Are you having any problems?

No, we're fine over here.

But I heard you guys played with the kids from the children's center… The staff who were looking after them just let me know.

I know I already have lots to thank you for, but let me just say how much I appreciate you doing that as well. Thank you so much.

Oh no, it was nothing. They just sort of ended up coming and playing with us.

They all completed the obstacle course with good times, so Setsuna is really putting her all into making sure the next one is much harder.

*Chuckle* I see they've lit Setsuna's fighting spirit.

They were entranced by Shizuku's picture-card show, and then they were all over Ayumu.

Well, Ayumu does give off a very kind aura after all… I don't think I'd ever want to leave Ayumu's side even if I was a kid.

Oh, Honoka and the others have just shown up.

It's good timing, so would you like to come and have lunch with us?

Good idea!

[Fade in/out.]

What are you guys eating?

Great timing, Little Baby. We're just having a really hard think.

A hard think…?

In the face of all the stall food that we've gathered from around the world, none of them can decide what to choose.

Why not just give up choosing and just try everything? It's all delicious.

It'd be too hard to eat everything!

But there's so many things I want to eat, I just can't narrow them down!

You've done really well to gather this all together. It's all food I've never seen before.

I was planning on having whichever one looked the tastiest…but every stall smells so good, I've got no idea what to do.

Hmm… All right!

Honoka, have you decided what to have?

Oh, no, not at all.

I can't decide on anything, but I can at least go around and check them all out!

Oh, hey, this is a rice dish, right?

This is called Koshary.

It's Egypt's national dish, made from things like rice, beans, pasta, fried onions, and all covered with a tomato sauce.

I'll have one please.

Hanayo?!

Well, I mean, I'm interested in rice dishes…

It might fill you up so much you can't try anything else!

Even so, the voice in my heart is telling me it's rice, so I can't not eat it.

So this is Koshary… *Sniff* *Sniff* Just the smell of it makes me want to eat it.

And so, don't mind if I do! *Chomp*!

How is it?

Delicious! This sour sauce goes with it really well! All of you should give it a taste too!

[Fade in/out.]

Phew, that was delicious!

Hanayo, you looked like you really enjoyed that.

Even just seeing Hanayo's face when she's enjoying a delicious meal is enough to make anyone happy.

Hey, what's this stall making?

Zongzi, I think.

That's right! It's glutinous rice filled with pork, dried shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms, and wrapped up in bamboo. In China they eat it during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Oh really? So it's sort of like a rice ball but with glutinous rice?

That sounds delicious!

I'll have one please.

Wha?! Hanayo, you only just had Koshary…

Yeah, but Zongzi is made from glutinous rice, so…

You really do love rice, don't you, Hanayo?

Eat up, Hanayo! Zongzi's the best!

[Fade in/out.]

*Sigh* I'm stuffed! The Shawarma was delicious!

*Chuckle* After seeing Hanayo wolfing down that food, now the rest of us can't help ourselves either.

*Giggle*

It was so much fun eating all those unusual foods.

Hey, You. You think we could try making our Niceoodles international style at our next Summer Festival?

I was just thinking the same thing! We could make, like, 5 different varieties!

I might have a talk to Dad about it. He should be able to make a bunch of different types of Japanese sweets, after all. And then we could use them for the festival.

You're the perfect poster girl, Honoka.

Squee! That's a great idea! We'll all go to that festival too! Then we can give our own festival a power-up as well!

What is it they call this type of thing? Umm…

I think you mean “Growing through rivalry.” The stronger your rival is, the more you grow as well… I hope I can keep on improving myself forever.