Silence Night Killer (Eng) (OUTDATED)
Chapter 41
New Year's Eve has arrived.
As promised, everyone will go to class to welcome the new year. In addition to the class members, there are also some guests such as Ryota, Kaori's mother and Neon.
The principal could not go to class, because he went to eat with his colleagues, he would come up in the evening.
Mattia had obtained two hot pots from his uncle. Each person brings a pack of noodles and some other things such as chicken, coconut, potato, carrot, onion, garlic, green and black pepper, fish sauce, common seasoning, a knife, and chopsticks.
One thing must be said: nothing is better than eating a chicken hot pot in cold weather at the end of the year like this.
Several friends were called to the kitchen, including Tomoyo, Kiyo, Sunny, and Mattia.
"Okay everyone, today we're going to eat chicken hot pot, very suitable for this cold weather. Did you bring enough ingredients and tools?" - said Charlotte.
All four said yes.
"Okay, as we all know, the first thing to do when cooking something is to prep the ingredients. Who gets the chicken?"
"I definitely won't take the chicken chop." - Mattia said.
"How about you take the potatoes and carrots?" - Tomoyo continued.
"Yeah... But if I do something wrong, don't complain."
"It's okay, correct it if it's wrong. Then me and Kiyo get the chicken." - Charlotte interjected.
"Tomoyo peel the onion and garlic. I'll be the cook later." - Sunny said.
She agreed and everyone got to work.
First, there are two pieces of chicken, two people will each take one to chop.
Tomoyo sliced onions, but not very evenly.
"Oh no, I got it wrong!"
"Take another one. If not, you can chop it up." - Mattia remains focused.
Meanwhile, Sunny noticed that he had to roast green peppercorns. So he took a tablespoon-sized amount, roasted it for five minutes, and then began to pound it in a mortar.
He passed the pepper to the teacher, let her marinate the chicken with spices such as salt, mix well and let it sit for twenty to thirty minutes for the chicken to infuse the spices. Then put in a large saucepan or on the stove and put in four tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it up, and then add the minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
Then, she added the chicken and sautéed it for five to seven minutes on high heat so that the chicken would be tender.
All the ingredients were transferred to Sunny's pot, let him put the coconut water in the chicken pan and bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for about ten minutes.
Next, he added the potatoes and carrots, cooked for another ten minutes, and finally added the onions and cooked for another five minutes, added six green pepper stalks, then turned off the heat when the pot was cooked.
"Look how delicious they are!" - Charlotte marveled.
Kiyo smiled lightly, it was because Sunny cooked many times, but never seen him participate in cooking chicken hot pot before. Of course, he would feel proud of his friend.
"Looks delicious. Even though Tomoyo cut the onions incorrectly, through the process we've done, it's going to be a great meal." - Mattia nodded.
"That's right. Now, take the pot out, or it will get cold." - Kiyo put on anti-scald gloves and carried the pot to class.
Upon reaching the classroom, Kanryo jumped up:
"Everyone, the hot pot is here!"
Kiyo gently put the hot pot down on the table, when opened it was a fragrant aroma, the aroma of chicken with coconut water.
"Take it easy. It's hot."
Waiting for the other friends to come in and settle into their seats, Charlotte said:
"Today is the last day of 2013, wishing everyone a healthy, prosperous, and successful new year!"
She raised her cup of orange juice, signaling the whole class to clink. Then everyone chanted, "Happy New Year!" with the clack of cups.
"May you all study hard and achieve your dreams in the future." - Saying that, Kaori's mom drank some orange juice.
"Your mother is a nurse, right?" - Junko curiously asked Kaori.
"Yeah.."
Kaori tried to grab a piece of meat, but couldn't reach it, and was grabbed first by Angie.
"No." - Angie smiled maliciously.
Kaori looked like she was about to cry, but another pot of chicken hot pot was placed on the second table.
"Sorry everyone, this pot took longer to cook..." - Nam said slowly.
"Who left Nam calves alone?" - Tomoyo asked the people around in surprise.
"Angie. She made him do it for her. I told Nam to let me bring it up, but he just wouldn't." Genjitsu sighed.
Sunny was munching on meat uncomfortably, feeling unsatisfied with his sister.
"This girl.. Who does she think she is? She's two years younger than the whole class and still..." - Kiyo was a bit annoyed.
"Ignore her. The new year is almost here, take it easy." - Mattia brushed it off.
Tomoyo and Kanryo began to drop the noodles into each pot, waiting for them to expand before taking them out to eat.
The best feeling is when slurping each hot noodle with soft fresh chicken. In the middle of a cold winter like this, the body keeps warming up, unable to be knocked down by the cold north wind.
"Our class makes a really good hot pot." - Charlotte complimented.
"Admittedly, our class's hot pot is special." - Kiyo shares the same opinion.
In short, everyone compliments it, and thinks that it's so tasty, except Angie with the opposite opinion:
"It's no use eating! You should have let me-"
But what she received were disturbed glances.
"But it's not that bad..." - Angie lowered her voice.
Mattia looked outside and then turned back to Kanryo:
"Hey, it's snowing so hard... Are you sure that the flowers and beehives in your garden will be fine?"
"Don't worry, there's an automatic canopy. The bees will probably stay in the hive. What about your cattle, Mattia?"
"Wait."
Mattia jumped up and quickly ran down to the farm. Sure enough, he forgot to cover the cages properly, so all the animals retreated to a corner, shivering.
"Damn it, they're gonna die!"
Mattia quickly took more straw and rice husks to cover the floor, and for the cows and horses, he gave them some old discarded clothes. Judging from their expressions, they don't seem hungry, just cold.
Next, he closed the boards tightly, making sure that the wicker wind and snow wouldn't get in. Then he went to other cages and did the same thing.
Finally, he returned to class with peace of mind. When they got there, Kaori worriedly said:
"Oh, there's snow all over your hair, let me take it off. And you're not even wearing gloves.."
"How considerable, huh?" - Angie said irritably.
"Shut up Angie, Kaori is a nurse, so it's normal for her to worry about other people's health. And Kaori, just sit and eat, don't worry about me." - Mattia brushed all the snow out the window.
Then the principal came to their class.
"Hello everyone."
"Hello, teacher! Please sit down." - Everyone said.
"I sit for a while, then I go to other classes."
Mattia took a bowl of chicken noodles with chopsticks for his uncle.
"You eat."
"Thank you."
* * *
It was getting dark and the snow had eased.
The dining table has also been removed, and they wash the dishes and clean up together, regardless of gender.
They believe that as a group of a class, it must be fair, not individual and not discriminating, even someone like Angie must work together.
But the thing is that the teacher and the class president never impose their own ideas on the whole group, everyone has their own views.
Back to this evening, everyone has already spread the mattress and pillow, and the thick cake is boiled in the kitchen. Closing the door, the whole class talked loudly and jubilantly.
Day cake? Almost every year, at the end of the year, they are usually cooked, and they never bore the people who eat.
Memories of his childhood came flooding back to Kiyo, but he had to bury it so he wouldn't have to worry anymore, yet he still felt anxious. Because he had a feeling that next year something would go wrong.
He played games with Sunny and Ryota, but he kept losing.
"I lost again..."
"Don't you normally play well? What's the matter today?" - Sunny still focuses on playing.
"I'm tired..." - Kiyo avoided talking about his anxiety about the possibilities in the future.
"Come on, cheer up, this year is almost over. If you're tired, go to sleep."
"A- I won!" - Ryota said surprised, after the sound of the end of the game.
"Haha, good job Ryota!" - Sunny also just beat the game.
While Sunny took Ryota out with some of his classmates, Kiyo lay in the blanket, thinking.
Sunny has also started to open up more to everyone in the class, which is good.... And he's also less skeptical than before.
Then he turned to think of other things.
I hope they don't find out about me... and if they do, it's obvious, my files were all sent from that disgusting killer camp.
What if someone is actually sent out, or someone is on the blacklist in my class? I can't use an eraser pen, it's too clear, although I asked the judges not to put my name on the product, instead name it after the name of Machi Town, but...
"Hellooooo? Is anyone there?"
It looked like Kanryo's voice, who was he calling?
So Kanryo pulled off Kiyo's blanket, but only at the head.
"Aha! Is Kiyo here?" - Kanryo smiled smugly.
"This guy- what did you call me for?" - Kiyo reluctantly sat up.
"Because I saw someone sleeping early, that's why I called. Hey, it's only nine o'clock."
"Really..?" - Kiyo stood up and walked out the door.
"Er, where are you going? It's dark.."
"I'm going to the bathroom, come back later." - Then he disappeared.
Actually, he didn't do as he said, but he would go to the library, and then go to investigate the whole Main Course building.
Reason? Actually, there's one thing that's been on his mind for a long time, it's about the killer camp, does the government just let the assassins continue to rage?
He'd find a book on the law, but will the library be open...?
Kiyo checked the library doors, and as expected, they were locked from the outside.
He planned to go further, but it was too dark, all the students were in the classroom, and it was easy to get lost.
Having no choice, he had to go back to class right away, so that when he went to school, he could continue.
"I'm back..." - He opened the classroom door. Still noisy as always.
He lay down on the mattress, not bothering to talk to anyone.
Meanwhile, Tomoyo is listening to Neon talk about how he learned to play the piano, sometimes mentioning his sister as well.
"You love your sister, don't you?"
"Yeah, she's behaved and does well in school, but sometimes she has trouble taking care of himself, like tying her hair."
"Can't she cut her hair?"
"No, that's our national tradition: girls let their hair fall over their backs, and boys fall to their shoulders; how can that be?" - Neon shook his head.
"But is it not forced?"
"Not forced, but better to follow. Speaking of hair, you didn't tie it very neatly today..."
Tomoyo touched the two extra hairs near the temples (actually that part fell from the hair from the back):
"Ah... they're always like that."
"No, it's more. Well, let me tie it up."
Surprised by his friend's meticulousness, Tomoyo was a little displeased:
"No, it's okay, I can tie it up."
But Tomoyo realized that Neon was simply worried about her, so she said:
"All right... If you want."
Tomoyo let go of her hair. Neon frantically found a comb for himself, then started combing.
"It's so long... since when did you raise it?"
"If I'm not mistaken, it must be from I was in elementary school.."
"For that long?"
"I cut it off a little.."
Tomoyo also started to blush, because no boy had ever touched her hair like this.
Neon began to gather hair skillfully and neatly. Even the excess part, he also gathered, but his fingers accidentally touched the skin of her face, making Tomoyo's face even getting more heat.
Neon didn't notice, just tied her hair into a white bow.
"It's done! How do you feel?"
"Oh, um... thank you." - Embarrassed, she immediately got up and sat in her sleeping place.
At that moment Charlotte said:
"Okay everyone, get ready for bed, wake up at 11:50! There are fireworks!"
"That's great! But what about the cake pot?" - Junko said excitedly.
"They'll be ripe by then. Come on, turn off the lights so you can sleep!"
Mattia's face was pale, because almost every day when he closed his eyes to sleep, he had nightmares, so even when everyone was lying down, he still sat there.
"What's wrong, Mattia?" - The teacher asked surprised.
"I don't want to sleep."
"Hey, if you don't sleep, you'll get exhausted later."
"I don't care. Every time I put my body down to sleep, I get nightmares. And there's no holding pillow here."
As soon as Kanryo heard that, he pulled Mattia down onto the mattress and hugged him.
"What the hell are you doing Kanryo?!"
"Let me be your pillow..."
"Hey, this isn't the time to joke around!"
"I'm serious, I'm not doing like what you think, this is for your health."
"Okay..."
Charlotte went back to her bed when she didn't know what to say.
Everything was quiet, only the breathing of the students.
......
At exactly 11:50 at night, Junko was the first to get up and called:
"Now, it's time to wake up!"
A few seconds later, they woke up. The children closed and opened their eyes, intending to lie down to sleep a little longer.
"Now, class, the pot of cake is ready, who will go down with you to get it? It's also dark, you need a flashlight to see it."
"Why don't you go alone?" - Angie asked.
"I'm afraid of the dark.."
"I'll go with you." - Kiyo is already used to the dark, if not like two hours ago.
He picked up his cap and stood up.
In the hallway, the teacher said this:
"Last month, there was an assassin camp looking for you, but didn't know you were here..."
"I know they'll find me.." - Kiyo said bitterly.
"I also can't accept forcing students to kill people, as you can see, I've been in an orphanage and some of the children have been dragged away like that."
"So you quit there, right?"
"Yeah. But listen, I'll make sure you won't be found out who you used to be, and can't leave you isolated in class. You're my student, and our class is one, right?"
"Yes.." - Kiyo pulled down his hat.
"So don't worry too much, me and everyone are here with you."
"Thank you. We're in the kitchen."
The teacher turned on the light, and saw that the pot was no longer boiling, but still gave off a fragrant aroma of cake, mixed with smoke.
"Okay! Put your gloves on, or you'll get burned." - Charlotte urged Kiyo.
When in class...
"Here are the cakes, everyone, let them cool down and eat it!" - Charlotte called the class.
Each person took a plate for themselves and carefully placed it on it, or it would break.
Two minutes later, they started eating. The sweetness and the softness of the crust that melts in their mouths, the deliciousness of the meat-based filling. All of them blend together, creating a rather bizarre feeling, both rural and urban.
"Oh, our country's specialties are amazing! It's only eaten once a year, so that's special." - Junko complimented.
Angie didn't dare to admit that she liked meat buns.
"I've also cooked it myself a few times, but the cakes here are much better." - Sunny said.
"Still delicious." - Kiyo continued.
"Hey, Mattia, did you have another nightmare?" - Kanryo turned to ask Mattia.
"No."
"That's good, but I can't hug you forever, let me buy a holding pillow the other day."
Mattia nodded.
They ate and chatted until there was a sound outside, it boomed and banged a few times.
"Fireworks! Open the door to see!" - Kanryo sat up.
Everyone stood by the windows, looking up at the sky, except for Genjitsu, Mattia, and Angie.
In the sky of all kinds of colors, the firecrackers flew freely in the air and then fell.
"So beautiful..." - Nam admired, because every year, even on New Year's Eve, he still didn't leave the house.
"Try to compare with me?" - Angie sat with her arms crossed, smiling obnoxiously.
Fireworks are indeed beautiful, but more than that, everyone's wonderful wish to have a peaceful and happy new year, is also flying into the sky like those fireworks...
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