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Hey Ten~! Don’t tell me you’re all done drinking? Come have another with~ me~!

Hmm~, not sure.

C’mooon, you should hit up another place with~ me~!

How about we just call it a night?

Hey man, wait up. The girls are being all nice about it, so what’s the harm in going for one more round?

(*Sigh*... I’m only tagging along with my classmates to keep up appearances, but I really wish they’d just pack it up already.)

Oh, does drinking in a big group tire you out? In that case, we could go somewhere with just the two of us...again...

EXCUSE me!? Did you just say “again”!?

Ten, you literally said you didn’t have anyone like that right now! I even broke up with my boyfriend!!

(Woops... Things are starting to go downhill.)

Huh... Murakumo-san?

(And just like that, a lifeline. Lucky me.)

Ahhh Tao, my bad. You here to pick me up for that HAMA Tours meeting we have scheduled?

Huh? No, I was just on my way back from the arcade when I happened to—

Yeah man, I totally get it. Having a meeting this late at night sucks, but I guess that’s part of the Ward Mayor gig. It is what it is, yeah?

Are you trying to run away, Ten!?

You’d better explain yourself!!

Forgive me, would you~? You can get the details from this guy here.

Wait, me?

Look, if you can smooth things over here and show them how cool you are then...y'know?

O-Oh, I see...!?

Alright then, later~.

......

Man, my bad. Sorry for using you as an excuse.

Well, I don’t really mind, but...

You don’t?

Are you sure it's okay? It looked like it was about to turn into an all-out war back there...

Eh, I’m sure they’ll work things out.

If you say so...

(He caught me in a lame spot.)

I’ll treat you to something as an apology, so you mind keeping this quiet from the people at the dorm?

Especially the chief. I don’t want him to be worried or anything.

(Getting lectured is a huge pain after all.)

Huh? But...

...Now that I think about it, I was so into my game that I forgot to eat dinner...

Haha, perfect timing then. I know just the place.

Then I guess I’ll take you up on your offer...

(...Looks like we’ve got another goody two-shoes here.)

—Wait, isn’t this Yowa-san's store?

A fun pair of customers has appeared~!

Welcomin.

Yooo. Now that you mention it, I guess me and Tao are a pretty rare combo.

Yeah... If we have anything in common, it’s probably just that we both have black hair...?

Haha, that’s true.

No color, union.

To celebrate this fun moment, I’ll serve ya up some fresh steamed meat buns at an acquaintance discount! Here, have at 'em~!

All yours, Tao. I’m full from the drinking party I was at.

Oh, uh, are you sure?

(Although...I remember the last time I had one of Netaro-san's meat buns, I couldn’t stop laughing for some unknown reason...)

...Oh well. Thanks for the food.

*Chomp*

Well?

*Chew*...W-What’s going on...? *Chomp!*

The more I eat...*Chomp*... The hungrier I get...! *Munch munch* I can’t stop...!

Nyehehe~! Looks like the “Appetite Amplifying Aggression ☆ Mayo Kimchi Meat Bun” is already taking effect!

(Glad I didn’t eat that.)

Actually, I was thinking about expanding the shop soon to aid my search for Beatrice.

Huh, don’t really get it, but it sounds like you’re looking for something.

To make that happen, I’m gonna make the customers scarf down buns ‘till they burst, rake in the cash, and start buying out alllll the restaurants in HAMA and turn ‘em into meat bun shops!

Wow. So you’re gonna turn my family’s sushi restaurant into a meat bun shop too?

Shark fin, shark fii.

Sleep with one eye open~!

*Munch munch*... Buy out all the restaurants in HAMA? ...I think that might be kind of hard... *Nom*

Oh really?

This’s just something Yunyun-san told me once, but... *Chomp*, he said you have to start small, like opening a second location first to see how it goes... *Munch*

(He’s actually giving him legit advice while being forced to eat...whatever that weird crap is...)

Oho, I see. So you’re saying you’re gonna help me, Taa?

Wha.

Then let us open Shop No. 2!!

No, I didn’t say—

*Munch munch*...*Gulp!*

You nodded, so negotiations are done!

What!?

Haha, my condolences~.

Scribble scratch, scribble scratch.

You look like you’re having fun, Netaro-kun. What are you up to?

I’m scribbling ideas down on this “Eternal Storage Scribble Board” while brainstorming the master plan for Shop No. 2 with my assistants!

Shop No. 2... Assistants...?

Yowa-sama is currently considering the expansion of Cafe369 into a multi-location enterprise.

Tao and I have been asked for our assistance with this endeavor.

*Nom nom*... We’re coming up with ideas at the moment.

I see. By the way, Tao-kun, aren’t you eating an awful lot of those cupcakes...?

Well, you see... My appetite's still going haywire as an after effect from yesterday’s meat buns...

So I asked Ushio in the kitchen if he’d let me be his taste tester, *Munch*.

Maybe I got the ratio for the secret ingredient a teeny bit wrong? Well, these things do happen.

Kinouchi-san, the next test batches are done baking, but...are you sure you can eat more?

Yeah, thanks. They’re all delicious...*Chomp*

Th-That feedback tells me absolutely nothing. I’d prefer you actually savored the taste.

For reference, that is his 18th cupcake.

E-Eighteen!? Please don’t give yourself a stomachache...

Hey Shio, wanna be my assistant too?

Absolutely not. What are you even drawing, Yowa-san?

That’s a really original looking...picture?

I believe it is likely a drawing of the store’s exterior.

Correct, Nari! Shop No.2 will be a diner shaped like a train car!

Oh wow...! That sounds stylish!

I received a bolt of inspiration last night when I saw Ryui searching up information on a retro train car exhibition!

Hm? I feel like Muneuji was looking at that too—

OI YOWA, YOU BASTARD!

Pyah!? Ryui-san, where did you even come from!?

Don’t go running your mouth about stuff you saw while snooping!

What terrifyingly sharp ears!

So what, didn't learn your lesson? Tryin’ to make another one of your obnoxious, piece-of-shit inventions again?

Oh, Ryui-kun... Netaro-kun was just talking about opening a second location for Cafe369...

Hah!? You wanna increase the number of stores selling those toxic meat buns!?

I’ll be able to choo choo out freshly steamed meat buns and deliver them to every corner of JPN~!

Wait, are you saying you actually plan on making the train car diner move...?

Eventually, I'm gonna put tracks across the ocean and run international trains! I’ll whip up a meat bun whirlwind that blows all the way to the ends of the earth!

That sounds like a fun idea!

And now, from out of nowhere, we have Oguro-sama.

For example, on private property like a theme park, you could have the diner travel along a track...

And if we can utilize a discontinued railway line as a sightseeing train, it might help HAMA develop even further as a special tourist zone.

Oooh...I see. Suddenly this conversation actually sounds realistic.

Leave it to Kafka...!

Hehe, I’m quite the capable president, aren’t I?

I support your second shop too, Netaro. In fact, maybe we can have HAMA Tours officially sponsor it.

Yippee! A patron fell out of the sky!

Now with Doudou, Shio, Taa, Nari, and Kafukafu joining me, it’s six of us against Ryui!

I don’t recall ever agreeing with you.

And at some point, I got counted in there too...

You can’t go against the majority. That’s democracy!

Tch.

Yowa. Don’t think I’m the only one against your bullshit.

Hm?

Ryui-kun is right.

I sensed the presence of a wicked scheme and came to investigate...

Strange, I don’t remember implanting nanomicrochips into Left and Lulee.

I just happened to be passing by.

President, please don’t approve of sponsorships based on idle small talk.

Precisely because this involves providing support for one of our own, it is necessary that we accurately assess the business model and ensure the quality of service is up to par.

Especially if we’re talkin’ ‘bout a store run by Yowa.

*Sigh*, no matter what planet you’re on, there're stiff and boring types everywhere.

(Well, it’s bound to happen if he keeps serving meat buns like the ones I ate yesterday...)

Oguro-sama, what would you like to do?

Let me see... In that case—

Once you have a more concrete idea on the shop’s opening, how about we have everyone at HAMA Tours come in as customers to decide whether or not it’s worth sponsoring?

So you want to evaluate it based on a trial opening.

Very well.

Oh, in that case, how about we have a few people work as staff instead of being customers?

Good point. If we actually open a second shop, we’ll need employees outside of Netaro and Laika to run it.

Then, since Kinari and I already offered to help, we can work as the staff.

Yowa-sama, is there anyone else you think we could ask?

Yep, I do! First off, Shio.

Huh!? Why me...

And then there’s—

*Shudder*

What’s wrong, Ten?

I just got a sudden chill...

Huh?! Do you have a cold?! You should really wear a belly warmer when you go to bed...! Lemme show you the brand I use.

(I have a bad feeling about this...)