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Lunch Break

RitsuOh... I absolutely have to go try this.

MiyakoHello. What were you looking at?

RitsuMiyako-san. Look... It's a post from the ramen shop I go to all the time.

RitsuThey're offering one free topping this weekend.

MiyakoYou really do love your food... Oh, where's Arale-san?

RitsuShe'll be here soon. She went to get a drink.

Ritsu...

Miyako? Is there something about my bag...?

RitsuAre you having another Magilulu collab bun for lunch today? Eating nothing but bread isn't very balanced...

MiyakoOh... No. The collab is over, and I've finished everything I stocked up on.

MiyakoBut now... this has arrived!

RitsuOh... Magilulu wafers.

MiyakoExactly! Each one comes with a clear card featuring a memorable scene from the anime! There are 20 designs, plus a secret card!

MiyakoThey're random, so I bought a whole box, but apparently that still doesn't guarantee a complete set...

MiyakoAnd so begins a new battle, the endless consumption of wafers...!

RitsuThat sounds... difficult. Your mouth is going to get completely dry.

MiyakoEven so, for Magilulu... For the secret card, I'll gladly eat every last one...!

RitsuArale-chan and I talked about the same thing this morning. She said the new wafers had her in trouble too.

MiyakoI knew it...!

RitsuOn her way to school, she stopped at several stores and bought two or three at each one.

MiyakoI understand completely. She was leaving some for the fellow fans who came after her...!

RitsuShe also said buying a few from different stores somehow feels like "it gives you fewer duplicates."

MiyakoThere is no guaranteed strategy for random pulls... But I understand the feeling completely.

RitsuI see.

RitsuI was curious, so I bought one too. I ate the wafer between classes, and it was quite good.

MiyakoWhat?! Did you open the card?

RitsuOh, yes. I opened it just a moment ago... Here it is.

MiyakoWha...!!!

RitsuIt's sparkly and pretty, isn't it? This kind of finish is called holographic, right?

MiyakoFoil stamping, a holographic finish... And a rare key visual from just before the anime aired...!

MiyakoMinetsuki-san!! This is the secret card!!

RitsuIt is?

MiyakoYes! It wasn't shown in the card lineup!

MiyakoAhh... It's absolutely divine...!! You've gotten your hands on an incredible treasure, Minetsuki-san...!!

RitsuI didn't realize it was that rare.

RitsuIn that case... here. You can have it, if you'd like.

MiyakoWhaaat!?

RitsuI'll watch anime or read manga if someone recommends something to me, but I don't really go out of my way to buy merch.

MiyakoYou would give it... to me!? I couldn't possibly accept!!

Ritsu!

MiyakoYou are the one the card chose, Minetsuki-san. Please treasure it and keep it somewhere secure!

MiyakoAnd one more thing... Please be especially careful on your way home after dark...!

RitsuUh...? All right...