On the way back to the hotel, Lu Mingfei and Erii ran into Noda Kazuma and Chiyo in front of a small takoyaki stand. At the time, Noda Kazuma was arguing with the stall owner about the teriyaki sauce being too sparse.
Noda Kazuma argued that teriyaki sauce was the very soul of takoyaki, and without enough sauce to accompany it, what kind of soul could takoyaki possibly have?
With a sullen face, the owner replied that stall rents had become extremely expensive lately, and he barely made any money selling takoyaki all day. If Noda Kazuma demanded half a bottle of teriyaki sauce just like that, he would struggle even to cover his costs; if every customer were as difficult as Noda Kazuma, he wouldn't be able to stay in business much longer before shutting down.
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