Take Responsibility For My Stomach! ch2

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>Hm hmm~

>Okay.

>It's ready.
>>Breakfast
>>*Fresh ham salad
>>*Onion soup
>>*Toast
>>*Vegetable juice

>Ah.

>Morning, Ritsu.
>Fwah... Morning~

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>Today's the day you finally start on the "Less than 400kcals per meal" diet, huh!
>Yeah~

>The day before yesterday,
>>Coffee Milk

>I accidentally overate, but...

>Starting today, I'm turning a new leaf!
>I'm gonna give this my all!

>Ritsu...?
>Huh?
>I did it unconsciously...

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>Thanks for the food...

>I'm getting worried about what's coming next already.
>Hehehe.
>Why are you acting so proud?

>Don't you worry! I'm a girl who can do it when the time comes!
>No problem!

>...Well, if you say so, Ritsu.
>I do say so!

>Just leave it to me!

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>I totally forgot
>Hey~
>You alive in there?
>that the seminar gathering was today!!

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>B-But it'll be fine!
>I've got an iron will!

>I should be able to overcome this trial somehow...!
>Yay, let's eat!

>Somehow...!
>Thanks for the food~

>Somehow...
>Hey, um.

>You're making it really hard for me to eat, y'know.
>Hah
>Hah
>Hah!

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>Huh?
>A diet?
>>Ritsu's close friend: Kusonoki Rea

>Well, you have certainly gotten that.
>Does the word "delicacy" mean anything to you?

>So, what kind of diet is it?
>Wanna eat this?
>The one I'm on right now is 400kcals per meal.
>I don't want it.
>Well, in the worst case scenario, it's okay if I keep it under 1200kcals a day, but...

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>I've already had 950kcals today so far...

>Hilarious.
>You really don't have a heart, do you?

>So with that said, I'm not having any fried food tonight!
>I'll get really upset if you try to force some on me!

>I won't do that.
>R-Really? That's good...

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>She backed off a bit too easily there... I thought she'd tease me more...

>...No, not even this girl would do something that I'd truly hated.
>She's a good girl by nature.

>I'm just being overly sensitive.
>Look, even now...!

>I'm having auditory hallucinations!
>It's like someone's eating fried food right next to my ear...

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>Hey! I told you I'd get upset, didn't I!?
>I'm just eating normally~

>Liar!! You're totally doing this on...

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>Afu!

>Hey!

>Stop!

>What are you doing, you two?
>Oh, perfect timing.

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>Try eating fried food next to this girl's ears.
>It's really funny.

>Eh~ What the heck? I wanna try it!
>Me too!

>Eek!
>Eep!
>Eeeeeeeek!
>This girl is so much fun...

>The next day.
>And so
>that's what happened...

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>Everyone got a kick out of my reactions...
>Isn't that just cruel...?
>Ahaha... What a disaster.
>I can't really say anything since I would've likely gone along with it too.

>So, did you eat it in the end?
>I managed to hold back, of course!

>I made do by licking at the ketchup while surrounding myself in the fried food's smell.
>That's pretty extreme...
>Delicious...
>Delicious...
>Ritsu's broken!

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>But you managed to resist, didn't you?

>Good girl, Ritsu.

>O-Of course! I've got an iron will, after all!!
>Fufufu... I guess so.

>But coincidentally, today's lunch is...

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>cream croquette.

>Eh... This is
>a croquette...?

>This looks more...

>like a gratin...

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>Well, you'll find out once you taste it.

>R-Right.
>Okay, then...

>!

>The topping is panko breadcrumbs...?
>It's really crunchy.

>Th-Thank you for the food.

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>!!

>It's...

>It's true!
>This really is croquette!

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>Normal croquettes gain calories when they're fried, so I baked this in the oven and cut down on the owl.
>>Just a little bit of oil sprayed on the top.
>I see!
>Apparently it's typically known as spoon croquette or scoop croquette.
>...That outfit totally doesn't suit you.
>It strangely suits you rather well, Ritsu.
>...I can't deny that.

>Also, this has a secret ingredient. Can you guess what it is?
>I'll give you a hint. It's a white lump.

>A white lump?
>Hmm.

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>...Pork fat?
>There's no way it'd be that.

>The correct answer is pounded fish cake.
>Pounded fish cake!?
>Yep. It's to tie everything together.

>There wouldn't be enough volume with just wheat flour on its own, so I tried adding it and it looked like it was the right choice.
>Hweh... I couldn't tell at all.

>But it's thanks to that secret ingredient,

>that after the "crunch"...

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>You get to enjoy the gap that comes with it turning into a gentle "fwah"!
>Exactly.

>I'll gladly welcome delicious gaps like this any time!
>Ah, you'll get yet another gap is you add ketchup...
>Let's try it!!

>Phew...

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>Thank you for the meal.

>Aah...
>Another delicious meal... I'm so happy...!

>Think you can hang in there next week too?
>Yeah!

>No problem!
>Fried things aren't gonna scare me anymore!

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>And then~

>I totally forgot
>that I had a drinking party with my circle...
>Hey~
>Are you breathing okay...?

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>Lose Weight the Healthy Way!! - Happy Recipes
>Crab
>Eat with a spoon - Cream Croquette

>>Instruction
>1. Use a mixer to blend the low-fat milk and pounded fish cake into a paste.
>2. Finely chop the onion, add to a frying pan lined with butter and simmer until golden brown.
>3. Sprinkle in wheat flour to (2) while stirring. Once mixed, add the tinned crab, erythritol, salt and pepper and mix.
>4. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
>5. Gradually add (3) to (1) and simmer (while constantly stirring with a spatula).
>6. Pour (5) into a heat-resistant dish, cover with breadcrumbs, and lightly spray all over with salad oil.
>7. Put (6) into the pre-heated oven and bake for 12 minutes.

>>Adding just a little ketchup will give it a unique taste!!

>Ingredients (Serves 2)
>Panko breadcrumbs - 30g
>Low-fat milk - 400ml
>Tinned crab - 1 can
>Onions - 200g
>Erythritol - 5g
>Pounded fish cake - One
>Wheat flour - 40g
>Butter - 10g
>Salad oil - 6g
>Salt and pepper - Appropriate quantity
>Approx. 389kcal per person

>If you stop stirring (5), it'll clump up, so be careful.

>Cooking supervisor: Joe-san