TSIINGAC Chapter 2

A hands-on cooking class for very beginners.

Among the students was the school’s idol, Haruno Hinata.

She was dressed in a simple white sweatshirt and jeans, but her pink apron with a floral pattern and a triangular hood with the same pattern wrapped around her head made her look very girly and cute.

But…

She’s a top student in grades and sports, and she sings and plays the piano exceptionally well.

Her appearance is showbiz-level beauty, and she is always smiling and friendly.

She is a super beautiful girl who does everything perfectly.

So finding her on the super beginner course was a bit awkward, and I stared at Haruno’s face in dismay.

She must have noticed my gaze.

She gave me the same smiley face I see at school and bowed politely, saying, “It’s nice to meet you.”

“Haruno…-san?”

“Eh?”

When her name was suddenly called, she gave a confused, mixed smile and tilted her head slightly.

Even though we were in the same class in the first grade, we hardly ever talked to each other.

It’s only natural that someone as popular and at the top of the caste as she wouldn’t know who I am.

I felt a little sad, but that’s reality.

“I’m Akizuki, we were in the same class in the first grade.”

“Akizuki… Yuya…-kun?”

Haruno lowered her eyebrows and sounded unsure.

“That’s right. You didn’t understand because the impression was too thin, haha.”

“No, it’s not that, it’s just that… the impression is so different from school…”

Haruno blinks her big eyes and looks at my hair and clothes alternately.

At first, I thought she was making excuses for my concern, but judging by her serious expression and tone of voice, it appears not to be the case.

And I’m a little surprised that Haruno answered my full name immediately.

It seems that it’s true that she originally knew me and didn’t recognize me in today’s outfit…

“Did you come here to learn how to cook too, Akizuki-kun?”

“No, I’m… here working part-time as an instructor. It’s a class run by my mother.”

“You’re an instructor?”

The wide-eyed, surprised expression on her face is also cute, as beautiful as she is.

Haruno then glanced sideways at my mother.

My mother was smiling and nodding at Haruno.

“I’m surprised that Haruno-san came to the super beginner’s course. I thought she was a super idol who could do anything.”

Hearing my words, her face suddenly stiffened.

The face, which had its eyes downcast, turned red in a flash.

“I’m leaving.”

Haruno suddenly turned on her heel.

Oh no.

I had no intention of making fun of her, but her pride may have been hurt.

If she left like this, my mother would be very angry with me.

“Oh, wait!”

I unexpectedly reached out and grabbed her wrist as she turned away from me.

“Hyan!”

Haruno quickly withdrew her hand, making a cute bell-like sound.

Then she turned around and stared at me with her big, beautiful eyes.

She held the wrist of the one held by me with her other hand, holding it at her chest as if she was holding something precious.

Her eyes are staring at me with a hint of anger, confusion, or both.

Either way, it’s a “What the hell is this guy doing?”

Oh, no.

No matter how impatient I was, if I suddenly grabbed a girl’s wrist, it was no wonder she would look at me with hostility.

“Oh… sorry Haruno-san. I didn’t mean to…”

“Hey, hey, Yuya! What are you doing?”

My mother walked up to me and stood between me and Haruno and took one look at me with a grim look on her face.

Then she turned around, smiled kindly, and spoke to Haruno.

“I’m sorry, Haruno-san. My stupid son has no sense of delicacy. If a boy you don’t like holds your hand, it would be very uncomfortable, wouldn’t it?”

“What? No, I don’t… think it’s weird.”

“Really? Feel free to say what you really think.”

Hey, hey, my mother!

How can you diss your own son in front of the most popular girl in the same school?

“No, it’s not really weird or anything. I was just a little surprised when he suddenly grabbed my hand…”

Indeed, Haruno is a bit cringing.

I’ve only ever seen her at school, always smiling, confident and regal.

I would have thought that being such a popular girl, she must have a lot of experience with men…

I was surprised to see that she is also a bit more naive than I thought.

Or it could be due to the embarrassment of being discovered participating in a very beginner’s course.

“My Yuya looks like this, but he’s a kind and gentlemanly guy, so please take care of Yuya from now on.”

“Oh, yes.”

“Well, if you say something like this after suddenly holding your hand, you have zero power of persuasion!”

Ah, damn.

Stupid mother.

I thought she was following up with me, but then she said something unnecessary again.

“And anyway, I’m sorry, Haruno-san. I didn’t mean to offend you. You said you were leaving, so I’ll never… do this again.”

“Oh, yeah… I know.”

Haruno’s cheeks are slightly reddish as she answers with her eyes slightly downcast.

Really, this girl may actually be insanely naive.

Her shy expression made my heart jump.