The One Sitting Next To Me Is A Real Japanese! Volumes 1

The Person's Taste is Different

The teacher's door shifted. The one who came out from there was not a teacher, but three boys who wore sour expressions on their faces. This is because they have to submit an apology letter during the break. One of them was Eza, he was the one who pulled out his phone when the learning hours had already started.

“Because it's lunchtime, we go to the cafeteria, yuk!”

“Come, Good idea! I'm hungry too.”

Who said happily after getting the punishment were two friends of Eza, Rizki and Adit who participated in getting the same punishment. They were the type of male disciples who looked ordinary. When compared to Eza, they were still below him.

After they came out of the teacher's room, they decided to walk towards the cafeteria through a long hallway and chat during their trip there.

“By the way about food, I've heard that Italians don't like cappucino drinks mixed with cincau.”

“Yang right? But such a thing is no longer common. You see I've also heard about people who cook certain meats mixed with date sauce, many people are angry.”

“Eh? If that's bad enough. Where is such a cooking occurrence?”

“Yang is definitely not here. You see here a lot of mixed foods, kayak pempek, meatballs, or bakmi for example.”

“From earlier what ‘sih did you guys talk about?”

Eza, who has become familiar and close to Adit and Rizki since the beginning of the semester, only responds to the chatter of two friends casually, when he is getting tired of listening to the unclear conversation of his two friends.

“You do not know about the tastes of outsiders lower than us?”

“Who do you mean by outsiders?”

“That's for sure those who cook rice, if not too dry, must be too wet to be porridge and not rice. There are even those who wash the rice after seeing the results of wet rice.”

“What I heard from earlier was just a nightmare for rice eaters, but you don't want to tell the culprit!?”

“If it can't. You see, that does not just one, but many people."

“It's not that too many people are committing genocide against rice!?"

Although he had complained about the nonsense chatter of his two friends, because he himself was also bored, Eza had officially become part of their conversation.

They continued their conversation until they reached their desired destination, the school cafeteria.

The typical noise of the canteen was heard filling the entire canteen. It has become a common sight to see many students carrying the food they buy on trays they carry themselves.

Eza and his two friends head straight to the corner displaying the available menu information and checking it out.

“Have you decided what food you want to order? I want to check according to my taste”

“Let me think about it first. At a time like this, I feel confused because there are too many options.”

Following his two friends, Eza also looked at what menu he wanted to eat. Then, his eyes were fixed on a poster that read “Mi Chicken Special Cheese” along with the illustration picture, and also the writing “There are 5 Spicy Level Options!”.

“Mi chicken with cheese? The strangest thing I ever ate was instant noodles mixed with milk.”

“You seriously ate it?”

Adit who is confused to choose the menu, his mind is distracted by Eza's shocking speech. But the man himself did not continue Adit's reply, until he had to go back to see the menu information that confused him.

After a while of choosing, they finally decide what they want to order, secure the place with a marker, then go back to order and pick up their food.

But just as they wanted to return to the place they had marked, Eza who was overjoyed by his order accidentally bumped into someone who was in front of him.

“A-ah ... Ii'm sorry. I'm not looking ahead. Are you all right? If your food spills I—“

The conscious Eza made a mistake immediately trying to apologize. But after he looked towards the person he hit, his eyes widened.

“Oh ... Aren't you Eza?”

In front of him, he saw a long black haired girl surging, with wide eyes and also black in color. His face looked a little childish, but it also looked elegant at the same time. Although the body is small, it is still proportional in its place.

“Mrs Rena?!”

Lady Rena who is called by her name by Rizki is the girl who was hit by Eza. She is the eldest daughter of one of the ambassadorial families as well as a well-known businessman. She is a person who bears the title of a true princess.

In addition to having natural beauty, her social skills as a distinguished family were also very high, making her increasingly viewed with elegance. Rena also placed the status of the prettiest girl in the 1st grade and also in the Rania Academy by the male students.

After that admiration, a bitter voice went straight out of Adit's mouth, “J-if there is Lady Rena here, i-it means ..”

“I-this is impossible! To meet the two prettiest girls in person, I couldn't help it. I'm sorry, friend ... But I'm not strong with the glow!”

After saying that, Adit quickly left his place, took the place marker, and went all the way from his normal social life.

“Gee, Eza,” Rizki who is still in place, holding one of Eza's shoulders and whispering something, “I also agree with Adit. I'm sorry, but I'm not strong with this battlefield.”

Rizki also came running away while shouting, “happy tingaaaaal!” and make a rowdy atmosphere of the canteen.

“Oi!”

Eza who feels betrayed can only resign himself to the fact that his two friends are really idiots.

Then he looked back in front of her. Two of the prettiest girls stood in front of him. One was smiling sweetly, while the other narrowed her eyes. Fortunately, Eza is saved by Rena by talking to him.

“It so happens we meet here ... How about we have lunch together. What do you think, Eza?”

“Uh? Yeah ... I think it's okay."

Eza can only accept the invitation from Rena after the betrayal of her two friends, as well as her who had hit Rena. They ended up sitting where Eza had marked before.

“Aah, you also ordered the same menu too, Eza?”

Exactly what Rena said, Eza and also Rena ordered the same menu. Chicken Cheese noodles with the maximum level of spicy.

“You two love food like that?”

“Hmm? What does Iroha mean by that? Is that his cheese or his spiciness?”

“Isn't it clear?”

Yuuki who saw the contents of the bowl of the two people sitting with him could only be stunned. A mixture of cheese, chicken soy sauce, and sambal blend into one in just one container.

“Because there are many foods that use spices here, it is certain that something like this is common. Isn't that right, Eza?”

“If you say that there is a point. Arguably, savory taste is the identity of most tropical countries.”

“Also, because it is used to taste many flavors, mixing cheese with noodles can be an attraction on its own.”

“As expected. You also think like that when you see the poster yes, Rena.”

“It just so happened, didn't it?”

While the two of them were engrossed in chatting with each other, Yuuki's brows furrowed even more and asked the two of them casually.

“I'm curious ... I think you guys are very close. Are you guys that close?”

Getting the question, Rena faced towards Yuuki and smiled gently, answering casually Yuuki's question.

“We've known for a long time. Because we are childhood friends.”

“Hmm ..”

Yuuki muttered softly while nodding small, making a suggestion to his mind not to think excessively. This time, Rena asked.

“But I did not expect that Iroha was also close to Eza.”

“I just reprimanded him not to laze.”

“Is that?”

Rena laughed softly. Her tone of laughter was full of mysteriousness that only she could guess by herself.

“Nby the way. Eza, would you mind rethinking about becoming a member of OSIS?”

In response to Rena's question, Eza sighed and glanced the other way showing no interest in her becoming an OSIS.

“Again? I have absolutely no interest. Shouldn't this issue have been resolved some time ago?”

“If it ..”

Rena showed a sour expression and was a little agitated.