Yamamoto-kun's Youth Revenge [Dropped] - 82 - Operation Cooking Part 6

Chapter 82: Operation Cooking Part 6

“Uuu… Delicious! It’s so delicious, Ruka-kun!”

“Renji-san, you don’t have to be so overly dramatic and cry about this…”

Lilia made a phone call and it was Renji-san who came running.

He usually takes care of his appearance, but today his hair was messy and he even had dark circles under his eyes.

“It’s not overly dramatic! There’s too much bland food in America, and I was getting homesick! I never thought I’d be able to eat such proper sushi in the suburbs of America!”

Very happily, Renji-san seemed like he would eat all the remaining sushi if left alone.

Bringing brownies for Renji-san, Kashiwagi-san talks while boiling water in a table-top kettle.

“Well, South Baden is a bit rural, amd Japanese food can only be eaten in Santana, although I like the quietness.”

“But even so, Ruka-kun you meanie. How could you serve such delicious sushi without telling me?”

“Haha, sorry. I was thinking of serving it to Renji-san if today’s sushi was well received.”

“Besides, Tohsaka was busy since he came here. Ruka was being considerate, you know?”

Seeing through my thoughts, Kashiwagi brewed tea for everyone.

It smells very good, it was probably from a famous American manufacturer.

I decided to buy it as a souvenir for Ajiro-senpai who loves tea.

After taking a sip of tea, Lilia glared at Renji with an unhappy expression.

“…Honestly, you’re such an idiot. There’s no need to work so hard. It’s Sunday today, so just take a day off already.”

“Thanks, Lilia. But it’s what I love to do. If I can eat such delicious food, I think I can keep going.”

“Renji-san seems to have spent a lot of time in the U.S., so I don’t think you’d get homesick for Japanese food so easily.”

When I said this, Renji-san laughed.

“It wasn’t like that before, but actually Chieri started cooking around the time you left Japan. I was drinking burnt tamagoyaki and too salty miso soup, and now I miss those tastes. But still, I wonder why she suddenly decided to started cooking.”

“Hahaha… I don’t know, really…”

I remembered Chieri eating my lunch at school with a frustrated expression.

She might be practicing cooking to take revenge on me.

“Kashiwagi, there are still brownies left, right? I want to eat more!”

Lilia, who had just finished her brownie, looked at Kashiwagi-san greedily as she said so.

“Well, then… let’s make whipped cream to go with the brownies. It will taste even better.”

“Oh! Sounds great! Then, I’ll be a good girl and wait!”

“What are you talking about? Lilia, you’re going to help me make it. Come here.”

“Eh~ me? I’ve never cooked before…”

“It’s just mixing, so it’s okay. Just don’t add any secret ingredients.”

Lilia, who had been spoiled, reluctantly headed for the kitchen.

“Ruka-kun, may I have a word?”

Immediately after, Renji-san spoke to me in Japanese.

“I see you’ve been taking meals with her. As her physician, I thank you.”

By “she” I assumed he meant Lilia.

Guess he didn’t want Lilia to hear about it, so he thanked me without giving her name.

It’s in Japanese, so Lilia wouldn’t have known if he didn’t even mention her name.

“It’s okay, I’m really just having dinner with her. No big deal…”

“She doesn’t try to get along with anyone. So, it’s quite an achievement. You should be proud of yourself.”

Even though I’m only accompanying her in exchange for letting her read doujinshi.

Besides, the content is somewhat stimulating for her too…

Renji-san continued the conversation with a slightly serious expression.

“By the way, when she ate the brownie earlier, she used her left arm to hold the fork. Has she been using her left hand all the time since then?”

“Huh? Yes, well, about two weeks ago, she dropped the fork from her right hand. Since then, she has been eating with her left hand.”

“I see. You really pay attention to her. Thank you very much.”

“Um, what does that mean?”

“Hey, what are you talking about in Japanese! Yamamoto, help me! I won’t let you eat if you don’t!”

Before I could start asking Renji-san the reason for his question, I was called by Lilia.

“Look, Ruka, Lilia is calling you.”

“Oh, yes! I’ll be right there!”

When I looked into the kitchen, Lilia was exhausted from stirring a bowl of whipped cream that had hardly set.

“How much do I need to stir this? My arm is at its limit! Yamamoto, do it for me!”

“Well, making whipped cream by hand can be pretty hard for a little girl.”

“Oh, there’s a mixer that automatically mixes the whipped cream.”

When Kashiwagi-san said this with a nonchalant expression, Lilia furrowed her brow.

“… Wait a minute? Then why did you make me stir so hard like this?”

“Well, I think it’s a good experience. It’s not good to rely on machines too much, you know? Yamamoto, can you take it from the shelf over there?”

I took out the mixer for whipped cream as instructed by Kashiwagi-san.

When I turned on the switch, the two beaters started to rotate automatically.

“Wow! Let me do it for a bit! With this, I can make whipped cream in no time!”

Lilia snatched the mixer from me and waved it around happily.

“Wait a minute! We need to start slowly and gradually increase the speed.”

“That’s going to take forever! Let’s just start with full power from the beginning!”

“Yamamoto is right. At the very least, we need to put the mixer in the cream before turning it on, or else the cream will—”

I guess she wanted to eat the brownie with whipped cream as soon as possible.

But Lilia, not listening to the advice, shoved the mixer on full power into the bowl. As expected, cream flew everywhere.

My face and Lilia’s face and Kashiwagi-san’s face were covered in whipped cream, and we looked at each other.

Then, unable to hold back, we burst out laughing.

“Hahaha! Yamamoto! What’s with that blank face? Kashiwagi, look at you, you don’t need to wear a lab coat anymore.”

“Lilia, you’ve got a chunk of cream stuck to the tip of your nose! Like a reindeer!”

“I mean, it’s Lilia’s fault! You little!”

“Hey~ stop it, don’t put cream on me! I’ll make Yamamoto whiter too!”

“‘N-no! Don’t waste the food!”

After everyone had a good laugh, Kashiwagi-san scooped the whipped cream on my cheek with her finger and brought it to her mouth.

Then she nodded in satisfaction.

“Renji, I’m sorry, but could you heat some water for me? There’s cream everywhere and Lilia and I can’t move.”

“Of course. Ruka, why don’t you join them in the bath?”

“No way! I don’t have that much cream on me, I’ll just wipe it off with a towel and it’ll be fine!”

“What’s the matter? You have no spirit!”

Lilia, who had cream all over her hair, teased me.

My heart had already reached its limit just by looking at Kashiwagi-san, who was covered in cream, so I couldn’t take it anymore.

In the end, while the two of them were in the bath, Renji-san and I cleaned up the kitchen.

“Today was really a great way to take a break.”

Renji-san laughed as he wiped the cream off the wall.

“You’re really busy, Renji-san.”

“Thanks to the muscle fibers I took from you, my research is progressing well. Honestly, I was stuck before, but now I’m finally making progress. It’s a great feeling.”

“I’m glad to be of help. Today, I tried to cook to get closer to Lilia, but I wonder if it worked out okay?”

“Haha, that’s not a problem then.”

Renji-san operated his phone and showed me its screen.

“Looking at this made me forget my fatigue. This is the first time I’ve seen Lilia and Kashiwagi laughing so much. It’s all thanks to you, Yamamoto.”

There was a picture of me, Kashiwagi-san and Lilia laughing at each other, covered in whipped cream.