"There are plenty of people who like lunch better than the rest of school, so you're not alone," Shinju says as he looks over the contents of the box. To be honest, he missed talking about school--and he wondered if he would be enjoying his last semester of high school now if... everything hadn't happened.

He couldn't think about that now--he was supposed to be putting on a brave face. So instead of dwelling on it, he gestured to the sweets and asked Pilouette, "So, which do you like best?"