The Classmate Who Is Adored by Everyone Smiles Teasingly Only at Me-Chapter 4V1 .16 - Infinite Possibilities of Ice Cream

Infinite Possibilities of Ice Cream 16

“In that sense, I also prefer Mocha for the coffee flavor.”

“I also like Mocha more because it’s sweeter. Espresso has quite a bitterness to it.”

“That’s just because you have a child’s palate. I know you secretly mixed some milk into the curry the other day.”

“W-what’s wrong with that!”

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“… Saito, aren’t you going to sit down?”

When they had consumed more than half of the ice cream in their cups, they noticed that Miki still hadn’t taken a seat.

“…I’m going home.”

As Soma and Chika fed each other ice cream and turned their faces toward her, she unexpectedly announced her decision.

“Huh? Are you not going to eat here? You need to eat it quickly before it melts.”

“Miki-chan, let’s eat together here.”

Both of them tried to persuade her, but Miki shook her head in refusal.

“I’ll give this to you two, so eat together.”

With a tense expression, Miki placed the cup of vanilla ice cream on the table.

At that moment, Soma and Miki’s gazes met, but as soon as she noticed, she blushed and averted her eyes.

“We’ve come all the way here. The ice cream is delicious, you know?”

“Really, it’s fine. Well then, see you tomorrow.”

Ignoring Chika’s attempt to keep her, Miki quickly left.

“What’s gotten into her all of a sudden? Canceling on eating ice cream with Chika, did she come down with a fever or something?”

“Maybe she had something urgent to attend to.”

Both Soma and Chika were clueless about the reason.

“Well, can’t be helped. It’s a shame, but let’s try this vanilla for the tasting.”

“Sure. However, I’ve had too many cold things, and my body is getting chilled. I want to buy some hot tea. Would you like the same as me, Soma-san?”

“Ah… I don’t have much money. Give me a bite of yours, Chika.”

“It’s okay.”

‘…Somehow, Saito seemed strange earlier.’

Miki’s departure felt unusual. She left in a way that wasn’t like her.

“The ice cream is delicious. Come on, Soma-san, let’s have more.”

Though bothered, looking at Chika happily eating ice cream and smiling, he quickly forgot about it.

“Here you go.”

“Yeah, it’s tasty.”

Even though the vanilla ice cream was delicious.

***

The next day during lunch break, Soma was flipping through a recipe book he borrowed from the library at his seat when Chika approached him with an ambitious goal for the upcoming Sunday.

“I want to go on a day trip somewhere far away.”

“What do you mean somewhere far away?”

He asked while closing the recipe book with a snap.

“Anywhere is fine, as long as we need to take a train to get there.”

“Do you simply want to take a train?”

“No, it’s not like that. I’m not a train otaku or anything.”

Chika pouted in dissatisfaction.

“When you go on a field trip or a school excursion, you make a travel journal, right? I want to plan a day trip like that. Also, it’s not revenge for the Aqua Pazza incident, but I want to make a lunchbox that is 100% made by me.”

“I see, is that so?”

Until now, Chika had made action plans for short after-school activities, but she had never planned an entire day from start to finish.

When she invited him to her house, all her planned activities ended up being a failure.

So maybe she wanted to try making a proper plan for a whole day.

“If I can plan a day trip and prepare lunch by myself, wouldn’t that be amazing? I want to become self-reliant without relying on anyone.”

“So, you want me to accompany you on this practice?”

“Is it not okay?”

“No, it’s totally fine, but…”

However, leaving everything entirely up to Chika makes him feel a bit guilty.

Glancing at the closed recipe book, Soma continued.

“I have an idea. Let me handle the dessert. There’s a certain sweet I’d like you to taste.”

Thanks to the various tastings Chika has done recently, he feels his understanding of Western sweets has improved.

Now might be a good time for him to try and make the best dessert he can make.

“So, that means I’ll handle the planning and lunchbox, and Soma’ll take care of the dessert?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s great! It sounds really lovely!”

Chika clapped her hands with delight.

“I’ll start thinking about our destination. Hmm… Where should we go~? Ah, I know. Let me go ask Sudo-san from Class 3 for recommended spots.”

In high spirits, Chika left the classroom to inquire about good places from her friends in the neighboring class.

“Are you coming too?”

Soma turned to Miki, who had been silently observing their conversation from behind Chika.

He didn’t really want her to come, as she’s like an older mother-in-law figure, but considering how much she dotes on Chika, he couldn’t imagine her being satisfied with just one visit for the inspection.

To avoid getting caught up in a fuss later, he decided to extend an invitation in advance, fully expecting her to say yes.

However, to his surprise, she casually declined.

“I’ll pass.”

“Perhaps you have other plans this Sunday? If that’s the case, talk to Chika about it. I’m sure she’d be willing to adjust the date for you.”

Without a doubt, Chika must be eager to have Miki, who always does so much for her, try her handmade lunch.

“…I mean, I’m a model student, and I have high specs…”

Out of the blue, Miki said this when Soma urged her not to hold back.

“Huh? What’s gotten into you all of a sudden? But, well, that’s true, I guess.”

Feeling puzzled by her random remark, he responded with an agreeable nod.

She holds the top grades in her grade, serves as the vice-president of the student council, and is nicknamed ‘Omnipotent’

There probably isn’t a single person in this high school who doesn’t think highly of her.