Ranobe Mo Ore Mo Sukina Gyaru - Volume 1 Chapter 13.1

Gal and Breakfast 1

After I had fallen asleep in the tatami room, a few hours had passed.

Slowly emerging from a deep slumber, I heard a voice from nearby as I tried to open my eyes.

” …I want to do it one more time… “

“Huh…?”

“Ah, you wake up——good morning, onīchan! Seriously, you overslept by a ton! How long are you going to sleep? It’s already 11 AM!”

“…A stereotypical little sister… This is the situation that every light novel reader dreams of. Getting woken up by a stereotypical little sister… I did it…”

Struggling against drowsiness, as I pushed my eyelids open, Tsumakawa’s face was right in front of me.

In my half-asleep state, I blurted out that impression.

Then, for some reason, she blushed deeply and quickly got up.

“…Good morning, Yoda. I made breakfast, so let’s eat together.”

“Yawn… Good morning, Tsumakawa-san… Breakfast? You made it?”

“Yeah. How about you wash your face and wake up? Then come to the living room.”

“In case you’re wondering, this is my house… Don’t talk as if it’s your house… “

“The bathroom is just down the hallway from the living room. If you don’t know where it is, just ask.”

“Why do I have to get an explanation of my own house from you?”

After I retorted like that, rubbing my sleepy eyes, I got up and headed to the bathroom with unsteady steps.

I turned on the tap, let warm water flow, washed my face, and couldn’t help being surprised at the unusual morning situation of being woken up by a female classmate.

If I strained my ears, I could hear birds chirping in the distance.

Ah, so this is the rumored morning ‘chirp’.

Does that mean I’m not a virgin anymore? Awesome.

With such thoughts in mind, I (still a virgin) returned to the living room, and there, in the kitchen of my house, was Tsumakawa-san, wearing an apron over yesterday’s casual clothes and having already finished her makeup.

“Uh, what are you doing in someone else’s kitchen?”

“Oh, I wanted to make breakfast! Since it’s a rare occasion, I thought you might want to try Miona’s homemade cooking. So, I went to the supermarket a while ago and bought the ingredients. It’ll be ready soon, so just sit and wait.”

“Breakfast… It’s already past 11 AM, isn’t it? Can you still call this meal breakfast?”

“Oh right, then it’s brunch. ——Soon, ‘Brunch a.k.a Breakfast’ will be ready, so look forward to it!”

“Brunch, also known as breakfast. Isn’t that still a breakfast?”

While I retorted like that, I took a seat in one of the chairs arranged around the square table.

Looking towards the kitchen, I could see Tsumakawa-san chopping vegetables like lettuce and tomatoes on the cutting board.

…She had once tried to make nikujaga but ended up making miso soup. I wonder if she’ll be fine this time…

“By the way, Yoda, your parents left as soon as I woke up, and your older sister wasn’t here when I woke up, so it seems like it’s just you and me at home.”

“I see…”

“…You can cook, right?”

“… We can do naughty things, huh?”

“Why do you ask that!?”

With my retort, Tsumakawa-san chuckled.

Chop- chop-chop- While maintaining a steady rhythm with her knife, she continued, keeping her eyes on the tomato she was slicing.

“Hey, sorry about yesterday. I made you listen to my complaints for so long… If you felt like it, you could have left me behind somewhere in the middle…”

“Ah, it’s fine… You don’t need to apologize for that. After all, I was the one who said I would listen to your complaints as much as you wanted. But, well, it did go on for quite a while.”

“Ha-ha, right? I think we talked till morning. Tsumakawa can be quite a pain.”

“Um, Tsumakawa-san? Those were my lines, you know? If you knew you were being a pain, why didn’t you stop sooner?”

“…Well, if we stopped talking, I thought you might go somewhere…”

” ….. “

“Of course, the main reason is that there was so much I wanted to talk to Yoda about. …I see. I just apologized now, but it’s not ‘I’m sorry.’ Instead, thank you for yesterday, Yoda.”

“…Well, it was this morning, not yesterday…”

“Ahaha. Can’t you even say ‘You’re welcome’ sincerely?”

Seeing me with a stubborn reaction, Tsumakawa-san laughed happily.

In response, all I could do was turn down my reddening face.

With such twisted remarks, I ended up feeling even more embarrassed.

While I was lost in thought, watching Tsumakawa’s actions, she transferred the cut vegetables onto a plate and then began to cut the bread. It seemed she was making sandwiches.

While she cut off the crust from the bread, in the casual tone of everyday conversation, like when talking about today’s weather, she said,

“Dad sent me a message earlier… He apologized and said he went too far. Since he sincerely apologized, I’ve decided to stop my mini-runaway and go home after breakfast.”

“…I see. That’s good.”

“To be honest, it hasn’t really solved anything… But well, there’s no other choice but to keep going like this. It’s annoying how my dad is, but I still have to try to understand and communicate with him, even if he finds me annoying… And I’ll continue to work hard with Yoda and Kanachamu supporting me. So, for now, I’ll head home later…”

“Yeah. That’s a good idea.”

As I smiled like that, Tsumakawa-san looked at me and said, ‘Don’t make that kind of face. It’s making me embarrassed…’ blushing and then turning her red face away.

…Huh? Did I just have a face that made Tsumakawa shy?

As I pondered that question, she continued her story, seemingly regaining her composure.

“That’s why, with this, my fifth mini-runaway has come to an end!”

“…Huh, the fifth time!? Tsumakawa-san, you’ve done this five times already!?”

“Huh, didn’t I mention it? About once every six months or so, I do a mini-runaway and stay over at a friend’s house. Until now, I’ve always stayed at Kanachamu’s place, but this is the first time I’ve asked a boy for help. Ehehe…”

“…If it wasn’t a serious escape, should I have not let you stay…?”

“Even if it’s the fifth time, it’s always serious to me! Don’t make me regret it!”

“Well, I don’t have any regrets, but… couldn’t you have managed without me letting you stay?”

“…Yoda, that’s so mean… How could you say something like that…?”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I sincerely apologize, but please don’t approach me while holding the knife. It’s a bit too scary!”

“I don’t need an Onīchan who doesn’t like me!”

“Don’t suddenly turn into a yandere little sister! In reality, that kind of thing has absolutely no elements that make people go ‘cute.’ “

“I’ll fillet you beautifully…”

“Why are you doing it the same way as a fish!? Are you planning to turn me into sushi?”

“I’ll cut, sear, turn you into sashimi, and dip you in wasabi soy sauce…”

“Don’t try to enjoy eating me as much as possible… Besides, humans can’t be filleted like fish!”

“Then I’ll skin you!”

“That would be extremely painful!”

As I retorted like that, seemingly satisfied after a series of jokes, Tsumakawa-san laughed merrily and then said, ‘You shouldn’t anger me while I’m holding a knife, okay?’

With that, she returned to the kitchen. That parting line was way too ominous…