The cake and coffee were quickly served by the waitress.
Airi couldn't wait to take a sip of her cappuccino. The sweet taste washed away the bitterness of the iced Americano in her mouth.
"It's so delicious! Ren, try some~"
Airi carefully brought the cappuccino to Ren Katsuragi's lips, looking at him with her red eyes—which were similar to his—wanting to share her enjoyment with the young man.
Ren Katsuragi did not refuse the girl's kindness. "Delicious!"
"Alright, Airi. I have to go now." Observing Haruka's sitting opposite them looking restless, Ren Katsuragi affectionately rubbed Airi's head and prepared to leave.
Their meeting was a coincidence. There was no need for him to disrupt the two girls' fun, even if Airi didn't mind.
"Eh, Ren, you're leaving so soon… Why don't you try a bite of my cake first?"
Airi, wanting to spend more time with Ren Katsuragi, quickly made an excuse to keep him when she saw him getting up to leave.
Wuwuwu, Haruka, I'm sorry. Ren is just too tempting…
Leaning down and gently nipping Airi's cheek, Ren Katsuragi still chose not to interrupt the two girls.
"It's okay, I've already eaten. I hope you and Haruka have fun later, but remember to go back early."
Airi, whose cheek had been nipped by Ren Katsuragi, couldn't speak, so she just lowered her head and buried it like an ostrich again.
"Haruka, feel free to order anything else if you need it. This round is on me. Goodbye."
Not pointing out that Haruka's stomach had protested just like Airi's, Ren Katsuragi walked to the counter after speaking.
"Mhm, goodbye, Katsuragi." Haruka politely replied to Ren Katsuragi.
Taking the two packed small cakes from the waitress, Ren Katsuragi walked out of the cafe.
"Katsuragi has already left, Airi-chan." Haruka, amused, looked at the blushing Airi and couldn't resist reminding her.
Being teased by her good friend made Airi even shyer: "Haruka!!!"
"Hello, may I take your order?"
The waitress interjected appropriately into the two girls' conversation.
Seeing the confusion in Haruka's eyes, the waitress explained: "The gentleman who just left told me that you might need to order something else here."
Haruka understood. Ren Katsuragi was afraid she would still be too embarrassed to order for herself.
Not refusing Ren Katsuragi's kindness, Haruka took the menu the waitress handed her: "Please add one Cake for me, thank you."
"Haruka, is that enough?" Airi, who had recovered her composure, asked her friend with concern.
As a former Class D student, Airi knew the situation in Class D all too well.
"That's enough. Do you need anything else, Airi?" Haruka smiled and also ruffled Airi's hair, throwing the question back to her.
Airi shook Haruka's small hand off her head, pointing to the cake in front of her: "I have enough too. Ren already ordered it for me."
...
Pushing open the classroom office door, Ren Katsuragi quickly saw Honami Ichinose bent over her work at Chihiro Shiranami's desk.
Ren Katsuragi placed the two small cakes on the desk, grabbed a nearby stool, sat next to Honami, and rested his head on his hand, watching the girl focus on grading papers.
Honami, immersed in her work, didn't notice that someone had joined her.
"Eh, Ren~ What brings you to Chie's place?"
Hoshinomiya, who was holding two cups of instant coffee, had just returned to her desk when she saw Ren Katsuragi, who had arrived sometime earlier.
Hoshinomiya was not a demon teacher. She would never make students work for her and then make them buy their own coffee to stay awake.
In her kindness, she volunteered to make a cup of instant coffee for Honami herself.
As for why it was manual instant coffee, opening the package with her own hands totally counted as manual!
Hearing Hoshinomiya-sensei's voice, Honami snapped out of her work and naturally noticed Ren Katsuragi beside her: "Ren-kun? When did you arrive?"
Honami's voice was filled with pleasant surprise. Clearly, she didn't know Ren Katsuragi was coming.
"Just arrived."
"I bought cake for you two. I planned to find you one by one, but I found out that Honami is also in the office." Ren Katsuragi pointed to the cakes on the desk and explained.
Hoshinomiya would not be polite to Ren Katsuragi. She immediately grabbed one box from the desk and started unwrapping it: "Woohoo~ Ren, Chie loves you."
Other teachers in the office heard the words, which were against teaching ethics, and all turned their gossiping eyes to the source of the sound.
They wanted to see which teacher was so outrageous, daring to openly declare love to a student in the office.
Upon seeing it was Hoshinomiya, their gossip faded away.
They were already accustomed to Hoshinomiya's liveliness and lack of boundaries, assuming she was just admiring a student, as usual.
Opening the box, a fruit cake covered in white cream and piled high with fresh fruit was presented to Hoshinomiya.
Picking up a small fork, Hoshinomiya skewered a strawberry, put it in her mouth, and the strawberry wrapped in sweet cream brought infinite happiness to Hoshinomiya at that moment.
Honami also stopped grading papers. She also wanted to see what kind of cake Ren Katsuragi had brought for her.
Unlike Hoshinomiya's cake, the cream on Honami's cake was deep blue, and small roses were piped on top, making it look very delicate.
"Ren, Ah~"
First, she used a small fork to cut a small piece of the cake diagonally. Honami offered it to Ren Katsuragi first. After he ate it and indicated he didn't need any more, the girl began to enjoy her own cake.
Hoshinomiya, on the side, was not to be outdone. She also speared a piece of fruit and placed it into Ren Katsuragi's mouth, ignoring whether he would refuse or not: "Ren, Ah!"
"Cough, cough…"
A cough sounded in the office, seemingly reminding Hoshinomiya to mind her image.
Seeing that the source of the cough was Sae Chabashira, Hoshinomiya pulled a new small fork from her pocket: "Sae-chan, I get it. You want a bite too, right!"
"Sae-chan, Ah~"
Walking over to Sae Chabashira's desk, Hoshinomiya cheekily placed the mango slice on the small fork near her lips, specifically using her left hand underneath to prevent cream from dropping onto the floor.
Sae Chabashira, not understanding what Hoshinomiya was up to, was surprised by Hoshinomiya's manner.
Her intuition told her Hoshinomiya had changed, but she couldn't pinpoint how.
Seeing Sae Chabashira eat the mango, Hoshinomiya contentedly retracted the small fork: "Was it delicious, Sae-chan~"
Without speaking, Sae Chabashira coldly nodded, expressing affirmation.
This made Hoshinomiya quite displeased.
After throwing the small fork into the trash can, Hoshinomiya used her hand to forcefully pull an arc onto Sae Chabashira's mouth, forming an awkward smile.
"Sae-chan, don't keep a straight face all the time. Smile more!"
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