Chocolate de Familia 6
“I’m not the type to do things like this. It’s the first time I’ve done something so bold.”
“Yeah, okay? But I’m the one being teased here.”
While responding, he gazes at her face with a cold look.
Perhaps because of the absurdity of the situation, he manages to stay calm and observe carefully.
It appears as though she’s simply making fun of him, but at the same time, she seems bewildered by the situation she’s created.
“It’s strange, you know. Sometimes I can’t help but want to tease you, Sōma-san. I wonder why.”
“How should I know? Maybe it’s because Saito and the others are bothering you so much, and you’re unconsciously accumulating stress. They say even pets get stressed when their owners pay too much attention to them.”
It’s just a random hypothesis he came up with, but if it happens to be true, it means he’s being used as a stress reliever.
‘I really want her to stop that.’
Sure, he accepted the role of watching over Chika’s, but being a stress outlet was never part of the deal.
Upon hearing Sōma’s half-hearted theory, Chika shook her head slightly.
“Right now, I’m feeling excited, nervous, and fluffy at the same time. I’m surprised at myself, and there’s this sensation in the center of my chest like it’s being squeezed, but it doesn’t feel bad. Is this what stress relief feels like?”
“I don’t even know what you’re talking about.”
‘Excitement, nervousness, and fluffiness, huh?’
Sōma has never experienced such feelings altogether.
If he had to think of something remotely similar, it might be the feeling he gets when he bakes a perfectly done cake.
But the sensation of his chest being squeezed is something he has never experienced.
“What do you think, Sōma-san?”
Looking at his face, Chika blinked in confusion.
“Can you please stop bombarding me with such vague philosophical questions ?”
He can’t possibly understand what she’s going through.
“It’s a mystery. To me, you are——”
Perhaps the words are not coming together in her mind. So, she kept her mouth shut.
Instead, she slowly touched Sōma’s arms, chest, and stomach.
“Anyway, can you please move away——”
“Do you dislike being treated like this, Sōma-san?”
Chika asked back while touching various parts of his body.
” …. “
In response to her question, Sōma could only remain silent.
Yes, that’s the tricky and confusing part.
If there is 2 type, Sōma is definitely not an ‘M’ but an ‘S’ personality.
He has no inclination to enjoy being teased or bullied by girls, and to be playfully pushed down by someone like this is absolutely unacceptable.
He wants her to stop immediately.
However, on the other hand, he doesn’t dislike Chika, who is showing a completely opposite atmosphere from usual.
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Regular Chika is innocent, pure, childlike, and adorable.
It’s the kind of cute that makes him want to dote on her like a small animal, and sometimes Sōma finds himself wanting to gently stroke her fluffy head.
However, once Chika’s switch is turned on, that childlike atmosphere completely disappears, and she exudes a bewitching and grown-up charm.
It’s not ‘cute’, it can only be described as ‘alluring.’
Her eyes, which normally shine like brightly sparkling marbles that children treasure, now emit mesmerizing and enchanting brilliance like precious jewels.
Sōma’s heart beats strongly, swallowed by her alluring and beautiful aura.
There’s an irresistible charm that makes him want to gaze at her forever. Even her lips, which usually form a carefree childish smile, radiate a lustrous glow despite not wearing any gloss or lipstick.
He feels an urge to touch her. Therefore, to say that he doesn’t want to see Chika teasing him would be a lie.
If he was to answer Chika’s question from earlier, it would be both a yes and a no.
——I don’t want to be teased or toyed with, but I want to keep looking at her forever.
——I want to monopolize this girl without anyone else knowing about her, and I don’t want others to see this side of Chika.
It’s incredibly contradictory and absurd.
But this is Sōma’s genuine feelings.
Whether it’s ‘dislike’ or ‘not dislike,’ he can’t answer.
“…I’ll accompany you until you’re done with what you want to do, Chika. But promise me you’ll also do taste-test until I’m satisfied.”
“Yes, that’s how it is. We’re friends who help each other, after all.”
Chika smiles faintly and extends her hand.
“From now on, let’s continue to work together.”
“…Sure.”
They shake hands, and as she pulls him gently, he sits up.
“Sōma-san, what should we do next? You came all the way here, but I can’t think of anything else to do. Want to watch a video?”
Thinking for a moment about Chika’s suggestion as she moves away from his body, he replies,
“In that case, how about doing some classic bits I did at my friend’s place?”
“Is there such a thing? I’d like to hear about it.”
“It’s not that extravagant, though… Let’s see… Ah, there it is.”
Searching through the bookshelf, he quickly finds a deep green album neatly stored in an impressive case.
“Is it a graduation album?”
“When you visit a friend’s place, looking at their graduation album is a classic, right?”
“I see.”
It seems Chika has never seen a graduation album at a friend’s house before.
Well, if she’s only received elegant hospitality, it’s natural she hasn’t had such an opportunity.
“It’s used to look for old friends, talk about memories, and things like that.”
“I see. In that case, please find me too, Sōma-san. Let’s see… On this page, it’s from our first year of junior high school. Can you guess where I am?”
“Is it this one?”
He pointed at a girl smiling while eating lunch on a leisure sheet with a mischievous smile, but Chika was surprised by how quickly he found her.