Chapter 280: Once in a Lifetime

As the smartest beautiful girl in the world, Yinglili would not rashly join a battlefield she didn't understand. It would be okay if her mother provided intelligence support behind her.

But now, she didn't have the miniature headset provided by M16 attached to her ears, and there was no one holding a teleprompter board on the tree opposite, so she had to use the trick that only Sawamura Spencer Eiri had!

"Kyosuke, which one do you think is better? The one with steel rings or the one without steel rings?"

It turns out you didn’t forget that there is a boy standing over there! ?

Yukinoshita complained in her heart, but her expression was quite calm. He picked up the wet towel and wiped his mouth and hands with graceful movements. He brushed the long hair around his ears with his slender fingers. He turned around and looked at Hojo Kyousuke with Glass, who was still standing behind the chopping board.

The lingering aroma of sashimi in her mouth told her that the food she had just eaten came from the person who had been standing there from the beginning, a tall figure wearing an apron with Mount Fuji printed on the chest. Just like Glass said, Hojo Kyosuke really regards cooking for the people he likes as a happy thing.

The people sitting around the table waiting for the cooking process will feel happy. He is standing there using the kitchen knife to make the sea bream into dishes, watching Yamauchi Sakura, Eri and others competing for the dishes he made, because When he shows an expression of enjoyment while cooking, his heart will also feel satisfied, right?

So now, let me see how someone who has the courage to bring so many girls together will deal with such a scene. Should he be unconditionally partial to them, or should he tell the truth about the suitability of the two types of underwear? Say something that, although not satisfying everyone, can leave everyone speechless.

Or is he like a standard scumbag who says ambiguous words that make both parties unsatisfied but unable to find fault?

Half a minute ago, Yukinoshita Yukino was still worried about how she could express her inner thoughts, and Hojo Kyosuke looked at her with a face full of laughter. But now, inexplicably, she has changed from an illegally hired animal actor to an audience member, and the performer has become Hojo Kyosuke.

No, when she thought of this, the girl felt her appetite whet her appetite, and her mouth conveyed her desire to eat. Although she had just wiped it clean, she still picked up another piece of sea bream sushi with her chopsticks, turned it over, dipped the sashimi in soy sauce, and quickly stuffed it into her mouth.

Come on, start quickly, please show me a show, Yukinoshita laughed happily. In her mouth, the oily snapper fillets were swimming among the grains of rice, and every taste bud on her tongue was in a trance, and she was in a better mood.

Except for Kato Megumi, who had been looking at Hojo Kyosuke with his back to the table, the other girls also turned around and stared at him intently.

Well, I understand, it’s time to have fun after eating and drinking.

Facing everyone's gaze, someone thought calmly in his heart. Although there were many people at home today, it was just a small scene for him. It's just a matter of underwear. Let alone asking him to evaluate whether it's good or bad. Even if they stand here holding underwear one by one and line up for him to help put it on, he won't frown.

After taking off his disposable PVC gloves, he put on the gloves after making sushi to prepare the rice bowl for Megumi Kato. Picking up a clean towel and wiping his hands, he walked from behind the chopping board to the table carrying two wooden bowls, one large and one small.

"Megumi, your rice bowl."

With so many people, if they still called Kato-senpai, Kato Megumi would definitely feel alienated, so he called her by name directly. There is no way, he, Hojo Kyosuke, is such a gentle person to the core.

"Come on, Kyousuke, which one do you think is better?"

Seeing someone ignoring her words and talking to Megumi Kato with a gentle smile, Eiri felt bad for a moment, and her face suddenly fell.

"That's right. I added a little more lemon juice."

Hojo Kyosuke placed the small bowl in front of Eiri, then reached out and took an empty chair from beside Kasumigaoka and squeezed in to sit between Eiri and Kato Megumi.

"What are you doing? Your seat is next to Yukinoshita."

While muttering dissatisfied, Yinglili quickly moved her small rice bowl to the side. Seeing Hojo Kyosuke who had already unceremoniously picked up his chopsticks to pick up sashimi, she quickly shouted:

"Hey, you haven't said anything yet..."

"Ah, I'm so hungry, I'm starving to death." Someone yelled.

"I didn't say... You're so stupid, why can't you come and eat something first and then get it done!"

Upon hearing this, Eirili instantly forgot all about underwear rims. She lowered her head and quickly searched the table with her big blue eyes. She immediately moved her plate full of sushi to Hojo Kyousuke, then picked up the tongs. The long chopsticks of the dish were used to fish out the dish that he had put down before from the hot pot.

"Sakura, hurry up and put the beef over there into the pot, this guy is starving to death."

Two hands were not enough, so she ordered Yamauchi Sakura next to her. Really, luckily she is Kyosuke’s childhood sweetheart, doesn’t she know how much this guy eats? When you are hungry, your eyes will glow green like a wolf!

"Oh, I understand the order!" Sakura laughed playfully, stood up and put all the beef marinated with spicy seasoning into the red soup.

That's it? Is this the end? Sawamura-san, have you forgotten that he smiled so tenderly at Kato-senpai before he spoke to you?

It was neither a fair statement nor ambiguous, but it was just so simple and confusing?

Yukinoshita opened her mouth and took a big sip of smoke with a strong fishy smell. The remaining rice fragrance in her mouth instantly lost its taste.

Naoko looked at the black-haired girl beside her with amusement, and stood up and put her plate full of food in front of Hojo Kyosuke, who raised his head and smiled with his cheeks puffed up.

"You are lying... How can this be..."

Seeing someone's face suddenly filled with food and began to eat hard, Yukinoshita murmured unwillingly.

"But Kyosuke, whether it is with or without steel ring, he should like it~~~"

Kasumigaoka Shiyu put her hands on the table, palms together, her little face resting on the back of her right hand, and her voice was full of the feeling of "there is a secret between us".

That's right, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, bring out the unreasonable and bad taste you had when you talked to me before, Sawamura-kun is too naive, you should be able to do it!

Yukinoshita Yukino was refreshed, and the fire of hope was ignited again.

"Ahem, I want to drink water!" someone shouted immediately.

"Can't you get it yourself? Really."

Eriri, who was about to speak, immediately took out a can of Coke from under the table, opened it, and handed it to Hojo Kyosuke. Then she turned around and began to scold Kasumigaoka Shiyu:

"You guys, go wash the dishes when you're full, don't say nonsense here."

"Okay, okay, listen to the Queen's orders." Kasumigaoka dragged out her voice helplessly. Kyosuke really had Eriri in his hands.

No, Sawamura-san, there was something wrong with what Kasumigaoka Shiyu said just now. There must be something messy between her and Hojo Kyosuke!

Yukinoshita wailed in her heart. She had experienced the rogue of the red-eyed girl before, and she had no doubt that she would secretly do something unspeakable with Hojo Kyosuke.

"Eri and Shiyu have a good relationship, right~" Glass said to Yukinoshita with a smile.

"...Yeah, yes, it's really unexpected."

Yukinoshita nodded seriously. If she had talked to Kasumigaoka Utaha like this, she had no doubt that she would throw the dirty dishes on her face. Although this was related to the fact that she and she were completely strangers with a bad relationship, it was strange that she could become friends with Eriri.

As the saying goes, people of the same kind... No, with her own human mind control skills, she saw the essence of that woman at a glance. Poisonous tongue, arrogant to the point of being invincible, disdainful of talking to irrelevant people... She must be a gloomy girl who has no friends and lives alone in school.

Although the above characteristics are 1% similar to her, the essence of the two is different. She is not poisonous, but just soberly aware of the world and giving the most realistic evaluation without embellishment, that's all. As for arrogance, if you can correctly examine yourself, it is self-confidence, and if you add blindness, it is arrogance.

The last point is that it is not that she disdains to talk to irrelevant people, but that no one dares to talk to her. This is also human nature. People will always instinctively pursue beautiful things, but for such an excellent and beautiful existence, they will always be afraid of their own shortcomings.

It's not that Yukinoshita Yukino can't make friends, but Yukinoshita Yukino has very high standards for choosing friends! This is the most important point, which needs to be remembered firmly.

"Hehe~~ Yes, when I first met Shiyu, I thought she would be a difficult person to get along with, but after getting to know her, I found that she was actually quite easy to get along with." Glass smiled softly.

"I think that's only true for Nishimiya."

Yukinoshita moved her eyes away from Hojo Kyosuke and picked up another hand-held sushi. Facing such a gentle and lovely Nishimiya Glass, even she would soften, not to mention the people who live together day and night. Even Kasumigaoka Shiyu would never have the heart to say to Nishimiya what she had said to herself before.

"Isn't that enough~"

Glass smiled again. Just as she admired Yukinoshita, Shiyu's appearance was also what she had longed for when she was in the dark. She didn't know how much of Shiyu's friendliness towards her was because of Kyousuke. She only knew that as long as she was by his side, the world would become as beautiful as a fairy tale.

She heard Sakura tell the story of Yukino, and admired that she did not get defeated but became stronger, but she also felt a little more sympathy, because she felt sorry for her because she did not meet someone like Kyousuke when she was bullied. Although it seems cool to solve problems with one's own abilities, it is really lonely.

Is this enough? Yukinoshita looked at Nishimiya Glass, who was smiling gently.

It's great, so easy to satisfy.

She looked at Eriri, who was busy scolding Hojo Kyousuke and urging Yamauchi Sakura.

It's great, so silly.

She looked at herself again, stopped chewing, and let the mixture of rice and sashimi pile up on her tongue.

What about herself?

She always knew that a person's troubles were mostly caused by the mismatch between his own desires and abilities. If she could let go of her obsession, no, let go of her persistence, and forget the past, she would definitely be able to live an ordinary life like other high school girls, foolishly singing praises of youth. But in that case, can she still be Yukinoshita Yukino?

As Yingliang said before, a name is not just a code name, but also represents everything a person has experienced. If she loses those persistence, Yukinoshita Yukino will just be an empty shell that goes with the flow.

Thinking this, she looked at Nishimiya Glass and was about to speak, but she heard the other person continue:

"I'm not as strong as you, Yukino. Even with Kyousuke-kun by my side, I'm still very scared about the future. I always want to become more mature and stronger. It's best if Kyousuke-kun can rely on me more."

As he spoke, Glass's memory returned to Watergate City and Kyosuke-kun's warm embrace on that bridge.

"Yukino, you know, children don't have waists~" She tilted her head and showed a naughty smile.

"Nonsense." Yukinoshita's retort was mild to gentle. She knew that this was just the beginning of the story.

"Kyosuke-kun told me this. He said that children don't have waists, so they don't have to think about adult matters."

"Sophistry." Yukinoshita said softly. She already knew what it meant, but...

"So, I know you have your own insistence, Yukino-chan, but it's best not to worry about the future now. As the saying goes, tomorrow's wind will blow, so you have to seize the moment."

Glass raised his right hand and clenched his fist: "One period, one period, one period, one period!"

Listening to this soft but serious voice, and looking at the encouragement on the little face that still had baby fat, Yukinoshita couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and smiled lightly.

One issue after another, it really sounds like something someone would say in high school, it really sounds like something Sakura would say. Oh, they are high school students, and they are experiencing the JK time that only happens once in their lives.

However, there is that stupid one behind you, that... Hojo Kyosuke is supporting you. Moreover, what will this wonderful life look like in the future? When that moment comes, will Kasumigaoka Shiyu still be so friendly to you? How will that stupid Ying Lili cry?

Thinking of this, the corners of Yukinoshita's mouth that had just been raised lowered again.

"One period at a time!"

The sound of glass rang again, and she raised her head and looked over. It was a clean, happy face without any worries.

One period, one period, one period, one period...

That's it, embrace the present moment to your heart's content, enjoy the beauty of the present, and leave the troubles to your future self.

Are you a turtle, Nijiang?

Saying this in his mind, Yukinoshita couldn't help but laugh again.

It's so cute, even with such silly thoughts, it still looks so cute and silly.

This kind of attitude of not caring about anything, just enjoying the moment stupidly, is really youthful.

However, even if you say so, I can't do it. It's just like this for me at the moment.

She remembered these four words in her heart, not just as knowledge accumulation like before, but mixed with Nishimiya Glass's insights.

However, what the girl named Yukinoshita Yukino doesn't know is that youth does not only have one form. Just like whether success or failure can be used as a footnote to youth, it can be used as the key to connect youth a few years later.

Whether you enjoy youth wantonly or indulge in the confusion of adolescence, these are all manifestations of youth.

Oh, of course, the girl will not know that the life problems that are causing her pain at the moment are actually just like the worries of a child who wants to be an astronaut about how heavy metal can go into space. It is an elegant thing that will make her future self smile. .

What the girl doesn’t even know is...

"Eat quickly, Yukino-chan. If you don't hurry up, Kyosuke-kun will eat it all."

Looking at the smile on Yukinoshita's face, Glass also smiled happily.

Um?

Yukinoshita didn't have time to refute the title "Xiao Yukino". After hearing this, she looked at Hojo Kyosuke and her eyes immediately widened.

This...is this still a human being?

What was just a mountain of food was now only empty plates. All the raw food on the table was put into the pot at once. Now Kasumigaoka Shiu and Yamauchi Sakura are working hard to fish it out, but they still can't eat it as fast as Hojo Kyosuke can eat it.

"Hehehe~~ Awesome, right?" Glass said with a smile. Everyone who saw Hojo-kun eating at full power would be frightened.

"...No wonder your physical strength is so good. It seems that the amount of training can be increased in the future."

Yukinoshita nodded. She felt full just now, but now she couldn't help but want to eat more.

Kato Megumi also had the same feeling as her. After hearing what Hojo-san said, although she knew that he probably said that in order not to answer Eiriri's previous question, she still hesitated whether to share the rice bowl in her hand. Half of the other party.

But before she could think about whether this would attract everyone's attention, Eri had already taken a bite of her small rice bowl and handed it to Hojo Kyosuke. Seeing that Hojo-san ate the rice bowl in two bites, she gave up the idea, knowing that the rice bowl was not even a drop in the bucket.

Instead, her appetite was aroused. She swallowed, quickly stirred the minced fish, minced green onions and rice together, and ate it. As the most ordinary neon high school girl, she also has the most ordinary appetite. Although she didn't eat much before because she was addicted to watching Hojo Kyosuke, it was almost enough for her.

After all, as a girl, it is common for her not to eat at night, but now she couldn't help but put her chopsticks into the pot again.

As expected of Hojo-san, he has a power that can infect people's hearts.

call--

When Hojo Kyousuke touched his stomach and let out a heavy breath, the hot pot dinner at Ruyi Lao was announced to be over. The time also came to five o'clock, and the sun slowly set in the west.

The person eating was satisfied, but the person serving him was exhausted.

Eriri didn't care about Momotaro's dirty feet. She put them on her legs, leaned against the back of the chair, stroked them, and looked up at the cherry blossoms in a daze. Yamauchi Sakura also stretched out her long legs and leaned against the back of the chair, one hand stroking Eriri's blonde hair.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Kato Megumi quietly looked down at her slightly bulging belly. She took a deep breath and restored her flatness, but she couldn't hold it for two seconds and exhaled again, and her belly bulged again. Her thin eyebrows frowned slightly, and her fair face showed a distressed expression.

Ah~ I have to exercise more tonight. By the way, I can also use the hot spring powder my sister gave me last time. It seems to promote digestion and lose weight.

Eating too much will make you fat, and not exercising will make you fat. Girls have the most common troubles.

But I'm so happy.

Kato Megumi glanced at the people around her. Eriri, Sakura, Naoka, Naoko, Yukinoshita, and Kasumigaoka all had satisfied expressions on their faces.

Should I be the same? The girl was a little unsure. After all, she had always been "calm and composed", so she shouldn't have such an expression of satisfaction.

However, if she didn't show a satisfied expression at this time, it would be the greatest disrespect to Hojo who entertained her. The girl was a little distressed.

Just as she was about to take out the small makeup mirror to look at her expression, she saw Hojo's gaze.

He smiled at her, and she was stunned at first, then smiled with her lips pursed.

Oh~~ I'm sure, there must be a satisfied smile on my face.

Probably after...

I don't know how long it took, the solidified red oil of the hot pot was covered with cherry blossoms, and the bright red oil was dotted with pink petals, which looked like cherry blossoms drawn on the red lips.

Yukinoshita looked at the table blankly, not thinking about who would wash the dishes later, but listening to the sounds around her. At this time of the day, she should have packed her lunch box and sat on the sofa with a novel in her hand.

Now, feeling the spiciness on her lips, she felt like she had become the heroine who challenged the world's hottest hot pot in order to get the universal antidote. Next to her was a friend who fell down halfway. She carried the faith of everyone and wanted only to defeat the hot pot devil sitting on the high platform and get the panacea that could save the hero.

What a beautiful fantasy, with friends accompanying her, a hero who made her risk her life, and a strong self. She thought.

If she were at home, she might have to think about it. Why is the level to get the antidote eating hot pot? Is that devil from Sichuan? Even if she saved the hero, would she fall ill after eating such a spicy hot pot and then fall into a vicious circle of waiting for the hero to save her?

She looked at Nishimiya Naoko, who looked so lazy and cute, and then looked at Yamauchi Sakura, who looked at her in the golden sunlight. She felt very warm in her heart and even felt sleepy.

As expected, once you have someone to rely on, you will become weak unconsciously. However, this feeling seems to be...

The sunset became more and more golden and bright, and the few people who greeted it could no longer sit still.

"The mosquitoes are coming~" Hojo Kyosuke shouted.

"Huh!?"

Kato Megumi was startled when she heard it, and immediately looked down at her legs. On the slender calves wrapped in black cotton socks, the knees and thighs were shining in the sunset, and the skin looked more delicate and smooth.

Huh~ Fortunately, the mosquitoes didn't find me~

"Stupid, isn't there something installed at home? Where can there be mosquitoes!"

The sudden sound made Kato Megumi freeze in her relieved movement, thinking that her narcissistic action of looking at the big white legs was discovered. But after slowly turning her head, she found that it was Eriri who was talking to Hojo-san.

"Don't be too superstitious about the power of machinery, Eriri. If you really do that, it will lead to terrible consequences!" Sakura stood up and shouted.

Yes, I agree with this. Yukinoshita nodded.

Hmm? What will be the consequences? The electricity bill becomes scary? Kato Megumi thought, but when she looked at the expression of Hojo Kyosuke who was trying not to laugh next to her, she instantly understood. Sakura must be teasing Eriri again.

"Will it be very happy?" Eriri put Momotaro on the ground and glanced at Sakura. She is not a fool, and she has some resistance to someone's prank.

"Huh? Why do you think so, Eriri!" An extremely sad and angry voice.

"What is that?"

"It is very, very happy! Think about it, without a refrigerator, there will be no ice cola, and without a TV, there will be no cartoons..." shouted.

"Yes, yes, I get it. Come and clean up the dishes." Eriri waved her hand casually.

"Huh? Is that all?" Sakura shouted in disappointment.

"Yeah, shouldn't Sawamura shout 'Sakura, you bastard!!!'?" Kasumigaoka Utaha teased.

Yes, I think so too, Kato Megumi nodded quietly.

"Hmph, two idiots, don't be lazy, get moving." Eriri snorted coldly, but for some reason the force was not enough.

Kato Megumi looked at Eriri strangely, but saw that her lower abdomen was also slightly bulging, and the pleated skirt was stretched out into a tiny arc.

Oh~~ If you hum too hard, your stomach will feel uncomfortable, so that's it~~

"I'll help too~"

As she spoke, she stood up and began to stack the bowls one by one. Both the sound and the action were so natural that no one noticed her except Hojo Kyosuke.

Seeing that Naoko and Naoka also stood up, Yukinoshita turned her head left and right, a little at a loss.

What should I do, what should I do, I should clean up together! That should be it!

"I'll do it too..."

"Hey, Yukino-chan,"

As soon as she picked up her bowl, she heard Yamauchi Sakura yelling across from her.

Hmm? ? ? Could it be that as a guest, I shouldn't do it? Will it make the host feel disrespected? But didn't Sakura say that there's no need to care so much? This is just a visit to a friend's house, and paying too much attention to etiquette will make everyone uncomfortable... Oops, was I too comfortable just now and got carried away?

Before Yukinoshita finished thinking, she heard Yamauchi Sakura shouting across from her:

"...Don't underestimate Kyousuke! He's not only good at cooking, but he's also good at cleaning up the dishes! So leave this to him, let's go watch TV!"

"Hehehe~~"Xn

The laughter of different tones but all very pleasant to the ears rang out, and Eriri grabbed Yamauchi Sakura's sleeve while laughing.

"Don't try to escape, work quickly."

Generally speaking, Hojo Kyousuke would never clean up the mess after cooking, but today there were a lot of utensils, so he helped to clean up.

Well, actually it was because all the girls were cleaning up, even if he returned to the living room now, only Momotaro would accompany him, so in that case, it would be better to clean up quickly together and start the next activity of the day.

Before, they were discussing underwear, and although it was interesting to listen to so many girls discussing such topics, it didn't satisfy him at all. If he watched a horror movie and played the Hyakumonogatari game next, maybe it wouldn't just be ears.

Last time when I played Hyakumonogatari, Eriri curled up in my arms, small and soft, with a fragrant smell, and looked like a doll when I hugged her.

When I imitated the monster and said I wanted to eat her, she was so scared, but she still hugged my neck tightly. She begged me not to eat her in a soft voice that I had never heard before, which was so cute.

Oh, Hyakumonogatari is a game where you turn off the lights, shine a flashlight from your chin up to make faces, and then take turns telling ghost stories. This is a simplified version of the game. The orthodox way is to light candles and blow out one candle for each ghost story you tell. It is said that when you blow out 100 candles, the real monster will appear.

However, Hojo Kyosuke guessed that the ghost that appeared at that time should be the ghost of a person who died suddenly. After all, how long would it take to tell 100 ghost stories?