After finishing the morning lecture, Arisa and I met up with Iris-san, who was taking another lecture, and we came to the cafeteria for lunch, but the cafeteria was much more crowded than we had imagined and we stopped in our tracks.

It's a very busy day....is it because it's the end of a long weekend?
''I'm a little late to the party, aren't I? It doesn't look like you'll be able to get a good seat.......what do you want to do?　There are no afternoon lectures for me, Kaito-san and Iris-san today, so would you rather eat out?
''Ummm, I'm fine with that, but.......is Iris-san still having lunch today?''
...No....no...I didn't...bring it...today...right?

　Me and Arisa are basically in the school cafeteria, but I asked Iris-san because she sometimes makes her own lunch depending on the day, but today seems to be different.
　Then maybe we can go out to eat as suggested by Arisa.

''Then let's go out to eat.......where do you want to go?''
''Yes. Arisa is an adult super beautiful girl who knows the difference.......so let's make it a hamburger!
"...Where would you like to be, Mr. Iris?
Ignore him?

　

''I........hamburgers......I haven't eaten much......so.... ...I want to try it.
Oh, okay, so we'll go to the burger joint in front of the station.
Yes.
What's the difference in the way we're being treated, it's hard to explain.

　Arisa is mumbling something, but I pass it off as appropriate and decide to leave the cafeteria and head for the hamburger shop.
　Then, on the way, she opened her mouth as if she suddenly remembered.

".........do you want to.......invite 'Fay' too?
''Ah, yes. Arisa you're here today, Kaze?
He's supposed to be here, but he's probably sleeping around the library again.

　His name is Kaze, and he's one of my good friends in our classmate group.
　To be exact, he seems to be a quarter, but I haven't heard much about that area.
He is Arisa's childhood friend and best friend, and I've known him since high school. He was very smart, especially when it came to the computer, but he was a pain in the ass and often skipped class.

　

''........If you're looking for Kaze, it's really going to be daylight in some cases, so let's just go by ourselves.
Well, yeah.

　Arisa is right, Kaze is not someone you can find by trying to find. It seems that Arisa, who has been with him for a long time, has a good chance of finding him, but.......it's not a sure thing.
　That's why we decided not to search for Kaze this time, and the three of us headed to a hamburger shop.








　We finished ordering at a famous hamburger chain restaurant in front of the station, received our items and sat down with the three of us at a seat for four.
　By the way, I'm a cheeseburger girl and Arisa is a teriyaki burger girl. Iris said she'd never worn one before, so she ordered an orthodox hamburger.

I've been wondering for a while now, but is there some kind of standard for the day Iris-san brings her lunch?　The days of the week and all that, right?
'Well I'm making it with my dad's lunch... and I'm making it with my dad's lunch... When I'm off work I don't bring it.
Oh, I see... what did you say your father did, Iris?
I'm the president of a trading company.
'Huh, so the holidays are different........why do you have to answer to me.......Arisa?

　While being dismayed by Arisa's reply before Iris-san could answer, she continued with her uncomplicated banter.

''But lunchboxes are nice too. It's a good thing that you're not a good enough cook to be able to make a bento box, but I'm not that good at cooking myself, so I'd love to be able to do that.
'............Then why don't you make it for her?
'Huh!　Why, why, why me?!
Because Arisa is a very... good cook.

　It's true that Iris is right, Arisa's cooking skills are top-notch. Arisa comes over to my house quite often, and she has given me home-cooked meals a few times, and they all have a really great taste.

If you want to keep it........I can make it. No, of course, there's a charge for that, but...
'Seriously?　Are you sure?　Then I'd appreciate it immensely, but...
'What?　I don't know if you can bite that hard.　Oh, wait a minute, your face is so close........Arisa-chan also has a thing called mental preparation.......
''No, Arisa's food is really good, and I'd be happy to serve it for the price of a school cafeteria lunch, right?''
I'm not a professional, I just need to pay for the ingredients. Well then, shall I start making it tomorrow?
Oh. Thanks, Arisa. I'm really looking forward to it.
.... well, sometimes I get so aggressive so fast it's heartbreaking.
Yeah?　What is it?
It's nothing!

　This was an unexpected and welcome development. I'm really looking forward to lunch from tomorrow.

''.........Arisa.......red face.
"Shut up!　Why are you laughing at me... oh, God!　Here's a mouthful of superfluous words!
'.........Oh wait.......I don't like mustard--spicy!

　For some reason, Arisa was shoving a nugget of mustard-covered nuggets into Iris's mouth with a handful of nuggets.