Midareta Futari no Midasare Gohan ch7

Being a corporate slave is suffering.

Hah...
Just my luck that I'd get called in on my day off...

But I guess it's fine.

Because today,
I have this!

Walking together eating danger on a beautiful spring day makes both the flowers and our hearts cherry blossom-colored.

Fufun
I can never eat stuff like this when there are other people around.

If everybody saw this, they'd definitely...
Oooh
Did you give up on the diet?
Wah~
Is that curry I smell!?
Looks delicious~
It's as high quality as what a restaurant would serve.

I'll heat it up in the microwave
and savor it peacefully in the break room while nobody's around...
Just thinking about it is amazing...

Okay.
I'd better work up an appetite!
Work, work!

Mmm~
...Okay!
That should do it.

My beloved curry~♪
Hmm♪ Hmm♪

I'll eat you up in a hurry~♪

!?
Ah!?

There was someone here!?
Wawah!?
S-Sorry!

Ah, erm.
Good work...
But she's from another department,
so I guess it's fine if she sees me...

But wait, there's no telling if she happens to know someone I know...
She was eating curry in a trance the other day...
For real!?
Gyah
Ugh...

Argh.
Can't be helped.

I'll just heat it up and dash right back!

silence

Hm?

H-Huh?
The power should be on...

No, I'm sure it's just not plugged in properly.
There's no way it'd be broken...

The control board's dead, huh?
Hmmm...
Wah!?

It's been playing up for a while now...
You really hung in there.
U-Um...!?

Y-You mean the microwave's already...
That's right.

If the timer's working but it's not giving off heat,
Hmm...
then it's likely that the relay in the microcomputer has stopped working...

They'll have to buy a new one.

No way~!
You mean I have to eat the curry I've been waiting all this time for cold!?

C-Curry?
Ah!
N-No, um...

I'm done for... I've been exposed and my curry's gonna be cold.
I guess I'll have to buy some pocket warmers from the convenient store...

U-Um...

I-If it's okay with you,
how about using my bento box?
Eh?

Y-Your bento box?
Why?
Ah, sorry!

I-It's this...
!

It'll take some time,
but it can heat up food.
Eh!?

A bento box that heats up food...!?
Yes!
There's a battery inside...

Ah, but I guess you don't wanna use someone you don't even know, huh!?
Of course, if you do use it, I'll wash it out...
...

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Eep!?

You're a god...!
Eh?

Please! Please let me use it!
Ah
A-Alright!

Okay, let's take out what's inside...
Okay!

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Ah... You can open it now.
Okay!

...Ah!

Wah~
It's nice and warm~!

How can I possibly thank you...
Hah~
Ah
I-I didn't do anything...!

Ah.
Oh yeah. What is your name anyway...?
Ah, sorry!

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I'm... Hiiragi Reo.
I just joined the equipment management department this spring...
That explains how you knew so much about the microwave.

I'm Hikami Runa from the editorial department!
I shall never this kindness for as long as a live!!
I-I really didn't do anything...!
Stop being so honorific.

Okay.
Without any further delay...

Today, I'll be adding...
these!
!?

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Eh... Eh?
You're adding those to curry!?
Eh? Ah, yes!

Adding these ranks up the flavor by one~
Is that so...?

First, I'll start with the milk...

It's like something from a restaurant.
Wah...
Yeah!
Appearance is important!

Okay then...
Time to dig in.

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Mmm~!

The full-bodiedness is spreading all over my tongue...
It tastes so rich<3

Mm.
I can't get enough of how the milk's mellowness reverberates...!

And now, we add the coffee...

Smells nice...
Wah~
!
The smell suddenly...

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Ah~...
Just adding a little makes a huge difference...

Mmmm
The scent of coffee and spices
are gently coming apart inside my nose...

Adding that slight bitterness
tightens up the flavor all at once.

It's thanks to you that I get to enjoy eating this, Hiiragi-san...
L-Like I said, I didn't do anything...
It's this thing that's amazing.

Maybe I should buy one too.
How nice~
With this, I could expand my range of arrangements...

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Hah!!
!?

That's right!
They should still have that left!
Th-That...?

There it is!
Tomato juice...?
Yeah!
It was in a commercial we previously made here.

Feel free to take one!

Hiiragi-san!
This bento box can still do some heating, right?
Ah, yes!

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In that case...

!!

Surely you're not...!?
I am!

All's that left is to
to heat it up and...!

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!
Wah...!

It's ready!
Tomato soup curry!

Hmm~ It's seeping into me...!
The way the acidity of the tomato slowly spreads is amazing!

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It looks delicious.
To think it could be used like that...

Ah.
Sorry! I've just been eating by myself...
Hah
Ah, no...!

It just looked so good that I...
Eh!?
Wanna eat some too, Hiiragi-san!?

This is all thanks to your bento box, after all!

Here!
...!

A-
Ah...
Alright...

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Hah
...!!

D-Delicious...!
Right!?

Adding tomato increases the sweetness and umami!
I see...!

Then that's all thanks to you...

Eat on up!
Ah, look! A big piece of meat!
It'll definitely taste good!
Eh? Ah.

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Thank you very much...!
The warm tomato
is penetrating my body to the core...

This curry
is toma-too much...!

Hafuu...

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Hah...
I feel all warm in my stomach...

Thank you so much for today, Hiiragi-san.
S-Same to you!

It's thanks to you that I once again realise how amazing this thing is.

Ah!!
Keep it a secret that I ate curry today, okay!?
Promise me!!
O-Okay!

Well, I'm heading this way.
Lemme know if you have anything else that's good.
Later!
Ah...

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Sure...!

Clock In - Clock Out

Ah!

Hiiragi-san!
Morning~
Ah, g-good morning!

What are you doing here?
Ah... um.
I was wondering if we could eat lunch together...

Sure! Let's eat together.
Really!?
In that case...!

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Could we use this together?
Eh?

Wh-What's that...?
You said the other day to let you know if I had something good, so...

This is the type that lets you broil and grill skewers.
It's got a portable gas cylinder, so you can use it anywhere...
What's that!?
Are we having a party!?
Just put it away!

I'm really curious, but that's not really something you can use at an office...