As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

First, rinse the rice and steam it. Then, take out the chicken breast you bought today and slice it.

Suzuka Ise quietly opened the inner door, went to the entrance hall to change into her indoor shoes, and then went past the entrance hall. The kitchen was on the left, so Suzuka Ise could easily hear the cooking sounds.

She moved very quietly, crouching low, like a thief, and crept along the left wall to the kitchen doorway, peeking out to see what was inside.

Then she saw Kagura Tendo's expressionless face right in front of her!

The two were face to face, separated only by a wall.

Suzuka Ise's hair stood on end. She took a few steps back, clutching her heart with her right hand. Her heart was already weak, and with Kagura Tendo appearing and disappearing so unpredictably, she was bound to be scared to death by that bastard Kagura Tendo sooner or later.

"The food isn't ready yet." Kagura Tendo's voice was flat, and she didn't react when she saw Suzuka Ise's pale face.

What is that girl doing, sneaking around like that?

"Um, that..." Suzuka Ise took a deep breath, put her hands behind her back, and stammered, as if she wanted to say something.

Kagura Tendo straightened up and quietly looked at Suzuka Ise, waiting for her to finish speaking.

"Well..." Suzuka Ise was very introverted, and it was even harder for her to speak under Kagura Tendo's gaze.

The rice steamer in the kitchen was bubbling and steaming.

With a ding, the electric cooker automatically tripped the circuit breaker.

The kitchen fell silent for a moment.

Suzuka Ise suddenly bowed down, closed his eyes, and shouted in a tone of resignation, "Please accept this."

As she spoke, she stretched out both hands in front of her and raised them above her head.

It's a box of layered cake.

There was also a label on it that said 899 yen per box.

Suzuka Ise stammered, "I just... although it's cheap... but..."

Her mind was a complete blank; she had forgotten all the words she had prepared, and after talking for a long time, she couldn't utter a single complete sentence. Her face turned bright red, and she looked like she was about to cry.

"I understand."

Kagura Tendo nodded slowly and reached out to take the snack.

"Huh?" Suzuka Ise looked at Kagura Tendo with a confused expression, like a lost fawn. But when she saw the sweets in Kagura Tendo's hands, she breathed a sigh of relief and her heart slowly calmed down.

This was a thank-you gift. She spent a long time choosing it and even consulted her friends about what kind of gift she should give her brother. Her friends were quite surprised at the time.

Suzuka once said that she and her brother didn't get along well, and they ignored each other, even when they greeted each other, it was very distant.

The fact that Kagura Tendou didn't deduct her money proves that he's not that kind of disgusting scum.

However, this only cleared up the misunderstanding.

Are they just going to stay in this situation and continue living like this forever?

Suzuka now feels that it is precisely because the relationship is bad that it needs to be changed and improved, but she just hadn't had this thought in the past.

She didn't really know anything about Tendo Kagura; she only knew that he was a strange person who didn't socialize, didn't enjoy entertainment, and seemed to have no hobbies or interests of his own.

He never buys luxury goods, nor does he care about his appearance; his phone never rings. He lives an extremely simple, monotonous, and tedious daily life, always going back and forth between home and school.

Although he is her brother in name only, he doesn't seem to have any special feelings for her. He cooks for her every day, not to fatten her up, but simply to prevent her from starving.

Suzuka Ise wants to change.

However, Kagura Tendo did not do anything else after receiving the gift. She simply nodded, then returned to the stove, poured the beaten egg liquid into the stew pot and simmered it for another half minute before serving the rice.

Suzuka Ise looked somewhat disappointed and returned to the living room alone.

After finishing his business, Kagura glanced at the box of mille-feuille cakes, leaned against the pool, pondered for a moment, and then looked up.

Did I forget to say thank you?

But even after finishing the meal, Kagura Tendo still didn't say thank you.

He remained silent as always.

The world is vast and doesn't revolve around a specific few people. Everyone has their own story: Hachiman Hikigaya has his, Shizuka Hiratsuka has hers, and Suzuka Ise has hers too.

Everyone except themselves is a passerby in their lives.

They came in a hurry and left in a hurry; it's no big deal.

……

I need your votes!

Actually, the savior just wanted to play single-player mode: Chapter Eight: The Department of Service

Apocalyptic world.

This is a region called Shatang, a typical desert area where yellow sand fills the sky and no other colors can be seen. A blue motorcycle speeds by.

Tendou Kagura embarks on her journey once more.

He had originally planned to rest for a day before descending, but Hachiman Hikigaya's words made him change his mind.

As the one who descends, the system refers to him as the Savior.

He was always confused, wavering between the world of apocalypse and reality, sometimes unable to distinguish where his true home was.

Some people believe that Kagura Tendo is an extreme form of autism, and that he could be admitted to a mental hospital without even being diagnosed, because they have never seen such a dull and boring human being.

In reality, however, Tendo Kagura is not withdrawn to some extent; on the contrary, she is extremely active.

Because he has an entire world to roam.

This vast, post-apocalyptic world is his hunting ground!

He didn't want to degenerate into a beast.

……

It's 6:30 in the morning.

Kagura Tendou sat up in a daze, stiffly took off her pajamas, and changed into her school uniform.

Today's breakfast is rice with the leftover oyakodon from last night.

During the meal, Suzuka Ise would occasionally look up and steal glances at him.

I noticed that Kagura seemed a bit tired.

That's really rare.

Suzuka Ise was somewhat surprised, wondering what this guy had been up to all night.

For some unknown reason, Suzuka Ise's face suddenly turned red.

Biting her lip lightly and patting her cheek with her right hand, Suzuka Ise scolded herself for her wild thoughts, feeling both embarrassed and angry.

As Ise Suzuka left with her bento box, Tendo Kagura slowly got up as well.

However, Miko woke up late today, so she didn't get to meet Tendo Kagura.

Arrived at school.

Spend a mundane day unnoticed by anyone.

As they were leaving the Service Club, they were unexpectedly stopped by Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Ms. Hiratsuka wants you to go to the faculty office," she said without looking up, continuing to immerse herself in her book.

After thinking about it, Tendou Kagura did not refuse and went there in person.

“That’s really strange,” Hiratsuka Shizuka remarked, sitting in her office.

Kagura Tendo actually came.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Kagura Tendo asked calmly. He respected Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was a very responsible teacher.

"I heard you didn't do well in the Service Club." It was long after school ended, and there were hardly any people left in the office. Hiratsuka Shizuka lit a cigarette and asked, crossing her legs.

As for who told you it, there's no need to ask.

Of course, this doesn't count as tattling. This was part of the task she assigned to Yukino: to observe Kagura Tendo, the high school student who was walking on the edge of crime, every day. Hachiman Hikigaya, on the other hand, didn't need any extra attention; that guy didn't have the guts to commit a crime.

However, Kagura Tendo has yet to spark any romance with Hachiman Hikigaya or Yukino Yukinoshita, which is quite surprising to Shizuka Hiratsuka.

She thought that these three people getting together would lead to some kind of fun.

Upon hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, Tendo Kagura quietly replied, "I have no requests."

His tone was completely flat.

Hiratsuka Shizuka understood the implication of those words: the Service Club was too low-key, and no one came to commission the Service Club that Yukinoshita had established.

Hiratsuka Shizuka crossed her legs, rested her chin on her hand, and muttered to herself, "That is a problem."

After she finished speaking, she sent Tendou Kagura away, explaining that she had only come to check on his situation.

Day two.

Kagura Tendo got up, frowned, and stiffly threw off the covers like a puppet, as if a heavy armor was pressing down on her.

When Ise Suzuka woke up, she felt a strange unease upon seeing Tendo Kagura, as if her brother had acquired a dark and cold aura.

But Kagura's expression remained unchanged.

Suzuka Ise suppressed her doubts.

After she left, Tendou Kagura let out a long sigh.

"almost."

Today, someone from the Service Club came to our door. It was a girl named Yui Yuigahama who asked us to make handmade cookies.

Immediately, the entire Service Department mobilized and marched in a grand procession to the Home Economics Classroom.

Tendou Kagura followed behind them, letting out a weary sigh.

Yukino Yukinoshita seems arrogant in the Service Club, but she has the right to be arrogant. She is an all-rounder in housekeeping and can handle any kitchen utensil with ease, just like a kitchen queen.

But it's useless, because the cookie maker has to be Yui Yuigahama, otherwise it loses its meaning as a gift.

Kagura Tendo remembered the mille-feuille cake she hadn't touched yet. Although it was probably mass-produced and soulless, since in Japan, chocolates given as Valentine's Day have to be remade.