Role Reversal

Although Mafuyu wanted to refuse his help, the two black objects had previously proven that she couldn't do it alone.

"That... Please."

After saying this, Mafuyu bowed, unable to look at Ren at all.

After a while, she lifted her head and glanced at Ren, only to find that he wasn't paying attention. Instead, he stood up and walked straight to the kitchen. She felt relieved.

Then, she promptly stood up and followed him to the kitchen.

"I didn't expect Kamikawa-san to know how to cook."

To alleviate the embarrassment of knowing nothing, Mafuyu chose to praise Ren to change the subject.

"I don't know how to cook."

After looking around the kitchen, Ren turned and replied.

"Eh?" Mafuyu was surprised, "You don't know how to cook? Then why did you say you wanted to help..."

"I can assist you, but I can't cook," Ren replied seriously.

Although learning to cook was easy for him, not being able to cook was a crucial setting for him, and he wouldn't easily break it.

"Okay."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Mafuyu had no choice but to accept this reality.

It would be nice to have someone helping.

"Okay, give me the recipe, and I'll take a look."

After observing the kitchen and not finding any recipe, Ren asked Mafuyu.

He didn't know the steps to make curry, even though he was just starting, he still needed to read the recipe to make sure he wouldn't make any mistakes.

"Recipe? What recipe? There isn't one." Mafuyu replied, somewhat sweetly confused.

"???"

This time, it was Ren's turn to be astonished.

"Don't you know how to cook?"

"Yes."

"What about the recipe?"

For someone who didn't know how to cook, trying it for the first time, whatever they thought, they should read a recipe and follow it, right?

"No." Mafuyu's answer remained the same, "If you follow the recipe, the specified ingredients are too detailed and the steps are too complicated, which would greatly affect efficiency."

Ren asked in confusion, "Then how do you make curry?"

"For something like curry, you just put in the ingredients and add tasty seasoning, and it should be almost ready? Luckily, I still have a lot of spices I bought three years ago, so I just put in a lot."

Talking about this, Mafuyu also pointed to the bottles and jars placed next to the cutting board.

Ren: "😐"

He seemed to know how Mafuyu made that magical curry.

"Is something wrong?"

Seeing him suddenly stop talking, Mafuyu asked cautiously.

After carefully considering his words, Ren replied, "Yes, why don't you read the recipe and cook according to it?"

After saying everything, Mafuyu wanted to say something else but was immediately interrupted by Ren.

"But you didn't succeed."

"That's true."

What Ren said was the truth, and Mafuyu couldn't deny it.

Whatever you do, the foundation is the most important. Just like mathematics, if you don't know the most basic knowledge points, it's impossible to solve the questions.

Ren recalled his experience tutoring some of them in mathematics during this period, so he used it as an example.

"And the recipe is like a textbook. You haven't even read the textbook, and you're trying to take the exam and pass?"

"So, you should follow the recipe..."

"Sorry, Kamikawa-san," Mafuyu bowed and replied unconsciously.

"It's okay, Kirisu-kun."

Ren didn't realize what he called her and responded smoothly.

"Huh?"

After he finished speaking, Ren and Mafuyu both realized the addressing issue at the same time.

"Oops, I just made a mistake, don't dwell on it," Mafuyu coughed and tried to cover it up.

When Ren said those words just now, because he was too impressive, it reminded her of her high school teacher.

"Yeah." Ren didn't care about this.

He had taught some of them a lot, and sometimes they called him a teacher; he was used to it.

Finally, with the help of the recipe and Ren, Mafuyu successfully made her curry.

"It tastes ordinary."

After putting a piece of potato into her mouth and tasting it carefully, Mafuyu gave her own assessment.

"Ordinary is the best," Ren emphasized.

He always pursued ordinary things, but unfortunately, he couldn't be ordinary now.

"By the way, Kamikawa-san, you're talking more today than usual."

Putting down her chopsticks and thinking about what had just happened in the kitchen, Mafuyu started talking.

It was the first time she had seen Ren speak so much.

"Yeah."

Because of the recipe, Ren spoke more than usual.

"It seems like you're gradually changing your habit of talking less," Mafuyu felt quite pleased.

When Ren came to her house for the first time, she reminded him of she lack of communication, and now he was improving, giving her a sense of achievement as a teacher.

"Not really."

Ren didn't think he had changed because what he said was just preaching, and there was nothing to it.

Moreover, preaching didn't require him to consider what the other party said; he just said what he believed was true.

Thanks to his tutoring, he was very adept at this.

In this way, he could say so many words in one breath while only thinking for a moment.

"But this is progress." Mafuyu encouraged with a smile.

"Is it?"

Ren wasn't sure.

.....

Monday, cooking class.

"Do you know the secret to cooking it?"

Standing in front, Mafuyu, wearing an apron and chef's hat, loudly talked about the secret to cooking.

"Meaning you have to follow the recipe carefully. Cooking is the same as learning. The most important basics..."

"What Kirisu Sensei says makes sense."

Fumino, who was in the same cooking class group as Ren, was discussing with him in a low voice.

"That's right," Ren nodded in agreement.

"Kirisu Sensei is truly amazing. Not only is she beautiful, but she can also cook. Isn't that perfect?" Fumino sighed.

Regarding this, Ren didn't answer and just remained silent.