Chapter 932 - 932: Megumi Kato: Why Does Yui Keep Making Desserts for You?

Ice cream shop.

After they ordered the ice cream they wanted, the server quickly brought over the two servings Kotomi and Megumi had chosen.

Kotomi Izumi had picked vanilla ice cream, while Megumi Kato had chosen melon-flavored ice cream.

Besides the ice cream itself, each serving also came with several pieces of toast grilled with maple syrup. Whether eaten directly or topped with ice cream, the two combinations offered different kinds of deliciousness.

However, compared to spreading ice cream over the toast, Kotomi Izumi still preferred eating the bread by itself.

"The ice cream here is really good, and the portions are generous too." Megumi Kato said with great satisfaction after taking a bite of her melon ice cream.

"Yeah, and the maple syrup toast they give you is really good too."

Kotomi Izumi took a bite of ice cream, then another bite of the maple syrup toast.

"When I was watching a food show on TV before, I saw this dessert. I forgot what it was called, but they made it by putting scoops of ice cream on top of an entire loaf of toasted bread."

The moment Megumi Kato described it, Kotomi Izumi immediately remembered the name of the dessert.

"Oh~ You're talking about honey toast. Yui made it for me before. It really is delicious." Kotomi Izumi said casually without thinking much of it.

"Is that so?"

After hearing that, Megumi Kato narrowed her eyes slightly in a meaningful way. The smile at the corners of her mouth gradually turned a little cold as she continued:

"Yui really does like making desserts for you."

"It's not that big a deal."

Kotomi Izumi chuckled.

"Because Yui's family's cake shop has been temporarily closed lately for various reasons, they still have some dessert ingredients left over. There aren't many, but since they don't know when the shop will reopen, it'd be a waste if the ingredients expired before they were used.

"So in order to use up the remaining ingredients faster, and also to keep their dessert-making skills from getting rusty after going too long without baking, the Yuigahama family makes desserts every few days and invites me over to eat them. Sometimes Yui makes them, and sometimes Mrs. Yuigahama does.

"Whether it's Yui's desserts or Mrs. Yuigahama's, they're all really delicious~ Mrs. Yuigahama also uses her free time to experiment with new desserts using whatever ingredients they have on hand."

"Oh~ So that's how it is. I remember Yui mentioning before that her family's cake shop would be closed for a while. I didn't expect it still hadn't reopened."

Megumi Kato nodded and went along with what Kotomi was saying. However, her attention wasn't actually on the desserts at all. She was thinking about the relationship between Kotomi and Yui.

Even if they're close friends, Yui doesn't need to keep making desserts for Kotomi, right? Anyone who didn't know better would think she was Kotomi's girlfriend! Every time Kotomi talks about desserts Yui made, she looks so happy. If it's just desserts, I can make them too! Damn it, damn it, damn it. This feels awful. I want Kotomi to smile only for me. No one except me should be allowed to see Kotomi's smile!

Megumi Kato thought silently, and as those thoughts gradually took shape, an intense possessiveness began swelling inside her.

Just as the possessiveness in Megumi Kato's heart was about to erupt, Kotomi Izumi's soft little hand suddenly took hold of Megumi Kato's hand.

"Huh?"

Megumi Kato was dazed for a moment, but there was no denying that the instant Kotomi held her hands, the emotions inside her that had been gradually slipping out of control suddenly calmed down.

Kotomi Izumi held Megumi Kato's hand and looked at her gently as she said softly:

"Megumi, if you want to eat honey toast, how about I make it for you sometime?"

"That dessert is pretty troublesome to make... The food show I watched before explained how to prepare it."

Kotomi Izumi smiled unconcernedly and said:

"That's fine. If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you. I'm your girlfriend, so it's perfectly normal for me to make desserts for you, right?"

Because I'm your girlfriend!

Kotomi Izumi said those words in such a matter-of-fact tone that, while Megumi Kato was moved, she also finally relaxed completely.

That's right. Kotomi is my girlfriend. No matter how close she is with Yui, they're still just ordinary friends. I'm the one being too suspicious and possessive, always wondering whether Kotomi is cheating on me.

Megumi Kato thought to herself. At that realization, she felt a little embarrassed because this was already far from the first time she had mistakenly suspected Kotomi of being unfaithful.

"Kotomi, I'm sorry. Actually, when I heard you say Yui often makes desserts for you, I got a little jealous. I thought, I'm your girlfriend, so why does she get to keep making desserts for you...? I even thought about finding a time tomorrow to call Yui up to the rooftop and talk to her alone. But after hearing what you just said, I feel much better now. Looks like I was being too suspicious again, always wondering if you're being fickle and falling for other girls."

Megumi Kato looked at Kotomi Izumi and apologized somewhat sheepishly.

!!!

Megumi Kato was apologizing, but after hearing what she said, Kotomi Izumi felt a chill run down her spine!

Kotomi instantly replayed everything she had just said in her head within an extremely short span of time, and only then realized that, given Megumi Kato's personality, those careless remarks really could have caused a misunderstanding.

After all, Megumi Kato had an extremely strong possessive streak toward her. Hearing that Yui often made desserts for Kotomi would naturally make her unhappy, and whenever Megumi Kato became unhappy, there was a very real chance that her dark yandere side would emerge!

Thinking back on how she had just been recklessly testing the boundaries of death, a layer of cold sweat appeared on Kotomi Izumi's forehead. She had almost gotten another taste of the cleaver.

And this time, Yui might very well have gotten dragged into it too...

Even with the Clock of the Twilight Demon, Kotomi Izumi couldn't guarantee that she could protect both herself and Yui at the same time if someone came at them with a cleaver.

I absolutely have to be more careful in the future. Not only for the sake of my own life, but for the lives of my other girlfriends too! Kotomi Izumi resolved inwardly.

At the same time, Kotomi Izumi didn't forget to add:

"Haha, seriously, Megumi, what are you imagining? Has that little brain of yours been watching too many romance dramas lately?"

"Hehehe, sorry." Megumi Kato smiled awkwardly.

By the time they finished their ice cream, the sky was already beginning to grow late.

Kotomi Izumi and Megumi Kato chatted about all kinds of trivial everyday things as they walked toward home.

Before long, they arrived in front of the Izumi residence.

"That ice cream today was really good. Megumi, when I have time later, I'll make honey toast for you~" Kotomi Izumi said with a grin.

"Okay~ I'll start looking forward to it now." Megumi Kato replied happily.

Just as Kotomi Izumi was about to turn and leave, she suddenly felt the hem of her clothes being tugged lightly.

"Megumi?" Kotomi Izumi turned around in confusion and looked at Megumi Kato questioningly.

"Kotomi, before we part, I-I still want one more thing from you." Megumi Kato said with a smile.

"One more thing? What is it?" Kotomi Izumi asked in confusion.

"Of course it's—"

Megumi Kato stopped there instead of continuing. A beautiful, captivating smile curved across her lips as she reached out with both arms, pulled Kotomi Izumi tightly into her embrace, and kissed her on the lips.

Who knew how long that kiss lasted?

...

Meanwhile, Aimi Izumi was upstairs in her bedroom doing her homework.

If she had happened to stand by the window and glance downstairs,

she would have seen Kotomi Izumi and Megumi Kato standing outside the house, locked in an embrace as they kissed.

By the time Megumi Kato was finally willing to let Kotomi Izumi go, Kotomi's pretty face was already deeply flushed.

"M-Megumi, you ambushed me!" Kotomi Izumi protested shyly, her cheeks bright red.

Faced with Kotomi Izumi's embarrassed complaint, Megumi Kato merely shrugged and said with a soft laugh:

"It's not the first time I've ambushed you anyway. Once you've done it once, the second time comes naturally~"

"What kind of twisted logic is that?!"

With Megumi Kato's reminder, Kotomi Izumi immediately remembered that Megumi had indeed caught her off guard like that several times before.

Even if it was true, that didn't stop Kotomi from feeling embarrassed about it!

Seeing little Kotomi this shy put Megumi Kato in an even better mood. Unable to resist, she lowered her head and kissed Kotomi Izumi's soft lips again.

"You ambushed me again!" Kotomi Izumi protested softly, her face red with embarrassment.

"You're my girlfriend. Kissing my own girlfriend is perfectly normal~"

"But you're kissing me right in front of my house. What if Mom and Dad see..."

Halfway through speaking, Kotomi Izumi suddenly remembered something. Right, the previous few times Megumi had ambushed her with kisses, hadn't those also happened right in front of her house?

"I'll take responsibility for you!"

Megumi Kato said very seriously as she tightened her grip on Kotomi Izumi's little hand.

Being stared at by Megumi Kato with such serious and passionate eyes made Kotomi Izumi feel her cheeks warming again. She instinctively looked away and whispered:

"I-I know..."

But her voice was so soft that Megumi Kato didn't hear her clearly.

"Hm? What is it? Kotomi, what did you just say? I didn't hear you." Megumi Kato asked curiously.

"N-Nothing!" Kotomi Izumi shouted, her face red.

Even though she was terribly embarrassed, Kotomi then stood on tiptoe, planted a light kiss on Megumi Kato's cheek, and asked with a blush:

"I-Is that enough?"

"It's all right~" Megumi Kato said with a smile.

"What, you don't like it? If you don't like it, then I won't kiss you anymore!" Kotomi Izumi said unhappily, clearly dissatisfied with Megumi Kato's answer.

Seeing that the little penguin Kotomi was getting angry, Megumi Kato hurriedly smiled, pulled the sulking little penguin into her arms, and said gently:

"I like it. It's just that next time, I'd like it even more if you kissed me on the lips~"

"Hmph. Depends on your performance." Kotomi Izumi replied with a blush, sounding slightly tsundere.

After lingering affectionately outside the Izumi residence for a while, Megumi Kato finally released Kotomi Izumi with obvious reluctance.

Kotomi Izumi also reluctantly left Megumi Kato's embrace. Of course, Kotomi would never admit out loud that she still wanted Megumi to hold her a little longer!

Little Kotomi was just like that. Sometimes she was incredibly direct, but other times she was very tsundere.

After watching Megumi Kato leave, Kotomi Izumi finally turned around and went inside.

She greeted her parents, then, since dinner wasn't ready yet, headed upstairs to change clothes and take a shower first.

When she reached Aimi's bedroom, she noticed that the door was slightly ajar. Curious, Kotomi Izumi pushed it open and saw Aimi sitting at her desk doing homework.

"Still studying? Little Aimi is really hardworking." Kotomi Izumi said with a grin as she walked into Aimi's bedroom.

"Onee-chan, welcome home!"

Aimi, who had looked somewhat tired from doing homework, immediately perked up when she saw her older sister return. She casually set down the pencil in her hand, stretched, then pressed herself against Kotomi's stomach and said lazily:

"I already finished today's homework, but since I took so many sick days last week, I don't want to fall behind. So I found some extra real high school entrance exam papers to work on."

"I see. Onee-chan will cheer you on! But you also need to know how to balance work and rest. Dinner will be ready soon, so leave the papers until after we eat. Rest for a little while first."

"I'm not that tired yet. I feel like I can finish the application problems on this paper before dinner is ready."

"Oh, come on. It's not homework anyway, so it won't matter if you finish it after dinner. Rest for now." Kotomi Izumi said with a soft laugh as she rubbed Aimi's little head.

"All right. I'll listen to Onee-chan."

Aimi nodded, then left the desk and lay down on the bed.

It seemed she really was tired.

Kotomi Izumi smiled faintly and rubbed Aimi's little cheeks as she said:

"Seriously, your fever only cleared up a few days ago. You don't have to rush your studying this much. There are still several months before the high school entrance exams, and your grades have always been good anyway."

Aimi shook her head and said:

"No. I don't think I'm doing well enough yet. Didn't Teacher Hiratsuka say when she came over before that Sobu High School's admission score will rise next year? We don't know how many points it'll go up by, but I have to put in one hundred percent effort first! I absolutely have to get into Sobu High School!"

Seeing how serious Aimi sounded, Kotomi Izumi smiled helplessly and said:

"I really can't do anything with you. Looking at you like this, anyone who didn't know better would think you were trying to get into Sengetsu Girls' Academy."

"I don't want to go to Sengetsu Girls' Academy at all. It's far from home, I'd have to live on campus, and most importantly, I wouldn't be able to go to school with you! The reason I want to get into Sobu High School is so that once I'm accepted, I can go to school and come home together with you, Onee-chan!"

Aimi Izumi said every word with complete seriousness. After finishing, she didn't forget to add one more thing:

"That way, I can also protect you, Onee-chan!"

"Protect me?" Kotomi Izumi asked in confusion. What did she need protecting from?

"Of course I'm going to protect you from Megumi Kato's evil clutches! That awful bad woman Megumi Kato definitely has wicked intentions toward you, Onee-chan!"

Aimi Izumi declared righteously.

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