"No need to rush! Everyone please take a seat, I'll bring out the food shortly afterwards!"
There's a tall man who's currently trying to get everyone seated properly. It looks difficult with all the chaos happening. That is, there's 41 kids, excluding me and Mina, shouting and making a lot of noise that can't be understood. Selena is trying to help, too.
Apparently, Daius, at least I assume it's this guy's name, is the person who's prepared lunch for everyone. He's slightly taller than Selena, maybe around 175cm tall. His hair is yellow in colour, and he has blue irises.
There's many large windows in this room, which means the room is also brightly lit up from the sunlight outside. So, I can clearly tell what his hair and eye colours are.
I take this chance to look at Selena again, and now I can confirm that she does have brown hair, and not black hair.
Now that I take a look around... This room is huge! Is this where everyone has their meals?
There's only two tables and four benches, but they're so long, there's enough space for everyone to have a seat! Each bench is long enough for like, 16 children to sit on, so four benches are more than enough space for the 43 of us, plus Selena and Daius.
Daius and Selena leave the room, presumably to get the food for lunch. Everyone is already seated, but they're all spread out. I know there's plenty of space, but... They're really leaving a lot of space for some reason. While it's still really noisy, I noticed that some people are watching me and Mina.
I don't understand why we're being watched, but it seems like Mina is also uncomfortable with the attention. We should probably take our seats quickly, so...
"Mina, let's go over to that corner."
I point at the far left corner of the room and lead Mina over there. There's plenty of space everywhere that we can sit, but I think Mina likes the corner spot more.
As we take our seats, the feeling of being watched goes away, and everyone continues their chattering. I don't see Lance and Sebas anywhere, though.
Those two boys... Aren't they supposed to be Mina's friends or something? Are they usually like this as well?
(Mina... Are you really fine with this?)
"Eh? ...Who's talking?"
Oh, wait, I used telepathy on accident, didn't I? I was just asking her a question in my thoughts, and I guess she can hear it because it was directed at her. All beastkin can use telepathy after all.
(It's me, Mimin. Can you hear me?)
"You're talking... to me? But you didn't move your mouth... so, how...?"
Eh? This kind of reaction... Is she not aware that she can use telepathy? That's weird, but, if that's the case, I have to teach her about it later!
"Alright, the food is here!"
Daius literally kicks the door open, with enough force that it slams into the wall. This is already the second time he slammed open a door... What's with this guy and door slamming?
Anyway, Daius and Selena returns, each of them pushing a large trolley with all the food that has been prepared. Then, the food start to fly through the air, and land on the tables...
Huh? The food is flying? That's pretty convenient, isn't it? I don't think this is telekinesis, since humans can't use that. Then, is this magic? If that's the case, how does this work? I have to ask about this later as well!
I started at a plate as it floated towards me, and landed in front of me, on the table. I... don't even recognize what's on the plate! There's many small, white cylindrical shapes, which I think is... rice? There's also red slices of... something, and orange slices of... something. I don't remember what these are!
Everyone else, who have received their plates, have already started to eat. I'm kind of afraid to eat these red and orange slices, though...
"Tomatoes and carrots... Do you like them?"
Mina points at the red and orange slices, as she tries to start a conversation with me.
"Ahaha... I actually don't know what these are. I've never ate anything like this before."
"Is that so?"
For some reason, Mina looks troubled with my response. Did I say something wrong?
"For me... I don't dislike eating fruits and vegetables... like tomatoes and carrots. The red slices are... tomato slices, and the orange slices are carrot slices."
Ah, I see. I've never seen fruits and vegetables in the Forest of Magic before. I don't think there were any to begin with.
Mina has already started eating as well, so I should start too. I pick up a tomato slice with my fingers and put it in my mouth. It... doesn't taste as bad as I expected! It's only a little bit sour! I try out a carrot slice, and it's surprisingly sweet! Are these really tomatoes and carrots?
"Um... Mimin?"
"What is it, Mina?"
"Do you not use the... fork and spoon?"
She shows me the metal objects that she's holding in her hands. I remember learning that, those things are commonly used when eating food. I also just noticed that I have a set of fork and spoon on my plate. I should probably learn how to use these, right? Um... How do I hold these things?
"I'm sorry, Mina. I don't know how to use these..."
"Oh... let me show you, then?"
And so, for the next few minutes, Mina teaches me to hold a fork and a spoon. I'm sorry for interrupting your lunch like this, Mina...