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Ibuki’s frustration was evident in her vehement response to Kushida’s
caustic comment.
“It’s surprising that you could boast about not losing to Horikita in cooking.
You should’ve given some money to a good cook and asked them to prepare it for
you.”
She was harshly critiqued, and although it was a little pitiful, it couldn’t be
helped given the quality of food she’d made.
“You guys aren’t judging fairly!”
“If you say that, then you eat it. You haven’t even tasted it properly, have
you?”
“Taste test…? I haven’t, but it looks normal and must be edible.”
“I didn’t say it’s inedible. It just doesn’t taste good. Now, go on and eat it.”
Ibuki reluctantly took a bite of the lunchbox she prepared, visibly annoyed.
“...Ugh, it’s not delicious—it’s delicious... Amazing!?”
“Don’t force yourself to lie.”
Being hit on the head by Horikita, Ibuki howled.
“Why isn’t this delicious? It has such a plain and disappointing taste! And
it’s salty!”
“I’ve explained everything. You can’t just eyeball everything.”
“Even if you tell me that, I just thought there wasn’t much of a difference
between a tablespoon or two teaspoons, it’s just a nuisance!”
That was the major issue. The food packed in the lunch box had significant
variation in seasoning and was either too light or dramatically over-seasoned.
“If I were to score your cooking this time, I would give it 20 points.”
“...Out of 20?”
“Out of 100.”
“Whaaaaat!? Is the judge bribed!?”
“I was being generous with you. I don’t even want to eat this lunch box.”
“True that. If it were me, I’d give it 2 points.”
Ibuki kicked the ground in protest to the judges’ harsh criticisms.
“What about you Ayanokōji-kun? You must have a similar opinion, right?”
“No, I don’t think it’s inedible. I’d give a higher score to this lunch box.”
“See!? See!?”
Ibuki slightly leaped up, seemingly pleased with the first sign of support.
“Are you sane? This is a poorly made, mediocre lunch box.”
“Agreed, without any bias.”
Horikita matched the stride without hesitation. However, I wanted to throw a
wrench into it.
Various perspectives should be taken into account when discussing this
bento.
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