Part 1

(Man, that new travel bag was so stylish. The store I was in earlier had a lot of things that caught my eye… Hm?)

Excuse me? This has to be a scam. These pulls are rigged.

(That’s Ushio-kun’s voice, right? …Ahaha, I knew it.)

(Ushio-kun?)

Ugh. Why are you here…?

I wanted to check out a store… What about you?

Um, I don't see how that really concerns you? This is technically an invasion of my privacy.

S-Sorry. I’ll get going then.

Wait. You’re free, right? Are you thirsty, by any chance?

Huh? Well… Actually, now that I think about it, yeah.

Then… between a cola, chocolate milkshake, and iced matcha, what do you want?

Are you… treating me to a drink?

As thanks for all the help up until now. So? What do you want?

Then, I’ll take a cola.

So a “Pack a Punch of Shota’s Enthusiasm Craft Cola.” You’re also a Shota oshi…

Hm? Oshi?

Then, I’ll take a chocolate milkshake.

So a “Drown In Reito’s Sweet Chocolate Drizzle Milkshake.” Oh… So you wanna fight.

What…?

Then, I’ll take an iced matcha.

So an “An And Kazari’s Double Heroine Matcha Latte ~Served with an Amezaiku~.”¹ I didn’t know you were into traditional stuff.

Yeah, I’m up for it sometimes. Does this one come with candy?

…Don’t worry about it. I’ll go buy it, so wait here like a civilized human being.

Ah, okay…

(I can’t tell what he’s thinking…)

(But this cafe sure is crowded…)

Ahh shoot~, it says it’s full today and no one is cancelling either.

For real? Maybe we can still make reservations for another day. Oh well, it sucks that we can’t get any food, but let’s just get the drinks for now. We should be able to order take away for those.

I guess so… Wait, do you think my oshi will come if I order his drink?

It says it’s random, but it’d be a godsend if that actually happened…! No, but imagine if it came from ordering his rival, or ship pair, like, it’s meant to be!

You get it! Oh my god, that’s all I can think of now…!

(I don’t really get it, but everyone seems really excited… It looks like a pop-up cafe, maybe there’s a novelty you can get from it? I guess that’s also what Ushio-kun’s aiming for.)

I’m back.

Welcome bac… wait, huh? Two drinks?

I suddenly felt like having one. Alright…

(He turned around… He’s clearly fidgeting with something back there…)

Fuck…

(He looks pissed…? What happened?)

Um…

You want seconds?

Huh?

If you’re still thirsty, there’s other drink options—

I appreciate the thought, but I can’t ask you to treat me again.

(It wouldn’t be right to have Ushio-kun pay for everything…)

…ar.

Huh?

It’s ‘cause… this is a “war.”

Huuuh?

It’s not something you can put a price on… Think of it as like… traveling, I guess?

In my opinion, it’s more of a loss to do things half-heartedly and then give up just ‘cause you can’t pull anything….

I-I see…

So yeah, anyways, I’ll be back.

…

(He was so passionate about it, I couldn’t turn him down…)

(This is already the fifth one… He'll end up ordering the entire menu at this rate… But I know he wants something from those drinks, that’s why he’s buying so much…)

UUUGH! Fucking! Not again! Okay, I swear this is the last time, I’ll take the L after this…!

U-Ushio-kun, I can’t drink anymore… I feel so bloated… What do you want to get from these exactly—

*pauses* …Washroom. When I get back we’re going one last round.

Huh, one more!? Wait, Ushio-kun! Ushio-kun, hold on! And he left…

(I guess that’s just how badly he wants it… I wish he would give the same amount of energy towards showing hospitality, but first things first…)

…Alright! Since we’ve come this far, I’ll buy one last drink, even if it’s a dud! I’ll go with… this one…

Have a nice day.

(So a drink comes with one of these silver pouches… Looks like this was what Ushio-kun was unpacking earlier. Let’s see…)

It’s…