Chapter 46 - Weekday lunch and idle talk (1/2)

「…」 (Wataru)

「Hey, Wacchi. What’s wrong with you today? You’ve been absent-minded all day.」 (Shuuhei)

What happened last night had been etched in my eyes.

If I let my mind wander, that scene repeated over and over in my head.

Selene-san’s lips…they were soft…

「He’s not even reacting! Hey, Wacchi. I’m hungry already. Hey…」 (Shuuhei)

「!! Ah, what is it, Shuuhei? Did something happen?」 (Wataru)

「What are you even saying? It’s lunch time, lunch time. Let’s go eat already.」 (Shuuhei)

「A-Ah.」 (Wataru)

Is it lunch time already?

I can’t remember the contents of the lessons…

Once I noticed, inside the class there weren’t many people and it was deserted.

In our school there are not many students that eat inside the classroom, so my classmates probably already took their lunch and left the classroom.

I took out two bentos from my bag and headed towards the courtyard with Shuuhei.

「Oh, Wataru. Where’s my bento?」 (Miyu)

「Oh. Here.」 (Wataru)

I gave a bento to Miyu, who had arrived first.

Since we are in different classrooms, who arrives first depends on the day.

She’s alone today huh…there are times when girls cling onto Miyu and lunch gets lively when they do.

It was normal for her, I sat down on a bench surrounded by Zelkova trees and opened my own bento.

…Hmm?

「Eh…I forgot to put in chopsticks.」 (Wataru)

「Eh? What are you doing, Wacchi? What’s wrong with you today? It was unusual for Rise-chan to send me an e-mail.」 (Shuuhei)

「Rise sent you one? What did she say?」 (Wataru)

「That you had been acting weird since last night, so I had to keep an eye on you.」 (Shuuhei)

「Is that so…?」 (Wataru)

-No good no good, I have to get a grip.

I can’t become an hindrance on Rise’s studies.

She has been able to get into a prep school after working so hard, it would be bad if she started worrying about unnecessary things.

However, I did plan to put in chopsticks properly though.

Shuuhei is bringing his own bento today, seems like lately his mother hasn’t been in a bad mood.

Now that I think about it, a while back I did find Shuuhei’s mom in the supermarket by coincidence when I was buying things.

She thanked me saying that since he had started playing with us, his lifestyle has turned for the better, but I was slightly troubled about how I should have replied to her.

How should I say this, we are only playing together after all…

Ah, more importantly the chopsticks…in this case I should go to the cafeteria.

If I ask auntie, she’ll probably lend me some.

I left the bento on the bench and stood up.

「Sorry, I’ll go get some from the cafeteria so eat before me. Do you have yours, Miyu?」 (Wataru)

「Mine had them.」 (Miyu)

「I see. In that case, I’ll be back soon.」 (Wataru)

I started walking while the sunlight was pouring onto the courtyard.

Hah, today is quite hot.

「Only forgetting his, in a sense, it’s a failure that’s so like Wacchi…Miyucchi, since this is quite the chance, why don’t you feed him with those chopsticks?」 (Shuuhei)

「Wha!?」 (Miyu)

Just before I left the courtyard, I heard Shuuhei’s scream from being hit in the back with all her strength.

That’s because you said unnecessary things…

I was delayed because I met some people I knew in the cafeteria, but I was able to successfully get some chopsticks.

When I returned to the courtyard, I saw that Miyu and Shuuhei were waiting for me without having touched their bentos.

I thanked them and sat down, then we opened our bentos again.

「Yup, it’s so so.」 (Wataru)

「It’s so gooooood!!」 (Miyu)

「Miyucchi, you are being noisy! You have to eat your food quietly!」 (Shuuhei)

「Well, you are being quite loud too Shuuhei…」 (Wataru)

Even if you spend the time being absent minded, as expected, you still get hungry.

Once I finished eating lunch, my mind became calmer.

I think the spring rolls came out quite well today.

The wrapping is crispy, and they were delicious along with the fragrance of the sesame oil.

The stickiness of the red bean paste came out as planned and the vegetables left a good after taste.