Tokyo Ghost Diary

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A plate full of shiny shredded potatoes was placed on the low table in front of Gen Hoshino by Shimizu Yu.

The lights in the antique store are turned on, and they have warm tones that are very artistic.

Although the expression on Shimizu Yu's face was still filled with resentment, after putting down the plate, he still said with a reluctant expression on his face: "Is this all it takes? I can go to the nearby convenience store to buy some other ingredients..."

"No, that's fine." Gen Hoshino handed her the empty bowl in front of him: "Help me hold the rice, thank you."

Shimizu Yu didn't feel unhappy about such a trivial matter. He reached out to take the bowl, then picked up the other bowl next to him, and then walked to the side of the recently bought rice cooker to fill the bowl with rice.

She filled a bowl for Hoshino Gen and half a bowl for herself - of course she wanted to eat it herself, after all, she was suddenly called out by Hoshino Gen before dinner!

Sitting in front of the counter, Shimizu Yu put Hoshino Gen's rice bowl opposite, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a few potato shreds and put them into his mouth. They were moderately salty, crispy, slightly spicy, and slightly sour. Both appetizer and meal.

She had to admit that her cooking skills were good, and this plate of shredded potatoes tasted very good, but compared with the chefs in high-end restaurants, it was still not good enough.

So Yu Shimizu doesn't really understand. What's going on with Gen Hoshino? This guy has always been very afraid of trouble, but today he went to such great lengths just to have a meal he cooked for himself?

Or was he stimulated by something in Kyoto this time?

This quality of "keeping one's breath" is hard to see in Yu Shimizu. She always just asks questions when she doesn't understand.

Therefore, after taking a bite of the food she cooked by herself, she felt that the taste was not significantly improved compared to the previous ones. She couldn't help but raise her head and use her chopsticks to lightly tap the shredded potatoes on the plate. Full of doubts, he asked Gen Hoshino across from him: "Why do you suddenly want to eat this so much?"

Gen Hoshino picked up shredded potatoes with chopsticks, put them into a bowl, and spread them layer by layer on top of the rice.

He didn't raise his head when he heard Yu Shimizu's question, he just chuckled and said, "There's no reason why, just like you suddenly want a cold drink on a hot afternoon, or you suddenly want to eat something early in the morning after getting up. Just like some stimulating foods...it's just a sudden thought."

After getting the answer to the question, Shimizu Yu was not satisfied with it. Instead, he pursed his pink lips that looked a little shiny due to some oil stains on the potatoes, and muttered: "Then go and find Zhonghua on the street. You can just order one from the restaurant, why do you have to call me over to cook it..."

Hoshino Gen smiled and said nothing, picked up the bowl and started eating quickly.

Yu Shimizu had a bad habit of chatting while eating. When Gen Hoshino didn't respond, he changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, what happened to Kyoto this time? It shouldn't be a simple earthquake, right? I saw the city last night There were several super-large basilisks standing on the other end. Although they disappeared quickly, I don’t think it was because I was dazzled.”

"Did you see it?" Gen Hoshino asked calmly after finishing the food he had just put into his mouth, but he immediately reacted and said: "That should be after Yamata no Orochi appeared and before the barrier enveloped him. Let’s take a short break for a while.”

"Yama-no-Orochi?" Yu Shimizu, who keenly captured the keyword, was shocked because it was just a quick glance. Although she seemed to see several huge snake heads in a trance, she thought they were several independent big snake monsters. , I really didn’t associate it with that mythical monster that is almost a household name in Japan.

"Is it the Yamata-no-Orochi in the story of Susanoo and Inada-hime?" Yu Shimizu asked with bright eyes.

"Who knows." Hoshino Gen shook his head and continued eating.

"Eh? Isn't that the Yamata no Orochi you were talking about?"

"Yama no Orochi is right, but who knows if the story you told actually happened."

"Oh~" Shimizu Yu nodded clearly, and then the interest on his face became more intense: "Then no matter whether it is the Yamata-no-Orochi in the story, such a huge monster, how did you defeat it? of?"

"I didn't win, it was just re-sealed." Gen Hoshino told the truth.

"That's amazing!" Shimizu Yu continued to ask excitedly: "Then how did you seal it? Did you use a magic circle like on TV? Where did you seal it? Will you seal it in the future? Won’t you come out?”

Gen Hoshino stopped eating and looked at Yu Shimizu with a smile.

Facing Hoshino Gen's long-lost death smile, Shimizu Yu blinked, and then quickly understood that this guy was annoying her again. She stuck out her tongue and stopped asking endless questions, although she forced herself to endure it. It’s just a little hard to live with your curiosity...

Shimizu Yu was only quiet for a short while, and then he couldn't help but speak out again: "By the way, Mr. Fujiwara said in the class group that because this vacation trip was damaged by the earthquake, the school is arranging a new travel plan to compensate. , it is said that it may be a seven-day tour of Europe! It will start again in about a week, will you go this time? "

Hoshino Gen shook his head.

Yu Shimizu was a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, he felt that according to Gen Hoshino's personality, it was normal to choose not to go, so he didn't feel too entangled.

"So what are your plans for this summer vacation?" she asked, changing the subject.

Hoshino Gen raised his eyes at her and said, "Take some rest, and then, I promised my mother that I would go to England during the summer vacation."

"British?" Shimizu Yu tilted her head and stared at Gen. Hoshino's blue left eye for a long time before she suddenly remembered that this guy is half British...

Mixed race, it is said that mixed race babies grow up to be very beautiful... Shimizu Yu's thoughts were a little divergent unconsciously, then his face turned red, he immediately shook his head to dismiss the endless thoughts in his mind, lowered his head and took two mouthfuls of rice, finally It was completely quiet.

......

It was still Yu Shimizu who washed the dishes after the meal. After all, she was working part-time and had a somewhat willful boss.

Fortunately, Hoshino Gen was not so evil as to leave the key and leave alone. Instead, he waited until Yuki Shimizu cleaned up the mess after the meal, then locked the door and left together.

Returning home from the antique shop, the two of them didn't go the same way. When they separated outside the alley, Shimizu Yu thought of a very important question. She stopped Hoshino Gen who was walking in the opposite direction to her and asked him: "During the summer vacation, my Are your working hours the same as when you go to school?”

Hoshino Gen thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It's up to you. At least if there's nothing else, I'll probably stay in the store every afternoon. It doesn't matter if you come earlier or later, as long as the daily cleaning can be completed."

After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back.

Shimizu Yu saw Hoshino Gen's back gradually disappearing...and then he seemed to have turned into a dessert shop halfway?