"Oh, by the way, how did Xia know the time just now? I saw that Xia didn't look at the watch but still answered the time, how did she do it?"

"Oh, it's nothing, just because I have always been sensitive to time, so even without looking at the watch, I can feel the time intuitively."

"Oh? That's amazing! How did you practice that?"

"Well, I didn't deliberately practice it. I used to always be assigned various tasks by the master based on time. If there was a mistake in timing or if I did things late, I would be punished. So, over time, I learned to do it naturally."

Xia said, with a nonchalant look on her face.

"Is that so...?"

The reply sounded indifferent.

Should I say practice makes perfect? Or habit becomes second nature...

Xia could answer with such a smile, perhaps because she was happy to solve Ryuto's doubts, and maybe, for her, it was just a normal thing. So, she could speak about it so casually, but even so, Ryuto couldn't find it amusing no matter what.

Maybe to shift his own gaze, or to not let Xia notice his current expression, Ryuto brought up another topic.

"Oh, why are there so many vegetables on top of this porridge?"

"Oh...? Does Ryuto find it unappetizing?"

Xia asked with a worried expression.

"No, I don't dislike it, I just find it strange why there are so many."

Even if vegetables were free, nobody would put this many...

"I see..."

Xia sighed, showing a relieved expression.

Then she began to answer Ryuto's question.

"Because I don't know what Ryuto likes to eat, so I can only cook based on my own preferences. But it's good that you like it."

"Your own taste?"

"Yes, because I usually eat mainly porridge, that's why I wanted to make this. After all, I know more about this dish compared to other things I don't know well. Also, I make this often, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"I see."

Is that the reason why Xia makes porridge? Well, Ryuto had already anticipated it.

"But why so many vegetables?"

"Oh, that's because I find them delicious, so I thought Ryuto would like them too."

Upon hearing this, Ryuto felt at ease.

"I see, so that's why. So, girls like you are generally vegetarians, that's why no other ingredients were added."

To this, Xia just closed her eyes and shook her head.

"No, that's not the case."

"Oh? It's not?"

"Because I don't know much about other things, even though there are many other ingredients in the kitchen, I haven't used them because I haven't tried them. I don't know if those things taste good, so it would be bad if those things turned out to be unappetizing."

"Haven't tried them?"

"Yes, I used to mainly eat porridge, without many other things. And whenever there's a festival or when the master is in a good mood, the master would add these vegetables to my watery rice. After trying it once, I became obsessed. I realized that vegetables are so delicious, perhaps the most delicious thing in the world. Since then, I have always worked hard to eat delicious vegetables. However, it's great that Ryuto also likes them, but I was a bit worried that Ryuto's taste might be different from mine."

Saying this, Xia showed a heartfelt smile.