Sometimes, when Koizumi-san is around, I think that...
ramen is...
Ramen is...
Big Bro!
You can use the bath now.
Sure, I'll go in after this.
Don't you have classes early tomorrow morning?
Just go, before the water gets cold.
My first period lecture got canceled.
Goodnight, then.
Goodnight.
October 3rd
October 3rd.
Today, Koizumi-san was eating...
some kind of pale blue-colored ramen.
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Ms. Koizumi
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Ramen With Unknown Flavor
Here you go.
The colors totally reminded me of some kind of Western cartoon monster.
I couldn't help but feel nervous when I looked at it.
What is this soup's base, exactly?
Poison! Pure poison.
P-Poison?!
I'm joking.
Jeez, don't scare me like that.
Halfway through, Koizumi-san added some vinegar.
After she did that, something strange happened.
The pale blue of the soup turned into a pink like strawberry milk.
I had no idea what was going on.
But...
She looked really happy.
So I guess it must've been good.
Thank you for waiting.
By the way, I ordered the cocoa ramen.
You might think that's just chocolate fondue with noodles,
but there could be no doubt that it was ramen!
But there was a faint cocoa aftertaste.
Hey, what flavor is that ramen?
Before, it tasted light blue.
Now, it tastes pink.
Huh? What kind of flavor is that?
Can I try a taste of the soup?
I didn't say anything.
Today's conversation went pretty well.
Please! Find it in your heart to let me accompany you!
Please! I'm on my knees!
I'm so glad we went together.
But sometimes, when I'm with Koizumi-san, I catch myself thinking...
Blue Ramen Yellow Ramen Red Ramen Light Blue Ramen Purple Ramen Char Siu Ramen Miso Ramen
Yellow?
Blue?
Milk Ramen Coffee Milk Ramen Cocoa Ramen Soy Milk Ramen Natto Ramen
Soy milk?
Coffee milk?
Green Onion Ramen Alkali ramen Yam and Konbu Ramen Milk Ramen Coffee Milk Ramen Cocoa Ramen Soy Milk Ramen Natto Ramen Healthy Tea Ramen
Alkali?!
Ramen is...
the universe.
Blue? Soy milk? Alkali?! is... the universe...
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Huh?
She's really been studying hard lately.
Maybe I should take her out for something tasty.
Payday's coming up.
Green Onion Ramen Alkali ramen Yam and Konbu Ramen Milk Ramen Coffee Milk Ramen Cocoa Ramen Soy Milk Ramen
Ramen really is the universe...
What the heck is alkali ramen?
Apparently, they put these in soy sauce ramen.
Alkali
Batteries?!
For real?
That was a joke.
The actual flavor is pickled plum
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
Fried chicken with fries...
Pollock roe salad... and a mille crêpe.
Mont blancs are good, too.
You know...
You should be eating sushi.
Sushiya
This is a sushi restaurant.
Conveyor Belt Ramen
My brother got paid today.
He uncharacteristically invited me out for dinner.
You're the one who recommended this place.
Well, it's fun because the menu has so many different choices!
You can eat all kinds of things.
Look, egg sushi!
This is my favorite!
You child.
What are you talking about?
Starting with egg is the in-thing.
It said so online.
Just shut up and have some fish.
Says the person who just took a tuna and mayo!
Tuna is a fish, and it happens to be one of my favorites.
But shouldn't you be inviting your girlfriend to dinner on your payday?
Oh, wait, you don't have a girlfriend right now?
Wait, you haven't had one in forever?
That's it. We're splitting the bill.
Just kidding! Sorry!
Okay, let's go for the salmon, to do this place justice.
Koizumi-san?!
Do you know her?
Y-Yeah! She's my friend!
No, more like my best friend! My bosom buddy!
Meeting in a place like this means we might even be destined to be soulmates.
But what is Koizumi-san doing at a conveyor belt sushi place, instead of a ramen place?
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And it looks like she knows this place well!
A meal set?
Time to eat.
Her main dish is ramen after all!
I see! Right now...
Koizumi-san is enjoying a special ramen she can only get here.
Even from behind, I can tell.
I want to go talk to her, but she's not here for that,
and just watching her is enough.
Stare...
Brother?!
D-D-Don't tell me he also thinks Koizumi-san is...
No, I don't want to be competing for Koizumi-san with my own brother!
It's not fair! I was her friend first!
I was her friend first!
I was first!
Hey, I want to have ramen, too!
What about you?
Safe!
Wow, these all look good.
Order
And they're cheap!
Let's try them all.
If we split them, we can finish them, right? Right?
I'm glad you're my brother.
No
Lust
I'm glad you've finally realized the awesomeness of your own brother.
You can eat all you want today.
I will.
Time to eat!
A ramen I can only experience here...
This is the best!
Wait a minute...
Now that I look closer...
I knew it!
Koizumi-san is my friend.
Koizumi-san is mine...
Mine, mine, mine, mine...
That girl ate three bowls of ramen by herself.
That's pretty amazing!
Yeah, it is.
It really is amazing.
Ramen at conveyor belt sushi restaurants often uses a seafood base for its soup,
which means it pairs perfectly with sushi.
The deliciousness will make you dance involuntarily.
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
Accepting Challenges!!
Hey, Koizumi-san!
Are you free today? Let's go out!
No.
Oh, don't be like that.
I'll pass.
Yup, this is the cutest angle for me.
But Yuu sure doesn't give up, huh?
She really doesn't.
Let's go, Koizumi-san!
No.
Mom
Mom?
Hello?
What? Today? Right now?
Yes.
The department made a reservation, but now I can't go.
And the reservation can't be canceled, either.
But I can't just...
I'll take care of the bill, so thanks, Jun-chan.
Bye.
Mom?!
What's wrong?
Uh, can I talk to all of you for a minute?
If possible, Koizumi-san, too.
Kagurazaka Hanten Giant Fried Rice Jumbo Gyoza Accepting Challenges!!
So you're saying you want us all to help you eat the special dinner your mom ordered.
Sorry about this... But she said the more people, the better.
If there's anything else you want, feel free to order it.
Chinese food is always best when everyone's sharing.
But it's ultra rare for the four of us to be eating out together.
You're right.
In fact, she turned me down when I invited her,
but she said yes when Jun asked...
So annoying.
Sorry, I guess.
It's all-you-can-eat ramen with the class rep paying. Therefore, I'll take a tantanmen.
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That was fast!
That's right! That's so you, Koizumi-san.
Wait, I don't know what they're going to bring out,
so let's see what we get first...
Thank you for waiting.
Our special jumbo gyoza.
Whoa! What is that?!
It's huge!
This is so funny!
That's amazing. It's like a pillow.
Wait, so is this what she meant by "special"?
This is supposed to be the equivalent of 100 regular gyoza, which means...
Using simple math, we'd have to eat 25 gyoza each!
We'll... get through it somehow.
The skin looks pretty thick, though. So if you take that into account...
I should've brought some more people.
Excuse me. I'd like to order one of these.
Hello! Do you not see what's going on?!
Why are you ordering even more?
We can't eat ramen on top of this!
I'll be eating the ramen by myself.
Of course, I'll have some of the gyoza, as well.
Are you for real?
Eating at a Chinese restaurant naturally means gyoza and ramen.
Well, it is Koizumi-san.
All right, I'm going to divide it up.
Fight, Yuu!
Here I go.
Of course!
If I ask Koizumi-san to help me with this...
It'll be our chance to complete our very first cooperative activity!
You know, this is pretty hard to cut by myself.
Sorry, but could you help me, Koizumi-san?
Sure.
Our first cooperative activity!
Look at that meat juice!
It looks good.
That's not what I had in mind...
Thank you for waiting.
Here's one jumbo ramen and one tantanmen.
Jumbo ramen?
What the heck did you order?!
Wow.
Our table is in chaos.
It's messing with my depth perception.
Time to eat.
We should just start eating, too.
R-Right.
Time to eat!
It's like a gyoza cake!
First, try it with a little bit of the sauce...
The skin is almost like bread! It's so thick and chewy!
Oh, yeah! It's like the gyoza version of roasted mochi!
This is so good, I think we can eat it all.
Do you mind if I get a shungiku ramen?
S-Sure, that's fine...
I'm covering my next piece with chili oil.
Isn't that too much?
I'll try mine with vinegar.
Thank you for waiting.
Here's your shungiku ramen.
That smells so good.
It does.
So, Koizumi-san, what kind of ramen is that?
It tastes like shungiku.
Like shungiku?
That's literally the name.
It looks good.
The aroma of the fat goes really well with the soup.
It's ramen that tastes like shungiku.
If you're curious, we can order another one.
Yeah, let's do that!
What? No, no!
If we order more, we won't be able to finish it all!
I'm getting so full.
We're all slowing down quite a bit.
I could keep going.
Really? That's not like you.
You used to have such a small appetite.
Look at you now.
Maybe it's because I've been going out to eat with Koizumi-san.
A char siu ramen, please.
What? You're ordering more?
Thank you for waiting.
Kagurazaka Hanten
Incredible.
I'll take a gomoku soba.
Thank you for waiting.
We can't just sit here and be impressed.
Right.
M-Me, either!
I give up!
I'm so full.
Me, too. This is my limit for enjoying food.
Same here.
Maybe I should order a drink.
They have a jumbo ramen eating contest here!
Koizumi-san should've entered!
Oh, yeah.
I guess this gyoza was originally made for their eating competition.
Too bad we noticed too late, huh, Koizumi?
I knew about their challenge menu,
but I'm not really into competitive eating.
Why not?
Is it the time limit?
I just don't think I can eat enough to enter such an event with any confidence.
No self-awareness at all...
Scary...
Class Rep, may I order a mapo ramen next?
And if there's any gyoza left, I'll take it.
Uh, sure.
Thank you!
That was so good.
So good, I overate.
Me, too. I can't eat another bite.
Koizumi-san? What's wrong?
Huh?
What's up?
This would be okay, too.
I don't even want to hear about gyoza right now!
| T h e N e x t D a y |
My mom incredulously asked how many people I took.
That's Koizumi.
That's Koizumi-san!
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
Tasty Ramen
Osaka
That jumbo gyoza sure was something.
It was supposed to be 100 servings of gyoza.
We filled up almost exclusively on the gyoza, but Koizumi-san,
how many bowls of ramen did you end up eating?
Yeah! It's not fair that you can eat that much and not gain weight!
You'd better give up your secret right now!
I don't know what to say.
She's an angel! That's why she doesn't gain weight!
Thank you for the meal!