In this anime crossover, who stole my module?

"Oh, right, Rikka."

"Give me your bento box."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing Natsume Ryo's words, Takanashi Rikka was visibly stunned, instinctively clutching her lunch tightly. This was the "magic supply" she had carefully prepared for today, containing the culinary power of the Holy Soothsayer!

Why would the contractor suddenly want this?

Is it some kind of energy exchange ritual?

Although countless chuunibyou (delusional) speculations flashed through her mind, Rikka Takanashi obediently handed over the bento box to Natsume Ryo, albeit with a slight hesitation.

“Oh… here…”

Natsume Ryo reached out and took the warm bento box; it felt quite heavy in his hand.

He didn't open it immediately, or even glance at it; he simply held the lunchbox with one hand and casually rested the other on the lid.

Mind silently.

【copy】

Almost as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he centered his other hand on Natsume Ryo's hand.

Boo!

With another soft sound, a bento box exactly the same as the one handed over by Takanashi Rikka, with identical floral fabric wrapping and temperature and feel, appeared out of thin air in Natsume Ryo's other hand.

Immediately afterward, Natsume Ryo handed the original bento box back to Rikka.

"Okay, I'll give it back to you."

"Ah, oh."

Upon hearing this, Rikka Takanashi instinctively took the bento box, then looked at the exact same copy in Ryo Natsume's hand, before looking down at the original bento box in her own hand. Her eyes widened instantly!

Chapter 19: The Pink-Haired Girl and Her Friend's First Exploration Leads to an Unexpected Discovery

After a few seconds of deathly silence.

"Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo—!"

Rikka Takanashi let out a gasp that was hard to decipher but filled with excitement. Her body trembled slightly with over-excitement. She clutched her bento box tightly to her chest as if it were a priceless treasure, then looked at Ryo Natsume with sparkling eyes, her voice trembling:

"This...this...is this alchemy?!"

"No!"

"It must be a higher level of existence! It is the creative power that relies on the concept itself!"

"They can even perfectly reproduce the cooking barrier that the Holy Chef has infused with magic!"

Because of her excessive excitement, Rikka's originally coherent chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) quotes became incoherent.

"..."

Faced with Rikka's exaggerated reaction, which seemed like she was about to worship him on the spot, Natsume Ryo's eye twitched almost imperceptibly.

It seems I used a little too much force.

However, since things had come to this point, Natsume Ryo was too lazy to explain anything further. He simply gestured to the open rooftop door and then stepped inside first, temporarily leaving behind Takanashi Rikka, who was still immersed in the huge shock and fanatical worship behind him.

"Let's go in first."

"Yes, sir! Contractor!"

As if receiving a top-level command, Rikka Takanashi suddenly became incredibly energetic and followed Ryo Natsume onto the rooftop.

……

Ryo Natsume walked straight to a clean cement platform at the edge of the rooftop and sat down. It had the best view and the most sunshine.

Rikka Takanashi followed closely behind, but instead of sitting casually beside Natsume Ryo like a normal classmate, she stopped about a step behind Natsume Ryo, bowing her head slightly and maintaining a respectful distance that was almost like serving him, her eyes fixed intently on Natsume Ryo's profile.

"what happened?"

"Aren't you tired of standing?"

"Sit down..."

Natsume Ryo said without turning his head.

"As ordered!"

Upon hearing this, Rikka trembled slightly, quickly responded, and then carefully sat down next to Natsume Ryo, maintaining a small distance that clearly indicated the difference in their status.

However, her mind was clearly not on the lunch in her arms, and her eyes kept glancing at the copy in Natsume Ryo's hand.

"..."

Natsume Ryo ignored Rikka's little actions and went about untying the floral cloth from the copied bento box.

As the lid was opened, an exquisite dish was revealed: a red sausage meticulously carved into the shape of an adorable octopus, a perfectly fried golden-brown omelet, vibrant green broccoli, bright red cherry tomatoes, and dark seaweed flakes and light brown fish floss evenly spread on glistening rice—full of everyday life, no different from the bento box carefully prepared by an ordinary high school girl.

Natsume Ryo picked up his chopsticks and calmly began to eat.

"..."

After watching Natsume Ryo open the replica, Takanashi Rikka looked down at the original bento box in her arms and finally couldn't resist opening it.

It really is exactly the same.

From the types of dishes and their placement to even the shape of the fish floss sprinkled on the rice and the slightly upturned angle of the octopus sausage, everything looked exactly the same as the replica in Natsume Ryo's hand.

[Copy] Absolutely perfect!

……

After a while.

Natsume Ryo finished his lunch at a leisurely pace.

After all, the bento box was prepared according to the appetite of Rikka, a petite girl.

The portion size of the food was naturally not much for a boy.

Furthermore, there is no hunger level setting in creative mode; eating is more about maintaining a "human" habit and satisfying one's appetite rather than fulfilling physiological needs.

So it was resolved very quickly.

Overall rating: The taste is quite good!

The cooking time was perfect; both the tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet) was smooth and tender, and the sausage was slightly crispy. The seasoning was precise and delicate, and the combination of various ingredients complemented each other perfectly. Although it was just a home-style bento box, it clearly demonstrated a level of quality far exceeding that of ordinary home-cooked meals.

It seems the rumors were true.

As expected of Takanashi Toka, the head chef of a high-end restaurant.

Even the everyday bento boxes prepared for her younger sister were done with utmost care.

Natsume Ryo nodded inwardly, acknowledging the skill of this "Saintly Soother" he had never met.

of course.

After finishing lunch, Natsume Ryo naturally wouldn't carelessly leave his lunchbox lying around.

He had already broken into the rooftop using the spare key without permission, so leaving trash behind was even more inexcusable.

Since Rikka has already witnessed the [copy] ability, it seems harmless to demonstrate the [delete] ability as well.

And so, under the expectant gaze of Rikka Takanashi.

Natsume Ryo gently tapped the empty bento box with his index finger.

【delete】

Boo!

Like popping a soap bubble, the lunchbox that had just contained delicious food, along with its floral wrapping cloth, instantly turned into specks of light and vanished completely into the air, leaving not a trace.

"Whoa-!"

Rikka Takanashi let out another suppressed gasp, her left eye, which wasn't covered by the blindfold, widened even more, flashing with a more intense light than before.

Almost instinctively, she shifted her body forward, bracing herself with her hands in front of her, looking at Natsume Ryo with bright, expectant eyes, like a kitten waiting to be fed, hoping he would display more of his miraculous abilities.

However, Natsume Ryo clearly had no intention of satisfying her curiosity.

We've shown her enough today; continuing to show her more wouldn't seem to serve any purpose other than making this chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) girl even more excited.

He understood the principle that too much of a good thing is bad.

So, ignoring Rikka's expectant gaze, Natsume Ryo stretched, found a comfortable position, leaned back, and slowly lay down on the warm cement platform.

With hands behind my head and eyes closed, I enjoyed the pleasant feeling of the afternoon sun shining on my body.

"Eh?"

When Rikka Takanashi saw Natsume Ryo lying down and starting a nap, a clear look of disappointment flashed in her eyes.

However, she knew she couldn't disturb Natsume Ryo's rest, so she just mumbled a soft "hmm" and then fell silent.

A few seconds later, mimicking Natsume Ryo, Takanashi Rikka lay down gently beside her, keeping about an arm's length away, placing her bento box on her stomach, and gazing at the clear blue sky and white clouds.

"..."

The rooftop fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of a gentle breeze.

Just as Natsume Ryo and Takanashi Rikka were enjoying a peaceful afternoon on the rooftop.

The shadowy area at the top of the stairs leading to the rooftop was far from peaceful.

Several furtive figures were crouching there, peering around suspiciously.

It was Yui Hihama, Yumiko Miura, and Hina Ebina who formed the trio.

Chapter 20: The Queen's Great Discovery, the Aloof Classmate Points to the Sky and Smears Clouds!

Because of the indescribable concern he felt for Natsume Ryo.

When I saw Natsume Ryo leading that strange transfer student, Takanashi Rikka, upstairs in the stairwell, and they were heading towards the secluded rooftop.

Yui couldn't suppress the inexplicable emotions in her heart.

On the way back to the classroom, the quick-thinking and perceptive Hina Ebina immediately noticed her friend's unusual behavior. With the idea of ​​secretly stirring up trouble or gathering material, she suggested that they secretly follow them to see what they were doing.

Yumiko Miura, who has always disdained such sneaky behavior, naturally rejected the proposal without even thinking about it at first.

Stalking a classmate?

Or should we follow that lone wolf "Commander-in-Chief of the Homecoming Department" and a chuunibyou transfer student?

It's so boring!

Yumiko Miura didn't want to waste her precious lunch break doing something so boring.

However, she couldn't resist Yuigahama Yui's slightly worried eyes, and Ebina Hina's fanning the flames from the side, even gently shaking her arm and acting coquettishly.

Faced with her friend's request, Yumiko Miura, who always played a strong role in the group, finally couldn't resist and gave an awkward hum, which was considered tacit consent.

So the three of them secretly followed.

But when they tiptoed to the top of the stairs...

Ryo Natsume and Rikka Takanashi have been on the rooftop for a while now.

At this moment, the three of them were huddled in the shadows at the stairwell, peeking out half their heads and looking at the two figures lying on the rooftop, exchanging bewildered glances.

"How did the iron gate to the rooftop get opened?"

"Does Natsume have the key to the rooftop?"

Yumiko Miura frowned slightly, lowered her voice, and her tone was clearly puzzled.

After all, she remembered very clearly that for the safety of the students, the door leading to the rooftop was always locked, and the key was kept by a specific teacher, strictly prohibiting students from entering.

This is an inviolable rule of the General Staff.

However, for students in their adolescence, the rooftop is almost a "sacred place" imbued with romance and mystery.

Which student hasn't fantasized about standing in this open area at the highest point of the school during the evening after school or during lunch break, feeling the wind, gazing into the distance, or sharing secrets with someone important?

Yumiko Miura was no exception.