Sweet Road

Alright~, thank you for waiting! Here’s Suou-kun’s croque-monsieúr and Kohaku-chan’s curry.

You two must be close if you’re having lunch together! Are you two hanging out?

That’s not it. It’s just a shopping trip.

Today we have activities for both our circles “Sweets Club” and “Kaori”, so we gotta buy sweets to take for “Sweets Club”.

Hmm. The two of you?

Well yeah. We share the same circles.

I guess you both are close friends after all! Ow…!

It’s a coincidence, got it, Niki-han?

Got it! I get it now, so don’t pinch my cheeks~

Fufu, Oukawa being shy is barbaric.

Hah? Being shy?

I was a member of both “Circles” first, before you. That means you definitely joined when you found out I was in them.

Which means, you wanted to join both clubs because I was there. Right, Koha-kun~?

That’s ridiculous. Like I said, it was just a coincidence. Don’t be so self-centered.

By the way, Niki-han. I’ve got a question for you, do you know about any good sweets shops?

We’re facing some difficulty since we’ve gone to all the stores we know of as well as all of the well known ones. Any advice you have is appreciated.

So you’d be looking for a place that’s a hidden gem, right?

Hmm…Why don’t I make it? The “Sweets Club” has never ordered from me before, so I think I fit the bill~

Ah, that’s true. Could you do that for us?

Roger~ Please wait for me while you eat. My part-time shift is almost finished. So I’ll use the kitchen to make something.

Sorry to keep you waiting~ Here are my homemade snowball cookies!¹

Ohoho. Don’t they look cute and round?

There’s three different colors, does that mean there’s three different tastes?

Exactly. Brown is cocoa flavored, pink is strawberry flavored, and purple is yam flavored. I made a bunch, so please give them a try~

Thank you. Now then, I’ll take your word for it…

“Marvelous~” It’s delicious. It has a gentle flavor and could go well with any kind of tea.

It’s got a nice, crunchy texture too. I’m positive this is a good choice for “Sweets Club”. Thanks, Niki-han.

So, why is Shiina here?

He is our special “Guest” today. He’s the one that made the “Snowball Cookies” we took with us.

Even though he’s not a member, he is still a comrade that loves “Sweets”. So, there wouldn’t be a reason for us not to invite him right?

That’s right! I love eating and making sweets~

Understood. HiMERU can accept that. What about you, Ayase?

I, I can accept that too, but um…

I made homemade butter sable. But when compared to Shiina-san’s, who’s a professional chef…

Aah, I want to die. It’s so embarrassing.

Mogumogu…mm! Mayo-chan’s butter sable is actually really good!

You can’t die when you make such good food, so live for my sake!

You’re being too persistent, Shiina. This isn’t a speed-eating competition, calm down.

Nyahaha. I’m sorry, I just finished my part-time shift so I’m hungry…

Nono, please don’t fret. Seeing Shiina-san eat so well is refreshing. Seeing him going on a mindless binge is scary, though…♪

HiMERU-han, what did you bring? You must’ve brought something fancy and unusual like always.

Ufufu. Now then, HiMERU will present it.

HiMERU is square cream puffs.

Eh, HiMERU-kun is actually a square cream puff?!

What a silly reaction…HiMERU is HiMERU, you already know that don’t you?

Nyaha! It’s a jooooke~! A “Crazy:B” joke!

Quit it. If you say “Crazy:B”, then that would include me.

Um, may I try some of your cream puffs, HiMERU-senpai?

Yes. Please help yourself and try them.

Thank you. …? It look’s like a cake, doesn’t it? Ah, I get it now, the cream is filled tight inside.

The square shape makes it easy to hold, so I can just pop it in my mouth~

Oh god! I was just gonna have a taste before I ate it, but I ended up just gobbling it all! I think I’m mostly the one eating all the snowball cookies I brought in too. Mogumogu…

So you acknowledge it, but you haven’t slowed one bit.

At this rate it’ll just be a buffet for Shiina, so please go make something else in the kitchen to make up for it.

Okaaay! Any requests?

Well then…could you try making something with this matcha?

Tsukasa-san, do you always carry around matcha with you?

No, just for today. I was able to get good matcha due to “Kaori”s activities.

I can’t decide what to make with this~ Pancakes, ice cream, doughnuts, scones, or even matcha flavored cakes all sound so good! Ah, I’m getting hungry just thinking about it…

Okay! I’m gonna make a whole bunch of things, so please wait for me~!