Vol 1 Chapter 21 (1/2)
Chapter 2: The Younger Sister’s Determination
Part 1
The sound of tableware clinking together could be heard
“…”
Despite the many astonished looks focused on hi a word
He wasn’t by nature a polite eater, but this was far worse; he ate as if he was being cornered It definitely didn’t look like he was enjoying eating his meal
Cra of water, then cram more inside Repeat
Over and over again, as if he were perfor a simple mechanical operation
It wasn’t delicious, nor was it disgusting
There was probably no greater insult to the chef thatfor the sole purpose of replenishi+ng nutrients
“…”
It had only been a little over three hours since then
While gathering wild plants in the forest, he had coirl as all by herself, and then ca to protect the girl froic while losing quite a bit of blood and stamina in the process, and then on top of that used a technique that he hadn’t used in about two years, “Iron-Blood Transformation”
In particular, this “Iron-Blood Transformation” consumed a bizarre amount of stamina
To be honest, after all that it was a ed all the natural strength out of his body by force, and was noalking the tightrope called “limits”
As a result…Tohru found hiry, and the instant he had set foot back in Del Solant, they headed to a diner By now, there were enough empty plates stacked on top of each other in front of him to hold portions for more than five people
It was already afternoon, so business was boo
At first, the people around Tohru didn’t pay hinore the fact that a young boy was downing all this food, stacking plate after plate without a word
“…Chef”
After cleaning his sixth plate, Tohru raised his head and spoke
“One more just like that”
“…Yeah, yeah”
Through a s rooh he looked annoyed
But…
“Eat, too irl as she furrowed her brows, looking at Tohru
Chaika Trabant
That hat she had told Tohru to call her He did not yet know her background, but right now the i was that she had said she would pay for the meal Tohru didn’t have an ounce of pride, and he was completely penniless
“Unreasonable Eat, too ”
“More iht?”
“…”
Chaika gave a nod, but didn’t look happy about it
“Then there’s no problery afterwards That’s all”
“…”
Well, she had said she would treat hiuided her this far But she was probably also thinking that not precisely confiret beforehand was a mistake
After that, Tohru picked up a bread basket next to hi the bread into small strips
He wasn’t just eating anything and everything randoht that in order to replenish nutrients most effectively, the order in which he ate estion enzymes based on the sto habits hen he thought his sto those enzy was actually pretty effective
Tohru had just consumed the last piece of bread in the basket, when—
“…Nii-sama”
He froze in place
For some reason, out of the blue, every patron in the restaurant froze as well
No, for it to be “out of the blue” meant that there was absolutely no reason for it It was more like an instinct When a rabbit coer, it instinctively cowers, and this was prettyThe rabbit probably isn’t aware of why it does such a thing, but that’s just how it is
“You didn’t come back, so I orried”
“…”
“What on earth ishere?”
“…”
Tohru mustered up his willpower, and turned around to face the entrance of the restaurant
Standing there was—just one girl
She had a long, lean figure, and black hair that was tied up at the back of her head Her eyes narrowed into long slits were beautiful, but—when she stared at you with those half-closed eyes, there was an inti air about her
Akari Tohru’s younger sister
“Nii-sama”
She briskly h the restaurant, toward Tohru and Chaika’s table
Instinctively, the restaurant’s patronsa path for her They didn’t knohy she was here She was only walking—her eyebroeren’t raised in anger and her face wasn’t red, but she still gave off heat None of them were able to hide their fear
“Akari, no, well, this is…”
In a panic, Tohru struggled to find the words
Come to think of it, it was already the middle of the day—he had left the house with the intention of procuring breakfast, and it ay too late for that With no thought to the sister who he had left waiting at the house without food, he had put down enough for six people, and was about to pick up his seventh plate There was absolutely no more room for excuses
Conclusion: All he could do was earnestly apologize
“…Sorry I forgot”
“…”
Rather than considering her brother’s grandiose apology, Akari narrowed her eyes at him, and then looked behind and noticed Chaika, whose eyes ide in surprise
Then—
“…I smell blood,” she murmured
“…Ah”
Tohru grimaced
For the ti, Tohru’s back, which had been sliced open by the unicorn’s tusk in a single blow, had been stitched up with some needle and thread which Chaika had on hand—both the clothes and the skin—so he had thought he was pretty inconspicuous As expected of a sister, she see unusual about her brother immediately
Then—
“Nii-sama”
“Ah, no, this is just…”
“Itfor someone like me to say this, but…”
“Huh?”
“Just what do you think you’re doing, deflowering this girl that looks to be a child?”
“…”