Dialogue in this work
Page 1
- Puke!
- Puke it up, Soba-o!!
- N-no...
- No more...
- I can't get any more out...
- Nihachi Soba-o (16)
- What do you mean, you can't get any more out?!
- Stop your whining!!
- At this rate, you'll never become a proper soba chef!!
Page 2
- The Tale of Nihachi Soba-o
- This is a strange and sad story—
- This is the story of a boy who vomits soba noodles from his body whenever he's surprised.
Page 3
- I just wanted to live a normal life.
- In elementary school, they nicknamed me "Puke-o."
- By high school, I was completely isolated.
- And that's because...
- ...whenever I'm called on,
- Alright, how about...
- Nihachi.
- Y-Yes...
- ...I would vomit soba.
- Aah! Why was I the only one born with this cursed body?!
- Why do I have to keep suffering like this?!
- Nihachi, no crying in class.
Page 4
- I'm home...
- Dad...?
- Wahahaha!
- Weren't you surprised, Soba-o?!
- You've still got a long way to go!!
- When you get right down to it...
- ...my father is the cause of all this.
- Back when I was still in my mother's womb—
- My dad, under the guise of "soba training" (?)...
- Byebii♡
- Honey, aahhh!
- ...holed himself up in the mountains to fight a bear.
- My mother grew to despise soba with all her heart, and as a result, I was born—
Page 5
- —with this body, cursed by soba.
- Put your heart into it when you puke!
- Where am I?
- It's an emergency, Soba-o!!
- One of the problems is...
- Another order for six "Specials"!
- Don't let it go to waste!
- Here you are!
- The soba I vomit...
- ...has a reputation for being delicious.
- So we serve it at the restaurant under the name "Special."
Page 6
- I spend every day worrying about what would happen if our customers found out.
- They'd probably kill me...
- Then one day—
- Heard a new soba shop opened up in front of the station.
- They say they use 100% buckwheat flour and only the finest water and ingredients.
- Oh, really...
- Soba-o!
- You, go check them out!
- And if they're a bunch of arrogant punks!
- Challenge Letter
- You're gonna hand them this!! Got it!!
- Like I'm gonna be the one to deliver it.
Page 7
- This is delicious! But why a castle?
- It's so big and pretty...
- High-Class Soba Place Sobatera
- Welcoming many customers
- It's so gorgeous.
- Here you are!
- It's expensive, but so delicious... ♡ One serving is 3200 yen!
- And besides, the chef (?), Sobatera, is just so dreamy...♡
- A charismatic soba chef...
Page 8
- Who is it?
- Who's the one who spewed that rotten soba all over my place?!
- You?!
- This is obstruction of business! I'll make you pay for this!
Page 9
- What's this!
- But I can tell... it's a challenge letter!
- Byebii~
- Just kidding♡
- Soba is Life
- Your barcode
- He doesn't even get it...
- I accept your challenge! We'll settle this tomorrow morning, 7 AM, at the central plaza!!
Page 10
- Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for!
- The Soba Showdown in the Neighborhood Association!!
- The rules are simple: make 280 servings of soba within the time limit,
- and the members of our neighborhood association will taste them and cast their votes!
- In the blue corner, from "High-Class Soba Place"...
- Sobatera Yakumi!
- A pathetic, amateur soba from lowly scum like you is nothing to me.
- In the red corner, from "Nihachi Soba Special"...
- Nihachi Menji!
- Oh no... this is all my fault.
- My biggest worry is...
- ...there's no way my dad can win against such high-class soba...
- I've never even seen my dad make soba properly before!!
Page 11
- Listen up!!
- In this match,
- the loser will leave this town!
- It's truly DEAD OR ALIVE!
- And now, the battle has begun!!
- Soba—
- The taste of tradition.
- A product of historical climate.
- It began with soba-gaki,
- became soba-kiri in the Edo period, and continues to this day.
- Soba-gaki: Kneaded with hot water
- and formed.
- Thinly sliced (modern soba).
- Because it is fundamentally a simple dish,
- the quality of the ingredients determines most of the outcome.
- Therefore,
- Delicious water from the Japanese Alps, Shinshu buckwheat, freshly ground with a stone mill, a special broth...
- Condiments, a secret kaeshi sauce...
- No matter how you look at it, we're going to lose!!
- Our soup and condiments are store-bought!!
Page 12
- Whoa!
- Both contestants are moving along at a brisk pace!!
- Nihachi is breathing heavily!!
- D-Dad is actually making soba properly!!
- Heh... Soba-o...
- I wasn't just fighting a bear in the mountains, you know...
- The "Special" that you vomit...
- ...that is my ideal soba.
- I strove to somehow get closer to that taste.
- I sought the ultimate flavor using cheap, low-quality ingredients.
Page 13
- And thus was born...
- ...a cheap and delicious ally to the common folk!!
- Menji's special "Quasi-Special."
- 120 Yen!
- Whoaaaaa!
- The housewives are thrilled!!
- Ooh!
- Drawn in by the low price, the "Quasi-Special" is skyrocketing in popularity!!
- We are in a recession, after all...
- What?!
- An unexpected development!!
Page 14
- Why?!
- I put so much time and effort into making something good,
- ...and yet this Soba Master, Sobatera Yakumi, who has perfected the way of soba...
- The mystery only deepens.
- ...is losing to some incomprehensible old man from downtown...
- Unforgivable! I'll crush him!
- Nihachi Menji!
- I don't understand.
- Look over here!
- WANTED
- Aida Kumatarō (32) (Self-employed)
- Residence: Mt. Soba, Nagano Prefecture
Page 15
- You holed yourself up in the mountains for 28 years, continuously fighting a bear, but...
- That's Kumatarō!
- ...you were never able to defeat this Kumatarō!!
- That's right... I...
- ...I was never able to defeat him...
- Whoa! Nihachi has lost his will to fight!
- It looks like he's down for the count!
- Is this a crisis for Nihachi Soba?!
- I'll fight!
Page 16
- "High-Class Soba" is in the lead for now. The votes are steadily climbing!
- Oh? What in the world is going on?
- Soba-o is standing motionless in front of a giant bowl!!
- God,
- please,
- give me the power to vomit soba even without being surprised!!
- Uwaaah
- He's puking!!
- Soba-o is still puking!!
- Where in the world was all that vomit stored?!!!
Page 17
- Gah!
- He's finished puking it all out!
- His eyes look insane!!
- The "Nihachi Soba Special" is complete!!!
- Whoaaaaa
- Delicious!!!
- Why...?
- By unanimous decision, the winner is "Nihachi Soba"!
- How could I have lost...
Page 18
- That's because, Sobatera...
- Even if there's no room for sentiment in the world of competition...
- LOVE &
- KINDNESS
- Without "love" and "kindness," you're nothing but human trash!!!
- It's your fault! Because of you, my dad went back to the mountain!!
- You... aaaaaah!
- Byebii♡
- Sob...
- Uu... I'm sorry, Soba-o...
- And so, Soba-o took over the soba shop and lived happily ever after.
- The End♡
- End
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