she kept asking Jin whether she had gotten it.

“Argh! That cream is being stubborn despite just being cream!” 

“Because it’s raw cream?” 

“You’re so annoying. If you can make such lame puns, then you take it off, Kaneda-kun.” 

“Is that okay?” 

“I can’t go back to the classroom like this. Come on, hurry up and get it off.”

Saying this, Otowa closed her eyes and turned toward Jin.

“Ex-excuse me.”

Touch.

(I touched Tsukimizato-san’s lips. They were plump and soft.)

When Jin used his fingertip to remove the cream around Otowa’s mouth, he accidentally touched her soft lips. It felt like that sensation remained on his fingertip.

“I-I got it.” 

“Thank you.”

Lick.

“Wh-wh-what are you doing, casually licking the cream you took from around my mouth!” 

“Ah, sorry. I did it unconsciously.”

Jin had licked off the cream he had scooped from around Otowa’s mouth. Seeing this, Otowa changed color and protested.

“I’m too embarrassed to stay here anymore! Wahhh!” 

“Ah, Tsukimizato-san!”

Overwhelmed by embarrassment, Otowa couldn’t bear to stay there any longer, gathered her things, and went down the stairs.

“Sharing food is fine, but something like this is embarrassing, I guess. Hmm, I really don’t understand girls’ feelings.”

Yoriko had no resistance to sharing and eating together with Jin, but since Otowa had no such experience, she felt very embarrassed just from him taking the cream from around her mouth and licking it. For Jin, who thought they were the same person, he couldn’t understand why Otowa had been so embarrassed.