Hey, I’m Tohoku Kiritan.

Today is February 14th, apparently it’s Valentine’s Day or whatever. Honestly, I thought it had nothing to do with me, but…

It Was Noisy Since Morning

I happened to wake up in the morning today. No, I didn’t wake up early on purpose. I just went to bed at 3 AM after gaming last night, so I naturally woke up at 10 AM. I have low blood pressure, so I was planning to sleep twice more until 5 PM anyway.

When I went to the living room, Zundamon was bustling around in the kitchen.

“Ah, Kiritan! Don’t look yet!!”

She was obviously hiding something. …I mean, it was super obvious. She had chocolate on her face.

That Evening, I Received “It”

Around 6 PM, Zundamon came to my room.

“K-Kiritan! This is for Valentine’s! Please accept it!”

She handed me a small box. When I opened it…

There was green chocolate inside.

Wait, isn’t chocolate supposed to be brown?

“It’s Zunda White Chocolate! I mixed in edamame powder and sandwiched zunda paste inside! It’s my masterpiece!”

…I see. That’s so like Zundamon.

The shapes were honestly a bit wonky. Uneven, with some parts that had clearly melted and re-solidified. She probably failed a few times while making them. Her bad luck attribute really showing.

Taste Review

So I tried one.

…It was actually good.

No, I mean, it was genuinely delicious. The sweetness of the white chocolate and the flavor of zunda matched well, with a subtle fragrance of edamame. The zunda paste inside was smooth and creamy.

“H-How is it…? Is it good…?”

Zundamon was looking at me with such an anxious face. Her ears were drooping down, and honestly, she looked kind of cute. Not that I’d say that out loud.

“…It’s okay.”

That’s what I said, and she screamed “Whaaaaat!?”

I lied. It was actually pretty good. But if I admitted it easily, that mochi would get too full of herself.

By the Way

She apparently gave Zun-nee-sama a much bigger box. Well, of course. It’s Zun-nee-sama after all.

…No, I’m not jealous, okay? This size is perfect for me.

Summary

This might be the first time in my life I’ve received Valentine’s chocolate. Even if it was green.

Thank you, Zundamon. I wonder what I should give back for White Day next month… It’s not like I can make kiritanpo-flavored chocolate…

Well, I’ll think about it.

This has been Tohoku Kiritan.