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Touko
Over here! Hurry up!
Tsukushi
W-wait, Touko-chan~!
Tsukushi
There's no need to hurry, is there? It's not like the café's going anywhere.
Touko
Yeah, but it'll get crowded! It's a newly opened café after all!
Nanami
True. They're supposed to have some kind of rare dessert, right?
Touko
Yeah! It's something you can't normally eat around here!
Touko
I went on the day the café opened and just barely managed to get the very last one!
Touko
We gotta hurry! They'll seriously run out if we don't!
Tsukushi
Okay~, I get it~. Could you at least tell us what this rare dessert is supposed to be?
Touko
And ruin the surprise? Trust me, it'll blow your mind!
Nanami
Ooo, just look at that confidence...!
Tsukushi
I think that's just normal for Touko-chan.
Tsukushi
How do you manage to find new things all the time anyway?
Nanami
And not just new stores, but new products in general. You always seem to be the first to find out~.
Touko
Well, that's just what happens when you get to my level.
Touko
I'm not the kind of girl who's late to a trend!
Nanami
Oh yeah, it was like that with the rainbow smoothies and yakisoba crepes, wasn't it?
Tsukushi
Nobody at school knew about them at the time, but you were so sure they were going to become popular...
Touko
Of course. They're the next big thing, not the current big thing. Why would anyone know?
Tsukushi
Hmm... I'm not sure it'll happen.
Touko
Huh? Why?
Tsukushi
I mean, they look really intense, don't they?
Tsukushi
They were delicious, but I have a hard time believing people will go crazy for them.
Nanami
About that, Tsu-chan...
Tsukushi
Hm? What is it?
Nanami
The rainbow smoothie is actually getting popular...
Tsukushi
It is...?
Nanami
Look around you.
Nanami
Isn't that person holding a rainbow smoothie?
Touko
Oh, hey, that person over there has one too.
Tsukushi
Y-you're right...!
Nanami
If you look, you'll see quite a few people are walking around with rainbow smoothies~.
Tsukushi
I-I can't believe this is happening...
Nanami
I've even read about them in magazines. There are students from our school who go buy them on the way home, too.
Nanami
We might be witnessing the start of a new craze...!
Touko
See? I told you rainbows were gonna be the next big thing! I just knew it when I saw it.
Tsukushi
Th-this is unbelievable...
Nanami
I'm surprised, too~.
Touko
Seriously, what are you guys so surprised for?
Touko
My radar went off, so of course it was gonna be a hit!
Touko
Ah, I bet you guys don’t know my accomplishments~.
Tsukushi
Huh? What accomplishments?
Touko
I'll have you know that when I think something's going to be big, it usually happens! I'm super accurate! Like a thousand percent accurate!
Tsukushi
You can't be more than a hundred percent accurate...
Nanami
But she was right about the rainbow smoothies. She thought it was going to become popular, and it really has.
Nanami
Touko-chan, you might really have a good eye for trends...!
Tsukushi
Y-yeah, she might if it's actually true...!
Touko
I'm serious, guys. When you get to my level, you can just feel what the world is craving next.
Nanami & Tsukushi
...
Nanami
Does that mean the next thing will be yakisoba crepes?
Tsukushi
Y-yakisoba crepes... No way, impossible! Not happening!
Tsukushi
It's practically just a thin okonomiyaki! All you can taste is the sauce!
Nanami
But you never know...
Tsukushi
N-no way~... I refuse to believe in a future where everyone's walking around with yakisoba crepes...
Touko
Hey, enough chitchat! There won't be any sweets left if we keep talking! Hurry up!
Nanami
T-Touko-chan!
Tsukushi
Aaah, wait for us~!!
Transcript
Touko
Hey~, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san!
Marina
If it isn't Touko-chan. Hi.
Touko
Hey! What are the two of you doing here? Shopping?
Marina
Yes, we went to the convenience store over there to grab lunch. It's just rice balls and instant yakisoba, though.
Touko
Oh, you got instant yakisoba?!
Touko
It's really yummy, isn't it? I love it, too! Do you also like instant yakisoba, Marina-san?
Marina
Huh? Yeah, I don't mind it... I have to say, this is a bit of a surprise.
Touko
Hm? What is?
Marina
Tsukinomori is known as a rich girl's school, so I just assumed students from there didn't eat food like this.
Touko
Ah, yeah. I don't think I've ever seen anyone at school eating it, but I totally dig that stuff.
Touko
Although, I didn't get to try it until recently.
Marina
When exactly was recently...?
Touko
When I was in middle school. But I'd known about instant yakisoba ever since I was little. You know, from the commercials and stuff.
Touko
Grandma never allowed me to eat it, though.
Touko
She's super strict. Only traditional Japanese food, and I have to call her ma'am, you know?
Marina
I-I see... Ma'am, huh?
Marina
Touko-chan doesn't seem like the "high-class" type, but I think we just got a glimpse into her world, BanG Dreamer-san.
Touko
Anyway, yeah, I didn't get to try it for the longest time, but I got my chance in middle school.
Touko
You get a lot more freedom in middle school, you know?
Touko
So I took advantage of that. I snuck into a convenience store and ate it there.
Touko
Seriously, I had no idea how to even remove the hot water, and I probably never would've figured it out if it wasn't for the woman who worked there.
Touko
It was a total hassle to figure out how to eat, but the flavor... It was so worth it!
Touko
The way that sauce just hits you was amazing! I'd never had something like it before.
Touko
If the food I normally eat at home is like a house cat, then instant yakisoba was like a wild tiger!
Marina
Fufufu, it must have been quite an experience.
Touko
Yeah, I've been into the stuff ever since! Don't tell my grandma though!
Touko
... Oh, but I don't think I've had the one you're having, Marina-san.
Marina
It's new. I'll let you know after I've had it.
Touko
Seriously?! I can't wait to hear from you!
Touko
Oh, and BanG Dreamer-san, let me know if there are any other ones that you think I'll like, too!