Chapter 146: A Young Kid’s Mistake
(**Akihito’s POV**)
『―Ramen?』
Emma-chan tilts her head cutely as soon as her ramen is served at a traditional ramen shop.
I ordered Chuka Soba, but she didn’t seem to have the slightest idea what it was.
I had ordered a large portion in advance and poured the ramen into a kid-sized bowl.
When I thought it was a good amount, I offered it to Emma-chan.
『It’s hot, so eat it slowly, okay?』
『Nnn…! Thank you…!』
Emma-chan happily picked up the fork and immediately scooped up the noodles.
And then― just like that, she put it in her mouth.
『Ouch…!』
Emma-chan, who had not let the noodles cool down at all, hurriedly took them out of her mouth.
I told her that the noodles were hot, but she didn’t seem to care.
Or perhaps she just wanted to try it as soon as possible.
『Cool it down with water…!』
I gave Emma-chan a glass of water.
With that, Emma-chan began to cool her tongue by sticking it out and dipping it in the water.
Even though she is very young, she instinctively knows how to do these things.
『Emma’s a bit of a glutton, as you see…』
Charlotte-san blurted out, looking worriedly at her young sister, who was cooling her tongue with teary eyes.
I can certainly understand what she means, since this girl loves to eat.
『Maybe it would have been better to let it cool down some before giving it to her…』
Kanon-san smiled helplessly, her eyes full of compassion.
I guess she is smiling at the mistake that a young child makes.
Putting that aside, the act of cooling the noodles is a complicated one, as the noodles will stretch.
『Itch hot…』[TLN: I don’t know how to make this sound a bit more childish.]
Emma-chan, who has finished cooling her tongue, shows me her tongue with teary eyes.
I guess she wants to show me that she got burned.
『Next time, do “fuu-fuu”, okay?』
『Nnn…』
Emma-chan seemed a little deflated by the burn on her tongue.
But when she ate the ramen again―
『Mhmm, it’s delicious…!』
―She’s now in a great mood, and it seemed that ramen had been added to Emma-chan’s list
