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Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, Tortoise Dorm...
After returning to the boys' dormitory of Tortoise Dorm, Nagisa, Ikaros, and Natsuoto suddenly stopped as they passed the cafeteria on the first floor.
"Brother..." Natsuoto tugged at the corner of Wu Yan's clothes as he was about to head for his room, calling him by the title he had forcefully insisted on in a somewhat unfamiliar tone. Then she said this.
"You go back with Nangong-sensei and Astrea first. Nagisa, Ikaros, and I have something to do. We need to make a trip to the cafeteria kitchen..."
"The cafeteria kitchen?..." Natsuki and Astrea stopped walking, while Wu Yan turned around in confusion and looked at Nagisa, Natsuoto, and Ikaros.
"What are you going to the cafeteria kitchen for?..."
"To keep a promise..." Nagisa said with a smile.
"This morning, we discussed it with the person in charge of the kitchen and asked to borrow it. When we got back, we'd work in the kitchen as payment..."
Only then did Wu Yan and Natsuki understand how those dishes at noon had been made.
At Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, apart from the student restaurant in the central district of the main street, the only places that provided meals for students were the cafeterias in the student dormitories.
Because the cafeterias and restaurant provided meals, none of the students' rooms had cooking utensils. Even the dorm rooms of the most outstanding students were no exception.
Thus, Wu Yan and Natsuki had been wondering how those dishes had been made. Now they understood.
"Then..." Astrea raised her hand, looking somewhat eager.
"I'll help too!"
"You?..." Nagisa blinked, then scratched her cheek.
"But Astrea-chan, can't