What a Duo.

Lara stretched her arms up.

Nik smiled. "Read it all, Lara, and do tell me if you get something you want to change in the paper. I'm always here to help you with this or anything you want," he said, giving her a thumbs up.

Lara looked down at the contract paper and smiled. "Sure, I will. Thanks."Nik turned to Natsu. "What about you, Natsu? How is all going?" he asked, wrapping his arm around Natsu's shoulder.

Natsu waved Nik's arm away and gave him a stern gaze.

Nik laughed sheepishly. "Don't like close contact, sorry. I didn't knew."

"Well, see you two later. Gotta do some work. Bye," Nik said, waving and leaving.

Lara smiled at Natsu. "He's really nice, isn't he?" she asked.

Natsu rolled his eyes, not responding.

Lara and Natsu walked out of the room.

Lara's stomach grumbled. "I'm hungry after that meeting," she admitted.

Natsu raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you eat breakfast this morning?" he asked.

"I did, but just two full bowls of noodles," Lara replied, as if it was a normal amount.

Natsu was surprised. "Two full bowls?" he repeated.

"Isn't that less, right?" Lara questioned, seemingly oblivious to the absurdity of her statement.

Natsu thought to himself sarcastically: "Sure, that's very less."

"I know this studio has a canteen, but where was it?" Lara wondered aloud.

Then, she remembered. "Aha! It was this way," she exclaimed, pointing in a direction.

"Let's go," she said, marching ahead, with Natsu following behind.

As they arrived at the cafeteria, they saw Ryu, Yuma, and Uma sitting at a table.

Lara quickly went over to them. "Hey guys, so the meeting's over," she said.

"Just need to sign the contract. I'll read it today."

Her stomach grumbled loudly. "But right now, I'm really hungry. Tell me what's on the canteen menu," she asked.

Uma replied, "Well, the chef isn't here today, so it's only drinks you'll get today."

Lara's face fell. "What?!" she exclaimed, defeated. She sank into her chair.

Ryu suggested, "Why don't you go out to eat with Natsu? You're free, right? But where is he right now?"

Lara replied, "He was just behind me a while ago." She looked around, searching for him.

Just then, Natsu arrived, wiping his hands with a handkerchief.

"Where were you?" Ryu asked.

"Just went to the washroom," Natsu replied.

"Why don't you take Lara out for food? She's hungry," Ryu suggested.

"What about the canteen?" Natsu questioned.

"The chef isn't here today," Ryu reminded him. Natsu sighed and checked his watch.

"Fine," he agreed. Lara's eyes lit up.

"Really?" she asked excitedly."

Stop pretending like it didn't happen yesterday," Natsu said, his tone dry. "Just come out. I'll be in the parking lot."Natsu left, and Lara quickly followed him.

Yuma: "What a duo," she commented, watching Lara and Natsu.

Uma: "A lively girl and a not-so-lively boy," she observed.

Yuma smiled. "Just like a romance novel."

Uma suggested, "Let's give them a name."

Yuma thought for a moment. "Me and My Manager, maybe?"

Uma agreed, "That's a nice one."