Comets and Promises

"What are you doing with your eyes closed?"

Seeing Sekijou whose eyelashes fluttered in confusion, Naoki asked with a smile.

"...Hate!"

Sekijou opened his eyes angrily, and caught a glimpse of the cute smile on Naoki's face, and she struggled again, "Your eyes are watering, please go."

"Do not move." Naoki said, "Be careful not to drop the towel."

Hearing those words, Sekijou immediately stopped, not daring to move anymore, covering his chest in shame, trying to make the embarrassed Naoki kill himself with his eyes.

"Fumino and Rizu-san are outside, and you are still bullying me in the bathroom." Sekijou used a roundabout tactic, his face flushed red, and she whispered, "Isn't your conscience hurt?"

"Um..."

Naoki pressed his right hand against his chest, touched it carefully for a moment, then said, "Sorry, it doesn't hurt at all."

Sekijou finally understood why Naoki would want to open a harem, because it was quite embarrassing.

Without morals, anything is possible.

After bullying Sekijou in the bathroom for a while, until she was about to cry from embarrassment, Naoki said:

"I'm going outside."

As soon as he emerged from the bathroom, the door slammed shut behind him, obviously worried that he might change his mind.

Naoki shook his head, walked over to the sink to wash his hands, then stepped out of the bathroom.

Come to the kitchen.

Asumi wears an apron and works as a chef.

The aroma of cooking was already wafting in the air, and the fried vegetable tempura looked quite attractive with a golden surface.

As the saying goes, everything can be tempura. Naoki glanced at it and saw lotus root tempura, fried shrimp tempura, and fried banana tempura. Even though it's fried, it's not greasy. After frying, use oil-absorbing paper to absorb the oil.

"What are you doing standing so far away?"

Naoki walked over to Furuhashi who was hiding at the door.

"That much oil looks dangerous." Furuhashi looked at the pot of oil, kept a wary distance, and said, "I'm afraid I might get burned."

"The best way to overcome fear is to face it head on." Naoki said earnestly "You'll get used to it after being burned a few times."

"I refuse." Furuhashi came over angrily "I don't want to be burned even once."

After talking for a while, Sekijou came out of the bathroom, put on a Furuhashi dress, and walked into the kitchen.

"Eh?" Furuhashi turned his head "Sawako so fast?"

"It's finished." Sekijou nodded and said, "There's no need to shower or wash your hair, so the pace will naturally be faster."

Looking past Naoki, Sekijou said indifferently, "Is Asumi-senpai tired, leave it to me?"

Girls are really good at acting.

Previously, she had said aggressively that she would sue Furuhashi, but now she didn't lift his eyelids, as if nothing had happened.

Sensing Naoki's gaze, Sekijou took advantage of the others not paying attention, and glared in embarrassment:

"Next time, I will definitely tell Fumino and Rizu!"

"Yes."

...

Naoki walked back to the living room and continued watching TV.

"Nii-chan, come and cook." Rin ran over, "There's only one bean sprout left."

Naoki stood up and said, "Here I come."

Anyone can "stuff a needle" on bean sprouts, but if the dish is to be delicious, it depends on the chef's level of cooking.

"Asakawa-san, I leave the final dish to you."

Furuhashi clenched his right fist.

"Come on, Asakawa-san."

Ogata held a pen in one hand and a notebook in the other, entering researcher mode.

"Kouhai-kun, can you do it?" Asumi hesitated. "Don't damage the bean sprouts, then I'll just eat you."

Naoki looked at Asumi: "If you say that, I want to spoil the bean sprouts."

"Humph."

As a famous dish that had been lost for a hundred years, and the ingredients were prepared after a long period of hard work, the girls did not leave the kitchen, and surrounded Naoki, curiously watching the cooking process.

"Apron."

Naoki opened his arms and looked at Furuhashi.

"Tie yourself." Furuhashi blushed, and tucked in her apron, "No one will help you."

Naoki said: "In the film, the apprentices help the chef put on the apron."

"You are not a chef."

"Kouhai-kun, you actually dare say that."

"Don't take the movie plot seriously."

"Hurry Nii-chan, I'm starving to death."

Several girls complained one after another, only Ogata wanted to help.

"Ricchan, you don't need to help him at this time." Furuhashi hurriedly stopped Ogata, "Let him do his own thing."

...

"I start."

In order to restore the taste of inlaid silver teeth to the maximum extent possible, Naoki not only watched "National Treasure" several times, but also practiced several times in the dream world. Now he calmed down, his movements like flowing water, and started cooking lastly.

"Bean sprouts have turned silver." Rin opened her eyes wide.

Furuhashi was very curious: "Is this the so-called silver tooth?"

Yuika nodded slightly, "It looks really pretty."

"Done."

Naoki stopped the sieve in his hand and placed the bean sprouts on the plate.

"Very fast?" Asumi looked surprised, "There's still chicken in it, so it must be undercooked?"

"It's ripe." Naoki untied the apron around his waist. "The tag is too soft. Even if it took a few seconds longer, they would lose their crunch."

"Nii-chan, can we eat now? Rin clutched her stomach, her eyes full of anticipation.

Naoki nodded: "Take out the food and get ready to eat."

After a while.

Several girls sat neatly around the table, clasping their hands together:

"Ittadakimasu."

Of course, the first dish one eats is the main character.

"Um—"

Rin opened her eyes wide, "So delicious!"

For Rin, a full score is already quite an advanced evaluation.

"Nice." Ogata then commented.

"The bean sprouts are crunchy and tender, with a strong meaty aroma and an indescribable sweetness..." Furuhashi's eyes lit up, "So delicious."

"It's really delicious." Asumi said in surprise, "I checked on my phone last night, and a food blogger made this dish, but was disappointed in the end, saying that it tasted exactly the same as regular fried bean sprouts, and was disappointed."

"Food bloggers don't necessarily know how to cook food." Naoki complained, "Like many relationship bloggers, they are actually single. The real essence of this dish lies in adding the chicken's secret seasoning, and ultimately the method of production."

If it was no different from ordinary fried pork with bean sprouts, Cixi would not want to eat it.

"Well, if this dish appears in a restaurant, it must be very expensive, right?" Furuhashi whispered.

Naoki said: "What we eat is not bean sprouts, but time."

Time is precious, so the value of this dish is immeasurable!

The taste is very good, the only drawback is the quantity is too small, everyone can only share a little.

"I finished it in two bites." Rin regretted, "I haven't even tasted the taste yet."

Naoki looked at Rin: "Zhu Bajie also said this when he was eating ginseng fruit."

"Stupid Nii-chan." Rin puffed out her cheeks, "You call me Zhu Bajie!"

"Don't bully Rin-chan." Furuhashi looked at Naoki , then pushed the small plate in front of her "Is Rin-chan going to eat mine?"

"Onee-san, eat alone." Although Rin was quite touched, she still shook her head and rejected Furuhashi's kindness, "Next time we can make more, and we can eat enough at once."

This sentence instantly made everyone sweat on their foreheads.

After making these two mouthfuls of bean sprouts all morning, they were so tired that their backs ached and their eyes sore, they didn't want to torture themselves anymore!

Furuhashi wiped his forehead: "Eat."

Sekijou: "The bean sprouts are delicious, I'll go for blowfish."

Naoki: "Angler is actually pretty good."

...

Had lunch.

Naoki is responsible for clearing the table and carrying plates and chopsticks to the kitchen. There is a dishwasher, which saves you a lot of trouble.

"Everyone drink tea."

Furuhashi brewed several cups of green tea.

"Asumi senpai, it's already one o'clock in the afternoon, you won't be late for extra school?"

Furuhashi handed over a cup of green tea.

"No." Asumi waved her hand and took a sip of tea, "Class starts at 2:30pm, so it's not too late for me to leave later."

"Very nice."

Several girls sat on the sofa drinking tea and chatting.

"I just saw the news, and Fumino must be very interested." Sekijou picked up his cell phone and looked at Furuhashi, "After Chinese New Year, there will be a comet approaching earth. It is said that the orbital period is a full year, and only appears every 10,000 years."

"Love Comet!" Furuhashi exclaimed.

"Eh?" Sekijou looked at the phone in surprise, "This comet has just been observed, and it doesn't seem to have a name yet, how would Fumino know?"

"I…" Furuhashi felt as if something would come out of his mind, his tone blank, "I don't know, that name suddenly came to my mind."

"It actually took 10,000 years." Rin looked surprised, and quickly distracted everyone, "Aren't we not going to see the return of the comet next time?"

Let alone 10,000 years, humans won't be able to see the comet after 100 years.

"What's the difference between a comet and a meteor?" Yuika asked curiously.

"Comets are made up of ice, rock and dust. It's usually too cold in the universe, like a dirty lump. It only melts when it hits a star, so it's also called a dirty space snowball."

Furuhashi explained, "The comet has a fixed orbital period and will visit the solar system regularly. Meteors are mainly dust and rocks in the universe. They don't have a name. They will fall to earth anytime and anywhere, and will burn up as they rub against the atmosphere, they are shooting stars."

Rin tilted her head and asked:

"The Perseid meteor shower we saw on summer vacation is definitely a meteor, why is it named?"

"Makes sense." Asumi nodded, "Isn't this a contradiction."

"There is no contradiction." Naoki looked at the gray sky outside the window, and said calmly, "After the comet is melted by the sun, there will be countless dust and gravel scattered in the orbit, which will rub against the atmosphere to form a meteor shower."

"The Perseid meteor shower does not mean that the debris flies away from the Perseid constellation and falls to earth for people to witness, but rather comes from Comet Swift in the Perseid constellation. When it passes through the earth, it is melted by the sun, dropping a lot of debris, thus forming a meteor shower."

"I don't understand." Rin shook her head in confusion. "I only know that the next comet will return ten thousand years later, so we will come to Onee-san's house together like summer vacation to see the comet."

"It's very boring to observe alone." Furuhashi said with a smile, "It's best for everyone to play together."

...

After drinking tea, seeing that it was getting late, Asumi got up to say goodbye, and went to the extra school.

Naoki and the other girls have nothing to do, so they stay to study together.

...

Evening.

"Onee-san, we will be back."

"Fumino, see you tomorrow."

After saying goodbye to Furuhashi, Naoki and Ogata leave together.

"Servant, are you feeling unwell?" Yuika came over and whispered, "From this afternoon until now, you've been lethargic."

Naoki shook his head: "There is no inconvenience."

"Do you want to come to Yuika's house to play?" Yuika stretched out two fingers, patted her chest gently, and said with a blushing face, "Yuika can cosplay as a bunny girl again, to help senpai."

Naoki narrowed his eyes: "No need."

"It's not good for men to hold back." Yuika muttered, "Yuika can still train."

"Hurry home." Naoki waved to the crowd, "It might rain later."

"Just forget it." Yuika pouted, and kicked a rock by the roadside with her little leather shoe, "Yuika won't be helping senpai with my hands anymore."

Shut up quickly, if someone hears you, I will be invited to the police station for tea!

When Yuika returns home, Naoki is immediately left alone.

It's gloomy.

The night wind is cold.

Naoki walked into the apartment alone.

Halfway through, the raindrops fell again, and fell on the body, freezing the bones.

The pedestrians on the street avoided one after another, and the road quickly became empty and quiet.

Naoki didn't hold an umbrella, nor did he have any idea of hiding from the rain. With his ability gradually recovering, he didn't have to worry about catching a cold in the rain.

"Asakawa?"

The transparent umbrella was suddenly propped over Naoki's head, then a familiar and pleasant voice sounded in his ear.

"...Miharu-san?"

Naoki turned to look at the girl holding an umbrella beside him, she had a face similar to Mafuyu's, but sweeter and more energetic.

"It's me." Miharu's voice was sweet and melodious, "The university has already started its winter break, so I came here today to play with Onee-sama... Why are you soaking alone in the rain?"

"It's raining very lightly." Naoki said casually "I don't think there's a need to hide."

"It's not summer." Miharu was angry, "Winter is very cold, even a light rain can give you a fever... We can go together."