โHere you go. Special rib steak from Akizuki Suzuri-san.โ
โSo itโs Suzuri-sanโฆ Wow, it looks incredibly delicious.โ
โHehe, all the kids are smitten with my cooking.โ
The steak sizzled on the hot plateโI didnโt expect something so authentic, and I swallowed involuntarily.
โHelp yourself. The meat is kept warm on the pellet.โ
โThank you. Mmmโฆ Mmmโฆ!โ
โDonโt hurry, the meat wonโt run away. Ohโฆ Shiro-chanโs here.โ
Shizunami Dormitory has the main building from the entrance hall, with two buildings to the east and west, and my room is in the east building. Nanami-san is in the west building, and she seems to be trying to come overโyet she hasnโt come out from behind a pillar for some reason.
โOh? I wonder whatโs wrongโฆ Iโll go check.โ
Akizuki-san went to see what was up with Nanami-san. It might be that sheโs embarrassed to eat with boys or something like thatโI thought.
โUm, she wants to take a bath first. She got sweaty in full gear.โ
โOh, I seeโฆโ
โSo Iโll join her to show her how to use the bathโฆ Tsukasa-kun, will you be okay on your own?โ
โYes, I should manageโฆ The bath is shared, right?โ
โOur bath is heated with hot springs, so itโs quite pleasant. My theme is to offer a pension-like dorm life to the students.โ
It wasnโt quite that I meant, but I wanted to suggest setting some rules if itโs a co-ed bathโhowever, Akizuki-san hurried off to the bath.
Left alone, I cut the meat with my knife and put it in my mouth. I was amazed by its melt-in-your-mouth tenderness, but it felt a bit lonely not being able to share it with anyone.
Thinking about Akizuki-san and Nanami-san bathing together added to my restlessnessโthough this will be a daily occurrence, so I have to force myself to settle down.
(โฆ Iโm getting more and more concernedโฆ Was I such a weak-hearted personโฆ)
I focused solely on my mealโgrateful to the farmers, I stuffed my cheeks with rice and savored the meatโs flavor enhanced by a simple soy-based sauce.
(Delicious! Delicious!)
I concentrated on eating and let off steamโright now, I was like a power plant.
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Since I was taught how to use the dishwasher, I cleaned up after the meal myself. I could ask Akizuki-san for help, but in communal living, the principle is โdo what you can yourself.โ
(In my previous party, no one did houseworkโฆ Ah, I donโt have many good memories of communal livingโฆ)
In my tidied room, I spread out a futon on the tatami, and since it was still early to sleep, I arranged todayโs reward on the table and wrote in my diary.
I was given 19 silver and 1 gold, with 1 silver for Nanami-sanโs share and 1 silver for adding steak. The 100 bronze regular allowance was untouched.
โI still donโt fully understand the value of currencyโฆ For now, itโs better to save.โ
There must be other uses for silver, but what about gold? I checked the student app, but there was limited information since I had just enrolled.
โโฆ The academyโs video channelโฆ โS School Channel,โ huh?โ
There was a prominent link to it in the app, so I tapped it and was taken to a video site. It seemed like videos posted by academy students could be viewed.
(Academy rank 2โฆ Theyโre fighting monsters normally. Moreover, theyโre overwhelming themโฆ!)
The video had a popularity ranking, and the top video appeared to be one of dungeon battles.
โSenpai Houshou is so cool!!โ
โInsane firepower, amazing extermination capability!โ
โPlease do a dungeon attack with me next time!โ
It seemed the video was posted by Senpai Houshou of Class 3-A, and it was immensely popularโcomments like these were allowed, reflecting the academyโs free-spirited atmosphere.
Video posting was treated similarly to report submissions, and high-rated videos reflected in the academyโs ranking. To become a top ranker, not only grades but also video reports were necessary.
(โฆ Well, I hope I can also post videos as needed. Only if I encounter video-worthy situations, though.)
Just as I began to think that my turn for the bath might be approaching, I received a call on my smartphone.