The three of them were seated by the window by the waiter. This spot offered a view of the street outside and the passing pedestrians. It was indeed a good location.
"Xiao Yang, have you eaten at a buffet before?" Wu Shiyin asked Yang Xiao after they sat down.
Yang Xiao immediately said, "I've been a few times. Why?"
"Oh, then I won't take you to get food. You go by yourself. Toga and I will go look." Wu Shiyin winked at Toga Himiko. Toga stood up and left with Wu Shiyin.
Actually, Toga felt a bit unhappy hearing Yang Xiao say he'd been to buffets several times. Clearly, Yang Xiao's life had been better than hers before; she had never eaten at a place like this even once.
But it didn't matter. She would have plenty of chances to eat here often in the future. And Yang Xiao had to obey her meekly; otherwise, she wouldn't mind making him bleed.
Yang Xiao didn't know what Toga was thinking. He got up and went to another area to find food. This buffet focused on seafood: hairy crabs, Dungeness crabs, brown crabs... they were basically placed where guests could easily see them and take them freely.
However, some greedy people might take a lot at once. The rule here was to take only what you could eat. It was fine to take more if you could finish it, but you would be charged for any leftovers.
Yang Xiao liked Western food. After taking some fried items and some seafood, he returned to his seat. By the time he got a drink and came back, Gin and Toga hadn't returned yet.
Yang Xiao ignored them and started eating first. Soon after, Toga came over holding a plate in each hand and called out to Yang Xiao from a distance, "Come help me hold these!"
Yang Xiao stood up, took the plates from her, put them on the table, and said in surprise, "Can you finish all this?"
"Tsk~" Toga said disdainfully, "You probably don't know how strong my appetite is."
"Yeah, I really don't." Yang Xiao felt that bringing Toga here for the seafood buffet was totally worth it. If she could finish all the food she took, even if Wu Shiyin didn't bring her here again later, he, Yang Xiao, would bring her.
What Yang Xiao didn't expect was that Wu Shiyin was also a big eater. He brought back a pile of food and started eating happily after setting it down.
Some of Toga's food was medium-rare, the kind that was still bloody. Yang Xiao and Wu Shiyin were long accustomed to this; she liked eating food like that.
But most of the food was normal, including seafood sushi.
The battle with the food began. The three ate freely. This seafood buffet wasn't cheap—2,600 yen per person, equivalent to about 150 Chinese Yuan. Even in China, this buffet wouldn't be considered cheap.
So the three were very competitive. In about half an hour, they had eaten half of the food they'd brought.
By this time, the number of customers in the restaurant had increased, and it was packed.
Some customers saw how boldly the people at Yang Xiao's table were eating, especially the cute girl who was eating directly with her hands. Her mouth was full of oil and red...
Wait a minute... that red stuff was... That was actually blood!
Some customers were stunned. How was this possible? People coming here to eat shouldn't be eating bloody food. This girl actually...
Some customers moved far away after looking at Toga. It affected people's appetites. Although she looked cute eating voraciously, her strong taste was hard to stomach.
Yang Xiao and Wu Shiyin were used to Toga's eating style and strong tastes. Among the three, Yang Xiao had the smallest appetite, Toga had the largest, and Wu Shiyin was in the middle.
To others, it looked like this table of people had never eaten a free buffet in their previous lives!
Fortunately, the battle ended after two hours. Toga leaned back in her seat, resting contentedly. Her face was rosy and she looked very cute.
Wu Shiyin rested in his seat while rubbing his stomach. He looked at Toga, then at Yang Xiao. "Your appetite isn't great, Xiao Yang. The two of us have gotten our money's worth, but you're far behind."
"Haha," Yang Xiao smiled and said, "It's not easy to get your money's worth at a buffet. In some places, no matter how much you eat, you can't break even."
Actually, Yang Xiao exercised a lot every day, so it was reasonable for him to eat more. But Yang Xiao's three meals were very regular. Overeating at one meal wouldn't be good.
Increasing food intake needs to be gradual, not done all at once.
Wu Shiyin felt there was some truth to that, but he still loved the satisfaction after overeating—it felt so good!
After the three had eaten and drunk their fill, they left the Wansheng Seafood Buffet. After Yang Xiao and the others left, the waiters started whispering.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life. That little girl can eat so much. She must have an appetite for at least two adults, right?"
"Exactly. If my daughter ate that much, our family would have gone bankrupt long ago."
"Bankruptcy aside, eating like that isn't good for your health, but they're still growing."
"I think the handsome guy with silver hair is probably her brother, or her father?"
"That silver-haired man is only in his twenties. How could he have a teenage daughter? What are you thinking? Do you have a crush on him?"
"Stop chatting, it's work time!" Just as the waiters were chatting, the manager came over and said sternly.
The waiters immediately became quiet and scattered.
"Let's go home!" After getting on the scooter, Wu Shiyin said to Yang Xiao and Toga.
Yang Xiao nodded and watched Toga leave with Wu Shiyin. He had to do his daily training. He cleaned up the garbage at the beach park every day, similar to what Midoriya Izuku did.
But Midoriya Izuku was more diligent and hardworking than him.
After Yang Xiao left, Wu Shiyin also departed. Toga touched her stomach and walked contentedly towards her home. Today's meal was worth it.
...
A few more months passed. There was only one month left until the start of the school year at U.A. High School. Over these months, Yang Xiao had been very disciplined, waking up early and going to bed early every day, only resting after achieving his daily goals.
Therefore, his Quirk had improved significantly. Yang Xiao wasn't anxious. He knew his strength was sufficient against ordinary people. But if he encountered an opponent like the Hero Killer, Stain, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
Over the past few months, Yang Xiao had been very comfortable at the Broken House. Toga's temper had improved a lot, though when it was bad, it was still bad, and Yang Xiao could only give in everywhere.
Yang Xiao had a feeling that Toga's personality seemed to have become more lively, and her dark side had diminished. She had even started playing fewer bloody games without realizing it.
Yang Xiao wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. He decided to continue working part-time at the Broken House even after entering U.A. High School.
After all, everything would start to change once U.A. began. It was around that time that Toga would join the League of Villains.
Therefore, Yang Xiao had to nip Toga's dark tendencies in the bud, to make her stay at the Broken House forever, instead of joining any League of Villains!