Flowing Water

"I didn't feel angry at you anymore."

After Erina had gone, Alice suddenly said to him.

"Hmm?"

Haru was confused and didn't even understand why Alice had said those words to him.

"Of course, it's not because of your sincere apology."

"Then?"

"Because you have made Erina become more energetic and happy." Alice supported her chin with her palm and her wine-red eyes were slightly sad. "You must be didn't know what Erina is usually like."

"Of course, I don't know how she usually is, is there any difference from today?" Haru asked.

"Usually she..."

Alice was about to open her mouth, but she stopped then snorted. "You're just an outsider anyway, why should I tell you so much?"

Alice's childish behavior made Haru feel a bit speechless, and he couldn't help but say, "You have a very good relationship with your cousin."

"Who has a good relationship with her! The person that I hate the most is her!" Alice jumped and panicked, staring at Haru intensely.

"You're already grown up, how can you act like a child," Haru said.

"Who is a grown-up? I'm only fifteen!" Alice chirped.

"Fifteen?"

Haru observed Alice's stature with amazement from her tall figure, her round buttstock, and plump breast. He was wondering if there was a secret to making such a figure since Sora's body was quite petite since he thought a little meat in that area wouldn't hurt, right?

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"Achoo!"

Sora suddenly sneezed cutely.

"What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?" Megumi asked.

"Nothing, I have just felt that someone is thinking something rude about me," Sora said annoyedly.

"...."

Megumi wasn't sure what to say at the time.

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"Are you of European descent?" Haru asked.

"My father is Japanese and my mother is Nordic."

Haru nodded and understood why Alice's skin was so white.

'Well, that part is whiter....'

Remembering the scene in the bathroom before made Haru feel a bit hot for some reason. He was wondering whether he should visit Utaha later.

"Why do I feel that you're thinking something very rude now?" Alice asked with a suspicious expression.

"You think too much," Haru said and waved his hand.

"Really?"

Alice nodded and didn't think too much. She walked into the kitchen, took a spoon for herself, and sat down at the table.

"Since Erina is gone, let's just eat this dish together."

"Well? You want to eat it too?"

Haru looked at Alice strangely.

"What kind of expression is that? Do you think that we have poisoned our own food?"

Alice had an expression as if being wronged and said, "We are professional chefs, how can we put something strange into our guest?"

Haru only nodded and didn't intend to argue since he knew that a man shouldn't argue with a woman since he would lose no matter what.

"You don't believe it? Then, I'll eat it myself!"

Alice snorted like a child, then scooped a spoonful of curry into her mouth, chewed it slightly, then showing a "gulp" movement on her throat, and showing that she had eaten the curry entirely.

Haru only shook his head and sat down next to her then scooped up a piece of chicken before sending it into his mouth since he knew that he would be alright.

Alice pretended to eat the curry and showed a sneer on her mouth waiting for Haru to accept his judgment. Of course, she couldn't forgive him easily, even though she had to admit that he was her type, but this, and that was different.

In fact, what she swallowed up just down was her saliva, and she hadn't swallowed the curry inside her mouth. She looked at Haru with anticipation waiting for him to eat.

'Eat it!'

'Eat it!'

'Then you'll spend your entire day in the toilet!'

Alice's mouth showed an evil-like smile, and from the corner of her eyes, she observed Haru who slowly put the curry into his mouth.

Seeing that Haru was about to eat the curry, however, suddenly the same thing had just happened.

*Knock!* *Knock!*

"Cough!"

Alice coughed since she was startled.

"What's wrong with you?" Haru stopped and asked.

"No, it's nothing, just go and open the door," Alice said calmly. She patted her breasts in relief. 'Fortunately, fortunately..." She stopped at the right moment and didn't swallow the curry.

Haru opened the door and saw there was a staff member standing outside of the door.

The staff who saw him hurriedly said, "Kasugano-sama, the competition is about to begin. The General manager has asked me to inform you to meet with the other judges."

"Thank you."

Haru nodded. He turned and about to say goodbye to Alice, but now he saw her looking at him intently as if wanted to swallow him.

"What's wrong with you?"

Haru felt that this girl must have fallen to the ground when she was a baby since he felt that there was something with her head.

"You... You're the judge of this cooking competition?!" Alice was startled and couldn't believe it.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"The problem is very big!!!!!!!"

Alice knew that this guy couldn't understand what it meant to become the judge in this competition and explained, "The judges of this cooking competition are all well-known people in the restaurant industry, but I have never heard of you! That's it!" She suddenly thought something and asked, "Does Erina know about your identity?"

"It seems that she doesn't know."

Haru shook his head since he didn't remember that he had told Erina about it.

Alice covered her face with her hands and was about to do something, but suddenly she realized that there was something wrong. She moved her hands to her cheeks, then a drop of cold sweat dripped from her forehead.

"..."

The curry that she had hidden on her cheeks before had accidentally been swallowed by her.

"What happened to you?"

Haru was sure that there was something wrong with her head.

"No, it's nothing, it doesn't really matter, just go quickly."

Alice put on a smile and pushed his back to make him hurriedly go away from his room since she wanted to throw up the thing inside her throat.

"Are you really alright? If you don't feel well then I can help you to go to the infirmary. Your complexion is extremely pale and you also sweat so suddenly," Haru said and worried that this girl suddenly went sick.

'I'll be fine if you leave hurriedly!'

Alice wanted to shout, but she kept it inside her heart. "I have European ancestry, and it is normal to have pale skin, just hurry up and go meet the other judges!"

"Really okay?"

Haru knew that this girl had eaten the drugs within the curry and felt a bit worried.

"I'm really alright, just hurry up!"

"Ok."

Haru didn't force himself to stay after Alice had said so much. He nodded and left.

After Haru had left, Alice quickly closed the door, then rushed into the bathroom, trying to spit out the food.

But suddenly, she felt that her feet were so soft that she almost fell to the ground. She knew that something bad was about to happen.

A soft groan came out from her red lips since she felt that it started to come...

"Well.... this feeling is..."

Alice who dropped on the soft carpet felt that her eyes blurred, and the heat on her stomach was so violent that she didn't have a chance to resist, before long she knew that would happen to her.

"Haru! I hate you!"

Alice's voice came out softly, two slender legs intertwined together and rubbed gently, the white and smooth legs were so dazzling under the light, and the breathing from her red lips became heavier, and finally, she couldn't hold it anymore and a slender little hand reached into the bottom of her skirt.

Then, in the end, the girl couldn't suppress it anymore, and a sound of flowing water sounded within this quiet room...