CH 24

Chapter 24 – Thanksgiving Lunchbox

TL: Cheetah

ED: Ryuubii

It’s now lunch break.

After what happened in the morning, the atmosphere in the classroom became very tense, and no one spoke to me, probably because they didn’t want to get involved with me.

However, there were some who showed some signs of trying. I think it was the isolated group (?).

In any case, I don’t care about the classroom’s situation. Let’s head for the flower garden as soon as possible. I think I should talk to Senpai about the future situation.

I grabbed my usual bag of convenience store rice balls and a PET bottle filled with tea, and headed for the flower bed.

I gradually saw less and less people, and by the time I reached the flower bed, there were no one around at all.

There I saw Senpai… sitting on a bench.

Senpai seemed to have noticed me as well as she smiled and gave me a small wave.

…She’s the same as this morning, but compared to her dignified and slightly harsh atmosphere, there’s a huge difference from before, or rather, every single movement she makes looks annoyingly cute… No, it’s somewhat troublesome, but it is cute…

“Hello, Takanashi-san.”

“Yes, hello Senpai.”

Senpai was arranging her lunch on the bench… Why is she lining it up? Furthermore, the amount of food is too much for Senpai alone…

“Then, let’s have lunch. Takanashi-san, please sit over there.”

“Ah, yes.”

It will be just like before, when we ate together.

“Yes, here are your chopsticks, Takanashi-san. And here is Takanashi-san’s portion. I made a lot, so please feel free to eat it, okay?”

“Ah, thank you very much… Ehh!? Senpai, you prepared me a lunch box?!”

“Sorry, it was rushed. There are already so many things going on that I couldn’t decide on the best way to thank you, but I made you a lunch box as one of them. Please enjoy it if you like.”

Ooh, I can’t believe she has such a surprise for me!

So that’s why she’s been checking on me several times since yesterday…

“Thank you very much. Umm… I am honestly really happy about this.”

Senpai is looking at me with a very dazzling smile.

“Fufu… I am also happy to hear you say so. I’ll also be very glad if Takanashi-san will be pleased with the contents and taste.”

“I’ve tasted Senpai’s lunch before, so I’m sure this will be delicious.”

“Thank you very much. Actually… that time, I intended to investigate Takanashi-san’s preferences in order to make this lunch box, you know?”

Saying that, Senpai gave me a slightly mischievous look. So she can also make this kind of face too… today is just full of surprises…

“I see. At that time, I was simply happy that I was lucky enough to taste Senpai’s lunch box.”

“It’s just that I couldn’t try many things at once, so I just made it the same way I usually do it and see if it would suit your palate.”

“Natsumi and I sometimes exchange side dishes, but I’ve never made anything with someone else’s taste in mind, so I was a little nervous about what would happen if it didn’t suit their palate.”

So that means that even though this was a thank you reward, it was the first time she made a lunch that wasn’t for herself… and specifically for me…

Is this what I think it is?

Is it because I’ve been so pitiful up until now that God has come to my rescue?

Or rather, Senpai is that Goddess.

“Really, it was really delicious. I was so happy to have such a spectacular lunch.”

“Fufu… I’m so glad you feel that way. Sorry, but we’ve been talking too long. Shall we eat our lunch now?”

“Yes, then ‘itadakimasu’.”

When I opened the lid of the lunch box, I saw that it was a… hamburger!?

“Ooh! It’s a hamburger!”

“Fufu… you really like hamburgers, don’t you?”

“Yes, that’s the one thing that won’t change. How did you know that I like hamburgers, Senpai..?”

“I asked you about it last time for reference.”

“… Oh, I remember that we were talking about that before.”

“Yes. My ultimate goal at that time was to ask Takanashi-san about his favorite food.”

I’m really happy that she was thinking about me that much, even if it was just a thank you.

On the other hand, I felt bad once again for not believing Senpai and for that selfish misunderstanding…

“Now, please enjoy the meal. I know that this is Takanashi-san’s favorite food, so I tried my best. I hope it fits your taste…”

To be honest, just the fact that it was homemade by Senpai made it already delicious… but I wonder how I can describe this deliciousness…

“This is so good. ~ I’m so happy~”

It was so delicious and it made me so happy!

Senpai was also eating her own lunch, occasionally glancing at me and smiling.

I was a little embarrassed, but I ate it like crazy.

“Thank you for the food… Really, it was really delicious…”

“Fufu…I could tell by your face that you thought so, so I was reassured.”

“I’m sorry. I ate it so crazily…”

“No worries. That makes me happy too.”

Then Senpai started to clear away the lunch box.

“Sorry for this. I’ll wash this lunch box and return it tomorrow!”

“Fufu… that’s won’t do. That’s included in the thank you lunch box.”

While saying that, she quickly retrieved the lunch box from me.

… Cute, gentle, and a good cook, she’s just too perfect…