Chapter 93

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Previously, I didn’t feel anything when eating alone, but RB usually serves meals individually,

Fortunately, I bought a complete set of kitchenware,

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to serve individual portions.

I placed the large bowls of dishes in the center,

And gave everyone a small bowl, along with some ready-made pickles from the supermarket,

Surprisingly, a proper feast was ready.

The three of us gathered around the square table,

“I’m going to eat!” x2,

It always feels like something is missing if you don’t say this before eating......

The sweet and sour pork, the fragrant green pepper beef, and the spicy and numbing mapo tofu,

Made the young people’s appetites soar,

Soon, the characteristic “Sii~ Haa~ Sii~ Haa~” sounds of blowing to cool the spiciness filled the air,

Sweat appeared on their foreheads, and Eiichi Nagayama took a sip of soda, looking at the two girls sticking out their tongues, “Hahaha, don’t Akanes and Akis say they can handle spicy food well?”

“The mapo tofu Eiichi made is much spicier than what we’ve had before~” Aki also couldn’t help but drink soda, “Eiichi, aren’t you sweating from the spiciness too?”

“This is from the heat of cooking, okay?”

“Liar~”

While the two were talking, Akane was eating vigorously, pouring a spoonful of white rice over a piece of mapo tofu and shoving it into her mouth, her satisfaction evident as her cheeks puffed up~

No wonder she’s a little fatty!

After finally swallowing, she had a moment to say,

“So delicious! If Eiichi opened a izakaya, it would definitely be packed with customers!”

Then she picked up another piece of beef~

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Overall, meals in RB are usually quiet,

People don’t talk unless there’s something important to discuss,

But occasionally saying a word or two is fine,

The three young people had great appetites and quickly finished their meals, leaving nothing in the large serving dishes, with Akane eating at least half of the mapo tofu......

“I’m so full~” After picking the last grain of rice from her bowl, Akane put it down,

“Because the food was so delicious~” Aki echoed,

After everyone put down their chopsticks,

“Thank you for the meal~” x2

“Haha, it seems Aki and Akane really enjoyed my cooking~” Seeing the nearly empty dishes, Eiichi Nagayama was about to start cleaning up.

“Eiichi, thank you for the meal today. Let us do the dishes~”

The two girls didn’t wait for Eiichi to speak and quickly started cleaning up,

Eiichi didn’t fuss, taking a Hami melon from the fridge to serve as a dessert,

The small kitchen was a bit crowded with three people, but it would have been much more spacious in the open kitchen of the Chiyoda house.

After cleaning the kitchen, the three sat in the living room, eating fruit and chatting,

“I didn’t expect Eiichi to be such a good cook.” Akane skewered a piece of Hami melon with a toothpick, “So sweet~”

“You have to be good to yourself when you’re alone.”

Aki asked, “Do all young men and women in the city cook for themselves?”

“It depends on the person. Some only know how to make instant noodles.” Eiichi thought that someone like Yuta Nakai definitely wouldn’t know how to cook.

“What do they do when they’re hungry, eat bento boxes?”

“Eat bread in the morning, buy bento boxes for lunch, and go to an izakaya with colleagues for dinner~ Most male employees seem to do this, while female employees might make their own bento boxes?”

Eiichi recalled that in his previous life, he had also lived like this for a long time, but they had food delivery services.

Akane thought about this scenario: “Isn’t that kind of sad......”

Aki, however, said, “Isn’t that pretty good? You can buy whatever bento you want.”

The two high school girls had only a vague understanding of the hardships of being a salaryman.

“Speaking of which, the eldest son and daughter of the Nakayama family are already working, right? Don’t you feel anything?”

“Not really. My sister Akie and my brother Akio help out at the family ramen shop, and we eat together~”

“Oh, that’s the same as my family~” Eiichi couldn’t help but think that the Nakayama family’s ramen shop, like his family’s izakaya, was also inherited by the eldest son.

“Nani?” Little Akane didn’t understand at first,

“My father also runs an izakaya in Shizuoka, and my older brother helps out at the shop~”

“Ah? Eiichi’s family runs an izakaya?” Akane seemed a bit curious about the similar experience, “Your brother helps at the shop, and you came to Tokyo?”

“Yeah, I came on a whim~”

Aki interjected, “Tsuruko said Eiichi came to Tokyo because he didn’t want to run the izakaya with his brother and also to chase after his idol.”

“Tsuruko, to tell all that~”

“Tsuruko and I are good friends~” Aki said proudly,

“Well, that’s part of the reason. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do after graduation.”

Eiichi recalled the memories of this body,

“With thoughts like ‘Am I going to spend my whole life helping my brother at the izakaya?’ and ‘Am I going to be so far from Miss Yamaguchi?’ I came to Tokyo out of dissatisfaction~”

“Eh~ That must have taken a lot of courage~” Akane already knew that Eiichi was a fan of Yamaguchi Momoe but didn’t know about the family reasons, “Eiichi must have had a hard time coming to Tokyo alone, and your family must have been worried, right?”

“It’s not that bad, just a two-hour train ride. Once in Tokyo, it’s the same as everyone else, renting a place and working to earn money~” Eiichi smiled, “Of course, my family was worried, but you have to grow up and become independent.”

Life is the same for everyone, no matter where you are.

“Eiichi is doing pretty well now~ You’ve earned money, bought a car and a house~” Aki pouted, “If it were me, I wouldn’t want to stay in the family shop either~”

You haven’t experienced the harshness of society yet. Is money that easy to earn? Do your older sister and brother really like working in the shop?

In the rigid and hierarchical society of RB, ordinary people can only find good jobs if they go to a good university or have a stroke of luck like Eiichi.

“So, what do you plan to do after graduation, Aki?” Eiichi asked, “I already know about Akane, who wants to become a famous idol~”

Akane, who had just stuffed another piece of Hami melon into her mouth, blushed, “What are you talking about, it’s still uncertain.”

“Hahaha, you’re already on the right path~” After teasing her, he turned to Aki, “Aki?”

“Um, I haven’t really thought about it~ Maybe I’ll learn dancing from my older sister? It might be interesting to become an idol like Akane~” Aki, who was only in her first year of high school, hadn’t thought that far ahead~

“Hahaha, you’re still young, Aki~”

“What do you mean, you sound like an old man!” Aki was a bit annoyed, “You’re not even an adult yet!”

“Tsuruko even told you that...”

“Huh? Eiichi is not 20 yet?” Akane was surprised; it was the first time she knew, “I thought you were the same age as Akio~”

Eiichi was also helpless; his mental age was there, and he couldn’t pretend to be young......

“Well~ well~ that’s how it is.”

He quickly changed the topic, “Speaking of which, Akane, how’s the ‘STAR! Birth!’ competition going? Do you know when the next episode will air?”

“Not yet. They said the final showdown is in December, but there will be a preliminary review at the end of November.”

“Two months, that’s pretty soon. Have you been preparing?”

“Not really, just practicing singing and such as usual.”

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