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Time passed quickly, and the sun shone brightly above Suisei High School. After teaching Class C, Hayate quickly left the classroom and let the students have their lunch break.

"Let's go to the cafeteria together." Takaya walked up to Tenku and said.

"What do you want to eat today?" Noboru appeared behind him and added.

"Hmm... I don't know what to eat for lunch. How about you, Tenku?" Takaya was confused and then threw the question to Tenku.

"I'm sorry. I can't have lunch with you two." Tenku said apologetically. Today was Setsuka's schedule to give the bento to him. Of course, he wouldn't eat lunch in the cafeteria and waste Setsuka's homemade food.

"Again? Did you get the bento today?" Takaya raised his eyebrows after he heard his reply. Tenku rarely ate lunch with them in the past few months because he had ordered bento from someone else.

"Yes." Tenku answered curtly. Then he took an empty lunch box from his bag and stood up. He wanted to meet Setsuka immediately and didn't want to keep the girl waiting too long.

"Can't we have lunch together in the cafeteria? I want to see and taste your bento." Noboru said curiously.

"Hmm... maybe next time, but not now." Tenku has always had to eat lunch in a quiet place because he doesn't want other people to see his bento.

He didn't want any weird gossip to spread in school. Especially after Tenku heard what Noboru said yesterday about Setsuka's boyfriend, he felt he should not show the bento to anyone. But if he gets permission from Setsuka, it's fine if Tenku has lunch with Noboru and Takaya.

"I wanted to ask this for a long time. Who made the bento? Did Akina cook it for you? If that's true, I also want to order the bento from her. I want to taste the food made by a girl." Noboru teased Tenku.

"Akina does not make this bento. So please don't say these things to her. It would be troublesome if that girl came to me and questioned me." Tenku looked at the two people and said seriously.

"You don't need to worry about that. My mouth was sealed tightly." Noboru gave a lip-sealing gesture.

"I wouldn't say that to her either. You can trust me." Takaya nodded and patted his chest.

"Thank You. Then, I should get my bento now. I don't want her to wait too long. For you, enjoy your lunch in the cafeteria." Tenku smiled and quickly left the classroom.

Right after Tenku disappeared from their sight, Takaya and Noboru looked at each other and grinned.

"Are you thinking the same thing as me?" Noboru asked, and Takaya nodded in response.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's follow him now and see who the girl made that bento for him!" Noboru got up from his seat and patted Takaya on the shoulder.

"Yes! I'm curious about that girl too!" Takaya replied, and the two ran out of the classroom.

But they were confused because they didn't find Tenku anywhere in the school corridor. They were sure that Tenku just walked a little faster, and the passage was long. They should still be able to see his figure in that place even if he ran.

"Where is he?" Takaya asked and checked his surroundings. He tried to find Tenku among the students passing by in the school corridor.

"I don't know. His figure should still be visible in the corridor. But I couldn't find him among the students. Does he know we want to follow him and run at full speed to avoid us?" Noboru asks in return.

"Yes, that is possible. Even if we can't follow him now, we can still do it next time." Takaya replied.

"You are right. We have to find out who made the bento for him." Noboru nodded firmly, and his eyes were full of determination.

"Talking about bento makes me hungry. How about we go to the cafeteria now?" Takaya doesn't want to waste their lunchtime after losing track of Tenku. On top of that, he felt his stomach growling after hearing about the bento.

"Let's go to the cafeteria! There's nothing else we can do here." Noboru agreed, and the two of them left the place.

As Noboru and Takaya went to the cafeteria, Tenku walked up the stairs to the school rooftop. Setsuka gave the bento she made to him at that place so no other students would see it.

After leaving the classroom, Tenku moved quickly and disappeared from the school corridor because he didn't want anyone to follow him.

Tenku pushed the metal door towards the school rooftop and saw a beautiful girl with her hair fluttering in the wind. Even though he had seen that fantastic sight countless times, it still fascinated him.

"You've come?" Setsuka noticed when the door opened and smiled sweetly when she saw him. It was a privilege for Tenku, and he had seen it many times over the last six months. Setsuka only shows her current expression to Tenku alone, not even to her family.

"I'm sorry for making you wait." Tenku smiled apologetically and walked over to Setsuka. But before that, he locked the door first. Tenku didn't want anyone to come and see their meeting. It would become gossip and damage Setsuka's image as student council president.

"You don't need to apologize because I just arrived here." Setsuka walked slowly towards Tenku with a lunch box in her hand. The shape and color are the same as the one Tenku is holding.

"That's good. Luckily I didn't keep you waiting." Tenku sighed in relief after hearing her words. Afterward, the two stood facing each other at a distance of less than one meter.

"This is the bento I made today."

"This is the lunch box that I have washed."

Tenku and Setsuka said simultaneously and making their atmosphere awkward. But then, both of them suddenly laughed.

"Pfft... ahaha... alright. I will accept this lunch box. But you shouldn't wash it because I'll do it for you when I return home." Setsuka received the lunch box from Tenku and gave him the bento in her hand.

"I have to do it because it is my duty. Otherwise, I would feel guilty for taking too much advantage of you. I've troubled you enough by making meals for me three times a week, and I don't want to add any more work to you." Tenku said softly.

The two no longer felt awkward with each other, and they chatted more smoothly. Tenku and Setsuka's relationship became even closer after returning from Lake Motosu six months ago.

"Didn't I also trouble you to see Kohana often? Aren't we even? Besides, I don't feel bothered by you at all. Instead, I had the pleasure of making a bento for you." Setsuka said firmly at the beginning, but her voice was barely audible at the end. Then she blushed and lowered her head because she didn't want Tenku to see her.

Tenku could see that Setsuka's ears were red. He involuntarily smiled, but his face became solemn after thinking of something.

"I have thought about this matter again. But is this okay? We did make a deal, but I feel like I'm the only one who benefits here and makes you lose, be it time or energy. Are you sure you want to continue this deal with me? You are the student council president and a member of the Holy Union.

I'm sure you are very busy, and your schedule is very tight. Is it okay for you to waste your time on this matter? If you want to end our deal, I don't mind. You don't need to worry about Kohana; I will see her periodically, even without it." Tenku said seriously.

He felt bad for having troubled Setsuka to make his lunch regularly without him doing anything for her. Tenku didn't feel that meeting Kohana was a deal because he enjoyed playing with her.

Setsuka's body trembled when she heard that. She raised her head, and her face turned pale.

"Does the food I make not suit your taste? Or are you tired of eating my bento? If that's the case, I'll try making your favorite food! So we don't need to cancel the deal." Setsuka said frantically. If Tenku cancels their agreement, Setsuka will no longer have any reason to meet him, and she doesn't want that to happen.

"No. Your food is still delicious, but I can't keep bothering you to cook for me. After all, I'm just a friend and underclassman to you. So I feel bad if I have to waste your time." Tenku shook his head and quickly refuted Setsuka's words.

"In that case, please forget what you said before and never speak of that matter again! I will still make bento for you because I love doing it! You can take this as my selfishness. So please grant this little wish of mine." Setsuka looked directly into Tenku's eyes and said with determination.

Tenku sighed when he saw Setsuka's stubbornness. Even though he did it for her good because he didn't want to waste her time, he didn't expect Setsuka to want still to cook for him.

"Alright. I'm not going to talk about that anymore. Can I eat my bento now?" Tenku gave in and agreed to her request. He couldn't refuse after seeing her expression.

"Thank You! I forgot that lunch break is almost over. If so, we can have lunch here now." Setsuka was happy because she could still make bento for Tenku and met him.

"We? Will you have lunch with me?" Tenku looked at her in confusion.

Usually, Setsuka would return to the student council office to have lunch with Kaede after giving the bento to Tenku. But now she suddenly said she would have lunch with him. Tenku felt something was off with Setsuka today.

"Yes, I want to have lunch with you. You don't mind, do you?" Setsuka asked in a weak voice. She was worried that Tenku wouldn't want to have lunch with her.

"No. I was just a little surprised when I heard that. But I don't mind having lunch with you." Tenku replied.

"Then let's have lunch here. The view from this place is the most beautiful." Setsuka sat on one of the edges of the school rooftop and patted the spot next to her while smiling sweetly at Tenku.

"Alright." Tenku nodded and sat down next to Setsuka. After that, they started to enjoy their first lunch together at school.