Midareta Futari no Midasare Gohan ch11

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It's summer, so I threw in something ghost story-ish.

Phew~
Finally lunchtime~

Huh?
Hikami-senpai, behind you...
Hm?

Hikami-senpai...
Waaah!?

H-Hiiragi-san!?
Please help me...

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You can't decide what to do for the company exchange meeting?

Yes...
That brings back memories~
It's that time already, huh?

But that's something departments with first-year employees do, right?
Haven't you talked about this with someone from the equipment management department?
Well...
There's only two of us including myself...

My senpai seems really busy,
so I wanted to do what I can.
Ah~
The equipment department goes on location shoots too, after all.

What did you two do, out of interest?
I held a futsal tournament! [tn: five-a-side indoor soccer]
I did it for club during my student days~
She scored a lot of goals.

I held a bingo tournament.
I put up my favorite body cream and the like as a prize...
Aah!
Our senpais did say you had good taste!
I see...

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So everyone based their plans around what they're good at.
I don't really have anything like that...
Mmm...
Erm, what else...

As far as the other departments go, there was one that hosted a board game tournament, wasn't there?
Yeah!
With games they had brought from home!

They brought a whole bunch.
That's right.
There were some foreign ones too. I couldn't understand the English at all.
Oh yeah.
Wha-...

I see! So that was an option!!
!?

Thanks, you two!
Ah, sure?

Did that even help?
Maybe...
But it must be rough being in a department with just two people.

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It's hard to put on something big with only two.
Hmm...
Well, departments like ours love events,
so they'll get excited no matter what it is.

Hm?

Huh? A message from Hiiragi-san already?

Hiiragi Reo
To: All
Notice regarding company exchange meeting
Feb 27 (Fri) from 18:30, the equipment management department will be holding a company exchange meeting.
The details are as follows.
The venue will be the large meeting room.

You're right.
Let's see...

For the company exchange meeting,
we're holding a temple fair...?

A temple fair, they say~
Eh? In the company?

The venue will be the large meeting room...

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I can't even imagine it...!?

The day of.
I wonder what today's company exchange meeting will be like...

Wouldn't it be hard for just two people to put on a temple fair?
Indeed...

It doesn't really fit Hiiragi-san's image either...
Step right up!

This seems to be the place.
Eh?
But the lights aren't on?

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!?

What the heck is this!?
Woah!!
Ah! Hikami-senpai!

Look at this wonderful temple fair!
It's all thanks to you two~!
U-Um, what is this...!?

Just like that person you were talking about who brought in board games,
I've brought some cookery gadgets from home too!
Eh?

So these are all yours...!?
Yep<3
Ehehe

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Please use them however you see fit!
Ah! How about starting from there!?
Hah~
I see~
Self-service was an option!

It's all hyped up like a nightclub!
Let's go, Hikami-senpai!
Alright, alright!
Hey, you guys~

Senpai!
Yo.
Good work~

Ah! Takoyaki!
You guys want some too?

I've just finished up a batch.
You should eat some too, Hikami-senpai.
Today's fine, right~?
N-No, starchy food is a little...

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Woah, that's huge!!

Yeah, this plate
let's you fry up a jumbo takoyaki that's 10cm in diameter!
10cm!?

It can fry regular-sized takoyaki too, so there's no waiting around.
The fluorine resin treated plate is easy to maintain and has a fixed heat without any loss, so you can fry everything evenly with a crispy texture.
I-I see?
Okay! Let's play rock paper scissors for the big one!

Hikami-senpai! If I win, wanna split it!?
It looks good!
Eh!?

H-Half is a little...
If it's just a bite, I'll consider it...
Rock, paper...

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Hikami-senpai!
There's some other amazing things too!
Wah!?

Alright!
I won, Hikami-se-...

Huh?

Look at this!
It's a state-of-the-art cotton candy maker...
You can make cotton candy in three minutes without any wasted heat!

Incidentally, unlike the regular coils, this is designed so it reaches optimum temperature as soon as you turn it on~
Coils...?
H-Huh...?

You wrap it around this stick like this...!

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Wah!?

I-It's glowing!?
It uses an LED light with a four-color sequence to provide various patterns of illumination!

These coasters work the same way.
It's truly a fusion of entertainment and engineering!
H-Huh...

I think I'll sit over there to eat it, I guess~?
Now's my chance.
There's more!

This is a stick-type hot plate, but the way it uses the swelling power of steam to push up the dough is fun~

Corn Dogs

H-Heh...

And this lets you cook yakitori right on your tabletop! It has dual infrared heaters on the top and bottom to heat it evenly, and you won't need to worry about it burning thanks to the automatic rotation...
...

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And here you can make rice balls without getting your hands dirty...
Ah, do you want some beer too?
This muddler spins four times a second to give you a smooth foam~
When will this end?

Haah...
I'm exhausted...

Wow~
But I guess it's a success...

Well then, I guess I'll head off now~
Eh? Already!?
Me too.

I mean, we've already seen everything...
Well, y'know, it is just
a bunch of house appliances lined up together.
Urk

But there's plenty of unusual stuff, right?
Hmph!
I guess~
But I'd never buy stuff like this for myself!

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True, they wouldn't get used much.
And they take up a lot of space.
Yeah yeah!
Not to mention there's a limit to what you can make with them, so they're really unnecessary.

No, no! You can make all kinds of thing with a takoyaki plate!
Like ajillo [tn:spanish dish made with garlic and olive oil] or shumai [tn:steamed dumplings usually containing pork or shrimp] or baby castellas!
Haha
What are you saying, Hikami?
That's jumbo-sized, y'know?

You couldn't make stuff like that at that kinda size, right!?
And you can do baby castellas and all kinds of other stuff in a frying pan.

If it can be used to make anything else that's good, I'd like to see it...

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Fine then.
I'll make it!

You're gonna make something, Hikami?
Wait right there!

Ah!

I'll use this for the seasoning.

Yakitori Sauce

Then I'll take this rice ball...

and set it onto the jumbo takoyaki plate along with the meat!

All that's left is to shape it
and pour on the yakitori sauce...

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One yakiniku-wrapped rice ball, ready to go!
Woah!?

Here you go!
Ooh!
Amazing! You can make something like this!?

This is so good! The outside is so crispy!
Hafu~
I'm so jealous~
This seems way easier than doing it in a frying pan!
Fufun
Right?

Hmm, but still...

Only takoyaki plates are capable of doing stuff like this, right?
Wha-!?
True. I can't think of anything for the other gadgets.

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You can't really do much with cotton candy besides eat it as is, right?
No...

I probably wouldn't use a stick-type hot plate all that much.
Uh...

I don't buy yakitori as a side dish all that much either.
~

But well, they're just party goods in the end.
Yeah.
We can't expect too much from them.
Y-...

You can do other things with them too!
!?

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You can put cotton candy on top of fried chicken with a squeeze of lemon!
The lemon gives it a sweet and salty seasoning!
Mmm!?
What's that?
Looks good~
There are some places that put cotton candy on top of sukiyaki too.

If you mix oden with octopus and cook it in the stick-type hot plate,

Oden Pounded Fishcake

you can make tsukune as easy as that! [tn: Japanese meatball skewers]
It smells great...
Looks good~
I never thought about using it to make side dishes!
Fuhah~
As a booze hound, I can't get enough of pastey foods.

You can grill it in the yakitori maker too!
Ooh!
You can even grill store-bought side dishes and sweets!
Maybe I'll try grill some of these candy store sweets.

Uma
Caramel

I wanna try it!
The caramel sounds like it'd be good!

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Heh~
You can use them for more than I expected.
We should try it too.

H-How's that...?
Hah hah
Um... You're Hikami-san from the editorial department, right?

Please teach us how to use them too!
Eh!?
Um!
Is there anything else you can make with the jumbo takoyaki plate?
I was thinking about buying one...
I've got a cotton candy machine I rarely use...
E-Erm

Things seem pretty lively over there, huh?
You're right~

Eh!?
Chikuwa and cheese would definitely go well together!
I made some mini grilled rice balls!
Look at this. Cute, right?<3
Cotton candy♪

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Smores are good too.
I wanna try it!
!
Hah

Hikami-senpai, are you the one who taught everyone to...!?
Ah
Y-Yeah!

Amazing...!
My babies made all these things, didn't they...!?

Please keep on making all kinds of things!
Eeh?
Wah
Teach us, Hikami-senpai!

I have one of these two, but I never get the chance to use it.
Can you make something good with this?
Hawawa...
I wanna learn some side dish recipes!

Hey now, you're bothering Hikami~
This girl only eats veggies, so she wouldn't know any...
No.

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I can do it!!
Anything you wanna know about food, just ask!
Eeh!?

I've kept it hidden until now,
but if it makes everyone happy...

then I'll let out even more!
I'll erupt with all sorts of ways to enjoy food!

The wonders of my babies
are being spread to everyone...!

Where did you buy this, Hiiragi-san?
Tell me too!
Sure!
Hah...
This is truly...

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bonds between people
formed through niche gadgets!!

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What have I done?
I've kept it hidden since I joined this company and yet... and yet...!
Haah...
Hikami-senpai!

Thank you so much for today.
It was really hyped up thanks to you...!
No no. I didn't really do anything...

Seeing everyone take an interest in gadgets makes me so happy...
I'm so glad I held a temple fair!

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I see... Good for you...
Haha...
Um... Are you free later, Hikami-senpai?
Eh?

I am.
Then would you come to my place?
I've got plenty more gadgets at home!
Eh?

You've got a talent for bringing out the appeal of my babies...!
N-No, I'm worn out for today, so I'm just gonna head...
Ah! I got a new one delivered just today!

It's the latest model that was just released!
Ah! Tomorrow's our day off, so how about sleeping over!?
Hey~
Have fun~
Take care now~

She's got high demand from not just Hiiragi-san but all the other employees too.

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Pub: 27 Aug 2025 12:53 UTC

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