The restaurant was lively.
Food on the table.
Voices overlapping.
OG had already started eating like they hadn't seen food in years.
Meanwhile—
Koharu and Rinn arrived.
Rinn immediately walked toward an empty chair.
Finally.
Food.
Peace.
Happiness.
---
But just as she was about to sit—
Koharu grabbed her wrist.
"…We're not having breakfast with them."
Rinn froze mid-air.
"…What?"
"We have to go to the company," Koharu said calmly.
Rinn blinked.
"I didn't eat anything."
Koharu raised a brow.
"…Did I?"
Rinn stared at her.
"You were about to—"
Before she could finish—
Koharu picked up a chicken drumstick from the table—
and shoved it straight into Rinn's mouth.
---
"…Mmff?!"
"Is that enough?" Koharu asked casually.
Then turned—
"Let's go."
---
Rinn stood there.
Still chewing.
Still processing.
Still betrayed.
Her eyes slowly moved—
toward Sakura.
Help me.
You are the only one who can stop her.
But Sakura—
was completely focused on her food.
Head down.
Eating peacefully.
Not even looking up.
---
Rinn's soul cracked.
"…Wow."
---
Just as Koharu started walking—
Aiko stood up.
Walked toward Rinn.
And handed her a cup.
"Here."
Rinn looked down.
Cup noodles.
Mixed with tteokbokki.
And a few peeled shrimp on top.
Aiko smirked.
"Eat well. Bye-bye."
---
Rinn looked at the cup.
Then at Aiko.
Then at Koharu walking away.
Then back at the cup.
"…This is my life now."
She sighed—
and ran after Koharu.
---
Back at the Table 🍜
Hana watched the whole scene.
Very seriously.
Very observantly.
Then she leaned toward Yuki and Kairi.
"…See?"
"I told you."
"She's going to get a girlfriend soon."
---
Yuki nodded slowly.
"…Yeah… at this rate, it's already happening."
Kairi added,
"I think we missed the official announcement."
---
Aiko, still eating, froze slightly.
Her ears turning red.
But she didn't look up.
Didn't say anything.
Just quietly took another bite.
---
Because deep down—
she knew—
Hana wasn't wrong.