I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 88

Chapter 88: Midnight Cafeteria

The Noblesse Academy cafeteria is open late into the night. This is because we engage in rigorous training every day, including practical exercises, in addition to our regular studies. Even students who are usually excellent often study late into the night or lock themselves in the training room at midnight.

Because they understand this, Noblesse allocates staff to keep the cafeteria open late for us.

However, we are in our adolescence. The concept of gaining weight exists in this world as well.

For example, Cynthia doesn’t eat anything after a certain time. She takes great pride in not having excess fat, claiming it’s not suitable for a lady.

On the other hand, Lillith doesn’t seem to care much and has never gained weight.

I wasn’t particularly fond of eating from the start. Fruits have always been a favorite of mine, but I haven’t come across many delicious things in life.

But when you train late into the night at Noblesse, your stomach inevitably grumbles.

And so, students began to call it the “Midnight Cafeteria.”

Why? Because there are limited menu items available only at night, and there are rumors of students pushing themselves to wake up for those.

I find it somewhat questionable as a student’s behavior, but I’ve come to understand their feelings.

After finishing the daily special training, showering to wash off the sweat, I quietly moved to the cafeteria to avoid being noticed by Cynthia.

I would get scolded pretty harshly otherwise. She says she’s doing it for our sake, but I’m also a boy.

The cafeteria is for all three grades, but since the number of students isn’t that large to begin with, the people you see late at night are generally the same.

And just as usual, when I turned the corner towards the cafeteria, something soft hit my face. Well, to be accurate, it pressed against me.

Soft, soft, something very soft.

“Oh, um, I’m sorry. Wait, Weiss-kun!?”

The person was so close that I couldn’t see who it was at first, but when I took a step back, I realized it was Senior Eleanor.

I see, she was a bit “tayun,” after all.

But seriously, she was very “tayun.” Magic creatures’ magical power varies with their volume. Perhaps this also applied to “tayun.”

Just like Karta and Tayunoa.

Even Milch Sensei was pretty “tayun.” That possibility was also valid. But Sierra was different, right?

“Weiss-kun? Can you hear me?”

“Uh, sorry about that. What’s the rush?”

“Huh, huh!? No, well, um… It’s just that! …Grrr.”

At that moment, Eleanor answered with a growling stomach.

I see, she came for the limited menu at midnight.

Come to think of it, she was a gluttonous character as she appeared. Scenes without Alan weren’t depicted in the original work, so I didn’t know, but she was well-characterized like this.

And for some reason, Eleanor glanced left and right and whispered to me.

By the way, Eleanor had a very nice voice. In the original work, her voice was so good that some people went crazy.

I think there was even a limited ASMR or something like that.

She usually had a loud voice, but her Whisper Voice when she was calm had a sweet feeling to it, so to speak.

“…It’s a secret between us.”

The word “secret,” Eleanor, she was using it to confuse people.

Or maybe she was just a natural.

“Could it be… You’ll get scolded?”

“Huh? Is that so… I mean, they might say I’ll gain weight…”

I see, she was the same as me.

I nodded silently, and our Dark Alliance headed for the cafeteria.

Wouldn’t it be better not to challenge anyone at this hour? It’s our day off.

And then, the students who saw us began to talk.

No, they were looking at Eleanor.

“Hey, it’s the Midnight Emperor… and there are two of them?”

“That’s right. Are they together?”

“The Dark Alliance, led by Weiss, huh?”

Even though they were whispering, I could hear them.

Wait, Emperor…? And they called me a follower?

I thought about giving them a piece of my mind, but… Maybe they’re just in the midnight mood. I’ll let it slide.

The cafeteria had only a few people.

We looked at the menu with illustrations first. Since it changes daily, we needed to check.

“Ugh, they all look so delicious, Weiss-kun.”

Eleanor was right; today’s menu was indeed a hit.

Uncharacteristically hearty fried set meal, ramen-style noodles that appeared only once a month, and curry with just the right amount of spice.

But this lineup would probably make Cynthia angry.

And it seemed I was in sync with Eleanor.

Both of us were anxiously checking left and right as if something was about to happen.

“Is there something wrong with those two?”

“Is it a special training unique to dark attribute users?”

“I wonder if they constantly feel like they’re being watched by someone?”

Damn it, this was making me look bad.

I should decide on the menu quickly.

“I’ll go with the noodles.”

“Then I’ll have the fried set meal and curry. They won’t overlap, and it’s fine, right?”

Should I avoid overlapping?

For now, I decided to let it go.

When I placed our orders, true to form, Noblesse served them promptly.

We took our usual seats by the window. It was too dark outside to see anything, but the stars were beautiful.

However, as if it were only natural, Eleanor came over with a cheerful skip in her step.

“Bell, this seat is great. Thanks!”

“Oh, no problem.”

I hope I don’t come across as if I reserved these seats or something. I have a feeling people around us are saying something like, “Of course, they’re the dark underclassmen.”

I made some casual responses and turned my attention to the noodles.

The steam rising from the clear white soup had a faint soy-based aroma that tickled my nostrils.

I started with the soup. Going straight for the noodles would be an amateur move.

I carefully scooped up some soup with the ladle and savored the flavor as the soy sauce and noodles intertwined.

Ah, this is it. This is it.

For some reason, food tasted even better at night. The luxurious taste filled me with a sense of wonder.

Next, I placed the noodles and something resembling char siu on top of the ladle.

Why did I always end up making mini noodles?

Then I slurped the noodles slowly. The polite, chewy texture calmed my heart and made me feel happy.

“Hey, it’s delicious! Delicious!”

When I turned my gaze forward, Eleanor was skillfully eating fried chicken with her left hand and curry with her right. Impressive, but she was indeed a glutton.

Then, for some reason, she apologized.

She placed a piece of fried chicken on a spoon and brought it to my mouth.

If she had asked me if I wanted a bite, I would have reflexively said, “No, thanks.” But when she said, “Here you go,” as if it were about to touch or not touch my lips, my mouth automatically opened, and I ate it.

However…

“It’s delicious.”

“Yeah, it is!”

I stared down the people who had been watching us with a full smile.

It was reflexive, not intentional.

I’ll kill you if you don’t understand. It seemed like the students averted their gaze.

But their harmless smiles looked genuinely happy.

It was hard to believe they had been beating up their enemies’ faces in a competition.

However, I knew about the Witch Sisters’ past…

Wait… now that I think about it, they must be very happy right now.

“Oh, Weiss-kun, can I have a bite too?”

Eleanor said this and wagged her tail like a dog, getting ready…

But if I returned the favor here, I might use it as an excuse to fight later (not that I was planning to).

I made a mini ramen on the ladle and brought it to her mouth.

“Here you go, Senpai.”

“It looks delicious!”

And then…

“Oh, look at you having so much fun. Eleanor…”

“Yeah, Weiss…”

Two female voices came from behind.

Familiar voices. Eleanor genuinely looked like she was going to die today.

“Oh, sister… Why are you here…”

“I have a hunch.”

When I hesitantly turned around, Cynthia was naturally there.

“Why are you here?”

“More or less.”

I was completely done for. Then the two of them sat down beside us.

They let out a big sigh…

“Well, if I keep nagging you all the time, you’ll be tired too. Come on, share some with me.”

“Uh, um! Is that okay?”

“In return, show some restraint tomorrow.”

“Uh, that’s a bit…”

“Just do it!”

Cynthia was small but had a commanding presence. Hmm, when I looked at her like this, she seemed more like an older sister.

No, more importantly…

“Cynthia, what’s wrong?”

“Well, there are many things I want to say, but I’ll let it go today. You’re always working too hard.”

With a smile, she forgave me.

Given the circumstances, it was a complete disaster, but she really was kind.

“In exchange, may I have a bite too?”

“Huh, you’re eating now? It’s nighttime, you know?”

“Sometimes it’s good to do things like this.”

“Well, that’s true.”

We were fighting for our lives, but we were also students.

Occasionally indulging in a lazy life wasn’t a bad thing.

“Oh, you’re here! That’s not fair!”

Suddenly, Lillith came running in from the entrance.

I had a feeling this would happen, but she had sharp instincts too.

Lillith ordered the hearty fried set meal.

“Sister, you’re eating too much! You’ll finish mine!”

“I have to eat more. You seem to need it there…”

Saying that, Cynthia grabbed Eleanor’s “tayun tayun.”

Impressive.

As expected of Noblesse, they didn’t forget about the service scenes.

“Sorry, Weiss, but this is not allowed.”

“I’m sorry.”

Well, even so, having a day like this occasionally wasn’t bad at all.