Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Chaos Theory

Act 69: Friends or Adversaries?

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Yaten is practically choking after he took several heaping bites of tonkatsu curry with rice. He reaches for his water, guzzling it down trying to stop his tongue from burning. He significantly underestimated how spicy the restaurant can make curry. A mistake he will not be making again in the future. He stops drinking for a moment to glare at Minako before downing more water. He also realizes he needs to order another drink. He will never make it like this.

Minako is trying not to laugh. She tried to warn him but he was too stubborn to listen. She smirks for a moment before she begins scrolling through the menu to order some additional spices and some extra drinks for Yaten.

Yaten looks down at his plate. He is only a quarter of the way done. He is unsure how he will ever be able to finish it. His face turned bright red from the heat. He is really contemplating ignoring the don't waste food policy that is so common in this country. He looks at the food in front of him. But how is he going to finish this?

The waitress returns to the table with a tray. She places two drinks down in front of Yaten and a few small bowls of spices to sweeten the curry to tone down the spice.

Once the waitress leaves, Minako reaches for the first bowl and tries to dump the entire bowl on his curry.

Unsure of what Minako is up to, he grabs his plate and pushes it closer to him. "Are you trying to kill me?"

A throbbing vein appears on the side of Minako's head from her boyfriend's accusation. "I tried to warn you but you didn't want to listen. You didn't want to believe me," Minako chides. "I'm trying to help you fix the curry so it's not so spicy."

Yaten stares at her for a moment, questioning her statement. He relents. She can't make it any worse, can she? He moves his plate closer to her.

Minako quickly sprinkles the seasoning around his plate. She then uses his spoon and mixes the curry sauce. Once she is satisfied she passes it back to him.

Yaten stares at the plate, reluctant to eat any more. He picks ups his spoon and places a little of the curry sauce on it. He stares at it before he finally picks it up and shoves it in his mouth. He is ready for the sharp tingle of the spice but finds it milder. He looks at Minako is disbelief. "It is a bit better, what did you do it?"

Minako winks and waves her finger. "It's a secret blend!" It was actually a trick Makoto used to help Usagi when she ordered curry that was too spicy years ago.

The food is still spicy but it is now possible for Yaten to finish it with the extra drinks. He silently eats the rest of the meal, pausing to look at Minako a few times. He makes a note that she is not always wrong. The problem is figuring out which times she is correct. She'll never get proverbs right.

Once the dishes are empty they leave. As soon as they step outside the small restaurant, they are greeted by a few camera flashes. Minako smiles as she leans into Yaten's arm. She is not sure if they are fans or for the newspaper. Either way, they were going to receive an award winning smile. Yaten can only manage a partial smile at the flashes start. He reminds himself it will only be a few more days until he won't have to deal with his anymore while he is on Kinmoku.

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Usagi sighs as she waits at Tokyo Station with the other girls. They are waiting for the Joetsu Shinkansen to take them to the onsen for the evening. She is unusually quiet. She is going to wait until they are in the onsen before she springs everything on them.