After entering the coffee shop, Eichi and Artoria found a quiet corner and sat down.
They then ordered two signature coffees and several exquisite-looking snacks.
"Speaking of which, why is the coffee here called 'one cup to fill you up'? Even if it's 'full,' shouldn't it be 'drunk full'?"
Eichi looked at the popular reviews for the shop on his phone, feeling puzzled.
"You'll know when the coffee arrives."
Artoria never wasted her energy on such meaningless things.
"You're right."
Eichi also felt he was overthinking it.
So, he began chatting with Artoria about the topics he had thought of last night.
They were all meaningless words, neither filling their stomachs nor solving any problems.
But for some reason, the two of them found a rare sense of relaxation in this casual conversation.
"Guests, your coffee is ready. Please enjoy."
A man in a butler's uniform placed two large cups of coffee on the table, bowed, and left.
Eichi looked at the large cups of coffee in front of him, puzzled.
Normally, the serving size of coffee is much, much smaller than that of juice, milk tea, and other beverages.
Many coffees are only served in small cups of 200 ml or 300 ml.
But these coffee cups in front of them were a bit too big, weren't they?
At least 800 ml.
Eichi remembered that drinking too much coffee could cause physical discomfort.
Unlike Eichi, who looked bewildered, Artoria had already begun to enjoy the large cup of coffee in front of her.
Artoria first tasted the milk foam on the surface of the coffee with a plastic spoon, then inserted a straw into the cup and began to drink.
It's worth noting that the tip of this spoon had three prongs, like a fork.
Seeing this, Eichi no longer thought much about it. He inserted the straw and took a sip.
Eichi frowned, realizing something was amiss.
I sip, I sip, I sip sip sip.
I can't sip anything!
Eichi put down the straw in confusion, then used the spoon to poke the bottom of the cup.
The spoon quickly met resistance.
This was clearly not something that milk tea toppings could achieve.
Eichi exerted force with the hand holding the spoon.
A clump of noodles, covered in fragrant coffee and topped with cream, was lifted by Eichi using the fork-like part of the spoon.
"...It really is one cup to fill you up."
Eichi was speechless.
So, which genius came up with the idea of coffee-flavored instant noodles?
Even Eichi, who had seen countless bizarre snacks and drinks from the island nation, had his brain momentarily crash.
"Are you already full, Eichi?"
Artoria looked up in confusion, seeing Eichi say he was full before even starting, and asked with concern.
Hunger was a great enemy.
Artoria was worried if Eichi was feeling unwell.
"I'm just thinking we shouldn't eat too much; there will be many more delicious foods waiting for us later."
Eichi replied with a smile.
"Is that so? Then I'll eat less too."
Upon hearing that there would be many more delicious foods later, Artoria immediately adopted a serious expression.
Eichi put the noodles into his mouth.
The noodles were very soft and soaked in coffee liquid, giving them a subtle bitter aroma.
The bitterness, neutralized by the cream, was beautifully transformed into a bitter fragrance, giving one a refreshing feeling.
Eichi picked up the straw, inserted it into the center of the cup, and took a sip.
The coffee had a rich flavor; it must have had milk or other flavorings added, as it wasn't bitter.
'The taste is good.'
Eichi made an evaluation in his mind... Not far from the shop, Panda and Inumaki Toge were crouching around the corner of a wall, observing the two inside the shop.
"Hmm, it looks pretty good now."
Panda saw the two in the shop chatting and laughing, and nodded with satisfaction.
"salmon roe."
Inumaki Toge nodded, simultaneously sighing in relief.
Thankfully, Eichi sensei was normal, so the problem could only be Gojo sensei.
Only Panda and Inumaki Toge had come.
Maki wasn't interested in such things, and Yuta stayed by Rika Orimoto's side.
Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi went to Tokyo together.
It was said that they had even booked a hotel.
As the two stared intently at the shop, another head appeared above them at some point.
"Yay~ I made it, I made it."
"Gojo?"
"salmon roe!"
Panda and Inumaki Toge were startled by the sudden voice behind them.
Especially Inumaki Toge.
He had just thought to himself that he should avoid Gojo Satoru in the future, but he didn't expect Gojo Satoru to stealthily sneak up behind him.
Inumaki Toge was so scared that he almost shouted a Cursed Speech.
"Seriously, don't scare us, Gojo."
Panda let out a breath and wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.
"Gomen, gomen, I'll do it again next time."
"What are you doing here?"
Panda looked at Gojo Satoru, who was quick to admit fault but firm in not changing, and asked helplessly.
"Ah, didn't I hear that Eichi was going on a date? As his best friend, I immediately rushed over to help."
At this moment, Shoko Ieiri, far away at the High School, yawned and then lay down on her bed.
"This way, Gojo won't bother me for the next few days, right?"
With that, Shoko Ieiri fell asleep peacefully.
Unlike Shoko Ieiri, who slept incredibly peacefully.
Panda only felt that this date seemed to be gradually deviating from the plan he had set for Eichi.
"Um, Gojo."
Panda raised his paw and asked timidly.
"Oh~ Panda-kun, please speak!"
Seeing someone respond, Gojo Satoru immediately became interested.
"Gojo sensei, what surprise have you prepared for Eichi sensei!"
"Hehe, that would be a whole street of surprises, of course."
Gojo Satoru spread his arms, drawing a big circle.
"A whole street?"
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"Yes, a whole street."
After saying that, Gojo Satoru lightly jumped over the two of them, then pointed his hand towards the street that stretched all the way to the foot of the mountain.
"From here to the foot of the mountain, all the shops are now assets of the Gojo Family!"
Gojo Satoru raised his hands high, looked up at the sky, and announced loudly.
Boom, crack.
At this moment, Panda and Inumaki Toge deeply felt the unfathomable 'power' of Gojo Satoru.
The next moment, the two of them, one on the left and one on the right, hugged Gojo Satoru's legs.
"Gojo, if you don't mind, Panda wishes to be adopted as your godson."
Panda immediately put on the most devastatingly cute expression he had seen Pandas make on TV.
"salmon roe! salmon roe!" (Me too.)
Inumaki Toge also echoed without hesitation.
"Eeyore." (Alright.)
In an instant, the corner turned into a scene of a loving family.
"What are they doing over there?"
"I don't know, maybe they're having a chuunibyou attack. Just now, they said this whole street belonged to their family."
"One wearing an eye mask, one in a mascot costume, and the last one with half his face covered. Is it cosplay?"
"I don't know, I'm really worried about the mental state of college students these days."
Because Gojo Satoru had led them out of the narrow alley and onto the main street, the strange behavior of the three was seen by all passersby.
In the end, these passersby all believed that the three were performing some kind of performance art.
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