Slow Start ch31

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>See you next week~

>I'm home.

>Welcome back~
>Hyaaa!?

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>Woah! So loud.
>You scared me.
>I-
>I'm the one who should be scared...

>Wait, huh?
>M-Mom!?
>Huh?
>Quite the delayed reaction there.

>I suddenly got some time off until the day after tomorrow.
>So I figured I may as well come and visit you.
>Is that so?
>I wish you had contacted me first.

>Dad stuck with housesitting.
>Hehe...

>You've been keeping your room and kitchen very tidy.
>Good girl.
>Ah.

>I've only really
>been using the kitchen when boiling water...

>I always have my meals in Shion-chan's place...
>The other day, Tama-chan
>cleaned the place up for me.
>Ah, that's why.
>You shouldn't rely on Shion-chan so much.
>Uh...

>...
>Although saying that.

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>I haven't really taught you how to cook or anything, Hana.
>...

>I thought I would teach you little by little when you started high school but...
>Uh
>Ah

>I-
>I'm sorry...
>What for?
>You don't need to apologise.

>Hmm, but y'know
>since I'm here and all.

>I'll teach you how to make a dish.
>Ah, Shion-chan will be so surprised.
>Y-
>Yeah.

>Are there any of my dishes you want to try making?
>Ah, erm...
>Erm...erm...

>Ah!
>That thing covered in taro sauce.
>Aah.
>You really liked that dish come to think of it.

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>Hmm, that dish her.
>It's pretty bothersome to make that one.
>Eeh?

>Will you do your best to memorize it?

>Y-Yes.
>I will.

>Erm.
>This should be enough ingredients.
>Next is...

>A pressure cooker?

>Yeah.
>Do you have one, Shion-chan?
>Yes, I do, but...
>what are you using it for?

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>Uweh
>Keep it a secret from Shion-chan until it's done, okay?

>Erm
>I-I thought
>I would give myself some pressure.
>>mumble mumble
>With a pot?

>Also, erm...
>a few other things...

>Ah, is that it?
>Just normal cooking.

>Ah,
>are you practising cooking?
>Ah,
>yeah, that's it!

>I see.
>Then I would reccomend this.
>?

>Amazing, isn't it?
>With this, you can easily seperate yolks and egg whites.
>Uh, yeah.
>It's amazing, but...
>I probably won't use those...

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>I see?
>Then how about this?
>Super cool goggles for chopping onions.
>Yeah
>They're cool, but...
>I probably won't use those...

>Is...

>Is it done?
>It's finished?
>Yeah.
>Good job.
>This is the finished product.

>There were a few close calls with your hands
>but your overall performance wasn't bad.
>Th-
>Thank goodness...

>Ehehe

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>Hazuki-san!!!

>Ahaha, long time no see, Shion-chan!
>Ah~ Shion-chan feels nice~
>Kya~ Kya~
>When did you get here?

>Hmm, about noonish.
>I was stopping by Hana's place.
>Eh~ Is that so?
>I wish you had come to my place.

>ah.
>Erm, about that, Shion-chan.
>?

>Wow.
>You made this, Hana-chan?
>Erm, yeah.

>Mom did half the work, though...
>But now you'll be able to make it by yourself, Hana.
>Y-Yeah.
>Maybe.

>Well then.
>Let's dig in.

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>Mm.

>Ah.
>Yeah, it's good.
>It's very delicious, Hana-chan.
>R-Really?

>Y'see, this here
>is Hana's favorite dish.
>I thought I'd teach her how to make it since I was here.
>Is that so?
>It's very delicious.

>>Mm, how nice~
>Could you teach me the recipe too, Hazuki-san?
>Ah, erm well...
>Ah.

>Y-You can't!!

>Eh?
>U-Um.
>You don't have to memorize this, Shion-chan.

>I-If
>you want to eat this again
>just tell me and I'll make it...
>So erm...
>>mumble mumble
>>fidget fidget

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>Ah.

>Okay, I understand.
>When I want to eat it again, I'll put in a request to you, Hana-chan.
>Y-Yeah.
>Leave it to me.

>That was a good bath.
>Phew...

>...Ah...

>You seem to be doing well.
>I'm relieved.

>...
>You said that the last time you came here.
>Ahaha, did I?
>I forgot.

>Are you getting along with your friends?
>Yeah.
>We're gonna hang out together during summer vacation.
>Every day's gonna be fun.

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>I got this
>for my birthday.
>Oh, how cute.

>...That's right.
>You certainly look like you're having fun.
>It's like you're a different person to how you were back then.
>Uh.

>You'd hang your head in shame everyday
>and cry all the time.
>Uh
>No more. I wanna die.
>Uuh.

>That was
>honestly pretty painful.
>Uuuuuh.

>I-
>I'm sorry...
>No no.
>Ahaha

>...Yeah.
>You seem to be doing well.
>I'm relieved.

>...
>You already said that.
>Y'know.
>Oh did I?

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>Is there any dishes of mine you want to try making?
>Ah, erm.
>Erm... erm...

>Ah.
>Cold tofu!

>...Cold tofu?
>Cold tofu!

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>Cold tofu~