SC1 11.1 – A Calm Day
For consecutive five days, Yunno and Yui would have martial arts training, daily study, and kitchen work, while in the sixth day they went shopping with me. This routine would drain them mentally and physically with ease.
Even though every night their breathing technique would help their body to recover, and in the morning they would wake up with fresh and fit body, Yunno and Yui would still need to give their mind time to relax.
And so, I gave the two a chance to fully rest and recuperate in the seventh day, both in body and mind. In short, other than tending Bonnie-01 and her sisters, Yunno and Yui would have free time for the whole day. After the two did the dish from our breakfast, Kato then took them to the long bamboo bench next to the resting hut.
With ease I saw that Yunno and Yui became really close with Kato. Well, it was not surprising as it was Kato who attended their daily necessity, bathed them in the afternoon, brushed their hair at night, and recited them bed time story before they slept, and she was really good at it.
In a few separate occasions, I even saw Yui happily hugged Kato from behind, happily pressed her cheek on Kato’s cheek as Kato attentively brushed Yunno’s hairs. When I saw it for the first time, my heart instantly skipped a beat. For a moment, I thought my late sister was coming by to visit Yunno and Yui.
As for right now, Kato happily helped Yunno and Yui cleaned their ears in turn. I believed this was the first time someone helped Yunno and Yui cleaned their ears. From their smile and giggle I could tell they really enjoyed it. And when Yunno offered her to help her cleaned her ears, Kato happily accepted it. After that, Kato let Yunno and Yui played with Bonnie-01 and her sisters.
Since their mother passed away, this was the first time they could play with Bonnie-01 and her sister as much as they wanted, so it made them very happy. They happily hold and gently rubbed Bonnie-01 and her sister one by one.
Then, as happy smiles and laughs from Yunno and Yui filled the morning air, I walked over to the bamboo bench and sat next to Kato.
“Don’t forget, my youngest sister will come to visit Yunno and Yui today,” I casually said. “Please prepare additional lunch set for her.”
Kato slightly nodded before turning her gaze to me. “What is her favorite food? Let me cook it for her.”
“No need for that. Just regular lunch with rice is enough.”
“Are you sure about that?” Kato paused for a moment before continuing. “When they help you with kitchen work, Yunno and Yui eat only steamed sweet potato, steamed sweet corn, steamed pumpkin, or other simple steamed food as their lunch.
I thought your sister’s visit will be a good chance to have a feast for them too.”
“Regular lunch with rice is already a feast for Yunno, Yui, and my youngest sister.”
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After taking a deep breath Kato said, “I don’t mind if you want to become a cheapskate and eat only simple food when working in the kitchen, but can Yunno and Yui have a regular lunch with rice?
They are growing kids, and in addition to the heavy work in the kitchen, you also give them strict training regime. They should eat proper meal to support their body.”
“They already have proper meal for breakfast and dinner,” I calmly said. “On the other hand, simple steamed food with rich natural flavor will help them maintain their taste bud’s sharpness.
Right now, other than when doing a tasting, they have to limit the consumption of food with too much oil, too much processed sugar, or complex seasoning.”
“It seems becoming a cook is not as easy as I thought.”
“Yeah.”
“Well, before you go to Sendai, let me help you clean your ear.”
“That will be nice.”
“I guarantee it will.”
After a smile Kato then asked me to use her lap as a pillow. It was super comfortable and I almost couldn’t stop myself from rubbing my cheek on her soft thigh. Her way of cleaning my ear was also super nice. In short, I just wanted to close my eyes and enjoy it as long as possible.
Unfortunately, I had to go to Sendai. So, after Kato finished the job, I immediately sat back and didn’t ask her to give me another round of nice ear cleaning.
“I think letting you help me taking care of Yunno and Yui is one of the best decisions I have ever made,” I cheerfully said.
“Glad to know you realize it,” Kato said as she took out a red demon mask from her spatial ring and handed it over to me. “Here, a small gift.”
“Do you make it yourself?” I asked as I accepted the mask.
“Yeah. Every time you eat with us, you always have a hard time keeping your face hidden behind the scarf and bamboo hat,” Kato casually said. “This mask will help you solve that issue.”
“Thanks,” I genuinely said as I put the demon mask on.
It was pretty standard red demon mask made of red acacia. It had two small horns in the forehead, wide and pointy ears, chubby cheeks, long nose bridge with two big nostrils, and a pair of long upper fangs. The carving and finishing touch was also smooth and clean.
But most importantly, it was a half mask that didn’t cover my jaw and mouth. So, it was as Kato said, it would help me hide my face without hinder my ability to drink and eat.
I had to admit, Kato’s attentiveness made me happy, even though to this moment I still couldn’t read or guess her inner thought. Well, for now I would just enjoy my time with her to the fullest.
When accepting Kato’s offer, I had prepared myself for every worst possibility possible. But honestly, it would be nice if we could continue our easy and comfortable lifestyle for the rest of our life.
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After a breakfast with the whole household I went to my room. Usually, I would wait for a few minutes before silently making my way back to the hut. However, I had promised to Yuko that today I would take her to the hut at noon. Therefore, I couldn’t return right away and had lot of free time.
Most of the time, I would use my free time to prepare study material for Yunno and Yui, but right now I had study material enough for another week or two. So, I took my time to make kitchen utensil. Yesterday, I already made portable electric stoves. I made it out of mountain rock for its frame, and using an array of mechanical runes to mimic its working mechanism.
Today, it was time to make digital kitchen scale. I would also make it out of mountain rock. Wasting no time I used Wind Blade to carve and shave a big chunk of mountain rock. My Wind Blade was sharp and precise as usual. It cut, carved, and shaved the mountain rock as if it was a block of fresh tofu.
The shape and size I wanted for the digital scale was pretty similar like the one I used in Tetsuo’s Dinner, downed to its digital display and keypad. The specification was also pretty similar. It weighed in grams up to 2500 grams, with precision up to two digits behind zero.
Once I got the frame, I carved the array of mechanical runes that would mimic the work of digital scale right on its surface. At first, I had to make some trial and error. However, once I got the correct array of runes, I only had to copy-paste it to the second digital scale and so on.
With ease, I made four digital kitchen scales. After that, I made three pieces of wide and smooth work surfaces, also out of mountain rock, followed by long rolling pins, big mixing bowls, and measuring cup made of acacia wood, three pieces each.
It would require a lot of time and effort if I used ordinary tool for the work. Fortunately, I had Wind Blade to make the outline and frame, and then used spells or runes as finishing touch. And so, my work became very precise and fast. Then, it was the time to return to the hut finally.
‘I will continue it tomorrow,’ I casually muttered.
A moment later, a series of footsteps approached my room. Wasting no time I tidied up my work and put everything into spatial storage, just before Yuko opening the door.
“Fourth Brother, let’s go. It is noon already,” Yuko calmly said like a mafia boss ordering his goon.
‘This chick is truly bold,’ I muttered as I got up to my feet. “Have you brought water for the trip?”
“I have,” Yuko replied and showed me a small bamboo tube in her right waist.
“Let’s go then,” I calmly said.
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