"Ayako, Ayako."
At the familiar call, Ayako snapped back to her senses and found a fragrant skewer of grilled meat right in front of her.
"Here."
Higashino Kanade handed the grilled meat skewer to Ayako, then created a cup of juice and set it beside her. After taking a slight step back and keeping some distance from Ayako, he began enjoying his own food.
Ayako stared at the grilled meat before her, saliva constantly filling her mouth. She blew on it a few times with her tiny mouth, then, once it had cooled to a suitable temperature, opened her mouth, bit off a piece, and began chewing it.
So delicious! It's not even worse than Aunt Kohaku's cooking... Ayako's eyes widened in shock, and she could not help speeding up, quickly devouring the grilled meat before her.
Seeing his daughter so happy, Higashino Kanade explained with some feeling, "I haven't cooked in a long time. Back then, your mother really liked my cooking."
"I remember it was before the Fourth Holy Grail War. Your mother and I lived together in Touki City, and I handled all the cooking and housework. Your mother really wasn't the domestic type."
"What did Dad like about Mom?"
Ayako let down her guard somewhat and could not help asking.
"There's too much... Shiki has so many good points that I couldn't finish listing them in one night. But if I had to name what I liked most about her, it would probably be her cool side."
Higashino Kanade stroked his chin as he recalled, "You've seen her in her Assassin state, right? I liked her a very, very long time ago, so long ago that your mother didn't even know me yet. I always felt that she had an indescribable charm back then, one that