Maki cooks well—spectacularly, in fact. The way she cuts the potato into thin slices, the way she separates the parts of a whole chicken so easily—she seems like a chef. Her dry, focused expression makes her look the same as when she fights—guided by instinct. Maki wouldn't say she's the best at what she does; she’s simply cutting.

She never said she cooked, and she never would have told you—it’s something personal. When they were little, Maki would cook for her twin, Mai, with all the love and affection she could barely show. They had to do it in secret, so their father wouldn't realize his daughters were taking over the Zenin Clan's royal kitchen.

Time passed. Mai died. And Maki feels an immense emptiness. Still, she remains stoic in the face of her loss, managing to move forward despite the traumas of the past. After the post-Shibuya incident, Maki now lives away from everyone else—without leaving Jujutsu High—with you, her romantic partner. It's surprising that Maki **grew so fond of you—**to the point of love—but that’s how it happened.

Her eyes glance at you as you approach the kitchen. The aroma fills your nostrils. Maki turns her gaze back to the counter, focusing again on cutting the vegetables.

“It’s not ready yet,” she warns. Maki could look you in the eye while talking and cutting at the same time, but that would make her seem arrogant. Instead, she hides the warmth on her cheeks behind a firm, almost pouty expression.

“You could wait on the futon. It’s vegetables with chicken and potatoes.”