Part 1

Thank you for the meal!

Thanks for stopping by~!

We hit the jackpot right from the first stop! Their specialty chicken skin was the best~.

Are you alright, Chief? Aren’t you going a little too fast? You must’ve had quite a bit to drink as well, right?

He's likely just letting his guard down because it’s our free time from the training trip. Watching him eat so much is a good feeling.

Our night in Fukuoka is only just getting started. We have to eat as much as our stomachs and time will let us!

Ooh! I see some more yummy looking food stalls! I’m heading to the next one.

It’s dangerous to run. I’ll go with you.

I’ll come with too. I think I still have room for one more chicken skin…

No, it’s okay! You have a busy day tomorrow with training, so you two can head back and rest! See you!

Ah, Chie–…

…He’s already gone. His steps were faster than my step sequence.

However, nights in Fukuoka are long. Shall we chase after the chicken skin as well, little brother?

Why would I do that? The chief isn’t even with us. Also, I’m not your little brother.

Welcome~!

Um, party of one…

(Wow, all the seats are taken. I guess I'm out of luck. This place seems pretty popular)

Ah, if it isn’t the chief~.

Ten-kun, and Renga-kun too! Were you guys drinking together?

Are you alone? If we squeeze in I think we can make room for another seat.

Yeah, let’s squeeze a bit. It’ll be a little cramped, but take a seat~.

Then…, if it’s alright with you, can I sit here?

Of course. Renga-san, can you scoot a little that way?

Mm, like this?

Ah, that’s enough! Thanks for making space for me.

Then, let’s drink, shall we?

Then…, if it’s alright with you, can I sit next to you, Ten-kun?

Go ahead. I wanted to have a drink with you too, Chief.

(If I remember right, the chief went to eat with his bodyguards. My, my, did they get dumped?)

Wow, this restaurant has motsunabe¹! But the bite-sized gyoza are hard to resist, and Fukuoka is practically known for mentaiko²…

You can order as much as you want, Chief! The three of us can handle it!

Really? I guess you’re right! Then I’d like an order of motsunabe, bite-sized gyoza, grilled mentaiko, and some barley shochu mixed with soda, please!

I’ll have a refill of the same. Wait, didn’t you just eat, Chief?

Yeah, I tried some chicken skin from the first stall before I came here. But I’m still far from achieving the Fukuoka gourmet grand slam!

Have you two had a lot to drink yet?

*Gulp gulp*...Puah.

Nah, we only jus gawt here. We still gots, a loong way to go…

Renga-saan, isn’t your speech suddenly kinda strange already? It’s still only your first drink.

Sorry to keep you waiting. Here’s your shochu soda!

Thank you! Alright, here’s a toast to the Fukuoka night!

Cheeers~!

Cheers.

…Phew! Barley shochu is definitely what comes to mind when you think about Fukuoka~.

Yehaa~. Da barley tashtes…delicious!

Aren’t you drinking beer, Renga-san?

One order of mentaiko omelette!

Yes, over here! Let’s see here. Now, as thanks for squeezing me in and letting me sit with you guys, I’ll be in charge of serving the food! Here I go!

Hm? …Huh? I can’t grab the egg.

……

Huh? Wha? What’s going on?

Don’t tell me you’re already red in the face?

Yeah, the egg is ready to eat~.³ Now then, to cut it into thirds… There!

Hey, Chief, my plate doeshn’t hab any mentaiko! Issa mentaiko omelette wid no mentaiko~.

Huuuh? How’d that happen??

Wow. So this is what the chief does when he’s drunk. How terrible~.

No, Ten! It wazzn’t on purpose, he didn’t do it on purpose! I belieb, in da chief!

S-Sorry. Let me try again. This time… I’ll put half my mentaiko on Renga-kun’s plate… There!

!! Dis time, my plate’s covered in mentaiko…!! Chief’s plate hash no mentaiko at all~~!

Ahaha, you did an awful job again.

Huuuuuuh…? I wonder if this mentaiko is still alive?

I think it is. Look, my mentaiko escaped onto your plate.

Wah! Since when?! Wow, look Ten! It’s all divided into thirds now!

Yep. Isn’t that great, Chief?