The two walked out of the teaching building and found a grassy hillside to sit down on.
"I want grapes!"
Kobayashi Rindo said, her two sharp little canines sparkling.
"There aren't any left."
Satou said directly. He had intended to give the remaining bunch to Alice; one bunch for each of the three girls.
"Stingy! Little junior, don't you know men shouldn't be so stingy?"
Kobayashi Rindo huffily patted his shoulder.
"By the way, Rindo-senpai, how did you know there were grapes?"
Satou asked helplessly.
"I found out from Erina. Why? Why does Erina get grapes and I don't? Am I not your woman?"
Kobayashi Rindo angrily twisted Satou's ear and shouted.
Satou glanced at her sideways. When did this girl become his woman?
"Rindo-senpai, I don't think we're in that kind of relationship, are we?"
He said.
"Girlfriends and senpais should receive the same treatment."
Kobayashi Rindo said.
Satou was speechless again.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a bag of coral candies from his pocket and handed them to her, saying, "Here, no more grapes, but there are some candies left."
Yesterday, a pound of coral candies had been eaten by Tohru and Kanna like peanuts, so Satou bought some more.
"If they're just ordinary candies, don't think you can fob me off!"
Kobayashi Rindo threw a candy into her mouth, and her eyes suddenly lit up. "So delicious! These are natural candies, right? Not synthetic?"
Satou looked at her in surprise. Besides Erina Nakiri, she was the first person to taste that these were natural candies.
As expected of Rindo-senpai.
"The sweetness is very gentle and elegant, and the aroma is no less than that of top-grade honey. It's a very good natural ingredient."
Kobayashi Rindo threw another candy into her mouth and said, "If these candies are melted, they can be used as a sweet seasoning, definitely surpassing the highest-grade sugar. And the texture is very crispy, good for eating raw too."
Hearing her words, Satou's eyes immediately lit up. So coral candies had such a use?
He had originally thought they could only be snacks, but now it seemed they were a more practical ingredient than diamond grape, because almost all desserts required sugar, and the price wasn't expensive either.
After sitting for a while, Satou asked, "I say, senpai, can I go now?"
"Stay with me for a bit."
Kobayashi Rindo rested her head on his shoulder, occasionally throwing a candy into her mouth, making crisp chewing sounds.
From behind, the two looked like a pair of cuddling lovers.
"I say, Rindo-senpai, has anyone strange come to look for you recently?"
Satou hesitated for a moment before asking.
He wanted to confirm whether Rindo-senpai had been recruited by Azami Nakiri.
After all, besides Rindo-senpai, he was only ordinary friends with the other Elite Ten members, so such a sensitive question couldn't be asked directly.
"Oh, yes, a man named Azami Nakiri. Speaking of which, he's Erina's father, your father-in-law."
Kobayashi Rindo said very naturally.
Satou was immediately startled. He had originally wanted to ask very subtly, but he didn't expect Rindo-senpai to just blurt it out without any reservations.
"So, did he ask you to do anything?"
Satou asked.
"That guy, he gave me a lot of rare ingredients and said he wanted me to support him as Head Chef. He also rambled on and on, but I was just focused on eating."
Kobayashi Rindo said nonchalantly.
"Did you agree?"
Satou asked.
"Of course not! Because I've already eaten all his ingredients!"
Kobayashi Rindo said without blushing.
Satou's mouth twitched. He could guess without thinking that Azami Nakiri's face must have been very unpleasant at the time.
"Don't you know I always eat and drink for free?"
Kobayashi Rindo said with a hint of pride.
Satou rolled his eyes, thinking, 'Do you even know that you always eat and drink for free?'
"Little junior, is that look in your eyes disdainful of your senpai?"
Kobayashi Rindo, without a word, again held Satou's head under her arm and said grumpily.
Satou once again personally experienced Rindo-senpai's surging waves.
"But that guy also hoped I wouldn't mention this meeting before he left."
Kobayashi Rindo thought for a moment and said.
"Then why are you telling me so directly?"
Satou couldn't help but ask.
"I didn't agree to him."
Kobayashi Rindo stuck out her tongue, a little playfully.
"Then why don't you go tell the Head Chef?"
Satou said.
"These are all matters of the Nakiri. It doesn't matter to me who becomes the Head Chef, and I'm about to graduate anyway."
Kobayashi Rindo held a candy in her cheek, which was puffed up, and rested her chin in her hand, looking into the distance.
"Alright."
Satou said. He had already subtly reminded Senzaemon before, and he believed he should be aware.
"But Rindo-senpai, what do you plan to do after graduation?"
"After graduation, huh? I guess I'll go explore the world?"
Kobayashi Rindo smiled slightly, gazing into the distance, her golden pupils sparkling.
The two of them sat there for a while.
"Hey, little junior, do you remember what happened during the School Festival last time?"
Kobayashi Rindo suddenly asked.
Before Satou could react, Kobayashi Rindo's face leaned in, and her lips pressed against his.
Then, an exceptionally sweet and fragrant taste filled his mouth.
After an unknown amount of time, Kobayashi Rindo stood up, a faint blush still on her face, but she smiled and said, "How was it? Was Rindo-senpai's kiss very sweet?"
Satou was a bit speechless, because with the candy in his mouth, the kiss was indeed incredibly sweet.
"I say, Rindo-senpai, if you keep this up, you'll have to take responsibility for me."
He said jokingly.
Kobayashi Rindo giggled, casually brushed her long hair, turned her head, and coolly said, "Rindo-senpai won't take responsibility for you."
After returning to the mansion, Erina Nakiri had already come back.
Seeing Satou return, she ran over dutifully, kneeling by the entrance, ready to help him change his shoes.
After he changed his shoes, Erina Nakiri hesitated for a moment and asked, "Satou?"
"Hmm?"
"Is Rindo-senpai pregnant with your child?"
Erina Nakiri bit her lip, finally plucking up the courage to ask.
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