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Yukino laughed helplessly, feeling that he had become much dumber.
"Why would anyone be scared because of something like this? I'm not responsible for raising you."
"If you know, stop talking so much. I thought you were going to pay for me." Natsume Rin said with a pout.
"……You deliberately."
"It's because you care about too many things, Minister. This will make you old."
They were arguing here, and after Natsume saw that he had bought almost everything, he went to the cashier.
After he checked out, Yukino, who was standing at the door of the supermarket with a big bag in her hands, snorted when she saw him, and turned away.
At this time, Natsume really wanted to say something to Yukino.
There is no good end for being a tsundere!
Chapter 50 Shiina Mahiru: I don't know how to drink
"Trouble!"
Natsume opened the door and the thing in his hand was taken away by Shiina-classmate. Even though they were in his house, the other party was more skilled than him.
"Natsume, go wash the vegetables."
He had just put away his schoolbag when Shiina Mahiru was assigning tasks in the kitchen. Looking at the slender figure in the apron, Natsume Rin had a lot to say, but in the end he shut up and went to work.
If you have a free chef, it’s better not to say too much.
"What are you planning to do this holiday, Natsume-san?"
He was washing vegetables while Shiina Mahiru was peeling mushrooms. The kitchen of the apartment was neither too big nor too small, so two people squeezed in without feeling crowded, and they just started chatting.
"Club activities, work, sleep, and maybe hanging out with friends."
He handed over the washed vegetables, and Shiina Mahiru nodded in understanding. After all, Natsume's family situation was like that, and the pressure of survival was indeed greater.
But if that’s the case, why would you rent this kind of apartment?
"What about you, Shiina-san?"
Natsume Rin finished the work at hand and walked around in circles in the kitchen, but couldn't figure out what to do next, so she had to start chatting with the busy girl.
"I watch TV, sleep, and occasionally watch the next semester's courses. Then I go to my aunt to learn some new dishes. That's about it. I feel like I've entered the state of being a housewife ahead of time..."
Shiina Mahiru touched her cheek with her wet fingers and made an accurate judgment about her holiday life.
"A leisurely life is not bad." Natsume envied her state. It was obvious that she had nothing to do and had to find something to do. Unlike him, he had tried his best to avoid trouble, but trouble always lingered.
If he could stay at home for more than a month and write all day, it would be the vacation he longed for.
"But it's boring to be like this every holiday. If Natsume-san has something fun to do, don't forget to bring poor me along."
While chatting and laughing, Natsume finally got a new job. Shiina Mahiru handed him the key and asked him to move the tableware out from the next room.
After being together for almost a semester, Shiina Mahiru has already treated his home as her own, but this is his first time to visit Shiina's home. The girl's room is much brighter than his, especially the orange wallpaper on the wall, which makes the whole house very warm.
Before entering the kitchen, he took a few more glances at the bedroom door with a cute doll hanging on it, which was very consistent with Shiina's temperament.
"It's right at the bottom of the kitchen, don't take the wrong one!"
Hearing her voice coming from next door, Natsume quickly found the target copper pot and picked up the alcohol lamp from the corner of the counter.
When leaving Shiina's house, he couldn't help but take a few more glances, thinking that he would decorate it in this style if he had the chance.
It seemed that she was planning to use a copper stove to cook. Natsume moved out a square table that had not been used for a long time and placed the copper stove on it. Shiina Mahiru had already walked over with a plate in her hand.
"It's ready to be ordered. The rice will have to wait a while. I'll take the copper stove and put the dishes on it first."
In the end, with almost no help from Natsume Rin, she prepared a table full of dishes by herself. In the center, there was a copper stove pot bubbling with smoke.
"It's the perfect time."
Before the meal officially started, Shiina Mahiru checked the time, stood up excitedly and turned on the TV. TOKYO was broadcasting a classic Japanese drama.
It is so classic that you can imagine the plot just by listening to the music.
"Thank you for your hard work, Shiina-san!"
"It's okay, as long as you like it." Shiina Mahiru listened to the sound of the TV, supported her chin with both hands, and looked at Natsume Rin gently while she ate.
Hiss, if it weren't for some principles and dignity, Natsume Rin might have blurted out "Mom".
Help you cook, help you do housework, help you change clothes, which woman would do this for you? If it weren't for the age difference, this is simply your biological mother!
"Um, Natsume-san."
While eating rice in small bites, Shiina Mahiru thought for a long time and then spoke slowly.
"Ok?"
"If you need a job during this holiday, I can help you find an easier job." Considering the boy's self-esteem, but really wanting to help him, Shiina Mahiru didn't make her words very clear.
"..."
Natsume Rin inexplicably had the illusion that she was being kept. It was an easy job and the salary should not be low. If she traced back further, she might even find traces related to the Shiina family.
After all, Shiina Mahiru occasionally revealed her family situation when chatting with him.
If you think about it carefully, a family that can carry out a big family political marriage is definitely not an ordinary wealthy family.
"It's okay if you don't want to go, just pretend I didn't say anything." Noticing the boy's strange expression, Shiina Mahiru quickly added.
"Is it Shiina's family's company?" Natsume Rin lifted the lid of the copper pot, and the room suddenly became hot.
She shook her head and explained to Natsume: "It's because of my father's relationship. It shouldn't be a big problem for him to arrange a temporary staff member."
So, in situations where it is inconvenient to give money directly, you arrange for someone close to you to collect the benefits in the name of work?
It is also possible that he was overthinking it. After all, he was not a close friend, and with the reputation of political donations, he did not need Shiina-san.
"Shiina-san's relationship with her father isn't that good, is it?" Natsume Rin tasted the freshly-made soup and gestured in praise of her. "If Shiina-san is forced to have unnecessary communication because of me, I'd feel like a heinous criminal."
"Eh?"
"Of course the main reason is that I'm not short of money. Look at the layout here, it doesn't look like I have any money." Natsume pointed at the living room and said confidently.
"...It feels like you're lying." Shiina Mahiru blinked, trying to find a flaw in his face.
Unfortunately, even if he was really lying, she might not be able to spot the flaws of someone like Natsume, and he was telling the truth.
"If you don't believe me, just take out something valuable." Natsume Rin smiled and stood up and went to the kitchen.
When he came back again, he was holding a freshly opened bottle of red wine in his hand.
This was a souvenir sent to him by Fuzugawa Bookstore when the sales of "Sword Art Online" exceeded 200,000. At that time, his underage identity had not yet been exposed, and the other party had no concept of prohibiting drinking, so they gave him a bottle of expensive red wine.
Natsume Rin later looked up the brand and found out that the price was probably around six figures.
"I can't bear to drink this bottle of wine myself. I was thinking of selling it, but I never found a good opportunity. Today, Shiina-san looked down on me. It seems like it's time to get rid of it."
With her beautiful eyes twinkling, Shiina Mahiru looked at the wine glass on the table and felt embarrassed.
"Well, I don't drink."
Chapter 51: Shiina-san? Shiina Mahiru? Mahiru?
Rather than saying that she can't drink, it would be more accurate to say that her alcohol tolerance is very poor, so poor that people would suspect that she is pretending.
Seeing her say that, Natsume Rin had given up trying to persuade her to drink, but she still couldn't suppress her curiosity and took a small sip.
After all, convenience stores would not sell alcoholic beverages to minors like her, and as an angel, it was impossible for her to get alcoholic beverages from her elders.
"Natsume-san, stop wandering around!" Shiina Mahiru said loudly, slamming the table.
Looking at her blushing face and talking nonsense over there, Natsume Rin, who was sitting motionless in her seat, picked up the red wine suspiciously. After confirming that the alcohol content was not high, she believed her words that she could not drink.
"Shiina, look, I'm moving." Natsume Rin raised her hands to show her innocence.
Shiina Mahiru rubbed her eyes and looked at Natsume Rin carefully. She wanted to sit up straight, but she couldn't stop leaning left and right.
Just like a slender penguin in beautiful clothes, it suddenly came to land and twisted its body in discomfort.
"No."
After trying many times, she still couldn't see clearly, so Shiina Mahiru pouted, shook her head and leaned against the wall.
"Drink some water."
Natsume Rin wanted to laugh when she saw this, so she helped pour a cup of tea and handed it to her.
Shiina Mahiru, leaning against the corner, lowered her head, her beautiful blonde hair becoming dull because of her owner's mood.
Natsume Rin touched her fingers, Shiina Mahiru raised her head aggrievedly, and her white legs under the pleated skirt collapsed on the ground. She looked at Natsume Rin and opened her mouth.
"feed me."
Due to the effect of alcohol, Mahiru Shiina, who usually behaves like a lady, finally reveals some of her devilish nature.
She grabbed Natsume Rin's hand, looking like she wasn't going to let go until she was fed.
“…I shouldn’t have taken out the wine.”
I feel that it is indeed myself that has a lot to do with her current state, Natsume Rin said gritting her teeth, reluctantly putting the cup to her pink lips.
Shiina Mahiru looked down at the water and licked her lips subconsciously. This very natural action was put on her body, making Natsume Rin feel charmed.
She has the personality of an angel, but her every frown and smile makes her look like a bewitching devil.
"Goooooooooo."
He drank a few gulps of cold water loudly, and the effects of the alcohol slowly dissipated, and his memory just now also came back.
Shiina Mahiru's already rosy face became so shy as if she had a cold when she recalled what happened just now.
It was so embarrassing for her to let Natsume-san feed her in that state!
Especially because she was drunk and the room was a bit hot, her clothing was inevitably a little inappropriate.
The legs that were originally tightly covered revealed the absolute area between the pleated skirt and stockings when she squatted on the ground. After waking up, Shiina Mahiru's first reaction was to pull down the hem of her skirt, and at the same time she rolled her eyes at Natsume Rin who was secretly glancing at her.
"It seems that everything is finally normal." Natsume Rin breathed a sigh of relief and reluctantly looked away.
Shiina-san's legs are really nice.