Part 9
After I pressed the doorbell, the door immediately opened.
At first, I thought when she met me, she would have an ordinary serious face, but the results
were surprising.
"Welcome."
Strangely, Horikita welcomed me with a good mood.
Seeing this unusual appearance, I felt a little anxious.
A fragrant aroma was spread in the room.
"I'm just preparing dinner. Come on in."
Why does she have to call me now? I have a bad feeling...
When I was hesitant to enter, I felt a sharp gaze from Horikita and I was forced to eliminate the
idea of refusal.
Maybe Horikita didn't want anyone else to know that she called someone to his room at night.
I decided not to think about it anymore. When I first entered his room, I saw something strange.
Somehow, 2 sets of food utensils were placed on a small table.
After having a conversation with me, who will she eat with?
"You say ..."
I intended to confirm, but Horikita stopped me.
"Please. Sit there."
No, she wants me to sit there ... However I see a pair of chopsticks placed in that spot.
My instinct tells me. This is a trap.
"So what do you want to talk about?"
I did not sit down, but tried to cut off the subject immediately.
"You want to talk while standing? I need to prepare what I'm doing here, so could you sit down
and wait a minute?"
"Oh ... I'd rather stand up."
"What's the matter? I'd feel uncomfortable with you standing like this. Sit down."
Since Horikita's tone became stronger, I decided to sit down.
In the past, that was normal, haughty and irrational, and long-sighted.
Because we took the initiative to isolate ourselves for each other's sake, I have forgotten about
this attitude.
In short, I just have to sit and wait.
However, as far as food is concerned, it is only half done. It takes a long time to complete.
"I want to ask. Will this conversation really end in an hour?"
"Yes, our conversation will last no longer than an hour."
I felt as if I had been cheated by the conversation I had with Horikita before.
It's true, by phone, she said the conversation would not be over in an hour.
In other words, there were other things that were not included.
"Are the 'others' counted in it?"
"Yes, this takes ... one and a half hours to two hours or more?"
Sure enough, is this what that means?
"I think this is also the point. I will prepare dinner. "
Nobody ever expected this kind of thing. Feeling really shaken by the hoax of her absurd words.
Even so, I had seen that she had placed her plate on the table. I regretted saying that I had not
eaten dinner yet, and I thought about something like that again. She really called me out at a
good time.
Even though Horikita turned her back on me, I could see that her cooking skills were not so bad.
It could even be said that at the standard of a year 1 high school student, she was very skilled.
"My parents are busy with work, so I often cook for myself."
I felt that Horikita could read my thoughts.
"You don't feel inconvenient, does it require a lot of work?"
Although I was happy after the dish was made, there were other problems.
"After learning that Nii-san entered this school, I took the initiative to improve my cooking skills."
"Did you wish to enter this school to live alone?"
"Right."
After cutting the ingredients with a kitchen knife. Horikita started cooking soup using a
saucepan.
But since it is not a topic of special exams, what will be discussed?
I still don't know about this.