Komi's schizophrenic friend
-Communication 11: Ramen Restaurant-
I want to go to a ramen restaurant.
"To a ramen restaurant?" Najimi asked in confusion.
"Well, it quite rare for Shouko to ask to go somewhere.", Taikoro-kun said, "And we can't simply ignore a wish of her, can we?"
"Well, of course not!", Najimi replied, "And I'm hungry anyways. We could go to the one near the station!"
I wanted to go there once. Actually, it's a dream of mine to visit a ramen restaurant.
"That's a really strange dream, Komi-san..." Najimi thought.
"Oh, so you're going for ramen.", a familiar voice said, "Well, it looks like it's my time to shine."
"Agari-san?!" Najimi exclaimed in confusion.
"Someone seems to be in high spirits." Tsumeno thought to himself.
Later that day...
"Tadaa! This is Ramen Darou, the shop I recommend!"
"Ah, the famous chain restaurant..." Tsumeno noticed.
"You're correct!" Himiko replied.
"I don't know if it's okay go in there.", Najimi said, "I've heard that their portions are quite large and oily."
Let's go!
"Wow, an instant reply!" Najimi saw as she saw Komi-san replying very fast.
"The Darou has been picking up some fame lately, so normal people think that they have established quite a solid image.", Agari-san said, "The kind where men come to eat alone, even though that's not really the case. It's alright if girls come along. By the way, did you hear about Darou girls? I come here a lot, but surprisingly, the taste isn't that strong."
"H-Himiko, are you alright?" Tsumeno asked as Agari-san didn't behave normal.
"Ah, s-s-s-s-sorry!", Himiko said, "I'm alway-y-y-ys t-talking too much w-w-whe-en it comes t-to food!"
"Well, that's an unexpected side of you, Agari-chan!", Najimi said, "By the way, aren't there some rules in this restaurant? I think I saw it on TV!"
Inside the restaurant...
"What did you get, Agari-chan?", Najimi asked, "Shall I get the same thing as you?"
"Guilty." Agari-san simply replied.
"E-Eh?" Najimi asked as she was confused.
Ramen Darou's Iron Rule #1: Thou shall not speak. Komi-san and Taikoro-kun passed this easily.
Iron Rule #2: Thou shall immediately buy the ticket and take seat. Everyone managed to do that.
Iron Rule #3: Thou shall uphold manners, respect the shopkeeper and wait with peace of mind.
"Eh, what are you doing, Agari-chan?" Najimi quietly asked as Himiko seemed to meditate.
Iron Rule #4: Thou shall not touch the phone. Agari-san actually had to hinder Najimi from doing that, while Tsumeno and Shouko easily passed as they didn't use their phone very often.
"So this is one of those tough ramen shopkeepers...", Najimi thought as she saw this restaurant's shopkeeper, "He's so damn quiet..."
"Tough noodles full of oil, bit spicy and some veggies." Himiko suddenly said.
"I'll h-have that too..." Najimi muttered as she still was frightened by the shopkeeper. Meanwhile, Tsumeno and Shouko said absolutely nothing. The shopkeeper quickly looked in their eyes and then started to prepare the meal.
"H-He understood them?!" Najimi thought to herself in shock.
Himiko's and Najimi's ramen then arrived, but it looked weird. However, the ramen Shouko and Tsumeno got looked quite beautiful. After starting to eat, everyone minus Tsumeno and Himiko, who were concentrated on eating, started to look at Komi-san. After having finished eating, Tsumeno and Shouko returned their bowls and left the restaurant, thus fulfilling Iron Rule #5: Thou shall return the bowl once finished eating and immediately give up the seat.
Some time later outside the restaurant...
"Ah, it was delicious!" Agari-san exclaimed despite her ramen looking ridiculous.
"It really was.", Tsumeno said, "I wasn't pleased like this in ages!"
"It was good, but I think I ate too much..." Najimi said. However, she as well as Himiko and Shouko were surprised when they saw fox ears sprouting from Tsumeno's hair. After seeing the other three looking at him, he quickly put his hands over the sprouted ears and blushed.
"S-Sorry.", he said, "Happens when I'm pleased."
Anyways, let's visit again soon.
"Nah, I think I'll pass..." Najimi muttered. However, all four of them visited again next week.
-Communication 11: End-
