Sora looked in front of her. Maru was cutting up a hamburger steak with his fork. He was using the side of the fork so it was being crushed. There was a knife right next to the hot stone plate, but he didn’t even look at it.

“Don’t you feel uncomfortable doing that?” Sora asked as she pointed at the knife with a fork in her hand.

“This is easier for me.”

He used his fork to cut it until the end. He strangely seemed like her father when it came to being stubborn in the weirdest ways. Even though her mother gave her father a specialized knife to cut raw chestnuts, he was always adamant on using a fruit knife to do it. He looked like a child when he smiled while boasting the smooth-looking chestnut.

“A knife should be much easier to use though.”

“Don’t you ever nag Ando like that. Ando might run away from you.”

“Ando-seonbae probably uses a knife though.”

She used her fork to pick up a piece of cut meat and put it in her mouth. The hot meat juice flowed down between her teeth. Eating delicious food was a joyous thing.

“Anyway, why did you act like that during the interview?” she asked after emptying her plate.

“What do you mean?”

“Of course I’m talking about your attitude. I also noticed that she had other intentions at the end. But I didn’t notice anything before that, yet you acted cold to her from the moment the interview started. Did you hear bad rumors about her beforehand or...