Curry

I was about to say something else, but then I heard a strange sound.

I didn't recognize this sound since it didn't sound like anything that I had heard before, but then I saw that Sasha's face had turned red.

I didn't understand why she was acting this way, but I saw that she was holding her stomach.

Could it be that she had some other injury that I hadn't noticed earlier?

So I immediately asked, "Is there something wrong with your stomach? Are you hurt somewhere?"

Hearing me ask this, her face turned even more red and she lowered her head as if she was hiding something.

Finally, she said in a small voice, "It was my stomach, but I'm not hurt…It's just that I haven't eaten anything since this morning, so…"

When I heard this, I finally realized what that sound was.

It was from her stomach, but it wasn't one that came from pain. It was a sound that was made because she was hungry.

Since that was the case, it was much easier for me to solve.

I sat back down and pulled the backpack off my back. Then I reached in and pulled out two bowls, some utensils, and a few bags that I placed on one of the flat rocks in front of us to show her what it was.

Sasha looked up and her eyes lit up when she saw this, but then she hesitated a bit before asking, "Is it really alright for me to have some? This is the food that you brought in, so you don't need to share anything with me."

I shook my head and said, "It's fine, I got plenty so I don't mind sharing. I had prepared too much since I thought I would be in here longer, but it seemed like it was just too much for one person."

Sasha lowered her head again before saying, "I'm sorry for ruining your plans."

I shook my head and said, "No, it's not because of you that I'm leaving early. I'm leaving early because I've already filled up my bag with loot. I can't carry anymore even if I wanted to carry more."

She lowered her head again as if she was apologizing, but she also muttered in a low voice, "Thank you."

I was able to hear it and it brought a smile to my face, but I didn't say anything since I knew that would just make it worse.

The meal packs that I had brought with me were curry packs, so all that I needed to do was heat up some water for the curry packs and heat up the rice and we would be able to eat.

I brought out the gas stove, but before I could turn it on, Sasha suddenly took a step forward.

She caught me off guard by doing this and I couldn't help looking at her with a strange look as I asked, "What's wrong?"

She didn't say anything at first as she lowered her head in a shy manner, but then she suddenly looked up and said, "Can you let me prepare it?"

I was confused why she asked this, but then she said, "You rescued me and you're even sharing your food with me. If I don't do anything at all, I just can't accept this kindness."

I raised a brow as I looked at her, but in the end, I handed over the stove and the ingredients to her.

After taking it, she bowed and said, "Thank you. I promise to make the best meal for you."

I just waved my hand and said, "It's fine, it's just curry. You don't need to put in that much effort."

But Sasha shook her head and said, "No, it's a must! I have to put my heart into this and give you a proper love filled meal."

I was taken aback by this sudden confession that she made and I didn't know how to respond.

Sasha had a confident look on her face when she said this, but then…she slowly started realizing what she had just said. As she realized this, her face started turning more and more red until she covered it up and said, "That's not what I meant!"

I just turned around and said, "I'm looking forward to it."

At this, her eyes opened wide before she gave a soft 'un' sound.

Like this, I walked over to the side to rest while Sasha heated up the curry and rice.

At the same time, I started checking the area around us just to make sure that it really was clear.

If we were suddenly jumped by something in the middle of our meal, there was no doubt that it would be fatal.

It didn't take her long to prepare the meal since it was a premade meal.

When it was done, she called out to me, "It's ready."

I came back over to the flat rock and found…that there was one dish that clearly had much more food than the other.

When I saw this, I knitted my brows before picking it up to pour some of the curry and rice into her plate. But she quickly stopped me by saying, "No, no, it isn't that I gave you more because of anything. It's just that I can't eat that much, so…"

Her voice trailed off, but she was also looking at her stomach as she said this.

Seeing this, I immediately understood what this meant and didn't force it any more.

After all, any topic related to weight was forbidden when it came to girls.

So to cover up for this mistake, I picked up my spoon and took a sniff of the curry before saying, "It smells delicious."

Hearing this, Sasha revealed a happy look before looking at me with an expectant look.

In response to this, I took a spoonful of the curry and put it into my mouth before saying, "Um, it really is delicious."

At this, Sasha's face turned red and she lowered her head before tucking into her own curry.