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Touko-senpai, you're reading and walking at the same time again.
Touko-
I've got a bad feeling about this.
I didn't see her.
Bungaku Shoujo
The smell of... paint?
You sure took your time, Konoha-kun.
It's my turn to do class duties today...
My stomach's been growling like mad.
Hurry up and write me a snack.
All right.
Today's Snack
~ First Love ~
Today, I'd like to order a romantic and sweet snack.
The theme is...
Toy bamboo-leaf boat
Toy bamboo-leaf boat.
Love letter
Love letter.
Pole vault
Pole vault.
How's that?
You even used three different colours to write it...
How should I say this...
That's quite some unexpected combination there.
Let your imagination fly!
I'm sure you'd be able to produce a delicious snack using these ingredients.
You've got 50 minutes to complete the task.
Ready...
Start!
It looks pretty palatable.
Then I won't need to make you snacks anymore.
Oh no, this and that are different.
Joining the club entitles you to take the activities seriously.
Hey, have you read Turgenev's "First Love"?
Hm, I think...
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a Russian writer.
"First Love," which was released in 1860,
was a piece of autobiographical work.
You'll get to experience the joy and bitterness of love all inside this short story.
It's totally enthralling.
Oh, I see.
That's right, it's just like baked apples topped with caramel sauce.
Hot and sweet, yet a little bitter.
Eating baked apples on such a hot day?
The story recounts the days of the protagonist, Vladimir.
It took place in 1866 when Vladimir was 16 years old.
He met an older neighbouring lady who had just moved in.
No stop, geez...
Vladimir was mesmerised and stood frozen in place.
It was as if time came to a stop for him at that moment.
He fell in love at first sight with Zinaida.
Zinaida was innocent and lively.
She was always surrounded by people, comparable to a queen.
"Which means I'm no longer a child or a young man,
just someone immersed into a sea of love."
The expression on Vladimir, who was attracted to the lady was just...
...so adorable, it makes one's heart pump non-stop.
It's like this hot baked apple...
Hot.
The sweet and sour juices ooze as you bite onto it,
and the fragrance accompanying the butter and rum wafts out.
Are you actually talking or eating?
You're eating, then...
Afterwards...
The look on his face when he yearns for the love of his father,
whom he fears and respects...
He really resembles a puppy.
You can't resist but be touched.
When he gets bullied by his beloved Zinaida...
You'll see him angry at times,
irritated,
and depressed in some cases.
The adolescent's pure feelings are freshly compiled into the story.
However, youth is cruel...
It's not even serious from what I've heard.
However, youth is cruel...
At that instant when all hopes and respect were shattered,
he felt hurt and miserable.
As if the slightly bitter caramel sauce was frozen.
The sweet misery within his heart is accumulating bit by bit.
"Please have faith, Zinaida.
No matter what you did, regardless of how I have been mistreated...
...I'll forever love you... and adore you."
That's it, right here!
This part here is the most mouth-watering one.
Do you understand, Konoha-kun?
Just like that, the tragic love story is ruined...
Well,
I guess the appetite is more important than appeal to Touko-senpai.
The more tragic it is, the more exciting it gets.
Konoha-kun, you absolutely must read it.
I strongly recommend it.
You must already be full even before starting to read.
I'll leave the rest up to you.
I ain't gonna bother you anymore.
You still want to eat?
All right, time's up.
Oh, shoot.
Hey, Konoha-kun.
Since I've already eaten the baked apple,
it'd be great if I get to try some ice-cold dessert.
You should've told me about such a request before I started writing!
Here.
Wow, I'm digging in!
"I silently gaze at the unsent love letter I'm holding."
"Senpai, who leapt towards the bar looked like..."
This is...
...the taste of fizzling melon soda!
This is the story of a maiden who falls in love with the pole vaulting senpai at the court after school.
So cute!
"Dusk soon approaches like a burning inferno.
Senpai was like wandering through hell with bloodshot eyes."
Eh?
It's got a weird taste.
"Senpai hopped into a bamboo raft.
He used cruel words directed at me, who was trailing him.
After that he actually..."
How did he ride a boat and go practise pole vaulting all of a sudden?
Tabasco!
My throat's burning like hell!
No!
These aren't ice cream!
They're jellyfish!
You're so mean, Konoha-kun!
The delicious melon soda was put to waste,
and the ending is totally outrageous.
You definitely slacked off.
You don't have to eat it if you don't want to.
I-I'll finish it.
Since morning, I've been thinking about how I was going to have a wonderful day, until now.
Since morning?
Did something good happen?
I can't tell you just yet.
Something incredible happened.
You'll find out really soon.
Are you excited?
I wonder what sort of meal I'll get to have next.
What a greedy monster.
"Monster" is just too much.
I'm just an ordinary and pitiful high school student,
who is so in love with the world's stories...
...to the extent that I want to eat them all.
An ordinary literature girl.
To help fulfil your love,
Please send a letter for those in need.
Literature Club Members