That would be a true curry hell, enough to kill someone.
Granny Kobayashi was using this to threaten Akira into submission, pay up or else.
Hmph! But! Old woman! You didn't think of this, did you!
I don't have to be controlled by your food anymore!
Starting tomorrow, I can eat the bento brought by the class monitor! Haha!
"I'll die before I give it to you!"
As for Miyako… although I'm sorry, you'll also get to taste Kobayashi's curry hotpot rotation hell.
Granny Kobayashi didn't insist either. She was actually just taking the opportunity to tease this young couple… Who said grandmothers don't like gossip? She just dislikes superficial, fake emotions.
Putting aside Akira, this bad guy with ulterior motives, Shion clearly already cares a lot about Akira.
And caring about a boy is often the beginning of love.
Woohoo, the pure feelings of young girls are just delightful to see, it makes me feel young again too.
"Forget it, that's that then. When you're done tidying up, go take a bath. Miyako, you go first, you smell of sweat… Do remember to bathe every day, don't be sloppy."
"Yes, yes, yes, I sweated a lot today, so I will bathe."
Granny Kobayashi's reminder wasn't really nagging; it was because Akira often forgot to bathe every day, as he was from the north in his previous life and didn't have the habit of bathing daily.
It is well known that Japanese people love to bathe, and feel uncomfortable if they don't bathe for a day.
However, Akira had worked in Guangdong for a year before and experienced the climate there. At that time, he indeed felt uncomfortable if he didn't bathe for a day, and also had stomach problems every day. The humidity was terribly high; locals even said there was 'miasma' and one had to drink herbal tea to expel damp-heat toxins.
But Tokyo's latitude is roughly equivalent to Shandong. Perhaps due to the oceanic climate, summers are indeed hot, but the four seasons are distinct, so logically, it shouldn't be necessary to bathe every day…
Perhaps this is a cultural difference.
What Miyako was concerned about was Granny Kobayashi's peculiar address for Akira in that sentence.
"Shirako?"
"Oh, that's my nickname for this kid. Isn't it cute?"
Granny Kobayashi knew Akira's real name was White Yu Ming, which is why she gave him this nickname.
It actually means 'that kid surnamed Bai', abbreviated as 'Shirako'.
But when pronounced in Japanese, it's Shiroko, which sounds completely like a girl's name.
That was Granny Kobayashi's mischievous side, a joke only those who knew Akira's identity as a transmigrator could understand.
"His name is Hei Yu... but his nickname is Shirako?"
"Yes, isn't it interesting? This is my masterpiece!"
"I'm more curious about your reason for calling him that, Granny."
"Well..."
Granny Kobayashi gave Akira a meaningful look, then earnestly said to Miyako,
"That depends on when he's willing to open up to you. Then you'll naturally understand the meaning of this nickname, hehehe..."
"Tsk... don't be a busybody, old woman, and don't call me Shirako in front of others, it's disgusting."
Akira frowned. His identity as a transmigrator was his biggest secret. Granny Kobayashi, who knew about the existence of transmigrators from the beginning, was one thing, but he had no intention of telling this secret to anyone else.
Not even his partners, at least not yet.
So Akira warned Miyako,
"Don't call me that, or I'll want to throw up."
"Oh..."
But Miyako still quietly made a mental note of the nickname.
Shirako...
She had originally thought that calling Akira by his given name was already quite bold, but she hadn't expected Granny Kobayashi to be the most daring.