This is when Okuda-san planted a GPS tag in Nishino's bag and tracked his destination. Unaware that his own activities were being tracked by her, the Futsumen met up with Rose and Gabriella at a bar in Roppongi. They were traveling by cab through Tokyo at night toward Ginza.
Unusually, the Futsumen made a proposal to the girls for dinner.
They had no reservations, so they discussed the destination in the car.
"It is sushi tonight, after all, sister. My taste buds are craving fatty salmon. "
"There are so many girls these days who say they like sushi but only eat salmon. If that's the case, why don't you just order carpaccio? Why go all the way to a sushi restaurant? "
"You don't like natto, but are you okay with raw fish?"
"I think fresh sushi is a dish that stands in opposition to rottenness!"
From the cab driver's point of view, these customers were beyond suspicious.
All three of them look like children. Nishino, the oldest in terms of appearance, is often mistaken for a junior high school student because of his childlike face. From their matching school uniforms, it was easy to imagine that they were all minors, both in name and in reality.
There was enough room for the three of them to sit side by side in the back seat of a car. Futsumen sat in the center, with Rose and Gabriella on either side. He was not only worried about the dinner as a driver, but also about paying the fare.
Unaware of his anxiety, the girls are lively in the car. Rose and Gabriella disagree over the destination. In the end, a game of rock-paper-scissors was held between the two girls to determine the destination.
It was Gabriella who won.
The cab then headed to a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant seen in the Ginza station area.
It is a major chain restaurant that operates not only in Tokyo but also throughout Japan.
"Why did we have to go all the way to Ginza for conveyor-belt sushi?"
" I've always wanted to try it!"
"Even so, I think it doesn't have to be today....... "
"The restaurant was decided fairly by rock-paper-scissors-scissors. I am the one who won, so you should follow my decision. If you are still dissatisfied with the decision, you can go home. "
"This girl really talks big when she has the upper hand, doesn't she? "
"I am proud to say that even when I don't have the upper hand, I am still quite forward and direct."
"That's even worse!"
Rose says without trying to hide her fed-up attitude.
Nishino had invited her to dinner, and for her, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She was not happy about it, and wondered if it wouldn't be a good thing if she had chosen a restaurant with a more relaxed atmosphere.
Gabu-chan, on the other hand, was looking at the spinning sushi with a sparkling look in her eyes.
"I had seen it on TV before, but the sushi was really on a plate and spinning around. Isn't this quite a fascinating sight? I wonder how long the slightly dried and crusty ingredients are left on the plate. "
"It is true that it is rare to have a chance to eat sushi in another country!"
"Kids really like this kind of place!"
"Are you showing a reaction appropriate for your age?"
"You seem to be a little too mature to be considered "appropriate"."
The three of them are seated in a four-seater table.
Gabriella and Nishino are facing each other on the side facing the lane, and Rose is sitting next to the latter. Gabu-chan, who had taken the front of the lane, was the first to sit in front of Rose, who had given up the side of the lane to sit next to the Futsumen.
"It's like the faucet there, you can use it to get water to wash your hands. "
"Unfortunately, I don't fall for that kind of lie. I have already learned in advance that boiling water comes out of the faucet. However, when I actually see it, I am tempted to press the switch with my hand."
Plates with sushi on them flowed one after another.
Looking at this, Gabriella's hand immediately reached out.
"This sea squirt shell has quite an avant-garde appearance, doesn't it? They look like they inspire a spirit of challenge, don't they? Since we're here, we've decided on this shellfish for today's first dish!"
"Wait a minute. That's......"
In her hand was a nigiri sushi.
A dab of soy sauce was poured over the top, and she took a bold bite.
She moved her mouth pleasantly and gobbled it up.
Even immediately after, her mouth was filled with the overflowing smell of the sea.
"Uh ... Hmmm ! "
The next moment, it reversed into a plate as well.
A half-destroyed piece of sushi came out of her pretty mouth, covered in saliva.
It lined up deliriously next to the other piece, still untouched.
"I wish you wouldn't do such a dirty thing."
"What is this? It tastes like barnacles stuck to the surface of garbage floating in a fishing harbor, along with some unknown fish that have been dumped on the shore, juiced up in a blender and spread endlessly in my mouth!"
"Have you ever tasted either of these?"
"I've heard that the smell depends on the freshness of the fish, but I wonder how it really is."
"You knew about it and didn't stop me!? What a terrible thing!"
" You were the one who put it in your mouth before I could stop you."
"Salmon, you must refresh your palate with some fatty salmon......."
With a wince and a twisted face, Gabriella reaches for a plate of salmon that has just come down the lane. It is just now approaching their seats. However, when it reaches the seat next to hers, the plate suddenly slides back to the opposite side of the lane.
"Aah! My salmon has been stolen by another customer!"
" I wish you wouldn't say such a thing so loudly. "
"You will see another plate of the same fish upstream. Sip your cup and wait for it."
"It's not easy to regret the fact that they prepare a plate that is not good enough for you.."
"Some people like that kind of strong flavored stuff."
"Nevertheless, it is a fact that products that are unacceptable to everyone, even to people from their own country. I am sure that many children learn about the existence of foods that they should not carelessly touch in these kinds of stores where they are given the right to choose for themselves. "
"So this is what food education is all about!"
"I'm sure the restaurant never intended to provide such an educational background."
Gabriella did as Nishino asked and began to wait and sip tea.
The Futsumen and Rose also began to pick up sushi from the lanes. As it was dinner time, there was a wide variety of sushi, both in terms of variety and number of items. It seems that one can enjoy a meal without having to order every single thing.
"Yeah, okay."
" Nishino, could you please get me some horse mackerel and rockfish?"
"Sister, why don't you take enough for your own bells and whistles with your own hands?"
" I can't reach the lane from here, so I have no choice."
" I didn't know there was such a strategy. That was a blind spot."
" It's not like I'm doing it on purpose. "
Immediately after telling her this, Rose suddenly realized. She wondered if it would have felt good to press her breasts against Nishino's face while pretending to stretch out her arms to Lane. She suddenly felt compelled to give it a try.
"Maybe I should give it a shot just to be sure?"
"Don't. We can switch places if you want. "
" Oh, dear, that's too bad."
I should have realized this earlier, is her honest thought.
She is taking it in a light-hearted tone, but she can't help but grit her teeth. However, it would be a disaster if, as a result of forcing it, her intended runs away to be next to Gabriella. Having given up, her attention once again turned to the lane where the sushi was flowing.
"By the way, you, the salmon are coming. If you don't take it, it will go away."
"Thank you, sister. The combination of tea and ginger was unexpectedly pleasant, and I had forgotten about the salmon. This glossy reddish color gives me a sense of security like no other food!"
"Totally, this makes me feel like I'm babysitting a kid."
Gabu-chan holds a plate of salmon and smiles happily. Rose looks at her over the table and murmurs in a oh boy attitude. Following Gabriella's example, she too brings a piece of sushi that Nishino has taken from the table to her mouth.
Watching their friends, the Futsumen voiced a suggestion.
"Well, in that case, you can decide if you want to go to another restaurant."
"Oh, I wonder if you'll stay with me afterwards?"
"If it's a sushi bar, we won't be here that long."
This was a surprising suggestion for her to be asked.
She had to ask the question back with a surprised look on her face.
"What's gotten into you?"
"I've been indebted to you for some time now. I thought I should offer you a little service, but I'm sorry if it was unnecessary. I hope I can buy you something for today, including this one."
The supercilious tone, which did not match his face deviation, was an incendiary phrase that would inevitably irritate his classmates in the second year A class. However, this was surprisingly pleasant to Rose.
Her heart, which had been shaken by the clamor in the restaurant, was refreshed and roused.
"O-Oh, yeah? Well, I'll take your word for it."
Immediately, Rose pulls out her own phone and begins searching for a store.
Staring at the display, she checks out the stores that line the neighborhood. She no longer seemed to be completely disinterested from the sushi in front of her. With this sight by their side, Nishino and Gabriella lifted additional plates from the lane.
It was a while before we were able to enjoy dinner while chatting like this.
Empty plates are piling up on the table. The interval between the plates being taken up from the lane becomes slower and slower, and the time spent chatting becomes longer than the time spent moving the chopsticks.
"All this sushi is making me miss sake."
" If you want to drink sake, I'm sure it will be served if you order it."
"I don't think I could drink it dressed like this."
" I have my driver's license in my wallet."
" This was my fault. You should refrain from doing that ."
"Sister, how old are you when they register you?"
" It's a secret "
Perhaps because of Nishino's kindness, Rose's attitude seems to have softened considerably compared to when she first visited the restaurant. Often, she would respond to the casual mutterings of the Futsumen with a flirtatious response. If Francisca had been there, she would have made one of her light-hearted remarks.
In the midst of all this, Gabriella said, as if suddenly remembering something.
"And speaking of sake, I've been wondering about something. "
"What is it?"
"I found a container of cloudy white liquid under the kitchen sink at home. I opened the lid and took a sniff and found a faint aroma reminiscent of alcohol."
Immediately after being asked, Rose's shoulders trembled slightly .
But it's just a minor change .
She pretends to be calm and tells Gabriella .
"I'm supposed to make amazake for the holiday season. This is sort of a prototype."
"I see."
"You're not drinking it on your own, are you?"
"...... Oh well."
Gabriela's words were a whisper from her mouth, I'm sure we'll hear the results soon, including the other ones. However, this did not reach the ears of Rose and Nishino, who were across the table, lost in the bustle of the restaurant.
Rose raised her eyebrows and asked.
"What's wrong ? "
"No, nothing. "
No further pursuit was voiced.
Gabu-chan's attention shifted away from Rose and onto the dessert at hand.
For a moment, the two appeared to be in a suspicious mood, but they soon regained their former happy mood. Nishino, who was present at this meeting, was not surprised. However, he refrained from interrupting, hoping that they were satisfied with the situation.
Rose has been keeping a secret in the kitchen.
It will be just a little while before the evil will be exposed in broad daylight.
White liquid? suspicious...
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