[Ever the polite listener, Sakura doesn't interrupt Kei as he meanders through topics. She does know of that shop, in fact, though had also known she'd give her parents a heart attack if she tried the challenge.
... Funny how jumping on a plane and crossing an ocean has bolstered her confidence. It really is true; what her parents don't know can't hurt them.
When given permission to start, she digs right in.
And it goes as well as anyone expects. A miracle occurs when she's able to swallow the first bite without much trouble, but that's the only one she gets. Every other bite is torturous, slow, and hard-earned thereafter, with the clock quickly ticking on until--
30 minutes pass. She got through 3/4ths of the bowl.]
もう... [She is perhaps not the most graceful of losers. Then again, her insides are on fire and her eyes have yet to stop watering, so...] Did I even beat my own record...?
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... Funny how jumping on a plane and crossing an ocean has bolstered her confidence. It really is true; what her parents don't know can't hurt them.
When given permission to start, she digs right in.
And it goes as well as anyone expects. A miracle occurs when she's able to swallow the first bite without much trouble, but that's the only one she gets. Every other bite is torturous, slow, and hard-earned thereafter, with the clock quickly ticking on until--
30 minutes pass. She got through 3/4ths of the bowl.]
もう... [She is perhaps not the most graceful of losers. Then again, her insides are on fire and her eyes have yet to stop watering, so...] Did I even beat my own record...?
[Nope.]