"An unfamiliar ceiling."
Waking up in the morning and opening his eyes, Takatsuki saw an unfamiliar ceiling, his nostrils filled with…
"Oh right, we moved."
His groggy, just-woken-up brain started to churn, and Takatsuki remembered why he was here.
Having lived in a single dorm room for so long, it felt a bit unaccustomed to suddenly have such a spacious place.
"Speaking of which, it seems like it's the weekend today. I wonder if St. Freya has classes."
He also didn't know if they had classes.
Takatsuki hadn't started teaching yet, so naturally, he didn't have a class schedule.
After washing up and walking out of his room, he saw Mei already busy in the kitchen, wearing an apron.
During this time, he often saw Crazy Diamond appear to quickly process ingredients, and even when Mei brought out the plates, it was responsible for tossing the wok. It was a good thing no one saw it, otherwise, they would have been startled by this thing floating in the air out of nowhere.
When there were no enemies, the daily life of a Stand user was just as simple and unpretentious.
"Good morning, Mei."
Upon seeing Takatsuki, Mei paused, and her fair face visibly flushed at a speed discernible to the naked eye.
"Good morning…"
Perhaps because of what happened last night, when Mei faced Takatsuki alone now, there was still an indescribable feeling between them.
"What are you doing?"
A cold voice suddenly appeared behind her, startling Mei.
"Bronya, just a moment, breakfast will be ready soon."
Putting down the plate in her hand, Mei hurried back to the kitchen, leaving Bronya and Takatsuki staring at each other.
"Pervert."
???
Watching Bronya drop a word and then sit at the dining table, Takatsuki scratched his head. How was he a pervert? Was what happened last night seen? No, if Bronya had found out, she would definitely know that he had emptied her entire stash, so how could she still be so calm?
"Ha~! Good morning."
"Oh, good morning, Kiana."
Watching Kiana walk out of her room yawning, then head towards the courtyard, Takatsuki blinked: "Kiana, you're going the wrong way. The dining room is here, and the restroom is on the other side."
"No, I found the hot spring's effect to be amazing this morning, so wouldn't washing my face with hot spring water be even better?"
Seeing Kiana's "I'm so smart" expression, Takatsuki couldn't be bothered to say anything. He didn't mention that the hot spring water would lose its effect once it left the spring, as it didn't really matter. As long as Kiana was happy.
"Ah ah ah ah!!! Takatsuki! Come quickly!"
Takatsuki had just sat down when he heard a series of screams from Kiana in the courtyard. He immediately rushed outside.
Bronya, sitting on the chair, and Mei, in the kitchen, also heard the commotion and rushed over. Even Theresa and Himeko, who hadn't left their rooms yet, came out.
Then, several people were surprised to see Kiana standing under a large tree laden with fruit, pointing at the colorful fruits hanging on it and shouting at Takatsuki: "The tree in the yard has borne fruit! It's amazing! How can there be so many!? Is it because of the hot spring!?"
Seeing this, Takatsuki's mouth twitched. He slowly walked over to Kiana and punched her head: "Idiot! I planted this tree! Is there any need to be so startled by something like this!?"
"But, but, the fruits on this tree are really strange! And what if you make me stupid?"
Kiana clutched her head, a little aggrieved, and pointed at the apples, pears, and watermelons above her head.
"Kiana's intelligence has no room to decrease, so Bronya believes this possibility does not exist. However, Bronya has never seen such a strange situation before. Project Bunny 19C is also unable to analyze its species."
Bronya walked to the side of the Tree of Plenty and observed it, then said.
Theresa then remembered, "Isn't this the tree you planted yesterday!?"
"Yes."
Without further suspense, Takatsuki reached out and picked an orange, peeling its skin: "This tree is called the Tree of Plenty. It will randomly be full of fruits every day. The fruits are all ordinary fruits, so don't worry, but this tree cannot be transplanted once planted, otherwise it will die immediately."
"There's such a thing? How strange."
Theresa's words resonated with everyone else, but Mei and Kiana had already seen many stranger things, so this was nothing. Kiana even started climbing the tree to pick fruits: "Haha, Takatsuki, catch!"
With that, a watermelon the size of a human head was thrown directly from the tree by her: "So watermelons grow on trees too?"
Carefully catching the watermelon, Takatsuki felt disappointed in Kiana's intelligence once again: "This is because of this tree. Watermelons grow on the ground."
"Only a paramecium would think watermelons grow on trees."
Himeko, perhaps still a bit hungover from last night, sat on the courtyard floor, leaning against the door frame, complaining after being woken up by Kiana.
"Indeed, Bronya believes Kiana's intelligence is on the same level as a paramecium."
"Hey! What's a paramecium!?"
Amidst the laughter of the group, Kiana, Theresa, and Bronya harvested the fruits from the Tree of Plenty, while Mei and Takatsuki returned to continue preparing breakfast. As for Himeko…
She was still dozing off leaning against the wall.
And so, the breakfast table was adorned with many fruit platters.
"So, why isn't there bitter gourd on the Tree of Plenty?"
Theresa took a sip of bitter gourd juice and slammed her cup on the table, saying somewhat indignantly.
"What makes you think bitter gourd is a fruit?"
"Bitter gourd is so delicious! Isn't it a fruit?"
Takatsuki rubbed his forehead at Theresa's strange diet: "And I remember, doesn't the academy have a bitter gourd garden for you? Why are you still fixated on the Tree of Plenty?"
"That's because all the fruits from this tree are perfect."
Theresa pouted and whispered. She had initially been worried about whether these fruits were healthy, after all, a tree bearing different fruits was indeed a bit strange and easily made people think of genetic technology, and fruits cultivated in such a situation often had many side effects.
For this, she even specially sent some fruits and branches for testing, and the result was…
Nothing special.
Of course, the Tree of Plenty's specialness lay in Nen. Once it left the tree, both the fruits and branches were ordinary things. Even if it itself left the spot where it was planted, it would quickly die.