Spicy and Sweet

"Don't talk to me you filth!" Amai said as she looked at Suzuki like a trash

Suzuki who was listening to this was dumbfounded

'Where did all of her shyness go?!' Suzuki retorted in his head

"In fact don't look at me, face my general direction or even breath the same air as me!" Amai said as she glared at Suzuki

'Isn't she asking me to die?! and why did her attitude turned 180 suddenly?!' Suzuki retorted in his head

"Hah seriously why did she have to bother with this I can take care of the androphobia myself!" Amai said in frustration then she crossed her hands and mumble something as she closed her eyes

'More like isn't your androphobia is cured?!' Suzuki retorted in his head

After that exchange Suzuki is trying to process what had just happen

'So I was ask by my boss yesterday to meet the person who I am going to accompany at the festival and today I met the author of best anime of this season. At first she looks like a kind gentle woman that had a fear of men but now... Sigh I don't know what to say but man life sure is hard and she is definitely not sweet (Amai means sweet, gentle or soothing in japanese)' Suzuki thought as he sighed deeply as he clutch his head in depression

Amai who saw Suzuki's reaction suddenly become flustered

"Eh? eh! hey! you wh-why are li-like that?! is i-it be-because I was to harsh?! wa-wait after lo-looking at you for a bit ar-aren't you a bit yo-young!! I'm so-sorry I tho-thought it was you were older si-since you are pretty tall!! I... um..." Amai said desperately as she waved her hands around

Suzuki then lifted his head and looked at Amai with a confussed face

Amai who was flailing her hands suddenly stops when she saw Suzuki's face and immediately looks away and becomes quiet with beet red face

Another period of silence surrounded the room

Suzuki felt uncomfortable and Amai was blushing and fidgeting while glancing at Suzuki worriedly sometimes

Suzuki then looked at the clock

'It's only been five minutes' Suzuki thought feeling worn out then he took a quick look at Amai

Coincidentally Amai was looking at him making their eyes meet then Amai quickly turned her head the other way around with her face getting redder

"Um.." Suzuki said making Amai flinch

Suzuki was surprise with the sudden change of attitude but he pressed forward

"Excuse me, I'm sorry I haven't introduce my self properly haven't I? my name is Satou Ryu I'm an employee that was tasked by your cousin Mina Kobayashi-san to help you ease your androphobia. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance" Suzuki said gently as he bowed down deeply

"Ah! y-yes it's a ple-pleasure to be yo-your acquaintance as we-well bu-but please rais-raise your head I'm the one that's su-suppose to say sorry he-here!" Amai said while panicking

Suzuki lifted his head and adjust his sitting position

"Is that so? I'm glad to see that you are that angry anymore" Suzuki said while smiling

'Wh-why is he still smiling after I said those horrible things to him?!' Amai thought feeling confused towards the handsome boy's smile 'I guess Mina-san wasn't wrong choosing this boy to help and maybe he can even cure it' Amai thought

For some reason Amai was getting more and more entranced by Suzuki's smile but he felt that she was looking at him for awhile now

"What is it? is there something on my face?" Suzuki said as he search through his face

Amai chuckled

"Hehehe you really are unique. I can see why Mina-san puts so much trust in you" Amai said as she rest her hand on her knee while smiling gently

Suzuki received a big impact from this

The difference between Amai right now and before was like heaven and earth and Suzuki couldn't help feeling embarrassed seeing the beautiful lady smiling so gently towards him

'Is this what they call 'gap moe'?' Suzuki thought trying to calm his heart while blushing a little bit

Amai who saw this thought it was cute then the door suddenly flew open, it was Mina who have sweat flowing down from her fore head and wheezing wildly for some reason

"I'm back! and look we have a visitor" Mina said with a smile

There was someone peeking behind Mina's back

It was a woman but her body was hidden behind Mina so Suzuki couldn't see her figure but her hair was brown and it was the same chocolate color as Amai

"Let's talk for a bit Amai-chan~" Mina said in a happy tone with a smile while titling her head cutesily but her eyes wasn't smiling and Amai was making a face that looked like a child who was caught doing a prank by their parents

Right now Amai who looked like she was about to cry was a made to do seiza by Mina while she was sitting in the sofa in front of Suzuki with the other chocolate haired woman who is holding onto Mina's shirt

The woman identically the same like Amai and she also has the same hair stile as her but she was wearing black rimmed glasses and she was wearing a grey blouse with a short jacket over it and she is wearing a long black shirt

Mina sighed deeply

"I thought it was weird that you didn't wear your glasses and you are not that nervous when you are walking in the cafe. So what do you have to say for your self Tsurai? " Mina said

'So she was spicy huh (Tsurai means spicy, harsh, or bitter in japanese)' Suzuki thought

"Um... I-I was just tr-trying to he-help her th-that's all" Am- no Tsurai said nervously

"By impersonating your own twin sister?! is that how you're to help them!!" Mina said angrily while clenching her fist

"I-I-I'm sorry ple-please don't hit me!! I swear I won't do it again!!" Tsurai said as she hurriedly shield her self with her hands

"Fine I will forgive you" Mina said as she sighed

Amai looked relieved but when she let down her guard suddenly a fist bonked her in the head

"Ou-ouch! wh-why did you do th-that Mina-san! you just said that you will forgive me!" Tsurai said as she held her head in pain with teary eyes

"Yes I forgive you for impersonation your sister but I'm sure you said some rude things towards Satou-kun over there!" Mina said angrily as she points towards Suzuki

Suzuki was stared by Tsurai with teary eyes and looked very embarrassed while Mina was putting her hands together in front of her as she make an apologizing face and as for the woman she looked like she was trying to say something but when she made eye contact with Suzuki swallowed her words then looked downwards

Suzuki was making a wry smile as he saw the three beautiful women's different reaction

"Now don't worry about it Mina-san I'm sure Tsurai-san just have something about males because her twin sister is androphobic" Suzuki said then he took a quick look at Tsurai, she looked crestfallen and miserable in that state so Suzuki pitied her "I'm sure there was nothing personally right Tsurai-san?" Suzuki said

Tsurai flinched when she heard her name being called but she managed to fix her posture

"Ye-yes there was nothing personal it's just I felt uncomfortable when I heard my sister is going to meet a man so I sorry Mina-san and Ryu-kun" Tsurai said as she bowed humbly

Mina sighed when she looked at Tsurai

"I know how worried you are about your sister meeting a man but you should hold all of the burden your self wouldn't your sister feel bad when you overworked your self and collapse because of her androphobia?" Mina said as looked at the woman gently and Tsurai followed suit, the woman in response to being stared at blush a little bit

"Yes I won't do anything like this ever again" Tsurai said

"Well it's good that you understand now cmon sit here" Mina said as she pat the empty spot besides her

Tsurai stood up and pat away the dust on her jeans then sit at the spot besides Mina and took a much more elegant sitting position

Suzuki who had an elegant lady, a mature woman, and a shy looking lady sitting in front of him suddenly feel nervous for some reason

'Calm down me, I know this is a weird situation where I am being stared at by three different beauty who is in front of me right now but just think of the other time I'm surrounded by gir... yep that's not working" Suzuki thought as he recalled a scene where he was group up by girls who he had turn down their confession before, it somehow made him nervous but they only talked to him a little bit and gave him some confection before leaving

For some reason it feels like that for Suzuki right now

Mina cleared her throat

"Well as you can see here this is the Misashi twin the one you met ealier was Tsurai" Mina said as she showed Tsurai who is sitting besides her, Tsurai in response waved her hand awkwardly at Suzuki "And this one is the author of Caramelized and the androphobic one, her name is Amai Misashi" Mina said as she showed Amai who is still holding onto Mina's shirt, Amai in response waved her hand a little bit "I hope you can help her fear of men" Mina said

"Hmm... I don't know if I can be of any help but I will try my best. Oh! by the way my name is Satou Ryu I'm an employee here" Suzuki said as he bowed at Amai

Amai flinch a little bit when she saw Suzuki bowed at her

Suzuki was bewildered by her response

"Yes as you can see she is very bad with men so please be more gentler to her" Mina said

"Alright I will try that" Suzuki said in a much gentler tone "Now I want to ask something is that okay with you Amai-san?" Suzuki asked

"Ye-yes what is it Ry-Ryu-kun?" Amai said nervously

"I am big fan! can I have your autograph please!" Suzuki said as he made a 90 degree bow while holding down a small notebook and a pen

The three beautiful woman was perplexed by Suzuki's sudden action

"Wh-what is this all about Satou-kun?" Mina asked

"I'm sorry I can't help it I'm a big fan of Tri-Rose-sensei and I always wanted to meet in person so this is my once in a lifetime chance to get her autograph!" Suzuki said excitedly

Tsurai and Amai chuckled at the same time

"What's wrong? am I not allowed to asked for your autograph?" Suzuki asked looking anxious

"Hehe no that's not it I just thought it was funny how much of a fan you are" Tsurai said happily

"Hehe yes I thought you were those kind of flashy kids but now that I looked at your earnesty, you are not as scary as I thought before" Amai said with a smile

"I-is that so?" Suzuki said feeling a little embarrassed

Suzuki tried giving Amai his notebook but she hesitated

Amai looked kind of reluctant to take Suzuki's notebook

After looking at her expression Suzuki then he tried to put away his notebook and pen but he was stopped by Tsurai

"so give it here Ryu-kun, you are not good with skin contact right Amai-chan?" Tsurai said then Amai nodded in response

Suzuki just remembered that Amai still had a fear of men then he gave his notebook and pen to Tsurai

"Here" Tsurai said after she took the notebook then giving it to Amai

Amai scribbled something in the notebook then she return it to Suzuki via Tsurai

Suzuki looked at the notebook

It has her autograph, pen name in the bottom, and writting that said "Thank you for being a fan" with a smiley face besides it

Suzuki felt very happy that he got Tri-Rose-sensei's autograph then he tucked away his notebook

"Thank you Tri-Rose-sensei I will treasure this for the rest of my life!" Suzuki said while smiling

"Yo-you can call me Amai-san like before and no thank you it's fans like you that made me motivated to write interesting stories so I should be thanking you Ryu-kun" Amai said while smiling

"Alright moving on" Mina said cutting the scene "Now then Amai-san I asked Satou-kun to help you ease your fear of men by touring with him in his school festival that is coming in a month is that okay with the both of you?" Mina said

"Y-yes if it is with him I think I will be fine" Amai said

"Yes that also is fine with me" Suzuki said

Tsurai was pouting for some reason when she heard this

"You can also come as well Tsurai-san" Mina said

Tsurai was surprised

"Wha-what i-it's not like I wanted to go or anything but if you insist then I don't mind" Tsurai said as she turned her head the other way and there is a noticeable hint of red from her face

"I have a question though" Suzuki asked as he raised his hand while looking at Amai

"Yes what is it Satou-kun?" Amai said

"Is there any other reason other than to cure your fear of men Amai-san? I mean there is other places we could go other than my school festival" Suzuki said

"Ye-yes there are another reason actually, I always wanted to enjoy the school festival since I was at an all girls school when I was younger and I definitely think I can find some good inspiration for the story!" Amai said excitedly with her eyes sparkling like a child

'She looks very excited, I guess I can understand why she is like that' Suzuki thought

The feeling of excitement, romance, and youth can be felt when you are in a co-ed school festival, as the visitor look around the school they could see the bustling students participating in the festival with a smile or going around the stalls for delicacy that are made by the students and also it's one of the best time for couples to be lovey-dovey together in public

Suzuki had a general view as to why Tsurai and Amai looked very excited to go to his school festival

"Is that so? then how are we suppose to meet up?" Suzuki asked

"Of course you have to pick them Satou-kun" Mina said solemnly

"Hah?! wh-what do you mean by that Mina-san" Tsurai said angirily

Amai looked very nervous and Suzuki was surprised

"Listen to this you two if the both of you go alone to the festival who knows what would happen when you wait for Satou-kun so in order to protect both of you at the same time it would be better if Satou-kun pick you up so there will be no problem there" Mina said

"Guh! I gu-guess there is no other choice" Tsurai said reluctantly

"Ye-yeah I guess so too" Amai said nervously

"Well if it's like that I guess I have to ask my class to give me a longer break time" Suzuki said

"It's that a problem Satou-kun?" Mina said worriedly

"No no I was just talking to myself. Of course if we are going together then I need your contact address is that fine with you Tsurai-san and Amai-san?" Suzuki said

"Yes that is fine" Tsurai said

"Ye-yes that is fine with me too" Amai said

Then Suzuki and the Misashi twin exchange their contact address

"Well is there anything more that we need to discuss?" Suzuki asked

"Hmm... I don't think there is anything else so you can go ahead Satou-kun" Mina said

"Then I will take my leave" Suzuki said as he stood up then bowed before leaving

Suzuki returned to his work then he returned at his apartment at 6 P.M.

Right now Suzuki is sitting on his study chair with a serious expression

"This is bad, I think I can't get anymore points from writing" Suzuki said as he looked at the pile of books he had stack besides his desk

"Yesterday I only got 1 point from grinding for one hour but now I don't think I will get anything no matter how long I grind" Suzuki said

Suzuki then looked at his status

"My art stats has surprisingly increased to 30 and I have 40 shop points hmm... what should I do with it?" Suzuki said then he looked at the shop

There is nothing in the shop that piqued Suzuki's interest

"And there is nothing new too" Suzuki said then he stood up "Well I think I should go with plan B now" Suzuki said as he looked at his laptop in the table with a reluctant expression