It is only 6:20 now, and it won't take long to walk from the parking lot to the entrance of Odaiba Seaside Park Station. If Yushan and others go there in another three minutes, they won't be late.
Walking all the way to the entrance of Odaiba Seaside Park Station, Doma Yui realized that she seemed to have arrived a little early.
Looking left and right, Tsuchima Mai didn't see any sign of Terako.
As for whether Makihara Kozue came over, Doma Yui was not sure.
After all, the two parties had never met before, and Doma Yui had never seen a photo of Makihara Kozue. This was the first time the two met offline.
However, after looking around, she didn't seem to see many young girls of her age. Doma Mai had a vague feeling that Terako and Makihara Kozue should not have arrived yet.
Thinking of this, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but pursed her lips slightly. If she had known that the two of them had not arrived yet, she would have simply come here with Yushan Kazuto, and there would have been no problem.
I stood at the exit of Odaiba Seaside Park and played with my phone for more than a minute. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind me: "Mamoru-chan?"
Tsuchiya Mai couldn't help but turn her head. The person behind her was none other than Terako: "Tera, you're here?"
"Sorry, Xiao Shao and I are late." Terazi said with a smile.
"No, no, I came a few minutes early." Tsuchima Mai quickly shook her head.
When Terako mentioned "Xiao Shao", Domama finally noticed the person behind her.
Girls with short hair.
"You are... Makihara-san, right?" Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but ask.
Makihara Kozue said openly: "Just like Tera-chan, just call me Kozue. I'll call you Umaru-chan too."
Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly and looked at Makihara Kozue, but still nodded.
In fact, in Shuchiin, Makihara Kozue has another more widely known title - Maki-senpai.
But since this was a meeting between netizens after all, Makihara Kozue was still a little polite.
"Xiao Shao." Domama blinked slightly and tried to call out.
"That's right, Yu-chan." Makihara Kozue suddenly leaned her head closer and stared at Tsuchima, scaring her so much that she took a step back slightly.
"Xiao, Xiao Shao, is there anything I can do for you?" asked Domama Mai.
"No, I just feel that you look more familiar, Umaru-chan." said Makihara Kozue.
If a boy had spoken like this, Domama would have considered it as a flirtation, but since Makihara Kozue was a girl, Domama felt a little at a loss as to what to do.
"Okay, Xiao Shao, stop teasing Xiao Mei." Tera said.
Makihara Kozue couldn't help but stick out her tongue and smiled at Tsuchima: "But I do feel that Koumaro-chan looks a little familiar. When I heard her name for the first time before, I also felt like I've heard it somewhere before."
However, Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly. She was very sure that she had never had any contact with Makihara Kozue.
However, since the other party said so, Doma Mai couldn't help but have some thoughts in her mind.
Chapter 2102: The Self-Familiar Makihara Kozue
"By the way, Kazuto hasn't come yet?" Seeing that Makihara Kozue didn't continue to joke with Doma Mei, Terako spoke up.
"Umaru-chan, you came here first. Have you seen Senior Kazuto?" asked Makihara Kozue.
Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but blink and shook her head: "I don't know, I haven't seen him since I came here."
"Didn't you come here together? I heard from Tera-chan that you have a very good relationship. You even went shopping together before." Looking at Doma Yui's reaction, Makihara Kozue couldn't help but joked again.
"No, no, we just happened to meet that time." Tsuchima Mai said with some inconsistency.
Makihara Kozue was about to ask a few more questions, but Terako had already seen Hayama Kazuto coming out from the corner.
"Kazuto, this way." Seeing Kazuto Yushan, Terako couldn't help but waved and shouted loudly.
Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink. Terako's shout attracted the attention of everyone around him.
A boy actually had a party with three such cute girls. Many men passing by were so angry that their eyes were almost overflowing.
Taking a deep breath, Yushan Heren still ignored the looks from passers-by and walked up to the three people. "You three, are you here so early?"
"We just arrived." said Tsuchimiya with a sigh of relief.
When Yushan and his men came over, she seemed to have found her backbone, and even the tone of her voice became much more natural.
Makihara Kozue couldn't help but look at Yushan, Ren and Tsuchima, trying to find some clues from the two of them.
However, Yushan Kazuto is obviously a good actor. His expression, movements and words are all very natural.
After looking at Hayama Kazuto, Makihara Kozue said, "Kazuto-senpai, I'm almost starving and you're here just now."
Hearing what Makihara Kozue said, Doma Mai couldn't help but tighten her stomach.
She didn't know whether the other person was starving or not, but she was indeed almost starving.
Under normal circumstances, Domama wouldn't be so hungry. It was mainly because she exercised too much in the afternoon and consumed too much energy.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink: "Really? It's my fault for coming too late."
"He Ren, don't listen to Xiao Shao's nonsense." Tera Zi couldn't help but say, "Xiao Shao and I have only been here for two minutes and twenty seconds."
As a gaming expert, Tera is obviously very proficient in time calculation.
Makihara Kozue couldn't help but glance at Teleko, as if questioning why she was trying to sabotage him.
"Anyway, let's go to the restaurant first. It will take about ten minutes to walk there." Yushan Kazuto smiled and didn't care about Makihara Kozue's joke.
A few people nodded and walked towards the restaurant.
"By the way, Makihara, why do you call me Kazuto-senpai? Didn't you always call me Kazuto-senpai before?" Kazuto-han asked as they walked on the streets of Odaiba.
“Well~” Makihara Kozue chuckled, “I feel like we’re more familiar with each other now that we’ve met offline, so I’ll change the name.”
"Is that so?" Yushan Kazuto blinked. He thought Makihara Kozue was thinking of some way to play a trick on him.
When playing games with each other before, Yushan Kazuto already understood Makihara Kozue's personality. She liked to have fun. During previous games, there were many times when she deliberately reported false information, causing the entire team to be alert.
Later on, Hayama Kazuto often chose to ignore the information reported by Makihara Kozue.
Of course, when it really matters, the other party is still more reliable.
Whether you should accept or ignore the information from the other party depends on your personal judgment.
"If you don't mind, senior Kazuto, you can also call me Kozue like Tera-chan and Himouto-kun!" Makihara Kozue couldn't help but laugh.
"Xiao, Xiao Shao?" Yushan Heren repeated the name, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at Doma Mei. Is the relationship between them so close?
However, Doma Mai blinked slightly. She originally thought that Makihara Kozue's familiarity might only be directed at her, but now it seems that Makihara Kozue seems to be even more familiar when talking with Yushan Kazuto.
"Are we almost there?" Looking ahead, Domama Mei interjected.
"Not yet, we still have to walk for a few more minutes." Tera said.
"Is that so? That's quite far." Domama Mei responded.
In fact, she had already checked the route map on her mobile phone. She had chosen the restaurants, so she naturally knew the route map very well.
I spoke just now just to interrupt the conversation between Hayama Kazuto and Makihara Kozue.
"Go through the intersection ahead, then turn right at the second intersection and you should be there." Makihara Kozue was indeed influenced by Doma Mai and took the initiative to speak.
"Kosuke, have you been to that store?" Doma Mei continued what Makihara Kosuke said.
"Well... my mother's hometown is Hamamatsu, and she took me there a few times." Makihara Kozue couldn't help but blink slightly and said.
She felt that it was a little strange that Domama was talking to her, but she couldn't tell what was strange about it.
"Is that so? So what do you think of that store?" Doma Mai continued to ask.
"It's not bad. The dumplings are very good. Even my mother praised them for being authentic. The only downside is that there may be a lot of people, so the waiting time will be a little longer. It's best to order everything you want in the first round." said Makihara Kozue.
Although it is a dumpling buffet,
It's not a buffet restaurant where you can take what you want, you still need to order.
Because of the ordering process, guests cannot really eat as much as they want.
Generally, after finishing the first round of ordered dishes, the second round of dishes will be served very slowly.
Such restaurants often have time limits.
Therefore, most of the time, the dishes that each guest can eat are relatively limited. Of course, it is still slightly more affordable than restaurants that simply order food.
The Hamamatsu Gyoza buffet is very popular, so the food is served slowly. If you want to order more food, you will have to wait even longer.
Tsuchiya nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask the next question.
Makihara Kozue was very patient and answered every question from Doma Yui very seriously.
As they walked, the four of them came to the second intersection. After turning right, they saw the sign of "Hamamatsu Gyoza Buffet".
"The restaurant is on the fifth floor of the mall. Go this way. The elevator here is faster." As a frequent customer of the restaurant, Makihara Kozue naturally knows more little tips.
If you were foolish enough to take the mall's main elevator, you might have to wait in line for seven or eight minutes, especially now when it's the busiest time of the day.
However, it only takes one or two minutes to go up from the elevator next to it, and the distance here is even shorter, which can be said to save both time and effort.
Chapter 2103 Hamamatsu Dumplings
In Japan, dumplings are a popular food type.
Among all the major cities, there are three strong contenders for the title of "Dumpling Capital" - Hamamatsu, Utsunomiya, and Miyazaki. Among them, Hamamatsu and Utsunomiya are the most outstanding, and have been competing for the top spot in the average per-household dumpling consumption all year round.
One of the biggest differences between Japanese dumplings and Chinese dumplings is the fillings.
In Chinese dumplings, meat often occupies a higher proportion, while in Japanese dumplings, the ratio of meat to vegetables is 30:70.
Of course, this data is not very strict. Among Japanese dumplings, there are also Tsu-shi dumplings that are mainly made of meat. In Chinese cuisine, there are also fillings such as leek and black fungus, leek and egg, etc. that have no meat at all.
Just as Makihara Kozue said, the Hamamatsu gyoza buffet business is booming.
Looking at the packed crowds in the store, Yushan Kazuto knew that at least the taste of this restaurant would not disappoint people too much.
However, what followed was the problem of waiting for meals that Makihara Kozue had mentioned before.
It seems that nowadays, not only is the waiting time for food a serious problem, but even ordering food is a bit slow.
After sitting at my seat for two or three minutes, a waiter came hurriedly over.
Seeing how busy the other party was, Yushan and the others didn't know what to say. They could only pick up the menu and start ordering.
"In addition to what we just ordered, I also want a jug of freshly squeezed juice." After ordering the dishes, Terazi spoke.
Shizuoka's fruits are also quite famous.
"Okay, that's a total of eight dumplings, plus a jug of freshly squeezed juice, is that ok?" the waiter said politely.
Although the service efficiency is a bit low, at least the other party's service attitude is still online.
Tera nodded, but Yushan Kazuto said, "For dumplings, give me one more serving of each."
"Every kind?" The waiter couldn't help but look at Yushan Heren. There were more than twenty kinds of dumplings in the store.
Although the store advertises all-you-can-eat, with more than 20 kinds of dumplings, isn't it a bit too much to order one portion of each?
"What I mean is, give me another portion of each of the items we have already ordered." Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink slightly. It seemed that this waiter was not very smart.
However, no one who works so hard every day will appear to be very smart.
The waiter nodded and said, "That's fourteen servings of dumplings. Do you need anything else? Don't you need rice?"
Several people shook their heads. Although Japan has the combination of dumplings and rice, now that everyone is eating at the buffet, who would still eat rice?
Looking at everyone's actions, the waiter said goodbye politely, took the menu, and walked towards the front desk.
"Senior Kazuto, wouldn't it be better to add more after you're done eating? If the dumplings get cold, they won't taste as delicious." Makihara Kozue, who was sitting next to Hayama Kazuto, said.
In order to avoid suspicion, Doma Mei took the initiative to sit opposite Hayama Kazuto. Originally, people thought Terako would sit next to Hayama Kazuto, but unexpectedly, Makihara Kozue got there first.
"Don't worry, the pot next to it is not just for decoration." Yushan Heren said.
There is a small electric pot on the table. Although it cannot be used to cook food, it is fine to use it just to keep dumplings warm.
The main reason was that it was the first time to order and several people had been waiting for such a long time. Yushan Heren was really worried about the efficiency of serving the food after the second order, so he simply ordered it all at once.
In fact, Yushan Kazuto's worries were not unnecessary.
Although the Hamamatsu self-service dumpling restaurant will not deliberately delay the second serving of your meal, they serve food relatively slowly themselves, so if you wait for the second serving, you may have to wait more than half an hour.
Ordering all the dishes at once not only saves time, but also makes it more convenient for the restaurant in a sense.
