Chapter 45: Trait: Glutton

The next morning at the Kisaki house.

Just like living in her own home, Ran Mouri is already up early to prepare breakfast and lunch.

Even today, she is up even earlier than before.

This is not because she doesn't want to sleep a little longer.

It is because her appetite has skyrocketed, causing the breakfast and lunch that need to be prepared to increase, and she needs to get up earlier to start preparing.

But it is precisely these preparation tasks that kept Ran Mouri busy in the kitchen for nearly three hours.

The sky outside the window begins to brighten gradually.

“Click!”

Eri Kisaki, yawning, walks out of the room in a daze, wearing only a nightgown.

“Sniff sniff~”

The pleasant fragrance in the room makes her open her eyes a little.

Following the scent, she walks toward the kitchen.

She sees her daughter, wearing a nightgown and an apron, working hard in the kitchen.

Just as she is about to walk over to greet her daughter, her peripheral vision sweeps across the table, and she pauses.

“...So much?”

There are already many prepared meals on the table.

Eri Kisaki knows which one is her lunch box.

But what is going on with that lunch box next to it that is completely four times the size of her own?

Eri Kisaki rubs her eyes and walks over to compare.

“It’s four times larger than my lunch box.”

“This should be two or three times larger than an adult man’s appetite, right?”

The box she is comparing it to is only the first layer of the box storing white rice.

Next to it are four other large boxes of the same scale, filled to the brim with all kinds of dishes.

All kinds of meat dishes, as well as fried chicken, fried pork cutlets, broccoli, bamboo shoots, hamburger meat.

There is no problem with the variety, and the nutritional combination is also quite good.

But this amount is a bit strange.

“Is she planning to eat with Sonoko today?”

“Even so, the portion is a bit too large.”

“Is she still in shock?”

Yesterday, Eri Kisaki did not go out to work all day and stayed at home accompanying Ran.

But she did not find Ran excessively sad, or even doing anything strange.

Adjusting her mindset, Eri Kisaki arrives at the kitchen door, her shoulder leaning against the door frame.

“Ran, up so early?”

“Yeah, the things I need to prepare today are a bit more.”

“...Ran, did you make an appointment to eat with Sonoko today?”

“No.”

This sentence completely hammered her guess.

“I didn't make such an appointment with Sonoko.”

“Then... you prepared so much today, are you planning to eat it yourself?”

“...Hmm, I’m planning to eat it myself.”

This sentence makes Eri Kisaki almost fall to the ground.

Turning back to look at the portion on the table that is almost equivalent to several adult men, this doesn't look like Ran’s usual portion at all.

“Is this binge eating after being stimulated?”

Eri Kisaki’s breathing stops briefly for a moment.

She carefully comes to Ran’s side, constantly paying attention to Ran’s emotions.

“Ran, you can't eat so much by yourself.”

“Tell Mom, is it because of that child?”

“...”

Ran Mouri hears this and knows that Mom has misunderstood.

“Why would I be because of Shinichi!”

“He didn't die!”

“The reason I eat so much is entirely because of the title obtained from the diary lottery.”

“It’s both Glutton and Digestion Monster; if I don't prepare more, my stomach won't be able to take it.”

But she finds it hard to tell Mom these things.

No, to be precise, she feels that if she tells Mom this now, Mom will think she is hallucinating because of Shinichi.

She might even drag her to see a psychiatrist. ===== CHAPTER 90 =====

To avoid Mom dragging her to see a psychiatrist, she feels she had better keep it to herself.

“It’s not like that.”

“It’s just that the training intensity of the Karate Club has increased a lot recently, and after training several times, I’ve been so hungry I couldn't stand it.”

“That’s why I prepared a little more.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course, I’m still in the growing phase, so it’s nothing to eat a little more.”

“It’s more like I ate too little before.”

“It’s mainly a problem on Dad’s side.”

“Sorry, Dad, this is to keep me from being dragged by Mom to see a psychiatrist.”

After attributing the fault to Kogoro Mouri, Eri Kisaki thinks a bit more.

“That unreliable guy, wouldn't he have taken Ran’s food money to drink?”

Although such an approach is very unreliable, she suddenly feels that the unreliable guy Kogoro really could do it.

Turning back to look at the table, and thinking about the Karate Club Ran participates in at school.

The physical exertion is great, and coupled with insufficient calorie intake, it is really possible to be hungry.

Thinking about it, she doesn't think this is any psychological problem.

She has been observing Ran’s emotional fluctuations, and it seems they are not as big as she imagined.

“Observe first.”

Thinking this, Eri Kisaki is not in a hurry.

“That unreliable guy Kogoro.”

“He doesn't earn enough, and he still wants to deduct from the food money; I’ll go talk to him properly later.”

“Ran, are you ready?”

“Hmm, it’s ready.”

“Then let’s eat.”

Mother and daughter sit opposite each other and start breakfast.

Then Eri Kisaki watches her daughter rapidly finish the breakfast that is far more than three adult men’s portions.

Meat sauce noodles, fried chicken, vegetable salad, and three large bowls of rice.

“This... this...”

“Is Ran’s appetite that big?”

Eri Kisaki doesn't move a bite.

She is already a bit full just looking at her daughter’s abnormal appetite.

Clearly, Ran’s eating manner is not ugly, but why can she eat such a large amount?

Eri Kisaki only feels her head hurting a bit.

She turns her head to look at her daughter’s stomach.

Hmm, she can't see any bulging at all; it’s exactly the same as when she hadn't eaten.

So, this is not forced?

And it’s not psychological?

Eri Kisaki supports her forehead; she feels she needs to confirm Ran’s condition with Kogoro.

This is not as simple as a simple growth phase.

If Kogoro faces such an appetite from Ran, with Kogoro’s savings, it definitely won't be able to support it.

After a few minutes, Ran Mouri has already wiped the stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue.

“Hmm? Mom, aren't you eating?”

“Hmm... I’ll eat later.”

“Ran, do you really not feel any discomfort?”

“No.”

Ran Mouri touches her stomach and feels no bulging at all; it is completely within the body’s tolerance range.

Just looking at Mom’s shocked expression, she also knows that her eating manner today was a bit ugly.

As for the various reasons, it is really inconvenient for her to say.

Now she can only choose to leave first.

“Then Mom, I’m going to school first.”

PS: New book, asking for data. ===== CHAPTER 91 =====