This was the best food she had ever eaten in her life!
Without even caring whether the rice underneath was too hot to handle, she grabbed it and shoved it into her mouth.
She did not even need any side dishes, clutching that bowl of rice alone and refusing to let go.
Mahiro said nothing. He merely picked up a few bites of food now and then and placed them in the girl's bowl.
Only then would she wolf down the rice and vegetables together.
In less than a minute, the girl had finished eating. She even drank the bowl of soup he had just served.
Clearly, such a small amount was nowhere near enough to fill her stomach after she had been hungry for so long.
However, Mahiro had no intention of serving the girl a second bowl. After starving for so long, eating too much at once could kill her from overeating...
Perhaps the constitution of a Cursed Child was strong enough that such things did not need to be considered, but there was no need for him to gamble on it.
After she finished eating, the girl stood blankly where she was, becoming dull and lifeless again, as though she were waiting to be punished.
This was the first time she had ever eaten something so delicious. It felt as though it would not matter even if this were the final meal of her life.
After all, being able to eat something so delicious meant her life was already complete. She did not dare ask for anything more.
"...Thank you..."
The girl bent at the waist in gratitude. She felt that she had to do this, and so, for the first time in her life, she spoke the words of thanks.
She had never imagined that she