Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

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"Shimada-kun, wouldn't you like to try Ichiyo's cooking?"

Just as Shimada Sho was about to refuse, the young lady spoke up again.

Looking up, I saw a faint smile on her face as she said meaningfully, "This one was all made by Yi Ye herself."

"Her?" Shimada Sho looked at the maid beside him with great surprise.

He hadn't noticed before, but now he realized the maid's expression was quite unpleasant.

When he put down the food box, he exuded a gloomy aura.

Their eyes met, and a fleeting look of disgust crossed their gazes.

Looking at the food in the box in front of him, it was indeed different from what was in front of the young lady.

His box was made with equally exquisite ingredients, but the presentation was rather ordinary.

Some of the tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelets) inside were burnt.

Upon seeing this, Shimada Sho smiled and said, "Then I really have to try it."

He stopped refusing.

As he spoke, he brought the food box to his eyes and took out the chopsticks from one side.

Since the young lady instructed the maid to resolve the Sasaki family's troubles...

She must have known about what happened at Owada Financial Center.

Is having the maid prepare lunch for him as an apology?

Having understood the young lady's personality, Shimada Sho was able to guess her thoughts.

There's nothing unacceptable about that.

He picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of sushi, and put it in his mouth.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that Kiryu Ichiyo's expression had become even more unpleasant.

But Shimada Sho didn't care at all. After tasting it, he shook his head and said, "What kind of thing is this?"

"What's wrong?" Yukine Kamishiro asked at the right moment.

Shimada Sho said with disdain, "It tastes terrible."

"Yiye?" The young lady looked up at the maid.

Kiryu Ichiyo retorted indignantly, "You can't taste the flavor of food just by taking one bite."

"You're not convinced?" Shimada Sho noticed her emotions.

With a sneer, he picked up a piece of sushi with his chopsticks, glanced at it, and commented: "The vinegared rice is too wet, and the pressure when shaping it was uneven, which makes the sushi loose. It doesn't have that firm yet melt-in-your-mouth texture. Also, the ratio of vinegar to sugar is wrong. The sweetness overpowers the sourness, and it gets cloying after a couple of bites."

What a joke, at least he has expert-level culinary skills to his name.

Even if I were to become a famous chef, finding fault with something just by looking at it would be a piece of cake.

After looking at the sushi, Shimada Sho picked up the burnt tamagoyaki again, took a bite, and frowned even more deeply. "The heat was too high, the outside was burnt and the inside was still raw. The technique when flipping it was also wrong, which caused the shape to be irregular. There was not enough broth. It doesn't taste like tamagoyaki, it tastes like an omelet."

He put down his chopsticks and said coldly, "Ms. Kiryu, are you sure this is for human consumption?"

Kiryu Ichiyo's lips were pressed into a thin line.

Those eyes, which were usually cold and indifferent, were now churning with anger, humiliation, and the shame of being slapped in the face.

Her fingers were curled up, and she looked as if she wanted to punch Shimada Sho to death.

But unfortunately, the young lady was right there beside her.

Even if she was furious, she could only suppress it and keep all her emotions inside.

“Ichiyo grew up in a dojo, so she’s not very good at cooking.” Yukine Kamishiro’s voice rang out, her tone flat, making it impossible to tell whether she was trying to help Kiryu Ichiyo out of a tight spot or adding insult to injury.

“You can learn that,” Shimada Sho said. “If you learn diligently, you won’t be unable to even master the basics of cooking.”

Kiryu Ichiyo clenched his fist tighter.

"But speaking of which," Shimada Sho changed the subject, looking at Kamishiro Yukine, "how did you come up with the idea of having her make lunch for me?"

"Yiye said she wanted to thank you."

"Thank me?" Shimada Sho was somewhat surprised.

“Hmm.” Yukine Kamishiro nodded, her gaze falling on Ichiyo Kiryu. “Ichiyo, you tell me yourself.”

Kiryu Ichiyo stood there, his lips moved, but no sound came out.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Shimada Sho probably guessed what was going on.

It was probably the young lady who made her do it. She was a hundred times unwilling, but she couldn't disobey orders, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

He criticized her work and now expects her to say "thank you" in person, which is worse than killing her.

"Ichiyo?" Yukine Kamishiro reminded her calmly.

"...Thank you, Shimada-kun." Kiryu Ichiyo's voice was squeezed out through clenched teeth, extremely reluctantly saying, "Help me teach my disobedient subordinates a lesson."

Looking at her face, which was filled with resentment, Shimada Sho smiled and said, "You're welcome."

"Anything else?" the young lady asked again.

Kiryu Ichiyo bit her lip and remained silent.

The young lady frowned slightly.

"And... thank you, Shimada-kun, for teaching me the importance of tolerance towards others."

Shimada Sho: "..."

He saw the shame, indignation, and grievance that were almost overflowing in Kiryu Ichiyo's eyes.

Although I don't know what the young lady said to her in private.

But to make this arrogant woman lower her head and apologize for all her previous actions, and even thank me after being beaten, she must feel very indignant.

He turned around and looked at the young lady.

Yukine Kamishiro remained calm, showing no intention of interrupting.

Shimada Sho knew she was waiting for him to speak.

"You're welcome," he replied.

The young lady then said, "Let's go out."

"Yes." Kiryu Ichiyo obediently left.

Shimada Sho watched her departing figure, his feelings a mix of emotions.

He hadn't gotten over the anger that had been building up since the incident with Owada Financial.

Even if you defeat this woman, the feeling of having a gun pointed at your head in the end is not pleasant.

After that incident, he had only one thought in his mind.

It means improving one's physical fitness and acquiring as many abilities as possible.

Even if I don't train her to be a superman, I will one day personally repay her for the humiliation she suffered that day.

Therefore, he never communicated with this woman at school.

I'm afraid that the anger in my heart will one day dissipate.

Now, the young lady has interfered.

Ask her to cook an apology, thus openly addressing the pent-up conflict.

Shimada Sho was at a loss for how to view this matter.

Just then, Yukine Kamishiro suddenly spoke up, interrupting his thoughts, "Shimada-kun knows a lot about cooking."

"It's alright," Shimada Sho replied casually.

"Can you make fried rice?"

"..."

Shimada Sho was unable to answer immediately.

Fried rice with egg.

He recalled last week in Kanda River, when he used the young lady's body to participate in the Chef Challenge and made a Chinese-style fried rice.

The young lady said it was delicious, and he promised to make it again if he had the chance.

Now she suddenly asked this question.

This immediately pulled Shimada Sho out of his conflicted emotions.

Isn't that practically a direct indication?

After thinking for a moment, Shimada Sho nodded, "I know a little."

"If I have the chance, I'll definitely have to try it." Yukine Kamishiro showed a gentle smile.

"We'll talk about it another time."

"Then it's settled."

"……Um."

Shimada Sho turned back to his seat and looked at the bento box in front of him.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

Kiryu Ichiyo's cooking doesn't reach the level of a top chef.

But it's still edible, at least it's made with a lot of ingredients.

Shimada Sho decided to finish his meal.

But then he noticed that there was suddenly another person in front of him.

Looking up, I saw that Tenkai Chizuru had walked up to me at some point.

She was looking at the bento box on his table with a curious expression.

A moment later, his gaze shifted to Shimada Sho's face.

"What is Shimada-san eating?" she asked curiously, looking around. "It looks so delicious."

"Lunch was given to me by Kamishiro-kun," he reminded her.

I always felt this girl was restless.

"Kamishiro-kun is so kind." Amami Chizuru smiled, glanced at Kamishiro Yukine, and then looked at Shimada Sho. "Shimada-kun, can you finish this? It looks like a lot."

Shimada Sho: "..."

Whether we can finish eating or not, why are you asking this?

"Let me eat it for you!"

Without needing Shimada Sho's reply, she casually sat down in Hoshino Yuzuki's seat.

She turned around, leaned on the table, picked up a piece of tamagoyaki, and put it in her mouth. "Mmm, delicious!"

Yukine Kamishiro watched as Chizuru Amami took food from Sho Shimada's lunchbox and ate, her expression remaining unchanged.

But Shimada Sho always felt that she was watching him.

"I'll get lunch for Shimada-kun. I hope Kamishiro-kun doesn't mind?"

Just then, Tenkai Chizuru looked at Kamishiro Yukine with a smile.

The young lady shook her head slightly, "I don't mind."

"..."

Shimada Sho was having a bit of a headache.