"Ah… Ojiisan, your miso soup is top-notch! It is light, but still enough to fill my bottomless stomach! Your craftsmanship is awesome!" Higo gave the owner a big thumbs-up as he finished the food in front of him.
"Hahaha! That's a family recipe that does to you!" The old man laughed boisterously.
Kumiko just shook her head amusedly as she watched her childhood friend's antics. However, inwardly, she couldn't help but feel happy when the girl saw him willing to socialize openly like this. Kumiko could still remember a year ago, Higo would never be willing to chat casually like this to a complete stranger, just sticking to the straight business like a robot.
'Yeah, I don't know if it is because of football or not, but at least he is a little bit more outgoing right now, not sticking with his NPC persona anymore. That's good…' She muttered under her breath.
