[ES!!] Midori Takamine – Idol Story 3

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Season: Summer

Location: Staff Cafeteria

I’m hungry… It’s a little too early for lunch, but I’ll have something to eat anyway.

(Hmm… It’s pretty empty around this hour, I didn’t know that. I can’t really calm down in a crowded place, since it’s always so noisy… I’m glad I found out about this.)

(Usually most meals are sold out if you’re a second too late, but it seems like I can choose any of them right now.)

(So there’s two types of prepared meals today, huh… There’s A for a steak dish and B for cutlet curry rice. You can have a refill of cabbages for A, and rice for B…)

(Hmm, which to choose…)

Takamine-kun, hello~♪

Ah… Shino-kun, are you here for lunch, too?

I am. I finished work early today, so I tried coming here early, too.

Waah, we can choose whatever we like~

I always freeze up when this place is crowded because it’s hard to order anything, and then the meals sell out before I get my chance to speak. I feel like I’m at an advantage this time~♪

Hehe, you’re reacting the same way I did…

Really? That’s kinda embarrassing, ehehe… But I’m happy to know we have something in common.

The value meals must be the prepared meals, right? They’re cheap and come with a dessert, so…

Steak or cutlet curry rice… Which to choose, hmm…

(He’s stuck on the same choices as me. Yeah, I get you, it’s hard to let go of either…)

(Maybe I should just go ahead and order both…?)

(Both… Ah, I know.)

Um, Shino-kun…

Yes, what is it?

Erm… You don’t have to if you don’t want to, but… I’m also stuck on which to choose, and, well… I was wondering if you’re okay with splitting the meals between us?

Waaah, is that really fine with you!? I would love to~♪

Ehehe. I split meals with Tomoya-kun sometimes, so I’m really happy to know I can do the same with you, too~♪

Ahaha, I didn’t expect you to get so happy about it. I’m so glad I asked…♪

Okay then… I’ll buy the steak dish, and you can buy the cutlet curry rice… Is that okay with you?

Yes, let’s do it~♪

Time to eat…

Yes, let’s dig in…♪

(munch, munch)… Mm… The steak’s thick and juicy, and tastes even better with rice. I can eat this for years…♪

The cutlet curry is delicious too thanks to the tasty sauce~

Here, Takamine-kun. Say “ahh~” ♪

Huh… Huh!?

We promised to split the meals, right? C’mon, “ahh~”…♪

Mm… (munch, munch)

Does it taste good?

I-It’s tasty, but… I’m kinda confused why I just got fed with an “ahh”…

Ah—I’m sorry! I have a habit of doing this at home, because I always do it to my siblings…

I see… Um, you’ll be eating the steak, too, right?

I cut it in half, so… Here you go, I’ll put it on your plate like this…

Thank you~♪ (munch, munch)… This is delicious too~

Ehehe, it was a good idea to split our meals.

Takamine-kun, thank you for eating lunch with me.

This cafeteria is quite fancy, so I feel awkward eating in it alone… I’m so glad you were here~♪

(He’s thanking me for something so simple… He really is such a good, proper kid…)

I’m glad I got to see you too, it was just perfect timing… If I were on my own, I wouldn’t have been able to choose, and would’ve just bought both…

Both!? You can eat that much!?

I did a lot of work this morning that used up most of my energy, so I was really hungry… I think I would’ve been able to eat both if I tried.

I-I see. I’m sure it would have been impossible for me… But I suppose I should also try harder to eat more, so I can grow big…

You don’t need to push yourself, y’know? Everyone has a certain amount of food their stomach can handle…

Grow big though, huh… I wonder how you’d look if you were bigger…? Maybe you’d go from being a cute idol to a cool idol.

Hmmm, I can’t imagine it…

Hehe, it sounds fun to be a cool idol. And in your case, if you were as small as me—

You would’ve been an adorable idol~♪

Mmm, I wonder… If I was small, I might’ve not been able to continue being an idol, let alone be one in Ryuseitai.

I feel like, heroes look a lot cooler when they’re tall, and, well—

If I don’t at least have some masculinity like Tetora-kun, then I could never manage to compensate for the lack of it with good reflexes, like Shinobu-kun does.

So, I think my current size is just fine…♪

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