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Tohka looked at Lingmeng.

Lingmeng thought for a moment before answering honestly.

"Oh, just some ordinary Chinese dishes. Oh, right—I even used Lingmeng's Secret Sauce today."

Tohka's eyes widened. She looked down at the lunch box as if she were holding something precious.

"I don't really get it... but it sounds amazing! Now I'm even more excited!"

"Lingmeng, you seem to really like Chinese food."

"Mm... breakfast today... was Chinese food too..."

White Kotori spoke brightly, and Yoshino nodded in agreement.

Lingmeng planted her hands on her hips and gave them a hearty grin.

"Wahaha... Chinese food really is delicious, after all."

But the truth behind her words was—

You think I'd tell you Chinese food is all I know how to cook?

Yes, that was the truth.

Lingmeng could have learned to cook other cuisines, but she had been too lazy to bother.

Kotori and Yoshino seemed to believe her, though, and nodded in agreement.

Just then, Shido poked Lingmeng in the back.

She turned around, looking puzzled.

"What is it?"

Shido replied quietly enough that Tohka and the others couldn't hear.

"Lingmeng. My lunch, Tohka's, and yours—"

Lingmeng seemed to know what he was getting at and shrugged.

"You're worried Origami will notice the three of us have the same food in our lunch boxes and start asking questions, right?

"If that's it, you can relax. All three of our lunches have different dishes."

Ever since Origami had noticed last month that Shido and the girls had the same food in their lunch boxes, sparking an argument with Tohka,

Shido had learned his lesson.

To keep it from happening again, he had gone out of his way to prepare three different lunches every day.

Lingmeng had noticed, of course, so she had made three different lunches too.

Even