The Second Semester of Second Year Begins! Making Up for Yesterday! (Continued)

However, Asahina-senpai was now gently waving at him.

Kiryuin-senpai, meanwhile, sat on the same side of the booth as Asahina, her left arm hanging boldly over the backrest.

She had the air of a boss lady.

Or rather, she looked incredibly carefree.

"Is there anything you want to eat, Hachiman?"

After Hachiman arrived and sat across from the two upperclassmen, Asahina spoke up.

So that was how it was after all.

Aside from having something to discuss, they were going to eat together first.

"I'm not particularly picky about food," Hachiman said. "Just order whatever you like."

That was actually a lie.

Hachiman had rather high standards when it came to taste.

After all, his goal in life was to become a househusband. Since cooking was part of that, he naturally wanted to make delicious food.

He had come to this restaurant twice with Classmate Sakayanagi and thought the food was good. He had also come once with Kushida, and even eaten here with Horikita once, so he was quite satisfied with the food here.

That meant they could order practically anything without stepping on a landmine.

"Then I'll order according to my tastes," Kiryuin said. "But we'll be splitting the bill today, so even though you're my junior, I can't treat you."

"I can accept that," Hachiman immediately said.

There was nothing to say about paying for his own meal. Or rather, people as generous as Classmate Sakayanagi were rare.

Still.

Hachiman did not think Kiryuin lacked money. He had recommended her to Asahina, and several months had passed since Kiryuin went to Third-year Class A. As the price for joining Class A and being willing to work hard, she should have been receiving tribute from Class A.

In theory, she should not have been short on funds.

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