Happy Farewell Party

　　"Eh?!"

　　 Rui's eyes widened.

　　"Pleased to meet you!" xN

　　Voices sounded in unison, and enthusiastic applause filled the room.

　　Hina stood behind her little sister and nodded when she heard these opening words.

　　"Come in! It's party night."

　　"Eh? Wait, what exactly is this…"

　　Before Rui could react, she was pushed inside. When she faced the friendly gazes of a group of people.

　　"Show me a smile that matches the value of my pocket money and scholarship. This way, I can face my wallet successfully losing weight without regrets..."

　　Shinichi's tone was clearly joking.

　　But that voice sounded very sad.

　　"…"

　　There was silence for a long time.

　　Just like responding to his jokes.

　　Rui showed a big smile to everyone in front of her.

　　"Me too! Thank you to all of you!"

　　△

　　The smoke rose and gathered, leaving only the warmth of the pan and the aroma of meat juices wafting through the air.

　　Freshly grilled slices of brown meat.

　　This place is between meat eaters.

　　The hissing sound was masked by the lively chatter. The awkward atmosphere of the first meeting was broken when the smell of meat filled the air.

　　After all, all living creatures have the same appetite.

　　Everyone's seats were clearly divided, with the student council on one side, the quintuplets on the other, and the liberal arts and sciences on the other. The atmosphere is lively, but human group consciousness is still unavoidable.

　　But Shinichi didn't plan to make everyone become good friends in just one night.

　　Today is the farewell party. The most important thing is Hina and Rui's feelings. Whether they can enjoy it is a question.

　　 Rui was pulled together by Kei and Moeha after entering the door. The middle school girl occupied the stove alone and chatted happily while grilling meat.

　　Rui looks more cheerful, which makes them curious and ask if anything good happened today. There are also various reasons to "play hide and seek" with Shinichi, which makes Rui laugh a little awkwardly.

　　And Hina...

　　Hina knew she wasn't allowed to join the circle of young people, so she occupied the stove alone, filled the table with beer and meat, and only ate and drank for her own entertainment.

　　Of course, she wasn't the type to be quiet and oblivious to the atmosphere. Sometimes she would grill a few skewers of offal and testicles, then mysteriously lean over to ask others if they wanted to eat. After people who didn't know the truth had eaten, she would tell others what part it was with an evil smile.

　　However, after Shirogane and Ishigami were tricked into vomiting outside, she didn't dare to do so for unknown reasons.

　　To make up for her mistake, she even drank a few glasses of beer, before long her face was red and blushing.

　　The student council is still the same as before, with a little ambiguity amidst the arguments. For example, Shirogane and Kaguya are having a "barbecue love brain battle," trying to get each other to eat the meat they are grilling.

　　It's basically the same as a BBQ during a summer trip, but the atmosphere on the other side of Ishigami and Iino is on the contrary, peaceful. One person grills meat, another grills vegetables, and the grilled ones are placed on plates.

　　Even though they didn't say much and their expressions were as plain as looking at strangers, the tacit understanding of eye contact and synchronized speed of movement made their faces turn red.

　　As for the source of the chaos in the student council. Chika is currently being fed by Hayasaka.

　　After being ordered by Shinichi to control the beast and work on the oven with professional techniques, Hayasaka has no complaints whatsoever.

　　Because the one sitting next to her was Shinichi.

　　So when feeding the animal, she can also put a piece of meat or vegetables on his plate. As long as she could see him nodding in praise after eating, Hayasaka would be very satisfied.

　　If the two of them were alone, she would never feed him meat in such a secretive manner, but would feed him using "various methods".

　　But the problem is that Shinichi's current situation and position is very bad.

　　"Hey, Nino, it's time for the decisive battle. Let's see who can grill better!"

　　"Ha! That's what I want. If you want to give up, do it now, Fumino!"

　　"Stop talking nonsense, I will now take revenge for the humiliation that Forest School suffered!"

　　"Who embarrassed you! But since you said so, after Forest School, I also have a lot of grudges, and I haven't resolved them with you!"

　　"Then come on, win or lose!"

　　"Same as the referee?"

　　"Just like the referee!"

　　"Asada-kun/Makoto-kun, you will be the referee and decide whose grilled meat is tastier!"

　　"Wait, what happened to Makoto?!"

　　Shinichi: "😐"

　　Yes, to his right is Hayasaka Ai.

　　Then to the left is Nino, and right in front of him is Fumino who is kicking his calves under the table.

　　Next to Fumino was Rizu, and next to Nino were Ichika, Miku, Yotsuba, and Itsuki... These positions were determined by the rock paper scissors earlier. Miku puffed out her cheeks like a hamster, and she munched on freshly roasted king oyster mushrooms, she glanced at the two people from time to time.

　　Ichika watches the show with great interest and quietly asks her what happened to the two of them earlier.

　　Shinichi doesn't bother telling her, he just accepts his fate and eats the roasted meat of the two of them, then honestly judges Nino as the winner again.

　　Luckily, with their previous experience, they didn't bother grilling meat for him. Fumino also finds that Nino's grilled meat is much tastier than her. After losing, she asked her to help her grill some meat while she grilled some vegetables.

　　The duo took charge of the food on the table together, and the atmosphere immediately became harmonious. After all, these two people are not good at holding grudges, and their emotional intelligence is very high. They may not be talking about winning or losing, perhaps they are just doing this to liven things up.

　　...Possible?

　　Shinichi couldn't be sure, because he could feel that the content of the two people's chat was mixed with guns and sticks, and the glances at him from time to time were also very uncomfortable.

　　Talking about eating, then we have to mention Yotsuba and Itsuki at the other table.

　　Yotsuba hadn't eaten anything at the moment, so she was busy helping Itsuki grill the meat.

　　Because she eats at an astonishing speed.

　　So when Yotsuba saw Itsuki staring at the raw meat on the baking sheet with greedy eyes and her stomach growling at the same time.

　　Although the description was a bit excessive, Itsuki noticed that Yotsuba had not moved her chopsticks halfway through the meal, so she immediately took turns with Yotsuba. And since the grilling wasn't very good, she had to ask Nino for help.

　　But the amount she ate was probably the same as the amount of four other people... Fortunately, this was an all-you-can-eat restaurant.

　　Otherwise, Shinichi who was entertaining guests, would definitely leave this meaty monster here as collateral.

　　In general.

　　At this farewell party, everyone had a great time while eating and having fun... Maybe.