"So Yukiko, I see that you brought a bowl of porridge, is that porridge for Shiina?" Asked Hiko.
"Y-Yeah, but because I was standing outside for a while, maybe the porridge isn't that warm," Yukiko replied, feeling a bit sad because she wanted Shiina to eat the porridge she made while the porridge was still warm.
Shiina really couldn't believe what she saw in front of her eyes, Yukiko, who Hiko said couldn't cook, made porridge for herself? She was so doubtful whether the porridge made by Yukiko could be eaten or not.
But because she could see from Yukiko's facial expression, that her mother made the porridge seriously and sincerely. So she immediately took Yukiko's porridge that was placed on the table next to her bed and ate it.
Hiko and Yukiko were dumbfounded when they both saw Shiina eating the porridge made by Yukiko. The two of them said nothing and waited for a reaction from Shiina.
After Shiina took the first gulp of her mother's homemade porridge, which was already lukewarm.
She could feel that the porridge her mother made wasn't as bad as she thought, indeed there was a bit too much salt in the porridge but not to the point that it made the porridge inedible.
The liquid level of the porridge is also quite right, so it's not too runny. And that is proof that Yukiko made the porridge seriously.
The porridge she was eating right now wasn't as good as what she made herself or what Chitose made, but at least it was still edible. Besides that at this time Yukiko was feeling very hungry, so reflexively she ate the porridge with great gusto.
After Shiina finished eating the porridge, she put the bowl that used to contain the porridge onto the table. Then she drank a glass of water that had been prepared on the same table.
"The porridge is a bit salty," Shiina said who had just finished drinking. "But at least this porridge can still be consumed safely, and I can fill my stomach that feels hungry. "Yukiko-san I can feel that you made this porridge seriously, good job. It's just that I want you to keep practicing so your cooking skills can get better!"
Hiko and Shiina were shocked by the words that came out of Shiina's mouth. At first they thought that Shiina would spit out the porridge and cursed out, but not only did Shiina finish Yukiko's porridge, she even praised Shiina. Tears streamed down Yukiko's cheeks, she was very happy when she heard the praise from her daughter.
So far, Shiina has always been cold and indifferent to herself. Shiina's compliment to her was something she thought impossible would come out of Shiina's mouth.
Hiko also shed tears on his cheeks, he could feel that Shiina had started to forgive Yukiko, something he had considered almost impossible, considering Shiina's deep grudge against Yukiko.
The relationship between Yukiko and Shiina is now practically getting better. The tension that usually arises when the two of them are in the same room finally dissipates completely. Shiina probably still can't forgive Yukiko completely. But at least now Shiina is a bit willing to accept Yukiko's existence as her mother.
Hiko felt relieved and happy because finally Shiina was willing to start eliminating the hatred she had for Yukiko.
It might still take a while for Shiina to forgive Yukiko's mistake. But for Hiko and Yukiko, Shiina's acceptance when she ate the porridge Yukiko made was proof that Shiina had started to open her heart to Yukiko.
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Index's eyes lit up, when she saw the typical Japanese breakfast that was in front of her eyes. Even though now she can no longer eat in astonishing amounts like before because her digestive system has been repaired by Chitose.
But still, the greed that she had didn't go away, so every time Index saw the delicious food in front of her, her mouth would drool and by reflex, she would eat up all the food in front of her without caring about manners or other people until she experienced a severe stomach pain because her stomach is not strong enough to accommodate the amount of food she consumes.
Luckily before Index did the same stupidity. Kaori managed to prevent Index from eating too much.
"Aaahn, Kaori! Why did you only allow me to eat a bowl of rice and one fried tofu!" Index protests. "I want more food!"
"No Index!" Kaori said. "Have you forgotten, that right now your digestive system isn't as abnormal as it used to be when you have to eat five meals a day which is equivalent to a normal person's twenty meals!? If you eat too much you might get sick to your stomach again and later you won't even be able to eat dinner!"
"Humph! You are cruel and sadistic!" Index said while puffing her cheeks and then ate up the rice and fried tofu provided by Kaori for her.
Kaori sighed and ate slowly. By this time she already had good common sense and a great deal of general knowledge thanks to her stay for a few weeks in Yuragi Sou. So that she knows how to live like a normal person.
But she did not see the same change in Index. The holder of 103,000 Grimoires is still spoiled, selfish, unwilling to accept reality and greedy. Even she is still lazy at work so Chitose has to scold her many times.
Index simply did not want to change the spoiled attitude and arrogance that she had and that trait almost made her debts multiply. If only Kaori had not accompanied Index.
But there is one thing that makes Index at least act a little more disciplined. The fear that Index has for Chitose, is an absolute guarantee that Index will take her duties more seriously. So whenever Index was slacking off, Kaori always threatened Index to use Chitose's name so she wouldn't be lazy.
Chitose herself didn't mind if Kaori used her name to threaten Index. As long as Index could work more diligently, Kaori also started to think about how she could change Index to be more diligent. .so that he wouldn't always have to use violence and harsh ways to discipline Index.
Not far from where Index and Kaori had breakfast, Mikoto was sitting alone on her bedroom balcony drinking her favorite canned juice. Right now she was thinking about what kind of trauma Touma had experienced, to the point that he didn't really like that type of girl like her.
She doesn't want to deny that she has feelings for Touma, ever since Touma saved her and her clone Misaka 10032 from Accelerator. But she couldn't confess her feelings to Touma because Touma was always cold to her. Plus she knew that Touma was already dating Shizuka and there were three other girls already lining up to be part of Touma's harem.
And that was a hard thing for Mikoto to accept who wanted to have Touma all to herself. So for now it was impossible for Mikoto to confess her feelings to Touma.
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