章節 877: The Beast Awakens
Holding her wallet in one hand and Shinichi's hand in the other, Itsuki stopped before leaving her seat.
"Fumino, do you want to come with me?"
"No, I made plans to have lunch with Ricchan today." Fumino smiled and waved, "You need to work hard to lose weight!"
"Um!"
Itsuki nodded happily.
Not only because of Fumino's consideration, but also because of the relief of finally being able to eat after enduring the morning.
Is this the feeling of people being released from prison, perhaps? It's more touching than seeing his grades improve.
Upon reaching the cafeteria, they sat in a corner. This location was far from the bustling center of the cafeteria, cleverly blocked by potted plants, quiet and natural. The atmosphere.
They decided that one of them would stay here while the other went to order food.
"I'll go." Shinichi stood up.
Itsuki nodded and smiled, "I want a big bowl of fried shrimp rice, two skewers of chicken satay, one pudding, and a can of MAX coffee!"
"..."
Seeing her childish expectations, Shinichi shook his head silently.
"Eh?"
Itsuki blinked, not understanding why the other party looked at her with pity.
Shinichi sighed.
"Did you forget? I'm in charge of your lunch today. And I'll only help you order dishes suitable for you to eat when your weight goes down."
"Don't worry, you should be satisfied."
Itsuki's mouth suddenly opened wide and her face turned pale.
When Shinichi returned with two plates of food, her eyes completely lost their light.
"This is truly a healthy lunch~"
In front of her was a large bowl of brown rice, boiled chicken breast, boiled broccoli, boiled bean sprouts with grated carrots, and fried cabbage, no snacks, and the drink was a glass of 600cc hot water.
Except for the slightly oily fried cabbage, each of these dishes was very "healthy" at first glance.
The last trace of hope was cut off, and Itsuki wanted to cry.
—It's rich, but it's not what she wanted to eat!
"Is this enough for you? If not, Shuchi'in Academy cafeteria has many dishes with high nutrition and low fat."
Seemingly oblivious to the sad, angry, and desperate expressions, Shinichi said with concern, his friendly attitude making Itsuki nod, barely able to smile.
"This... is enough, thank you Asada-kun—ah?!"
She suddenly exclaimed, pointing her trembling fingers at the food on her plate, speaking in disbelief.
"Asada-kun, you..."
Shinichi looked like nothing happened.
"What's wrong, is there something with my 'Italian-seasoned Grilled Chicken Legs'?"
The main dish was a large bowl of rice with pork slices, but he was afraid he wouldn't be full, so he ordered extra grilled chicken legs.
After all, he exercised a lot in the morning, and if he didn't eat more to compensate, his body would be lacking in supplies.
Eat more, exercise more, and manage your time well, so you can develop a foundation to become a scoundrel.
Whether he would develop into a physical scoundrel or an emotional scoundrel in the end depended on different people's opinions... or rather, appearances.
After all, the more handsome you are, the less honest you are; if you're as handsome as a celebrity, you'll easily get dates everywhere.
Handsome people like Shinichi were only qualified to talk about relationships.
"Initially, I wanted to order the same food as you, so as not to make you feel mentally unbalanced... But then I thought about it and realized that you could resist the temptation of potato chips, so even though I eat better, it shouldn't be a big deal."
"You can also consider it as a third-level test." Shinichi explained clearly.
"How can it not be a big deal!" Itsuki raised her voice and stared at him angrily with a hint of complaint.
"I told you to handle everything, but this is outrageous! Are you oppressing me? You're oppressing me, right?"
Shinichi scratched his head, "Isn't that a bit much..."
Itsuki nodded vigorously, "It's way too much!"
"In that case, just consider it as such."
Shinichi leaned closer to her face.
"Wait—"
Seeing his suddenly covered face, she didn't know what she misunderstood. After a moment of panic, Itsuki instinctively closed her eyes, slightly raised her chin, and puckered her lips.
"...Whether I'm oppressing you or not, if you don't want to waste food, just eat this 'diet food'."
After speaking in a threatening tone, Shinichi sat back down, ignoring her flushed face and nervous expression waiting for him to kiss her. He picked up his chopsticks and clapped his hands together.
"If you fill your stomach, you won't care too much. Come on, eat."
"...Ahem."
After feeling embarrassed for a while, Itsuki looked at the food on her plate and forced herself to eat.
To avoid excessive embarrassment, she selectively forgot her reflexive behavior just now. Fortunately, Shinichi had no intention of mentioning it, letting it pass.
They were having lunch, occasionally making eye contact, then silently turning away. Neither of them had any idea of opening the conversation first.
"Mhm..."
Itsuki swallowed the last piece of chicken breast.
Although it was bland and not very oily, this "weight-loss food" was still delicious – if it were Miku, she might enjoy it, right?
She liked to eat something lighter, preferably less oily and less meaty. Very different from her.
Of course, that doesn't mean Itsuki found the food in front of her unappetizing, especially since she wouldn't waste food just because it didn't match her preferences.
Just seeing Shinichi eat meat, the food in her mouth seemed to lose something important, and she began to feel unsure how to taste it.
Although she was no longer hungry, the emptiness still lingered.
After quickly finishing today's special lunch, Itsuki put down her chopsticks.
"I'm full, thank you for treating me."
Then, she looked at Shinichi who was eating, as if she wanted to let her taste the sensation of eating meat through her sight, and she watched very carefully.
Shinichi was unaffected by her gaze. After calmly finishing a bowl of rice with pork slices, he extended his index finger and thumb and pinched the chicken thigh he had saved for the last time.
Open mouth and bite.
"...Gulp."
(I want to eat)
(I want to eat)
Watching him eat the chicken thigh bit by bit, Itsuki tried hard not to act rashly and became more determined to lose weight.
However, rationality in her eyes gradually disappeared, and she could no longer see where her focus was.
(I want to eat it...)
"Well, it tastes really good. If not for the price, I wouldn't have any trouble eating it every day."
Shortly after, Shinichi finished the entire chicken thigh.
As he put down the chicken thigh bone with no meat left and was about to take a tissue and wipe the oil stains from the corners of his mouth and fingers.
A pair of hands tightly gripped his wrist with a force that almost crushed his bones.
Shinichi felt something bad and lifted his body, the alarm bell ringing loudly in his heart.
"Itsuki, what do you want to do? Calm down—"
"Just cleaning it."
Like a wild animal with only hunting instincts left, Itsuki's gaze shifted. As she spoke, she pulled her hand forward, then opened her small mouth.
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