Tanaka Masao felt that his days had become unbearably boring lately.
Every single day was nothing more than dieting under the supervision of a beautiful girl, having lunch with beautiful girls, going home after school with beautiful girls, studying with beautiful girls, walking beautiful girls home…
Tanaka Masao: Ah yes, living every day surrounded by beautiful girls—truly such a dull life. No one would ever envy me, and surely no one would want to trade places with me.
I'll just bear this painfully boring life all by myself.
...
(A narrator's voice of unknown origin.)
Let's stop looking at Tanaka Masao's boring life for now and turn our gaze toward Shuchiin Academy in Tokyo.
As one of Japan's most prestigious elite schools, Shuchiin's student council is truly a place where hidden talents gather.
Here, there is the student council president, Shirogane Miyuki, who rose above countless geniuses to claim first place in the grade.
The vice president, Shinomiya Kaguya, eldest daughter of the Shinomiya Group.
The secretary, Fujiwara Chika, born into a political family.
And also… the otaku, Ishigami.
Ishigami Yuu: Hey, why is my introduction so half-assed? Sure, my family's not super rich—just a single factory—but at least say my full name properly!
At this moment, inside the student council room, a war without gunpowder had just come to an end.
Shinomiya Kaguya, after great effort, emerged victorious.
She successfully obtained a bento personally made by Shirogane Miyuki.
Of course, everyone in the student council got a share of the bento.
But Shinomiya Kaguya didn't care about that at all—as long as she could eat something made by the president, that was enough.
On the surface, she looked perfectly calm, as if she didn't care in the slightest.
But inside, she was already bursting with excitement.
[Endure it a little longer. I can't go eat the president's bento right away—if I do, it'll look like I was eagerly waiting for it. That's basically a confession.
Alright, I'll eat my own bento first.]
On the other side, Fujiwara Chika and Ishigami Yuu had no such concerns—they simply picked up their food and started eating.
Fujiwara Chika narrowed her eyes, looking thoroughly satisfied.
"President's bento is just as delicious as ever. President, you really should become a chef—otherwise your talent would be wasted."
Ishigami Yuu took a bite as well and nodded.
"Oishii~ (So delicious). President, let's get married—then I can live a life of glorious decadence forever."
Shirogane Miyuki didn't take Ishigami's joke seriously and just smiled.
"Ishigami, you should try facing life a bit more positively."
"Yeah, no thanks."
On the surface, Shirogane Miyuki was chatting and joking with Ishigami, but in reality, his attention had never left Shinomiya Kaguya.
[Shinomiya… what does this mean? Is she deliberately not eating to play hard to get, or does she just look down on it?
Ah! This is driving me crazy—just eat it already!]
Fujiwara Chika, meanwhile, had absolutely no idea that yet another battlefield had opened up right there.
She was fully focused on her own bento.
Shirogane Miyuki had given each of them two sausages.
The sausages had been cut into little octopus shapes—worthy of a master chef.
Fujiwara Chika loved octopus sausages, but she only had one left. She glanced over at Shinomiya Kaguya's bento and noticed that she hadn't touched her sausages at all.
[Well, that makes sense. Kaguya-san usually eats really fancy food—she probably doesn't like octopus sausages. She must've accepted them just to be polite to the president.]
Suddenly, her mind recalled the scene of eating ramen with Tanaka Masao the night before last.
[In that case, I'll help you out.]
Fujiwara Chika picked up her remaining sausage and asked Shinomiya Kaguya,
"Kaguya-san, do you eat sausages?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at the sausage held by Fujiwara Chika, and her inner world exploded with joy.
She had still been hung up on Fujiwara's earlier words—[The president's bento is just as delicious as ever.]
Just how many times had Fujiwara secretly eaten the president's bento to say something like that? And without inviting her, no less—was their friendship already over?
But now…
[Fujiwara-san, you really are my best friend.]
Despite her overwhelming desire to eat the sausage, Shinomiya Kaguya maintained an icy calm on the surface.
"I won't eat it. You should have it yourself, Fujiwara-san."
[I absolutely can't show initiative. If I do, I'll lose this love war.]
"If that's the case, then I'll eat it."
With a cheerful smile, Fujiwara Chika took the octopus sausage straight out of Shinomiya Kaguya's bento.
[I get something tasty and help Kaguya-san get rid of food she doesn't like. I'm such a genius.]
Shinomiya Kaguya: ?
Shirogane Miyuki: ?
Ishigami Yuu reacted the fastest and copied the move.
"Fujiwara-senpai, do you eat rolled omelet?"
"I do!"
Fujiwara Chika happily snatched the tamagoyaki from Ishigami Yuu's bento.
Not only had Shirogane Miyuki given everyone two sausages, he had also given them one rolled omelet each.
Naturally, everyone else had also shared parts of their bentos with one another.
Ishigami Yuu: ?
[This isn't how the script was supposed to go. I did exactly what Fujiwara-senpai did—so why did the outcome turn out the complete opposite?]
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya finally snapped back to her senses.
Her crimson eyes, warped by agony, looked like they were about to evolve into Sharingan, and a dark, terrifying aura poured out of her—as if she were staring at a dead person.
[Fujiwara-san, I never should have trusted you. Eating that much—aren't you afraid of bursting? Stuffing your face every day, lazing around, you'll be useless sooner or later.
Livestock wearing human skin. A parasite with no dignity, living off others. All the nutrients go to your chest, leaving your head completely empty—what a revolting creature.
I will never forgive you.
Fujiwara-san, even if you choke to death right now, I've decided to stand by and watch.]
Scenes from her past with Fujiwara Chika flashed through Shinomiya Kaguya's mind.
[Fujiwara-san, goodbye. Let's never have anything to do with each other again.]
In Shinomiya Kaguya's mind, Fujiwara Chika had already been sentenced to death.
Ishigami Yuu was always extremely cautious—especially around Shinomiya Kaguya. To him, the aura she emitted was no different from the Grim Reaper.
At this moment, he could clearly feel the pressure she was giving off.
[Usually, when Shinomiya-senpai looks at Fujiwara-senpai like she's livestock, Fujiwara-senpai still has about two months left to live.
But what's going on today? With that look… Fujiwara-senpai feels like she'll die any second.
Shinomiya-senpai finally—]
[This is terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.]
Ishigami Yuu was already chilled to the bone, hugging his arms and trembling in place.
But no one else present had the spare capacity to notice this background character.
Just as the atmosphere reached its most suffocating point, the tone-deaf Fujiwara Chika cheerfully picked up a piece of rolled omelet and held it up to Shinomiya Kaguya's mouth.
"Here, Kaguya-san. Say 'ah.'"
"Ah~"
Shinomiya Kaguya opened her mouth instinctively.
Fujiwara Chika smiled.
"Good, right?"
Fujiwara Chika felt that Shinomiya Kaguya should know just how delicious the president's cooking was.
Octopus sausages were junk food—she'd eat those herself.
Kaguya could just have the rolled omelet.
Perfect timing too—she had an extra one from Ishigami Yuu.
The omelet entered her mouth and successfully purified Shinomiya Kaguya from a resentful, bitter woman into a pure and lovely maiden.
"Kaguya-san, you should eat the president's cooking too."
Shinomiya Kaguya gazed at Fujiwara Chika with gentle eyes.
Trading a sausage for a rolled omelet—no loss there. And she even got a perfectly legitimate excuse to eat something made by the president.
[Fujiwara-san, you really are my best friend.]
"…Mm."
Ishigami Yuu stared at the scene before him, utterly baffled.
[How did Fujiwara-senpai do that? She instantly converted Shinomiya-senpai, stretching her remaining few seconds of lifespan into infinity.
Could it be that Fujiwara-senpai is like a saint class character in a game—capable of purifying a terrifying Demon King?]
Shirogane Miyuki: [Shinomiya ate something I made—and she said it was good. This is amazing. The day I capture her heart and make her confess herself is getting closer.]
Today's victor.
[Tanaka Masao's victory.]
Tanaka Masao: I barely even showed up—how did I win?
"Yukinoshita-san, it's time to head home."