The True Young Lady (Recommended Ticket Bonus Chapter)

Golden-fried jumbo shrimp;

Crispy and refreshing tempura;

Tamagoyaki that looked tender and smooth;

Plus fresh fruits and vegetables—cherry tomatoes and the like;

Along with the best rice-accompaniments: seaweed and pickled plums;

And finally, The perfectly blended dipping sauce...

The ingredients weren't exactly luxurious, yet they gave off a feeling that made one want to eat—to really, truly eat—this was the strength of a former Totsuki Elite Ten!

Looking at Sogo Doma's bento box.

Utaha Kasumigaoka glanced at the pineapple bun in her hand and wanted to die, wanted to die, wanted to die...

"Life is short, one should seize the day, Utako Kasumi-sensei." Sogo Doma didn't pay close attention to the ever-changing expressions on Utaha Kasumigaoka's face; he took a deep breath and said with satisfaction.

Utaha Kasumigaoka looked at the pineapple bun in her hand; then looked at Sogo Doma's bento box...

In an instant, she felt that the pineapple bun she usually loved suddenly didn't taste good anymore.

"Look, it's about time for lunch, is Utako Kasumi-sensei really just going to eat bread?"

Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."

"Ooh, alright then, I'll start digging in." Sogo Doma reached back and pulled out a pair of disposable chopsticks.

"Look, a UFO."

Perhaps it wouldn't work on others, but it was guaranteed to work on Sogo Doma every single time—this was a world transformed by 2D logic, after all!

Perhaps it was human instinct, but Utaha Kasumigaoka snatched the chopsticks away as if possessed.

Sogo Doma: "_"

"It's said that recently, people have often been poisoning others' bento boxes..." Utaha Kasumigaoka explained while eating.

Sogo Doma: "..."

So, I have to thank you for that?

Keep making it up, go ahead and keep making it up!

Utaha Kasumigaoka: "Don't worry, I'm just helping you test for poison, I won't eat much."

This was the truth; given her usual appetite, she would probably feel full after eating about a third of the portion.

However.

She had only taken the first bite of the Fried Shrimp Monster.

"Kimochi!"

In her mouth was the taste of the ocean; before her eyes was a giant lobster, glaring at her menacingly, as if it were about to devour her.

"No, no..." In the world of hallucinations, Utaha Kasumigaoka fled in every direction.

In reality, she was continuously stuffing food into her mouth.

Watching this scene, Sogo Doma smiled. Utako Kasumi-sensei's expression was truly delightful.

Still in the hallucination.

"Clang!"

A figure descended from the sky.

"Enough, Fried Shrimp Monster, this place shall be guarded by me..."

"Who are you?"

"I am the Tamagoyaki Hero!"

Utaha Kasumigaoka: "Na, nani? A hero?"

"Noble taster, this time, I shall defeat that Fried Shrimp Monster." The Tamagoyaki Hero bowed his head and said.

"W-wait!" Utaha Kasumigaoka didn't know why she said that, but looking at the heroic Tamagoyaki Hero, she couldn't help but ask:

"What if you fail?"

"Then I shall never return."

With the tomatoes as the vanguard and the tempura on the left, Utaha Kasumigaoka was the commander, yet... even the most brilliant commander faces defeat. The Fried Shrimp Monster charged forward, brandishing its peerless might.

The Tamagoyaki Hero was defeated.

The tempura strategist perished.

The cherry tomato cannon fodder was even more fragile.

"Enough, enough, no, don't keep fighting..." Utaha Kasumigaoka wept.

Then.

She woke up from the environment. Just as she was about to lift her head, she heard Sogo Doma say:

"Onions, I added onions. I didn't expect Utako Kasumi to be the sentimental type."

Utaha Kasumigaoka: "Eh?"

At this moment, her cheeks flushed red. Looking closer, Sogo Doma's bento box was already completely empty.

"It's just... you tested the poison and finished my entire bento..."

"Mm!" Utaha Kasumigaoka widened her wine-red eyes, then shoved a piece of bread into Sogo Doma's mouth.

Sogo Doma: "..."

Still, this girl is truly interesting.

As he thought this, Utaha Kasumigaoka turned back:

"Eat your bread."

"Ugh." Sogo Doma.

"Two of them!" Utaha Kasumigaoka continued. There was no helping it; Sogo Doma's special bento portion was huge to begin with. Having finished it without realizing, it would be a miracle if she could still eat anything else.

Sogo Doma rubbed his chin. This girl really doesn't treat herself like an outsider!

In fact, that was exactly the case.

Because she hadn't made friends in so long, Utaha Kasumigaoka had always been lonely. This was normal; in the clique culture of Japan, if you aren't friends, people can't be bothered to pay you any mind.

This is a unique form of bullying.

Only the person involved understands the cruelty of this bullying, as if the world has no need for your existence at all.

On the other side.

In Umaru's classroom, many people were astonished as they looked at the bento box she brought out.

"Wow, isn't that the one? The bento box that costs ninety-nine thousand nine hundred yen!"

Umaru wore a gentle smile: "It's not that exaggerated. Onii-chan saved up his own money to buy it for me, so it shouldn't be that expensive."

Heh, at the time, Onii-chan spent ten minutes saving up to buy this lunchbox, which was probably around one hundred thousand.

"Eh, Umaru's Onii-chan? He must be a very good person."

Umaru nodded affirmatively: "Of course."

"Umaru, let's eat bento together..." a group of girls said.

Umaru Doma nodded: "Sure, I was just wanting to get to know everyone too. By the way..."

As if remembering something, Umaru Doma turned to look at someone in the corner: "Megumi Kato, let's eat bento together."

Megumi Kato looked around, then looked at Umaru again: "Um, are you calling me?"

Umaru Doma nodded: "Megumi Kato, come over here quickly..."

At that moment, Megumi Kato didn't know what to think, she just silently nodded and said: "Oh!"

To be honest, even she had forgotten how long it had been since she sat down to eat lunch with a classmate (friend).

Whether it was innate or for some other reason, Megumi Kato's presence had always been very low. Even when she graduated from middle school, people would often ask: "Who is Megumi Kato? Is she our classmate?"

It was as if she had never existed at all.

Entering high school, it remained the same.

Megumi Kato had originally thought she would remain obscure for her entire life, to the point where others wouldn't even know who she was.

However...

Today.

Umaru Doma, who had just transferred in, remembered her.

And she had only led Umaru Doma to her seat when she entered the classroom.

Umaru Doma...

What kind of person was she? She seemed to carry a smile at all times, and her appearance and posture were like those of a young lady from a wealthy family.

Unlike Sawamura and Eriri in the next class—though they were also legendary young ladies—compared to Umaru, their temperament was far inferior.

Moreover, as far as Megumi Kato knew, even though Sawamura and Eriri were young ladies... there was a huge gap between their every move and those of the newly transferred classmate Umaru.

Perhaps.

True nobility should be just like Umaru.

She thought this as she took her bento box and walked to Umaru's side.

"Clang!"

Indeed!

As soon as Umaru's bento box was opened, it emitted a fragrance that no one had ever smelled before.

Looking at the dishes, although they weren't luxurious, they gave one an urge to keep swallowing.

Truly, great wisdom looks like stupidity, and great skill looks like clumsiness...