“Leaving that aside.” (Yorishiro)
The tone of Yorishiro suddenly changed.
“Let’s have a more fun talk for now. The reason, we have stepped into unknown land.” (Yorishiro)
Ah, this is bad.
“We have arrived at Haine-san’s room!” (Yorishiro)
“Don’t go doing whatever you want, okay?!” (Haine)
Is what I warn, but I don’t think it will show any result. After all, the women here are: Yorishiro, Karen-san, and Ates.
“Haine-san’s room!!” (Karen)
It looks like she just noticed that reality, Karen-san’s expression implodes.
“Uhm uhm uhm, is that the place where when you arrive, all your wishes will come true?!” (Karen)
“That’s right. The world beyond the horizon that everyone wants to go to, that is Haine’s room!” (Yorishiro)
That’s not true.
Why are you classifying my room as an Utopia all on your own?
“…I didn’t take notice because I was concentrated on my hate towards Ates-san, but once I am conscious of it, I can tell that I am being touched by the smell of Haine-san from inside my lungs and it is preading through my whole body!” (Karen)
“Don’t go saying such scary things!!” (Haine)
Karen-san was slowly entering a dangerous state.
“Now that we are here, there’s only one thing to do-desu wa, Karen-san! This is a journey! Like the adventurers that found the Golden City!” (Yorishiro)
“That means it is pillaging time, right?! Like the bandits attacking the city!” (Karen)
Stop it!
A man also has its privacy, so don’t go searching here and there!
“Don’t worry, Haine-san.” (Ates)
Ates tries to calm me down.
“I am the first one that invaded this room. Everything that would trouble Haine-san if seen, has all been secured by me!” (Ates)
“Is that something you say with a straight face?!” (Haine)
This group of damn trespassers!
Just as I was thinking about throwing them all out the window, a smooth voice resonated.
“Uhm…”
A girl nervously appears from the kitchen –it is Doraha.
“So you also came here…” (Haine)
Well, that’s obvious. Doraha has been following Yorishiro like a shadow lately after all.
“I am truly sorry. I thought I would pour tea for everyone…” (Doraha)
This girl is also a special cookie of her own.
“Now that I think about it, I raised my voice and my throat has dried now.” (Yorishiro)
“Sorry to have you do that. Allow me to do the tea pouring.” (Karen)
Is what Karen-san says as she approaches, but Doraha as expected had a troubled expression.
“…There’s none.” (Doraha)
“None?” (Karen)
“There’s no tea leaves. Instead, there’s something like this…” (Doraha)
What Doraha places out was a single pot.
Since it was made of transparent glass, it was easy to see what was inside. The black beans that were completely filling up the inside.
“This…!” (Yorishiro)
“This is…..!” (Karen)
Coffee beans.
Why are Yorishiro and Karen-san making such a bitter expression?
“…Haine-san, you can drink something like coffee?” (Karen)
‘Something like’?!
Did she say ‘something like’?!
“Because you know, it is bitter. How to say it, it is like it leaves an earth-like feeling in your mouth.” (Karen)
“That bitterness is the good part of it. It clears your mind, and it is great to wake you up.” (Haine)
Well, it is also to enjoy the deep taste that comes after the bitterness though.
But even with that, Karen-san was looking at me as if I had come from another world as she said…
“But…tea is definitely the better tasting one. Coffee is just bitter.” (Karen)
“No, Karen-san.” (Yorishiro)
Yorishiro joins in.
“Tonight, let’s try delighting on coffee.” (Yorishiro)
“Yorishiro-sama?!” (Karen)
No, just leave already.
“Think about it thoroughly Karen-san. Not sharing the same likes in food as the person you love has a risk of them looking at you with bad eyes. Difference in values. It might become a reason for divorce!” (Yorishiro)
Worrying about those things before marrying.
“R-Right! There’s nothing bad in challenging it right now while I can! …Haine-san!!” (Karen)
“Yes?!” (Haine)
“One cup-full of coffee please! And make it a real deep one!” (Karen)
Even if you order it in such a specially energetic manner…hah, can’t be helped.
I decided on making coffee at once.
The coffee beans are already roasted, so I crush them with the mill and turn them into powder. After that, I just have to drip it, but in that part, I take out the espresso machine.
““““?!””””
For some reason, the gaze of the girls gather all at once.
“What is that?! That kettle-like thing!” (Karen)
“I don’t know! Is that a tool of an ancient civilization?! Haine-san, don’t tell me you are bringing out forbidden knowledge?!” (Yorishiro)
What are these people talking about.
This espresso machine is an actual present from Hydra Ville.
With this, I can use the deep coffee beans of Ishtar Blaze that I was given a lot of by Sasae-chan’s Oba-san, extract them quickly, and make a deep espresso.
“Umu, today was made nicely as well.” (Haine)
It looks like there’s some nice stickiness to it.
From the spout of the espresso machine, a dark liquid is poured into the cup.
“Uhm, Haine-san, isn’t this cup pretty small?” (Yorishiro)
“That’s because it is an espresso.” (Haine)
As if saying ‘here you go, drink’, I slide the cups to the two.
“Karen-san, go ahead!” (Yorishiro)
“No no! Yorishiro-sama, you first!” (Karen)
Since coming here, it has been an outbreak of calamities.
I don’t care, so just drink it or it will get cold.
“Fufu, you two are such children.”
The one coming out at this moment was the wicked woman who had stayed in silence until now.
““Ates-san!””
“Coffee can’t be enjoyed by the tongue of children; it is the drink of the chosen ones.” (Ates)
No, it isn’t that big of a deal.