[She leaned a little on one of the railings in the bakery as she looked at Diamond, sometimes also glancing at Lax to see what he was up to as well. Whatever the flavors of the croissants they were all eating were, everybody seemed to be enjoying them.

Ai only spoke after Diamond had said everything he had on his mind on the matter, keeping the smile on her face as she did. For as young as he was, the boy certainly had what to take pride in.]

As you said yourself, everyone has something they are good at. That seems to be the case for you as well. [She nodded her head as she said it, having gulped down another piece of her croissant before doing so.] And you are still pretty young, too. With time you can become even better at whatever you would like to be good at, Diamond-san. [It had certainly taken her a long time to become as proficient at swimming as she was now, for instance.]

I can cook some things well enough myself. I managed an oden stall for a while back home, too. [And she had volunteered to do so as well, having had fun with the activity, which had left her happy with how much her classmates apparently liked what she had prepared.]

[She then gestured towards the door of the bakery, an inquisitive expression on her face.] Would you like us to head outside?