Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 247 - : Reaction down there...?

After finishing his chat with Fujimiya Sumika,

Rei Ao headed over to Mafuyu Kirisu's place.

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

"Huh? Rei Ao, you're back?!"

Mafuyu Kirisu was surprised to see him.

According to what Mai had told her, Rei Ao had gone away on some errand out of town, with no clear return date.

"Mm, Miss Kirisu, Mai said you were looking for me about something, so I thought I'd drop by."

Rei Ao answered casually, his eyes falling on her apron—and the spatula she was holding.

"Seems like you haven't had dinner yet. Sorry if I came at a bad time."

"Uh..."

Mafuyu Kirisu's body stiffened slightly. At that moment, Rei Ao sniffed the air and, wearing a puzzled expression, said,

"Miss Kirisu, I smell something burning."

"Eh?!"

Alarmed, Mafuyu's expression changed at once. She hurriedly dug out a pair of disposable slippers.

"Come inside!"

She hurried back to her kitchen. When Rei Ao stepped in, he found Mafuyu Kirisu slumped in front of a pot of charred, unidentifiable food.

Rei Ao asked curiously, "What were you trying to make?"

"...Green pepper stir-fry with shredded pork."

Ever since she'd embarrassed herself in front of Rei Ao on two separate occasions, Mafuyu Kirisu had decided to try changing. She planned to cook for herself, beginning with something as simple as "green pepper pork." But no matter what step she took, she couldn't get it right, and the end result always burned. Now, the smell was even making her wrinkle her nose.

"Sigh, maybe I really don't have any talent for domestic stuff..."

Once again feeling thoroughly dejected, Mafuyu Kirisu wallowed in self-pity, on the verge of giving up again.

But right then, Rei Ao took the pot from her, dumped out the burnt mess, and looked at her firmly.

"Miss Kirisu, remember our earlier agreement?"

"Huh?"

Mafuyu's first reaction was confusion—she didn't recall such a thing.

Until Rei Ao said, "I told you I'd help you change."

"From now on, let me teach you. I'll be the teacher, showing you how to make green pepper stir-fry."

"I—Is that really okay for me?"

Her lack of confidence made Mafuyu hesitate. She was afraid to try again. If she still failed, she'd be so discouraged she might never recover.

"Miss Kirisu, I believe you can do this."

Even someone like Yui could be taught, so someone like Mafuyu Kirisu was no problem at all.

"But there's a condition."

"Condition?"

"During the lesson, you have to call me 'Teacher.'"

"Ha?"

Mafuyu Kirisu was stunned. This...this felt too weird—like turning the world upside down!

"It's just a tiny condition. That shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Seeing Rei Ao's mischievous look, Mafuyu Kirisu nodded stiffly with a serious face. "Fine, I'll do it."

"..."

Yet even as she agreed, she found it terribly awkward to actually call Rei Ao—someone younger than her—"teacher." It felt so out of place that the words got stuck in her throat.

She saw him start to set the pot aside, a look of disappointment on his face.

To make a change, she steeled herself.

"Re—Rei Ao-sensei!!!"

Gripping her apron, she shouted it out loud. At that moment, she felt a sort of shackle break inside her heart.

Rei Ao smiled broadly.

"Great, Mafuyu. Let's get started."

...

Rei Ao planned to correct every step she took from the very beginning, so he wanted to see how she did things on her own first.

"All right, let's begin."

He placed the meat on the cutting board, motioning for her to start.

"Okay!"

Mafuyu Kirisu took a deep breath, knife in hand, ready to slice. Only a moment passed before Rei Ao felt speechless.

Apparently, she wanted to cut the pork into thin strips—but she was bent so low over the cutting board, her face practically an inch away from the meat, as if she needed a super close-up view to get it perfect. Truly pure, frame-by-frame concentration!

Even worse, she was holding the knife incorrectly, her posture for slicing was off, and the way she held the meat in place was also wrong.

After a while, Rei Ao worried she'd cut her fingers or stab herself near the eyes at this rate. He finally stepped in.

"Mafuyu, straighten your back."

He gave her a light pat, causing her to jerk upright.

"W-What are you doing?!"

"Of course—I'm going to teach you how to slice properly."

Rei Ao stood behind her, placing his hands on her wrists.

"Now, follow my movements."

He had no ulterior motives, just genuinely trying to teach her "hand to hand."

"I..."

Feeling his body so close and his hands guiding her wrists, Mafuyu Kirisu's entire body began heating up. But noticing how earnest Rei Ao was about the lesson, she swallowed any complaints she had and forced herself to focus on his movements.

Moments later, her eyes lit up—this was it! Slicing felt so smooth, unlike the fumbling carefulness she'd shown before. She got really into it, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction that kept her from wanting to stop.

"How does that feel—better?"

"Yes!"

Finally, Mafuyu Kirisu realized that at some point Rei Ao had let go of her wrists and stepped aside. Meaning...

I did that all by myself just now?

Seeing the neat, uniform cuts—completely different from what she'd done before—Mafuyu Kirisu could hardly believe it was her own work.

Rei Ao smiled. "See? I told you you could do it."

"Alright, let's stop slicing there—we'll never finish it all, and we need to move on to the next step."

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"Yes, Rei Ao-sensei!"

She'd practically forgotten he was younger than her; being complimented by him felt as if she'd just been praised by an older mentor, making her overjoyed.

After that, at each step, Rei Ao guided her hand by hand. She didn't mind at all, wholly focused on making the dish.

Eventually, they neared the end of the cooking process. With Rei Ao's help, she emptied the stir-fry into a plate and set the wok aside. As the aroma of perfectly-cooked green pepper pork drifted up, Mafuyu Kirisu couldn't contain her excitement, jumping up in delight.

"I did it! It's perfect!!!"

Had that been all, no problem—but her sudden jump caused her soft body to bounce right against Rei Ao standing behind her. Exactly...in that spot.

"!!!"

She froze, eyes wide, her cheeks reddening as she turned to face Rei Ao, lips pressed together in disbelief.

"You... You reacted to me?!"

"???"

Rei Ao stared at her blankly, bewildered.

What in the world is she talking about...?

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