Classroom Of The Eli Chapter 41: Short Story 1: Two people with a bad relationshi

Chapter 41: Short Story 1: Two people with a bad relationship

That happened on a certain day. The upcoming lunch break caused Class D to sink into a chaotic state.

What started it was Ike yelling "I don't have points~".

As a result of having used up the important personal points, everyone was in a shortage of points. Even the anxiety over next day's breakfast continued.

Of course, if one didn't want to have an extravagant lifestyle, there were also free als to choose from.

But there were things in this world that you didn't want to eat even if they were free.

Especially for those who were used to eating junk food, a healthy al with potherbs as main dish was insufficient and not delicious enough, and they were very easy to get tired of.

Hirata, who couldn't bear to watch this situation anymore, together with the healing female heroine Kushida Kikyo, Implented a certain plan in the classroom in the weekend.

It was called "bring your bento day".

It ant literally those words, everybody had to prepare their own bento.

I guess the reason was saving food expenses while also being able to interact with the class.

"Did everybody bring their own bento~?"

When the lunch break arrived, Kushida tried to confirm that.

"I brought it! Let's hurry and eat it together, ~Kushida-chan!!"

The high spirited Ike was bouncing vivaciously. He wasn't one of those characters who would usually prepare their bento, but he looked like he woke up early and prepared it in order to get closer to Kushida.

This bring your bento day was not compulsory. After all, they couldn't make everybody participate in it unwillingly, and there were also students who still held great amounts of points. The participants didn't make up half of the class.

"So you have also brought your bento." Horikita Suzune, who sat beside , silently took out a small bento box.

"I didn't do it because of this farce...this activity."

Because I saw her bringing bento regularly every day, this was like usual for her.

"Then everybody, let's go to the courtyard."

Hirata and the others took along the participants and left the classroom.

On the other hand, Horikita didn't show that she wanted to chase after them, it looked like she wanted to eat the bento inside the classroom.

"Horikita-san, don't you want to eat together?"

Kushida, who saw this situation, stood in front of her and used her cute hand to prevent Horikita from starting to eat.

"What?"

"Since Horikita-san also made a bento, let's go eat it together."

"Allow

to refuse. I'm not interested."

"Eating with everybody will make it taste better."

"The taste won't change according to the number of people. Now that you know that, can you pull back your hand?"

Horikita didn't plan to listen to Kushida's words and rejected her.

After all, this person never thought about eating bento together with her classmates.

Seeing Kushida being a bit lonely, I decided to lend a helping hand.

Of course, even though I didn't know whether could succeed or not, I didn't do a frontal attack. After all, even if I did a frontal attack and requested Horikita, she wouldn't agree either.

"Kushida, you also brought your bento?"

"Yes. I put a bit of effort and enthusiasm to do it."

"Although I've not seen Kushida's bento, but compared to Horikita, Kushida is better at cooking."

"Hey that's not true. After all, Horikita looks like she is very skilled."

"I don't think she's clumsy, but Kushida seems to be better."

We echoed one another with Horikita in the middle.

"I've not said anything since the very beginning, but an insignificant neighbor sure is acting high-and-mighty."

She glared at

with a sharp gaze. It looked like it sowhat got its results.

"Then are you implying you are better at cooking?"

"I definitely wouldn't know about that. After all, I've never competed with anyone. But it was unexpected since because of that was considered inferior to her."

"Then why don't you try to prove it? And Kushida also brought a bento."

Normally Kushida didn't particularly bring a bento. So there weren't many opportunities.

"What a boring and obvious provocation."

However, as if she was speechless, Horikita sighed and lowered her head.

... It didn't work?

"But, I can. I can prove it once so you can see it. Only that, can we agree that you will stop bothering

after that?"

She obviously knew it was a provocation and yet she deliberately accepted.

It looks like she didn't want to lose without fighting. Her competitiveness kicked in.

She stopped her wand from opening the bento box, grabbed it and stood up.

My eyes t with Kushida's for an instant, as if we were transmitting the ssage "It's going smoothly".

Being later than Hirata and the others, we three went together towards the courtyard.

Apart from Class D students, there were a lot of other students congregated there.

"So many people here."

All the benches had people sitting on it, there were no empty seats.

"It's a pity. Since there are no empty spaces, then it can't be helped. Let's compete next ti."

"Do you want to run away?"

"If there are no empty spaces, then it can't be helped right? Ti is limited and I don't have the ti to wait for a seat to beco vacant."

As if it was mocking Horikita's words, a bench was vacated. "... You obviously didn't need to be in such a hurry."

Was it because she was careless that she said what she was thinking? Horikita looked very dissatisfied.

Kushida sat on the bench.

though Horikita, after seeing Kushida doing that, would sit beside her, but in the end she sat with her back facing Kushida. It must be because she didn't want others to think she got intimate with Kushida.

"Then I'll be going to the dining hall."

There was no problem in following both of them to this place, but unfortunately, I didn't bring a bento.

After all, it would be useless to stay here.

"Wait a mont. If you are not here, who's going to judge?"

"Judge... did you really plan to decide who's better?" "It was you who proposed that. I just wanted to prove I'm not inferior to her at cooking."

She implied "That's why ca to the courtyard". She was really tough.

"Then hurry up and eat."

On the other hand, Kushida looked very satisfied because she managed to get Horikita to co to the courtyard successfully. She humd a song while she took out her bento box. That box was so small I couldn't help but wonder if that was enough for a person to eat.

Horikita took out a triangular shaped envelope from her bento.

"Wow, that's aweso, Horikita-san is really formall it looks like those that are sold in stores!"

It was a sandwich. Originally it should've been wrapped with a plastic film as the envelope, but Horikita used a sandwich shaped packaging with a zipper.

"That wasn't bought from a store, was it?"

"Look closely. It's not sothing you can buy.

She glared at

with a slightly dissatisfied expression. Of course, I was also aware of how the bento bought in the stores looked like. It was only that she managed to make it look so good that was inevitable for anyone to think like that.

On the other side, how about Kushida? It looks like Horikita was also curious and tried to peek Kushida's.

"It's not like I did it to show other people, so I find it a bit embarrassing."

It seed that she cared about our gazes, Kushida was hesitating a bit. "It's okay if you want to admit defeat like this. After all, forfeiting is also a very good reason."

"Uuh~ Then I'll do my best and take it out and show it to you. Please see."

Kushida, being a bit humble, opened the small lid.

What it could be seen was a delicate and perfect looking bento. It could be Even if she said that, considering the dormitory utensils and coupled with the current point shortage situation, this was the highest quality bento. Only that she handing her bento like this, what should I eat?

"What do you want to eat?" In this situation, I really need to choose the fried egg, the thing that shows the cooking skills the best. Kushida handed to

a cute pair of chopsticks. I used them to pick a piece and sent it to my mouth. really delicious.

"I more or less have grasped Kushida's ability."

I grabbed a piece of sandwich already ready to be ingested and put it in my mouth. if they couldn't accept this verdict, then it would be like asking which tasted "Even though I didn't plan to lose to you, ok, let's say it was a draw." Kushida showed an expression of thinking "it's okay like this