Lunchtime soon arrived.
Because he was too lazy to go to the cafeteria, Ryunosuke was responsible for buying ready-made food for everyone. After all, he was the one who asked for help to guide the quintuplets, so treating everyone to lunch was natural.
Ryunosuke immediately left the Service Club to buy food without hesitation. He knew exactly everyone's hobbies and favorite foods there. Don't forget, in his previous life he was a heavy anime world enthusiast (Otaku), otherwise he wouldn't have "Chunibyo Mode".
However, others didn't know that. Fumino initially wanted to tell him she couldn't eat spicy food, but because Ryunosuke had already gone far, she pulled back her hand resignedly.
(Whatever, if he really buys something I can't eat, I'll just exchange it with others,)
Her stomach had been sensitive since childhood; she always had to pay attention to what she ate to avoid stomachaches. Even though she really liked eating, this physical condition limited her taste.
For a food lover, there was no heavier torture than only being allowed to eat certain foods.
"Haaah~" Fumino leaned on the desk, waiting for lunch to arrive. She was really hungry... she meant, her appetite wanted to be pampered.
The same situation was experienced by Itsuki. She rubbed her rumbling stomach and complained, "So hungry!"
Nino responded curtly, "Just half an hour ago you ate two meat buns, how can you be hungry again?"
Itsuki responded dejectedly, "It's called being hungry, what can I do?"
Her stomach rumbled loudly, a sign she really did need intake.
Nino let out a long sigh. If they were still out there, with pocket money from their father, Itsuki could freely eat anything whenever she was hungry. But now it was different. The personal points given by the school were only 100,000, and next month the amount depended on class points, likely only about 80,000. With Itsuki's appetite, that money clearly wouldn't be enough. Even the other sisters might have to set aside their money to feed Itsuki.
Even so, they didn't complain because Itsuki was the youngest sister who had to be looked after. What they were troubled by was only how to cover the "black hole" in Itsuki's stomach. If only they could work part-time to add points, that would be very helpful, but they didn't yet know if working was allowed at this school.
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Not long after, Ryunosuke returned carrying lunch for 11 people. However, the portion was really large. He had already calculated the presence of two "big eaters" namely Itsuki and Fumino.
Although he didn't know exactly how much Fumino's eating portion was, he guessed her portion wasn't small. So, although for 11 people, he bought portions equivalent to 20 people just in case.
As soon as Ryunosuke entered, Itsuki's eyes immediately locked on. More precisely, locked on the food in his hands. Even Fumino covered her face with a book but occasionally glanced, clearly she was also very hungry.
Ryunosuke placed two large bags on the table and distributed the food. The other four Nakano sisters wanted to ask for extra portions for Itsuki, but they felt embarrassed and uncomfortable saying it.
Itsuki's face was full of longing for food, even her drool almost dripped. Miku resignedly wiped it using a tissue.
"Be patient, we'll eat soon."
"Oh~" Itsuki answered halfheartedly, because her focus was only on the food.
Ryunosuke distributed food one by one. When it came to Fumino's turn, her portion looked different. He searched in the bag and took out a special lunch box that was not oily and not spicy. He also knew that girl liked sweet food, so he bought strawberry egg tarts, and not half-heartedly, he bought 10 at once.
Fumino looked at the lunch box and 10 egg tarts on her desk with a red flush on her cheeks.
(Why does this man understand me so well? Why can he know my stomach's taste exactly?)
Besides curiosity, delicate feelings began to emerge in Fumino's heart, but remembering this man belonged to "Boss", she tried to suppress those feelings.
Finally, Ryunosuke approached the quintuplets. After distributing the other portions, he stood in front of Itsuki and gave her three portions at once.
"I know you eat a lot, but I don't know the exact limit. So I bought 20 portions; if it's not enough just ask for more, I have nine backup portions for you."
Itsuki's face turned bright red, she didn't dare look at him. She felt very embarrassed! She felt like hitting her head on the wall from so much embarrassment.
Ryunosuke then took out large meat buns from another bag and gave them to Itsuki.
"Here, I know you like this the most. I bought 10, if you can't finish them you can take them home or have them as snacks later. I noticed you often eat meat buns, it seems you're the type who gets hungry quickly, so I bought them specially for you."
Itsuki froze looking at the meat bun in her hand, then looked at Ryunosuke. She felt this scene was very familiar, as if she had experienced it when she was little. It seemed back then there was a little boy who also gave her meat buns like this to calm her when she was crying from hunger...
Although her memory was vague because it had been too long, that child's shadow overlapped with the figure of the man in front of her.
Itsuki finally dared to ask, her face reddening because this felt like she was flirting. "Haven't we met somewhere before when we were little?"