Chapter 107 - First Club Activities in a While (2/2)
“Is it because you died the dough with your terrible personality?”
“Haah, I’ll hit you, you know?”
Even while listening to our exchange, Kanata continued her work quietly while Hiiragi-chan chuckled.
Once that was done, the dough was baked in the oven for 20 minutes.
“It’s done ♪”
With oven mitts, Hiiragi-chan brought out the cookies that were inside. Seeing that, Sana’s eyes were shining.
“Sana’s is this one!”
Since she strongly appealed, I took one that seemed to be butter cookie and ate it.
“Ah, yeah, it’s good.”
As expected, she definitely followed Hiiragi-chan step by step.
“Right?”
Sana making a smug face is a little irritating, but let’s not say anything.
“…Seiji-kun, this is mine.”
I tried eating the one that Kanata pointed out.
“There’s no taste?”
“Try it with the jam. Marmalade or strawberry.”
“Say that first!”
Still, as expected of Kanata… She doesn’t just listen to instructions, but also adds her own twist. Moreover, the options to choose your own flavor… It’s strong. I tried eating it with the marmalade jam that Hiiragi-chan brought out.
“… Try eating it like you were Shrimp.”
“Which one? Like shrimp? Or, the dog?”
“… Like shrimp.”
“Shrimps can’t eat cookies, right!?”
Kanata’s was also delicious. The fact that you can change the flavor to your liking adds to the enjoyment.
“Sanada-kun, this one is mine.”
No matter how you look at it, Hiiragi-chan’s… has chocolate chips in it, right…? She taught everyone else normally, but while hiding the fact that she was making her own arrangement.
Hiiragi-chan as well, was making an expression as if to say that it was obvious that she would win.
“Ah, yeah. It’s good.”
“Sensei, why does yours have chocolate chips…? If that’s the case, Sana would’ve wanted to be taught that as well.”
“You see, Sana-chan. The ability to make arrangements is all about imagination. It’s the flash of inspiration.”
“Meaning, without any inspiration, following the instructions faithfully, all of that is Sana’s loss…!?”
Sana received some shock. For Sana, there would probably be a higher success rate without inspiration, so it’s probably fine.
“And so, Nii-san’s is this one?”
“…”
Hiiragi-chan was watching, so she probably knows.
“If you try it, you’ll get it.”
All four of us ate my cookies.
“It’s not sweet… well, just a little.”
“…Seiji-kun, this, it’s coffee?”
“That’s what it is.”
A coffee cookie with moderate amounts of sweetness.
“… Seiji-kun, you made it moderately sweet for Saa-chan…?”
“That’s not it. It’s just a coincidence.”
As we were eating our cookies with tea and talking about the school festival, an elementary schooler was standing outside the window. She was peeking in with the expression of a frozen dog. Rather, that’s Rei-chan.
“What are you doing?”
“Senpai isn’t coming out, so I came looking for you. And then, I smelled something nice.”
It seems she followed the scent and arrived here.
“Ah, the child that came yesterday.”
If Sana were to explain it, it would probably become annoying, so I ended up explaining it to the other two people.
“… Then, the assumption of Seiji-kun getting along with girls younger than ten…”
“Hey, Kanata, stop saying that in a way that invites misunderstandings.”
“Sanada-kun, she’s become quite attached to you.”
Hiiragi-chan smiled and waved Rei-chan in and we all ate cookies together.
“The cookies, they’re good…”
Rei-chan was eating Kanata’s cookies in between Hiiragi-chan and I. She’s eating cutely like a squirrel.
“The chocolate chips are king and there’s nothing to say about it. The coffee cookies have moderate sweetness which makes them easy to eat. The flavorless cookies are also good if I do say so myself! All these sweets… pure bliss…”
I know that the inside is a 20-year-old girl, so it’s fine. However, for the other three, she probably just looks like a precocious child.
“H-hey? Rei-chan. What about, this one…?”
Sana quietly recommended her own cookies.
“This is good, but it’s a cookie that lacks personality. I wouldn’t really eat them if I had the other three types.”
“Ugugugu…”
Rei-chan was merciless.
“S-simple is best, but I guess for a child, that’s too hard for her?”
“… Saa-chan’s is plain, but good, but plain.”
“Uuuu… Kana-chan, thank you… how many times did you say plain?”
After sampling was done to some extent, Hiiragi-chan asked which one was best.
“Which one tastes the best?”
“The coffee cookies. The moderate sweetness is a nice consideration for girls.”
It seems that for Rei-chan’s mature sense of taste, my cookies were on point. Like this, from Rei-chan’s judging, my cookies ended up winning.
Sana and I ended up sending Rei-chan home.
“Why does she call you Senpai?”
“Who knows? I wonder.”
I dodged the question that was asked once more.