Shizuka looked at Hyouka who was crying because her bento was nothing more than charcoal which couldn't be eaten or consumed at all. Because Shizuka felt sorry for Hyouka's condition, who looked hungry.
But she couldn't eat at all because the food she had weren't food.
Shizuka without hesitation took out another piece of food that she had brought, which she usually ate when she had activities at the cooking club at her school. Coincidentally, that day was where there was no cooking club activity.
Shizuka walked towards Hyouka, then put her spare food supplies on Hyouka's table.
"You're feeling hungry, aren't you, Hyouka-san?" Shizuka said while smiling at Hyouka. "I have one more bento that I usually bring when there are club activities. But because I saw that your food was completely unfit to eat, I thought it would be better if you ate my other bento. Because you need it more than I do."
Hyouka, who saw Shizuka's bento on her table, without hesitation immediately opened the food container and immediately ate the food inside with great gusto. Because currently Hyouka is starving, since she got her human body. Hyouka hadn't had the chance to eat any food at all and the first thing that entered her body when she opened her eyes was a glass of water.
After that, Shizuka's second bento was finished in just five minutes by Hyouka.
Hyouka looked very satisfied and relieved, because finally she could eat something to fill her stomach which had been empty for quite a long time. And this was the first time she ate after she was born into this world.
***
"Thank you very much Shizuka-san, you have really saved me from hunger," Hyouka said who had just finished drinking the mineral water that Tearju had prepared for her. "My mother is a very genius scientist, but she is very bad at cooking, and all her household skills are far below average. That's why the food she makes for me is not food, but charcoal which cannot be consumed."
Shizuka could only smile looking at Hyouka, because she could already guess the identity of Hyouka's mother just based on her family name Hyouka. But Shizuka had no intention of asking Hyouka about Tearju, because Chitose forbade all Yuragi Sou residents who knew about Tearju who lived in Yuragi Sou from talking about Tearju outside Yuragi Sou.
"Well, I'm happy to be able to help my classmate who is in trouble," Shizuka said as she rewrapped her empty lunch box with a cloth. ."Especially my classmates who are starving, as a member of the cooking club, I can't just watch someone starve."
Hyouka felt happy because she could finally chat with Shizuka, one of the two people she most wanted to be friends with. She feels a little disappointed because she hasn't been able to get close to Touma, but now at least she can get closer to Shizuka and for Hyouka this is very significant progress in her efforts to have a closer relationship with Shizuka and Touma.
Shizuka actually felt a little hesitant to approach Hyouka when she saw that Hyouka was hungry. Because Shizuka doesn't know Hyouka well. But she is not the type of person who will just stand by watching other people starve.
Especially because in the past she had experienced the same thing when Yuragi Sou almost went bankrupt.
***
"Wow, Shizuka-chii is really kind to hungry people as usual," Kirika said, who was eating French bread on which she spread honey as a topping. "That new student, really lucky today Shizuka-chii was eating her lunch in class, if Shizuka-chii ate her lunch somewhere else, it would be impossible for the new student to eat Shizuka-chii's second lunch."
Kirika Misono, the most perverted girl in Touma's class who always wears a girl's form with a height of one hundred and eighty centimeters and a chest size that is not at all normal. Right now I'm feeling very jealous of Hyouka who can enjoy the delicious lunch made by Shizuka.
"Shizuka-san experienced difficult times with Chitose-san when Yuragi Sou almost went bankrupt due to the death of Shizuka-san's parents," Touma said who could clearly remember his first meeting with Shizuka when he had just arrived in the city. Academy. "At that time she looked very thin and hungry. Luckily my grandfather arrived in time to save Yuragi Sou, otherwise I can't imagine what would have happened to Shizuka-san."
."Yuragi Sou is currently the dormitory of students in Academy City sponsored by Hiko-san, right?" Ukyo asked. "Then how can Yuragi Sou make a profit, if Yuragi Sou is changed from an inn to a dormitory?"
"Sometimes there are special guests from outside the academy who will pay a lot of money just to stay at Yuragi Sou to enjoy the special hot springs at Yuragi Sou," Answered Touma. "Plus, Yuragi Sou is a place where grandfather's pottery is sold, the pottery is very expensive. From these two things, Yuragi Sou can get a decent income."
***
Earlier when he was eating lunch, Touma could feel a disturbance on the subway line which was not far from his school. But because the disturbance is over. So Touma felt that he didn't need to go to the subway line.
After all he wasn't the type of person who had to save everyone who had difficulties.
Touma knows his limitations, he is not a God who can help everyone. He is nothing more than an ordinary human who has advantages, and Touma doesn't want to be like himself in the past where he was controlled by his desire to be strong and become the best martial artist.
In his new life he just wants a normal life which, even though it is boring, it will not bring problems or disaster to the people he cares about.
But Touma is well aware that his dream of having a normal life is still very far away. Remembering that all problems always come to him even if he doesn't look for the problem.
So as much as possible right now Touma just wants to enjoy his life as a high school student as long as he can.
"Touma-kun, you've been looking a little tense, is there something going on that's making you so tense?" Asked Kasumi.
"Hmm, I feel like there's a little problem outside of school, but because the problem has now been resolved and taken care of by judgment and anti-skills, I don't need to do anything to take care of it. But things are different if the problem occurs in the school area," Answered Touma.
"Y-you can feel that something is happening far away from here! I-is that one of the Esper Skills you have?" Asked Kasumi who was amazed by Touma's detection ability.
"Hmm? Ah, that's not an Esper ability but one of the applications of Ki that I learned from grandfather," Touma answered.
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