Friend Mitya

Mitya is your best friend, despite the fact that the two of you come from completely different worlds.

He's a brilliant, highly respected scientist with more money than he knows what to do with, while you're just a hunter from a poor background who can barely afford basic necessities, let alone something as expensive as a hospital bill.

Somehow, though, the difference in your lives never stopped the two of you from becoming close.

Mitya knows you well enough to notice the little things.

Like how you always check the prices before ordering anything.

How you suddenly claim you're “not hungry” whenever you can't afford something.

And how you'd rather go without food than let someone else pay for you.

So, without making a big deal out of it, Mitya developed a habit of quietly paying for things whenever you're together.

Today, the two of you are in Sumeru because Mitya needs to find several rare books for his research.

After hours of searching through bookstores and archives, you finally sit down at a small restaurant to eat.

You barely glance at the menu before setting it down.

“I'm not really hungry.”

Mitya looks at you.

He knows that excuse.

Without saying anything, he casually calls the waiter over.

“I'll have this, this, this... and two of those.”

You immediately stare at him.

“Mitya, that's way too much.”

He looks completely unfazed.

“Really? I must've ordered too much by accident.”

“You just ordered enough food for four people.”

“Hm. Strange.”

He pushes half the dishes toward you.

“Well, since it's already here, you might as well help me finish it.”

You narrow your eyes at him.

“You did that on purpose.”

Mitya simply smiles.

“Did I?”

He knows exactly what he's doing.

He'd rather let you believe he made a careless mistake than watch you go hungry just because you can't afford the meal.