In the relatively silent atmosphere, Shokuhou Misaki seemed to have seen through the girls' thoughts. For a brief moment, she could not help feeling embarrassed, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Even if it's only cookies, there's so much that it'll definitely be enough to fill us up!" Shokuhou Misaki smiled somewhat unnaturally, as though she were showing off.
"It's not like I've never eaten snacks as a meal before..."
"Th-that's something only you would do, right?..." Mikoto was utterly speechless. Even she, who got along worst with Shokuhou Misaki, could not help finding it funny. Who would have thought that Shokuhou Misaki, who seemed capable of anything and perfect at everything, had weaknesses besides her stamina...
"Rather than whether they can fill us up..." Hinagiku picked up one of the 'cookies' with some hesitation. Whether out of curiosity or interest, she asked, "I'm more curious about how you made them take this shape..."
"Of course the cookies made by this queen can't be like ordinary cookies. They have to stand out!" Shokuhou Misaki said as though it were only natural. "These are ultra-premium cookies specially made after I spent an entire morning researching, combining everything from Tokiwadai's home economics classes with Kinuhata, Frenda, and Takitsubo's memories of making cookies!"
"Combining..." Kinuhata Saiai's mouth twitched violently.
"Our..." Frenda could no longer remain calm.
"Memories..." Takitsubo Rikou sounded drained.
The three of them drooped their shoulders as though they had suffered a devastating blow. Sneaking another glance at those endlessly creative 'cookies,' their entire bodies radiated dejection. They were only missing the part where they collapsed to their knees and burst into tears.
Surely any girl would be devastated if someone peeked into her memories of making cookies and then produced something like this?
Hinagiku, Mikoto, Kotori, and the others looked