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"We can't just go back like this! Where's my tour of Roppongi!?" Nobara demanded exasperatingly.
"Yeah! It's my first time in Tokyo. I don't want my experience to be a let down!" Yuji adds.
It didn't take a lot to convince Satoru to stay in Roppongi, so he proposes that they should at least have a good dinner there before heading back.
"I know a lot of great places to eat at. So, do any of you have a preference?" Satoru says as he looks at his phone screen.
"STEAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!" Yuji exclaimed adding a dramatic flair.
Nobara followed suit with a loud declaration and a dramatic pose of her own beside him. "SUSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
"Leave it to me! As for you, sister Olga, Megumi?" Satoru turned to face them.
"Anything is fine with me," Olga answered, exhaling another plume of smoke.
Megumi didn't pay Satoru any attention and was instead on his phone, ordering delivery.
"Let's go then!" Satoru said as he began walking away from the disinterested Megumi with the other three.
Though Megumi was initially not interested in having dinner, he followed them in the end.
During their walk, the youths and Satoru chatted animatedly while Olga followed from a distance behind them as she didn't want to trouble them with her smoking.
Her cigar had almost reached the end of its lifespan. With her bare hands she dissipates the light at the end of her cigar with her two fingers before chucking it into the nearest bin.
As she returns, Olga finds Yuji and Nobara competing against each other in a classic game of Rock-Paper-Scissors.
Olga stood beside Megumi, watching the two have their exchange. Nobara won the game by cheating and Satoru's decision was final as the group settled on having sushi for dinner.
She tune-out of the conversation between the teenagers and thought about her next step.
Even though it's only just the beginning, Olga knows that something worthwhile will happen soon enough. All that Olga needed to do now was wait until something exciting happens.
"Olga-san, do you like sushi?" Satoru said as he tried to start a light conversation with her.
"I haven't eaten raw fish in a long time. I can't say if I like it, but I'll eat anything even if it taste unpleasant,"
Olga's response sparked curiosity in Satoru's eyes. He sensed that there was more to her statement, but he didn't push further. Instead, he smiled warmly and said, "Well, I hope you'll enjoy the sushi we have tonight. It's one of the best in Roppongi, Splendid Sushi!"
Olga nodded her head. "I'll hold your word to it, Satoru,"
At Splendid Sushi, the group settled around a circular table with a conveyor belt running through the center. Plates of colorful sushi glided by on the small train tracks, inviting the diners to take their pick. Olga observed the sushi passing by with a mix of curiosity.
It had indeed been a long time since she last tried sushi.
As the plates of sushi made their rounds, Nobara and Yuji enthusiastically grabbed their favorites with quick hands, occasionally engaging in playful squabbles over the last piece of a particularly delicious-looking roll.
"If I am being honest, I don't even know where to start." Olga admits as she looks at the passing sushi rolls that made their rounds on a miniature bullet trains.
Olga was not very particular with food. Rather than enjoying it like most people, Olga only ate what was needed to stay alive.
Flavor wasn't something she prioritised.
Her meals usually consisted of bread and milk, water or wine, so she didn't have the luxury of enjoying her food. Either that or bland rations that were supplied to her for missions.
As Olga contemplated the array of sushi passing by, Megumi, who had been relatively quiet throughout dinner, spoke up. "Here," He picks up the plate with the tamago sushi that was passing by for her.
"It's not as intense as the ones with fish, so it should be easier on the tastebuds," He said as he folded his arms.
Olga nodded her head. "Thank you,"
Satoru was chuckling to himself at Megumi's unusual display of kindness. He had seen Megumi's reserved nature before, but watching him take the initiative to help Olga with the sushi selection brought a smile to Satoru's face.
"You're quite considerate, Megumi," Satoru remarked with a playful glint in his eye. "Never thought I'd see the day when you'd become a sushi guide."
"Shut up," He said to his teacher as he looked at Olga who was about to devour the sushi.
Olga is confused as to why they make a fuss over sushi, her consumption of the tamago wasn't anything worthwhile to go by.
"It's okay," She muttered after swallowing it down.
The flavor wasn't something she was used to. An odd mix of sweet and savory things plays inside her mouth. But other than that, she didn't see the appeal of eating food for fun.
Yuji plots another sushi into his mouth, a stack of plates already present at his side of the table. After thoroughly consuming it he leans into Olga's side.
"Huh? Olga-san, does it not taste that good to you?" Yuji asked with a little disappointment in his voice, hoping that Olga would have at least enjoyed eating the sushi with them.
"Sushi is an acquired taste. Olga's not used to eating it so she should eat more of it!" Satoru says jubilantly as he takes more plates of sushi for Olga to eat.
Olga stared at the plates of sushi laid before her, each one a different variation from the other.
Not one to decline the generosity of others, Olga started eating the different sushi varieties placed before her. With each bite, she remained composed, her expression unchanged, surprising the rest of the group. Some were in awe of her ability to eat without stopping, while others were shocked by her apparent lack of emotional reaction.
As Olga polished off the sushi Satoru had given her in record time, the group stared at her with a mix of awe and curiosity. They couldn't tell if she was genuinely enjoying the experience or not.
"Thank you. I enjoyed it," Olga finally said, but her words didn't seem to convince everyone.
As Yuji once again placed a finished plate onto his tall stack of plates, he asked. "What exactly do you do, Olga-san?"
Olga takes a moment to wipe her mouth with a napkin before answering Yuji's question. The group's curiosity had shifted from sushi to Olga's line of work.
"I suppose another round of questions is in order," She quietly muttered.
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