The sweet, soft cream atop the Mango Cake looked even more tempting beneath the lights.
Nel carefully cut the cake into five portions and placed them on five separate plates. The slice with the most fruit on it was placed on Asano Kiyoshi's plate.
After arranging everything, Nel called out to Asano Kiyoshi and the other man, who were still talking outside the window.
"Little Kiyoshi, Urahara Shopkeeper, the cake's been cut!"
Hearing Nel, Urahara first lowered his voice and said to Asano Kiyoshi,
"After we eat, come with me to the warehouse. I have something to show you. For now, let's eat first!"
With that, Urahara answered in his usual lazy voice,
"Right, right~ Miss Nel, I'll go call Miss Yoruichi and Tessai. We'll be right there~"
Asano Kiyoshi, meanwhile, headed straight inside, intending to help Nel distribute the plates and such.
Upon entering the room, Asano Kiyoshi saw that Nel still had a faint blush on her face. She pointed at the plate piled high with fruit and said to him,
"Little Kiyoshi, um... that one is your cake."
Seeing the fruit nearly overflowing from the plate, Asano Kiyoshi felt warmth rise in his heart. But then he smiled helplessly, walked over to Nel, and said,
"Nel, if Urahara Shopkeeper and the others see such unfair distribution, it won't look very good~"
Hearing this, Nel nodded somewhat dejectedly before saying,
"Then... I'll redistribute it."
But Asano Kiyoshi smiled, stepped directly in front of Nel, and said with a grin,
"So, before they get here, let's finish all the fruit on the plates between the two of us!"
Nel was momentarily stunned by his words, then she could not hold back a laugh. A hint of warmth appeared in her eyes as she nodded at Asano Kiyoshi, picked up