My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected / My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected

We clasped our hands together after Yuihama's slogan.

Just as I finally lifted the sticky rolled omelet to my mouth, an indescribably foul stench assailed my nose.

Ah, this was definitely going to taste awful. Certain of that, we shoved it into our mouths—

I won't go into what happened next.

Note 3: A Japanese linguist.

Note 4: Adapted from Speedwagon's famous line in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: "I, Speedwagon, shall make a stylish exit."

Note 5: A Japanese 7-Eleven commercial jingle.

Short Story Collection 3: Yui side — No Matter What, Yuihama Yui Wants to Eat Noodles.

Author: Shiratori Shirow / Illustrations: Shirabi

What was the strongest food?

My old answer to that difficult question had been ramen.

Ramen was the strongest. For lonely male high school students, it was one of the closest foods they had. It healed proud souls devoted to solitude and satisfied their stomachs with ultimate deliciousness.

The strongest loner's food. That was ramen.

However, ramen had weaknesses too—or rather, there were situations where it wasn't suitable.

Such as... a date.

Couples absolutely could not eat ramen on a date. Muttering in front of the ticket vending machine, flirting at counter seats—it looked poisonous no matter how you saw it.

Talking made the noodles go soggy and the broth go cold.

So couples absolutely could not go out for ramen.

It was Friday after school, bringing an ordinary, unremarkable week to a close.

Hiratsuka-sensei had wandered into the clubroom and was talking animatedly, while we each focused on our own tasks and listened to her at the same time.

Or rather, it was more like letting her words go in one ear and out the other.

"Right now, the fiercest competition is definitely in the area from Chiba Station to Chiba-Chuo Station. The customer base is