"Noa, I knew you'd be here, hehe."
Just as Noa Himesaka looked at her bento and pondered how the two of them could eat together, a voice came from nearby.
Griseo and Noa Himesaka turned to look at the same time. Two adorable little girls about their age were walking over with happy expressions.
They were carrying bentos as well.
The girl in front was especially lively, with orange medium-short hair and red eyes. She was incredibly cute!
The girl one step behind her was much more reserved.
But she was just as adorable, practically like an angel. At such a young age, she already had beautiful long, straight black hair.
"Hinata, Hana!"
Seeing the two little girls approaching, Noa Himesaka happily greeted them. They seemed to be quite close.
"We couldn't find you in the classroom, so I knew you had to be here."
They had first gone to Noa Himesaka's classroom, but she had not been there, so Hinata Hoshino guessed that she had come here.
However...
"By the way, who is she?"
Hinata Hoshino and Hana Shirosaki looked curiously at little Griseo beside Noa Himesaka.
It was their first time seeing Griseo.
"She's Griseo. She just transferred into our class. Also, Griseo is super good at drawing. Even the teacher can't compare to her."
Noa Himesaka introduced Griseo to her two friends.
When she mentioned Griseo's drawings, an admiring expression appeared on her face. She did not quite understand it herself, but judging from how shocked and devastated the teacher had looked, she could tell Griseo's artistic ability was incredible.
"Even the teacher can't keep up with her? That's amazing."
Hinata Hoshino looked at little Griseo in surprise.
But Griseo shook her head.
"I just... like drawing."
"Would you like to draw with me?"
As she spoke,