I am a freeloader in the anime world

Mai Sakurajima's house, Mai Sakurajima's bedroom.

Mai Sakurajima slowly opened her eyes and looked at the familiar ceiling. The sunlight shone into the room through the curtains.

"Is this a dream?"

Mai Sakurajima murmured.

That period of time was like a nightmare in Sakurajima Mai's heart, but now it is over, or rather, it is about to end.

Mai Sakurajima swiftly lifted the quilt from her body, changed her clothes in the room, put on her slippers and walked out of the room.

The man, the man who saved her twice, in the library and in the other world, was wearing his pink apron, skillfully frying ham and eggs. However, perhaps because he seldom cooked, his apron was worn crookedly, making it unbearable to look at.

Su Yang looked at the girl in a white dress, her long, smooth hair falling to her waist. She had just woken up, her face was still a little red, and she had a small rabbit hair accessory on her forehead.

"Good morning, Mai-san."

"Good morning, Hoshino-kun."

An ordinary life like this is what Mai Sakurajima longs for now.

............

"How should I put it? It's really a bit surprising."

Su Yang and Sakurajima Mai sat opposite each other at the dining table in Sakurajima Mai's home. Sakurajima Mai looked at the things in front of her, or rather, the things that could be considered food, and found it hard to describe.

Originally, Sakurajima Mai thought that the food Su Yang cooked would be delicious when she saw him busy in the kitchen, but she didn't expect that the final result would be so beyond her expectations.

Because in front of Mai Sakurajima, there was just an ordinary bread slice with egg. The bread slice was a little burnt, and the egg in the middle of the bread slice was mushy. If she hadn't smelled the scent of egg, she would have thought that there was charcoal in the middle of the bread slice.

"It should be normal to cook it like this." Su Yang didn't feel ashamed at all for cooking the food like this. He just picked up one of the bread slices and put the egg in it and started eating. "Hmm... It seems that the egg is a little fuzzy, but it's not bad, at least better than Guanyintu."

“Guanyin soil?” Sakurajima Mai also picked up a piece of bread with an egg in it, put it under her nose and sniffed it. Suddenly, a bad smell rushed into her nasal cavity, making her frown. However, seeing how delicious Su Yang was eating, she couldn’t help but taste it, and then spit it out, “This is not something that humans can eat at all!”

"Guanyin clay, also known as 'kaolin', 'white clay', 'white flour soil', is rich in minerals such as silicon, zinc, magnesium, and aluminum. It is white or grayish white powder with strong viscosity. It is an important raw material for making ceramics." Su Yang saw that Mai Sakurajima didn't know what Guanyin clay was, so he started to popularize it, "Have you ever had diarrhea? If you have diarrhea, you should have taken montmorillonite powder. Guanyin clay is the main raw material of montmorillonite powder."

Hearing Su Yang's words, Sakurajima Mai's originally beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

"Why do you eat Guanyin soil?"

"Oh, for some reasons, I sometimes stay in the wild for more than ten or twenty days. When there is nothing to eat, I always have to find something to fill my stomach. After all, the feeling of being hungry is not pleasant." Su Yang said indifferently, and at the same time picked up a piece of bread with an egg and started eating.

"Don't eat anymore." Sakurajima Mai looked at Su Yang's actions and quickly stopped him, "Throw these in the trash can. I'll make another breakfast. Speaking of which, shouldn't you have excellent cooking skills if you often go out in the wild?"

"Who told you that you should have excellent cooking skills if you often work outdoors?" Su Yang was puzzled.

"After all, according to the plots in movies and TV shows, excellent cooking skills are an indispensable skill in the wild." Sakurajima Mai stood up, picked up the plate of food that was obviously not edible by humans, and walked into the kitchen.

"Maybe there is that kind of person, but it's definitely not me." Su Yang explained. With his learning ability, he could indeed develop extraordinary cooking skills, but he felt it was unnecessary for three reasons.

First, Su Yang really didn't have time to practice cooking. After all, there were so many tasks in the Crossing Bureau that he needed to complete. Second, considering his talent as a child of nature, before he changed his talent, he spent most of his time in the wild. In order to avoid causing riots, he rarely entered the city, and there was no kitchen for him to practice. Third, he had no money. After all, practicing cooking costs money, and the ingredients also cost money.

"Is that so?" Sakurajima Mai nodded, dumped the plate of food, and poked her head out of the kitchen. "Is it okay to have a light breakfast?"

"I'm fine with either. If possible, it'd be better if there's meat," said Su Yang.

"Meat? Then I know."

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"Okay, it's time for dinner."

After a while, Sakurajima Mai came out of the kitchen with breakfast, and placed one of the two plates in her hand in front of Su Yang.

"It looks very appetizing." Su Yang was not stingy with his praise.

"Thank you." Mai Sakurajima also accepted the compliment without hesitation.

"Although they are just sandwiches, they are simply delicacies compared to what I just made." Su Yang took a bite, and his eyes lit up, and he commented without any concern.

After all, family members know their own business. What Su Yang makes can only be barely edible, and ordinary people might get food poisoning if they eat it.

"Thank you."

After a brief conversation, the two began to eat breakfast. For the rest of the time, neither of them spoke, but just silently enjoyed the peace.

For some reason, a feeling called happiness began to appear in Sakurajima Mai's heart. The atmosphere at the dining table at this moment was what she liked, or rather, what she longed for.

Mai Sakurajima quietly looked at Su Yang who was eating a sandwich in big mouthfuls opposite her. Although compared with her, his movements were not elegant, they were still decent. Although he ate very fast, he did not make any strange noises, and he took the sandwich and started eating from a specific area.

The dishes were washed by Su Yang. Originally, when Sakurajima Mai saw Su Yang finished eating, she planned to take the dishes back to the kitchen to wash them, but Su Yang snatched the job away from her.

According to Su Yang, as a guest, he had been well treated by the host, so he had to do something for the host. At the very least, he could not eat and drink for free.