"Aren't Makina and Sachi both short-haired..." Jhin used the two of them as examples to deny Kato Megumi's doubt.
"Then... see you tomorrow, Jhin."
"Mn, see you tomorrow, Megumi."
Since there were no classes in the afternoon, Jhin watched Kato Megumi leave, then took out his phone to seek his sister for an understanding of the situation.
[momotalk]
Jhin: "Kazuki, why didn't you tell me that Kato Megumi talked to you about my relationship with the girls?"
Kazami Kazuki: "Ah~ it seems there was such a thing. To think that even I would forget because of Kato-san's presence; it truly is a fascinating phenomenon."
Jhin: "..."
Kazami Kazuki: "Little brother, can you really not persuade Kato-san to cooperate with me for various experiments?"
Jhin: "I think it's completely impossible. You'd better put away that scientific research heart of yours. Have you looked at the Synapse technology Nymph brought you?"
Kazami Kazuki: "Of course I've looked at it. I didn't expect my little brother to hide things so deep, actually possessing this kind of thing. Your big sister is so sad to have been kept in the dark for so long."
Jhin: "Didn't I already confess to you? Or do you need me to accompany you for 'training' a few more times?"
Kazami Kazuki: "Mn~ It would be even better if you could bring desserts made by your own hands."
Jhin: "We'll see when there's a chance."
Speaking of desserts, Jhin hadn't visited STARRY to check on Kessoku Band for a while. Hitori Gotoh had mentioned in their daily goodnight call that, for the sake of the Cultural Festival performance, they had deliberately extended their practice time by half, wanting to appear on stage in their best condition.
Jhin decided to make a mousse cake to reward them.
Since he was making mousse cake, the girls at Mihama Academy certainly couldn't be left out either. Jhin prepared milk toast for them as well. It wasn't that he was biased and wouldn't make better desserts, but rather that the girls had been paying attention to their weight recently.
Jhin was terrified they would blame him for making them gain weight, so he chose to make milk toast. As for why he didn't make whole wheat toast, it was because the texture was far inferior to milk toast, and the girls likely wouldn't be happy eating it.
They were only worried about getting fat, not actually on a diet.
Jhin arrived at STARRY right on time carrying the mousse cake. He greeted Seika Ijichi and the Sound Engineer Sister, who were sitting together discussing something.
"Manager, Sound Engineer Sister, good afternoon."
"Oh, Jhin, you haven't been here for a while."
"I was worried about disturbing their practice."
Seika Ijichi thought of the scenes where Jhin and Hitori Gotoh spread their 'dog food' PDA, and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you staying with Bocchi-chan really does affect practice."
"Jhin, is that a cake you're carrying?" The Sound Engineer Sister leaned sideways curiously, trying to look behind Jhin.
"Sure enough, the item is too big to hide." Jhin openly placed the mousse cake on the table, then pushed two smaller portions of mille crepe cake in front of them. "These two portions are for you two."
Seika Ijichi, who loved surprises, couldn't wait to open the packaging box. She used a fork to spear a small piece of the mille crepe and sent it into her mouth. Immediately, her eyes widened as she exclaimed in admiration, "It's so delicious! Jhin, where did you buy this?"
"This isn't store-bought."
The Sound Engineer Sister speculated, "Is it a limited edition item?"
"I made it myself."
"Eh!? You actually know how to make cakes?" Seika Ijichi looked as if she had discovered a new continent, looking Jhin up and down incessantly, trying to find other new discoveries on him.
"Huh?" Jhin revealed a confused expression. "I remember Nijika took a lot of food back from my place during the summer vacation. Did she not give any to you?"
Seika Ijichi immediately reacted. So that unusually delicious food back then was actually made by Jhin! She had been so focused on eating that she completely forgot to ask her sister where she brought it from.
"Ah, because it was so delicious, I forgot to ask Nijika who made it."
"Eh~ Seika, you actually didn't call me for such a good thing." The Sound Engineer Sister looked at Seika Ijichi with resentment for missing the opportunity to taste gourmet food.
"Tch, I didn't know at the time either. Aren't you eating it right now? If you're not eating it, give it to me."
"No way!"
"Manager, I'll go see Bocchi-chan and the others then."
While guarding her mille crepe, Seika Ijichi responded to Jhin, "Go ahead, they happen to be on break."
Knock, knock.
Jhin politely knocked on the recording studio door.
Nijika's energetic voice rang out immediately: "Please come in!"
"Good afternoon, everyone." Jhin pushed the door open and greeted those inside.
"Jhin, you're here."
"A rare guest indeed. You busy man, you're finally willing to come see us."
"You're here to see Bocchi-chan, right?"
Facing the questions from Nijika, Ryo, and Kita Ikuyo, Jhin walked to Hitori Gotoh's side and gently stroked the top of her head.
"First is to visit Bocchi-chan, and then it's everyone else."
"As expected, the girlfriend is more important."
"Of course a girlfriend is important, but you all are my good friends too. Naturally, I won't treat you unfairly; I brought mousse cake to reward you."
"Really?!"
"There's no need to lie about this kind of thing. You'll know if you go out and look; I put the mousse cake on the table."
"Crap, Big Sis is still outside. Hurry up and go out, don't let her eat it all!"
After Nijika finished speaking, she put down her drumsticks and rushed out like the wind. Ryo and Kita Ikuyo followed closely behind.
Jhin had to remind them, "Remember to save a piece for Bocchi-chan!"
"Got it!"
"Jhin, Jhin, Jhin..." Seeing that only the two of them remained in the recording studio, Hitori Gotoh immediately threw herself into Jhin's arms, constantly calling her boyfriend's name to vent the longing in her heart.
Jhin lovingly smoothed her messy hair for her, then scooped her up from his embrace. With hot breath, he leaned close to Hitori Gotoh's face and responded to her with a deep kiss.
The two stayed in the recording studio for about ten minutes before coming out. Hitori Gotoh didn't dare to face the gazes of the others at all; she followed behind Jhin wearing a mango box.
Facing the temptation of the mousse cake made by her boyfriend's own hands, she finally chose to emerge from the box, hiding under the table like a fledgling bird waiting to be fed, waiting for Jhin to feed her.
"Is it tasty?"
"Mn."
"Here, open your mouth."
"Ah~"
"Look at you, there's cream on the corner of your mouth."
"Ah! Th-that... why not use a tissue to wipe it..."
"Using the mouth or using a tissue is the same thing."
Listening to the dialogue coming from under the table—which made one feel as sour as eating lemons—Nijika and the others didn't dare to imagine if they would even be able to eat dinner tonight if there wasn't a table blocking the view. If the visual was paired with the audio, the 'dog food' alone would be an overdose.
After finishing the cake, Jhin held Hitori Gotoh and played one of their new songs in the recording studio.
Finally, he was chased out by Nijika, who had been shown so much PDA that she couldn't even play the drums properly.
"Next time, if you're going to be like this, you have to make at least two—no, three cakes!" Nijika shouted this sentence angrily, then slammed the recording studio door shut heavily.
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