After that.
Everything was handled solely by Otosaka Ayumi.
Everyone started to feel motivated. Since they were there to help, Natsuhiko and Nao naturally couldn't just stand by and watch.
The items for moving were quickly taken out one by one and placed in their designated spaces.
In the end, it wasn't until evening that they finished organizing the kitchen and living room, the common areas.
Because Ayumi would say things like "the angle isn't right" or "I'm not quite happy with this spacing," she was particular about the placement of the furniture to a precise degree. If he had done it himself, he would have finished it a long time ago.
But perhaps thanks to that, the atmosphere inside was comfortable and relaxed; girls are amazing at that.
But today is a new beginning, and it's definitely worth celebrating.
In the end
Otosaka Yuu was the first to sit on the floor, leaning against a cardboard box with his legs stretched out.
This guy's stamina is terrible.
"Natsuhiko-niichan, Nao-neechan, let's take a break~"
In fact, most of the stuff was done, the cleaning was finished, and it was definitely time to stop.
"I'm a little tired."
Nao stretched in agreement.
She hadn't even broken a sweat, but she could still go out and beat up a bunch of thugs.
"Natsuhiko-niichan must be tired too."
Ayumi's words were lighthearted. They sometimes chatted on LINE and talked about astronomy, and there was also the debt relationship that Ayumi had unilaterally decided on.
Even though it was only their second meeting, their relationship seemed quite close.
"Come to think of it, I am a little tired!"
"Then, Ayumi will go prepare dinner for everyone."
Otosaka Ayumi's eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she made this suggestion.
It was hard to refuse her like this.
"Yay, I'll leave it to you!"
Standing to the side, Ayumi was so happy she almost jumped up. "I'll go prepare it now~".
After Ayumi walked away.
Nao, who was sitting beside him, spoke meaningfully.
"I thought you would go help, or tell me to do it, and then cook yourself."
Natsuhiko looked at Otosaka Yuu, who was sprawled out next to him, and shrugged slightly.
He shifted his gaze to the silver-haired girl.
"I won't do something that casually takes away someone else's value."
Clearly, this was Ayumi's way of showing her appreciation for their help. She had only been standing there giving directions, and now it was time for her to show her own worth.
It would be inappropriate to steal the spotlight at this time.
Natsuhiko smiled knowingly.
"Besides, a certain silver-haired violent woman is saying she's tired, she's really shameless."
Tomori Nao scoffed and stared at the wall.
Although she still had a smile on her face, he felt that her figure had become a little lonely.
He realized.
Tomori Nao must have been thinking of her hospitalized brother-in-law when she saw Ayumi. After spending so much time together, Natsuhiko more or less understood her feelings, as she tried her best to smile.
Nao, who was spacing out, suddenly felt something warm covering her hand.
It was Natsuhiko's hand.
Unlike before, it wasn't like a hold or rough.
It seemed to be conveying a trace of warmth that could permeate her heart.
At first, it was indeed like that.
Until that hand suddenly started moving around.
Nao suddenly stood up. The movement almost startled Otosaka Yuu, who was half-dead in his dream, awake.
She then realized that this was someone else's home and had no choice but to sit down helplessly.
However, looking at Natsuhiko's innocent expression, her worries disappeared.
Was Natsuhiko doing it on purpose?
Nao looked suspiciously at the annoying guy with his hands on the floor and fell into thought.
...
Raising a glass.
"Well, thanks for your hard work today~~"
"Thanks for your hard work!"
The few people clinked their glasses together.
The glasses contained the drinks that Natsuhiko had brought, a variety of melon, strawberry, and watermelon.
After drinking the drinks to moisten their throats, Ayumi spoke.
"This is Ayumi's special omelet rice, please enjoy."
The yellow dish with bright red lines emitted the aroma of fried eggs. Natsuhiko moved his spoon, and the soft omelet was easily cut.
The chicken had a salty taste, the mushrooms tasted good, and the vegetables tasted fresh and sweet.
Overall, it was a pretty good dish.
"Ayumi has the talent to be a bride."
"Huh, why do you say that?"
Natsuhiko pointed to the omelet rice.
"The taste of omelet rice has the power to capture people's hearts!"
Nao nodded.
"That's right."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Ayumi waved her fist energetically.
On the other side.
Otosaka Yuu listened to the conversation of the three and felt hot tears gathering in his eyes. He usually felt bad, but it was even more unbearable when he was with others.
Because.
His omelet rice had the Otosaka family's secret ingredient - Ayumi's pizza sauce.
This was a special pizza sauce made by Ayumi for the Otosaka family.
It could be said that it was so sweet that it was hard to swallow.
But as Otosaka Yuu, who never cooked, naturally had no say in the matter and could only watch the guests eat the omelet rice while swallowing his anger.
Natsuhiko secretly laughed at Otosaka Yuu, who was already looking like he was going crazy.
Yuu.
You really don't know.
This was specially made by your sister, from a recipe your mother made just for your taste, containing the family's love.
What's most important now? Heart! Heart!
"Natsuhiko, do you think my special pizza sauce looks good?"
Perhaps having noticed Natsuhiko's gaze, Ayumi suddenly said these terrifying words!
Natsuhiko quickly waved his hand and earnestly educated her.
"Ayumi, this is the Otosaka family's secret recipe, only suitable for family members with the surname Otosaka. When your surname changes one day, you'll have to switch to another family's taste!"
"You're right~"
Ayumi showed a look of agreement.
Otosaka Yuu was already about to jump up and down. He had originally planned to watch a good show, but in the end, only he was hurt and distraught.
Nao listened to their banter.
She keenly sensed that the so-called pizza sauce must be something that even made Natsuhiko worried.
"Ayumi, can I have some."
Then Nao felt Natsuhiko, who was sitting next to her, give her a "may you be happy" look.
Holding a strange feeling, Nao gently put a spoonful into her mouth.
In an instant.
She regretted it a little. This was simply dark cuisine in some sense.
"How is it, how is it?"
Natsuhiko looked at Nao, who was holding her breath and not speaking.
"Ayumi, Nao will be called Natsu Nao in the future, so she still can't get used to the Otosaka family's secret sauce!"
"Oh oh, Natsuhiko is right!"
She tilted her head slightly as she spoke, such a cute gesture.
Nao finally gave him a grateful look. She really regarded Natsuhiko as an authority on food now, easily understanding its terror just from the taste.
How scary!.
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