When I Shouted That I Wanted a Girlfriend, For Some Reason, I Ended Up Going Out with the Most Beautiful Girl in School - Chapter 11 - First Conveyor-belt Sushi

Chapter 11 – First Conveyor-belt Sushi

I was at a sushi place with Yozora-senpai.

We were able to get a table easily, probably because it was already past one o’clock. The fact that we enjoyed the aquarium more than expected seemed to have paid off.

“Hmm…”

Sitting opposite each other, Yozora-senpai gazed with interest at the sushi moving in front of her.

I thought she was saying that out of concern for me, but maybe she wasn’t lying when she said she was interested in conveyor-belt sushi. I can’t help thinking that when I look into her twinkling eyes.

“Can I take this freely from here? I’m embarrassingly ignorant…”

“Ah, yes. You’re free to take it. Oh, but don’t put the plate back after you’ve eaten, okay?”

“Yes, of course I know that much… Hmm?”

I was preparing tea while talking to Yozora-senpai.

She’s looking at me suspiciously. I don’t think I’m doing anything strange, but what’s going on?

“Soichi, what are you doing?”

“I was going to make some tea… Ah, you don’t like it hot, senpai?”

“No, I’m fine with that. But how do you make tea?”

“Huh? Ah…”

Senpai’s words helped me to understand the meaning of her gaze.

I don’t think she understands how tea is made. There is only powder and she doesn’t understand where the hot water comes from.

I certainly didn’t know what those black button things on the seats and the taps were when I first arrived. I probably should have explained that earlier, because there was a fear that senpai might wash her hands or something.

“This is how we do it.”

“I see, that’s where the hot water comes from… That’s an interesting mechanism.”

“Would you like to try it, senpai?”

“Mm.”

Yozora-senpai fearfully pressed a teacup filled with tea powder against the black button. Naturally, hot water came out of the tap.

“Fufu, it’s very interesting. It may sound strange, but I’m a bit impressed.”

“Well, I’m the same. I think I was pretty impressed when I first saw it too.”

“I wonder if it’s the same with everyone.”

“Perhaps so.”

I was certainly impressed by this system, but that was when I was a little boy. Back then, I was excited by everything I saw. I was impressed because I was still a child and pure.

When I think about it, Yozora-senpai may be quite pure. Or would anyone react like this at any age if they were unfamiliar with family restaurants and conveyor-belt sushi?

“…Soichi, what’s the sushi going around now?”

“Huh? Oh, that’s salmon. It has cheese on it.”

“I didn’t know that was a thing. Hmm, let’s try some.”

Yozora-senpai picked up a piece of salmon sushi with cheese on it that was coming down the line.

The kind of sushi restaurants she would normally go to would not serve such items. Maybe that’s why Yozora-senpai’s eyes lit up at the sushi.

“Itadakimasu… Oh. This is delicious.”

“Yozora-senpai?”

After eating the sushi, Yozora-senpai reacted a bit brusquely.

Maybe it wasn’t very palatable. She usually goes for high-end sushi, so that’s a possibility.

“Oh, no, I mean, it’s insanely delicious. But this makes me feel like I’m eating something I shouldn’t…”

“Something you shouldn’t…  Well, I can kind of see what you mean.”

I could sort of understand Yozora-senpai’s concern. That sushi is quite greasy. That’s probably why she described it that way.

However, if she thinks that’s tasty, I’m glad. Even conveyor-belt sushi could satisfy senpai’s taste buds.

“But since I’ve come to a place like this, I’d like to try some sushi that is unique to a place like this. Are there other things to try?”

“Yes, there are quite a few things like that. How about tempura with beef ribs on it? Shall we order it?”

“That sounds great… That said, we can order?”

“Ah, yes. We can order as well.”

“…Well, it’s not surprising when you think about it. Hmm, let’s order it then, shall we?”

“Yes.”

I nodded slowly at Yozora-senpai’s words.

And like this, we enjoyed the sushi for a while.