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When faced with Mahiru Shiina's annoyed stare, Andrew just shook his head.
"I'm just having a hard time believing this, that's all. Yesterday you wouldn't even let me mooch a bite, and now you're the one bringing me exactly the food I've been craving? Feels like a dream."
Mahiru's face flushed slightly, looking a little embarrassed.
"I just accidentally made too much… I didn't want it to go to waste, that's all. You're helping me out by finishing it."
Andrew looked at her steadily."But if you're this nice to me, Shiina, I might get the wrong idea."
Mahiru flinched and blurted out,"The wrong idea about what?"
"That maybe you actually like this bad guy. I'm the type who takes advantage of kindness, you know. Once someone shows me warmth, I want even more. I get greedy."
He said it suggestively, his eyes slowly trailing from her pretty, delicate face down to her shapely figure, finally landing on her long legs wrapped in black stockings.
She usually wore this kind of outfit to school. It made her legs look extra slim, and with that gorgeous face of hers, the whole thing screamed "cute schoolgirl." Super eye-catching.
And Andrew had another reason for staring.After all, last night and this morning, he'd already touched those very legs—bare, without the stockings.
In short, they were just way too tempting. Way too cute.
Hearing him tease her like that, Mahiru couldn't help but frown and shoot him a glare.
"Stop talking nonsense! If you're not gonna eat, give it back!"
"Hey now, of course I'm gonna eat. I bet every guy in class dreams of trying your cooking. It's an honor for me, really."
No way Andrew was giving back that burger after it was already in his hands.
Then he gave her a little invitation.
"Want to come hang out in my room? Study together?"
That was basically code for I wanna get you alone.
If she went into his room, what if he tried something?
Mahiru instantly took two steps back, looking at him with suspicion.
"No thanks. Just eat your food… I… I'm gonna go rest now."
With that, she turned and walked off, leaving behind a lovely view of her back.
Staring at the burger in his hands, Andrew let out a long sigh.
Sure, he had purposely made his lunch pitifully plain just to trigger her sympathy…
But still, when she actually showed up and handed him a homemade lunch, it really touched him.
Such a good girl… no way he could let her get away.
So, the energy he got from that meal—he had to put it to good use.
Back in her room, Mahiru clutched her chest, her heart still racing.
"Don't get the wrong idea… I just gave him the extra food I made. That's it. Nothing more."
That's what she told herself—but when it came to dealing with this bad boy, her feelings were a mess. She had no clue how to interact with him normally.
Ten minutes later—
Her doorbell rang.
She instinctively walked to the door and opened it.
Seeing Andrew there made her heart skip a beat.
"What are you doing here? Something wrong?"
Mahiru tensed up, her body instinctively wary of him.
He did have a track record…
Especially last night—he'd straight-up grabbed her and slept in her bed.
Andrew noticed her defensive posture, but calmly held out the empty lunch box.
"Just returning the burger box."
"Oh, and by the way—your cooking is seriously amazing. That stuff was top-tier!"
He gave her a huge thumbs-up without a hint of shame.
The compliment made Mahiru blush, and she relaxed a little.
"It's just regular homemade stuff. You're overhyping it. But… at least you washed the box. That's nice of you."
If he had handed back a box full of crumbs and gunk, her opinion of him would've tanked hard.
Andrew gave her a helpless look.
"Don't treat me like some slob, okay? You gave me food, so of course I cleaned it before returning it."
"So… what exactly is my image in your head, Shiina?"
Mahiru put a finger under her chin, pretending to think.
"Hmm… a creepy shut-in perv who takes advantage of people?"
"Ugh… okay, I'll admit to the 'creepy' and 'takes advantage' part… but shut-in? Where'd that come from?"
Andrew was genuinely confused.
Mahiru lifted her chin proudly and huffed.
This guy seriously just admitted to being a bad person?!
"You seriously don't get it? You literally bring your laptop to school to play games. If that's not shut-in behavior, what is?"
"Excuse me—please refer to me as either a 'consumer otaku' or a 'creator otaku,'" Andrew said with a straight face.
"Consumer otaku? Creator otaku? What's even the difference?"
Mahiru muttered under her breath and waved him off.
"Anyway, you returned the box, so go back. I need to rest."
"Wait! One more thing—super important!" Andrew quickly stopped her from closing the door, looking dead serious.
"What important thing?" Mahiru blinked, curiosity getting the better of her. She didn't shut the door right away.
And then—
Before she could react, Andrew scooped her up into his arms, shut the door behind him, and headed straight for her bed.
"As thanks for letting me eat until I was full, I'm gonna use that energy to properly repay you."
Mahiru's eyes went wide in disbelief.
"W-What are you doing?! Mmmph!"
What the hell kind of logic was that?!
How does "Thanks for the meal" turn into using that energy on her?!
Before she could say another word, Andrew leaned down and kissed her, not giving her any chance to object.
He was gonna teach her a little lesson.
That guys are dangerous.That giving a bad boy like him a homemade lunch without any defenses was practically asking to be hugged.
After this, maybe she'd be a bit more cautious around other boys.
…Or at least, that was the excuse he told himself.
The truth?
He just really, really wanted her.
And that delicious lunch she made warmed his heart so much… he felt like giving her a little reward.
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