There’s no man who wouldn’t be happy to receive a homemade lunch from his girlfriend, right?!

Later, dragging both the beastly Mari and the love-seeking beast DT, we somehow managed to reach the school cafeteria.

By that time, both Mari and DT had somehow regained their composure enough to just focus on the meal.

“Seimu~. What are you having for lunch today~?”

“Ah, I’m not sure yet.”

While standing in line to buy meal tickets, I exchanged words with DT.

Our school cafeteria only offers five options: A set meal, B set meal, ramen, curry, and miso soup set, which is frankly a limited selection. As a result, most students, including myself, often chose the A or B set meal, which changes daily.

I glanced at the menu next to the ticket machine. Hmm, B set meal is pork cutlet today. That sounds good.

“Alright, I’ll go with the B set meal…”

“Sei-kun, Sei-kun!”

“Hm?”

Mari, who usually lines up with me, was strangely standing outside the line, poking me on the shoulder.

I turned to look at her, and she rummaged through her bag and pulled out two wrapped packages.

“Ma, Mari… Could it be that’s…”

“Yes! It’s lunch for you, Sei-kun…”

She said with a slightly embarrassed blush, hiding her mouth with one hand holding the packages.

Then, with a genuinely innocent expression, she continued,

“Se-Sei-kun… I want you to eat something delicious and nutritious, so I made this for you♡”

She said with a gentle smile.

“Ma, Mari… Really? Thank you! I’m so happy!”

I expressed my gratitude honestly.

Is there a man in this world who wouldn’t be happy to receive a handmade lunch from his girlfriend? No, there isn’t!

If there were such a person, he would not be a man. He’d be some sort of villain or beast.

A lunch prepared with love by my beloved girlfriend is a treasure worth more than gold! No amount of money (billion yen) could ever replace it. It’s priceless.

The value lies in the unseen things—love and thoughtfulness embedded in the food. Love and thoughtfulness are truly incredible. Even the simplest meal becomes a gourmet feast when infused with that much affection.

In extreme cases, even a simple rice ball can become a blissful delicacy.

…To get such a treat on just the second day of dating, maybe I’m meant to die today.

“Thank you, Mari. I’d be happy to die today.”

“Eh, why does it have to come to that!? Huh? Huh?”

Moved to tears, I accepted the wrapped lunch from Mari.

Mari seemed flustered, but what’s going on? Did I say something weird?

“Alright, DT, I’m going ahead with Mari to find a table!”

“Oh, I see… Wishing you both a long and happy relationship.”

“Yeah!”

I said that to DT and went off with Mari to find an available table.

DT looked a bit off, but I wondered what was going on with him.

By the way, I heard DT mumbling behind us:

“…I think I’ll eat alone today after all.”

Just a side note.