Hanayui no Shou 10-4EB

The great noodle conflict - 4

[Udon shop]

Sek: So, see the appeal of ramen yet?

Uta: Wait! Care to explain why ramen's encroaching on soba territory?

Sek: Huh? What are you talking about?

Uta: I won't let you say you just forgot about the existence of tsukemen.

Sek: Guh... T-That's...

Tam: Tsukemen? What, there are more noodles in this argument?

Uta: Tsukemen is when you prepare ramen noodles like zaru soba and then eat them by dipping into a sauce, like zaru soba.

Uta: If that's not ripping soba off, then what exactly is it?

Sek: Ts-Tsukemen doesn't use the same kind of sauce as soba... And besides, tsukemen... tsukemen is heresy anyway!

Uta: And there you have it, Sekka-san. Wishy-washy noodles like those have no right to stand against soba!

Sek: Grr...

Tam: Come on, can we stop this? You two ate udon today anyway.

Uta: Non non! What we ate and what's the best are completely different things!

Sek: Tama-chan, ramen's perfect for you! Chashu ramen has a ton of meat in it!

Tam: O-Ooh...

Uta: Anzu-san, let's have soba together and become fair-skinned beauties!

Anz: W-What do I do... It's so tempting...

Tam: D-Don't! Wakaba's going to kill us!

Uta: Hrm... Wakaba's existence is in the way, after all. She really is the udon overlord...

Tak: Is she? Fuu-san's pretty amazing too.

Sek: True... Until we take down Nogii and senpai, it's going to be impossible to propagate either ramen or soba.

Uta: That's why we have no other way than to slowly convert people one by one like this.

Tam: Tama's not gonna be converted! There's udon with tons of meat, too!

Anz: M-Me too... I love the springy mouthfeel of udon...

Uta: Yuuna-san! Yuuna-san, what about you? Tell me your feelings about this, por favor!

Tak: I like soy sauce ramen.

Sek: Oh yeah! I got one!

Tak: And kamo nanban soba! And niku bukkake udon, too! They're all tasty! [1]

Uta: Wha-... Eh?

Tam: Yeah, Yuuna's that kind of person. In the end, all that preaching was for nothing.

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Notes:
1 - 	Kamo nanban soba is warm noodles with duck and negi leek. Nanban is a name for dishes with leeks and hot chili pepper.