Central Treisen Academy cafeteria, the evening after the practice races.
Sitting at a table, Kitasan Black held a basin-sized bowl filled with a mountain of rice, braised meat, and carrots, shoveling huge mouthfuls into her mouth as though no one else were around.
Beside her, Futanari Shingang, Duramente, and the Satono Sisters stared at Kitasan Black in stunned silence.
A short while later—
"Phew—ah—ha! That felt so good—"
Holding up the completely empty bowl and tilting her head back with a satisfied sound, Kitasan Black sprang to her feet. Just as she was about to head for the serving counter, she noticed her friends staring at her and froze.
"Huh? Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"Ah? Well..."
Futanari Shingang was the first to React. She looked around, then smiled and pointed at the large bowl in Kitasan Black's hands.
"Maybe we just think—Little Kita, you eat really heartily. And—you've got quite an appetite today."
"Heartily? Hmm—"
Scratching her head while holding the bowl, Kitasan Black smiled. "It's not that much, right? Grandpa always said food tastes best when you eat it in big mouthfuls, so—wait, no. Haven't I always eaten like this?"
After asking that, she looked to Satono Crown and Satono Diamond for confirmation.
"Right, Crown-chan, Diamond-chan?"
"Ah, ah—yes, that's true—"
After answering instinctively, Satono Crown exchanged a glance with her younger sister before explaining with a smile, "It's just that you've still eaten a lot, Little Kita. If we counted right, that should be your third bowl already, shouldn't it?"
"Third bowl?"
Kitasan Black looked down at the bowl in her hands in surprise. "I've—already eaten that much?"
"...You seriously had no idea?"
After that jab, Futanari Shingang nodded. "Still, it makes sense. Today's race was probably the one where you expended the most