After the Shadow Squad slunk away, the rest of the night passed uneventfully.
Early the next morning.
With dark circles under both eyes, the earnest Kagami Arata, who clearly hadn't slept well all night, knocked on the Tendou House's door right on time to mooch breakfast.
Meanwhile, desperate to send off Lin Xiao, the menace who "radiated the Sun's aura and stole his sisters," Tendou Souji had been working furiously in the kitchen since dawn.
Not only had he prepared an exceptionally lavish breakfast, he had even packed an exquisite, luxurious two-tier Japanese bento.
But just as he finished packing it, Tendou Juka, who had been watching nearby, lit up. She promptly found a girlish pink ribbon and carefully tied a pretty pink bow right on top of the bento box.
"Here you go, Lin Xiao!" Tendou Juka beamed.
The corner of Tendou Souji's eye twitched, but to get rid of his guest, he forced the pink-bowed bento into Lin Xiao's arms, turned his head aside, and said coldly:
"Grandmother once said, seeing a guest off with the finest food shows a host's generosity."
His meaning couldn't have been clearer: hurry up and go back to your own world.
Holding the dainty pink bento box, Lin Xiao didn't leave immediately. Instead, he leisurely sat down on the wooden floor of the entryway.
"Don't be in such a hurry to kick me out, Tendou."
Lin Xiao set the bento on his lap and leaned back on his hands. "It's too early in the morning for strenuous, high-intensity exercise across space-time. Let me sit a little longer."
"You..." Tendou gritted his teeth, but seeing Hiyori and Tendou Juka beside him, both clearly hoping Lin Xiao would stay, the king of swagger could only swallow his anger and turn back to the kitchen