Hospitality Comes with a Soufflé 11
She tried to push Sōma’s head down with her hand, as it was obstructing her from reading the book.
“No, no, no, it’s like I stopped in the middle of a sit-up. I don’t have the abs to maintain this position the whole time. It’s impossible.”
To clear her view, Sōma had to lower his hips significantly. He had to use his abdomen, lower back, and back muscles to their fullest.
It was by no means a posture conducive to listening to listening to something.
“Why don’t you just rest your head on my chest?”
“That’s what I mean by saying this posture is impossible!”
Leaning on Chika’s body would relieve him, but an inappropriate scene of burying his head in a girl’s chest would be created.
That’s just out of the question.
“I don’t mind at all. Come on, don’t be shy.”
Chika, possessed by the desire to read aloud to him was beyond reasoning. His head was forcibly pushed into her cleavage.
A soft sensation enveloped the back of his head.
“No way, this position is absolutely not okay! What’s with this super lewd headrest!”
No matter how you look at it, this position is problematic.
Blushing, he tries to escape, but Chika holds onto his shoulders and not letting him go.
“You’re seriously strong at times like this!”
“Okay, let’s quietly read the book together——”
“You’ve started talking like a kindergarten teacher!”
No matter how much he protested, it was useless.
Chika, unable to contain her excitement, opened the book and began to read aloud.
“Alright, here we go. ‘The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (竹取物語)’ ” (TN: Also known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya.)
“Of all things, that one?! I know it! Even I know the summary of that one!”
“But ‘The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter’ is included in the scope of the upcoming test. I think it would be better if you remember it properly.”
“There must be other topics for the test, like ‘The Tale of Genji’ or something.”
“That one is too long. Sigh, let’s begin. 『Once upon a time, there lived an old man known as the Bamboo Cutter. He mingled with the mountains and fields——』”
“Let go! I don’t want to get test points like this! My pride is more important than points!”
“『——In the forest, there was a particular bamboo that shone with its own light. Struck by its mysteriousness, he approached the bamboo to take a closer look—』”
“How can I possibly absorb any of this!”
“Ah, that’s a problem. Please tell me the cause. I will take care of it.”
“You know exactly what’s wrong and you’re still asking!?”
He couldn’t even tell anymore if she was reading it for him to study or if she was just playing around with Sōma like he was a baby.
“It’s the second surprise. What is this?”
“I told you. You’re going to see something unbelievable.”
Shōhei and Miki, who were supposed to be engrossed in a fighting game, had at some point thrown aside their controllers and were now watching Sōma and Chika, who were playfully clinging to each other.
“By ‘something unbelievable,’ I thought you meant a study session just between Sōma and Satomi-san. I had no idea there was this hidden ace up your sleeve. I’ll ask the same question as before on purpose. Are the two of them dating?”
“It’s not like that.”
“But it looks exactly like that. They totally look like a stupid couple.” (bakappuru)
“That’s true, but they’re not. However, they do that kind of thing all the time. Amazing, right?”
“Yeah, amazing. Also, I’m surprised by your actions, Saito-san. What’s that about? Do you want to see it or not?”
“Ignore me. I have my own dilemmas.”
Miki watched the two while covering and uncovering her face with her hands, and Shōhei looked at her curiously.
While Miki and the others were having such a conversation, Sōma was trying to escape from the soft-human-chair-which-was-dangerous-in-various-ways, but this chair firmly grasped him and wouldn’t let go.
“You! What was all that about telling me off for not concentrating? You’re less focused on studying than I am!”
“I was planning to read the story to Sōma-san properly at first, you know? But you started to seem more and more like a baby to me as I hugged you from behind, and I thought, this is a good opportunity.”
“You outright called me a baby!”
“We’re still in the middle of the story. Look, now Princess Kaguya is going to be proposed to by five princes.”
“I know! She doesn’t want to marry, so she creates impossible tasks and makes them bring her five treasures, right!? She could just reject them normally, but no, Princess Kaguya is such a pain!”
Shōhei hummed thoughtfully while watching Chika who was trying to continue reading with a smile as she pressed Sōma into her chest.
“Maybe we should change Satomi-san’s nickname from ‘Angel of Peace’ to something else. Saito-san, got any good ideas?”
“Never mind that, do something about my nickname. ‘Omnipotent’ is just not right.”
“What! I thought it was perfect.”
“Kikuchi, you have zero sense for naming.”
“That’s harsh. A simple and short nickname is easier to communicate than something complicated or long. In fact, ‘Omnipotent’ is short, so hasn’t it caught on with everyone?”
“It’s too simple. I’d prefer something like ‘Born from Purgatory, the One Who Governs All’ or ‘Wielding a Jet-Black Blade, the One Who Slices Through the Moment of Truth.'”
“Saito-san, that’s too chuunibyou. We’re high school students.”
“I definitely want it to have a dark attribute naming. Because it’s cool.”
“Yeah, that’s super chuunibyou.”
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Miki and Shōhei were lost in their own world and engrossed in a lively discussion about nicknames, completely ignoring Sōma.
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