--Hoshimiya-san is eating sweets with relish.
Her cheeks, which are usually quite still, were now soft and round. Looking at her profile, I was in shock.
(Looking at Hoshimiya-san like this, he really does look like a child.)
As she skipped a grade, Hoshimiya-san's mental age is quite high. She's mature for an eight-year-old and has a calm demeanor.
Her appearance is the only thing that makes her young. It's like she has an aura that makes it impossible to treat her like a child...Hoshimiya Hime has a unique "pressure."
That's why she's lonely.
No, perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as solitary.
A noble "princess" that no one can get close to.
That's exactly what I thought it was like.
"...Would you like another one?"
"--!!"
After she finished one, she looked at me as if she still wasn't satisfied, so I picked one up from the bag and handed it to her...and once again she nodded vigorously.
Maybe it was because it was so delicious.
As if to say that it was a waste of time to even pick it up, Hoshimiya-san bit into the bamboo shoot snack along with my fingers.
"Crunch. Munch munch. Squish."
If I were to turn it into an onomatopoeia, I wonder if it would sound something like this.
Eat it, chew it, and smile at the sweetness.
Looking at her adorable smile, my cheeks couldn't help but relax as well.
"There's plenty, so you can eat as much as you like."
"...Hmmm. Hmmm!"
Hoshimiya-san's eyes lit up and she opened her mouth to respond to my request.
He stares at my fingers as if to say, "Hurry up and feed me."
(I-I wish you'd eat it yourself.)
I tried offering him a box of sweets, but Hoshimiya-san didn't react. He just stood there with his mouth open, waiting for me to feed him some.
It can't be helped. From the outside, it might look like a dangerous scene, like feeding a young girl, but Hoshimiya-san wants to be fed... so let's respect her wishes.
So I let him eat sweets for a while.
At first, Hoshimiya savored each bite one by one, but gradually she couldn't hold back any longer and her eating pace increased...and before she knew it, she was eating with her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel.
So I finished eating it surprisingly quickly.
『Crunch』
She bit into the last one, my finger and all, then licked off all the chocolate that was stuck to it, and brought it to her mouth, and continued chewing.
"Munch munch munch munch...gulp"
After enjoying the munching time for a while, it seemed to come to an end...and then, at the end, she muttered the following.
"...I never knew there was such delicious food in this world."
His voice was polite, yet slightly lisping.
Come to think of it, this is the first time I've seen Hoshimiya-san speak like this...I've only ever heard her reply.
Despite her mature appearance, her voice was childish and adorable, befitting her age.
"Who are you? You're hiding something so delicious... Could it be that you're a spy from another country trying to seduce me?"
"No, no. We're just classmates."
What is this child saying?
If a normal kid said it, it would be laughed off as just a joke, but in Hoshimiya's case, it seems like she might actually be in contact with spies from other countries, so it was difficult to judge.
That's how famous she is.
Apparently, his papers have been published in world-famous scientific journals several times. At just eight years old, he is already collaborating on several research projects in other countries, so he may be in the crosshairs of many countries.
Well, unfortunately, I'm just an ordinary high school boy, so being a spy isn't a cool thing for me.
If I had to say, I'm just Mob A--