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"Well Ena, which one will you choose? Surely your experience with food will help you out here." Mafuyu offered with a grin that could only be deemed as sadistic.
"Grrr..."
On their dining table were two slices of cheesecake placed side by side. Ena was elated at first when she knew that her girlfriend had baked them, but she should've known that this sudden late-night snack was too good to be true. Mafuyu had warned her that one of them had nasty carrots in it, which she put in for some reason. Furthermore, Ena was only allowed to pick one slice as the other was for Mafuyu, so she had to make sure not to choose wrongly. What a bitch! Ena would've never accepted Mafuyu's confession if not for her smarts, her charm, and that prominent chest of hers which was currently resting comfortably on the table... wait, damn it!
"I don't think staring at my body will help you make your decision, Ena..."
Ena had the bad habit of unconsciously staring at Mafuyu's cleavage, and Mafuyu definitely knew this for a fact. But Ena just couldn't stop looking at it because of... you know!
"You're toying with me and enjoying it, aren't you?!" Ena fumbled out a response, her cheeks burning with embarrassment.
"Yes." Mafuyu had gotten too addicted to teasing Ena to the point where she no longer answered that question with a vague statement.
"Hmph!"
Back to the problem at hand, which cheesecake should Ena choose? Her pride wouldn't allow her to pass up this challenge, there was no way Ena the Great Chef could lose to this idiot! Besides, it was specially prepared by her girlfriend, whom Ena had stupidly fell in love with, so she might as well be her guinea pig for today. But only for today!
Ena put her brain to work, how would've Mafuyu inserted the carrot into the cake? There was the possibility of her adding it in after the cake was done, how else could both of those slices be different from each other? Ena looked at the corners of each slice, looking out for any outliers. With how devious Mafuyu was, she might've put in a chunk of carrot into the cake without leaving much traces.
Looking closely, it was not possible to identify the culprit visually. The one on the left had some bumps on its sides, but the other slice had a couple of crumbs dropping out from one of its sides, both were just as suspicious!
"Mafuyu, can't I just have a small taste of each cake? It's a bit too hard to choose like this, and very unfair of you!" Ena whined.
"No."
"Not even a lick?"
"No, I'd rather eat my food germ-free." Says the one who licks all over her body like a kid!
"Yeah, right!"
Well, it looks like using her delicate taste buds was out of the question. Thankfully, there was one more tool available, her sense of smell!
Ena brought her head closer for a whiff of the available platter. It was the good old aroma of her favorite dessert as expected... or was it? No, something wasn't right, the cheesecake on the left carried a certain earthly odor that hid between its fragrances, this was most likely the rigged cheesecake!
Actually, hang on, maybe it was the cheesecake on the right side instead. It smelled fresh, way too fresh! Something was off about this one as well, but only one of them should've had the carrot, if Mafuyu was to be believed.
On second thought, what if both cheesecakes had carrots in them?! Maybe it was a trick question all along! If it was, then this would not be the first time that Mafuyu has tried to force Ena to stomach that dreaded vegetable.
"Ah, you remind me of this video I watched of a mouse sniffing a block of cheese. Though after the rodent grabbed it, it sprung a mouse trap, and then..."
"S-shut up! Don't compare me to household pests!"
"But mice look cute."
"No they don't!"
Focus, Ena! Maybe it was the cheesecake on the left. Thinking back, it did carry a rather natural smell of cheese compared to the one on the right, which felt more artificial. Perhaps her smell was going haywire too, because her own stomach sure couldn't wait any longer.
"I choose the slice on the left!" Ena proclaimed her rule over her share, thrusting a fork to nab a large chunk of cheesecake that she immediately gobbled up.
Time for the verdict. It tasted... just like cheesecake! The fluffy texture melted in her mouth in no time, spreading its sweetness all over her tongue. From a person who couldn't taste for years, this was pretty damn good! Ena happily stuffed more portions of her prize into her mouth. She might have beaten Mafuyu at her guessing game, but in the end, Ena still submitted to her food. Better than taking the carrot cheesecake though!
"Heh, it looks like you couldn't best me today!" Ena proudly smirked at her, sliding the untouched plate of carrot cheesecake across the table for her chef to eat.
"..."
Mafuyu began taking her bites of her own food, and Ena watched in anticipation for nasty carrots to reveal themselves. And so she waited, and she waited some more, and before she knew it, Mafuyu had finished her dessert as well.
"I might have added too much cream." Mafuyu remarked.
Oddly, Ena didn't notice any carrots in the second slice, and she was sure that her own cheesecake didn't have any either.
"Wait, so which cheesecake was it?"
"...Gullible."
"Harr??????"
"Ena is surprisingly gullible."
So Mafuyu didn't include carrots after all, she just made Ena panic over nothing!
"Mafuyu!!!!!!"
"Your process of deduction was very interesting to watch, as expected from Ena." Mafuyu brought out her irritating smile again, now that the jig was up.
"You psychotic freak!"
Ena got up from her seat and forcibly dragged Mafuyu with her to their bedroom. Ena would have her way with Mafuyu for the rest of the night as revenge!