Looking at Kaguya, Chika couldn't help but shake her head. She had a premonition that Kaguya definitely wasn't a match for Suotome Ai. In front of Suotome Ai, Kaguya was pure like a blank sheet of paper.
"Kaguya-chan, let's eat first. Today my bento is especially sumptuous, you know!"
When in doubt, eat first. Today's bento was full of all of Chika's favorite foods.
Glancing once at the fullness of Chika's chest, Kaguya suspected all of Chika's nutrition had gone into her chest. Why was she still so flat? From middle school until now there had been no progress at all, was there really still a possibility of development?
At this moment, Suotome Ai pushed open the activity room's door. A group of people entered one after another, and the originally spacious activity room instantly became lively.
"This is actually the student council office? It's actually so luxurious?"
Except for Suotome Ai, the others who came in for the first time were all surprised. This activity room looked like a European noble's study, high-end, luxurious, and elegant.
The soft carpet on the ground, stepping on it, you could feel it wasn't cheap. Nearby were dark-toned solid wood furniture, first-timers would feel quite pressured.
Kaguya had a shocked expression. This Suotome Ai actually brought a bunch of commoners into this sacred place, the student council office.
And she even brought Shin-chan too. Plus the young ladies of the Sawamura and Busujima families, she just joined the student council and already starting to form cliques?
"Suotome Ai, what exactly do you mean by this! What are you bringing so many people to the student council for?"
"For lunch. The Suotome family is a major shareholder of Shuchiin. I'm having lunch with my friends, there's no problem with that, right?"
Facing Kaguya's questioning, Ai-chan didn't take it seriously at all.
Next to her, Shin-chan had already found a seat and sat down, not feeling awkward at all, like this place was his own home.
"Everyone find a seat, it's fine."
Eriri didn't care so much, took a couple of steps forward, and came to Shin-chan's side.
"Shin-chan, this is the bento I asked Mom to prepare. I had a portion made for you too."
The plan to bring a bento for Shin-chan was suggested by Utaha, a very common and also very practical strategy to quickly close the distance between two people.
If possible, it would be best to make a handmade love-filled bento. Not just a courtesy or obligation bento to show thanks.
But Eriri, being an otaku girl, couldn't even cook instant noodles well. Asking her to prepare a love-filled bento was too much, she could only ask Sayuri for help.
Seeing Eriri trying to sneak ahead, Ai-chan also didn't bother with Kaguya anymore.
The Suotome family was preparing a certain plan. As long as it could succeed, it would become a superfamily far beyond any conglomerate in Japan. And this plan was exactly the key to Suotome Ai impressing her father and the elders in the family.
'A mere Shinomiya, nothing to fear~'
"Shin-chan, I also prepared a bento for you. This bento box is the Suotome family's top-grade product, you know."
Suotome Ai waved her hand. Behind her, Maeda stepped forward and placed two bento boxes on the table.
Kuroisu had already become the head of security for the Suotome family, and since Suotome Ai wasn't that young anymore, her bodyguard was replaced with this strict and serious woman Maeda.
Megumi said nothing and quietly placed the bento she prepared for Shin-chan on the table.
Three bentos, the heartfelt intent of three girls, choosing one would mean betraying the other two. So, how would Shin-chan choose?
At this moment, everyone in the activity room had their attention focused on Shin-chan, wanting to see what choice he would make.
Since Shin-chan entered, Hayasaka Ai had already sized him up several times from head to toe, completely unable to see what was so special about this man.
His height was indeed taller than the average Japanese high school student. You could also see traces of training. She heard he studied kendo and boxing, but hadn't achieved any national-level awards, so it seemed his talent was just average.
'Such an ordinary man, he even seems a bit lazy and casual, yet could make the Suotome family's young lady fall for him, and the young ladies of the Sawamura and Busujima families also stayed at his side, clearly caring a lot about him. What kind of charm did he have?'
Kaguya looked at Shin-chan, who seemed to be heading into a harem battle, and had her own little calculations.
Chika was also secretly observing this man called Shin-chan. She had a premonition that this man was absolutely not simple.
"Kazama, did you also prepare a bento for me?"
Shin-chan didn't follow common logic. He turned his head and looked at Kazama. With how well he knew Kazama, he knew that yesterday Kazama had mentioned bentos, so he must have prepared one for him too.
But Kazama was a tsundere guy who wouldn't honestly say it.
Kazama's mother, Kazama Mineko, treated Shin-chan very well. Shin-chan wouldn't betray a friend's and elder's good intentions.
"Ah!"
Kazama hadn't expected that, even at this moment, Shin-chan would still think of him. He was a little touched, also a bit guilty.
Just now, he had been prepared to watch Shin-chan make a fool of himself.
Being liked by one beautiful girl was nice. But if three beautiful girls were all watching and you had to pick just one, that wasn't a good thing, it was a disaster.
He took out two bentos from his school bag. One of them he placed on the table. But Kazama was very self-aware, his bento was placed far away from the other three.
"In that case, let's hold a bento tasting event! I'll be the judge, and pick the most delicious bento!"
Shin-chan placed the four bentos together and opened the lids one by one.
Just a few bentos, and they thought they could trap Shin-chan in a harem battle? With Shin-chan's far-above-average physique, his metabolism was also far above average. His appetite was truly amazing. It's just that Shin-chan never really opened up and ate freely.
Japanese people generally don't eat a lot. The flavor of bentos was also usually light. Eating four bentos by himself was a bit much, but not a big problem.
'Pick one? I'll take them all!'
But if there were more, then it might get a bit troublesome. Luckily, Busujima Saeko hadn't prepared a bento for him.
"Let's start with Kazama's first! I'm digging in!"
Seeing Shin-chan pick up utensils, the others also opened their own bentos. But their attention was still all on Shin-chan.
Chika saw that Shin-chan easily resolved the harem crisis and secretly nodded. 'Pulling in a male friend as a shield? Not a bad strategy!'
What Chika didn't know was, Shin-chan hadn't thought that far at all. He didn't even realize he was in a harem situation. He just didn't want to betray everyone's feelings, that's all.
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