Chapter 2 – Mille-feuille
How did it come to this?
Somehow, once again, there was a wild and handsome man smiling in front of me.
“Can you eat it without saying anything?”
In a private room of a high-class restaurant, he presented a plain, white cake box.
When I peeked inside, there were five mille-feuille pastries. A three-layered structure of pie crust with layers of whipped cream and strawberries, topped with a big strawberry on the very top.
“It’s beautiful! The cross-section is so neat! Oh, it looks so delicious, so delicious that makes me think it’s almost a waste to eat it,” I exclaimed.
I placed one mille-feuille on the paper plate he had prepared and gazed at it closely.
That’s when I suddenly realized.
“What’s wrong?” Aoi Kawakami stared at me with a concerned expression.
“Well, don’t you think women always say things like ‘it’s a waste to eat it~’ and then end up eating it all? I’m no exception, I’ll end up eating it too! I just thought I said something cliché,” I explained.
“Hahaha, I think you’re the first person to say that right in front of me,” Aoi laughed.
Today, Aoi Kawakami seemed friendly and easy to talk to.
“Bon appétit.” I said.
I started by eating the strawberry on top of the mille-feuille, then I tilted the pastry and forked a bite-sized portion.
The crispy pie crust scattered little flakes as I bit into it.
“Oh, these flakes are too precious to waste. If I could eat it all in one bite, I could enjoy even the flakes.” I remarked.
“A bite-sized portion… too precious to waste?” Aoi asked.
“Wow, it’s delicious! The whipped cream isn’t overly sweet, and it goes well with the acidity of the strawberry! Where is this mille-feuille from? I want to buy some and take it home!” I eagerly asked.
“Huh?”
There was a brief silence.
“Do you not want to share the information about this delicious place?” I asked.
“No, that’s not it…”
“Well, I have some places I don’t want to share too, so don’t worry about it. But please get some more for me! I’ll pay for it,” I said.
Aoi Kawakami looked at me in bewilderment.
“That… I made it,” he said.
“Huh?… Are you a pastry chef, Aoi-san?”
“No, it’s just a hobby.”
“Wow! Such high-quality as a hobby? You’re a genius!”
Aoi Kawakami burst into laughter.
“I think you’re the real genius, Mikoto-chan.”
“Adding ‘chan’ to my name makes me embarrassing, you know?”
“Then, Mikoto.”
“You’re too skilled at this, don’t you think? You have a cute girlfriend, right?”
“I don’t have one… Regular girls can be hard to understand at times. You know, like that ‘it’s too beautiful to eat’ thing from earlier.”
Aoi Kawakami took one mille-feuille from the box, lifted it with his bare hands, and took a big bite.
He’s so carefree.
“You can take the rest home if you want, Mikoto.”
“…Thank you.”
Aoi Kawakami wiped off the cream that stuck to the corner of his mouth with his tongue.
Please spare me the unnecessary seductiveness.
“You must be quite popular, Kawakami-san.”
“It’s Aoi.”
“…I won’t say it.”
Aoi Kawakami looked surprised.
A wild type of surprise! Gap moe?
“I call you ‘Mikoto,’ so why don’t you like it?”
“I don’t like it. If you don’t like it, you should call me by my last name as well.”
“You’re strict… If you call me by my first name, I’ll make mille-feuille for you whenever you want.”
“Aoi-san, you’re cheating! I can’t refuse you!”
Aoi Kawakami laughed again, seeming to enjoy himself.
Why does he try to get close to me like this?
“Mikoto, let’s meet this Friday night.”
“On Friday?”
“There’s a friend’s izakaya that serves great sea bream rice.”
“It’s on Friday. Is 7 pm okay?”
“Sure. Give me your phone number and email address.”
“…You’re just too skilled at this.”
“Are you giving up on the sea bream rice?”
“Ugh… I can’t refuse!”
And so, I ended up making plans to meet Aoi again and even exchanged contact information.
Itsyoii note: Ughh i can’t stop giggling from reading this chap hahaha, but the Mille-feuille sure does looks so yummy, right? Makes me want to eat it. Btw, i will update this novel every tuesday and thursday~
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