“We’ll just have to borrow some from next door.” Yan Xi looked at Goto Ichir, and said, “You, go borrow two sets of bowls and chopsticks from Hongxia next door.”
“Ah, me?” Goto Ichir couldn’t believe it.
Making a socially anxious person go borrow bowls and chopsticks at dinner time, what kind of punishment game is this!
Sakurajima Mai said, “There’s no reason to make a guest do that.”
It seemed like she was speaking up for Goto Ichir, but she was actually emphasizing the difference between guest and host once more.
“Then… I’ll go?” Yan Xi pointed at himself.
Sakurajima Mai nodded.
“Alright, alright.” Yan Xi got up helplessly and went to knock on the door of the Ijichi house next door.
“Knock knock!”
“Coming~”
The one who opened the door for Yan Xi was Ijichi Hongxia, in her limited edition little chef mode.
Ijichi Hongxia was wearing an apron and holding a rice scoop, she tilted her head to look at Yan Xi.
“Is something the matter, A-Xi?”
“To be honest…” Yan Xi organized his words and spoke, “Do you have any extra bowls and chopsticks? Two sets.”
“I do have some…” Ijichi Hongxia curiously asked, “Did you have a guest over at your place, A-Xi?”
“Yeah.”
“Really!?” The little tuft of hair on Ijichi Hongxia’s head stood on end.
“Didn’t you ask? Why do you look so surprised?” Yan Xi said in a sarcastic tone.
“This… A-Xi suddenly said that a friend came over, it just feels kind of heartwarming.” Ijichi Hongxia said embarrassedly.
Yan Xi thought, did she unconsciously take on a ‘motherly’ role? It seems like her personality is to worry too much.
“You need bowls and chopsticks right? Wait a sec, I’ll go get them for you.”
Ijichi Hongxia went ‘哒哒哒’ into the kitchen wearing her indoor slippers, and came back quickly.
“They’re all brand new, remember to wash them before using.” Ijichi Hongxia reminded.
“Mm, thank you.”
“It’s no problem, it’s a small thing.” Ijichi Hongxia said with a smile.
Yan Xi nodded and was about to go back, when the door to his own house next door suddenly opened, Pochi-chan poked her head out.
“Pochi-chan!” Ijichi Hongxia said in surprise, “How come you’re at A-Xi’s?”
“Ah, I… this…” Goto Ichir stammered, her phone kept ringing.
Her family suddenly called, she ran outside to answer, and then she bumped into Yan Xi and Ijichi Hongxia in an awkward encounter.
“Sorry, I’ll answer the call first.” Goto Ichir said quickly and then ran off.
“Hey, Mom.”
“Yeah, I’ll be back after dinner with a friend.”
“Oh, it’s really a friend, not an illusion!”
Pochi-chan almost cried.
She told her family that she was having dinner with a friend, and the family’s first reaction was that it was an illusion, and then they were worried that she was being scammed or ‘renting a friend’.
Can’t she have normal friends?!
Well, although Pochi-chan once thought that way.
Anyway, she now has someone who can be a ‘friend’!
And she also knows ‘celebrities’ like Sakurajima Mai, and can even talk and exchange a few words with her, she’s already reached the level of a ‘social butterfly’!
Goto Ichir emphasized repeatedly that she wasn’t hallucinating, and her parents on the other end of the phone finally felt a little relieved.
Pochi-chan hung up the phone, and turned her head to see that Yan Xi and Ijichi Hongxia were both staring at her, she was startled.
“Wh-what’s wrong?”
“Waiting for you to finish your call.” Yan Xi said.
Ijichi Hongxia asked curiously, “How come Pochi-chan is a guest at A-Xi’s house? I haven’t heard of this before.”
Could these two have developed some kind of ambiguous relationship behind their backs? Ijichi Hongxia was very curious.
Goto Ichir didn’t know how to explain, the dinner was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Yan Xi said, “It’s the result of various coincidences coming together.”
“Huh? I don’t understand at all!”
Yan Xi thought, it would be weird if you did understand.
This would be too much trouble to explain, it feels like it would take a lot of time.
He changed the subject and said, “You’re still cooking, right? I think I smell something burning.”
“Huh?” Ijichi Hongxia was stunned for a moment, then she shouted and ran back to the kitchen.
Yan Xi and Goto Ichir slipped away while she was distracted.
Goto Ichir said in a low voice, “Is it really okay for us to hide this from Hongxia-chan?”
Yan Xi: “??”
What kind of ambiguous statement is this, it could already conjure up a foul-smelling love triangle!
Yan Xi rolled his eyes and said, “Then go explain it to her?”
Goto Ichir shook her head quickly.
Yan Xi washed the bowls and chopsticks borrowed from Ijichi’s house and gave them to Goto Ichir and Raphiel.
Pochi-chan was too shy, she ate in small bites.
Raphiel, on the other hand, treated this as her own home, without any embarrassment.
“Can I have another bowl?” Raphiel held her empty bowl and blinked.
“That’s your third bowl already!” Yan Xi gritted his teeth, he didn’t even finish his meal!
Is this dark angel also a glutton?
And it’s a physique that all women would envy? The kind where the meat grows in the right places?
“No?” Raphiel tried to act cute with Yan Xi again.
“No.” Yan Xi decisively refused, “There’s no more rice.”
“Is that so.” Raphiel put down her bowl regretfully, looking like she only ate seven-tenths full.
As expected of an angel, her constitution is indeed different from humans.
After dinner, Sakurajima Mai went to wash the dishes, Raphiel stepped forward to help and get closer.
“Is Sakurajima-senpai a celebrity?” Raphiel asked with a smile.
“I’ve only appeared on TV a few times, I’m still far from a ‘celebrity’.” Sakurajima Mai said humbly.
“That’s still very impressive.”
The two chatted casually, exchanging information with each other.
Sakurajima Mai wanted to know if Raphiel was an ‘enemy’, while Raphiel was using Sakurajima Mai to understand Yan Xi.
Although Raphiel is a dark angel who loves to play pranks, she doesn’t do it to everyone.
For example, she has absolutely no interest in pranking Sakurajima Mai, so she interacts with her with her proper side.
Gentleness, kindness, politeness, and understanding, these qualities were all displayed on Raphiel.
Yan Xi, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, was paying close attention to this, he silently muttered to himself, just keep acting!
Goto Ichir, sitting on the other side of the sofa, was fidgeting.
She wanted to go home, but kept missing the opportunity to speak up, and she also wanted an autograph…
Goto Ichir stole glances at Yan Xi, thinking, Yan Xi-kun’s words should work right? They seem to be on good terms.
She didn’t dare to ask Sakurajima Mai for an autograph directly, but she could talk to Yan Xi.
But… hopefully there’s enough money in her piggy bank to buy two autographed photos!
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