The Cheeky Junior Gal Becomes Too Cute When She Gets Attached to Me-Chapter 8Volume 1 .5 - Santa Junior Gal
Santa Junior Gal
“Senpai, we have a problem. There’s an extra piece of cake!”
“That’s because you divided it into four.”
“But this won’t last long, right? What should we do? Someone has to eat it or it’ll go bad!”
It was a manner of speaking that is so monotone it was almost terrifying.
Considering the ease of cutting, I could understand why the cake would be divided into four pieces even though there were only three of us.
In Monaka’s case, it seemed less about efficiency and more like something she had aimed for from the start.
“Plus, look at this, the pointed end is facing me! Could this be the cake’s way of expressing its desire for me to eat it…?”
She pointed at the cake while glancing back and forth between me and Kawana.
Incidentally, she had changed its orientation herself a moment ago.
Even though it was a small whole cake, the portion in front of me was more than enough.
“I’m fine with just one piece… What about you, Kawana?”
“I can’t handle two pieces either. My stomach isn’t that big. Please go ahead, Monaka-san.”
As she says, Kawana is petite and doesn’t eat much.
Hearing this, Monaka feigned shock in an exaggerated manner.
“Wait. Does that mean the cake will go bad if I don’t eat it…? That’s a serious responsibility.”
“Just eat it already… Do you need to act like this every single time?”
“If I eat it reluctantly due to force majeure, the calories will be less.”
“What kind of theory is that?”
The logic of a gyaru is frightening. It even transcends the laws of physics.
By the way, the sweets with plenty of shelf life have also been disappearing into Monaka’s stomach since earlier.
Even then, she was making theatrical gestures, exclaiming, “Oh no, the sweets are jumping into my mouth on their own!”
Where’s the force majeure in that…
“Well then, Senpai.”
“President, let’s eat.”
And so, two slices of cake were placed in front of Monaka and one slice each in front of Kawana and me.
The two of them sat down across the long table and turned their faces toward me.
Perhaps they were expecting me to say something.
I hadn’t thought of anything, but I cleared my throat and began to speak.
“Ah, Monaka, Kawana. A lot has happened, but thank you for everything up to today. Thanks to you, the Christmas event was a huge success. We have tests coming up soon and more events to prepare for, but for now, let’s celebrate today’s success—”
“Senpai, that’s too long.”
“…Before we eat, can I say just one thing?”
“That was definitely more than one thing.”
Both of them interrupted me at once.
Damn, just when I thought I had the chance to give a nice speech!
Jokes aside, I hurried to convey the most important thing I wanted to say.
“Actually, I’ve prepared presents for both of you.”
“Really!?”
Monaka exclaimed with excitement.
Just like they had prepared the Christmas cake as a surprise, I had also prepared presents.
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It was good that we didn’t both end up buying cakes, narrowly avoiding a near miss…
I would have been embarrassed to be seen as an inconsiderate Senpai.
I opened the shelf in the Student Council room and took out the hidden presents.
Both were in gift bags, sealed with ribbons.
One had a red ribbon and the other a blue one to avoid mixing them up since the contents were different.
“I’m not sure if you’ll like them, but…”
While making sure to say that line as insurance, I hand over the gifts to Monaka and Kawana.
“Nope, I love it!”
“You haven’t even opened it yet.”
“I know I’ll love it because it’s from Senpai.”
Monaka’s chest is sparkling with her necklace today as well.
She almost snatches the present away with great enthusiasm.
“…Thank you very much.”
“Yeah.”
Kawana receives the gift with both hands, expressing her gratitude politely.
“Is it okay to open it?”
“That’s something you should ask before you open it.”
What’s with this girl? Could it be that her words can’t keep up with her actions…?
Monaka, not waiting for my reply, starts to open the gift and cheers as she peeks inside the bag.
“It’s a scarf! So cute~”
What Monaka pulls out of the bag with excitement is a red-checked scarf.
Next to her, Kawana is also holding a scarf, which is in a contrasting blue check.
Somehow, I chose colors that seemed to suit them both.
I debated whether to give them consumables but decided on scarves, ready to accept it back if they said they didn’t need them.
I wanted to look cool.
“Thank you, Senpai.”
“I’m happy, President.”
Monaka immediately starts wrapping the scarf around her neck.
I think it’ll get in the way of eating cake.
Kawana gently smiles, then, as if to hide it, she buries her face in the scarf she’s holding close to her chest.
I’m glad they’re both happy.
Christmas Day is still a bit away, but I wanted to give them their presents today since they’ve been helping with the event.
“I’ll wear it 24 hours a day.”
“Take it off indoors.”
“I’ll use it as a pillow when I sleep!”
“It does seem surprisingly comfortable to sleep on…”
It’s fluffy enough to be a pillow… but she won’t really do that, right?
Suddenly, my eyes meet with Kawana’s, who is smiling while holding the scarf.
She quickly looks away while flustered.
“Kawana, if you don’t dislike it, I’d be happy if you’d use it too.”
“I don’t dislike President…”
“No, I meant the scarf.”
“Oh…”
Kawana’s face, which had been tilted in confusion, quickly turned red.
“W-well, it’s cold, so I’ll use it. It would be a shame for the scarf otherwise.”
“That sounds like something Monaka would say with her cake theory…”
Kawana had completely hidden her face with her scarf.
It was a kind of self-sabotage on her part.
But then again, I thought. She’s pretty tough on me, but I’m glad to see she doesn’t hate me…
“My cake theory? What’s that?”
Monaka seemed to be caught up on something else.
Don’t you always say that the cake looks like it wants you to eat it?
“Anyway, let’s eat the cake quickly.”
“Agreed.”
It was a cake they had gone to the trouble of buying.
It wasn’t the kind that would melt, but it’s better to eat it while it’s still cold. It was my fault that we ended up having this awkward gap of time.
Holding disposable forks, the three of us put our hands together.
“Itadakimasu.”
By the way, Monaka, who should have had twice as much, finished eating first.
