Yukino Yukinoshita had merely been testing them. While she felt Shizuka Hiratsuka probably would not be that bored, Utaha Kasumigaoka... well, she probably would not either. But... Sogo Doma was definitely an exception!
Yet her words caused both people present to misunderstand. Even Shizuka Hiratsuka subconsciously thought, As expected, Yukino-chan has already started seeing that brat Doma as a friend. She calls him "that guy," but if she didn't care about him, why would she... Just as the teacher was sighing inwardly, Utaha Kasumigaoka's expression darkened as she repeated, "Sogo?"
"Snow girl—Yukinoshita, you must be hungry..." After repeating it once, Utaha Kasumigaoka did not directly answer the question. Instead, she pointed at the porridge beside them. "Have some porridge to fill your stomach first."
"Hiss..." Shizuka Hiratsuka drew a sharp breath at that performance. It would be such a waste if her student did not become an actress. This way of evading a direct answer and leaving the other person to imagine things for herself would make Yukino-chan overthink all sorts of nonsense, wouldn't it?
Sure enough, the second young lady's expression changed. "What happened to Doma?"
"Drink the porridge first..." Utaha Kasumigaoka still did not answer directly, saying in an icy tone, "After all, this is already some of the little food we have left..."
"What do you mean?" Yukino Yukinoshita froze at those words.
"Exactly what it means..." Utaha Kasumigaoka's tone did not change. "Do you think food is that easy to come by?"
"Kasumigaoka is right..." Even Shizuka Hiratsuka chimed in. She could not help it; was she not cooperating with Kasumigaoka to make Yukinoshita understand how precious food was?
If the other girl had not insisted on teaching Yui Yuigahama Cooking, she would not have had to... Forget it. She could not be bothered to mention