The New Flavor Product of Friendship that Makes My Heart Go ‘Thump-Thump’ – Section 1

Chapter 1

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! Warning !

This card story contains major spoilers for Chapter 4 of the main story. Please be aware of the above before proceeding.

ENTER?

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Netaro

Previously…

Under orders from my home planet, I came to Earth to study key life forms and conduct a military-level reconnaissance.

Hoooowever! I was deceived by a ridiculously muscular Earthling, one who's addicted to stimulating his parasympathetic nervous system by use of extreme temperatures, and so I was forced into a life-or-death situation!

In order to sustain my human life force, I hastily signed a donor contract with a humanoid organism named “Nagi Hachinoya”, through whom I would deepen my understanding of various knowledge—

And that’s the recap!

*Laika flies away*

HAMA House - Living Room

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Netaro

Huhhhh?? Hmmm??? It’s neither that…nor this.

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Liguang

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Netaro

Aha—! Lulee, here y’go.

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Liguang

That's a steaming paper for a bamboo steamer. I'm asking for your public health permit1.

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Netaro

Mmmm–, I think I tucked it away somewhere-?

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Liguang

How dishonest. It’s unauthorized, after all.

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Netaro

No wayyy—

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Liguang

…What’s this eerie-colored liquid in this container?

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Netaro

It’s a secret extract that's ready to be injected right before serving!

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Liguang

What are the ingredients.

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Netaro

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Liguang

…Oi.

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Renga

Woah! What are you guys doing with all of this stuff…?

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Liguang

Tch… here comes trouble.

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Netaro

Lulee‘s here to confiscate the tools from my meat bun food truck, and he won’t stop questioning meeeee! Wahhhh, I’m crying—-!!!

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Renga

What?! Liguang you bastard, why are you being so cruel?!

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Liguang

Idiot. This guy opened a food truck in Chinatown without permission, which is under my jurisdiction. Don’t butt into the conversation.

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Renga

But…don’t you see that Kotaro’s2 crying?!

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Netaro

*Sniff sniff. Glances over*

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Renga

There's a proper way to do things, you know!

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Liguang

What a pain… whatever. Having two idiots around is just going to exhaust me.

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Renga

You’ve been going on and on about a bunch of nonsense!

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Liguang

There will be no next time, Yowa. Make sure to engrave that into your brain.

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Netaro

Thank you for your patronage~!

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Renga

Damn it, that guy's so aggressive about everything!

But why did you bother going all the way to Chinatown to open up a shop in the first place?

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Netaro

I wanted as many people as possible to sample my new meat buns so I could collect data~.

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Renga

You're coming up with new flavored meat buns?

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Netaro

Yah. I want to feed them to Gii.

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Renga

To Nagi?

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Netaro

Recently, the flavors have been kinda weird, so I thought I'd change things up from the inside.

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Renga

? I don't really get it, but are you saying you're developing a new meat bun flavor for Nagi?

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Netaro

Yup! Because Gii is an important friend to me!

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Renga

F-Friend…! I see... Since it's for an important friend, then you’ve got even more of a reason! Kotaro, let me help!

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Netaro

Ohhhh! Looks like the sparkles in your eyes just got brighter!

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Renga

Because I know how important friends are...

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Netaro

Ohhhh? Renchi has one? An important friend?

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Renga

Y-Yeah! I guess! Haha!

Anyways, we can’t let Liguang get the best of us! Let’s figure out this new flavor bun plan together!

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Netaro

Hooray—! It’s going to be soooo exciting!♪

Ward 4, Chinatown

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Passerby A

Hey, that person is handing something out while running!

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Renga

Haah, haah. Everyone, it's a new flavor of meat bun! Please give them a try!

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Passerby B

No way–, is that Renga Nishizono?

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Netaro

Renchi~! More meat buns are headed your way! Catch~!

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Renga

Got it!

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Passerby C

Woah, why does it smell so good??

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Passerby D

The moment I took in the smell, my stomach started growling! Please, give me one!

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Netaro

I'll be handing them out from the food truck too~! Eat up, eat up~! Eat as much as you can~!

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Renga

It’s looking good!

*sound of a whistle*

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Sojun

You two, stop that immediately.

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Netaro

Ah! It’s Lulee’s minion!

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Renga

Kotaro, let's split up and run!

*they run off*

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Renga

Did we lose him…?

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Sojun

It’s useless.

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Renga

Eek! He appeared from the side road...!?

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Netaro

And right here, at this moment!

*Laika flies into action*

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Laika

Ka–!

*Laika fighting off Sojun*

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Sojun

A pet robot… you’d better behave yourself.

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Laika

Oof.

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Renga

CRAP! Laika got caught…

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Netaro

Don't look back!!! If it's Laika, it can survive any deadly situation!

*Renga and Netaro runs off*

*the sound of a car stopping by*

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Liguang

Sojun.

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Sojun

Boss, I apologize. They got away.

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Liguang

Tch…

Oi, driver. Switch with me, I'll take the wheel.

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Sojun

(…! Boss is getting serious…)

  1. A permit to operate food service businesses and establishments!

  2. This is another way to read Netaro’s name in JP! Renga’s calling him Kotaro deliberately (Akuta calls him that too).

Translation
Tsukimi
Proofreading
Myun, Niri, Aca, Aera, Dimi
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