Rathanak's POV
At lunchtime in the campus courtyard while eating my Khmer, homemade meal, Bai Sach Chrouk (marinated, thin-sliced pork grilled to a smoky perfection) with jasmine rice, I raised a question to Luigi on his budget for replacement shirts. "My friend..." Luigi sighed, "...my parents in Palermo, Italy are the ones who were paying for my tuition, plus some extra from my Japanese uncle Fuyu Hokuhama from Niigata. I can't keep on buying new ones even though they are 100 yen a piece."
Lorenzo nodded with sympathy.
I, meanwhile, looked at my spiral-bound blue notebook on a page on my plan called Increase and Divert.
The plan will go like this:
12 p.m. - talk to Camellia a lot to arouse Takara's jealousy (and to prove to her that their circle should never ever limit to the two of them)
3 p.m. - after class, slip and escape and go to a grocery store for the home pantry
4 p.m. - at home, watch "Renai Boukun" as how-tos to handle a yandere admirer (I was like Seiji, but a Japanese Cambodian; if Seiji could survive Akane, then I can do the same.)
5 p.m. - go to an arcade with Luigi and Lorenzo and write a note to Takara.
6 p.m. - ensure her invitation to the "appointment" to unleash her anger on me, and I will survive every time.
Note: Meet me at this address at p.m. if you want to know why I ignored you all day.
Address: the Black Feathers headquarters
With my insane plan ready, I acted on my first step by talking to Camellia a lot. I did so, but Takara blocked my way with a bento lunch for me. I accepted it but gave one pork piece to Camellia and ate the rest with my Khmer lunch and with Camellia.
I can tell that Takara was jealous while eating her own bento box but did not draw any of her weapon because anyone else could see that.