Chapter 93 – There have been many plots like this in the book

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A knock on the door echoed gently in Yukio's room as he pulled back the curtains, letting the outside blue sea and sunlight flood in, driving away the darkness that had once lulled him to sleep: "Who is it?"

After Shiina's confession-like words last night, followed by a light kiss from Yukio that left her fleeing in shyness, nothing particularly eventful happened.

This morning, he went for his usual swim to stay in shape and then went back to bed, since the special exam for his group had already ended prematurely, and now only three groups needed to proceed as usual.

"It's me, get up already." Ryuen's voice came from outside the door: "Such a hassle, if you're awake, be awake, why do you need to go back to sleep? And if you sleep in, why must we come and call you for breakfast?"

Yukio then remembered, during these two weeks of luxurious cruise life, Ryuen or Ishizaki would regularly call him for breakfast.

His biological clock is usually accurate, but not when he goes back to sleep; sleeping until noon was quite normal for him. To ensure he didn't skip meals and avoid developing stomach problems like in his past life, this arrangement was made.

Ignoring Ryuen's casual complaints, Yukio leisurely washed his face and stepped out to join an impatient yet resigned Ryuen, heading to the café.

And truly, seeing Ryuen's annoyed yet helpless expression was quite amusing for Yukio.

However, upon arriving at the café, they were greeted by Ishizaki's almost comatose panda face.

Albert sat nearby, his expression unchanged, perhaps because his darker complexion hid any signs of dark circles under his eyes.

"Good morning, Yukio-san, Ryuen-san," Ishizaki said, clearly out of energy, as if speaking took all his strength, his voice incredibly hoarse. An empty cup in front of him suggested he had already downed a whole glass of water without relief.

"Did you pull an all-nighter?" Yukio pulled out a chair, surprised by Ishizaki's deathly appearance: "If you're tired, why not go straight back to rest?"

He was well aware of how lively his classmates had been last night; an all-nighter was expected. What surprised him was Ishizaki's insistence on coming for breakfast despite his condition, perhaps Ishizaki too was concerned about maintaining his stomach health?

Ishizaki earnestly gave a thumbs up, showing a certain steadfastness: "I said I'd follow you, Yukio-san. No matter how tired, how could I miss out?"

This remark indeed garnered a second look.

Ryuen, lacking any sense of camaraderie, instead playfully slapped Yukio on the shoulder: "In that case, Ishizaki, I'll make sure to notify you whenever Yukio goes to the bathroom."

Yukio felt that these people had lost their minds, both Ishizaki and Ryuen, deviating from their usual selves.

He then smiled knowingly; after all, it was normal to behave a bit differently in the excitement of being promoted to Class A.

"We've been waiting~" Just then, Shiina came out with a plate of sandwiches, followed by a server carrying more breakfast items.

However, Shiina specifically sat next to Yukio and placed the sandwiches in front of him, her large, expectant eyes as if waiting for her handmade breakfast to be eaten and praised by someone she liked.

"Interesting," Ryuen noticed and thus didn't touch the sandwich plate, opting to enjoy his own breakfast.

Ishizaki was somewhat confused: "Is Shiina working part-time at the café? Do shops on the cruise even hire students who can only work for at most two weeks? No, with the deserted island special exam, it's at most one week."

"No," Shiina appeared very happy, her hands forming a reverse V in front of her: "I just borrowed the kitchen here for a bit."

After addressing Ishizaki's question, Shiina finally turned to Yukio, her eyes shining with unspeakable anticipation: "Yukio, won't you try it?"

Yukio wouldn't reject Shiina's kindness, especially since the sandwich looked quite appealing. After moistening his throat with a sip of coffee, he began to enjoy Shiina's homemade dish.

Should it be said that Shiina has a talent for this? The bread part of the sandwich was clearly carefully made, sieved at least twice to achieve such a fine texture, and perfectly baked, making the bread springy and not dry.

The fillings were nothing special, just the standard café sandwich ingredients: "It's really good, Shiina, how did you think to make these?"

"Hehe," Shiina acted like a child praised by their parents, lifting her head and chuckling with her eyes squinted, radiating sheer happiness: "Because in the books I've read, there are many scenes where girlfriends make lunch boxes for their boyfriends."

"Or where housewives meticulously prepare breakfast for their husbands, so, I just really wanted to try it myself."

Perhaps because these words were too intimate, even after their relationship was established, Shiina found it embarrassing to speak of them, her earlobes hidden under her long hair radiating warmth.

"Oh?" Noticing this, Yukio was amused. He inherently enjoyed teasing others; with enemies, he might be ruthless, but with his own people, it was all in jest.

Thus, Yukio, suddenly acting like a gentleman, picked up a knife and fork (which he originally didn't need), cut a small piece of the sandwich, then switched back to his familiar chopsticks. He picked up the small piece of the sandwich with one hand and positioned it in front of Shiina with the other.

"Such scenes must have appeared quite often in the books you've read, right?"

Shiina's eyes widened in surprise, her face uncontrollably heating up at this moment, losing her usual calm and the pure, light feeling she often exuded.

Her long eyelashes pressed down on her eyelids, showing a kind of vulnerability unique to young girls. Her warm breath on Yukio's hand made both of them feel a slightly dry sensation face to face.

Looking at the piece of sandwich Yukio was holding out to her, Shiina felt as if she was in a dream, a simple act of feeding bringing back countless stories she had read.

She had read about couples holding hands walking down country roads, newlyweds on romantic beach vacations, middle-aged couples taking care of their children while the husband feeds his wife...

If translated into gaming terms, Yukio's simple action was like a basic attack, while Shiina had already thought up names for their future children.

Shiina couldn't remember how she ate that small piece of the sandwich, nor could she taste the effort she put into cooking it. She felt as if she was chewing on honey candy, sweet and blissful, the taste of happiness.

After a while, she suddenly raised her hands to cover her flushed face, possibly thinking of something else. After all, reading a lot does make one think more than the average person.

Ryuen continued eating his breakfast, Albert showed no expression as if he hadn't seen anything, but Ishizaki across from them widened his eyes in shock, almost dropping his eyeballs.

"This... from now on, I have to call Shiina sister-in-law!"

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