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454 - Lament
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2024-10-29 19:42:56An elderly woman was kneading dough on the counter. She was wearing a red and pink flower yukata and she looked beautiful. Her yukata didn’t look like it matched what she was doing, but looking at the calmness on her face, it seemed like she didn’t care.
“You knead the dough like this… And then you fold it like this… But don’t do this for too long or the dough will harden too much. Are you watching this, Haato-kun?” She asked the guy beside her. She was currently teaching the young man how to cook.
The young man, who had hair as red as rose and eyes as green as pure emeralds, watched as she kneaded the dough skilfully. A still expression mounted his face as he watched her hands move. When she asked him, he turned the gaze to her and smiled a small smile. “I do, Grandma Ishida.”
The old woman chuckled excitedly, close to a giggle. “Just grandma is fine, Haato-kun.”
He widened his smile sli
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