"Eh? Satou is giving me a gift?" Tadokoro Megumi was both surprised and delighted, her small face flushed, looking at him shyly.
"Mm," Satou nodded, then held out a hand to her. On his bent index finger was a beautiful butterfly, primarily blue-purple, gently fluttering its wings, dreamlike and ethereal.
"Ah, how beautiful," Tadokoro Megumi covered her cheeks, exclaiming, her gaze instantly fixed on it.
Girls are naturally drawn to pretty and cute things, and Tadokoro Megumi was no exception; she immediately fell in love with this butterfly.
Satou smiled slightly, then placed his hand on her hair, and the butterfly stayed on Tadokoro Megumi's head like a beautiful butterfly hair tie.
Tadokoro Megumi's face flushed with shyness, her small hands clasped in front of her, looking at him with great bashfulness.
The blue-purple butterfly charm material perfectly matched Tadokoro Megumi's blue hair, adding a touch of pure and lively charm to her, making her look very cute and full of youthful vitality.
"Is this the gift Satou gave me?" Tadokoro Megumi asked, both shy and delighted. "It really is a wonderful pet."
"This is more than just a pet. The phosphorescent powder on its body is a very precious spice. You can feed it milk or fruit juice normally," Satou said with a smile.
"Eh? In that case, won't it be too valuable?" Tadokoro Megumi was startled and immediately became uneasy. She hadn't expected this beautiful-looking butterfly to be so extraordinary, surely extremely expensive.
"It's fine, just keep it with you. It suits you very well," Satou said with a smile.
"Mm." Tadokoro Megumi hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, saying softly, "In the morning, I also saw something like this on Miss Erina's head. At first, I thought it was a hair tie, but it was actually a butterfly?"
However, she didn't dislike Satou giving her and Erina Nakiri the same gift; instead, she felt very happy. This showed that in Satou's heart, she was as important as Miss Erina.
She had never thought of surpassing Miss Erina; as long as she could be equally important, she would be very satisfied.
"Eh? You saw it in the morning?" Satou was slightly surprised, but indeed, in the morning, the Tsundere had happily put the butterfly charm material on her head and gone to school.
He glanced at Tadokoro Megumi and found that she didn't seem displeased, which relieved him.
Although he knew doing this might be a little unfair to Erina, Alice, and the other girls, Tadokoro Megumi was so good to him, and they already had that kind of relationship, so he definitely had to give her a proper status. Otherwise, it would be too unfair to her.
Seeing that she wasn't jealous or unhappy because of this, Satou felt that this might be a good start.
Of course, in the end, it was up to Tadokoro Megumi to decide; Satou couldn't force her.
"Oh? Megumi, when did you buy this bow? It looks so pretty."
A moment later, Yuki Yoshino and Ryoko Sakaki came over to chat with Satou and Tadokoro Megumi. They quickly noticed the butterfly charm material resting in Tadokoro Megumi's hair and exclaimed in wonder.
"Your bow is so exquisite; it looks just like a real butterfly, and the colors are beautiful. Megumi, where did you buy it?" Ryoko Sakaki asked with a hint of envy.
"This, actually, isn't a bow," Tadokoro Megumi smiled shyly, then used her finger to take down the butterfly charm material. Earlier, she had already fed it fruit juice, and the butterfly charm material had already recognized her as its master.
"Oh? It's a real butterfly!" Yuki Yoshino's eyes instantly widened as she exclaimed in disbelief.
"Megumi, how do you keep it with you?" Ryoko Sakaki looked on enviously, clearly wanting to raise such a pet herself.
"I don't know, it just became very obedient after I fed it once," Tadokoro Megumi smiled slightly, then placed the butterfly charm material over a simmering pot. Feeling the heat, the butterfly charm material flapped its wings a few times, scattering a burst of fragrant powder.
"What a rich, fresh scent!" Yuki Yoshino exclaimed. "But Megumi, aren't you afraid of poisoning if you sprinkle butterfly powder into the dish?"
"No, the powder on its wings is actually a kind of spice," Tadokoro Megumi explained with a smile.
"Really?" Yukihira Soma, who had walked over from behind, immediately became interested. He tried scooping a spoonful of thick soup and tasted it, finding that the flavor was indeed different—more fragrant and fresher!
"Let me try too." Ryoko Sakaki also picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of thick soup. Yuki Yoshino leaned over and tasted a bit with her.
"It's just ordinary fish soup, but with just a little powder added, the umami is more prominent, and it has an elegant fragrance!" Ryoko Sakaki exclaimed, then she and Yuki Yoshino stared at the butterfly charm material, becoming even more envious of it.
Such a pet, beautiful in appearance, able to be worn as an ornament, and also serving as a seasoning packet, was fatally attractive to girls like them who studied cooking.
"It must be a gift from Satou, right?" Yuki Yoshino asked with a hint of jealousy.
"Eh?"
Megumi Tadokoro's face immediately flushed, but her heart felt sweet, like a girl showing off her boyfriend's gift in front of her best friend.
"Sure enough! I was wondering, Satou, when did you start dating Megumi? Is this a token of love?"
Ryoko Sakaki teased.
"Uh, it's just a gift for Megumi."
Satou smiled and said.
Yuki Yoshino and Ryoko Sakaki looked at the butterfly charm material with longing eyes again, clearly very envious that Megumi Tadokoro had such a pet.
However, they also knew that this was definitely a very precious butterfly, so they didn't have the nerve to ask Satou for it.
"Satou, you're really good to Megumi, sending her ingredients and butterflies. I'm starting to want to be your girlfriend."
Ryoko Sakaki said half-jokingly, half-seriously.
Satou always sent Megumi Tadokoro various delicious ingredients, and in private, they had long been envious.
Megumi Tadokoro stood to the side, blushing and lowering her head, somewhat afraid to speak, but she was very happy inside.
"Hmm, if Ryoko you're willing, I wouldn't mind."
Satou said playfully.
"Alright, you can send me a butterfly first."
Ryoko Sakaki smiled slightly and held out her hand to Satou.
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