Chapter 2

Zz...zz... Snork...mimimimi...

Hmm...? Mm... I can't eat another bite...

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Oh! I just took a quick nap, but it's already evening. Maaan, the sunlight felt so good that I slept like a baby ♪

Guess I skipped all of my afternoon classes ♪ Nyahaha, if I don't attend enough days this year, I wonder if they'll hold me back~? ☆

Ugh, anyway, I'm starvin'... Since I skipped lunch and I dreamt I was eatin' a full buffet, my stomach feels like a black hole.

Ahh, my stomach's growlin'. It'd be really embarrassin' if someone hears me. I can't believe it's so loud that even carefere li'l ol' me is embarrassed.

Humm... I wonder if I should go to the cafeteria to eat some noodles~? I should have a bit of change in my pockets... Oh?

Transfer student, I don't see you come 'round here too often! Are you helpin' someone out like you always do, you li'l people pleaser~?

Hmmm... ... ... You're free today? And you passed by here 'cause you were heading towards the gate since you were thinkin' of going home early?

If you're free, would you like to come to the cafeteria with me? ♪ I mean, eatin' by yourself makes the food taste bland, y'know?

Oooh, an A+ reply! Now that's what I call manly ♪

Alrighty then, let's charge~☆

...Now that we're here, thanks for the grub~! ♪

chew chew Mmmm, so yummy! ♪ Gimme a bit of your katsu curry too, chomp chew chew

Mmmm, that's sooo good~♪

Oops, I hope me eatin' like a pig isn't puttin' you off, transfer student... Sorry, I'm not very girly.

Here, here, you should have some of my ramen too, transfer student! It might not look it, but it's pretty light and it tastes great! It'll satisfy both picky eaters and health conscious eaters alike! ♪

This cafeteria costs a lot of money. It kinda shows how committed Enjouji-chan is to gourmet food.

I don't really care either way as long as I can eat, but eatin' nutritious food or food made with love makes me feel more energized ♪ So I end up wantin' to eat here ♪

But how are you holding up, transfer student? I mean, isn't it tough for people to keep askin' you for help at a school full of girls?

There aren't any other boys and it's been less than a year since you transferred, so it's not like you have someone else you can rely on. I feel like a normal person wouldn't be happy no matter how welcoming the school was.

Mm, actually, maybe it's better to say that because everyone else looks so happy, you'd feel even more bitter.

A long time ago... I also hung out with girls who didn't have a place they belonged to. We kinda used the rooftop as our secret base and claimed it as our turf, y'know?

So that's why I'm worried about you. I know that deep down you might feel unhappy with your circumstances, but you don't have a place to vent your feelings, so you just push them down even further...

And end up forcing yourself to adapt, y'know?

Like if you worked yourself to the bone and ended up doing whatever ridiculous thing people asked of you. From my point of view, it seems like you're forcin' yourself to do things just to find your place here.

... ... ...You don't see it that way?

I see. That's good to hear. ...Nyahaha ☆ I guess you're a more promisin' kid than I thought, transfer student~?

Mhm mhm. You're a bundle of energy, an indomitable boy ♪

Ehehehe, when I see your smile, somehow I get a little burst of energy too! Excuse me, cafeteria lady? Could I get another servin' of noodles for the ramen ♪

Ah, so my appetite really is puttin' you off? Man, you spend too much time fantasizin' about girls~~

Us girls are humans just like you, after all. We get worried aand confused, and of course we eat a bunch too ☆

What I mean to say is, you don't need to feel lonely. So don't worry. And if you ever come across a problem you can't tackle by yourself, you can always call on your local Sanjo Gin-chan for advice.

Nyahaha, I kinda made things a little gloomy, huh~? Since I've got my second helping of noodles, I'll eat a bunch to lift my spirits ♪

You should smile too, transfer student! Hasn't anyone told you that if you don't show your emotions every once in a while, your face'll get stuck like that

Gimme a smile, cheese~~ ☆