Nonoka Miyanaga and Ritsu Minetsuki

Ricchan...

Hm? Yes?

Please, take a seat right here.

Okay... Thank you.

Um... Is something wrong?

You see, Ricchan... Nono-chan...

Nono-chan is envious of you, Ricchan.

Really...?

Yes. Whenever we play guitar together in practice, or when I watch Ricchan's guitar streams...

I always think the same thing... your playing is tight and spot-on, Ricchan!

Thank you.

That's gotta be because you practice properly every single day!

Don't you do the same?

No, no! What goes into our practice must be different!

What goes into it... I see.

Even two ramen broths that look the same can smell and taste completely different if they're made with different ingredients.

And the same goes for guitar... Is that what you mean?

Yes! I wanna hear your secret recipe, Ricchan~

Let's see...

I make sure to do the basics every day, like practicing to a click and running through fingering exercises.

Bravooo...!! Magnificent...!!

You really don't need to applaud...

Oh, it absolutely is! Nono-chan is giving you a standing ovation!

Training steadily, day after day, one little step at a time...

Just like doing bunny hops across the field... Wait!!

Let's call it the Bunny-Hop Technique!

The Bunny-Hop Technique... That's a good name.

I think your guitar playing is wonderful too, Nono-chan.

It's passionate and dynamic. Your strumming is powerful and completely fearless.

It's like watching a pro drain noodles... snapping the noodle basket down in one clean motion... Wait!!

This is... the Extra-Firm Downstroke...!!

Extra... firm...!!

So that's it... Nono-chan's guitar was extra firm all along...

...!

Ricchan, thank you. You helped Nono-chan realize something important.

Not at all.

Today's practice will be a dream collaboration between the Bunny-Hop Technique and the Extra-Firm Downstroke.

Wait!! Then that means...!

The Extra-Firm Bunny-Hop Technique!!

Hehe... Now I'm looking forward to hearing how we sound together.

Yeah! Let's have a total blast~~!

Hm-hm-hm-hmm~♪

Hey, there's Ricchan.

Thank you, as always.

No, I'm the one who should be thanking you.

Come by again anytime!

I will. Goodbye.

Ricchaaaaaan!!

Nono-chan. What a coincidence.

Was that your friend?

Oh... No. He's the owner of my go-to ramen shop.

A go-to place...!

I eat there fairly often, and sometimes I order delivery for lunch too.

I guess he started recognizing me at some point. He just gave me a discount coupon for being a regular.

A regular...!!

Ricchan, that's amazing! It sounds so grown-up!

Does it...?

Yeah, so cool~! Nono-chan has never had a "go-to place" or been "a regular" before!

Then would you like to go together sometime?

Really?! Can I?!

Of course. I'd really like you to try it too, Nono-chan.

Yay~! Count me in, count me in~!

Going with a regular makes it even more exciting!

You're making too much of it.

But you know the place really well, right? I wanna hear your recommendations!

My recommendations...?

Their specialty is a light soy sauce ramen with a crystal-clear broth. The broth looks beautiful and smells amazing.

I heard the owner personally adjusted the noodle recipe to pair perfectly with the broth. So I'd normally recommend starting with the soy sauce ramen, but...

Personally, the salt ramen is my favorite. It's light, but what makes it special is its depth of flavor.

Hmm... Which one should I have you start with...? Then again, their tanmen is popular too...

Whoa... Ricchan, you're on a roll!

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, keep going! I wanna hear more!

I could hear how much Ricchan loves it in every word!

Hehe... Enough that once I start, I can't seem to stop.

Then I'll start with your favorite, the salt ramen...

Wait.

On second thought, the soy sauce ramen might be the best way to appreciate the owner's craft.

Actually, knowing you, Nono-chan, you could probably manage both the soy sauce and salt ramen.

The have-it-all course!

And meat gyoza on the side. They're stuffed to bursting, and I highly recommend those too.

The have-it-all course just evolved into a full-on feast!

Hehe... This is gonna be so much fun~♪

Yes...!

Settings, settings... Hmmm~~? Where's the button?

Hmmmmmm~?

Hello, Nono-chan.

Ricchan! Welcome~

Is something wrong? Why are you crouched down in front of the bench?

Testing~! And struggling...

A test...? Oh, that screen. You're running a test stream.

Yep. Everything's so different on a phone, huh~

You normally stream from your computer, right? Did something happen?

The computer's <ruby=Momentai>no problem</ruby>!

Lately, everyone's been saying they wanna see me stream outside~

I see. So your viewers requested it.

I could show them the warm sunshine~ Flowers, weeds, all kinds of things.

I thought that sounded like fun too~

Walking streams are popular too.

Exactly! Nono-chan wants to go for a walk with everyone too!

But!!!

Nono-chan's in biiiiig trouble!

All the settings and buttons are different! I can't take everyone on a walk like this... *Sniffles*...

Nono-chan... May I borrow your phone for a moment?

Huh?

Let's see... It looks like it's still on the default settings. Could you tell me what settings you normally use?

My usual setup is...

All right, done.

Whoa~~! That was fast!

Try it with these settings, and if anything seems off, tap this icon.

Okay, I'll give it a try~! Thanks!

Ricchan, you're amazing. A true streaming master~

I wouldn't go that far...

Well, we did stream pretty often in my previous group.

Then let's do a collab stream sometime~! A special Nono-chan and Ricchan collab!

A collab... That sounds nice.

In that case, how about a guitar session?

Yay~! Fun guaranteed!

What should we play~? A cover would be fun too!

Hehe... Let's take our time deciding.