A newbie's anime life diary

Yukino ignored Haruno, who had been watching the commotion all day, clapped her hands to bring Usami back to her senses, and said, "You don't need to travel so far tomorrow. I'll send you the address later, and you can just come over tomorrow morning. Making the chocolate and all the other things can be done at home."

"S-senpai's house? Hmm, I understand!"

Usami nodded seriously, "Valentine's Day chocolate, I choose you!"

Chapter 330 You are the only one who absolutely must not make a move!

At dinner time, Yukino and the others finally returned home, and Yukiteru had prepared a steaming hot pot with a wonderful aroma.

"Aha~ There's delicious food as soon as I get home! Hey, Yukiteru-kun, why don't you just quit your job and become a stay-at-home dad!"

After taking off her coat and wearing a white fitted sweater, Yang Nai sat down at the dining table after washing her hands and excitedly spoke to Yukiteru, who was still busy at work.

Xuehui put down the plate of lettuce in his hand, tapped Yangnai on the head, and said in an annoyed tone, "Come on, is what I'm doing any different from what a stay-at-home dad does? And yesterday you were clearly home but didn't help prepare dinner in advance, and I didn't even say anything to you, yet you have the nerve to ask me for help? You're clearly quite capable."

"Hehehe, I already said it's a holiday, of course I should take it all in! Even though it's a holiday, you still make me busy with this and that, don't you care about your older sister at all? *sobs*"

While pretending to wipe away tears, she glanced at Xuehui with an undisguised smile on her face, truly going to great lengths to fake it.

"Alright, let's ignore my sister. She went a little too far today." Yukino, who came downstairs, sat down next to Yukiteru without even looking at Haruno, and said as she helped Yukiteru set the table.

"Because it's really interesting! Every now and then, that little girl would have a little inner monologue, she didn't say anything but it was all written on her face, it was really funny!"

Yang laughed and talked about his opinion of Usami during the day.

Then everyone came down and started eating while talking about what had happened that day.

He scooped up a slice of beef, dipped it in some sauce, put it in his mouth, chewed it contentedly for a while, and then swallowed it. Xuehui looked at Eriri sitting opposite him and said, "So, you're the happiest person today, right?"

"Waaah... Who said it was just me? I planned it all out, and I didn't let anyone get bored, okay? Besides, I achieved my goal of going to Akihabara this time, and I've also considered Usami's enhancement plan. Tomorrow I'll be providing assistance for her first attack."

"The first attack?" Xuehui paused, looked at the group, and asked, "Could it be Valentine's Day?"

“That’s right, it’s Valentine’s Day.” Shiyu said while gesturing to Yukiteru to cook some food for her. “You might think it’s a bit fast, but it just happens to be right on time. Usami is only a first-year student, she still has two years to go. This Valentine’s Day, giving her chocolates, whether it’s out of obligation, her crush, or even if she doesn’t say it herself, it doesn’t matter. You have to try things, right? Besides, I think that with Subaru Uchimaki’s personality, it’s unlikely that any girl will give him chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Wouldn’t Usami’s surprise attack be quite effective?”

"Emmm~~That's true." Yukiteru nodded in agreement, then suddenly said, "What if Subaru says he doesn't like chocolate and doesn't accept it?"

"Can't you just stop setting up flags?!" x5

"Ahem... well, I was just saying, and besides, doesn't that guy often do this kind of flag-avoiding thing? I'm just worried about my junior!" Faced with a 5-1 situation, Xuehui swallowed hard and quickly explained.

After Yukiteru said that, Yukino and the others, who hadn't been worried before, started to hesitate.

I only hesitated for a short while. Anyway, there are all kinds of possibilities, so let's not worry about it too much. Just do what we need to do, right?

After dinner, Eriri dragged Yukiteru to work as a manga assistant. The renovation of the dedicated studio would take some time, so Eriri's assistants couldn't be called over yet. Therefore, Yukiteru would be helping out for the time being.

Although Yukiteru was initially somewhat reluctant, given his own commitments with his novel and company matters, he promptly put those concerns aside upon hearing Eriri's offer of payment.

As for what the reward is, just use your imagination.

The next day, Sunday, 7:30 a.m., at Usami's house.

Usami Mizuki got up early and went to the bathroom to wash and clean herself.

Hearing her daughter's noise, Mrs. Usami poked her head out of the kitchen: "Mizuki, are you going out again today? Is it a date?"

"I already said no! It was a few senior colleagues I was with yesterday!"

As she was wiping her face, Usami opened the bathroom door and spoke to her mother, who was in the kitchen.

"Senior, are you referring to a few members of the student council? I've asked you several times, but you just won't tell me what the student council wants from you." Mrs. Usami looked at her daughter as she went back inside, a hint of dissatisfaction on her face.

Mrs. Usami had initially assumed her daughter was going out on a date with a boy, but it turned out she was with several girls, including members of the school's student council. This left Mrs. Usami quite frustrated; her daughter was already in high school, couldn't she think about dating?

Emmmm~ Generally speaking, parents don't care too much about their children's dating life after they enter high school, right? It's good enough if they don't object, why are they so concerned?

"Ah, anyway, it's not a bad thing! The seniors are all very nice, so Mom, don't worry!"

After breakfast, Usami put on her coat, grabbed her small bag, and prepared to leave. It was still a bit early, but she wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients first. Although her seniors had said they would prepare the ingredients, Usami felt that since she was going to deliver the goods herself, she had to buy the raw materials herself.

After shopping, the girl took the bus to the residential area at the address provided. Because she had notified the security guard in advance, Usami entered easily.

I went into the building, took the elevator, and rang the doorbell.

Soon a series of footsteps approached, and then the door opened.

"Oh, Usami's here. Please come in."

"Huh? The president?" Usami said in surprise. She had thought it would be the vice president. Could it be that the president is here too?

Seeing Usami's surprise, Yukiteru said somewhat dejectedly, "Well, don't you know about my relationship with Yukino? We're engaged, so it's normal for us to live together."

"Engaged...engaged?!?" Usami was genuinely surprised. Although she knew the two were dating and had heard about a third party involved, was that really the case?

However, Usami quickly realized what was happening and politely followed Yukiteru into the house.

"Sorry to bother you."

After changing into slippers and entering the living room, Usami saw that everyone was waiting there.

Good morning, seniors.

"Ah, good morning, Mizuki! Come on, let's start making chocolate!" Yuihama was incredibly excited when she arrived this morning. She was really determined to make the perfect chocolate for Hachiman.

Knowing that Hihama possessed the technology, Yukiteru and Yukino immediately clasped their hands together and said to her, "That's all, please, please don't do anything!"

They certainly didn't want to experience the so-called biological weapon again. Heaven knows why Yuihama's cooking skills hadn't improved at all in almost a year.

Is her culinary talent negative 99?

Chapter 331 A Desperate Level of Cooking

Including Usami and Yuihama, there are eight people in the family today.

Sister Xiaojing wasn't planning to participate; she was just waiting to eat. Xuehui was the same; these two were just there to join in the fun.

As for Yuihama... after a series of tantrums and unreasonable demands, she was finally allowed to participate after agreeing to strictly follow Yukino and the others' requirements and not to add any unknown ingredients without permission.

"Waaaaah, Yukino, you guys are so mean! You had to do this to let me participate." Yuihama puffed out her cheeks as she put on her apron and looked at Yukino beside her.

"I had no choice. Your carbonized cookies from last time were just too terrible. You had finally made some progress, but then you let your guard down and did whatever you wanted, almost sending Hachiman to the hospital. I still remember those things vividly. Now there's a pregnant woman at home, and I won't allow you to do anything dangerous." Yukino stared at Yuihama as she helped Haruno put on her special cat apron, speaking firmly.

Usami put on the apron she had brought and looked at Yuihama with some doubt, saying, "Um, is Yuihama-senpai's cooking really that... amazing?"

"Uh... Ahaha, it's not that exaggerated! Ahahaha~~~" Yuihama awkwardly scratched her head, laughing as she tried to change the subject under her junior's gaze.

Meanwhile, at the Hikigaya residence, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was lazily leaning back on the sofa watching TV, suddenly felt a chilling sense of crisis.

"Um...this feeling..."

Seeing her brother's reaction, Komachi tilted her head and asked, "What's wrong, bro?"

"It's nothing, I just felt like my life was threatened."

"Ah, then everything's alright for now~ Let's hurry out and buy some food for Komachi! She's been studying really hard lately and needs to replenish her energy!"

"..."

Returning to the main point, everyone had arranged the induction cookers and small pots on the large table in the dining room. Although the kitchen was spacious, there wasn't enough room for six people to work together.

"Hmm...it feels a bit like I'm in a home economics class." Turning her head, Usami couldn't resist her curiosity and looked at Yukino, saying, "Senpai, um, what you meant by the pregnant woman in the house earlier...?"

"Hi hi~~~ It's me~~~"

On the sofa not far away, Sister Xiaojing also made no attempt to hide her intentions, raising her hand in a gesture.

"Oh, it's Hiratsuka-sensei~ Ah!!! Hiratsuka-sensei!" It took Usami a full three seconds to react before she looked at her in shock, "Um, when did you get married?"

"Getting married? Not long now. As for the partner... it's really a twisted fate." With that, Sister Xiaojing pointed to Xuehui beside her and said with a smile.

"..." Usami found herself at a loss for words. So the rumors at school were true, and it wasn't just Yukinoshita-senpai and Kasumigaoka-senpai, but also Hiratsuka-sensei?

If that's the case, I don't know who told me that before...

Usami looked at Eriri, and sure enough, the other girl blushed and turned her head away immediately after being looked at.

Then, looking at Senior Yuuno, who had been smiling and watching, she raised her hand and showed off the same ring on her hand as Yukino and the others.

"Sawamura-senpai, how come even you are one?! I should have expected this, since everyone's wearing rings. But isn't everyone else wearing one too?"

"I-I-I, I'm not!" Yui raised her hand and said with a grin, "But I do have a boyfriend, you've met him, Hachiman Hikigaya."

"So I'm the only single dog after all? Ah, this feels so strange." With her hands on the table, Usami looked up at Yukiteru on the sofa with a depressed expression. "But one thing is for sure, and that is to cherish life and stay away from Hiratsuka-senpai."

"Hey hey hey, it's all my fault. I admit my mistake and I'll reflect on it. You've all gone on enough gossiping. Can we start making the chocolate now? Jing and I are waiting to taste it."

Finally, after being reminded by Cai Xuehui, they stopped gossiping and began to focus on the matter at hand.

As Yukino carefully chopped the chocolate in her hand, she looked at Usami, who was working methodically beside her, and said, "Usami, are you a good cook? Your knife skills look quite proficient."

Usami nodded and replied, "I'm not that skilled. I just help my mom prepare dinner when I have free time at home. I can manage to chop vegetables and things like that."

"That's good. It seems the chocolate part can proceed smoothly."

Everything proceeded smoothly, and Yukino's opinion of Usami continued to rise. Although she was sometimes a bit startled, she was indeed a well-behaved and intelligent girl. It was a pity that she had fallen for a male otaku who was obsessed with his two-dimensional waifu.

Yuihama, whom Yukino had been worried about, did not show any unusual behavior under the supervision of Utaha and Eriri.

Probably...

Usami also had lunch here at noon, as she had other training sessions in the afternoon. However, the lunch Yukiteru prepared truly surprised Usami. How could Hiratsuka-senpai, who had achieved so much in his career and was the vice president of the student council, be such a good cook?

But the taste of food can't be faked. Although she sometimes makes her own bento boxes, they are still far inferior to the real thing. It's like comparing heaven and earth.

"No, this can't go on anymore. I have to work harder!"

After saying that loudly, Usami began to eat the food in front of her with great gusto, much to everyone's surprise.

This child's inner monologue is so vivid.

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After a full-fledged initial training session on Sunday, two more days passed, and Tuesday arrived—Valentine's Day.

Although Yukiteru didn't ask for any Valentine's Day chocolates, Yukino and the others still gave him one. At school, despite Yukiteru's reputation as a harem king and a popular guy, several chocolates were already laid out in his shoe locker, unsigned.

"Tsk tsk, you're really popular, even though he's already beyond saving." Hachiman stood next to Yukiteru, marveling at the scene before him.

"I didn't expect that either." As he took out the chocolates and changed his shoes, Yukiteru and Hachiman walked towards the classroom. At the same time, he thought about what Yuihama had done on Sunday and couldn't help but gloat, "I think you should stop worrying about me for now. Whether you can survive today depends on your own abilities."

"What do you mean? Oh, this... no way?"

Hachiman quickly realized what was going on and couldn't help but swallow hard.