They watched as a man with his young daughter
approached the ben-to display just as the
god-of-discounts began placing stickers on each
box.
"Senpai…"
The Ice Witch put up her hand to stop him. With
a smirk, she turned to look at her junior.
"Look at her uniform. She goes to the charter
elementary school nearby. It's a gateway school
to our academy. One day she could be a member
of the Half-Priced Food Lovers Club herself."
She turned to look back at the girl as she happily
picked out a meal for herself before her father
did the same.
"We can have our selfish fight after they leave.
She needs these memories of the time spent
with her papa…they will be fuel and
encouragement for her one day when she's
fighting for them. Memories can be a powerful
seasoning."
Sato stood for a moment, unable to voice a reply.
It was not long before he realized that there did
not need to be one. He understood the wise
words of his senpai and turned back to focus on
the prize.
He even smiled when two discount stickers were
placed on the ben-to boxes that they had chosen.