Today's classes were split between the morning and afternoon, with a rather short lunch break...
Hinami decided not to go home at noon. She'd just grab something quick at the cafeteria.
"Hinami, aren't you going to the cafeteria for lunch? Let's go together."
Hinami was like a group mascot—even going to the cafeteria meant having several girls accompany her.
"Sure."
Hinami smiled.
Just as Hinami and the girls were about to leave the classroom, a familiar figure appeared at the doorway.
At the same time, an excited commotion arose from outside.
Hinami and the other girls couldn't help but look toward the door.
"Is that...?"
"He looks so familiar. Is he some celebrity?"
"I remember now! It's Director General Amaha from the Tokyo Security Bureau! He's also our senpai!"
"..."
Amid the students' chatter, Amaha Byakuya walked into the classroom carrying a bento.
"...Byakuya-niichan?!"
Hinami was stunned. She never expected Byakuya-niichan to come to her classroom.
And what he was holding looked like a bento—could it be for her?
"So that really is Hinami's Byakuya-niichan~ How nice that he came to find Hinami in person."
"I'm so jealous of Hinami, being so close with Amaha-senpai."
"Amaha-senpai looks even more handsome in person than on TV or in the newspapers. Seeing him with your own eyes is definitely different."
"..."
The girls around her started teasing.
"..."
Hinami felt somewhat shy and self-conscious.
She really hadn't expected Byakuya-niichan to suddenly come to her classroom without any mental preparation.
But... maybe he wasn't here for her...?
Yet in the next moment, Byakuya called out Hinami's name directly. "Hinami."
"Byakuya-niichan... why did you suddenly come here?"
Hinami asked immediately.
"I'm here to bring you a bento. You haven't had lunch yet, right?"
Byakuya handed the bento to Hinami.
Hinami carefully accepted it and nodded. "Mm, I was just about to go to the cafeteria."
"Good. Then I'll head back now."
Byakuya prepared to leave.
Mainly because more and more students were gathering around. If he had a choice, he would prefer not to be so famous...
Sometimes, too much fame was also a kind of trouble.
"Thank you, Byakuya-niichan!"
Hinami thanked him immediately.
After Byakuya left, many girls crowded around, and even some boys were curious.
They all wanted to see what kind of bento the famous Amaha-senpai had prepared for Fueguchi-san.
"It really is a bento! Could it be homemade by Amaha-senpai? If so, that would be so blissful!"
"Fueguchi-san, you're already dating Amaha-senpai, right? This clearly isn't an ordinary relationship."
"Can't you all just watch quietly? Don't frighten Hinami."
"..."
Surrounded by her classmates, Hinami awkwardly opened the bento's packaging.
When she lifted the lid, the contents weren't surprising to her.
Byakuya-niichan had obviously prepared it according to her preferences.
There were no exotic delicacies—just all her favorite foods.
But even so, the extraordinary aroma and impeccable presentation drew exclamations of admiration.