Eighteenth returning Jump Girl for Month of Pink; Hisako Arato from Food Wars!

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At one point in time Hisako absolutely hated Soma Yukihira with a passion, if only because of what he's done to Lady Erina since he joined the school. But then she got to know him and saw what kind of person he really is.

"Argh! Why do you have to be so frustrating?!" demanded a shrill voice that made the pink-haired girl flinch.

Looking over to the source, she saw Lady Erina glaring at Soma, while Soma just laughed it off. It took everything Hisako had not to laugh herself.

"Come on, Erina! Just have a taste. I guarantee that you'll like it~"

"I have no intention of trying your food, so stop thinking that you can just cook for me whenever you want!"

Hisako had to roll her eyes at that. Lady Erina was acting as if Soma was obsessed with her when it was clear that Soma was just being Soma. Not only that, but Soma also had better things to do than focus solely on Lady Erina.

"Suit yourself, Erina," replied Soma with a shrug before he went back to the food he was cooking with a grin. "I just figured you'd want first dibs since you're already here."

"Yes, I was already here. You were the one following me!"

Again, Hisako had to roll her eyes. Soma was the one who was already there cooking. If anything, they were the ones following him.

"Hey, Arato! You want to try some?" asked Soma, turning to where she was.

Before she could answer, Erina answered for her. "No, she doesn't want your cooking either!"

Now Hisako was getting frustrated. Ever since she worked alongside Soma, she started rethinking her life and saw that her mindset of wanting to be Lady Erina's second was really holding her back. If she wanted to be an equal she needed to step up.

"I would love to try your dish, Soma."

Soma gave off a beaming grin, while from the corner of her eye she saw the flabbergasted look on Lady Erina's face. It would seem that the girl still wasn't used to others going against her.

Moving over to the dish that Soma made, Hisako grabbed a fork and speared a piece of the meal.

"H-Hisako! Don't!" commanded Erina, still trying to process what she was seeing.

But Hisako didn't listen as she took a bite. The taste, the texture, it took everything she had to not moan out loud, but ultimately she failed.

"It's so good~" she said with a loud moan of ecstasy, her face covered with a heavy blush of arousal.

"Glad you enjoyed it!" exclaimed Soma with another grin. "Go ahead and have the rest if you want."

She didn't hesitate as she grabbed the dish and continued to chow down on the delicious meal. As she ate, she missed the glare Erina was giving Soma.

"I hate you."

"Another satisfied customer!"

FIN

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At the time I wrote the previous Hisako one-shot, I hated her as a character because she was nothing more than Erina's yes woman. Then I saw the episodes where she got actual character develop and grew out that. While Hisako is not one of my all time favorite characters from the series, she's no longer one of my most hated. Erina on the other hand is still terrible.