Koroko: Kensuke-sama, the preparations to leave are complete! #It seems this event happens right after that mock battle#
Kensuke: Good. Well, let's head back to the residence then. #Unlike SKM, events here actually fit into the timeline#
Shino: Got it.
Well, that ends the training.
Our Kensuke squad gained experience and we won against Mitsuki-san's red team... but I'm mostly just glad there were no major injuries in our squad.
Hiyoko: Kensuke-sama, Kensuke-sama!
Kensuke: What's wrong?
Hiyoko: Since our squad won, let's all celebrate! Celebrate!
Kensuke: Hey now. We didn't win by ourself, you know?
Hiyoko: I understand that... but we still won in a mock battle this grand. I want to celebrate that...
Shino: Hiyo is right, Kensuke-sama. I suggest holding a feast, if at least to boost our morale.
Kensuke: ...
Shino: Is something wrong? #Guess in a way, they are going to eat after all#
Kensuke: No, Hiyo aside, I didn't expect even you to say that.
Honestly, when Shino just arrived here, she'd never say that.
I'm really happy if that means she got used to our squad's atmosphere...
Shino: Is there a problem?
Kensuke: Not at all... Koro, what about you?
Koroko: Eh, are we not doing it?
Kensuke: It's settled then. The usual diner? #I wonder what that black frame indicates that sometimes appear#
Shino: Are we having fish? #Guess that it's a private conversation or something#
Hiyoko: But we went to the diner yesterday, right?
Now that she mentions it, we did, to boost our morale before the training, or at least that was our pretext...
Even for a celebration, coming to the diner twice in a row feels weird. #The problems of ancient times, when you couldn't just order pizza#
Koroko: Then, how about I cook something delicious?
Kensuke: No. You already worked hard enough today, Koro... #How about you cook? Surely you learned something from Ruru#
Even if we celebrate Shino getting used to Kensuke squad, we need to consider congratulating Hiyo and Koro too...
Kensuke: Guess I'll cook... #That itself is also worth celebrating#
Koroko: Eh?
Hiyoko: Kensuke-sama, you can cook?
Kensuke: I can. Who do you think cooked when you two were away investigating Mino?
Koroko: Well, I thought you went to the diner or Shino-chan cooked...
Hiyoko: Shino-chan, is that true?
Shino: ...
Ah, Shino looked away. Well, I was the one that cooked all the time, so I never actually saw Shino make anything...
Shino: It's a secret.
Koroko: Look, it appears Shino-chan was the one that cooked after all. #That was a minor backstabbing. Can't say I appreciate that#
Kensuke: I did. Come on, Shino.
Shino: Koro is clearly more skilled... but that's kinda the truth. #Ah, good, at least she fixed the misunderstanding#
Kensuke: Eeh... now that was a shifty acknowledgement.
Shino: I'm just joking... I had an honor to deliciously savor dishes that Kensuke-sama made with all affection.
Good then. #Yup, no scapegoating please#
Shino: They say emotions matter the most in cooking, after all...
Kensuke: Shino?!
Hiyoko: Eeh! Hey, Shino-chan, that's not fair!
Koroko: That's right! We also want to eat Kensuke-sama's home cooking!
Hiyoko: Why did you never make anything for us, Kensuke-sama?! #From all this, it's pretty obvious Shino can't cook for herself#
Kensuke: No, well... Koro is making something normally, and her cooking tastes better...
Koroko: Ah... is it tasty?
Kensuke: Yeah. And when you're not around, Hiyo cooks, right? #You'd really expect Hiyo to be a terrible cook#
Hiyoko: Is it tasty? My cooking, I mean.
Kensuke: Well, yeah. Thanks for doing that, you two. #I bet Shino is currently regretting her choice of speciality#
Hiyoko: Ehehe... I got praised...
Koroko: In that case, well, that's fine too... #I really needed this after all the working on H-scenes in SKM#
Hiyoko: But, Koro-chan. Let's oversleep more often starting from tomorrow. Then maybe Kensuke-sama will make breakfast for us.
Koroko: That's right... let's do that.
Hey, hey, hey.
Shino: I will participate in that strategy. If we stall long enough, not just breakfast, Kensuke-sama might come to gently wake us up...
Koroko: That's it! Wait, don't tell me, Shino-chan, when we were away, did Kensuke-sama, every morning...
Shino: Regretfully, I never thought that far before...
Hiyoko: Then, Shino-chan. Make a proper strategy, a strategy!
Shino: Leave it to me. Let us all get gently awaken by Kensuke-sama. #Well... okay, I mostly need this after Karin's events. Shia had good ones#
Hey, hey... if you all oversleep, our squad will be on the verge of collapse.
Kensuke: I'll help out when I can from now on... anyway, today's celebration...
Hiyoko: I want to eat your cooking! #Meanwhile, Kazuto cooked only once, with Ashe#
Koroko: Kensuke-sama, I'm begging you. #And that was one of the best events in that game#
Shino: Me too.
Kensuke: Okay! Then, let's continue this operation back in town! Don't forget to prepare some alcohol for our squad members!
Hiyo, Koro and Shino: Yes! Got it! I understand.
And so, we went to the town to buy ingredients for dinner... #By the way, text being white only means I haven't played this part yet#
Koroko: Kensuke-sama, what will we have for dinner today? #It's actually way easier to time subtitles for#
Kensuke: Right. If we're going to eat together, I think we should have a hot pot... what do you think?
Koroko: Hot pot, sounds good.
Hiyoko: I haven't had hot pot in ages.
Shino: ...Hot pot?
Kensuke: Huh? You don't know about hot pots, Shino? #I should fiddle with settings so it's always like this#
Shino: Kensuke-sama... I might be an ignorant twisted person incapable of socializing, but I at least know what a hot pot is.
Kensuke: I haven't said any of that.
Shino: ...It's that thing, right?
As she said that, Shino pointed at a metal pot being sold. #I'm starting to notice a personality trait in her#
Yeah. Well... she's not far from being right. #She really tries hard to hide not knowing something#
Kensuke: You know how to cook with hot pot, right? We gather around a pot and eat that.
Shino: Gather... around a pot... #She tried to hide how she wasn't cooking earlier#
It's a standard to prepare a plate for everyone when you're eating in this age. #I'm pretty sure that's a standard in any age#
Kensuke: Hiyo and Koro, you know it, right?
Hiyoko: Of course. You put various kinds of meat and vegetables in and eat it together.
Kensuke: Correct.
Hiyoko: It's not an unusual cooking method for people of our status... but, come to think of it, I've never seen Kuon-sama eat it in the castle.
I see, makes sense. In this age, your dining methods depend on your status.
Kensuke: In that case, Shino will have a new experience today.
Shino: I feel like I was just called uneducated... #She's like that Pop Team Epic meme "I understand everything now"#
Kensuke: You don't need to think that hard about it. You'll figure out what it is when you try it.
Hiyoko: Hey, Kensuke-sama. There's Wakana-sama and the rest over there. #Yes please#
Kensuke: Hey, you three. Good job today.
Wakana: I see you're shopping too, Kensuke.
Kensuke: We're holding a victory celebration for Kensuke squad. So we decided to have a hot pot together.
Wakana: Hot pot! Sounds good! #Poor Shino, even other nobles know#
Kensuke: Huh? You three know about hot pot?
Even though Shino that's also a samurai didn't know...
Wakana: We have it sometimes when we go hunting. Can't have one at the mansion though.
Wanko: Hey! If you're holding a celebration, can we join too? I want to eat a hot pot!
Kensuke: Eh? That's okay, but... are you all okay with that? #Yes, please#
Hiyoko: Yes. Eating together makes hot pot taste better! #I like those six the most so far#
Koroko: That's right. I'm okay with that too. #The rest are all nice too, but this group feels the least distant#
Shino: I don't know how to eat a hot pot, so I'll leave it to you.
Jeez... Shino is sulking.
Hina: But, is it okay? We're not a side that should be celebrating. Except for me.
Wakana: Guh... but, it's a hot pot, right? And it should be okay for us losers to celebrate for you!
Wanko: Me too, just consider it a commemoration of me getting beheaded! I want to eat a hot pot!
I understand a desire to eat a hot pot, but losing side celebrating and commemoration of getting beheaded makes no sense, you two.
Wakana: See! There shouldn't be a problem this way!
Kensuke: I never said you can't. If you want to eat it, come over.
Wakana: Gotcha!
Wanko: Yay!
But, I understand them wanting to party and eat hot pot, but why are they so desperate today... Wakana and Wanko.
Kensuke: How about you, Hina? Are you coming?
Huh. Come to think of it, Hina would normally join their motivation, but she's oddly quiet today. Does she dislike a hot pot?
Hina: Hmm. I'll pass. Anyway...
Hina: Weren't you two called over by Mitsuki-sama today?
Ah...
Wakana: Guh...
Wanko: Auu... don't bring that up... #Guess they're not participating#
Shino: I see... Kensuke-sama.
Kensuke: Makes sense... but, if you have an arrangement with Mitsuki-san already, it'd be a problem if you don't prioritize that one.
If I invited them first, it'd still be okay, but abandoning Mitsuki-san's invitation to come over won't work.
Wakana: Uu... for sure... #I like Hina's gently evil smile#
Wanko: Even though she's obviously going to scold us there...
Hina: It might be a "let's do our best next time" party too, you know? Well, I'm heading to Mugiho-sama's victory celebration myself though.
Ah, that explains why Hina wasn't acting desperate...
Kensuke: I see. So Mugiho-san is also holding a celebration.
Hina: It'll be a bit formal because Niwa group is also participating. Kensuke-kun, are you all coming too?
Hiyoko: Uu...
Shino: ...
Hmm. Looking at Hiyo's reaction, it'll really be quite formal. #And screw that when Kensuke is cooking#
And for Shino, there's just people she doesn't know there, so it would be more like a torture for her.
Kensuke: No, Mugiho-san didn't call us directly, so we'll pass today. #Yeah, that'd be the opposite of what makes this good#
Hina: I see. Then, let's all have a hot pot together some other time. #I like their lack of distance and... sense of togetherness?#
Wakana: Uu, Kensuke. #It's something SKM lacked#
Wanko: I want to eat a hot pot too. #Invite Mitsuki too then, she needs that#
Kensuke: Come on, Mitsuki-san will get angry if you're late, you know? We'll have another hot pot some other time, I'll call you over then.
Wakana: I, it's a promise!
Wanko: It's a certain thing!
Hina: Come on, let's go already! #I mean, Mitsuki is awesome, but she needs more events like this#
After seeing off the usual trio, it's Hiyo who spoke first.
Hiyoko: Was that really okay, Kensuke-sama?
Kensuke: It's okay. It's true we weren't called. #And who in their right mind would pick that instead?#
We left quite quickly, so Mugiho-san probably just didn't have an opportunity to invite us.
I'm not blaming it on Mugiho-san though...
Shino: But, isn't it a good opportunity to bond with other squads? #Ah... right... I was looking at it only from fun perspective#
Kensuke: Hmm? Did you want to eat with strangers?
Shino: No, I had no intention to go, but...
Kensuke: Kuon praised you, you know? I'd get scolded by everyone if I didn't bring along the biggest contributor of that mock battle.
Shino: I'd rather skip dinner over that...
Kensuke: I'll do my best to make sure our army's biggest contributor could eat her fill and to celebrate with our squad.
Shino: Kensuke-sama...
Koroko: In that case, let's hurry up with our shopping! It's going to be dusk and the market will close soon!
Kensuke: We're back!
Koroko: Uu, it was heavy...
Kensuke: Sorry for making you carry it.
Koroko: No, you also had your hands full with luggage, after all... #That is a correct way to have interact. Cooperate, not "a man must"#
Hiyoko: Kensuke-sama. I'll start the fire. #I wonder though. They can't regulate the fire strength in this age#
Kensuke: Please do. Well then, I'll cut the vegetables. #But at the same time, if he was taught by Ruru, did she use modern stoves?#
Koroko: Ah, I'll help!
Kensuke: You don't have to today. Take it easy.
Koroko: Is that so?
Hiyoko: Koro-chan. In that case help with turning on the stove fire.
Koroko: Ah, yes, yes.
Well then. They'll take care of the fire, so I should fetch some water... #At least that is something you can delegate to Shino#
After washing vegetables with the well water, I started cutting them. Shino is here today, so I'm cutting them smaller than usual.
Koroko: Kensuke-sama.
Kensuke: Hmm?
Hiyoko: Is there anything we can help with?
Kensuke: It's okay. You two can take it easy like Shino.
Unlike the two who are kinda restless, Shino is reading a book she brought from her room.
Koroko: Uu... I can't sit still for some reason.
Hiyoko: For sure... we could clean up... but there's nothing here. #Same as "a man must", the "woman belongs in the kitchen" is just as wrong#
Well, I have nothing in need of cleaning, after all.
Hiyoko: Making Kensuke-sama do all the work is kinda... #Yup, that's a good attitude#
Koroko: Uu, I can't sit still after all. Please let me help.
Kensuke: Jeez... you could've relaxed instead.
Shino: In that case... I should probably do something too.
Kensuke: It's okay.
Koroko: In that case, Hiyo and Shino-chan, you two put pot on a stove and make a stock. I'll cut the vegetables.
Hiyoko: Got it!
Koroko: Kensuke-sama. You had one more knife, right? #Yeah, I guess this black frame simply means she's standing close#
Kensuke: Yeah.
After saying that, Koro took a spare knife, stood next to me and started skillfully cutting vegetables.
Koroko: Kensuke-sama. Shino-chan is here today, so will this size of vegetables be about right?
Kensuke: Yeah. As expected of you, Koro.
Well, to tell the truth, I'm really happy to cook together standing next to each other like this...
Hiyoko: Okay, pot, pot.
Shino: Is that okay with you? Hiyo, cutting vegetables means standing next to Kensuke-sama like that...
Hiyoko: ...Ah!
Hiyoko: W, wait just a moment!
Huh. Hiyo suddenly left the room really fast... I wonder what she's doing. There should be nothing else to do outside.
Shino: In that case, I'll...
Koroko: Then, Shino-chan, boil the water in the pot.
Shino: Acknowledged.
Hiyoko: Sorry to make you wait!
Kensuke: Eh, no, what... Hiyo-san?!
Why would she brandish a knife towards me?!
Koroko: What, Hiyo?!
Hiyoko: Eh?
Shino: Ah, jealous over Koro's tyranny, she prepared to perish and brandished a blade against Koro for standing between her and her dear Kensuke-sama...
Kensuke: Don't narrate!
Hiyoko: ...Eh? Ah, that's not it!
She finally noticed it after hearing Shino's poetic narration. Hiyo hid the knife behind herself in a hurry...
Hiyoko: I just thought we can all cut vegetables if I also bring a knife... #Well, two people for boiling water is a bit overkill, yeah#
Kensuke: Jeez... don't scare me like that, Hiyo.
Hiyoko: Kensuke-sama. I've peeled all the potatoes here.
Kensuke: Thanks. Then, put them in that basket.
Hiyoko: Okay.
Koroko: Kensuke-sama. Move a bit to that side.
Kensuke: Uu, it's crowded here...
If you mention me cooking standing side by side with two cute girls, of course I like it... but sadly, it's not helping the efficiency much.
Koroko: Jeez. It's because Hiyo suggested cutting vegetables with three people.
Hiyoko: But I also wanted to cook together with Kensuke-sama. #You don't have to stand next to each other for that though#
Koroko: Well, I know how you feel, but still...
Shino: Kensuke-sama...
Kensuke: What, Shino?!
Shino: Me too... #He has only two shoulders though#
That's okay, but Shino looks scary, holding a knife like that! #I'm not sure if I like all that or not, they shouldn't get competitive#
Shino: I'll kill you and then myself... #I like her sense of humor. She reminds me of Fuu#
Kensuke: Where did you learn that phrase...
Shino: It was in a story I've read before...
Why would there be stories like that in this age... is what I thought, but if you think about it Tale of Genji should exist in this age already.
I see. So people of the past also loved scandalous love stories!
I suppose Japanese people... didn't change much.
Koroko: Shino-chan, if you're going to help cutting vegetables, help here! #What I was saying, he's not going anywhere, so just swap roles next time#
Shino: I understand.
Koroko: Kensuke-sama, when water starts boiling in the pot, make a stock. We three will cut the vegetables.
Kensuke: Ah, okay...
...Huh? Why did I get kicked out of the kitchen? #So much for cooking for them. But it's "cooking with them" instead#
For now, the water is boiling, so I tossed some kelp into it... and just looking at the kitchen from the floor.
Kensuke: Nice...
The sight I see is three girls cutting vegetables together in the kitchen.
Koroko: Shino-chan, how's it going?
Shino: No problem. #So she CAN cook after all#
Koroko: Hiyo. Cut that smaller.
Hiyoko: Eh. It tastes better when it's of this bigger size.
Yeah... this's nice. It's good I got kicked out. I don't regret it.
It'd be perfect if they also wore some cute aprons too, but it'd be too greedy of me to ask for that.
Koroko: Kensuke-sama. We cut all the vegetables. #Aprons are handy, so he could introduce them to this world#
Kensuke: Good. Then, let's add them in.
After melting some miso, I tossed in the vegetables they cut...
Shino: What's next?
Koroko: We just wait.
Shino: I see... is that okay? #So... boil food and eat directly from the pot, but don't eat the stock#
Hiyoko: That is okay. #So hot pot is basically just a lazy man's boiling#
Shino: I wonder if that can be considered a proper cooking...
I raised the pot a bit and poked potatoes with chopsticks through the opening. Yeah. Feels about right.
Kensuke: It's done!
Hiyoko: Yay!
Koroko: Then, let's hurry up and eat! #That sounds like a dangerous eating method#
Kensuke: Okay. Let's all take our seats. #The water was just or is still boiling, and the pot should be really hot#
We gathered around the stove and took our seats... #It sounds easy to accidentally touch pot or the water while reaching for food#
Shino: Is it okay to stay here?
Hiyoko: Yeah. We'll eat it like this, so it's okay.
Kensuke: Well then... good job today, everyone! Let's eat.
Hiyo, Koro and Shino: Let's eat.
I started with tasting radish.
Kensuke: Yeah. Tasty!
It got cooked on inside too, and the taste is pretty strong. Hot pot goes really well with radish!
Hiyoko: It's delicious!
Koroko: So this is Kensuke-sama's hot pot. #Is it though? It's more of a collective one#
Kensuke: How is it?
Koroko: Fufu. It's tasty. #I guess he picked ingredients, seasoning and cooking duration#
Kensuke: Shino?
Shino: Yes... I was a bit surprised since it's an unfamiliar cooking method... but it appears that kind of food exists too.
Kensuke: Yeah. The world is pretty vast, isn't it?
Shino: I've learned of my own insignificance.
She got enlightened over a hot pot... first contact with a hot pot is quite a fearsome thing...
Koroko: Kensuke-sama! Do you want another portion?
Kensuke: Yeah, please!
Hiyoko: Koro-chan. I want one too!
Koroko: Jeez. Hiyo, you can get one yourself.
Despite saying that, she still filled Hiyo's bowl, she's really like an older sister...
Koroko: Shino-chan?
Shino: Umm...
Koroko: You won't grow if you don't eat, you know? Do you have any dislikes?
Saying that, she also filled Shino's bowl before she could respond. Huh... actually, rather than an older sister, she's more like...
Shino: Ah... thank you.
Hiyoko: But, it's really tasty, Kensuke-sama.
Kensuke: Right. But the hot pot is also tasty because we all did our best today.
Hiyoko: The biggest contribution today was yours, Kensuke-sama, for taking down Wanko-chan!
Kensuke: Eh? No. The biggest contributor was Shino, for forming a strategy.
Shino: I merely formed a plan. It was only put to action thanks to Kensuke-sama and cooperation.
Koroko: As she says, Kensuke-sama.
Kensuke: If you bring up cooperation, what about Hiyo and Koro opening up the path for me to reach Wanko through?
If they and our squad didn't do their best, I wouldn't even be able to reach Wanko.
Hiyoko: Then, we're all amazing. #Biggest contribution doesn't deny other contributions#
Kensuke: Right. Good job, everyone!
Koroko: Good job!
Shino: However... we wouldn't be there without Kensuke-sama.
Koroko: That's true. I wouldn't have been hired if Kensuke-sama and Hiyo didn't invite me.
Shino: Are you talking about Sunomata?
Koroko: That's right. Ah, Shino-chan, want another portion?
Shino: No... I'm already...
Kensuke: You won't grow if you don't eat a lot, you know? #They're adults though, right? They won't grow other than in width#
I noticed that Koro relocated some vegetables into Shino's bowl while she wasn't looking.
Shino: Ah... okay.
Kensuke: What's wrong?
Shino: No, it's nothing... #Actually, there's no need for them to grow#
Shino: (Uu... Kensuke-sama's chopsticks... that was a surprise attack) #Huh? I'm sure previous phrase said it was Koro, not Kensuke#
Kensuke: But, if you think that way, Hiyo is the most amazing one.
Hiyoko: Feh?!
Kensuke: Well, we managed to build Sunomata castle because you introduced Koro to me, and you've helped me a lot even before that.
She basically take cares of most of accounting and squad supervision.
Kensuke: So we could only act thanks to you, Hiyo.
Hiyoko: T, that's not true.
Koroko: But, true, you've served Kuon-sama even before you joined Kensuke-sama.
Shino: Right...
Hiyoko: Then... that makes Kuon-sama the amazing one...
Kensuke: Kuon is not a member of Kensuke squad though, you know?
Hiyoko: Auu...
Koroko: Come to think of it, how did you end up serving Kuon-sama, Hiyo?
Hiyoko: How, you ask... Kuon-sama's squad was recruiting...
Kensuke: I guess they were reorganizing their ranks around then...
Hiyoko: That's right. Even someone like me could join, so I got lucky.
Koroko: Makes sense. I guess everything starts with enlisting...
Hiyoko: After that, I was helping Kiyosu castle staff out and was left in charge of overseeing the kitchen...
Kensuke: Ah, that's why you're good at accounting.
Even if she's good at accounting, I was wondering where she learned how to estimate a construction cost... makes sense, she had experience.
Hiyoko: Yes. That experience gave me a general idea... how much it would cost to build a castle at Sunomata.
Hiyoko: And, I became Kuon-sama's footwear fetcher...
Kensuke: Footwear fetcher?
Just from the sound of it, staff assistant and kitchen overseer sounds more important...
Shino: You accompany your lord when they go out and look after them. Becoming Kuon-sama's footwear fetcher means she will have more opportunities to remember your name.
Hiyoko: That might be when Kuon-sama started calling me Monkey...
Koroko: Fufu.
Hiyoko: Jeez. Koro-chan, you don't have to laugh every time!
Koroko: I mean, it's a monkey.
Hiyoko: I won't say anything then!
Koroko: Ah, sorry, sorry. Let me hear the rest!
Hiyoko: Umm... where did I stop?
Kensuke: At when you became Kuon's footwear fetcher.
Hiyoko: Ah, right. And... stuff happened, and I even started accompanying Kuon-sama to the battlefield...
Koroko: Stuff?
Kensuke: I think she warmed Kuon's slippers. #Yeah, it's easy to forget that she's Hideyoshi#
Hiyoko: That's right.
Koroko: Warm her slippers? Did you sit on it or something?
Hiyoko: N, no! Like this...
Saying that, Hiyo touched her own chest...
Hiyoko: I warmed it up on my chest.
Koroko: Wha! Hiyo?!
Shino: K, Kensuke-sama!
Kensuke: Awawawa!
S, Shino?!
Shino: Kensuke-sama, you must not look! #You can't believe how much I appreciate Shino doing this#
Hiyoko: Eh?
Koroko: Hey, Hiyo! That's bad!
Hiyoko: Ah...
Kensuke: Umm, Shino?!
You didn't have to cling to me that much from behind! Or actually, I can't see at all!
Shino: I'm telling you, you can't. #Don't you dare struggle#
Hiyoko: Eh...
Hiyoko: Hiyaaaaaa?!
Koroko: Come on, stop getting embarrassed and cover your chest already! #Shino basically just saved Kensuke's reputation#
Hiyako: Hiyaa. Kensuke-sama! Did you see anything?!
Shino: He did not! #Our lord and savior Shino#
Hiyoko: I'm not talking about you, Shino-chan! Kensuke-sama! What about Kensuke-sama?!
Kensuke: I did not! Actually, something is pressing against me... #Now why would you say that...#
Koroko: Pressing?
Shino: ...Eh?
I understand Shino is desperately clinging to me from behind...
Kensuke: Against my back...
Something soft and supple...
Shino: ...!
Shino: Kensuke-sama... please don't... feel anything...
Kensuke: Don't ask for absurd things!
Instead of asking that, just remove those hands already! #I mean, I get it, he doesn't know what's going on, since he can't see#
Shino: In that case, close your eyes!
That's right. That's an option...
Koroko: No, don't, Shino-chan! Don't remove your hands yet!
Hiyoko: I'm certain Kensuke-sama is going to see my boobs! #Excuse me, what? Where did the trust go?#
Kensuke: I won't! I definitely won't!
Hiyoko: No way, definitely not, he says... I guess my boobs are not attractive after all...
Kensuke: That's not what I mean! I actually want to see them! #Hiyo's confusion is just making things worse#
Hiyoko: Noooo! Kensuke-sama, you leecher! #Yup... now I'm convinced this is Baseson...#
Shino: Kensuke-sama!
Stop pressing yourself against me, Shino! My back feels soft! Something soft is getting pressed against it!
Kensuke: Hiyo, Shino, calm down! While I want to see boobs, I will endure for now!
Hiyoko: Kensuke-sama, you're making no sense! #Well, he's stuck in a no win scenario#
Koroko: Kensuke-sama, you need to calm down yourself! #Oh... thank you... she is aware they're all just confused#
Kensuke: First of all, cover your chest already, Hiyo! #Ah, sweet sweet sanity and logic#
Hiyoko: ...
Kensuke: ...
Shino: ...
Koroko: ...
Hiyoko: K... Kensuke-sama...
Kensuke: Yeah...
Hiyoko: Did... you look?
Kensuke: I resisted...
Hiyoko: I, I'm glad...
Koroko: Jeez... be more careful, Hiyo...
Hiyoko: Yeah...
Shino: But, Kensuke-sama, mine... touched. #Meh, it's just his back and it's through his clothes#
Kensuke: Yes...
And quite a lot. It'll be hard to forget that sensation... #Just how sensitive are you people?#
Shino: ...
Kensuke: Sorry...
I'll do my best to forget it. Yeah. I'll try to forget it.
I probably can't, but I'll at least try.
Shino: Please don't apologize. That was an accident... right, just an accident...
But why is she gazing in the distance... #At least he's not getting blamed for anything#
Hiyoko: Uu...
Kensuke: For now... did everyone eat their fill already?
Shino: That's right...
Koroko: What about you, Kensuke-sama?
Kensuke: I'm also full already...
Well, actually, I'm just not in the mood after that thing just now...
Koroko: Oh. Is that so?
Kensuke: What's wrong, Koro?
Koroko: Well... I thought we were going to eat it after a hot pot, so I bought a bit of rice at he market...
Hiyoko: A!
Kensuke: Ah!
Crap! I forgot about that!
Shino: What's wrong, you two?
Kensuke: Well, we should eat that. Hiyo.
Hiyoko: But of course!
Koroko: Then, let's make a congee.
Ooooh... as expected of Koro, how thoughtful!
Shino: Congee, you say.
Kensuke: Yeah. That's an important point of hot pot.
Shino: But everyone is already satiated, no?
Kensuke: I have a seperate stomach for congee.
Hiyoko: Right!
Kensuke: As expected of Hiyo, you get it!
Hiyoko: It's only natural, Kensuke-sama!
Shino: Haa... guess there is a lot of customs...
Koroko: Well then, Hiyo. There should be rice in that luggage over there, bring it here.
Hiyoko: Got it!
Congee helped Hiyo regain her normal attitude and left cheerfully.
Hiyoko: ...
Hiyoko: (That's weird... I should be glad that Kensuke-sama didn't see anything, so why am I feeling... regretful)
Hiyoko: (How strange...) #Don't rely on accidents though#
Kensuke: That was tasty...
Koroko: Now I'm definitely full.
Shino: Congee should follow a hot pot... I understand it well now.
My stomach can't fit anything else, all of the open space in it got filled with a congee.
No delicious dessert you offer me would make me use a seperate stomach phrase.
Hiyoko: Let's do it again someday, Kensuke-sama! #You'd better, you still need to feed the other trio#
Kensuke: That's right. I want to eat a hot pot with everyone again.
Koroko: You'll make it next time too, right, Kensuke-sama?
Kensuke: If we all do a good job.
Hiyoko: Then, let's work hard, for the hot pot!
Shino: For the hot pot, you say...
Koroko: Hiyo...
Kensuke: Jeez. Can you pick a better reason? #This "serious" expression that Hiyo has is always over something silly#
Saying that, I rustled Hiyo's hair.
Hiyoko: Ehehe. Sorry.
Yeah. My heart throbbed a bit when I almost saw her boobs before, but...
When I'm petting her head like this, she feels like a cute sister after all. #So this event was basically a small nudge towards romance for them#
Koroko: Ah, Hiyo. That's not fair! Kensuke-sama.
Kensuke: Yes, yes. I'm counting on you too, Koro, okay?
Koroko: Yes. Leave it to me! #I like a lot of them, but Koro is probably my favorite#
Koroko: Ehehe...
Shino: Ah...
Kensuke: Are you coming too, Shino?
Shino: ...(nod, nod, nod!) #Don't make me take back my words! That was cute#
Nodding three times, Shino moved her head closer. #Oh right, he mentioned something about her amount of nods#
Shino: Nn...
After I petted their three tiny heads, my heart got filled with warmth. How should I put it, rather than companions... we're almost like an actual family, which is making me feel happy.
This world is ravaged by war, but we can eat tasty food, and I have people that show me affection.
Ah. Somehow, I'm really... happy.
Hiyoko: Fuah... I'm getting somewhat sleepy. #Sleeping after eating comes with increased risks of cancer#
Kensuke: That's true... we should go to sleep already today.
In this time of the year, we probably won't catch cold if we sleep here. #Cold is the least of your worries#
Shino: I wouldn't possibly have any objections.
Koroko: Umm, what about cleaning up... #Don't you dare force that on Koro#
Kensuke: We can do it in the morning. Koro, you sleep too.
Koroko: Okay. In that case... I won't refuse.
I lay down and everyone got next to me.
I wanted to enjoy their softness and scent more... but those feelings got overshadowed by drowsiness, and I could only close my eyes.
Kensuke: I'll keep relying on you all.
In the end, I whispered that.
Hiyoko: Okay.
Koroko: Leave it to us.
Shino: Kensuke-sama...
All three of them are lying with me. It's our leisure time of happiness.
We all worked hard today, so this happiness is a reward. I'm sure of it. #Kazuto only talks about happiness when he empties his balls into someone#
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