As the next match began, Asper, 17, 18, Steel and Rose walked off from the back area of the arena and into the common area of the arena. Asper's stomach grumbles loudly "Yep...Need food" he says as 17 and Steel look over to him.
17 then speaks up "Yeah I could go for something to eat too" and Steel nodded his head "I hear of great restaurant around the corner...We should go and check it out" Steel says as his stomach grumbles as well. Asper then let's out a loud yell of anguish as he realised something he had forgotten. "I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY!" He yelled loudly, cashing 17 and Steel to cover their ears. 17 yelled over to him "DON'T WORRY!" As Asper finally calmed down and a smile lit up his face "Really 17?!" 17 merely nodded at his friend "Yeah Im sure I've got enough money"

12 Bowls of Noodles, 23 rice cakes and 17 bento boxes of sushi later ––––—
17 lay with his head down against the table in the restaurant.. he still couldn't believe Asper could eat this much. He pulled out his wallet and searched through it then slammed his head down in anguish "I'm gonna be in debt" he says sadly as he looks over at Asper who was STILL EATING 17 kicked his food from his hand and they all watched as the bowl of Noodles went flying through the air and landed perfectly on the table next to theirs "STOP EATING BEFORE I HAVE TO TAKE OUT A LOAN!" Asper's eyes were wide but returned to normal as he apologized "Woah dude, I'm really sorry about this 17...I can get carried away when it comes to food" 17 let's out a sigh as he looks to the floor "Just get ready to help me clean dishes...Cause that's what we're gonna be stuck doing" he said as Steel walked over to them and patted their backs "Oh please comrades, we will get this task done quickly and easily" his smile seemed to reassure the both of them as they headed to the register. Just as 17 predicted they were stuck doing hard labor to pay off their debts. "Alright fellas, we've got one hour before we have to be back for the semi-finals..." 17 says as he sets an alarm on his phone and sets it down on a counter. He then grabs a mop and dips into a bucket of water, to mop up the floor of the restaurant.
While 17 mopped, Asper was on delivery duty. As he soared over Orange Star City with over 25 plates and boxes of food, he enjoyed the ride but made sure to keep at a steady speed. Mach 1 was working out just great right now as he slowed down and landed Infront of a small house in the middle of the city. As he knocked on the door, he hummed a happy tune and soon the door opened "Deliver from Launch's Lunch Rush" he said with a smile as the burly man at the door glared at him "Where's the usual delivery girls? Ya know the blonde with the attitude and the sweet one with the dark blue hair?" Asper tapped his foot a bit "I'm delivering for Launch today dude." He then checks the order and picks up two boxes "That'll be 15 zeni" he told the man. The man reached into his wallet and pulled out some money, then handed to Asper and received his food. Asper fished some change from a pouch on his waist and handed it to him before flying off. "One down, 17 more to go...Speaking of 17 I wonder how he's doing"

Meanwhile

17 ducked and dodged the plates that were went flying towards his head from the owner/head chef Launch. She was in a bad mood as of right now signified by her hair being blonde instead of blue "Jesus woman calm down! It's me , 17! I didn't have enough money to pay so you put me and my friends to work?" He yelled at her as Launch shouted "Not ringing a bell bucko! Now get outta my restaurant!" 17's eyes were wide in fear as he spun the broom around the palm of his hand, as if he were using a bo staff. He then spun it faster in a helicopter fashion causing each plate that was "launch"ed his way to be broken apart with ease. "Alright , alright I'll get outta here!" He yelled back to her. She suddenly yelled even louder than before "WELL NOW YOU GOTTA PAY FOR MY CHINA!"
17's head hung low as he let out a sigh "I really hope Steel is doing a better job than me"

Meanwhile

Steel stood in the kitchen doing his best to follow the traditional Japanese recipes Launch had left behind for him to go off of. He had already gotten 25 orders since he started working and had filled out 9 of them. "This is much harder than I thought" he says as a pot begins to boil over "My noodles!" He yells as he rushes over and removes the top. He then turns down the heat and laughs heartily. "Easy work eh!"
As he laughs, he fails to notice his rice cakes burning in the oven, until the oven sparks up and catches fire. His eyes widen as he rushes over. The smoke and the flames had already spread throughout half of the kitchen. He quickly entered his steel form and ripped the door to the oven off its hinges then pulled the pan out. The sprinkler system had kicked in by then and the water began to cover his body as well as the floor. He let out an anguished sigh.
"I really hope comrade Aster has better luck than us"

Over Orange Star City

Asper flew at Mach 5, having one plate left to deliver "TOOOOO EASY!" He yelled as a flock of birds flew behind him, attempting to steal the food "HOW ARE THESE BIRDS SO FAST?!"

Aster entered to think quick, and what could be quicker than a cloud? He looked ahead and flew directly through the biggest cloud he could find and slowed to a stop, hiding there until the birds flew off. After waiting for a few minutes, Asper took off and made the final drop off. "Have a great day!" He tells his last customer as he flies off towards the restaurant. When he arrives he finds the place to be a total wreck. Part of it burned, glass and smashed plates littering the floor, water everywhere. As he walked to the kitchen he found 17 and Steel being yelled at by a very , very ,very angry Launch. The thing that scared Asper, was the fact that she wasn't even in blonde mode. Asper walked over "Um...Deliveries are done"