The World’s Strongest Bottom-Tier Dungeon Streamer, Who Buzzed Big after Streaming Post-ts Reincarnation Due to Immense Strength and Cuteness - Vol 2 Chapter 7/8

As I sat at my desk, head hung low, unable to grasp the lesson, a voice broke through the gloom.

“Then, shall we go for lunch?”

Brightly, Momoha raised her voice, dispelling the dark atmosphere.

“…Lunch?”

“Yes, lunch! Shall we head to the cafeteria and eat?”

“…Uhh.”

I quietly averted my gaze from Momoha’s words.

I’m not too fond of eating in front of others… though I’ve gotten somewhat used to it when it’s with Momoha.

“But… you have friends, right? You can’t just keep looking after me like this.”

Momoha has always cared for me and approached me, but what about her own social circle?

From the classroom atmosphere and how Momoha gets along with others, it seems like she has friends.

“Hmm? It’s fine! I’m doing this because I want to! So, it’s okay! Come on, let’s go together?”

“Uh, yeah.”

I nodded at Momoha’s words and walked with her toward the cafeteria.

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The vast, vast cafeteria.

“Wow…”

Arriving there, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of admiration.

Various food smells mingled together, and many people were eating.

Seeing this scene for the first time, I was slightly moved.

Since I hadn’t paid for the school meals, I couldn’t eat them. During lunchtime, I always ate the food given by various teachers in the nurse’s office, together with the school nurse. That’s why coming here, it stirs something in me.

“Then, feel free to order anything, okay? I’ll pay for it.”

“…Hehe. Thank you. I’ll pay you back once I get my streaming rewards.”

“Sure, I’ll be waiting.”

I still don’t have any money now.

I promise in my heart to pay her back later and take a memo, gratefully depending on Momoha.

“What should I choose?”

Standing in front of the ticket vending machine, I was puzzled about what to buy.

“It’s a school cafeteria after all… it should be something delicious.”

“Hahaha, don’t worry too much about it. Just choose what you like. After all, we’ll be coming here tomorrow too. I’m not much of a morning person, so I can’t prepare lunch for you.”

“Oh, right… I’ll be coming to high school tomorrow too.”

I had indeed transferred here and would be coming back tomorrow.

“Right? So, you can eat whatever you want eventually, no need to fret about it.”

“Okay, then… this one.”

Nodded at Momoha’s words, I chose and purchased the meal ticket from the top right corner.

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“Wow…”

I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration as I took the tray from the cafeteria lady—curry rice was heaped on it.

This is the school cafeteria!

“Do you like curry that much?”

“No, it’s just fresh to receive a meal this way.”

“Right. Shall we go find a seat then?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded in response to Momoha’s words and followed her.

“Hey, is it okay if we both sit here?”

Momoha approached a table for four where two girls from our class were already seated.

“Yipes!”

“Of course!”

“Feel free to sit.”

“Thanks.”

While I froze momentarily, Momoha had already finished speaking with them and sat down by herself.

“Come on, sit down.”

“…Ah-um.”

I mumbled some odd noises but obeyed Momoha and sat down.

“Hey hey, Sakuya-chan!”

One of the girls who had been seated before us, Kanna Akasaki, turned to speak to me.

“Do you know my name yet?”

“Eek! Y-yes, I do!”

I nodded at Kanna’s question.

I knew their names.

It was Kanna who had spoken to me, and next to her sat Ringo Iino.

“Really?! Then, try saying my name!”

“A-Akasaki Kanna-san.”

“Right! You got it! I haven’t even introduced myself yet, how did you remember?”

“Uh… Um…”

I was panicking, unsure of what to say.

Is it okay to answer this normally?

Would it be weird? Is it okay? I hope I don’t get yelled at.

“Go on, tell me.”

“…I saw the seating chart on the teacher’s desk and memorized it.”

Clutching the lifeline Momoha threw at me, I held on tightly.

“Wow, she says she memorized it from the seating chart.”

“Really? That’s nice, thanks.”

“…Did you memorize everyone from the seating chart?”

“Sure, there are quite a few people, right? Could you really memorize them that easily?”

“My memory is somewhat good. The furigana was clearly written, making it easy to read.”

I whispered my response to Momoha.

“Wow, you really remembered just by looking? You have a good memory. Teaching you would probably be easy then.”

“Wow, amazing!”

“To memorize names in such a short time, you’re quite something.”

“Hehe.”

Feeling somewhat praised, I couldn’t help but smile sheepishly.