"I didn't, it wasn't me, don't make things up..." The three-part denial was a foodie's instinct for survival! After realizing there was no such thing as a time machine, Utaha Kasumigaoka blurted out the words in her panic.
If she had never seen the sun, she could have endured the darkness. If she had never tasted Sogo's cooking, she could have gone on like before, skipping lunch or eating a pineapple bun... But there were no ifs in this world!
"Uh... Did I remember wrong?" Sogo Doma said, looking "confused."
"That's right!" Utaha said with absolute certainty. "No matter when I taste it, your cooking is always full of care. How should I put it? Anyway, there's absolutely nothing halfhearted about it..."
For the sake of food, Utaha threw her dignity out the window.
"Phew!" Sogo breathed a sigh of relief. If even Utaha-chan had fallen for it, then fooling Umaru at home would be even easier. He'd had a rough day, too. He'd taken the bunny girl to watch the sunrise before dawn, and what time had he gotten back? If he didn't cut a few corners with the ingredients, there was no way he'd have enough time!
"What about the weight I've gained..."
"That's my business..." Utaha gritted her teeth. Was this payback for her blustering just now? If yoga didn't help her lose weight, she could always start jogging in the morning!
Sogo Doma: "..."
Should he tell Utaha that the reason she'd gained weight was that her bust and hips had grown a little?
"By the way, Sogo, did Ms. Kirisu give you a hard time today?" After learning that Sogo wouldn't be skimping on her food from now on, Utaha quickly changed the subject and started eating her bento.
"She's just a woman who