The Carnivorous Beast Beauties Are Dying to Devour This Herbivorous Beast Me - 11

Chapter 11: A Fight That I Cannot Lose

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“Haru…!”

“Oh, speak of the devil…”

As soon as homeroom ended, Miran came into the classroom while I was talking with Seira-san. 

“I’m sorry, Haru. I was at fault for saying something weird…”

“No, you don’t have anything to apologize for, Miran. You didn’t do anything wrong.”

“But… You were mad, right?”

“Mad? Hmm… More like on the verge of dying from embarrassment. Anyway, the one at fault here is me for sulking like a brat…”

Seira-san and Miran-san were just trying to cover up for me, just like usual. The ones in the wrong were my classmates for teasing me relentlessly. Honestly, I would’ve appreciated it more if they’d just ignored me… Anyway, by the time school was ending, I had calmed down somehow. I started to feel bad for ignoring and running away from Seira-san and Miran-san. The home room period had ended, so I was talking with Seira-san about today’s incident when Miran came to my class.

“But… Even if Haruku-kun is fine with it, it still doesn’t change the fact that I’ve caused trouble to you, so… Can I apologize to you?”

“…Yeah, you’re right. I guess I need to do something as a way to show my regret to Haru too.”

“No, no, it’s fine. It’s really fine. If you apologize, I won’t be able to repay the apology—”

“An apology doesn’t need repayment. We just feel like we have to do something for you as an apology!”

“Uu…”

It was hard to refuse her offer when she said it like that, but still… I was really fine. They didn’t do anything that warranted an apology….

Ah, no, no, no. I must forget about the dream I had this morning earlier!

“But yeah, even if you say that, I really can’t think of anything right now.”

“Is there nothing you want me to do for you? Anything at all?”

Miran said while giving me an upturned gaze. On the other side, Seira-san’s expression remained mostly the same, but there was a hint of hope in it, like she was expecting something. Although Seira-san tended to say things that could make people misunderstand, but Miran was the same. She liked to say things that could make people misunderstand too. When she said ‘anything,’ my mind immediately wandered to the forbidden zone. 

No, no, no!! This is only making this morning’s dream appear in my mind even more!!! I-I need to come up with something simple and safe… Umm… Ah!

“The-Then… How about some food? I’d like to try your homemade cooking… Or something….”

“Homemade cooking?’

The answer that came out of my panicked mind was, well, quite harmless, so to say. Asking the most beautiful girl at school who was revered as the school’s Snow Princess and my equally beautiful childhood friend that “I’d like to try their homemade cooking”…. Yeah. I really didn’t want to think about how the other guys would perceive that.

“Then… I’ll make you a bento tomorrow, Haruku-kun.”

“Huh? Are you sure?”

“Yeah. After all, this is Haruku-kun’s request.”

“The-Then I will make a bento too! I won’t lose to Seira!”

“…So, it’s a competition between me and Sakuraba-san, huh? Very well. Let’s see who can capture Haruku-kun’s stomach.”

“Bring it on! I’m definitely not going to lose!”

“Haruku-kun, I’ll be sure to make you say my bento is delicious, so please look forward to it, okay?”

“Haru, you better be ready!”

“O-Okay…”

Better be ready, she said… But it’s not like we’re having a duel or anything… 

Well, it seemed the two of them were going to bring me a bento tomorrow. I couldn’t wait for it, but…. Putting Seira-san aside, I didn’t know Miran could cook…?

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And so, during lunch break the next day, I was presented with two large bento boxes. Each box was packed full with a colorful array of dishes, like we were going on a picnic. 

“Haruku-kun, there’s no need to hold back. Eat as much as you want, okay?”

“Make sure you tell us your thoughts on the food, okay?”

“…Umm, but… Don’t you two think this is a bit too much…?”

“Well, this is a fight that I cannot lose after all.”

“Besides, we’re going to be eating it together. It’s like a picnic. Sounds fun, isn’t it?”

The bento Seira-san made was predominantly filled with meat dishes. It was the kind of bento that any guy would look at and immediately said, “This is the best!” Miran’s bento, on the other hand, was filled with vegetables, all tailored to my tastes. This must be the reflection of all the times we ate together. There were also many of her favorite foods included in it. Both of them had brought another basket full of onigiri and I was starting to worry if the three of us would be able to finish it all. 

“I can understand you must be feeling impressed by the bento, but if we don’t eat quickly, we will run out of time, you know?”

“It’s just… Everything is so amazing, so I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and Miran, your…”

“-?! I-It’s nothing, okay?! This has nothing to do with anything!”

Miran’s face turned beet red as she quickly hid her hand behind her back. I didn’t miss the sight of band-aid littering her fingertip. She must have worked really hard to make them. Upon realizing that, I could feel a deep surge of affection for her welling up inside of me. 

“Stop worrying about me! Just hurry up and eat!”

“Okay. Itadakimasu.”

I started eating Miran’s cooking and in an instant, the delicious flavor spread in my mouth. The seasoning was perfectly to my liking. True, maybe Miran already knew my palate since she was my childhood friend, but to be able to make something that matched my preference so perfectly like this…

“This is super delicious, Miran.”

“Ehehehe… Well, of course!”

“Haruku-kun, will you try mine too?”

“Of course. Itadakimasu.”

I took a bite of the meat dishes that Seira-san made. They were juicy and didn’t feel heavy in the mouth at all. Even as someone who preferred vegetarian food, I felt like I could keep on eating this to no end. 

“Seira-san, your cooking tastes super delicious too…”

“Fufu~ I’m glad to hear that…♪”

“…”

Seeing Seira-san’s soft smile, I instinctively averted my gaze from her. She usually always kept her expression neutral, hence why that soft smile left quite an impact on me. In order to hide my embarrassment, I kept on picking food from each bento. Everything was so delicious that I couldn’t stop moving my chopstick to pick up more food.

If the food tastes this good…

“…If only I could eat this every day…”

Sliiiing! Both Seira-san and Miran snapped their attention back to me. Their eyes locked onto me. I flinched. My shoulders were trembling. I just realized the gravity of my own words. Sure, I had said it unconsciously, but it sounded almost like a… Proposal.

“No, I mean, just now—”

“Fufufu~ It can’t be helped. If that’s what Haru wants then sure, I can cook for you every day… I will stay right by your side and cook for you.”

“Me too… I can cook and do lots of other things for Haruku-kun too… So… How about it, Haruku-kun?”

“I-I see! W-Well, let’s get back to the main topic…! W-Wow, there’s so much food! Let’s keep on eating, shall we?”

“Muu… I’ll be sure to make you fall for me so hard that you’ll be begging for it one day… Just you wait, Haru…”

“It can’t be helped… Haruku-kun, I won’t let you go. So please prepare your heart, okay?”

The sheer determination in their eyes sent shivers down my spine. 

Sorry, my little sister… I don’t think I can escape from these carnivores after all…

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T/N: Phew, I thought MC was going to get poisoning…