Chapter 5

“Let’s eat!”

“Yeah . ”

On the roof, Kamaishi and I started eating lunch . A warm spring breeze blew from time to time, making it a perfect time to eat .

As to why we choose the roof? Well, Kamaishi felt somewhat embarrassed to be seen eating with me . Fortunately, nobody was up here when we came .

Sitting down on a wooden bench, we opened our lunch boxes .

“Kamaishi-san, your food looks good . Did you make it yourself?”

“Ehehe, that’s right . I made it at home . ”

Fried chickens, Tamagoyaki, Broccoli and more . Just from a glance, and my mouth watered . As expected from someone who can cook .

“Since my mom’s busy with her work most of the time, I always make meals in her stead . ” She continued .

“That’s impressive . ”

“Do you perhaps want to taste?”

Saying that, Kamaishi picked a tamagoyaki with a pair of chopsticks and brought it to my lips .

“You sure?”

“Yes, I’m a light eater in the end . Don’t be reserved and have a taste . . ”

Kamaishi brought the tamagoyaki closer, and I couldn’t stop thinking about what this was, or possibly could be . I was of course happy to taste her cooking and all, but wouldn’t this be an… indirect kiss?

I hesitated, my gaze shifting between Kamaishi and the tamagoyaki .

I mean, I knew Kamaishi . Knowing her, she probably didn’t even think of it . Gosh, airheads are scary . But still…

*Gulp*

“Well then, please . ”

I opened my mouth and let the tamagoyaki slip passed my lips .

“…… Hm, It’s delicious . ”

“Really?”

“Yeah, it’s on the same level as my mom’s cooking . ”

“Is that so . What does your mother do, by the way?”

“Cuisine researcher . ”

“Hmm… Wait… eeeh!?”

I knew why she was so shocked . My mother, Kamiya Shiori is a Cuisine researcher . Because of her young looks and work field, she often makes appearances on TV .

No need to mention that her culinary skills are way too splendid compared to the average, making me, the person who eats her meal every day, a bit too picky when it comes to tastes, but for me to praise Kamaishi’s skills like this, it must mean that she’s considerably good at cooking as well .

As a matter of fact, My father is a TV producer who met my mother, for the first time, at his workplace . They have seemingly spent a romantic time working together .

“Kamiya-kun, I didn’t expect your mother to be someone famous . ”

“Yeah, but I think you’re also great for making something as good as her cooking . ”

“T-That’s not true~,” Kamaishi blushed .

“Do you maybe want to taste mine too?”

“Eh? Is it okay?”

“Yep, I’m returning the favor . ”

I picked a tamagoyaki from my box and carried it to Kamaishi’s mouth .

“B-But, i’d feel bad…”

“C’mon now, eat before it’s too late . You must be curious about my mom’s hand cooking, right?”

The cooking of a Cuisine researcher… Maybe because she was interested, Kamaishi gulped, and before long, she opened her mouth and moved closer .

“W-Well then…”

And she bit down .

“mhm mhm… It tastes great . ”

“I know, right? . ”

Even if I say so myself, my mother’s cooking was delicious .

And we both had a fun time eating lunch together while talking about different things .

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Even after the last of it was gone, we remained sitting on the bench . The heat from the sun was warm and brought me in the ideal mood for taking an after-lunch nap .

“Fuaah~ I’m getting drowsy . ”

“You still want to sleep after all the time you spent on class resting?” Asked Kamaishi with a slightly shocked expression .

“We still have the afternoon classes . Will you be okay sleeping through them?”

“Don’t worry, I can do it . ”

“Why are you so full of confidence…?”

Kamaishi seemed to be wondering about how I could sleep for so long, but I have a secret plan . No problem . Well then, let’s spend a good time sleeping this afternoon .

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(Third POV)

Afternoon lessons had begun, and at the same time, Kamiyama started snoring .

The teacher’s explanation worked as a good BGM, letting him sleep soundly .

“Well, Kamiya, please solve this problem . ”

“Ggu……”

“Hey, Kamiya, wake up!”

“Ggu…”

“Wake up!!”

BAM!!

“……Nnha!” Kamiyama winced as he rubbed his head, seeing the textbook the teacher had hit him with .

“You got some nerves to be sleeping in class, especially right after school started only a few days ago, don’t you? I assume that means you’re confident about knowing the material? I guess you can solve this problem then . ”

The teacher looked pissed as he pointed to the blackboard,

Kamiyama gazed at the equation on the blackboard, and within a few seconds he said,

“x=3”

“That’s…”The teached coughed . “That’s c-correct . ”

But just as Kamiya was going to put his head down, the teacher called him again .

“Wait, Kamiya . Try problem 03 on page 05 in your textbook . ”

“y=8, x=2”

“Uh… . Correct, again . ”

It didn’t seem as if Kamiya heard his classmates exclaim with a “Hoo!!”

Of course that was not true .

This was all Kamiya’s plan . As he leveled up, not only did his status grow, but different stuff as well . His attack points, defense, and of course, intelligence, which allowed him to memorize the entire textbook from just reading through it .

With this, he could freely sleep without the teacher’s griping .

And like that, he fell into a slumber, ignoring the teacher’s skewed face .

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(Sayaka’s POV)

The first official day of school had ended . Currently, I was heading to the apartment where I live together with my mom .

“I’m back . ”

“Welcome back, Sayaka . How was school recently?”

“I collapsed because of the anemia, but I had a great time after that . ”

“You collapsed? What happened? Are you ok?”

“Yes, a fellow student someone helped me out, and I feel fine . ”

“If you’re sure, I’m relieved . Dinner is almost done, so put away your things and get ready . ”

“I understand . I will come back after I change . ”

After I spoke with my mom, I went to my room, placed my bag on the floor and jumped in bed .

(It’s been only two days after the start of school, but many things took place…)

As I thought about that, I began recalling what happened until now .

Collapsing because of my poor health .

Getting rescued by Kamiya .

Eating lunch with Kamiya .

Having a fun time talking to Kamiya .

Waitーmore than half of them is about Kamiya!!

As I was waved my legs in embracement, a sudden doubt popped in my mind .

(I wonder why I’m okay when I’m with him . )

Due to a series of events, I became bad at dealing with boys . I am not able to even look them in the eye, leave alone speak to them .

So why isn’t it the case with Kamiya? Come to think of it, I was able to talk with him normally from our first meeting……

“Could it be that… I am in… Kyah!! What am I thinking about!!”

I buried my face in my pillow and fell off the bed . Uu… So embarrassing saying it out loud…

After taking a while to calm down, I remembered when I tasted his lunch box . It was quite delicious . Should I say as expected from the skills of a cuisine researcher? One day, I want to be able to cook something that good .

Hm? Wait a second, come to think about it…

Was that an indirect-kiss?!

Kyah!!! What was I thinking about when I did that?! And thinking that, I buried my face in my pillow, rolling around in agony .

What should I do?…… Did he perhaps think me as a weirdo?

I had been driven by such uneasiness, but soon enough, I took back my composure and resumed my thoughts .

“He was quite amazing… in many ways . ”

Like how he can sleep right after finishing his self-introduction to the class until noon, or how his mother turned out to be a celebrity, and also the fact that he’s intelligent for someone who spends most of his time sleeping .

“I’ll… try to talk to him tomorrow again . . ,” I said to myself in my room .