"But you've been sleeping with me as your pillow all afternoon, so I'm going to make a small suggestion, is that okay?"
Forgive? Forgive what the hell? Forgive? His legs were still numb, and if he didn't take advantage of Shouko's guilt now, wouldn't he be doing a disservice?
"Huh...?"
Shouko looked at him, unable to stand up. She'd also had Tsuna's pillow on her thighs, so she knew how uncomfortable it felt.
Besides, she'd been using Tsuna's pillow all afternoon, so a small request shouldn't be a big deal...
The more Shouko thought about it, the more her heart tilted toward guilt. Finally, she nodded:
"Okay, but you tell me first, let me see if I agree."
"Then—"
"Alright, everyone, get ready for dinner."
Tsuna began, but was interrupted by Shizuka's voice outside.
"Forget it, let's go eat first and talk tonight." Finally, he reluctantly stood up, made sure there was nothing serious, and then jumped to stretch his legs.
"Come on, I'll take you to the restaurant."
Just then, Junko came down from the second floor, approached Shouko, took her hand, and began to lead her to the restaurant.
Shouko glanced at the front desk, then around the lobby. She looked up at Junko, puzzled, and said,
"Junko-san, we're all going to eat. What if a guest comes with a question?"
"Hehe..."
Junko chuckled softly at Shouko's question. She loosened her grip on her hand, raised her head, and rubbed her head, her lips curling slightly.
"Shouko, you didn't think we were the only ones at this hot spring resort?"
Shouko realized her question was a foolish one.
She'd seen Junko and her brother bustling about in the lobby and had naturally assumed they were the only ones running the place.
"It's okay, Junko-san. I'm not fully awake yet..." Shouko, realizing what she'd done, quickly made an excuse and gave Tsuna a playful slap.
She blamed him for not reminding her earlier.
"!???" Tsuna rolled his eyes at her.
Junko ignored the interaction between Shouko and Tsuna and continued to explain herself:
"We've hired staff specifically for the night shift, so you'll only see us during the day.
But they'll be here around this time."
After she finished her explanation, she saw Takeshi coming over to urge the three of them.
The others then went to their family's kitchen for dinner, and also let Tsuna and Shouko get to know the way.
Of course, during the meal, the grandparents would show their concern and ask questions, but most of them were about academics.
This was the key point. Every time Shizuka boasted about Tsuna's grades, Itohara would be killed by Takeshi's eyes.
"Tsuna, don't peel shrimp for me anymore, I can do it myself."
Shouko looked at the shrimp meat that was almost piled up in her small bowl and whispered embarrassedly.
Tsuna stopped peeling the shrimp when he heard that: "I'm just worried that you'll be embarrassed to pick up some food."
After swallowing the shrimp in her mouth, Shouko felt a little speechless: "Then you can't always catch shrimp for me..."
As for whether she was touched, yes! But not much.
Tsuna stuffed the freshly peeled shrimp into his mouth, chewing and mumbling: "Okay, okay, I won't peel it anymore, tell me if you need it again."
After the words fell, he said to the people at the table to wash their hands and left.
Junko had noticed the situation of the two people a long time ago. As soon as Tsuna left, she came to Shouko and whispered:
"Shouko, you can't finish so many shrimp, right? How about I help you with some?"
Shouko shook her head without hesitation when she heard that:
"Sister Junko, if you want, I can peel them for you. They're in my bowl. I'm afraid Tsuna will be angry..."
"No," Tsuna's voice echoed slowly from behind Shouko.
Shouko watched him return to his seat, a bit surprised. "Why are you back so soon?!"
This surprise stemmed from overhearing her conversation with Junko.
As she finished speaking, she glanced around at the others at the table, confirming no one's attention had been drawn by her voice before she breathed a sigh of relief.
The three men were drinking and chatting, paying no attention to Shouko's comments. Shizuka and the other two were gossiping quietly.
As for Itohara, he was separated from her by Junko, unable to get a word in, and could only eat in silence.
"Shouko, look, Tsuna said he won't be angry anymore." Junko, for some reason, felt a strong urge to tease the adorable Shouko in front of her, especially with Tsuna.
"Well, well, well... well..." Shouko hesitated, then, glancing at Junko's face, finally steeled her resolve and nodded.
Seeing that she wanted to pick up the chopsticks, Shouko quickly moved the bowl: "Sister Junko, let me get some for you!"
Seeing this, Junko stopped. She just wanted to tease Shouko and didn't intend to really pick up any shrimp.
Then Junko saw Shouko looking around in the bowl, and finally picked up the smallest one and put it in her bowl.
After putting the most important part in her bowl, Shouko even looked back three times in one step, looking like she was reluctant to let it go.
"Hehe..." Junko couldn't help laughing, and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the shrimp meat and put it back into Shouko's bowl, chuckling:
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Sister will peel it herself if she wants to eat it."
After that, she no longer paid attention to Shouko and decisively joined the gossip group of those women. After all, her goal had been achieved.
"Tsunayoshi, I peeled a shrimp for you. I'll feed you.
Ah...!"
"..."
Shouko didn't know what to say for a moment as she watched her take the shrimp that Junko taken from her and pretend that she had peeled it herself and fed it to him...
Just as Tsuna opened his mouth, Shouko quickly retracted her hand, picked up the shrimp, and left the seat.
This action made someone look confused.
"Aunt Miyamura, I peeled a shrimp for you. Can you eat it before chatting?" Shouko walked to Shizuka and interrupted their conversation like a spoiled child.
Upon hearing this, Shizuka opened her mouth and ate the shrimp without hesitation. She raised her hand to rub Shouko's head and praised her,
"Good, I knew Shouko loves me the most, unlike that brat."
After she finished speaking, she glared at the innocent person who was shot.
"...…!?"
When Shouko returned to his seat, Tsuna couldn't help but pinch her soft cheeks, suspiciously asking,
"Tell me, who are you? You're definitely not my lovely Shouko!"
"I'll peel another one for you. That shrimp was already picked up by Junko's chopsticks. Tsuna, you should know that there's no such thing as physical contact between men and women."
Shouko let him pinch her cheeks, then used her chopsticks to pick up the shrimp he'd peeled for her and fed it to him.
"...…" Tsuna felt a little speechless…
Shouko is such a jealous person, she's simply too much.
---