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“Hey, our classrooms are close by, why did we need to meet at the spot?”
“It’s indeed a pointless gathering, but I properly invited Ibuki-san too, you
know? She just rejected the idea of walking together.”
If she disliked Horikita (and probably Kushida) that much, she could’ve just
turned down this challenge.
It’s a good example of the problem with being overly competitive.
“I can tell she’s going to fail and bring us a nasty lunch box, isn’t she?”
“I don’t want to assume the result, but there’s no doubt she’s probably
failed.”
“I see... So now I have to eat the failed dish, huh?”
“Stop babbling about failure!”
Just as the air was about to become heavy, Ibuki joined us while shouting.
She has a bomb... No, a lunch box in her hand. She had it. I wish she hadn’t.
I wish she’d blustered something like, “I forgot, so this match is off!” I
would have supported her.
“Why is Ayanokōji here? I didn’t invite him.”
“Isn’t it better to have more judges? That will increase the credibility of the
cooking level. We’ll change the location since everyone is here. You don’t want to
seem too friendly with us, do you?”
“Of course not!”
With that, we exited the corridor. It was still early January, so the cold was
quite intense, but due to this, no one was at the dining spot.
Ibuki waved what seemed to be a bento box wrapped in a plain furoshiki
(something I saw in a 100 yen shop) and slapped it down onto the bench.
“You’ll regret ever talking about me failing. Hurry up and eat.”
“You seem confident, maybe a miracle occurred and you actually cooked
well?”
She’s indeed brimming with confidence. That’s obviously better than having
no confidence, but are we safe to have expectations?
“She’s clearly the overconfident type, so we can’t take her attitude
seriously.”
Horikita, fully aware of this, averted her gaze from Ibuki to look down at the
bento box.
My faint hopes, as well as Kushida’s, instantly vanished.
“Hmm. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think I could win.”
“Your confidence is apparent. But if that’s the case, you should handle your
food more delicately. Even if your cooking turns out well, you would still fail as a
chef.”
“Shut up. Just eat quickly. Then, apologize to me, Horikushi! You too,
Ayanokōji!”
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