"I'm going to start eating!"
At the dinner table that night, the atmosphere was a little strange.
Toshio Kotegawa looked at Iori, who was clearly isolated and could only sit between two big men, with a puzzled expression.
"Iori, how's your new room tidying up?"
"Hmm, it's completely tidied up, but there are still a lot of things that I don't know if they're useful or not."
"I see. Then let's discuss it together at the next Pab club meeting!"
"Huh? Okay..."
He was puzzled as to why he had to discuss clearing out things with the Pab club senpais, but Iori Kitahara still honestly picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. The taste was surprisingly good!
"Wow, this is great! Sister Nanaka, did you make this fish? It's so delicious!"
"Is that so? But Iori, I didn't make this. The fish and vegetables are all from Yu. I was also surprised when I tried them!"
Nanaka Kotegawa clapped her hands happily and smiled at Miyazawa Yu, "That's great! Your cooking is getting complimented. Let's cook together again sometime~"
"No problem, Sister Nanaka! It's my pleasure!"
Getting Iori to personally say that the food was delicious and then using that to further enhance his image as a family-oriented person was a complete success!
He responded to Sister Nanaka with a big smile. The half of Miyazawa Yu's face that was facing Iori instantly changed from calm to a sinister sneer.
That's right! From the very beginning when he placed the fish in front of Iori, it was all intentional!
This way, even if the fish wasn't to his taste, considering it was Sister Nanaka's cooking, he would still praise it. This was what you call a... romantic mind game!
"!!!"
The hand holding the chopsticks suddenly froze. Iori Kitahara looked at the Pacific saury with disbelieving eyes—
How was this possible? He had thought Miyazawa Yu was just helping out with chores, but he didn't expect his cooking skills to be so good that he could tell with just one bite!
Damn it! He was trying to use his family-oriented persona and his own credibility to gain Sister Nanaka's favor!
You're so underhanded, Yu!
"Heh heh! Did you figure it out! What can you do about it now! Will you take back what you said? That won't work!"
Just from the look in their eyes, Miyazawa Yu could see the accusation in Iori's.
But it didn't matter! As long as his relationship with Sister Nanaka could improve, what kind of trouble could a mere Iori stir up!
However, what he didn't expect was that Iori, who was being used this time, didn't show any sign of a reaction. It seemed he wanted to just take the hit.
That was strange. It wasn't like Iori's character!
"Oh! That's really good. The stir-fried bok choy is also cooked perfectly. Do you cook often, Yu?"
"Not often. I only practice when my parents are not home and make something for myself to eat."
He broke eye contact with Iori. Miyazawa Yu humbly waved his hand, indicating that cooking was not his hobby.
"Oh, is that so? You're so independent. Oh, right, we've also tidied up your room. It's done exactly to your requirements!"
"No way. Thank you for your help, Senpai. I'm done eating! I'll head back to my room for a bit."
He looked at the thumbs-up from Shinji Tokita. Although he felt the senpais probably couldn't come up with anything new, he was still a little worried.
With that in mind, he quickly finished the rice in his bowl, stood up, and left the table to check on the condition of his room.
"What are you talking about, Yu? Even though the drinking party is canceled, we still need to celebrate your and Iori's move-in!"
"Eh—!"
"Yosh, yosh! Let's have a drinking party in Iori's room! Sister Nanaka, could you please take care of the dishes?"
"No problem. Go ahead and have fun!"
He struggled to ask Sister Nanaka for help, but she just watched. There was nothing he could do. Miyazawa Yu could only be jointly carried away by Ryujiro Kotobuki and Shinji Tokita.
They drank in Iori's room until midnight before the "o" men finally let him go.
"Ugh... that damn Iori, he'd rather die than let me stop drinking! I feel so bad, my head is spinning..."
He stumbled through the stairwell. Miyazawa Yu held his throbbing head and used all his strength to get to his door.
However, looking at the sign with "Miyazawa Yu" on it, he hesitated.
After all, with that guy Iori involved, his room might no longer be habitable!
And in his current state, there was no way he could clean up. In that case...
He shifted his gaze to the room with the "Iori Kitahara" sign on it. As compensation for being forced to drink, it should be fine for him to stay one night, right?
"Sorry for intruding..."
He weakly pushed the door open. Under the moonlight, the sight of countless Chisa looking over at him was so terrifying that Miyazawa Yu's heart skipped a beat.
But when he thought about the Schrödinger's cat state of his own room, he still held on and lay down on the bed, pulling the blanket over his head.
"That's much better..."
He muttered to himself with lingering fear. Although covering his head in the middle of summer was a bit hot, it was still acceptable.
He should hurry up and sleep! He had to buy some daily necessities tomorrow. He hadn't brushed his teeth in three days!
Thinking this, Miyazawa Yu's consciousness began to blur. The alcohol was getting to his head, and his sleepiness was increasing exponentially...
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Between being half-asleep and half-awake, the sound of bare feet on the floor suddenly started in a rhythmic way, waking up the sleeping Miyazawa Yu.
He groggily didn't scream. Instead, he lifted a small slit of the thin blanket covering his head, wanting to see if it was that guy Iori who was still being a thief and wanted to come back and stay.
"Hehe... eheehee, little Chisa..."
He was wrong about Iori this time. That guy should still be sleeping soundly in the utility room. Judging from the sound, the person who came into the room seemed to be Sister Nanaka!
She was hugging the body pillow with Chisa's sleeping face on it and sniffing it nonstop. There was even drool on it!
...What's going on? How did Sister Nanaka know? No! The question now is, what should I do! If I get discovered!
He tried his best to suppress his breathing and lower his presence. Miyazawa Yu looked at Sister Nanaka in her obsessive state, feeling utterly desperate.
Sister Nanaka's liking for Chisa was a secret. If he was discovered, he would definitely be killed!
"Hmph hmph hmph~ This is great, Chisa is everywhere~"
He didn't dare to move. He could only pray in his heart that Sister Nanaka would leave after she was satisfied.
But things didn't go as he wished. Because she had absorbed too much "Chisa energy," Nanaka Kotegawa felt a little drunk, so she simply hugged the Chisa body pillow and threw herself onto the bed.
Miyazawa Yu was instantly dumbfounded. It wasn't because he was sleeping in the same bed as Sister Nanaka, but because his only escape route was cut off!
Now he was completely cornered against the wall. He couldn't call for help from heaven or earth!
"Hmm~ ahahaha~ Hmm? What's this?"
"Gulp! Good evening, Sister Nanaka. I was just waking up... do you believe me?"
His prayers had no effect at all. No matter how much he curled up, Miyazawa Yu was still accidentally touched by Nanaka as she happily rolled over.
Helpless, he could only brace himself and stick his head out, trying to get away with playing dumb.
"Ah~ So Yu didn't see anything~ I see~"
"That's right! That's right! Hahaha..."
"In that case, Yu, why don't you move your head closer~ I have something I want to tell you!"
Her eyes were obscure. Although she said she wanted to talk, Nanaka Kotegawa had already picked up the alarm clock from the head of the bed.
But she thought that since Yu was one of her own, throwing him into the sea would be too cruel. So she replaced the alarm clock with a stack of classic works—
Just one hit, one hit is all it takes. As long as she's gently tapped on the back of his head, he won't remember anything!
"No! Help me!"
He seemed to know how he lost his memory this morning. Miyazawa Yu didn't hesitate to lift the blanket to block Sister Nanaka's sight.
Then he turned over, got out of bed, and ran away at the speed of light!
Are you kidding me? Who knows what kind of side effects that memory loss has? It's better to just run!