The Great Escape...with a Bazooka (!?)

Track 4

Diner69E

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Ten

(Alright, so who do we have in Car No. 3...)

(I see. Looks like a crowd that’ll hype themselves up with no effort from me. Guess I can stick to energy-saving mode.)

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*Train car door opens*

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Tao and Kinari

Excuse us.

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Ten

We apologize for keeping you wai—

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Sakujiro and Chihiro

Stop, start from the top!!

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Ten and Tao

Huh?

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Kinari

Have we made some sort of mistake?

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Chihiro

Taroppu was crazyyy high energy, but the rest of you guys are like, toootally not into it~.

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Ten

Oh, that’s what you mean.

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Sakujiro

Murakumo-san and Kinouchi-san, you are slouching slightly. Please bring your shoulder blades together. This is a result of spending too much time on your phones and video games.

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Tao

I’ll pay more attention to my posture... But I think you’re setting the bar a little high if you want us to match Yowa-san's energy...

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Chihiro

A lil fan service like that should be easy peasy! C’mon, lift those corners of your mouth up! Give us 1.8 times the usual!

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Sakujiro

Do not underestimate your customers. They watch you more closely than you think.

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Akuta

Whoooocaressss, WHERE’S THE MENU? LEMME SEE LEMME SEE LEMME SEE~~~!!!

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Kinari

Here is the menu.

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Akuta

Mwehehe... I’ve always wanted to be like, gimme all of it from here to here!!

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Nanaki

Well they did tell us it was all-you-can-eat today.

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Kiroku

So, generous...

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Akuta

Awww yeah, gimme a “Heavy,” “Refreshing,” and a “Boing-Boing” Meat Bun Burger!

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Tao

Wait... You’re already ordering three?

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Kinari

It has long been said that high schoolers are the ultimate beings at burger restaurants.

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Nanaki

I’ll go with the “Mysterious” and “Fluffy” Meat Bun Burgers.

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Kiroku

Umm... “Ka-Boom” and “Ghost?”...

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Kinari

So we have “Heavy,” "Refreshing," "Boing-Boing," "Mysterious," "Poya-Poya," "Ka-Boom," and "Ghost?"... Understood.

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Sakujiro

That was a magnificent high-speed recitation, Azekawa-san.

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Chihiro

Okay sooo, Chii’s gonna get...

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Ten

I’ll leave the drinks and stuff to you guys and go grab the food.

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Tao

Got it.

Car No. 6

*Train car door opens*

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Netaro

Take that, and that, and that!

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Ten

Whoa.

Could you not throw the finished orders at me the second I walk in?

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Netaro

Oho, more orders just rolled in!

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Ten

Haha, he’s not listening.

Diner69E

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Ten

!

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Tao

Whoa! Sorry! I was just about to go grab the additional orders...

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Akuta and Kiroku and Nanaki

*Munch munch nom nom*...*Gulp!*

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Chihiro

High-schooler stomachs are ka-ray-zee! They sucked down that food in no time flat!

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Akuta

Next I want some extra this, and this, and this, and this!! Oh, and for dessert, I want this, and this, and this too!

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Nanaki

Oh, I’ll just add one of these.

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Kiroku

I’ll have, the same...as Isotake...

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Tao

A-Are you serious?

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Mashiro

Ch-Chef~!

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Tosaka

We’b got an emergency!

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Chou Un

Suddenly, the number of, dessert orders...

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Sonia

It’sh getting cwazy!

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Ushio

Wait... Car No. 3? It’s those guys...!

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Laika

Supermassive, black hole~.

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Tao

Uhhh, I should grab the drinks first...no, wait, I should grab the desserts first...?

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Kinari

We need to improve the efficiency of our order taking and serving process.

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Netaro

Should I fire the bazooka?

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Kiroku

Wah...!

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Chihiro

Taroppu came out of nowhere!

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Ten

You’re back again?

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Netaro

Because my assistants were sooo slow~!

So like I said, should I fire the bazooka!?

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Akuta

T-Minus 10 seconds to launch~~~!!

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Nanaki

Wait, no one’s firing anything.

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Kinari

...Calculation simulation completed.

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Sakujiro

I take it you have a plan, Azekawa-san?

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Kinari

Yes. First, regarding the serving...

I believe the problem can be solved by designating specific cars to each of us. I will be in cars 1 and 2, Murakumo-sama in cars 3 and 4, and Tao in cars 5 and 6.

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Tao

So like a bucket relay.

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Kinari

In addition, wearing roller skates would allow for a significant increase in speed. What do you think?

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Netaro

These are the ones I always use! I thought something like this would happen, so I got enough for everyone.

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Ten

Uhhh, is this really necessary?

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Kinari

It is totes for realsies necessary, like duh.

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Chihiro

Chii thinks that’s totally lit! It’s like those legendary old-school idols, yeah?

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Tao

(Now that’s nostalgic...)

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Akuta

Then the food fight’s starting again, OKIE DOKIE!?

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Tao

Leave it to us. We’ll keep them coming!

*The staff serves food on roller skates*

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Kinari

All current orders have been served.

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Tao

We handled it pretty well, didn’t we?

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Chihiro

Yup! Gold star material☆

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Sakujiro

If you keep this up, I am certain you will receive a passing seal of approval from the other cars as well.

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Akuta

Hmmm....

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Nanaki

Akuta, what’s wrong?

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Kiroku

Is your belly, full...and satisfied...?

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Akuta

Nah...

Kinda iffy about calling that “passing”...or being “satisfied”.

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Kiroku and Chihiro

Huh...!?

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Tao and Nanaki

(From the guy who ate the most out of everyone—!?)

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Akuta

Y’see, I do deliveries for Kotaro’s shop all the time, and I get meat buns as a staff meal...

But all the stuff I ate just doesn’t have the same thrill to it.

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Kinari

Thrill...you say?

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Akuta

It’s like the kinda thing that makes the taste unforgettable, y’know?

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Ten

Isn’t that just the kind of thing that turns into a dangerous addiction?

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Nanaki

But now that you mention it, Ushio’s desserts have a deliciousness that makes you want to write a food review when you eat them.

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Kiroku

A flavor...a thrill, that only Kurama...or Yowa-san, can make...

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Sakujiro

In other words, unparalleled personality.

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Chihiro

Chii’s also tried Taroppu’s crazy meat buns, so Chii thinks he gets it too.

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Tao

Well, I'm not sure having too much of a thrill is a good idea either.

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Netaro

I’ve heard enough!

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Nanaki and Chihiro

He’s back!?

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Netaro

Maybe I was too obedient in following Lulee and Left’s orders after they dangled the sponsorship for Shop No. 2 in front of me.

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Kiroku

Isn’t being, obedient...a good, thing...?

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Netaro

Therefore, from the next order onward, I'll add a bold arrangement that aggressively dances on the line of what’s out of bounds!

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Akuta

NOW we’re talking!! THAT’S the Kotaro I know!!

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Ten

Oh boy. This isn’t gonna end well.

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Kinari

If any problems arise, we floor staff will handle them.

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Tao

Can we though...? Well, I guess we’ll just have to try.

Translation
slaine
Proofreading
niri, aca, xiixiv, tsukimi
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