I Refuse To Become Scumbag In Tokyo
169: Where Is The Cat?

After he sends Saki back, Shishio returns to Sakurasou, and he is unsure how to describe his feelings.

She is happy that there is a possibility that she might accept her relationship with other girls, but she also feels guilty for using her feelings.

However, he knew that if he wanted to be in a relationship with many girls, he could only be a bad guy rather than a good guy.

Shishio rubbed his head and knew that there was no turning back, so all he could do was move forward, move forward, making sure Saki won't regret her decision if she agrees and making sure that she will be happy in this relationship.

"I'm back."

Shishio took off his shoes, then looked at Roberta, who was coming towards him.

"Welcome back, Shishio-sama." Roberta welcomes Shishio.

"....." Shishio looks at Roberta for a moment and has to admit that it feels good to have a waitress.

"I'm back, Roberta."

"Un." Roberta nodded and said, "I've bought everything you've asked for before. I've put it in the living room."

"Thank you." Shishio nodded, but then...

"Shishio, this isn't fair!" Misaki suddenly interrupts their moment and comes to Shishio.

"What's not fair?" Shishio asked.

"You bought Mashiro and Ricchan a doll! How could you not give it to me too?! And why don't you invite me to play in the arcade?!I want to play too!" Misaki yells and feels extremely jealous of Shiina and Ritsu, who have returned home with the doll, and when she asks where they got it, she asks, they tell him that they got it in the arcade and Shishio gets it for them.

"You're not a member of the literature club, and aren't you busy with your anime? Do you still want to use my portrait as the main character?" Shishio asks because he knows that Misaki wants to make an anime by using her face as the main character, but she cannot agree until she sees the script.

He knew that it was Mitaka who made the script, and because of that, he was sure the script was not ready yet, but he still asked, "Is the script ready?"

"..." - ".Misaki's mood suddenly turned low, and she shook her head.

"...Not yet." When she thought of Mitaka, who was writing her script at the time, she was not sure, but she felt very insecure about the result.

Shishio looked at Misaki and saw ************* shrink.

He then patted her on the shoulder and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll cook you anything?"

"Eh? Really true?" Misaki's mood quickly became happy.

"Un, Roberta has bought me a lot of materials before." Seeing Misaki's happy smile, Shishio felt that this girl was simple or good at faking her expression, after all, she was sure eating good food would make her mood better.

Shishio had asked Roberta to buy a lot of ingredients earlier because the ingredients were almost eaten up by everyone.

He had also asked her to buy him various items, and she wanted to check them out first.

"Then I'll change my clothes first" Shishio said and walked to his room.

Roberta and Misaki nodded, then returned to the living room together, waiting for him there.

Shishio came to the living room, and there were already Shiina and Ritsu there, including him, Misaki, and Roberta.

So there were five people there.

"Shishio, have you sent Saki back?" Shiina asked.

"Un." Shishio nodded then walked to the table where there were various items that he had asked Roberta to buy.

Seeing Shishio, who put various oil bottles on the table and took out a strange machine from the carton, Misaki inevitably asked, "Shishio, what is it?"

"Well, that's the material for pomades and coffee machines" Shishio said as he checked the quality of various items Roberta had bought.

"Pomade? Coffee machine?" Misaki and Ritsu were dumbfounded.

Shiina stood quietly at the side, observing the items Shishio bought.

"Well, I'll take care of it later. Do you want to eat something?" Shishio asked while looking at everyone.

"....." When asked, they couldn't answer him because they knew anything he cooked would be so delicious and there were too many food choices, which left them confused.

"Hm... Shishio, I leave it to you," Misaki said without hesitation.

"....." Shishio looked at Misaki for a bit, then looked at everyone, who also nodded as they were unsure what to eat.

Suddenly she thought of the feeling of the housewife being told to cook anything by her husband, and somehow she could feel their current feelings.

Handing it over to him, even though these words were very simple, it was the most troublesome.

Shishio looked at the materials Roberta had bought and said, "Then what about ochazuke?"

"Ochazuke?" They titled their heads at the same time, but then they nodded.

After all, they knew that it would be delicious without a doubt.

"Well, wait a minute. It'll be ready soon." Shishio then walked into the kitchen while carrying various materials that he had asked Roberta to buy.

Still, he felt that he would have to buy it himself in the future because even though he knew that Roberta might buy materials that were quite expensive, it was quite expensive, he could see that the quality of the materials was not much different from the ones he had bought.it was usually purchased in the shopping district.

Ochazuke is a simple Japanese dish made by pouring green tea, dashi, or hot water over rice.

If it's just like that, then it's too simple, which is why Shishio will make various toppings for this ochazuke.

The first thing that Shishio cooks is rice as it will take quite a long time to be ready, then the next thing is dashi broth.

Although the taste of ochazuke with green tea or hot water was not too bad, he liked something with a strong taste, so he used the dashi broth directly.

Shishio took the dashi broth he had made before, then added flavor by adding soy sauce, salt, and mirin, then he boiled it to almost boil.

Everyone who watches Shishio cooking must admit that no matter how many times they see it, they must admit that his skills are outstanding.

"Hey, Shishio, what are you cooking for dinner?" Mayumi suddenly joined everyone.

"Ochazuke," said Shishio.

"Don't forget mine too!" Mayumi said without hesitation because Shishio's food was just a reward for his hard work.

Her job is hard, her partner talks about romance and relationships when she is single, and she also has yet to find someone who will marry her.

He felt his life was so heavy and gloomy, but even though his life was like that, there was still something that made him happy, namely the food that Shishio cooked.

Seeing her handsome figure cooking dinner for her, Mayumi could not help but imagine the happy life in which she married him.

"Ugh..tired really..." Chihiro also walked into the living room, where everyone was rubbing her shoulders.

He felt quite tired, especially when he had to prepare for the exam to be held after Golden Week later.

"Welcome back, Chihiro-nee," Shishio said with a smile.

"Eh, I'm back." Chihiro nodded and sat down with everyone.

"Don't forget mine either." Seeing Shishio's smile, somehow, she understood how happy it was to have a nephew who would take care of her and when the smile greeted her, she felt all the fatigue in her body disappear.

"....." Shishio realizes that he has become a cook in this place, and he feels that he needs to change this position because he does not want to get stuck in this position and he is not a waitress, she said, but he can do it later.

He continued his preparation by roasting the salmon before crushing them into small pieces, then preparing some toppings such as ginger, myoga, and cucumber.

Unlike ginger and myoga, cucumber requires special preparation by soaking it in salt water for a while so that the natural sugar in it can dissolve in water.

After that, he squeezed the cucumber with a paper towel before he put it on the water again to control the humidity level of the cucumber.

Shishio has to admit that this process is quite complicated, and very troublesome, but to achieve the best taste, it is all worth it.

He then presents the ochazuke on the table to everyone, and they can't help but admire the presentation of their dinner.

If they had to describe their feelings, it felt like they were eating in a three-star restaurant with a long history or something like that.

"Cuts of salmon, myoga, ginger, salted conbu, and miso have been prepared for you, Add whatever you want, then lastly pour the broth into your bowl" Shishio said.

They nodded and did as Shishio ordered.

Then, gently putting the topping into their bowl, they poured the broth until it was half full before they started eating it.

*Discoup!*

The sound of soup entered their mouths, and as they gulped down, they felt their entire bodies warm, like they were covered in a warm blanket while curled up in the hands of their lover.

"Lezat..."

The taste of ochazuke may be quite strong, but it is so soft that it makes them feel very comfortable.

Shishio also eats his food quietly until he realizes that the number of cats in Sakurasou has dwindled.

Usually, he would hear the sound of cats from time to time, and some of them even rubbed his legs, asking him to give them food, but this time, he had not seen them for a while, he had not seen them, then at this moment.

Just then, Sorata entered the living room and saw everyone who was having dinner together.

No one but Shishio noticed Sorata because the food in their hands was more important, but Shishio noticed him and asked, "Kanda-kun, where are the cats?"

Sorata stared at everyone who was having dinner cooked by Shishio and inevitably swallowed his saliva as he could see that it was very delicious.

However, it was impossible for him to have Shishio cook for him unless he had thick skin.

He then looked at Shishio, who asked him a question, and somehow felt quite complicated, especially when he thought about what happened in the morning.

Still, looking at Shishio, who was showing a normal expression to him, he also could not show his annoyance and said, "They have been adopted ..." In fact, she found it quite complicated because she knew all of it because Shishio who was six out of the seven cats she picked up had been adopted.

However, he was quite jealous because those who adopted the cats were all female, and they asked him the same question.

'Where is Shishio?'

Sorata could only answer awkwardly that he did not know or Shishio had not yet returned home, which somehow made him tired and jealous.

"They all?" Shishio asked.

"...Not yet, Hikari (the Sorata cat) is still here..." When Sorata mentioned Hikari, he felt awkward and felt guilty, because actually, someone also wanted to adopt Hikari.

Still, he couldn't give Hikari that easily, or rather, he pretended someone had chosen Hikari. Her feelings are very contradictory, even though she wants to get out of Sakurasou, but she doubts whether she should go out or not when the time comes.

"Well, I know someone who will adopt Hikari, so you don't have to worry," Shishio said briefly.

"...Um, thank you." Sorata lowered his head slightly, and his expression was extremely ugly back then.

"Right, have you made up with Aoyama-san?" Shishio suddenly asked.

"What's up, Kanda? Did you fight with someone?" ask Chihiro.

Everyone also looked at Sorata curiously as they did not see him attacking Nanami before and it was also the first time they heard that Sorata had a close relationship with a girl before.

"Yes.you don't have to worry..." Sorata nodded, and his expression was better when Shishio mentioned Nanami because he knew that after he apologized earlier, the relationship between them should return to how it used to be.

She also does not expect Nanami to be interested in Shishio, given Shishio's relationship with Nana.

It was also the reason why his mood was quite good, forgetting the fact that he did not really apologize to Nanami.

"Kouhai-kun, your girlfriend Aoyama-san?" Misaki asked casually.

"Eh? Pa - Girlfriend?!" Sorata blushed, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, he's not my girlfriend!" She quickly glanced at Shiina and looked at her, eating her dinner slowly, which somehow made her feel relieved that she did not seem to have misunderstood, either, but he also felt lost because he didn't seem to care about her.

"Hmmm..." Misaki nodded and did not ask much because she felt the food in front of her was more important than Sorata.

As for sharing their food with Sorata?

No one thought about it at the moment because the taste of the food was very delicious, and the calories were very low based on Shishio's words, which made them even more excited about this meal.

Shishio, who had finished his dinner, took all the pomade ingredients and said, "Alright, I'll go back to my room first." After all, there were a lot of things he needed to do, like Sorata?

He did not care much because it was only a moment before Sorata left Sakurasou.

As for Sorata's relationship with Nanami, he felt that Sorata was eating hallucinogenic mushrooms right now because he knew very well how Nanami felt towards Sorata now.

The rest also followed and returned to their respective rooms.

Roberta also follows Shiina as she is assigned to guard Shiina by Shishio.

As for Sorata, he wondered why he didn't come out early so that he could join everyone at dinner.

Sitting in a chair, Shishio was in his room at the time, preparing a pomade while receiving his gift because he had never received it.

'Let's see what kind of gift I got.'

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