Today,
we had a slightly late
"Midnight Carousel"
celebration party.

…Well.

When I say "party,"
it was actually held
at the office.

And the main event wasβ€”

🧑 Hinata

"TAKOYAKI PARTY!!!"

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The table was completely covered
with ingredients.

Octopus.

Cheese.

Sausages.

Mochi.

…and somehow,
chocolate.

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πŸ–₯ Mashiro
"Wait.
One of these is definitely wrong, right?"

🧑 Hinata
"Ehhh?!
It'll totally taste good!!"

🩡 Ruka
"You say that every time. lol"

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At first,
everything was surprisingly peaceful.

Aine-chan was trying her best
to make perfect round takoyaki.

Shizuku-chan somehow made hers
look incredibly elegant.

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πŸ’œ Shizuku
"Ufufu…
They turned out beautifully."

πŸ–₯ Mashiro
"You could open a restaurant."

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Meanwhile…

Rei-san.

🎧 Rei
"……"

Silent.

But somehow,
she was insanely good at cooking them.

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🩷 Aine
"Rei-chan,
why are you so used to this?"

🎧 Rei
"I used to make takoyaki
during all-night music sessions."

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…I'm not even going to ask.

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And then.

The incident happened.

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🧑 Hinata
"LEEEET'S GOOOOOO!!!"

Chocolate launched into the grill.

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🩡 Ruka
"…Ah."

🩷 Aine
"Ah."

πŸ–₯ Mashiro
"Ah."

🎧 Rei
"It's over."

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A few minutes later,
a mysterious sweet smell
filled the entire room.

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🧑 Hinata
"…Huh?"

πŸ’œ Shizuku
"These are…
still takoyaki, right…?"

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By the wayβ€”

The chocolate takoyaki
was officially unpopular.

Especially with Rei-san.

🎧 Rei
"This is an insult
to takoyaki."

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But still.

We laughed a lot.

We ate a lot.

We talked about Midnight.

And somehow,
it became such a
"MixPalette-like"
kind of night.

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At the very end,
while cleaning upβ€”

🩷 Aine
"Let's do this again someday!"

🧑 Hinata
"Next time, yakisoba party!!"

🩡 Ruka
"You're definitely gonna cause chaos again. lol"

πŸ’œ Shizuku
"Ufufu…
That sounds fun."

🎧 Rei
"…Chocolate is banned."

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I have a feeling
the next party
won't be peaceful either.

To Be Continued...