39. Sudden Encounters

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Since Yukiko had started her daily life at school, many things, both good and not so good, had happened to her: she had earned a moderately good image in her dorm and made some friends and one crocodile-like enemy. But aside from having to train with her magic to stop feeling tired from just lifting a rock, she also had to prepare for the end of semester tests that were practically around the corner.

She had been able to catch up more or less with History of Magic (having a brother who had perfect notes on that subject had helped a lot) and master the parts of Physical Education that didn't require magic. She also could get the hang of creating potions. If you followed the instructions, it was almost like cooking and some of the simpler ones she learned in class were medicinal and could be used to combat stomach and muscle pains (as long as the school nurse allowed her to consume them, of course).

And as another small advantage, after reading some contents from the books, she could remember some information she heard from her brother during that inexplicable time of unintentional espionage; so it could be said that she actually attended class alongside him. But she obviously could not remember everything, let alone something she only heard once, so she still had to study everything from the beginning if she didn't want to fail...

But this was not the time to think about that, it was lunchtime and she decided to free her mind of worries if she wanted to enjoy her brother's food without her stomach turning with nerves. It was enough that this already happened once after training her magic. The nurse recommended her having homemade dishes instead of the cafeteria food to better control the amounts, in case she felt ill again after eating while she was rehabilitating her magic,

Yuu, Grim, and the others wouldn't finish their class until later, but she wasn't going to be alone. Carrying the lunch box, a bottle of water, and a long box of biscuits, she entered the school cafeteria and looked around for her new friend.

"Yuki, over here!"

Yukiko located the origin of the voice calling her name, smiled, and sat down in front of him. "I'm back, Epel!" She greeted him as she placed everything on the table. "Sorry for the wait, I stopped by Sam's store on the way."

"Don't worry, the line was a bit long, so I just sat down too," he assured. "Is that the food you made in your dorm?"

"Yes, with my brother," she replied as she lifted the lid to reveal a simple dish with white rice, egg rolls, and her favorite food: minced meat. "He insisted on makin' it himself, but I felt bad he got up a little earlier for me, so I insisted even more and helped him."

"That's very thoughtful! Do you usually cook a lot at home?"

"My mother's usually the one who cooks, but my brother always takes over when she's busy. We also work together to help her if we need to prepare a lot," Yukiko began to say. "I can cook, but not much as him. You should try his breaded fillets, they're to die for!"

At that same moment, a couple of students who also went to class 1-B noticed them and couldn't help but feel curious. It was very easy to see the change in the dynamic between the Savanaclaw girl and the Pomefiore student: the latter had not only stopped being ignored by her, but they had also become friends.

"Those two really get pretty well, it doesn't look like they started off on the wrong foot," the boy from Octavinelle commented.

"You're right. They've been spendin' time together like this since this week, right?" The other one from Scarabia replied.

"I wonder what happened."

The change took place last Sunday afternoon, when they had no class, and the twins finally had the long-awaited conversation with Riddle and Leona.

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