Itsuki/Utano birthday 2018 - 4

Heartfelt recipe - 4

[Hero Club room]

Yuu: Wakaba-chan, Mebuki-chan and Utano-chan, you all fought really fiercely!

Meb: I wanted to take the Vertexes down as fast as possible so Itsuki-chan would be free.

Uta: I was... hoping that moving around would help me forget the fate that awaits me.

Wak: Sorry, Utano. It seems that I can be held partially accountable for this.

Mit: Utanon, you'll probably be fine. Not that I have a good reason to believe that...

Fuu: Huh, wait... Where might my cute little sister be?

Yuu: Huh? She's not around.

SON: Maybe she wanted to make soba so much, she got sent back right to the Home Ec room?

Tou: Is that even possible? But let's check it out.

Wak: Are you saying that right now, Itsuki is making soba on her own!?

Fuu: Itsuki, stop! Don't do anything rash until your big sister's there!

[Home Ec room]

Its: *humming*

Fuu: Urgh... We're too late. She's already boiling something.

Uta: N-No way!

Its: Ah, everyone! And Utano-san, too!

Its: Perfect timing. I just finished pounding the soba dough and was boiling some as a test.

Its: Utano-san, could you taste test it for me? I'll cool the noodles down and make kake soba.

Uta: Uh, yeah... Sure...

Fuu: I did manage to teach her some of the procedures before the Vertexes attacked...

SON: Just what kind of kake soba are we going to see plated? My heart's beginning to beat faster.

Uta: My pulse is rising too, but for a different reason...

Its: Here you go, thank you for waiting. Test sample number one, kake soba.

Uta: ...Visually, it does look just like kake soba.

Its: Uh, it is kake soba though?

Uta: O-Of course. Okay, time to t-t-try some!

Its: Yeah! Please tell me what you think!

Uta: Phew... Phew... *slurp*

Fuu: Itsuki, I beg of you! I'll apologise with you later, just don't make Utano lose consciousness again!

Its: Utano-san, how is it?

Uta: ...Huh? It's actually edible.

Uta: Thank goodness... Hey, look, everyone, look! I'm still alive and breathing!

Fuu: Ah...

Wak: You said your thoughts out loud for everyone to hear...

Its: U-Utano-san... What do you mean by that?..

Uta: Oh, no!