What's Wrong with Adding One More Genius to Omni-Anime?!

After swallowing, she withdrew her glare at him and obediently sat down. "Even so, it doesn't erase the fact that you were just going through the motions with me!"

"Why not make some elaborate and complex dishes instead of this?"

"Hmm... I heard you're not picky about food, and you don't even mind junk food. Has your palate become more discerning since you started working?"

"That's another matter."

Without saying a word, she started eating.

As he said, in fact, she could eat almost anything—a food CDD that was close to his and Tsurumaki Kokoro's.

The reason I was angry was simply because I was annoyed by his casual attitude.

"Well, all I made for Uncle Iyo was fried pork chop, right? A hamburger has steak in it too, you know?"

"If you're not satisfied, we can make you other food another time."

"No need for later,"

While taking a bite of her hamburger, she mumbled, "I'll stay here tonight, and you make it for me tomorrow at noon!"

"Uh... but I have things to do tomorrow..."

"Is there anything more important than having Jiuliu (six) Siliuqi VIII Waqun serving me, their aunt?"

"In a sense, yes."

She glanced at him, and combining the information she had gathered from his parents, she, being naturally perceptive, quickly understood what he wanted to say, and clicked her tongue.

"Alright, then you go ahead and get busy."

"Thank you for your understanding! Well, if you get up early tomorrow morning, how about I make you breakfast?"

He rubbed his hands together with a fawning grin. "I heard you're especially good at eating spicy food. Tomorrow I'll prepare the broth and sauces, and we can all have hot pot together for lunch!"

"Hmm~ Hot pot, not bad, haven't had it in ages. Speaking of which, an acquaintance used to make it for my second brother and me..."

She first looked on as if recalling something, then paused, her expression instantly transforming into that of Little Devil as she looked at him with a smile and said slowly:

"Hey, for tomorrow's hot pot, don't make a half-and-half pot, make it extra spicy!"

"..."

In just 0.1 seconds, he realized what she was up to.

"If you refuse... you know what will happen, right?"

She squinted and threatened.

I want to file a complaint! This is an abuse of power!!!

"I see..."

Guh!

I'm sorry, Father, Mother, Ashiri, Mahiru, Ai... the enemy is just too powerful!

"Very good!"

After telling her about it, she felt much better, her appetite returned, and she ate faster, letting out a pleasant, playful hum.

Just as she was finishing off the food on her plate, he seemed to suddenly remember something and added:

"Oh, right! I'll be making some desserts later, and I'll put them in the fridge after I'm done. Feel free to grab some if you want."

"This should have been said sooner!!!"

The next day.

After making breakfast and preparing the hot pot base, Sakurakoji Talent picked up her bag, drove off, and left.

To prevent the extra-spicy hot pot broth from causing a murder in the mansion, he instructed the maid to prepare some milk.

In addition, he also prepared a separate non-spicy hot pot base, which he instructed the maid to bring out after they finished their milk. They were all his family; he couldn't very well conspire with his aunt to frame them too badly, could he?

He still possesses, at least for now, the most basic human conscience...

But he'd also love to see them sneezing and crying from the spiciness~ if he had nothing else to do today...

Starry.

Good morning, Mr. Talent!

Good morning, Talent-senpai!

Good morning!

After parking his car nearby and walking to Starry, he was greeted by several people who had already arrived.

"Good morning, Nijika, Kita- chan, Rakuna... Where's Ryo?"

He responded to each of them individually.

Today was the day we had agreed to visit Gotou Hitori's house, and the group had arranged to meet here. Everyone else had arrived, but Yamada Ryo was nowhere to be seen.

Kanau lives quite far from him, while the other three live nearby, so they should be there later.

Now even Kanau has arrived, but Yamada Ryo hasn't.

"Ah, she's not coming. I did invite her a few times anyway."

Ichiji Nijika's eyes lost their luster and fell silent.

"Huh? Ryo-senpai isn't coming? Is something wrong?"

Kita Ikuyo asked, somewhat disappointed.

She said her grandmother was critically ill tonight.

Ichiji Nijika, without a trace of worry, said indifferently.

"..."

"Hey?! Is her grandma alright?"

Kita Ikuyo asked anxiously.

"It's alright! It's alright!"

Ichiji Nijika waved her hand dismissively, her tone speechless. "Her grandmother has been critically ill several times this year."

That means...

"She really does have a grandmother, so that excuse is alright... no, not at all!"

Her gaze turned cold as she continued to expose Yamada Ryo's past, "A while ago, a classmate invited her to hang out after school—she said her beloved dog Beth was going to have surgery."

"He's never even owned a dog!"

"Never raised one before?"

"Yes, there are other excuses like 'a twin sister who was tragically separated at birth suddenly sent a message' or 'father lost his memory in an accident'... These are all ridiculous excuses."

"To be able to fabricate so many hilarious lies without even thinking... No wonder she's a veteran! That bad woman is amazing!"

After hearing her betrayal, Kita Ikuyo was not disillusioned with her at all; on the contrary, she became excited.

Her rabies fever has gotten to this extent... Ichiji Nijika choked, staring at her speechlessly.

"Hehe~ Interesting woman!"

"You absolutely mustn't learn from Rakuna!"

She stopped Kanau was secretly laughing, and gave her a stern warning.

"..."

"Does Kita- chan think this is a good idea?"

Sakurakoji Talent interrupted, resting his chin on his hand and staring at her expressionlessly.

"Huh?"

Kita Ikuyo's enthusiasm cooled, and she turned to look at him, her expression and movements freezing, a bead of cold sweat appearing on her forehead, her brain racing.

Her back felt hot as she listened to his unbiased questions.

Why would Talent-senpai ask that?

Could it be that he doesn't like bad women and prefers sweet and adorable ones?!

"No! I think lying so casually is very wrong! I believe girls should walk the bright and righteous path of being lovely, kind, sincere, and generous!"

Her voice was louder than before; she clenched her fists and answered urgently.

It seems that coolness fanaticism can't compare to Talent fanaticism after all... Ichiji Nijika's pupils turned into beady eyes, locking onto her firmly.

"Really? Hmm, that's fine then... Let's go! It's quite far from Bocchi-chan's house."

He was just asking casually, and there was no real meaning behind it, as he appealed to them.

"Ah, that's true!"

Ichiji Nijika nodded in agreement, slung her little backpack over her shoulder, put on her cute beret, and waved her arm, "Let's go!"

Unlike Kita Ikuyo, a trendy high school girl, she is an outgoing girl, but her taste is only at a normal level.

At the very least, people who pay attention to their appearance would definitely not carry a backpack while traveling on vacation; if they were to bring one, it would be a shoulder bag.

"Oh!"

Kita Ikuyo held Kanau's little hand and agreed.

An hour and a half later.

After several train transfers, they got off at Kanazawa-Hakkei Station and walked a distance before arriving at the Oihamaen Ryokan in Yokohama Ward, Yokohama.

[Note: This is also the opening location of episode 7 of Bocchi the Rock!, and it's only a few minutes' walk from where we met Hiroi Kikuri in episode 6.]

"So far away~"

Having lost interest Kanau closed her heterochromatic eyes and went limp.

"Really? It's amazing that Bocchi-chan manages to go to school every day!"

"Gotoh-san really has perseverance in this area, but it seems like he's almost there."

Kita Ikuyo picked up her phone and checked the map, confirming.

"Great! By the way, thank you for showing us the way!"

"No, no, I'm looking forward to it too!"

"Hmm! It feels so new!"

"You can't eat it yet? You have to get there."

Sakurakoji Talent was to grasp Kanau's small hand as she reached into the bag in his hand, stopping her.

Seeing the disappointed look in her eyes, he found it amusing. Noticing the vending machine nearby, he suggested, "Let's wait a bit before leaving. Everyone must be thirsty. What would you like to Drinks? It's on me."

He also wanted to drive over, but although he didn't say anything specific, Hiratsuka Shizuka and the others had guessed his age, and it would be quite troublesome if they insisted on seeing his driver's license.

"That's great!"

"Thank you! Talent-senpai!"

Hearing his words, Kanau ran straight to the vending machine, pointed at the soda on it, and exclaimed, "This one!"

The four people surrounded the machine. After he inserted a 10,000 yen bill, he pressed the button for himself and Kanau.

"..."

"..."

"What's wrong? Why aren't you pressing it?"

He looked at the two of them, puzzled.

"No... it's just that, Talent-senpai, you used Yukichi's card to buy Drinks..."

"Truly Mr. Talent..."