Banri Settsu/Walking Skeleton
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Sweets Bound to be Sold Out!
Backstage Stories| Matsuno | Heeey, Miyoshi! Headin’ home? |
| Kazunari | Yep, just finished classes! |
| Matsuno | In that case, you got some time? I need your help with something related to my clique’s assignment. |
| Kazunari | Clique? Ah, Mattsun’s part of the Sweet Tooth clique, right? |
| Matsuno | That’s right. Actually, we’re arranging a list of “Top 50 Sweets Trending this Autumn.” |
| Kazunari | Woah, that sounds fun~! |
| Matsuno | Though, we’ve only been able to list 47 of them right now. We’re trying to find whatever niche place could possibly fill up the last 3 spots for us. |
| Kazunari | I see! But hey, taking the time to research 47 different shops is already impressive! Aight, let me try thinking of some sweet shops then… |
| Kazunari | Ahh, you’ve gone there already as well, huh... |
| Matsuno | Right? We’ve practically got the same referrals, too. |
| Kazunari | True! Mhmm, this is hard… |
| Banri | …… |
| Kazunari | Ah, Settsuar, otsupiko! Hey, great timing! We need your help in finding some hole-in-the-wall sweets shops~! |
| Banri | Huh, hole-in-the-wall sweets? Why so sudden? Actually, why’re you asking me... |
| Kazunari | I mean, Settsuar, you like cafes don’t you? I thought maybe you know some well-hidden stores out there! |
| Banri | I don’t go to cafes to just enjoy the sweets, y’know. |
| Kazunari | Still still, you should know about their limited seasonal set menus and stuff, right? ‘Course, the single menu items included! |
| If it’s sweets that you know, then it’s definitely something rare! I’ll treat you to lunch next time for it, okay? Please! | |
| Banri | Haah, guess I can’t refuse. |
| Hmm, now that you mention it… | |
| (In my last cafe trip with Tsumugi-san, he mentioned how he’s curious about some sweets that he heard about from someone else.) | |
| (They don’t show up in magazine reviews or blogs, so maybe it’d count as ‘niche’ huh…) | |
| Well, I’m not completely sure of what I have in mind. But, I’ll take a look around tomorrow. | |
| Kazunari | For real!? Oh, but I’ll also go around some places myself! Thanks for the hand, Settsuar! |
| Banri | Sure, sure. |
| Banri | Tsumugi-san said it was around here, so this must be it? Rather, this place seems like it’d sell alcohol more than it does sweets… |
| Female Customer A | This matcha souffle is so good~! |
| Female Customer B | I thought this place was only just known for its nighttime bar! |
| Female Customer C | Seems like not a lot of people have heard of the store’s daytime cafe. |
| Banri | (I see. So the store is the kind that’s bar-by-night, cafe-by-day. I guess this is pretty niche.) |
| Waiter | Welcome. Have you decided on your order? |
| Banri | Right, I’ll have a matcha souffle and some coffee. |
| Waiter | Right away, sir. |
| Waiter | Thank you for waiting, here’s your matcha souffle. |
| Banri | Is it alright for me to take pictures? |
| Waiter | Yes, feel free to post it as you’d like on social media as well. |
| Banri | Thanks for the food. |
| (...Ohh, a matcha flavor that’s not too sweet is pretty delicious. I get why this is a customer favorite like it’s written, now—) | |
| Customer A | Huh, you’re out of matcha souffle? |
| Waiter | I apologize. It got sold out before we knew it. |
| Banri | (—Huh, does that mean I got the last plate of it then? I sure lucked out.) |
| Banri | I should take a pic of the store’s outside, too. |
| Now the next shop should be... | |
| Banri | From what Tsumugi-san told me, this store’s mooncakes are pretty famous for their taste. |
| Store Granny | Our nuts-filled mooncakes are of limited quantity, but I recommend it. Would you like to try one? |
| Banri | Then, I’ll have one. |
| Store Granny | Thank you, good man… Oho? |
| You’re a lucky young man. It seems like that was the last of the nuts mooncake for today. | |
| Banri | So I got the last one again, huh. |
| Aight, got the picture taken. Time to take a bite. | |
| (... This is pretty good. The anko’s got a moderate sweetness to it, and with the texture of the nuts, it would definitely be popular with the crowd.) | |
| Banri | The next one’s a daifuku shop, huh. Hm, what should I get... |
| Clerk | Our bestseller is the chestnut daifuku! |
| Banri | One of those, then. |
| Clerk | Thank you very much! ...Our chestnut daifuku is now sold out—!! |
| Banri | Got the last one again? For real? That’s the third in a row. |
| Clerk | Thank you very much for buying! |
| Banri | I’ll take a picture of the store’s bag… And, there. |
| Time to partake…. Mm, this is some good chestnut. | |
| There’s other fillings in it, but the anko’s really full of the chestnut flavor. Now this is what you call an autumn staple. | |
| Banri | I’m home. I went around three different sweets stores this time. |
| Izumi | Welcome back! |
| Kazunari | Settsuar, otsupiko! Thanks a bunch for real!! |
| I also had a look around to shops with Taicchan, actually! | |
| Taichi | Hehe, it was so fun! How’d it go on your end, Ban-chan? |
| Banri | So, all the places I went to, I actually got the last piece of each one of their specialties before they got sold out. |
| Izumi | Huh, all three of them? That’s amazing…!! |
| Kazunari | Hey hey, you took photos right? Show them, show them! |
| Banri | Sure did. There’s this… And this. Then, this. |
| Taichi | As expected fo Ban-chan! You got pics of both the store and the sample~! |
| Kazunari | Huh? This photo you took is crowded, but I feel like I know this person who’s got his back turned— |
| Juza | .... |
| Izumi | Ah, Juza-kun, welcome ho— |
| Juza | ........ |
| Kazunari | Ehh!? Hyodole, you look super down in the dumps! |
| Taichi | D-Did something happen!? |
| Juza | ...The sweets I wanted to buy, they got all sold out. |
| Izumi | I see, that really is a shame... |
| Kazunari | You say sold out, could it be— |
| Ah! I knew it! Looking at the picture again, there’s Hyodole sulking over here after all! | |
| Juza | —!? Oi, lemme have a look. |
| Banri | Aah? What’s up with you. |
| Juza | —!! All three of these were the places I wanted to buy from. You bastard…! |
| Banri | Hah. Your own fault for not getting there sooner. |
| Izumi | ...Hold on, we’ve been to this cafe before, haven’t we, Juza-kun? This brings back memories! |
| And this lady is from the manjuu shop in Chinatown that we went to after we saw that flyer back then, too! | |
| Taichi | Ah! And this daifuku shop, didn’t we go there along with Tsuzuru-kun and Ten-chan before!? |
| Banri | You kidding!? So when Tsumugi-san said he heard it from someone… It was all from Hyodo’s dessert talks?! |
| Taichi | Chin up, Juza-san! You’ll certainly be able to buy some tomorrow! |
| Kazunari | That’s right! Moreover, with these shops the research for niche shops will be complete… That’s our sweets watchman for you! |
| Banri | ‘Course, all of them got sold out though. |
| Juza | …! |
| Izumi | J-Juza-kun, calm down! |
| Juza | Dammit… You better not follow me tomorrow. |
| Banri | As if I’ll go!! |
