The next day’s lunch break.
Today, I was on the rooftop with Sasaki-san after a long time. And I was in the process of receiving a homemade bento from her after a long time.
「Then, here you go.」
「Yeah, thanks! Iyaa, I’m so happy to get Sasaki-san’s bento again after so long!」
「Long time, you say… It’s only been about a week.Or what? Fufun, did you miss not being able to eat my bento?」
「Yeah, of course!! Because Sasaki-san’s bento is really delicious!!」
「W-Wait!? Why are you saying that with such a big smile?? G-Geez, don’t you have any sense of embarrassment?」
「Eh? What do you mean?」
「N-Never mind. Haa, really… fufu. Just eat it already, will you?」
「? Yeah, okay.」
Sasaki-san’s behavior was a bit strange. But since she said not to worry about it, I guess I’ll just let it go.
And since Sasaki-san told me to eat the bento quickly, I put my hands together in front of the bento properly…
「Then, itadakimasu!」
「Yeah, itadakimasu.」
After putting my hands together properly, I started eating Sasaki-san’s homemade bento.
By the way, today’s bento consisted of grilled salmon, a mini salad, and tamagoyaki, making it a visually pleasing and enjoyable meal.
「Mogu mogu… Eh!? This grilled salmon is super delicious! It has a completely different flavor from any grilled salmon I’ve had before, it’s so different from the salmon I usually eat and really tasty!」
「I see, I’m glad to hear that. Actually, I found some delicious-looking miso-marinated salmon at the local fish shop and decided to try it. I’m glad it suits your taste.」
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「Hee, so this is miso-marinated! I’ve only ever had salted salmon before, so this feels really fresh. Yeah, this is super delicious!」
「Fufu, I see, I see. I’m glad you’re so happy about it. Ah, right. By the way, Yamada, do you have any requests for something you’d like to eat? If it’s something simple, I could make it for you.」
「Eh, really!? That’s great, but hmm, a request… I’m not picky about foodー. Well, if I had to say, it would be this tamagoyaki, I guess?」
As I said that, I picked up the tamagoyaki from the bento with my chopsticks and popped it into my mouth.
「Tamagoyaki… fufu, what’s that? Isn’t that always in the bento box? That’s not really a request, you know.」
「Haha, now that you mention it, it’s always in Sasaki-san’s bento. So I guess that’s not a request.」
「Yeah, that’s right. So instead of something you always eat, tell me about a main dish or a side dish that you really want to eat.」
「Unn, I see. Got it. Then I’ll think about it for a bit. And if I come up with something, I’ll let Sasaki-san know.」
「Nnn, okay.」
With that said, we continued to enjoy our lunch while having a pleasant conversation. Then, Sasaki-san brought up yesterday’s topic.
「Ah, by the way, I’m sorry I couldn’t go to lunch with you yesterday even though you invited me.」
「Ahh, no, that’s totally fine. After all, club activities are more important. You have a lot of practice matches with other schools coming up after the tests, right?」
「Yeah, that’s right. And with the tournament coming up, it feels like we’re entering a period of intensive training for the members.」
「I see! Then you have to work hard in practice! But it must be tough to have so much club practice right after the tests.」
「No, I’m used to club practice, so it’s totally fine. Besides, it’s worse to fail the tests and get a red mark…」
「Haha, true. But from what Sasaki-san said, you did well on the tests, right? Then you’ll be fine!」
「Yeah, I guess so. Today I got back my math and chemistry test papers, and I scored much better than usual on both, so I’m feeling really relieved. Thank you so much, Yamada.」
「Yeah, I’m glad to hear that!」
Sasaki-san said this with a very happy expression. Yeah, I’m really glad I could be of help to Sasaki-san.