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### š *Tensura: Multiversal Shenanigans*
**Arc 3 ā Komi Can't Communicate**
**Chapter 23: Lunchbox Wars! Ramiris vs Komi's Handcrafted Meal**
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**\[Scene: Lunchtime ā Itan High Rooftop]**
The bell rang. Students scattered to the cafeteria, but Rimuru's group gathered on the rooftop again, drawn by the promise of fresh air and fewer witnesses to impending culinary crimes.
**Milim (dropping her bento box with a thud):** "Alright! It's FOOD TIME!"
**Ramiris (smugly holding a tiny wooden box):** "Hah! You peasants may not know this, but I have prepared a gourmet fairy lunch! Behold!"
She opens it with a dramatic *shwing!*
**Inside:**
* Half-cooked fish tail
* Raw onions shaped like hearts
* A single gumdrop on rice
**Rimuru (sweatdropping):** "That'sā¦ something."
**Veldora (glaring):** "What culinary horror is this?"
**Ramiris (sniffing):** "It's *art!*"
**Milim (snorts):** "It's *a biological hazard!*"
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**\[Komi appears, quietly stepping onto the rooftop with her lunch.]**
She holds a neatly wrapped box in both hands. She doesn't speakābut carefully walks over and sets it next to Milim.
**Milim (eyes sparkling):** "Wait... is that for me?"
Komi nods, shyly gesturing toward the box.
**Milim (gasps):** "Komiā¦ made me lunch!?"
**Rimuru (raising an eyebrow):** "Is this a declaration of war against Ramiris?"
**Ramiris (narrowed eyes):** "It's a cook-off now."
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**\[Cut to: Each of them sitting in a circle. Milim opens Komi's lunch.]**
Inside:
* Fluffy tamagoyaki
* Mini onigiri with smiling seaweed faces
* Lightly sautƩed vegetables
* A small strawberry jelly
The aroma alone was gentle, nostalgic... and comforting.
**Milim (tearing up):** "I've been blessed by a goddess."
**Veldora (snatching a piece):** "Let me confirm."
**He takes a bite... and his eyes go wide.**
**Veldora (quietly):** "Thisā¦ this tastes like Shion's cooking before her Unique Skill. Back when it was still edibleā¦"
**Rimuru (staring):** "You mean... it's edible *and* good?"
**Veldora (solemnly):** "I feel young again."
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**Ramiris (jealous):** "Tch! It's just presentation! I bet mine's better!"
**Rimuru (nervous):** "Are we *really* doing this?"
**Milim (already chewing Komi's food):** "Too late. I'm choosing life."
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**\[Ramiris shoves her food into Rimuru's hands.]**
**Ramiris:** "Taste and acknowledge me, slime!"
**Rimuru (grimacing):** "Alrightā¦ for science."
He takes a bite.
ā¦
**Ciel:**
> "Alert: Foreign magical contaminants detected. Entering defensive mode."
**Rimuru (eyes watering):** "What... what is this textureā¦ why does it crunch like regret!?"
**Milim (snorting):** "You activated a trap card."
**Ramiris (arms crossed):** "Fools! Only those with true culinary vision can appreciate the art of raw creativity!"
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**\[Komi, quietly chewing her own lunch, watches the chaos unfold with a slight smile.]**
**Tadano (off-screen):** "Hey... did Komi just *smile*?"
**Milim (grabbing Komi's shoulders):** "YOU'RE THE BEST, KOMI!! Never stop cooking!!"
**Ramiris (huffing):** "I'll challenge you again, Shy Chefā¦"
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**\[Later that day, as students begin leaving...]**
**Veldora (quietly to Rimuru):** "I underestimated Komi. She may not speak muchā¦ but she expresses herself with flavor."
**Rimuru (grinning):** "She's got heartāand apparently, culinary dominance."
**Ciel:**
> "Komi Shouko: High emotional intelligence, exceptional memory, dexterous hands. Suggest forming an alliance."
**Rimuru (laughs):** "Consider it done."
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**\[Scene ends with Komi and Milim walking down the hall together, hand in hand. Komi carries her empty bento box. Milim carries a lifelong memory.]**
**Milim:** "Let's make lunch together next time!"
**Komi (nods rapidly, heart racing):** *Maybe she's not so scary after all.*
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**To Be Continued...**