Chapter 13: BBQ Yukimura started calling her "Yuzu"...
Yukimura Seiichi put his tennis racket back, packed his tennis bag, and walked to the players' bench, accepting the towel offered by Yanagi Renji. He folded his hands together, then covered his face with it, closing his eyes and enjoying this moment of isolation from the world.
Once every pore was dry, Yukimura tossed the towel into the recycling basket, his expression returning to normal. He then took off his tennis bag by the shoulder strap and handed it to Sanada. He then crossed the tennis court and walked to the bottom of the stands, looking up at Yuihara Kaoru.
"People from both departments have agreed to have a barbecue together. Mizunoe-san should be going too. Yuihara, do you want to come?"
Yuihara Kaoru didn't answer him immediately, but turned to look at Mizunoe. Mizunoe Haruko received both Kaoru's questioning and Yukimura's pleading gazes at the same time. After screaming madly in her heart, she finally gave a firm answer: "Kaoru, come with me, otherwise there will be only boys."
Xiangcheng then asked Yukimura, "You should discuss this with your members first... After all, I'm an outsider."
"No need," Yukimura smiled, "No one has any objection."
Yuihara Kaoru: "Okay then! Count me in~"
Coming to the familiar source of heat, he leaned against it. Mizunotsuki's height was just enough for her shoulders to support his head. Akutagawa Jiro closed his eyes again and fell asleep peacefully.
Ah, how can this be! Yuhara Kaoru screamed jealously: "I want one too, I want one too!" Then she leaned to the other side. Mizunoe supported the two large character pendants, her gentle expression almost unable to hold back.
"Yuhara Kaoru," Mizunoe called her name in the most gentle tone. Yuhara Kaoru stood up straight in an instant. She was most afraid of Haruko calling her full name!
Mizunoe continued, "Akutagawa Jiro? If you don't take your head away—"
Okay, the other one stood up straight too.
In the steaming barbecue restaurant, three square tables were put together. The members of Rikkai and Hyotei sat on both sides tacitly. Only Jiro Akutagawa, who was clinging to his rare good friend Bunta, sat alone at the end of the table, excitedly sharing today's harvest.
Mizunoe asked the other members to move the vacant seat on Hyotei's side, and successfully brought Yuihara Kaoru to Hyotei's side.
"It feels like a dinner party that separates people from Tokyo and Kanagawa!" Yuihara Kaoki whispered her discovery to Mizunotsuki on her left. This seat felt pretty good—right to the aisle, across from Yukimura and Sanada, next to Mizunotsuki, and not sitting with anyone I didn't know well.
Masaharu Niou also sent a message to Rika Sakurai with great interest: Today, I also witnessed the famous scene, but I was not allowed to take photos.
Sakurai Rika: ??? Is this human language? Speak quickly!
Yagyu caught a glimpse of a familiar profile picture from the corner of his eye and asked Niou, "Who are you chatting with?"
Niou Masaharu replied nonchalantly, "Your ex-girlfriend."
Yagyu: "What are you talking about?"
Niou Masaharu smiled slyly at him: "I can't say it, I can't say it."
Yagyu also leaned towards him, pushing his glasses up with his middle finger. Niou raised one corner of his mouth and said, "You still say you don't care."
Stimulated, Yagyu Hiroshi was silent for a moment.
Three grills were brought to the table one after another, followed by plate after plate of their signature wagyu beef. Yukihara Kaoru, Mizunotsuki, and Yukimura all reached for the grilled meat simultaneously, with Mizunotsuki, who was closest, taking the first bite. "I'll do it, I'll do it! Oh, and don't let Kaoru grill the meat!"
"Haruko!" Yuihara Kaoru became visibly flustered.
Yukimura and Sanada were both interested in watching her embarrassment, which she tried to pretend didn't exist. Mizunoe cleared her throat and said, "Since Kaguya will be at Rikkai University for another three years... I'm going to tell you in advance!"
Yuihara Kaoru complained: "The surprise you gave me is to reveal my dark history!" Upon hearing the word "dark history", Yanagi Renji immediately appeared between Yukimura and Sanada. No one knew where his notebook and pen were usually placed, but they miraculously appeared in his hands in an instant.
"We have a barbecue debuff on our Yuu-chan team," Mizunotsuki said enthusiastically. "Think back to our Kanto tournament celebration, our beloved captain, Yuu-chan, personally prepared a barbecue for everyone, and it ended with us all running into each other in the hospital getting IV drips."
Yuihara Kaoru weakly defended herself: "It must be a problem with the ingredients!"
"The Food Safety Agency has been there, Xiangcheng," Mizunoe said ruthlessly, "There's nothing wrong with the ingredients, and they've even forced them to close down for rectification."
The three Rikkai giants had a hard time holding back their laughter. Mizunoe continued, "The final conclusion is that oranges are not suitable for barbecue."
——It almost caused them to suffer non-combat casualties in the national competition.
"It's interesting... No, I mean—"
"You don't have to say anymore," Yukimura stared at Yukimura who wanted to change his words quickly, "I know what you are going to say."
Yukimura finally laughed without any concealment, and even Yanagi Renji, who was writing and drawing, couldn't help laughing. Sanada, who tried his best to hold back, finally broke down and laughed out loud with a deep bass voice. Yuihara Kaoru suddenly felt that the ahoge on his head was about to be blown up.
"Sanada...or you better stop laughing."
No wonder he always plays the role of a serious, mature and cold-faced man!
The small incident was quickly overshadowed by the rising aroma of the meat slices. Everyone's attention was drawn to the grill in front of them. Sanada even burst into a declaration: "Barbecue Contest! We, the Rikkai Kai, have won an absolute victory!"
"Ever-victory Rikkai University!" Niou and the others also shouted passionately. The Hyotei on the opposite side was unwilling to be outdone. Unexpectedly, the seemingly noble and proud Atobe snapped his fingers: "Hyotei——"
"It's the champion!" Xiangri and others also felt a strong desire to fight.
Yukihara Kaoru was stunned. How did things turn out like this? Yukimura should be fine—looking up, he saw him tying tissues to his chopsticks, cheering for Rikkai University.
Noticing her gaze, Yukimura handed over the "flag," "Kaguya, cheer for us!"
Without waiting for Kaoru's response, Yukimura, still wrapped in his coat, announced the start of the match. In an instant, swords flashed, chopsticks flew, and everyone's movements were so fast that afterimages flew. Sanada Genichirō roared, summoning the momentum of his kendo practice. Sword energy flowed from the tips of his chopsticks, "crackling" and slicing through the others' attacks.
"The first bite - is mine!" Before Sanada finished his words, the beautiful piece of meat was successfully intercepted by Yukimura who attacked from the side.
Atobe and Mizunoe followed closely behind, quickly picking up the meat before anyone else could reach out.
Niou and the others yelled "Damn it!" and activated their skill packs one after another—especially Niou Masaharu, who transformed into Shishido Ryo and Oshitari Yuushi, successfully tricking their respective partners into giving him barbecue. Marui Bunta, on the other hand, played both sides, snatching a lot of food from Akutagawa Jiro and the Jackal Kuwabara.
Yuihara Kaoru, who was still holding the "flag" in her left hand, had never experienced such a scene before. How could she eat the meat when it wasn't cooked yet? Just as she was thinking about it, two slices of roasted beef appeared on her plate, which were fed by Yukimura and Mizunoe.
Mizunotsuki is no longer surprised: "For the past month, it's been like this every time we have a meal together."
Yukimura Seiichi was quick to protect the barbecue during the battle, while reminding Xiang Cheng: "Eat it quickly, Xiang Cheng, otherwise it will be snatched away."
Xiangcheng? Mizunotsuki's eyes flickered between the two of them, watching the show. Xiangcheng had already obediently started to finish the two pieces of meat on the plate.
Mizunoe sneered and then joined the battle.
Things were spiraling out of control... The barbecue plates, with the meat slices removed, piled up one after another. No one was sitting there except Yukimura. Mizunoe and Yukimura kept feeding her like a guinea pig, her mouth moving rapidly, the sole survivor of this battle.
I just didn't expect Yukimura could be so childish sometimes. Yukihara Kaoru looked at the "flag" stuck in the chopstick cage, and then looked at Yukimura who insisted on an elegant style to make sure his coat didn't fall off.
Even though I've always been a reliable minister, sometimes I want to let myself go.
The barbecue battle, which lasted for more than two hours, ended with everyone slumped in their chairs, holding their stomachs.
Yuihara Xiangcheng thought that she should eat the most, so she was worried that the other two were not full.
Mizunoe rolled her eyes: "Are you doubting my fighting ability?"
Yukimura Seiichi: "Yeah, it's not a good feeling to be questioned."
"I was wrong," Yuhara Kaoru said with an apologetic smile, "You two are both great demons."
When I walked out of the barbecue restaurant, the Atobe family's special car was already waiting outside the door.
Mizunoe held onto Yuihara's arm and refused to let go: "I'll leave Xiangcheng to the care of everyone at Rikkai University!"
Niou Masaharu leaned over Yagyu: "Pfft, Ms. Hyotei, don't worry, we are——"
"We will take good care of Xiangcheng." Yukimura took over the conversation.
Yuihara Kaoru looked left and right, raised her hand and asked, "I'm not a kindergartener~"
Yanagi Renji and Niou Masaharu looked at this confused "retarded child" with sympathy. They couldn't tell who to sympathize with.
"I'm so full," said Yuihara Kaoru, as they sent Mizunotsuki and the others off. The five people who were traveling with them went home together. She felt like she was going to die of fullness. "I kept eating and eating. There wasn't a drop of meat on the plate!"
Yanagi Renji sighed: "This is the power of 'love'~"
Yukimura rolled his eyes at him, but Yukihara Kaoru didn't hear anything and continued, "It must be because I eat so deliciously! That's why everyone feeds me!"
"Everyone?"
"Yeah! Especially after the home economics class, the girls would always give me their best products and let me compare whose is more delicious."
This cannot be heard by Yagyu, Niou thought, otherwise he would imagine some unspeakable scenes in the second dimension.
Yukimura still walked on the right side of Yukimura and asked, "What are your plans for tomorrow?"
"Go to the club in the morning and do some cleaning in the afternoon, probably. Little Monster likes to hide things lately. Several of Dad's socks are missing."
"Is that so... then it's okay." Yukimura smiled to himself.
After arriving home, when Yuihara Kaoru was sitting on the sofa petting the cat, she realized what was wrong today.
Why did Yukimura start calling her "Yuzu"?
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Thank you for seeing my current baby! I will update daily on schedule! ~ Although I've been a bit busy recently and can't confirm a fixed update time, I will try to drop two chapters [shy][shy] I hope to receive your comments and collections!
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