Chapter 141
Snow之下Yukino wanted to see clearly.
The final destination for the orienteering event was at the top of this small hill, and the elementary school students successfully arrived there before lunchtime.
Next, they would begin preparing their own lunches. There were outdoor stoves available for use by the elementary school students.
For most children of this age, cooking meals themselves was quite a novel experience, especially in such a semi-wild mountainous area.
Shizuka Hiratsuka quickly organized the elementary school students to gather firewood from nearby forests. With many hands, they managed to gather all the necessary firewood for the stoves within about ten minutes.
Then, the only adult present demonstrated how to light the fire.
First, the firewood was split, then dry grass was thrown in among them; after that, an ignition paper was lit and thrown in. The dry grass soon caught fire, and with a few waves of a fan, a stove was ignited.
“More or less, like this.”
Shizuka Hiratsuka, holding an unlit cigarette with one hand and a fan with the other, looked with satisfaction at her “masterpiece.”
“Seems like the teacher is really adept,” complained Hachiman Hikigaya.
When asked about this, Shizuka Hiratsuka laughed proudly, “Don’t judge a book by its cover; I often went on barbecues with my club mates back in college.”
Lost in her memories, her tone filled with nostalgia, “While I was starting the fire, those couples were getting all mushy next to me… Tsk, ruined my mood!”
Her expression suddenly turned grim but quickly recovered as she stood up to direct the小学生around her to divide tasks, “Boys, start the fire! Girls, bring over the ingredients and prepare them!”
“Okay~!”
Watching the scattered小学生s, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn’t help but think secretly, “Isn’t it really just because of lingering resentment from the past? Everything alright?”
The lunch menu was common curry rice bowls. The rice would be steamed by the camp organizers, so the elementary school students only needed to prepare the curry. Of course, the high school students had to make their curries themselves too.
“As an elementary school sixth-grader’s outdoor cooking, this menu feels very proper.” Snow之下Yukino commented while cutting carrots.
Curdled curry is neither too complicated nor too simple, allowing the students to fully enjoy the process of cooking.
Most importantly, it doesn’t involve post-meal cleanup such as washing dishes.
Yuigahama Yui, standing next to Snow之下Yukino, clumsily peeled potatoes.
The black-haired girl who had originally worried Yuigahama might hurt herself was relieved upon seeing her “bold” method.
She wouldn’t cut her hand, though the amount of potatoes was significantly reduced.
“For homemade curry, it reflects different personalities based on the chef. My mom’s curry often includes various ingredients like bean curd,” commented Hachiman Hikigaya while lighting the fire at their stove.
“That’s right! Sometimes even bamboo shoots!” exclaimed Kaburagi So, standing next to a nearby stove, his loud voice startling Hachiman Hikigaya.
“Oh, ah…” Hachiman Hikigaya awkwardly replied.
Hey! Stop being so casual out of nowhere! You’re making everyone think you’re my friend!
“Housewife curry indeed contains unique ingredients. Once someone even added some strange leaves,” Yuigahama Yui chimed in.
“That leaf, perhaps Lauri?” commented Snow之下Yukino hesitating for a second, adding, “Just to avoid any misunderstanding, Lauri refers to bay leaves.”
Awkwardly, Hachiman Hikigaya made a sound, then trying to steer the conversation away from himself, “Speaking of which, where did Sensei Lim Qi go?”
Hachiman Hikigaya hadn’t seen Lin Qi since the event started.
“Who knows?” Snow之下Yukino didn’t catch him changing the subject, responding calmly, “He disappeared into the forest in the middle of things.”
“What? Wouldn’t he get lost?” asked Yuigahama Yui alarmed, “Though the areas around Chiba Village have been developed, not everywhere has paths. Plus, I heard there are bears in this forest!”
“Don’t worry about him.”
It would be more practical to worry about him encountering actually running into a bear than his getting lost.
Although Snow之下Yukino was saying this out loud, she still felt a twitch at the corner of her mouth thinking that strong person like Lin Qi could probably get lost in the forest.
“Yeah, right?” looked puzzled Yuigahama Yui, wondering in her heart, why Snow seemed so hopeful that her friend would get lost?
Wait, what did Hachiman call him again?
Yuigahama Yui discovered something!
“Wait, Rinn isn’t our age?” Yuigahama Yui exclaimed, dropping the sliced potato onto the cutting board, “And he’s a teacher!?”
“Didn’t I tell you?” Snow之下Yukino looked weirdly at her.
“No, not yet!” Yuigahama Yui panickingly said, her face quickly turning red, “Yukinon only said he was your friend!”
“Yeah, uh?” Snow之下Yukino was also perplexed, realizing she never mentioned it before, “Sorry, my mistake. But I didn’t lie. We are friends… well, also teachers.”
After hearing that, Yuigahama Yui was shocked and even scared.
Teacher-student relationship!
Snow, how brave!
“Besides, sensei Lin Qi looks young, I thought he was our peer. At most just a year or two older!”
Seeing Yuigahama’s surprised look, Snow之下Yukino couldn’t help feeling a bit embarrassed.
If what Lin Qi said was true, the numbers Yuigahama mentioned might need to be multiplied by a thousand.
However, for some reason, she started to doubt the truthfulness of his self-introduction recently.
Although she admitted that some words from Lin Qi had a significant impact on her, she couldn’t ignore the fact that he sometimes exaggerated for fun just to tease her.
In this aspect, Lin Qi is unpredictable, similar to his sister.
Somewhat unpleasant.
…
I will adjust my state and try to write an extra chapter per day to repay the nine chapters of debt.
For the previous leaves… Since I’ve already paid the full attendance penalty, forgive me, small fry author, wailing
After school, then become a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
