"Hiyamaru, you're amazing."
Shiina Mashiro walked over to Hiyamaru and couldn't resist reaching out to pat her head, but Hiyamaru raised a fox paw and blocked her.
"Hiyamaru is so smart. Not only can she watch TV... she can even eat crab by herself."
Although Hiyamaru had stopped her, Shiina Mashiro did not mind at all. Her eyes, utterly untouched by worldly concerns, now revealed a hint of curiosity.
"Eat first! I'll help you peel the shells..."
The meal did not last long. After they had cleaned up, Rita suddenly thought of something... She took a fruit from the refrigerator and cut it up. Then, smiling sweetly, she carried a plate of precious Yubari King Melon into the living room.
"Have some fruit first! We can draw after we finish the fruit!"
Catching the scent of the melon, Shiina Mashiro wrinkled her nose and could not help looking over. Seeing the melon on the plate... she stopped on her way back to her room.
She had eaten a little of it once before, but had not had another chance to taste it since. This stuff was far from affordable in Japan. Yubari King Melon was an improved product grown in Yubari, Hokkaido, a high-end fruit known to everyone in Japan.
Fruit in Japan was already expensive, and with the added high-end label, its price meant that for the working class... it was suitable only as a gift, not for eating.
And in fact, in terms of texture and sweetness, Yubari King Melon could not compare to melons from western Shenzhou at the same price point. After all, fruit was heavily limited by growing conditions. Japan could only select decent land from among a host of poor melon-growing regions, cultivate them on a small scale, and take the high-end route.