He stares, practically glaring for a long and uncomfortable moment. If she's trying to pull a prank on him, by now she would've already lost since she's eaten two leaves in a row...
Silently, cautiously... he picks up one of the mochi.
I mean, it's not like it was completely outside his predictions that the leaf would be edible. He didn't think it was likely, but it was still possible. So maybe he got a bit overeager when she gave him that gullible reaction and didn't want to look like a fool by believing her. He still would've made her eat two just to be sure of her honesty, so it's not like he did anything embarrassing, right??
But he still can't confirm anything based on another person's observation. The only way he can be sure about it...
Steeling himself, he brings the dessert to his mouth and quickly forces himself to take the tiniest possible bite that includes the leaf. Just because she ate two doesn't mean he won't minimize the risk...!
That turns out to be unnecessary, though, because it doesn't taste especially bad. After silently analyzing the flavour for a few more seconds, he takes another, slightly larger bite with the leaf.
"... a bit too salty," he grumbles, eating the rest of his dessert.
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He stares, practically glaring for a long and uncomfortable moment. If she's trying to pull a prank on him, by now she would've already lost since she's eaten two leaves in a row...
Silently, cautiously... he picks up one of the mochi.
I mean, it's not like it was completely outside his predictions that the leaf would be edible. He didn't think it was likely, but it was still possible. So maybe he got a bit overeager when she gave him that gullible reaction and didn't want to look like a fool by believing her. He still would've made her eat two just to be sure of her honesty, so it's not like he did anything embarrassing, right??
But he still can't confirm anything based on another person's observation. The only way he can be sure about it...
Steeling himself, he brings the dessert to his mouth and quickly forces himself to take the tiniest possible bite that includes the leaf. Just because she ate two doesn't mean he won't minimize the risk...!
That turns out to be unnecessary, though, because it doesn't taste especially bad. After silently analyzing the flavour for a few more seconds, he takes another, slightly larger bite with the leaf.
"... a bit too salty," he grumbles, eating the rest of his dessert.