At noon, the warm sun shone brightly.
On the west side of the school building's rooftop, next to the plants and flowers cultivated by the gardening club, Bai Li and Chihaya Anon sat side by side.
The chairs here were reportedly paid for by the gardening club president and made by members of the handicraft club, with names carved into their backs.
Chihaya Anon, feeling comfortable sitting, wiggled a bit and carefully took out the bento she had prepared.
"This is a nice spot, everyone and I have been here before."
Chihaya Anon said, then added with some regret,
"Originally, I wanted to bring It'suki and Saya, but everyone was busy, so it's just me. But we'll meet after school."
In this multi-anime world, the five members of MyGO attend the same school.
Even Kaname Raana, who is a year younger, attends the junior high division.
Of course, Toyokawa Sakiko is no exception.
However, she currently doesn't get along with MyGO at all, and they even had an argument during one activity.
Because he had a mission to do at the time, Bai Li didn't investigate in detail.
Asking now seemed meaningless.
"I made two portions."
Chihaya Anon's words pulled Bai Li back to reality.
She placed the bento box on her lap and slowly opened it.
Then, a fragrant aroma wafted out.
"I'm good at making elaborate bentos, so there's only this much."
As the most cheerful social butterfly in the band, Chihaya Anon had put effort into that aspect.
She just gave up quickly... Instead of making a fancy bento, she decided to play it safe.
Bai Li heard this and glanced at her.
The box contained common tamagoyaki, fried tempura, takoyaki, and rice.
Overall, it was quite substantial, but the presentation wasn't great.
"I woke up too early this morning, so I couldn't finish everything, but... it should be edible, right?"
"Why is that a question?"
"Please don't mind that, Bai Li."
After handing the first layer of the bento to Bai Li, Chihaya Anon looked eager for him to try it.
Taking today's lunch, Bai Li picked up his chopsticks.
According to his previous schedule, he would be in the cafeteria right now.
But this time was different.
He might as well try it.
Following the local custom, Bai Li said, "Itadakimasu," before picking up a piece of tamagoyaki and putting it in his mouth.
How to describe it? The taste was decent.
Even though it was a bit burnt overall, it was still palatable.
The fried tempura was also similar, very ordinary, a simple dish anyone could make.
Bai Li ate half of it in one bite and gave his assessment.
"It's alright."
If ten was a perfect score... "I can give you 6.5 points."
"Is a perfect score ten?"
"That's right."
"I'll do my best."
Chihaya Anon said, then picked up her chopsticks and started eating her own food.
Halfway through her meal, she remembered something.
"Roughly... how much can it be deducted for?"
She really was like Old Eight.
However, Chihaya Anon's bento seemed a bit better than Yanamai Anna's.
Yet, if he had to eat it every day, Bai Li felt he couldn't accept it... even if it was a bento handmade by a beautiful girl.
"I'll charge you 1,000 yen."
"Whoa, that's so high! I thought it would only be worth 500 yen!"
"If you improve next time, I'll add to the price; if there's no improvement, I'll reduce the price by fifty percent."
"Eh! That's so harsh!"
Chihaya Anon's eyes widened.
But after her surprise, she kept stuffing the food into her mouth.
After finishing her bento, Chihaya Anon tidied up while starting a new topic.
"I'm still very concerned, no, I should say very curious... Even though Bai Li-senpai's band was developing smoothly and received good reviews from many livehouse owners, why did he suddenly decide to quit? Is something truly important more important than the band?"
"Yes, in my plans, there was no option to form a band."
"If others heard that, there would probably be many different opinions, especially Tomori."
Takamatsu Tomori... she had experienced a band disbanding and is now a member of MyGO.
"But if Bai Li-senpai encounters trouble, you can tell us, because we're band friends!"
"What's that?"
"Band friends!"
"It feels like everyone in the world is your friend."
"It's good to have many friends!"
Chihaya Anon felt like she would be very suitable to become a manager.
Buzz buzz buzz.
His phone vibrated at this moment.
He took it out and saw a group chat message from Sakurajima Mai.
[Mai: Bai Li-kun, where are you? I went to your classroom, and a classmate said you went out with a girl.]
[Bai Li: Rooftop.]
[Mai: I'll be right there.]
After Sakurajima Mai sent the text, there was no further movement.
Bai Li knew exactly what would happen next.
He didn't waste this time and started talking with Chihaya Anon about recommending MyGO to livehouses.
As a result, after only three minutes... the rooftop door was pushed open.
A girl in uniform appeared before them, panting.
Seeing the color of Sakurajima Mai's tie, Chihaya Anon immediately realized she was a third-year student.
"A third-year Sakurajima-senpai? Why are you here...?"
"I came to find Bai Li-kun."
After Sakurajima Mai regulated her breathing, her face flushed, she looked at Chihaya Anon, then sat down next to Bai Li.
"Bai Li-senpai, you and this Sakurajima-senpai..."
"Mai, Sakurajima Mai-senpai. We are friends."
"Oh, hello! Sakurajima-senpai! I'm Chihaya Anon, a first-year!"
Chihaya Anon, not at all reserved, greeted her with full energy.
Sakurajima Mai gently tidied her slightly disheveled hair, then nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hello..."
"Is Sakurajima-senpai looking for Bai Li-senpai? If you have something to discuss, I can leave first."
"Oh, no need for that. Just now... were you, Chihaya, having lunch with Bai Li?"
"Yes, although my cooking isn't good."
"A handmade bento, huh..."
Sakurajima Mai muttered softly, also wondering why she hadn't thought of that.
But she quickly adjusted her mood.
Knowing that Mai was jealous, Bai Li immediately interjected.
"If you're free next time, let's eat together."
He said, then looked at Mai.
"I wonder what Mai-senpai's cooking is like."
Bai Li's anticipation immediately piqued Sakurajima Mai's interest.
"You can look forward to it."
Instead of being jealous at this moment, Sakurajima Mai began to think about what delicious dishes to make for Bai Li tomorrow.