Chapter 984 - A Very Old Special SS 6

Since there are only 2 more special SS left, Ill just go with the flow and publish them.

This SS is related to Volume 2s colored ill.u.s.tration.

As the warm sun shone through the window, I was wondering what I was going to have for lunch today.

[Like I said, Kai-chan will be eating the bento I made, so you can just go home, Death King.]

[Its Fate who should go home Do your job.]

The temperature was especially nice today, and I felt like I could take a nice nap. Theres a place that looked like a lawn in Lilia-sans garden, and Id really like to take a nap there~~

It might be even better lying down there if I have a pet. Napping with a cat on your lap is a situation Id really love to be in.

[I can just leave the work to G.o.d of Time and s.p.a.ce! That aside, I should be the one questioning you, Death King! Thoughtlessly coming to the Human Realm, dont you understand the clamor youre making?]

[Dont worry Lillywood will take care of it.]

On such a fine day, it might be nice to eat outside. It would be fun to invite Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san, and have a picnic among the Summoning Bystanders group.

Well, the place wed be having a picnic would probably be the mansions garden

[Kai-chan, you listening?]

[Kaito which bento do you want to eat?]

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Unnn, lets stop trying to escape reality. Letting out a big sigh, I turned my gaze to the two bento boxes that were offered to me.

[I mean, in the first place, why am I in this situation]

Im pretty sure it all started about a dozen minutes ago. As she had promised to do since yesterday, Isis-san came to visit Lilia-sans mansion.

Thereupon, Fate-san had come to visit me without an appointment, and before I knew it, they had somehow ended up glaring at each other.

[You see, the way to a mans heart is through his stomach, right? Thats why I decided to make an investment so that Kai-chan would support me in the future It was troublesome, incredibly troublesome, but I did my best to make lunch for Kai-chan!]

[I- Is that so.]

[I wanted to feed Kaito something delicious so even though I dont know how to cook I studied and made this for you.]

[T- Thank you very much.]

Im not sure what to do To be honest, at this point, about 90% of me would rather eat with Isis-san. Compared to Fate-san, whose thoughts were filled with ulterior motives and stressed how everything she did was just troublesome, I felt a genuine fondness from Isis-san.

At this point, the differences between them were just like the differences between angels and demons, but I also couldnt ignore Fate-san, who even though she had ulterior motives, did take the trouble to make a bento for me.

However, both of the bento boxes they offered to me were quite large, about the size of multi-layered lunch boxes. Eating both of them would be too tough for me.

With that being the case, I could eat half of both bentos but putting aside Fate-sans bento, I dont feel comfortable leaving anything in Isis-sans bento. Fate-sans bento, well, I dont mind not finis.h.i.+ng hers

[Hey, Kai-chan? I dont know if its just my imagination or not, but why do I feel like Im being insulted in Kai-chans mind?]

[Its just your imagination.]

[Kai-chan, a beautiful girl such as I have cooked for you, you know? Isnt this the part where you cry, overcome with emotions?]

[It wont work when you say it yourself.]

As I gave appropriate responses to the unexpectedly perceptive Fate-san, Isis-san spoke to me with a worried expression on her face.

[Kaito Are you alright? If youre not hungry How about eating it later?]

[No, I was just about to have lunch. Im really glad for your concern, Isis-san.]

[How strange. Theres an obvious difference in the way you respond to me and Death King, dont you think?]

[Its just your imagination.]

My treatment towards her may have been sloppy, but of course, I was still happy to hear that Fate-san cooked for me.

Im a guy after all. Im grateful that Isis-san and Fate-san, two beautiful girls, cooked for me.

[Ahh, thats right! Since were at it, how about us three eat together? If thats the case, even this amount]

[Alright~~ Putting aside sweets, its been quite a while since Ive had a proper meal~~]

[I think the last time for me was about 4000 years ago]

[Eh?]

Hearing Isis-san say that this would be her first meal in 4000 years, I couldnt help but tilt my head. Thereupon, perhaps sensing my question, Fate-san explained.

[Ahh~~ Kai-chan. Death King and I are a little different from Humans. Eating and sleeping arent a necessity for us, theyre more like a hobby.]

[I see]

[Well, leaving that aside I guess Ill start opening up my bento then?]

Talking somewhat laxly, Fate-san placed her large bento on the table and opened its lid.

What emerged from inside were only fruits and vegetables of various colors and nothing other than that.

[Eh? W- Wait, Fate-san? Whats this?]

[A bento.]

[To me, it just looked like a box of peeled fruits and vegetables, thrown in the box raw]

[Kai-chan.]

[Yes?]

[Even if its just peeling them Dont you think thats a good enough effort from me?]

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W- Where the heck am I supposed to throw a tsukkomi here? With no ingenuity nor intentions in mind, it seemed like she just threw peeled food in there

I dont understand. I really dont understand. After showing off this kind of bento, why the heck does Fate-san look so smug

[Fate-san, does this look delicious to you?]

[Nope, not at all! To be honest, it looks like animal feed to me.]

[Then, why did you bring this here!?]

[I just thought I could get away with it.]

Wheres her guardian Chronois-san? I beg of you, please bring this person back as soon as possible

[Fate You cant feed Kaito that bento.]

[To be honest, I was also thinking that Ive cut too many corners, but then, I also thought it should work with love as its cover!]

[I think that wont work.]

[Kuhhh. T- Then, what kind of bento did you bring, Death King?]

[I properly made Kaitos favorite food.]

The animal feed Fate-sans bento was removed by Isis-san from the table. And now, in front of me is the bento box Isis-san brought.

Even so, my favorite food? Is it hamburger steak or fried shrimp? No, but have I ever told Isis-san what my favorite food is?

With these questions in mind, I took the lid off the bento box and saw that it was crammed full of baby castellas.

Eh? What is this? A baby castella bento? This is my favorite food No, no, this isnt my favorite food!!!

[I- Isis-san? W- What in the world is this]

[I asked Kuromueina what Kaitos favorite food is.]

It really is that baby castella spirits doing!!! Why the heck are you going around telling people that this is my favorite food!?

[No, Isis-san. Its not that I like baby castellas]

[I- Is that so? Im sorry]

[Ahh~~ No, I just remembered! I loved baby castellas even more than my three meals a day! Well~~ Im really happy, Ive never seen such a nice bento before~~]

[Thank goodness Im glad that Kaito is happy.]

I was going to tell Isis-san that she was mistaken, but when I saw the sad expression on her face, I immediately revised my words.

Even if theyre baby castellas, it didnt change the fact that Isis-san did her best to make them for me As for correcting the wrong information she had acquired, Ill just figure out how to tell that to Isis-san without hurting her while we eat.

Thats right, if its to see Isis-sans smile J- Just this many baby castellas is easy-peasy for me.

[As expected, there really is a difference between the way you treat Death King and I, dont you think?]

[Its just your imagination.]

After briefly answering Fate-sans question, I took on the challenge of eating this stack of baby castellas.

On this day, a new trauma to baby castellas was engraved in my mind.