"Then, what does the very gentle Morishita-san intend to eat?"
Shikime Natsu looked at Morishita Ai, who was following by his side. This guy was actually quite interesting; her attitude towards him had undergone such a huge change in a short period of time.
At first, she had been quite disgusted with him, even treating him as the main culprit for preventing the display of some important result. But when she learned that he could converse with ants, her attitude towards him became quite respectful, and she even started role-playing.
And when it came to eating, she seemed like a different person again.
"The optimal choice is the student cafeteria."
Morishita Ai made her choice very quickly.
"Alright, then let's go to the student cafeteria."
Shikime Natsu nodded and walked towards the student cafeteria, matching Morishita Ai's pace.
While walking, Shikime Natsu could feel Morishita Ai's gaze staring straight at him.
However, when Shikime Natsu turned his head slightly, he found Morishita Ai looking straight ahead, as if the person who had just been staring fixedly at him wasn't her.
"By the way, Morishita-san, going to the school cafeteria, do you plan to eat Alien Hamburger Meat, or do you plan to eat Ant King Cuisine?"
Since Morishita Ai wasn't saying anything, Shikime Natsu decided to take the initiative to start a topic.
"Ant King Cuisine."
Unexpectedly, Morishita Ai actually gave a direct answer. Shikime Natsu had originally thought he would be ignored, but he hadn't expected Morishita Ai to actually make a choice.
"Why?"
Both choices clearly didn't sound like serious answers. An ordinary person would probably choose to say, 'I just want to eat a proper meal honestly; I don't want to eat any dark cuisine,' but Morishita Ai didn't do that.
Well, this girl was a problem child to begin with. Shikime Natsu just wanted to hear an interesting answer; he didn't expect too much beyond that. Of course, it was just a simple chat between two people, so there was no such thing as expecting too much or too little.
"Because yesterday, I dreamed that I was being chased by hamburger meat. This is a rejection signal from my subconscious, and it must be obeyed."
So the problem wasn't with the aliens or the Ant King, but with the hamburger meat?
An unexpected answer.
"Why were you staring at me just now? do I look very much like hamburger meat?"
Shikime Natsu closed the distance with the girl a little, but the girl didn't have any reaction.
"Illusion, Shikime Natsu, that is your illusion."
The girl's expression didn't change. If not for the fact that Shikime Natsu's memory wouldn't deceive him, seeing the girl behave like this, he might have really believed it. Of course, he wouldn't believe it no matter what.
"Is that so?"
Shikime Natsu didn't pursue the point relentlessly. After all, Morishita Ai hadn't launched an attack on him first like Horikita Suzune had.
The two quickly arrived at the student cafeteria. Even though today was the weekend, there were quite a few students in the cafeteria. Hmm, there were also quite a few queuing at the mountain vegetable set meal counter.
"Here, Morishita-san, that over there is the Ant King Cuisine. My treat, don't be polite. If you feel it's not enough, I can also order a portion and treat you to mine."
Shikime Natsu pointed to the queue for the mountain vegetable set meal.
"Shikime Natsu."
Morishita Ai suddenly spoke up. Shikime Natsu didn't see any little expression of annoyance on her face from being teased.
"I want the Chicken Drumstick Set."
Alright, direct enough.
Shikime Natsu had originally thought Morishita Ai would play some word games with him, but he didn't expect her to express her request directly. Hmm... quite nice.
"No problem."
Shikime Natsu nodded.
"As remuneration, I will treat you to the Ant King Cuisine."
That's going too far.
"No thanks, it's better to pack it up for Morishita-san to take back. I have no interest in Alien Hamburger Meat or Ant King Cuisine. I personally still prefer to eat relatively normal cuisine."
Shikime Natsu shook his head, bought the set meals with Morishita Ai, and found a random spot to sit down.
"By the way, Morishita-san, Sakayanagi has sought you out, right?"
While eating, Shikime Natsu looked at the girl sitting beside him.
He had originally planned to sit face-to-face, but the girl insisted on sitting side-by-side. Hmm... was it to prevent him from seeing her eat?
But since two people were eating together, whether face-to-face or sitting by his side, it seemed meaningless; he could see her either way.
"That's right, Sakayanagi Arisu has sought me out. Is Shikime Natsu worried that I will be reeled in by Sakayanagi Arisu?"
Morishita Ai replied while eating the Chicken Drumstick Set. Hmm, she looked slightly busy.
"No, I think Sakayanagi shouldn't be able to reel you in."
Shikime Natsu shook his head slightly. Judging from their brief contact, Sakayanagi Arisu shouldn't have the ability to reel in Morishita Ai in a short time.
"Correct. Clever, Shikime Natsu."
Morishita Ai cast an appreciative look at Shikime Natsu.
"Morishita-san is on my side, right?"
Shikime Natsu spoke slowly. To be honest, if it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be on his side, but with someone unusual, he really couldn't be sure.
"Of course. Shikime Natsu is Class A's Sun."
Morishita Ai gave Shikime Natsu a salute. Leader.
After confirming that what Morishita Ai said was true, Shikime Natsu relaxed a little. If two problem girls joined forces against him, and both were from Class A, then Shikime Natsu might really find it a bit too much to handle.
Class A's Sun? A rather strange metaphor, but no matter how you put it, the sun is positive.
That was enough.
"By the way, is Morishita-san's range of activity basically behind the school building?"
Shikime Natsu looked at Morishita Ai beside him and asked again. There was a forest behind the school building; even on normal weekdays, very few people went there.
Was this guy always alone?
To be honest, regarding solitary beautiful girls, Shikime Natsu really wanted to collect them.
"What is Shikime Natsu planning to do by inquiring about my activity range? Capture me?"
A flash of wariness, yet not quite wariness, passed through Morishita Ai's eyes.
Capture? Do you think you are a Pokémon?
"No, I don't intend to capture Morishita-san, because Morishita-san is my loyal soldier, so naturally, you possess absolute freedom."
Shikime Natsu spoke slowly.
"However, I want to know, would Morishita-san be willing to join the lunch army?"
Shikime Natsu issued an invitation to Morishita Ai.
"No. There are too many strange things in the lunch army. There is the Sun, Carbon Dioxide, a Mirror, a Cat, and a Fox."
Morishita Ai shook her head and directly chose to refuse.
Shikime Natsu knew the Sun referred to himself. As for the Cat, it should be Kamuro Masumi; at the very beginning, Shikime Natsu's impression of Kamuro Masumi was also that of a stray cat-type beautiful girl.
"Who are Carbon Dioxide, the Mirror, and the Fox, respectively?"
"Carbon Dioxide is Yamamura Miki, the Mirror is Katsuragi Kouhei, and the Fox is Hashimoto Masayoshi."
Yamamura Miki's presence wasn't strong, so using Carbon Dioxide could explain it. The Mirror was Katsuragi Kouhei... Hmm, isn't that too rude?
Hashimoto Masayoshi is a Fox? Indeed, not bad.
This guy's insight was still pretty good.
As expected of a talent from Class A.
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