"Munch munch munch munch"
Hime's mouth is munching.
As she ate the chocolate pie, she puffed out her cheeks like a squirrel. So cute.
However, the portion may have been a little too much... After eating about half of it, Hime's munching pace slowed down.
"Hmm... it's delicious, but I had lunch so I'm a little full."
Hime is still an 8-year-old child.
He's small, so his stomach is probably smaller than mine when I was in high school.
"What if I leave some? It's not good for your health if you force yourself to eat it."
"But since it was a gift from Youhei, it would be a shame to throw it away."
What a good kid. Really.
However, I felt like I was making her worry, and it made me feel bad to push her too hard.
"Well, how about I eat the rest? There are still a few unopened ones left, so you can take them home and eat them."
"Is that okay? Youhei... you're so kind ♪ Well then, I'll indulge in your kindness. Thank you."
So, I ate the other half of the chocolate pie.
Yes. It's sweet and delicious. However, if you eat too many it can make you feel a bit heavy, so I think one is just right.
...Come to think of it, I wonder how Hijiri feels about this?
He was so focused on feeding Hime that he didn't pay any attention to Hijiri. As long as it was to her liking, he hoped, so he took a look at her.
"...bad"
Huh? Maybe it wasn't to my taste.
I felt sorry for that and was about to apologize, but before I could, she continued.
"It's disgusting... it's so delicious, I can't stop eating it."
Oh, I see.
So that's what you meant by "bad."
I was relieved that it wasn't "bad" in the sense of not being tasty.
"If I eat two or three of them, I'll definitely get fat! Do you want me to get fat, Yohei? If I gain any more weight, I'll become chubby."
...R-really?
Hijiri, you look thin enough.
Well, yes. Some parts are certainly big. To be more specific, the chest, thighs, and other areas seem to be squishy - but, well, that's beside the point.
"Big Sis, why don't you just give up? You're not particularly fat right now, and you're at a healthy weight, so I think it's fine to stay the way you are."
"But... I want to be as skinny as a model."
"I can understand how you feel, but... ah, by the way, what about you, Youhei? Do you prefer skinny guys?"
"I don't really care about my body shape that much."
When it comes to preferences for the opposite sex, I've never placed much importance on body shape.
To begin with, I don't even think I'll be liked, so I guess you could say I've never really cared about appearance preferences.
"Oh really? Yo-hee, don't you want me to lose more weight?"
"No, no, I've never thought of it like that... I-Isn't it enough as it is?"
For me, those were words that required a lot of courage.
Isn't saying that something is good enough the way it is the same as saying it's cute?
I wonder if he's not happy that it seems like I'm the one judging him? I'm not sure about this and I'm not sure what to say.
But, well... I don't think Hijiri would take it in such a negative way.
After all, this person is Hime's older sister. There's no way that the relative of such an obedient girl could be a bad person.
"So you're saying it's okay for Yohei to be squishy?"
"Well, I guess so?"
"...So it's okay if it's squishy like Hime-chan?"
"Huh? Is that really the case?"
I don't see it as a bad thing.
However, the way he said it made it seem like he thought a young-looking body like Hime's was better, which made me feel a bit uneasy.