"Yukina, I'm back."
It was noon. Chiba returned to the office, carrying bags large and small, their contents rustling softly.
"Welcome back."
Hearing Chiba's voice, Yukina smiled and replied.
"Are you hungry?"
Chiba had already entered the room. Seeing that Yukina had set down the radio device and seemed to have stopped working, he asked.
"I'm okay."
Hearing his words, the curve of Yukina's lips seemed to widen further as she shook her head repeatedly.
"Wait a moment. I'll go make lunch."
Without pausing, Chiba said this and headed straight out toward the camp kitchen.
"Okay."
Yukina naturally answered with a cheerful smile.
Honestly...
If I keep eating like this, I'm definitely going to gain weight.
Chiba had specifically gone out to buy groceries today. Going by his preferences, there had to be quite a bit of meat. How much weight had she gained this month? If she ate too little later, Chiba would probably ask whether she was feeling unwell again.
Sigh...
What should I do? At that moment, she felt quite troubled.
Yukina still cared a great deal about her weight, especially lately.
But was Chiba really okay? He looked pretty free right now. Shouldn't he be handling some business? Whenever Kakashi mentioned him, his tone seemed to be getting worse and worse.
No matter what, this was a plan Chiba was responsible for.
He couldn't keep going out to buy groceries and cook for her.
Then, aside from worrying about her weight, Yukina could not help feeling concerned and confused.
Sometimes, she truly could not understand what Chiba was thinking.
As she thought, she propped up her chin with one hand and let out a soft sigh.
It seemed the new plan was progressing smoothly. Everything should have more or less gotten on track by now,