fourth heroine

The next morning, Hui got up early like yesterday. Although this time it was not for the protagonist, Hui was still full of motivation. Maybe it was Misaki sauce’s recognition of her craftsmanship, so she didn’t want to let her down. her expectations.

During the lunch making break, I made a glass of milk and served it with toast for today's breakfast.

After Kei packed her bento, she rushed to school in a leisurely manner.

"Morning!" After Hui entered the class, everyone who had greeted her all the time responded.

When passing by Misaki Haruna's seat, he secretly said to her, "Let's have lunch together today!", and gestured with his eyes.

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It was time for lunch again, and Kei took out the bento box and walked to Misaki Haruna's seat, but was stopped by the protagonist-kun halfway.

"Hui Jiang, you didn't go shopping at the canteen today, did you? Do you want to eat with us?"

Megumi glanced at the protagonist in embarrassment, missed his body again, and glanced at Haruna Misaki who was standing behind him. She had made an appointment to have lunch together, but she still couldn't say the words of refusal.

"Then let's go together." Misaki Haruna bypassed the hero-kun and stood beside Hui.

"Really, that's great! More people are more lively! I'll call them! You wait a moment!" After finishing speaking, they left the two standing in place.

"Don't you really want to get in touch with the hero? Why didn't you agree just now?"

"Didn't I make an appointment to have lunch with you..." Hui whispered, as if feeling guilty for not fulfilling the promise.

"It's okay, I'll follow you, I will (eat) wherever you are." Haruna Misaki touched the top of Hui's head, telling her not to think too much.

"Shall we go to the rooftop?" At this moment, the protagonist Jun and the other three stood at the door and waved to them.

"Let's catch up with them too." Misaki Haruna took the initiative to follow them in order to show that she was voluntary.

"The rooftop is where we used to come to for lunch! Standing on the corner overlooking the school, I feel that the air is much fresher! And the most important thing is that there are few people!" Elus said to Megumin and Misaki Haruna.

The five people arrived on the rooftop, but there was no one there. They found a place with barely shade, sat down and started to have lunch.

"Oh! Why did Auntie put your bento in my bag! Here it is!" Elus opened the cloth wrapped around the bento and found that the bento box inside belonged to the protagonist.

"Really! Really, my mother is too careless!" The protagonist-kun unwrapped the cloth wrapped around the bento, and it was exactly as Elus said, the protagonist-kun's mother confused the bento of the two.

The two exchanged bento, and of course they didn't see Kei handing a box of bento to Misaki Haruna, while Sina ignored the oolong incident of the other two and ate the bento by herself.

"Hey! The bentos of both of you are the same!" After exchanging bentos with the protagonist, Eluse was surprised to find that the bentos in the hands of Haruna Misaki and Kei were so similar. The two of them lived in someone's house.

Hearing the sound, everyone's eyes shifted to the bento of the two people. It was just a simple box of teriyaki chicken bento. The large pieces of teriyaki chicken cutlets were cut into several strips and spread on the rice, with lettuce dotted on the side. and halved tomatoes.

"Wow! It looks delicious!" Seeing that the two of them were silent, the protagonist Jun thought that there was an ulterior secret, so he took the initiative to smooth things over.

Misaki Haruna glanced at Hui, she should be embarrassed to say that she did it herself, but she didn't know if it was the right way to tell this matter, suddenly she saw Hui's mouth murmuring, as if she wanted to say something What shut up again, Hui she wanted to let the protagonist know, after all, this bento was originally made for him.

"Actually... the bento in my hand was made by Kei." Haruna Misaki didn't explain why Kei made her the bento.

But everyone's attention was attracted by the "made by Hui".

"Really? I didn't expect your craftsmanship to be so good!" the hero exclaimed, "Can I have a taste?"

Hui's expression seemed to be happy, but also worried. At the same time, there was a trace of relaxation. I didn't expect that it would be so simple to let the protagonist eat my bento, but I was worried that what I made didn't meet his taste.

"Please...please!" Hui's nervous voice was trembling, and he stretched out his hand, and handed the bento to the protagonist as much as possible.

The protagonist Jun leaned slightly, picked up a piece of teriyaki chicken, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.

The whole process took only 1 minute, but it was particularly long in Kei's eyes. She swallowed her saliva and wanted to hear a compliment from the protagonist right away. Isn't this the reason why she made the bento with her own hands?

"It's delicious, Hui Jiang made a very good job!" Hearing this sentence, Hui smiled happily.

"Then, why don't you try my mother's bento too?" Sina, who was sitting next to the protagonist, moved the bento to the protagonist.

"Then I won't be polite!" At this time, Hui was still immersed in a happy atmosphere, not knowing how cruel the coming depression would be to her.

"Wow! Auntie's craftsmanship is very good! This croquette not only looks good, but also tastes amazing!" The protagonist Jun poured out his praise without hesitation.

"It's ashamed to say that my mother has a lot of research on Japanese food, and she was once a judge of a small show." Xi Na covered her mouth and smiled, and it seemed like a trivial matter from her mouth.

"No wonder my aunt is so good. I don't know when will be the next time I will taste my aunt's handicraft?" After finishing speaking, she couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"If you like, everyone can have a picnic together at the Cherry Blossom Festival next spring, and I will ask my mother to make more."

"Great!" The protagonist clenched his fists excitedly, and couldn't wait for the day to come.

"Protagonist, don't eat other people's food all the time. If your aunt knows that you are full of praise for other people's cooking but dislikes her cooking, see if aunt will beat you up!" Sitting on the other side of the protagonist Alice complained.

"Where is it! Mom's cooking is the best! Please don't tell my mom!" The protagonist put his hands together, looking sincere, and in order to refute himself, he whispered, "If it wasn't for her that day Forcing me to eat my most hated green pepper..."

"Okay, for the sake of what you said, I will forcefully keep it a secret for you!" Elus turned her head arrogantly.

Of the roles of five people, only three people are actually in the play.

Seeing the protagonist Jun sandwiched between Elus and Xina, and both of them seemed a little bit overwhelmed, Megumi felt a little bitter, why can I never talk to the protagonist Jun?Could it be that to the protagonist, complimenting me on my craftsmanship is just a polite way of talking among friends?

Kei wanted to find clues and refute the idea that just popped up, but fell into deeper doubts. If it was not a polite word, then why didn't the protagonist ask to taste my bento again next time?

No no no, how can I compare with Xena's mother?My aunt is a professional, how can I compare with her?

Thinking of this, Hui felt a little calmer. When she looked up, she saw that the protagonist and the two girls around her were in a harmonious atmosphere, which she couldn't penetrate. No matter before or after Misaki-chan came, I was like an outsider. Hui's face turned pale. Suddenly, she was startled by a thought, do I really like this right-handed person in front of me?

Hui shook his head, no, the person I like is the protagonist... Shouldn't the question be whether he will like me? If my love has not been responded to, I... what should I do then...

"What's wrong?" Misaki Haruna noticed that the people around her were in a daze, not knowing what they were thinking about.

"It's nothing..." Hui took a few mouthfuls of food to hide his bewilderment.

After the five of them finished their lunch, they packed up and went downstairs.

Hui was a little depressed, and slowly fell behind everyone. Haruna Misaki found out, and deliberately slowed down, and stood side by side with Hui, while the other three walked in front, chatting and laughing.

"The bento you made today is just as delicious as yesterday." Haruna Misaki peeked at Kei from the corner of her eye.

"Hmm..." Hui replied in a muffled voice, but she didn't seem to be much happy because of Misaki Haruna's comfort.

Seeing that Kei was still frowning, Misaki Haruna felt a little dizzy and scratched the back of her head, "Oh, I don't know why you feel sad, but you can tell me something, when you want to talk, I will Always here."

Hearing these words, Hui was a little surprised, her eyes were hot, but she held on, not wanting her tears to be discovered by anyone, at least for now.

In the next few days, Hui kept observing the interaction between the protagonist and the heroines. His warmth seemed to spread to everyone, and his concern seemed to greet everyone.

In Hui's heart, the seed of whether he really likes the protagonist is gradually taking root. Hui is so hopeful that if the protagonist can reject others even once, he can re-suppress the flames of doubt, but no, not even once, He seems to have a broad mind for everyone, and the flame in Hui's heart is burning brighter and hotter.

Do not erupt in silence, but perish in silence.

But as I said before, Hui can only be her real self in front of Misaki Haruna, which also determines that she can only wear a mask of inferiority in front of everyone, and dare not show her original self.

Therefore, her love for the protagonist was burnt out in her heart, but she didn't realize this, thinking that if she put in a little more, maybe the protagonist would see her, and this might be the sunk cost...

Rather than saying that Hui still likes the protagonist, it is better to say that it is her obsession to become his girlfriend. This can be said to be a loophole in the rules of this manga. She mistakenly thought that Hui would carry this obsession through to the finale, so she did not force her to let her go. Hui fell in love with the protagonist again, but to the surprise of the manga rules, the love between Hui and Haruna Misaki made Hui let go of this obsession.

The author has something to say:

There can be no sunk costs, uu