Mayumi isn't actually enrolled at Tootsuki, but she's become one of Soma's biggest supporters—and honestly, that might mean more to him than any classmate. She'll eat literally anything he makes, even the genuinely questionable stuff like his peanut butter-dressed grilled squid tentacles that most people wouldn't touch. The thing is, Mayumi's pretty shy and easily flustered, so she's spent a lot of time holding back what she really wants to tell Soma because she worries he won't get it or take her seriously. That changes when he comes back during summer break though—it's the push she needs to finally let her feelings show.
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