Ishitsumugi no Shou 21-1N

The path of gluttony - 1

Hin: We've received an invitation to an eating contest since they caught word of your appetite.

Yuu/Gin/Tam: Oooh!

Tou: You're required to participate in a team of three, and each member will handle spice, sweetness and udon respectively.

Kar: What's with those categories? You have spicy, then sweet, but why is the last one just udon!?

Mit: The first competition, spice, and the second, sweetness, will both have one kilo of food each, and only the last one, udon, will be ranked by the amount of bowls.

Chi/Tak: One kilo!?

Aya: But you'll be able to switch with the next team member if you give up, so spice and sweetness might be a little easier.

Meb: But then you're just pushing the problem onto your anchor, it'll only lead to trouble in the end.

Kir: Can't you switch several times?

Aya: No. You can only pass the baton once, and only to the next team member. That's the rule.

Wak: We already have Fuu-san with her astounding record of 27 bowls for udon... But what about the others?

Its: Ah, so it's already a given we'll be participating...

Anz: Is there even someone here that can eat a kilogram of food?

SON: We do have Tama-bou and Mino-san here, they normally eat a lot...

Tam: Ah, Tama's no good with spicy stuff.　It immediately hurts my tongue and makes me unable to eat. Gin, you?

Gin: Yeah, me too. I've never eaten a whole kilogram before, and too much sweet stuff gives me heartburn...

Fuu: Hmm. It's not just the amount, the taste is part of the problem too. Anyone feeling up for the challenge?

Chi: ...Doesn't look like it. Though wasn't Yamabushi-san good with spicy food?

Shi: I don't know if SHIZUKU will appear then... Since I've just heard it here... Probably not.

Suz: Oh yeah. It won't surprise you as much if you know in advance, plus it'd make you want to try by yourself...

Shi: Sorry...

Meb: You don't have anything to apologise for, Shizuku. Oh yeah, didn't Sekka say she liked spicy stuff?

Sek: Yikes! Oh damn, you remembered... I should've never mentioned that...

Nat: Sekka drinks her coffee black, too. She must have an adult tongue.

Yuu: Secchan, will you run for the spice category? As the club's representative!?

Sek: No, not happening. I don't like overeating, and I'm not much of a representative.

Sek: Besides, the kind of spice you get at those competitions is super ultra spicy. Out of my league.

Ren: I see. You can analyse yourself rationally. How calm of you. You have good sense.

Tak: What about you, Ren-chan?

Ren: What a foolish question. Be it spicy or sweet, there's nothing Miroku can't handle.

Aka/Kir: Eh...

Yum: As expected of my great ancestor! Peerless no matter what flavour she might be facing down!

Hin: Then, what taste will you choose?

Ren: Either of them! I, Miroku, will eat with all my might as the representative of the Hero Club!

Tam: How about you go for the sweet stuff then? Sekka got all fidgety when she heard that just now.

Sek: Uh, no, I...

Sek: (This is bad. Now that someone right after me agreed, it looks like I'm just being selfish...)

Sum: But I don't think it's a good idea to force her to participate if she doesn't want to.

Sek: (Oooh! Well said, Sumi-chan! Castle lovers are a different breed, after all!)

Uta: Why don't we decide it fair and square then, by drawing lots or rock-paper-scissors?

Sek: (Whoa, no way. What if someone like Aya-chan gets picked? I wouldn't be able to handle that!)

Aya: Y-Yeah. Let's do that. I think it's best when things are fair.

Sek: Waaaah! That's a flag right there! I'll do it! I'll do it! Whatever, I'll participate!