There are so many geniuses in crossover anime! What's wrong with adding me?

But if it's you, there shouldn't be any problem, right?

……

"So, what's going on?"

After finding a seat in the cafeteria, Hachiman Kairin asked the person opposite her.

"If you can, please tell me quickly, because I also need to go buy food."

Sakurakoji slowly unwrapped the cloth covering his lunchbox, took out the food container, glanced at her, and said in surprise, "Is that so? But I remember that Hachiman-kun ate energy bars and drinks for lunch, didn't he?"

"The cafeteria doesn't have energy bars, so I don't think I need to queue for drinks, right? Or do you sometimes eat other things?"

"..." Hachiman Kairin's light green eyes widened slightly. She hadn't expected that she would know her so well, even though she hadn't been to school for many days.

"How do you know?"

“I saw you by chance at lunchtime last time, and I figured you were either trying to save money or to maintain your figure.” He looked her up and down for a while. “Actually, I think you already have a pretty good figure, Hachiman-san. You don’t need to be so strict with yourself.”

"Calories are something that can easily accumulate in various parts of the body without you even realizing it, so you can't be careless about it." Hachiman Kairin leaned back in her chair to relax.

"If you underestimate them, you will soon suffer the consequences."

Whenever this topic came up, she thought of her mother's figure and frowned slightly in pain.

She absolutely does not want to become like that! Absolutely not!

“Hmm, that makes sense, but I think it’s a bit too extreme to resort to eating those kinds of things. That’s not good for your health either.” He picked up his lunchbox and stood up. “Excuse me, could you wait a moment? I’ll go heat this up.”

"I see."

"Sorry, I'll be back soon."

He walked toward the microwave oven he had used before, and a few minutes later, he came back.

"Alright, let's eat," he invited with a beaming smile.

"Huh? But I haven't gone to buy it yet..." Hachiman Kairin was taken aback.

"What are you talking about? Just eat what I have. After all, I'm the one who invited you out, I can't just not prepare a meal for you, can I?" He had a look on his face as if to say, 'What is this kid talking about?'

“I don’t think a normal person would think like that… As expected, Ogura-kun, you’re quite special.” She carefully observed the sensational figure in front of her who had caused a stir since the start of the semester, and her feelings towards him changed somewhat.

His recent absences from class have once again sparked considerable discussion among first-graders.

The classmates who originally wanted to get closer to her suddenly couldn't even find her.

Surprisingly, the teachers had no objections whatsoever, and even seemed somewhat evasive when some students asked them about it.

Instead, it was Mitsumi Hatsuka who was terribly wronged by him. Because they couldn't find him, and Mitsumi Hatsuka was the person closest to him, a bunch of people ganged up on her a few days ago, which made her feel a little sorry for him.

Why would such a mysterious person seek me out alone? It doesn't seem like they want to bully me.

Could it be that after today, she will become like her classmate, Misaka? She couldn't help but shudder.

"Well... I won't deny it, but let's eat first." He was never stingy with admitting this.

Someone who is clearly special but insists on calling themselves a normal, ordinary person is either pretending or stupid—they don't want to be either.

"No need, you can eat it yourself. I don't want to disrupt my daily energy balance." Hachiman Kairin shook her head with her eyes slightly closed.

"It's alright, it's alright. It's precisely because of this that I specially prepared special ingredients today! Ta-da!" He lifted the lid of the box, and the steam and emerald green color rushed into her eyes.

"This is?"

"Knowing you're controlling your diet, I specially prepared a weight-loss nutritious meal for you today! It's mostly fruit and vegetable salad, with lean, high-protein fish and shrimp for the meat, quinoa and purple sweet potato for the carbohydrates, and soy milk for the soup. How does it look? Not bad, right?"

Sakurakoji stood confidently with his hands on his hips, showing off the fruits of his labor. It wasn't complicated, and since he had nothing else to do that morning, he had prepared it himself.

"..." Hachiman Kairin was speechless for a moment, staring blankly at the layers of food in the box, not knowing what to say.

How long has it been since she's lived alone since leaving home? How long has it been since she's had such a balanced and hearty lunch?

She looked up at the white-haired beauty whose smug expression was so beautiful, and her newly formed understanding was shattered once again.

"Did Ogura make all of this?" After a long silence, she finally uttered this question.

"Yeah, nothing's wrong this morning. I just tried a little harder."

"That's really amazing..." she said with genuine admiration.

She couldn't possibly prepare such a meal for herself.

To put it nicely, she's a minimalist; to put it bluntly, she's terrible at housework (it's okay, most high school students are like that anyway).

"Here you go, these are the cutlery I just got."

"Thank you."

"So--"

"I'm starting." X 2

The two began to eat, one with elegant and natural manners, the other with decisive and efficient movements, each with their own style.

After finishing most of the food on the first floor, Sakurakoji asked softly, "How was the taste?"

"..." Yawata Kairin chewed and swallowed the crisp and juicy vegetables in her mouth, opened her eyes, and said with a wistful look, "It was very delicious."

"Really? But why that expression?"

"Because it made me realize what kind of junk food I used to eat for weight loss. I wish I had Ogura's cooking skills." She stared at her hands with a complicated expression.

"For a while now, I'll probably be thinking about this taste every time I eat, and just thinking about it makes me feel miserable..."

"Is it really that exaggerated... I feel a bit sorry."

"No, it's nothing, it should be fine in a while." Hachiman Kairin looked up hesitantly and asked, "But I didn't expect Ogura-san to have such a level of cooking skills. Have I been cooking for a long time?"

"It has been a long time indeed, since I was in elementary school, but actually I didn't do it very often before, it's only recently started to happen more often."

"Oh, I see, no wonder..." She seemed to have found the reason and nodded in understanding.

No, you don't understand at all, Sakurakoji Sai said, holding chopsticks in his mouth and looking at her with complicated eyes.

Without asking, he could guess what she was thinking.

"Your classmates are all guessing if you're some rich girl from somewhere. Do rich girls cook for themselves?" Hachiman Kairin was puzzled by this.

"I don't usually do this unless it's absolutely necessary, but I wanted to treat Hachiman to dinner today, so I'm showing off a bit after all this time. Are you satisfied?"

"Hi, thank you so much for inviting me... But you didn't deny that you're a young lady, did you?" She seized on the flaw in his words.

"Because I didn't intend to hide it, especially from Hachiman-kun. Oh right, Hatsuka knows too."

"Hatsuka-san too?" Hachiman Kairin exclaimed in shock. "She hasn't mentioned this to anyone around her, although many people have asked."

"Because Chu Hua is my friend, it's normal to keep a friend's secret."

"Is this a secret that needs to be kept? Should I not tell anyone in the future?"

"I'll try my best. Although it's not a big secret, I don't want the rumors to become too exaggerated for the time being."

"I understand."

She nodded to indicate that she understood, and then something else occurred to her:

"So, Ogura-san also considers me a friend?" She tilted her head, as if she understood what he meant.

"Of course, didn't I say that on the day of the opening ceremony?"

"Ah, you mean during the speech that day—"

“That’s right, now you understand that I’m telling the truth, right?” His expression softened slightly, and then he shrugged. “Well, although Shiina-san still has some prejudice against me, I believe that sooner or later I will be able to get closer to her.”

"Hmm..." Hachiman Kairin seemed to be thinking, and automatically scooped half a bowl of soy milk with a soup spoon.

The advantage of sitting in the back row is that you can clearly see what happens in the front row every day. She also witnessed some of the love-hate relationship between him and Shiina Tatsuki.

"I think it's not easy, but if it's Ogura-san, she should be able to do it."

"Thank you for believing me, but Shiina-san's personality is a bit difficult to deal with. I think it will take some time, probably not within a few days."

"No... I never thought you could ease the tension between you and her in just a few days." Hachiman Kairin's eyelids twitched, her handsome face filled with exasperation.

She meant that it would be good if you could make any progress in six months, how could you expect to solve it in just a few days?

"Speaking of the young lady... Hachiman-kun's family must be quite wealthy, right?"

Hachiman Kairin blinked in surprise, a strange light flashing in her eyes: "Why do you say that? I don't think I'm anything strange usually, am I?"

"Hmm... a feeling? That's the feeling you give me." He made up a story off the cuff.

He couldn't say it, of course, because I know you'll be snapping up a bunch of luxury stores in one go in the future.

Volume 1: The Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 204 The Two Who Skipped Class

"That answer is really unreasonable."

"Did I guess wrong?"

"No, if we only look at the conclusion, it shouldn't be considered wrong." Hachiman Kairin took a sip of the slightly sweet, clear, milky-white liquid and responded calmly.

"It seems you didn't intend to hide anything from me. I'm glad, thank you." He returned a sincere, delicate smile, which brightened the area around the square table slightly.

“Since Ogura-san has opened up to me, I can’t be secretive either.” Hachiman Kairin chuckled and answered frankly, “I wouldn’t call myself a rich lady, but I’m certainly quite wealthy.”

"But it's really unbelievable. I thought she was just normal. Her clothes were Hanasaki River's school uniform, and Ogura-san hasn't even been to school for more than a few days. How did she figure that out?"

"Charm? Demeanor? I can't really tell, I can only suspect."

"That's really unreasonable..."

"What does it matter? Hachiman and a lot of other people can tell that I'm a rich girl, can't they?"

"That's because you didn't try to hide it, and your appearance is just too eye-catching."

"Really? But Hachiman is clearly a beauty too, so it's not surprising that I have the same guess, is it?"

"...I feel so shy to be praised like that by you." She scratched her face lightly with her fingers, glancing away, her fair face slightly flushed.

"What does it matter? It's the truth anyway."

"Okay, stop talking!"

"Hachiman-kun, your face seems much redder. Did you eat too much and get too hot?"

"Right, that is it."

"Hey~ I see."

Hachiman Kairin frowned and glared at him: "Now I know why Shiina-kun hates you so much!"

"Ma Ji? If possible, please tell me the reason."

"It's your terrible personality that's to blame, Ogura-kun!"

"Haha, sorry, I was wrong. It's just that it's rare to see Hachiman-san with any other expression on her face." For the sake of their future friendship, he stopped teasing her.

"Ha~" Yawata Kairin sighed helplessly, finished the last bit of food in her bowl, put down her chopsticks, and said, "I'm full, thank you very much."

"You're welcome."

Compared to her smaller appetite, Sakurakoji Saiki was still hungry and had spent quite a bit of time talking.

He sped up a bit and finished his meal quickly, then began clearing the table.

"Now you can tell me about why you called me here." Even after enjoying the delicious food, Hachiman Kairin hadn't forgotten that he had another purpose in calling her here.

"Well, wait a minute."

He folded the lunchbox, wrapped it in a tablecloth, then took the bowls and chopsticks the two had borrowed to the recycling area, and then came back.

"Okay, here you go." He picked up the gift bag that had been placed at his feet from the beginning and handed it over.

"What is this?" She took it, bewildered and clueless.

However, she was quite familiar with its packaging—the bags she usually used to pack clothes were similar.

So, this contains clothes?

"This is a birthday present for you. Today is your birthday, Hachiman-kun, right?" His expression turned serious.

"Huh!" Hachiman Kairin exclaimed in surprise, staring at him intently. "How did you know?"

"Last time I went to the teacher's office, there was a list of class members' information on the table, and I glanced at it by accident." He stuck out his tongue and shrank back slightly, as if reflecting on his mistake.