With a cap on his head, a bat in his hands, and Romero sitting on the floor with his paws, Kotaro Tatsumi points the bat forward to the fourteen zombies whilst standing in front of a crude scoreboard drawn on the chalkboard.

"OHHHHHHH! THAT'S A BASEBAAAAAAAALL!" The man shouted passionately. "We've got the championship game to determine the ultimate Undead High School today! After an interesting game, we're in the ninth inning with three runs apiece! Will Undead High School be able to hold it together through this inning? Our pitcher for today issssss… GYRO ZEPPELIIIII!"

He next points the bat to a very eager Gyro standing opposite of him with a cheeky smile. "Nyo-ho!"

The zombies are bewildered over what they are seeing as expected. We have Kotaro holding a bat, acting as the batter for this impromptu baseball "game", and on the other side, we see Gyro tipping his hat's rims down while a steel ball is held within his right hand covered in baseball gloves because he's the pitcher for this round. None of them, excluding the snoring Tae, dared to interfere due to how bewildered and mighty confused they are.

"Let's see what you got Gyro! Bet you can ace your first ever pitching?" Kotaro exclaimed.

"You bet I can! This is my first time playing the role of a pitcher in this baseball game, but I've been throwing steel balls all my life, so I'm confident I got this!" Arching his arm, Gyro reminds himself not to use the Spin and instead throws the ball normally as he can. He next declared, "This is the first pitch! ORA!" With a shout, Gyro throws the ball.

"BLAM!"

カッキーン

And with a precise swing of the bat, Kotaro hits the steel ball hard, sending it flying back to Gyro. He ducks when seeing this and, in the process, the ball bounces back from the wall behind him. "Whoa!"

"And that's! A home…!"

バッゴォーッ

"…ruuuaaAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHH!"

Kotaro substituted the traditional word for the perfect strike with a high-pitched shout of pain when the ball hit his abdomen deeply, sending him crouching on the floor in pain, dropping the bat and holding his belly tenderly.

Gyro stares at the once-bombastic producer reeling on the floor in surprise, having not expected the steel ball would bounce back to him. Good thing he refrained from using the Spin, otherwise he would be in worse pain than he is now. "Whoops! Sorry about that!" He apologized, muffling his chuckle over seeing Kotaro's misfortune.

"The dirt… The dirt…" The zombies hear him mumble pathetically as he appears to be picking it with his other hand.

"Uh, what exactly are you doing?" Sakura asked.

"I'm… picking up some dirt… off the field…! Competitive fields are…「cruel」, y'know! The second you let your guard down, it can all… 「fall apart」!" He answered in baseball terms and rules.

"…Oooookay then?" Sakura unsurely replied, understanding so little of his metaphor alongside everyone. Well aside from Mamezuku.

Meanwhile Gyro moves to pick up the steel ball but stops when he notices Romero sniffing it rather eagerly. "Romero? Why are you sniffing the steel ball?" He asked the dog with a raised brow. Romero stopped and turned to Spin Cowboy seemingly in response, and Gyro believes that means he's free to fetch it… only for his eyes to bug out, not literally of course, when the zombie poodle swiftly swallowed the whole steel ball in one bite. His small body deformed into the shape of it as a result.

"What the!? AAAHHH! THE STEEL BALL!" Spin Cowboy shouted in shock and horror. He proceeded to grab Romero's mouth and tried opening it, but the dog proved stubborn enough to try to keep his mouth closed. "No no no no no! Spit it out! Spit it OUT! The ball's not something you can just swallow like food!"

"Grrrrrrrr!" Romero growled, wrestling out of Gyro's hold. Not expecting this kind of resistance, he turned to Johnny with a desperate kind of expression.

"Oi Johnny! Don't just sit there watching me! Help me!"

"Alright, alright! You go catch him and I'll try forcing him to spit it out!" Johnny got off his seat and crawled toward Romero quickly.

As the two are busy forcing their sole pet to spit out the steel ball, Kotaro rises back on his feet after his stomach doesn't ache anymore. He proceeds to begin explaining his odd wisdom to the zombies in an irritated tone. "I'm trying to say that if you get lazy, you're gonna be in for real trouble, you dim-witted zombies! You haven't forgotten that little 'hotel of the living dead' mess back at the resort, have you?"

The culprits who started the whole mess back there, Sakura, Saki and Junko, try to not look guilty, though the blonde zombie doesn't look ashamed as much as the two are.

"You wanna get talked about, make sure it's because you are 「idols」! We haven't gotten any further operating budget thanks to you!"

"I'm pretty sure that's your fault."

"Saki…" Bucciarati gave her a side glance to stop her from shifting blame away from her.

Ignoring Saki's remark, Kotaro is about to announce today's act when Johnny cries out in pain. "OWWWW! GODDAMMIT!"

"Now Romero is biting you? Sheesh, can't believe he became so protective of the steel ball he swallowed." Gyro exclaimed. Unable to ignore their squabble, everyone turns at Johnny trying to pull Romero out of his face after he managed to make Romero spit the ball out. Apparently angry over his action, the mutt responded by latching and biting his hat or hair. Grunting and mumbling swears at the dog growling or barking at him, Johnny managed to get it out of his face before chucking Romero away from him. If Romero is still alive as normal, the poor dog would get hurt for sure, and let's not get on his formerly deformed body after swallowing the steel ball.

"Yip!"

"HEY! Don't throw Romero like that!" Kotaro immediately scolded him, looking aghast.

"I wouldn't have done so if he didn't eat the steel ball and latched onto me in anger!" Johnny pointed to Shades. "Besides, he's a zombie. It's not like he's not gonna receive injuries."

"It still counts as animal abuse!"

"Well I feel bad about it but what am I supposed to do? Let it stay on my face?"

"But still…! Rrrgh! Mmnnnfffgghh…! Aargh, just…! Try acting nice and gentle with him next time, okay?!"

"Hey, uh… Do you have a handkerchief? My steel ball is covered in saliva." Gyro showed the saliva-covered steel ball after he finally forced Romero to spit it out when Johnny threw him. Everyone reels in disgust, with Saki, Ai, Lily, Kakyoin and Narancia pleading him to stop showing it to them.

"Sure. Here you go." Kotaro gives him one. "Now! Can you and Johnny go back to your seats? I got an important announcement that you stinking zombies need to know!"

"Alright. Thanks anyway!"

After returning to their seats, Kotaro clears his throat before he declares today's act to the zombies. "Now then! I happen to have arranged a gig that even you slobs will be able to hit a grand-slam home run with!"

"And what would that be?" Kakyoin inquired.

"Starting today, we're gonna try to 「raise」 our profile! And the first step is having you appear in a commercial for a certain 「mega-famous business」!"

"We're getting offers for commercials?"

"I know, right?" Kotaro leans close to Sakura while answering her question. "You guys are gonna be sooooooo shocked that your hearts might start beating!"

"Oh yeah? What do you have in mind?" Narancia challenged him.

"If you want to know, dear Narancia," Kotaro stood beside the chalkboard before answering, "The mega-famous business that hired the girls for this commercial… IS THE FAMOUS ｢DRIVE-IN TORI｣!" The flipped chalkboard reveals a crude drawing of a chicken and words matching to what he bombastically declared to the zombies.

Most of them don't recognize the name Drive-in Tori, which is understandable especially for those who didn't live in Saga… But Saki though… she stands up in shock, her mouth and eyes wide.

"Saki?" Avdol called out in concern and curiosity.

"What's wrong? Why are you so shocked?" Sakura asked her friend, but the blonde girl continued ignoring them as Kotaro played a video on his laptop.

BGM: Drive-in Tori Commercial Jingle

Yakitori Ichiban
Torimeshi Niban
San wa Sarada de
Yoi Kenkou
Itsumo Nikoniko
Tori de Manpuku

Yay!

Itsumo Nikoniko
Tori de Manpuku

Yay!

"Drive-in Tori…?" Sakura muttered in curiosity.

"C'mon! It's Drive Tori! You really want to die?" Saki chastised her, apparently offended that she didn't recognize the restaurant she should be familiar with.

"Sorry! It's just that, I've never heard of them!"

"I've heard of them but never been there." Lily added.

The usual tough and rough-as-nails leader of Franchouchou is watching the commercial playing on Kotaro's laptop with a shocked expression still. Her usual rough bravado is all gone for a moment after Kotaro brings it up out of nowhere. She couldn't formulate any response as a result, especially after seeing her fellow zombies don't recognize what's so shocking about it nor do they share her enthusiasm.

"Unbelievable… you guys ｢FAIL｣ AT SAGAAAAAAAAAAAA! ! ! ! !" She angrily screamed so intensely the insides of her mouth appeared to be zoomed in.

"…Is it that famous?" Narancia asked with a raised brow, wondering what's the big deal with the restaurant Saki is so worked up for.

"You'll all learn how amazing Drive Tori is in time." Kotaro told him.

"WHEN?! When's the job?!" Saki eagerly questioned after catching her breath for shouting her lungs out of vexation. For the first time, Saki's mind is on the same wavelength as Kotaro's when it comes to the time, as the two shouted at the top of their lungs in front of the bewildered zombies. "RIIIIIIGHT NOOOOOOW!"

"Ha ha ha ha! You are so fired up this time, Saki," exclaimed Avdol with a smile. "Does the prospect of visiting Drive-in Tori excite you? If you are, then you're not the only one who's eager to come to that place."

"Avdol! Don't tell me… You're interested in Drive Tori!?" She asks him with a smile.

"I am. This is the first time I heard it, but seeing you so excited today compelled me to join in your excitement. Tell me then. Is Drive-in Tori spectacular in your opinion?"

"Well, Fire Lord…" Saki wraps her arms around Avdol, crouching to his height due to height differences, and replies, "If my eagerness to go there again after my death doesn't clue you in, I'm gonna tell you right now that the food they serve there is very good! My memory certainly told me so!"

"Ho hoooo! I am anticipating it, miss Saki."

"Well fret no more thanks to Shades here managing to get this opportunity for us!"

"Ha ha ha! If you two wanted to go there badly, let's not waste more time! C'MON, YOU ZOMBIES! TIME TO GO OUT! GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GOOOOO!"

Still perplexed but somewhat amused by Saki and Avdol's shared eagerness, the zombies follow the three out, all of them curious what Drive-in Tori has to entail for them.

Saki's reaction from back home didn't abate ever so slightly as the pony-tailed zombie looked up at the sign displayed in the front with a wide smile. This is enough to convey to them her feelings on the prospect of visiting the restaurant famous for its yakitori menus and chicken rice, themed after poultry products again, which only adds more to their curiosity and puzzlement.

The thirteen zombies stare up at the restaurant calmly, with Sakura stating, "This place… kinda has that local business feel, huh?"

"Mega-famous business…" Junko commented.

"So this is Drive-in Tori. I can already tell from its name and look that they serve chicken products." Avdol guessed.

"The homey feel! It's still the same!" Saki clasped her hands together as memories came flooding in of the time she was part of her biker gang. After the gang spent day and night raising hell on the roads, Saki and her best friend, Reiko Amabuki, would come in to Drive-in Tori where they would eat together with the other members to their hearts' content, with Saki always ordering the number one menu with a side of lettuce. She recounts this memory to Avdol and the others with a nostalgic look plastered on her face.

"You really were a wild girl huh, Saki-chan?" Sakura remarked.

"Y'know, her story sorta sounds similar when me, Bucciarati, Abbacchio, Mista and Fugo used to visit a restaurant back in Italy as our meeting and dining point." Narancia noted with a nostalgic grin, aware that the team would never be together in that same restaurant again. Made it more sad that Giorno was in that restaurant together with his teammates once.

"You're right. I do miss that place…" Bucciarati agreed.

"That bird's not very cute." Lily stated with an unimpressed look, referring to the anthropomorphic chicken displayed above. Saki doesn't take her insult kindly, stating, "Damn it, shrimpy! Don't you dare insult Drive Tori's immortal 「Cocco-san」!"

"Cocco-san?" Johnny repeated.

"What the fudge are you guys doing!? Move it already!" Kotaro shouted at them. Currently, he's standing beside a man wearing a pink shirt, dark blue pants and a black waist apron who is looking at them with a smile. Everyone's attention is on him as Kotaro introduces him. "This man here is the president of Drive-in Tori."

"Hello. It's nice to meet you all." The president greeted.

"Good after-"

"SIR, YES SIIIIIIIIIIRRR!"

Saki's passionate and roaring greeting interrupts their normal greeting, a testament of her inner child being awakened for this day.

"…So loud." Mamezuku complained simply.

"I appreciate you all for coming here. I'm looking forward to seeing you girls advertise our restaurant," he added eagerly. "Why don't we start by heading inside so you can try some of our signature grilled chicken?"

The zombies like the sound of that, especially Avdol and Saki, who again shouted to the top of her lungs and bowed deeply much to Narancia, Johnny, Mamezuku, and Lily's irritation. "SIR, YES, SIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRR!"

Saki is pretty fired up. Ah whoops. Made a pun there. Avdol chuckled at her enthusiasm, finding himself sharing her desire.

Sitting together around the table according to gender, everyone's mouth is watering at the sight of their meal, literally in Tae's and Gyro's case, as the sound of grilling meat flows in the air together with the smoke. Saki is in the center overlooking the grilling chicken, who can't wait to eat it and savor its crispy goodness while it's hot again. Everyone thinks the same too, with Tae and Gyro trying to be patient despite their hunger instincts threatening to overtake their heads.

"Most people think of beef when it comes to yakiniku-style grilling, but in Saga, it's all about chicken…" The president lectures the appeal of Drive-in Tori to Kotaro, Avdol and the pre-occupied zombies. Grabbing a cooked meat with a chopstick, Sakura eats it whole and smiles in delight over the taste exploding in her mouth. "Mmmmmm!"

"Sakura! Try some of that sauce and the garlic pepper!" Saki told her. As Sakura nods, Saki picks up the cooked one for her consumption but Lily complains that she's waiting for that one. While the two start arguing, Yugiri notices Junko is looking at the menu for a while now, prompting her to ask, "What are you looking at there, Junko-han?"

"The honey and black Calpis vinegar sounds delicious…" Junko stated, thinking of trying them out.

While most of them are happily munching (and arguing) over the food, the same cannot be said by the three Italians of the group, who are having trouble using chopsticks and picking up the food using it.

"Mmmgh… C'mon… Lemme… pick you… up!" Narancia complained in irritation as he tried to grab just one grilled chicken using a chopstick. This is the first time he's using it and it shows in his inexperience. "Arrrrgh, I just want to eat, alright!?"

"Narancia, need a little help?" Seeing he's having trouble, Bucciarati offers his help to him. He's using a chopstick properly after watching everyone handle theirs and tried it by himself. He gets to eat two pieces of chicken dipped in sauce and savor the taste when he sees Narancia is having trouble.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm getting desperate trying to pick even one. Think you can teach me?" Narancia pleaded for his help.

"Sure. It doesn't sit right seeing you struggle." Bucciarati nodded in response, directing his hands on his hands holding a chopstick. He hopes he does know the process of holding one after merely observing it.

Just as Bucciarati is helping Narancia, so does Johnny helping Gyro how to use chopsticks. Holding his hands, Johnny directs the chopsticks to a piece of chicken. "Okay… With your fingers on one stick, grab it like this."

Thanks to Johnny's guidance, Gyro managed to grab one and prop it in his mouth. Chewing it slowly, his annoyed face turns to a delighted one when the taste explodes in his mouth. "Mmmmm~… This is delicious!"

"I know. Figured you would be satisfied with its taste for the first time." Johnny smiled at his friend, glad he followed his instructions carefully so he could scoop a piece to his mouth.

"And it's all thanks to you! Guess living in Japan helped you huh, Johnny?" He remarked.

"…And that sums up the seven principles of Drive-in Tori." The president finished explaining.

"Oh, I see and HEEEY! Would it kill you to LISTEN?!" Kotaro scolded the inattentive zombies busy scrounging the meat, rice and lettuce.

"No, no, it's alright. Seeing them greatly enjoy their food is enough for me." The president assured him, not minding them they didn't listen to them.

Swallowing the chewed up chicken, Sakura remarks, "The food is really amazing!"

"Downright delicious!" Kakyoin added.

"Hahaha! If I had heard about this place before, I would have visited it after hearing about how delicious the food is!" Avdol exclaimed, catching up eating the food with his fellow zombies after he decides to listen to the president first along with Kotaro. When the taste explodes in his mouth, he's quite happy to be proven right as he gorges more chicken and side vegetables.

Smiling at the three, the grinning man says, "I'm glad to hear that. Our chicken here is fresh from-"

"Hey! Tae-chan is eating raw chicken!"

Lily directs their attention to Tae hungrily munching raw chicken meat like a dog. After eating all of it, she proceeds to grab the plate and lick it clean, much to their disgust.

"Uh, that meat is not yet fresh-"

Kotaro stops him from interfering by grabbing his chin and gazing longingly at his face. The president is caught off-guard, and cannot help but blush at his charming act and handsome face as the man in shades says, "Now then, shall we discuss the details of the shoot~?"

"Uhh, y-yes…"

Everyone except Tae glances at him charming the man without hesitation. While the girls thought his act was strangely enticing, the boys saw it as weird. Well, it's not like they want to mind him as they finish emptying the chicken from the grill when it's time for the camera shoot to begin.

After finishing their free meal, Franchouchou, Rianima and Kotaro go outside into a grassy field located behind the restaurant. The camera crew are setting up the cameras needed for the commercial shoot soon to be acted by Franchouchou. Said group are dressed in costumes for the commercial, with Sakura, Saki, Junko and Tae wearing a full-bodied white chicken suit while Ai, Yugiri and Lily a hat, shirt and overalls as a chick clothing. Naturally, Saki couldn't be any happier to be wearing an outfit themed after her favorite restaurant. "SO COOOOL!"

"The first outfit we wear other than t-shirts… and it's this." Junko shyly remarked on having to wear a full-bodied chicken costume.

"Well it's all so we can get some real outfits someday." Ai told her.

"That looks so great on you, Junko-chan!" Sakura complimented.

"It does?"

Off to the side, Tae chews on her wings thinking it's food while Lily gushes over Yugiri looking cute in her getup. "You look so cute, Yugirin!"

Looking at the tiny tail on her rear end, Yugiri states, "I wouldn't have minded an outfit like this in my old line of work."

"AAAALRIGHT! IS EVERYBODY READY FOR THE SHOOT!?" Shouted a passionate assistant director with hairy armpits. The director, staff members, Kotaro and bodyguards keep quiet as the assistant director continues in a normal volume. "First up, I wanna introduce the girls from Franchouchou who are gonna be in the commercial today! Give them a hand!" Everyone except Kotaro claps to the bowing idol group in a chicken getup as they look forward to their performance for the commercial. "Next up is Cocco-kun-san! LET'S HEAR IT FROM THEM!"

The one called Cocco-kun (or Cocco-san) makes its entrance walking in a composed stride wearing a pair of triangular sunglasses that could rival Kotaro's own. The mascot removes their glasses as they walk past everyone clapping to their appearance. For the third time today, Saki expresses her excitement at seeing the mascot in person. "They've really got a hell of an aura!" She muttered under her breath.

"Saki-chan…"

"Yeah, that's not cute."

Sakura and Lily remarked on her excitement differently.

As Cocco-kun marches on with grace, their confident face becomes terrified when their eyes happen upon a drooling and smiling Tae, which her feral mind thinks she is looking at a human-sized chicken. The zombie makes a high leap toward the mascot with the intent of taking a bite out of them. Sakura, Saki and Lily gasp in surprise with the redhead ready to stop Tae from hounding Cocco-kun. Tae is only an inch away from chomping the panicking mascot when Kakyoin and Avdol intervene, forcing Tae on the ground and holding her head and mouth down so she wouldn't make any moves.

"Sorry about that. T-Tae-san is just… excited. That's all." Kakyoin lied. Fortunately, Cocco-san doesn't take it against her much (but their twitching smile tells otherwise) to their and Sakura's relief; the latter then chastises her that the mascot is not a real chicken and there is a living person inside the costume.

Kakyoin and Avdol return to their companions as Franchouchou and Cocco-san get in the position for the shoot. The assistant director starts shouting again once they are ready. "Alright! If everybody's ready, we can get started!"

"YEAH! We're gonna give this our all!" Saki raised her hand in anticipation.

Under the director's word, they are gonna do a test run first and see if they got the dance and song down. "Aaaaand… ACTION!"

The jingle starts playing and everyone in a chicken outfit enacts the dance, with the girls doing the singing. It seems to be going smoothly, as the singing and dancing seem captivating enough… until the director says, "Cut!"

"CUUUUUUT!" The assistant director shouted. The jingle and dance stops as the two address something they heard during the test run with the director sticking his ear to a megaphone. "I could hear something weird in there." The director refers to the moaning heard during the test run.

Seeing Tae's skills in singing being non-existent noticed by them, Sakura tries to apologize on her behalf while Saki urges Tae to sing instead of moaning like a zombie. "Tae, ya gotta sing!"

"It's not gonna work, Saki-chan! Tae-chan ｢can't｣ really do any singing!" She whispered to her.

"Urgghh." Tae groaned in response.

"Okay! You girls ready?!"

"Er, well…"

"Just try to avoid all that ｢urgh argh｣ stuff this time, thanks!" After reprimanding them a little, the assistant orders another take soon, prompting Sakura to say, "O-Okay, Tae-chan, just join us for the ｢cock-a-doodle-doo｣ part at the end!"

"All right, Camera's rolling…" The director confirmed.

"This time, for real!" The assistant reminded.

"And… ACTION!"

The song starts again and everyone is about to tune in to the song when not even a few seconds in, Tae shouted too early, "ACK AH DOODA DOOOOOOO!"

"CUT!"

"I'm so sorry!"

As the girls try to make Tae do her part properly, the boys watch them with a mix of amusement, interest and hilarity. Kakyoin, Avdol and Bucciarati chuckle at their acts, Narancia and Gyro cover their mouths that are about to burst in laughter, and Johnny and Mamezuku watch with impassive but nonetheless curious expressions. While it is undeniable they are enjoying what they are watching, they see it's gonna take long before Tae gets her act together. All the while, Romero rests near a tree as the camera keeps on rolling.

In the midst of the shoot, Kakyoin, Bucciarati, and Gyro got called in by Kotaro, who told them he wants them to do something to "spice up" the commercial…

Several takes later…

Yakitori Ichiban
Torimeshi NIban
San wa Sarada de
Yoi Kenkou

Itsumo Nikoniko
Tori de Manpuku
Yay!

The directors bop their heads as they are liking the result of many takes to make sure everything goes smoothly. Eventually, the jingle made it to the end as Tae, after enough tries and reprimanding, shouts the chicken's call properly. "AAAACK! AHHHH DOOODA DOOOOOO!"

"Aaaaand… CUT!"

"YEAAAAAAAAAH!"

With the shoot done without any more mistakes, the directors agree it is a good take. "All right, we're gonna run a check on that take!" The assistant director exclaimed, much to the girls' relief. Sakura thanks Ai for coming up with the idea of changing the harmony, which did the trick for Tae shouting the rooster's call. After checking the last take, the directors announced to the girls that the shoot was satisfactory, meaning they're finished

"That's good to hear." Junko said, wanting the show to be done with.

However, one person disagreed. "Was it really? Can you say you've done a great job?"

Franchouchou heard Kotaro run his mouth behind them. They turned around, wondering what the producer was talking about, but when they did, they were greeted by an unexpected sight in the form of three costumed men…

"What do you mean, Tatsumi-san? Isn't the last take good enough?" Kakyoin tries to cover his face out of embarrassment with his hands, or more appropriately, his wings.

"Signor Tatsumi, is this really necessary? Is this your solution to us joining in the commercial at the last minute?" They heard Bucciarati's voice in a second chicken costume, whose back is turned against them.

"Hehehe… Uhh, I know I'm all up for anything that amuses me but… This is a bit overkill, y'know?" The third costume chicken pointed out, which sounds like Gyro.

It didn't take long for them to realize the ones wearing costumes like theirs are Kakyoin, Bucciarati and Gyro.

"Wait, Kakyoin!? Is that you!?" Sakura shouted in disbelief.

"W-What are y-ya three doin' in a c-chicken- *snickers* costume!? Hahahahaha!" Saki stated, letting out laughs between words out of hilarity and amusement.

"…Believe me. I want no part in wearing this costume provided to us by the staff but Tatsumi-san insisted." Kakyoin deadpanned.

"There are extra costumes?" Yugiri inquired.

"Just three. And somehow, the sizes of the costume fit our body, so Tatsumi didn't hesitate to have us wear it at the last minute." Bucciarati can be heard sighing, still keeping his back facing them while feeling ashamed having to wear it.

"To be honest, maybe being in this costume isn't so bad," voiced out Gyro, apparently expressing amusement over wearing the costume. Or he wanted to see the bright side of this embarrassing ordeal "I mean, what's the worst that can happen?"

"Tae-chan thinking you're the real chicken?" Lily stated, pointing to Avdol and Mamezuku holding Tae down when she mistakenly sees the three as real chickens and attempts to charge at them. Meanwhile, Narancia is clutching his stomach as he laughs hard, pounding his hand on the grass despite him feeling bad laughing at Bucciarati. Even Johnny is amused by what he's seeing, evident by the smile he has directed at Gyro.

"Uh." He blinked when he was reminded of Tae's earlier attempt.

"SO! What are you all? What are you standing here as, right now?" Kotaro brings everyone back to the topic in hand with the same utmost seriousness.

"Uh, idol-"

"｢FREAKING CHICKENS｣!"

The girls, Kakyoin, Bucciarati, Gyro and even the camera crew turn to Kotaro engaged in another shouting rant continuing from his response. "You're chickens right now! AM I WRONG, JUNKO?! GYRO?!"

"E-Err, no…?" She squeaked.

"…Maybe?" He spoke.

"THEN YOU NEED TO ｢CHICKEN｣ IT UUUUPPP! I'M NOT SEEING ANY CHICKEN ｢AUTHENTICITY｣! THE INTENSITY OF A CHICKEN AS IT'S BEING COOKED ON A MESH GRILL! THE ｢CROOOOOOOOOW｣ OF ITS ｢SOOOOOOUUUUUUUL｣!"

"KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

After another wild imagination consisting of fire in the background, a mesh grill as a floor and Magician's Red breathing fire against the grill with intensity matching Kotaro's shouting whilst also roaring, the girls are left speechless out of incredulity over his words. Then Saki speaks up. "Shades might be right."

"What?! Are you agreeing with him?" Bucciarati incredulously insinuated, finally spinning around and facing her in surprise.

Ignoring the capo's statement, Saki sees that the whole time they did the shoot, they haven't become real chickens. She is eager to see Kotaro's words come to fruition, even if it means adding or redoing another take that could very well include Kakyoin, Bucciarati and Gyro.

Speaking of Kotaro, he urges the director to do another take that will fit what he said during his usual rhetoric.

"These girls can do it if you give them a chance, director! Also, those three must have a part in the commercial too! They are dying to be included in the commercial!"

"We're not!" Kakyoin and Bucciarati disagreed when they heard him.

"Please! Let them try again!"

"Look at it!" Saki pointed to Cocco-san enacting dance moves done by a certain pop singer from the 80s. "You're not gonna let Cocco-san get one up over us, right? If we're idols who are gonna take over the country, we need to be ready to ｢gobble up｣ the star on their own show! That includes you three!" She pointed to Kakyoin, Bucciarati and Gyro. "Since y'all joining us this time, show them what you three are made of as part of Drive-in Tori!"

"Raaaaugh!"

Suddenly, Tae charges at the costumed mascot, again trying to take a bite out of them. Cocco-kun saw her coming and was forced to run away in panic. "AHHHH! TAE-CHAN!" Sakura called out as the feral zombie chased the unlucky mascot around.

BGM: Pandemonium (Zombie Land Saga OST)

"Someone stop her!" Junko pleaded.

The girls and the three stooges give chase, with the two refraining from using their Stands because everyone is looking at them now. They would be wondering when an invisible force stops Tae from running like a mad dog. Somehow, the chasers stumble upon many objects they inevitably crash into, and at one point, a panicked meow can be heard. Since Romero has joined the zombies and Kotaro, one must hope he hadn't seen the retreating cat. This is all witnessed by the director and his assistant, all showing confounded faces.

As Tae finally chomps on the mascot's butt and is hanging on with her teeth, the director orders his assistant to stop her. "Wait!" Suddenly, Kotaro halts him with his hand before he dramatically points and declares, "Get that camera rolling! This is reality! This is the story we've all been yearning for!"

"TAE-CHAN! THIS ISN'T WHAT SHE MEANT!" Sakura shouted to Tae before pulling her away, ripping a fabric covering the mascot's rear end exposing their underwear as a result. After swallowing the fabric, Tae turns her hungry eyes to the three Stand Users in chicken costumes next. They quickly realize they're her next targets. "W-Wait! Tae-san, it's us! Kakyoin, Bucciarati and Gyro! Y-You know us, r-right? We don't taste that good if you do eat us!" Kakyoin tried telling her in vain, waving his hands in near panic.

"G-Get away from her! I don't think she's gonna- YEOOOOOOWCH!" Gyro warned too late before Tae hurled herself towards him with a roar and got his left wing bitten.

As the chaos continues, the director, under Kotaro's insistence, reluctantly orders the camera to roll again with a shout of "ACTION!"

"I have to say, you all did an excellent job as chickens. The restaurant would like to give you these as thanks for performing the shoot today."

Franchouchou, Rianima and Kotaro are outside the entrance of the restaurant, ready to go home after the shoot is done and over with. As the afternoon sun sets on the horizon, bathing the sky with its orange light, everyone is in good spirits except for Kakyoin, Bucciarati and Gyro, who are separated from them at the moment to nurse their wounds after Tae nearly sinks her teeth on their butts. Also, there appears to be a cloud hanging over their heads. Purple clouds to be exact. The president is with them to see them off but not before rewarding them with something in a carrier bag.

"…Do you think it's more chicken?" Saki eagerly guessed. What they got instead is T-shirts based on Drive-in Tori and its mascot. "Just t-shirts… Fourteen of them." Sakura stated in a disappointed tone.

As the zombies stare at the t-shirts with dismayed looks except Kakyoin, Bucciarati, Gyro and Kotaro, who appears to have an idea brewing in his head, the president expresses his expectation for the final product, hoping it can bolster Drive-in Tori's popularity.

Much later, the new commercial starring Franchouchou, Cocco-san and three extras played by an unwilling Kakyoin, Bruno and Gyro are broadcasted in houses, shops and malls around Saga. The catchy jingle sung by the local idol group makes an impression to kids and adults alike while the scene of Cocco-san running with Tae on its tail flanked by three costumed stooges inspire laughter from them. A chicken's cry is heard at the end of the jingle to cap off the new version of Drive-in Tori commercial a certain biker boss loves.

In a journalist office, the assistant watches the brand-new commercial from Drive-in Tori with a grin, being amused by the tune, the girls and the part about Cocco-san running with Tae on their tail and the other three being chased by the same woman. "Oh look, they got a new commercial." The assistant told the journalist reading a newspaper, who glanced at the tv with his eyes.

"What's with these girls? Must be hard trying to be idols in Saga of all places." He stated to the journalist, who does not pay attention to the commercial because of the black-haired woman hanging on to Cocco-san with her teeth. He scratches his chin in thought, his sense of attention to detail kicking in while out of work.

"Have I ｢seen｣ her before…?"

Meanwhile, in his office, Kotaro has finished watching the commercial and couldn't be any happier watching the featured idols be displayed on screen.

"Now that was some ｢nice｣ bird-ing! All of you seriously… ｢nice bird｣!" He claps his hands with a smile.

To be continued

Onomatopoeia:

カッキーン (Kakkiiin) - Bat hitting a ball

バッゴォーッ (Baggoooo)- Steel ball hitting someone's leg