We dispersed and decided to buy food from the stalls.
It was because it seemed that it would be more efficient to fight each other rather than rushing around with 8 people.
The person who would buy the yakisoba with me was rock-paper-scissors, but after a fierce battle, Sasha was the winner.
“Hey, it’s me too.”
Sasha proudly raises her nose and the losers staring at her with envy.
I honestly don’t know what you’re doing.
“Come on, then let’s go. Kim Yoo-seong.”
“…okay.”
After one arm was grabbed by Sasha, I asked the others to meet again at the meeting place, and then headed to the yakisoba house I had seen earlier.
***
Yakisoba.
It is one of the representative street food of Japan.
It is a simple dish that is simply stir-fried with vegetables on an iron plate with seasoning on Chinese noodles, but it has also been loved since ancient times because of its sweet and salty sauce.
The name is soba, and you may be wondering why Chinese noodles are used instead of buckwheat noodles, but the prevailing theory is that the origin of yakisoba was used to replace soba made from buckwheat in Japan, which was economically stagnant after World War II. .
It is probably in the same vein as tteokbokki, sujebi, and ramen were made to encourage the consumption of wheat in Korea.
Anyway, this food called yakisoba appears with a fairly high frequency in Japanese subculture, so, frankly, an otaku couldn’t have known about it.
So, I have relatively high expectations for the taste, but when I actually eat it, I get this kind of reaction.
“…subtle?”
It was Sasha’s evaluation, who tasted the yakisoba with a leaning expression.
“Most of them are sold at street stalls.”
If it’s made and sold at the store, it’s better because it contains meat or seafood, but the ones sold on the street are literally all noodles, cabbage, and seasoning sauce, so the taste is on the subtle side.
Some people didn’t like the sour taste of Worcestershire sauce, which is the base of the yakisoba sauce.
“That’s why people who like it like it, and people who don’t like it hate it.”
As I said that, I gently waved the yakisoba container I was holding in both hands.
“Still, it’s not to the point where I can’t eat it at all. It feels like junk food.”
Sasha, who heard my explanation, said so and swallowed her share of the yakisoba.
It was when the two of them were walking around the shrine grounds together.
“An older sister passing by over there! How about a shot!”
One of the bosses, who had been soliciting for a while, called Sasha, who was passing by.
“Um? Me?”
Then Sasha turns her head in interest.
Does that uncle know?
The person he called is actually the daughter of a Russian mafia who wields guns like limbs.
One thing is for sure, that store’s giveaway is now Sasha’s.
***
It was about 10 minutes after that we joined the other party at the meeting point.
“What? That teddy bear?”
When Karen asked a question when she saw the large teddy bear in Sasha’s hand, Sasha proudly said:
“This is Kumamon II.”
Sasha, who had just fallen for the solicitation of the previous owner, swept the prize with her divine shooting skills.
Sasha, who had been discharged from the military as a sergeant in the Republic of Korea, achieved the highest score one after another with her perfect shoulder posture and unshakable shooting form. will be.
Even before the business started in earnest, the store owner who ripped off the most expensive product handed over the teddy bear with a smiling or crying expression.
Anyway, each of us bought food and gathered together, sat down on a bench and decided to share the food we bought.
Since it was the first time participating in a Japanese festival, Sasha asked, curiously, whether there were many things she had seen for the first time.
“What is this?”
The answer to that was Karen, who secretly took care of Sasha even though she was grumpy.
“Apple candy. It is a food made by soaking whole apples in starch syrup or sugar water, then removing them.”
A similar dish may be Chinese Tanghulu, but the difference is that it is incredibly hard.
We shared takoyaki and yakisoba, whole squid and corn, chocolate banana and apple candy.
Drinking the cool ramune here was as good as enjoying the summer festival.
“Senior, do it.”
“…can I eat it?”
“I’m off my arm.”
I had no choice but to eat the takoyaki served by Minato, who was next to me.
It’s the guy I just bought, so it’s hot inside.
After chewing hard while breathing out, Rika offered a different food this time.
It was a whole grilled squid that I ate about a third from the head.
“Take a bite of mine too. Ryu-chan.”
“Wait, you have takoyaki in your mouth.”
“Are you saying you can’t eat what I’m giving you?”
“……”
I wiped away my tears and ate the outer part of the squid.
This one is hot too.
Sasha, who was looking at it, said.
“An indirect kiss, shameful. Rika.”
Then Rika said, blushing.
“Wow, moo moo, what! I never thought of that!”
“You don’t seem to be aware of the lack of credibility at the point of trembling.”
“Namisa!”
Two people fighting hard today.
It seems like it was just like that with Karen just a while ago, but now it feels like the target of the fight has changed.
Does that mean that the relationship between the two of them has gotten better than before?
“But what time is the fireworks display?”
With a water balloon yoyo in one hand and a P○Cure mask obliquely on her head, Karen, who was eating a chocolate banana, tilted her head and asked a question, and it was Yuika, Sakamoto’s sister, who answered.
“Ah, as far as I know, it’s from 9. It’s 8:30 now, so there’s about 30 minutes left.”
“Yeah? You have some free time.”
Karen nodded her head with her arms crossed, then looked at us and asked.
“Why don’t you go goldfish fishing after eating this? I heard that someone you know is running a shop.”
“good.”
“agree!”
“Mew!”
“Sasha, you eat everything you put in your mouth and talk.”
As Karen bruised, Sasha swallowed the food in her mouth and said.
“I’ve heard of it. At Japanese festivals, you use a net for goldfish fishing, right?”
I asked a question that suddenly came to mind when I heard that.
“What kind of fishing do you usually do in Russia?”
“In my case, I did a lot of salmon fishing. The bears I keep at home like it.”
Hearing that, Yuika asked, startled.
“Do you have bears at home?”
Then Sasha nodded proudly.
“In Russia, a bear is like a dog. Each household keeps one.”
“Wow! I miss you!”
We looked at Sasha like a fool for spreading misconceptions to innocent Yuika.
Where the hell is that Russia?
***
After snacking, we decided to go back the way we came for goldfish fishing as Karen said.
“There are a lot of people.”
“Because the fireworks will start soon.”
Unlike when I first came, the crowd has grown so much that I can’t even breathe.
It felt like all the people who lived around this place had gathered.
So as not to get lost in the middle, hold each other’s hands and move forward.
In the process, another dispute was about to arise over who would join hands with me, but the rock-paper-scissors knew the answer.
And it was Karen who held my hand this time.
“You have big hands.”
“I hear that a lot.”
Karen’s hands, who are less than 160 cm tall, are almost like baby’s hands compared to mine, which is like a pot lid.
It’s usually hard to notice because of her ferocious impression and sharp atmosphere, but Karen is quite small.
Probably, there will be no discomfort even if you wear a middle school uniform.
It was when we were moving forward, feeling the warmth of each other’s hands.
Suddenly, an excited voice was heard from behind.
“Isn’t that Minato Nao?!”
It was the first person who recognized Minato’s face.
In my own words, people say that if you act confidently without hiding it, people will go crazy, but it seems like you got it wrong.
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“I’m a huge fan! Please sign me!”
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Minato stammered, perhaps perplexed.
“Uh, uh, over there.”
“Oh, you don’t have a pen! Then just one picture!”
The frivolous-looking man said so, took out his smartphone and pointed it at him.
When I saw that, it was time for me to go out.
“Wait.”
Just then, Yaguchi, who was standing next to Minato, interrupted.
“Right now, Minato-san is spending some private time with us. If you’re a fan, could you please understand a little bit?”
Then, the man who asked for a picture put down his smartphone with an indifferent expression.
“Oh, yes.”
Then he passed our party while muttering loudly, as if to listen openly.
“It’s terribly expensive.”
“That child!”
Hearing that, Ryuji turned around with an angry expression, but Yaguchi stopped Ryuji.
“Hold on. Ryuji. There is no end to dealing with such people one by one.”
Then, Ryuji started walking again, saying, “Well, there are all those guys.”
The atmosphere quickly became awkward.
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Minato, who was watching us, waved his hand and said.
“I’m sorry. Because of me…”
Then, Rika and Sasha, who were next to him, defended Minato as if they had ever fought.
“No! This guy is weird!”
“If you did that in Russia, you’d already be shot.”
Then Minato looked at the two with a moved expression.
It seemed that a strange intimacy was formed between the three of them.