Hearing Shiina Mahiru's words, Mochizuki Yo turned his head to look out the window.
Through the open window, sure enough, it was already dark outside, with only the faint streetlights casting a dim glow.
Mochizuki withdrew his gaze, rubbed his still sleepy eyes, took out his phone, and prepared to check the time to see what time it was.
Shiina Mahiru, guessing Mochizuki's thoughts, added, "It's already past 7 o'clock, you know."
Is it already this late...?
Mochizuki was slightly surprised; indeed, time always flies when playing games.
"Gurgle gurgle..." Just at this moment, the sound of a stomach rumbling came.
Of course, it wasn't Shiina Mahiru's.
Without a doubt, it came from Mochizuki's stomach, who had been playing games all day.
The two exchanged glances, and Mochizuki awkwardly covered his stomach.
Shiina Mahiru, covering her mouth with a chuckle, said, "Come out and eat quickly."
"Okay..." Then, Shiina Mahiru left the room first, leaving the space for Mochizuki.
After Shiina Mahiru left, Mochizuki quickly got out of bed as well.
Mochizuki placed the gaming headset on the table to charge, although the battery was still full.
Afterwards, Mochizuki also left the room.
...At the dining table, the two sat facing each other, already enjoying the steaming hot delicious food.
"Eat slower..." Seeing Mochizuki gobble down his food, Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but remind him.
"Mm... cough cough... Okay..." It seemed that because he had been playing games all day, Mochizuki had an especially good appetite tonight.
Furthermore, the dinner Shiina Mahiru prepared was truly to his liking.
Even though Mochizuki had been eating for a while, he still didn't feel tired of it.
How painful would it be if he couldn't eat this in the future!
Thinking of this, he swallowed the food in his mouth, Mochizuki couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, shook his head, and sighed.
"What's wrong? Did you choke? I told you to eat slowly!"
Seeing Mochizuki suddenly stop, Shiina Mahiru spoke with concern.
Then, Shiina Mahiru thoughtfully handed him a water cup.
"It's nothing, I didn't choke."
Mochizuki took the water cup, took a sip, and continued, "The food Mahiru made is too delicious! Thinking about how terrible it would be if I couldn't eat your cooking in the future."
"What are you talking about... saying something like that suddenly... In the future... I'll keep making food for you..."
Shiina Mahiru lowered her head with a blush, her voice gradually weakening as she replied.
If he hadn't been close, Mochizuki might not have been able to hear what she was saying clearly.
"Oh! That's really kind of you!"
Mochizuki thought about it, and indeed, high school was still a long time, so why worry so much.
Then, Mochizuki continued to focus his attention on the delicious food in front of him and kept eating...
Hearing Mochizuki's reply, Shiina Mahiru raised her head again.
Seeing Mochizuki acting as usual, returning to his earnest eating, the blush on Mahiru's face faded.
Instead, she slightly wrinkled her nose, then couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, and finally could only let out a soft sigh, helplessly saying, "Really, eat slower!"
Then, Shiina Mahiru also picked up a dish, put it into her small, cherry-like mouth, and chewed vigorously, venting her small dissatisfaction into it.
...After dinner, Mochizuki was very self-aware and went to wash the dishes.
And before leaving, Shiina Mahiru repeatedly warned Mochizuki that even if the new game was fun, he absolutely must not stay up all night playing it tonight, otherwise there wouldn't be such delicious food tomorrow!
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