"It smells so good."
Seeing the four meat buns resembling works of art, Itsuki couldn't help but salivate again.
Forcing herself to restrain her desires and urges, she raised her head to look at Ren and asked, "Can I eat them?"
"Of course, this is my gift to you."
Ren nodded slightly, his tone very gentle.
"Then I won't be rude."
Saying this, Itsuki eagerly reached out towards the meat buns.
Seeing her action, Ren quickly reminded her, "Be careful, there are chopsticks here."
"It's better to let them cool down a bit before eating."
As soon as Itsuki's hand touched the skin of the meat bun, she pulled it back.
No matter how much she wanted to eat, she couldn't pick up the freshly steamed meat bun with her hands.
"Use the chopsticks."
Ren handed her the chopsticks.
"Thank you, but I don't like using chopsticks when eating meat buns."
Taking the chopsticks and putting them away, Itsuki said a little embarrassedly.
While eating meat buns, it's definitely enjoyable to hold them directly with your hands, especially since these meat buns were made by Ren himself.
"I see."
Ren expressed his understanding.
Everyone has different habits, and that's normal.
"Kamikawa-kun, when you were learning to make meat buns, wasn't it very difficult?"
While waiting for the meat buns to cool down, Itsuki asked about the details of his study.
It was very difficult for Miku to learn how to cook, and Ren, who also couldn't cook, must be similar to Miku.
"No, I learned how to do it quickly."
Ren's learning ability was very strong.
"That's right, Kamikawa-kun."
Although Itsuki was a little surprised that Ren's learning process was completely different from what she imagined, it suddenly made more sense when she thought of Ren instead of Miku.
"I'm also very grateful to Nino for teaching me." Ren added.
"So Nino taught you... Wait, Nino taught you?"
It seemed like Itsuki was about to overlook this sentence when she suddenly realized Nino's name.
"Yes, I specifically asked her." Ren explained, "Thank you so much."
"Isn't this wrong?"
Itsuki looked very confused about this.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong?" Ren was very puzzled.
"Because the meat buns you made, Kamikawa-kun, look much better than the ones made by Nino." Itsuki expressed her thoughts, "And they smell much better than the ones made by Nino."
"Sorry, I don't understand."
Ren really didn't know how to respond to words like these.
"It might mean that Nino's teaching level isn't that good." Itsuki explained, "It's unlikely that she taught you how to make such delicious meat buns."
Ren followed her words and continued, "Maybe it's because I've been practicing since I learned it."
"I see."
It was quite reasonable for Itsuki to erase Nino's teaching and define it as the result of Ren's efforts.
After continuing the conversation for a while, Itsuki hesitantly touched the meat buns, then withdrew her hand again.
"I should be able to eat it... But still can't."
"By the way, Kamikawa-kun, please open the gift I gave you."
Since she had been looking forward to what these meat buns tasted like, Itsuki couldn't think of any interesting topics for the two of them to talk about to pass the time, so they had no choice but to discuss their gifts.
"Yes."
Ren took the gift box and opened it slowly.
"Mhm..."
Itsuki was clearly mentally prepared for it, but when she actually saw him open the gift, she was still very nervous.
The last time she felt like this was when she took the final exam and saw the results with everyone else.
However, since the matter had come to this point, no matter how nervous she was, there was no room for regret, she could only wait quietly for Ren to open the gift.
She hoped Ren would like it.
This was something she had been looking forward to.
While silently praying in her heart, Ren finally opened the gift wrapping and saw the contents of Itsuki's gift.
"A glasses case? Or new glasses?"
What caught his attention was the glasses case made of an unknown material but felt very comfortable to the touch.
The glasses case was entirely black, with only a white falling star in the upper left corner as decoration.
"It's just a glasses case." Itsuki said nervously.
This was a gift she had brought to the optical shop a few days ago and spent a long time choosing.
For those who wear glasses, a glasses case can still be used.
"Um."
Even after hearing what Itsuki said, Ren unconsciously opened the glasses case and looked at it.
Not only did it feel comfortable to the touch, but it also felt quite comfortable when opened and closed.
"Thank you. Coincidentally, I don't have a glasses case."
Ren took glasses from the table and put them into the glasses case and thanked her.
"It fits very well."
Itsuki asked in amazement, "Huh? Kamikawa-kun, don't you have a glasses case?"
Before buying this gift, she worried about what she would do if Ren wasn't used to the glasses case she gave him and continued to use his previous glasses case.
"No." Ren answered casually.
"Then how did you store your previous glasses?"
"Take them off and put them on the table."
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he could find an empty place to put them, but recently he had become accustomed to placing his glasses directly on the table.
But now, he had to get used to putting his glasses in the case given by Itsuki.
"In other words, did I give you something you needed, Kamikawa-kun?"
After realizing this fact, Itsuki looked very happy.
"Yes, I really needed a glasses case."
Seeing her excited expression, Ren said gently.
"That's great!!!"
Itsuki swung her fist strongly, and the ahoge on her head kept spinning.
"By the way, Itsuki, did you really want to change your glasses when you went to the optical shop?"
Thinking back to the experience of meeting her a few days ago, Ren felt doubtful.
"No, I just went to the optical shop to buy you a gift."
Hearing this, Itsuki explained with a guilty feeling.
"It's okay." Ren replied casually, "Also, I really like the gift you gave me."