Hello, Barbecue Master!

Are you ready, Neon?

I was born ready.

How about you, Master?

Good.

Charcoal.

Grill.

I'll leave the rest to you, Neon.

With pleasure.

Foooocuuuus!!!

Fire!!!

Keep the flames going until the charcoal ignites.

Got it!

Be quiet, Commander!

Can't you see that Neon is concentrating?

Did you bring the skewers and the ingredients?

Our customers are very particular,

so we've got to be sure to include the things they like.

It's ignited!

Good deal.

Commander, I'll put you on skewer duty.

Then Neon will do the cooking.

I'll receive our customers.

I hereby pronounce that our barbecue sale...

is underway!

Could I have a Splendamin skewer?

Sure thing.

One Splendamin skewer, Commander.

I've gotta ask though, why would you eat Splendamin when we're all the way out here?

We've got fresh meat and vegetables available,

which you can only eat up here on the surface.

Oh, you do?

Hmm... then could I have another one that's a combo?

Commander, make that one Splendamin skewer, and another combo skewer.

Just a moment!

Could you hold the octopus?

Huh? I thought you only hated starfish.

Are you not a fan of octopus either?

Not necessarily.

It's just that the texture is a bit...

What?

I can't hear you too well.

It's a bit nasty...

Did you say ghastly?

It's the texture, I'm telling you!

It's just so... squishy.

Octopus, fish, starfish, I hate them all!

...

...

Sorry, I got a bit worked up.

Here you are, two skewers, barbecued to perfection.

Thanks.

Hello.

Wow, smells delicious!

Welcome.

What flavor are you in the mood for?

Anything with green onion.

...

And would you like the same, Pepper?

No!

Hold the green onions on mine, please.

Oh my!

Do you not like green onions?

I didn't know you were such a picky eater, hehe.

I just don't like their smell.

You never know, green onions up on the surface might be different.

You think so?

You can try a bite of mine.

Er...

You don't have to if you don't want to.

No, it's fine.

I'll give it a try.

But just a small bite.

That's the spirit.

Here you are, Mary.

Thank you.

And for you, Pepper.

...

*Chew*

!!!

What do you think?

...

Green onions really don't agree with me.

You don't say...

Very well, then no green onions for Pepper's skewer.

You got it.

Did you hear that, Commander?

... Thank you.

Rapi!

Don't miss out on a skewer.

I'm okay.

I won't accept no for an answer.

When's the next time you're gonna have a chance to enjoy food from up on the surface with the sea in front of you?

On top of that, we've got the Commander himself personally assembling the skewers.

Then you've got Neon grilling them to perfection.

You can't beat it.

...

That's it.

Hit it, Neon.

All right!

Firepowerrr...

Explode!

Gaze upon this tremendous display of firepower!

Imagine how mouthwateringly delicious a skewer it will produ...

...

...

... You just turned it into a briquette. I'm almost impressed you were able to burn it that much.

Haha...

*Sigh*

Fine, I'll take one.

As you wish!

We'll make it with extra love and TLC.

Is there anything in particular you'd like on it?

Likewise, you can tell me if there's anything you wouldn't like on it.

I'm pretty much fine with anything.

Yeesh, that's a bit boring.

Being a bit finicky with what you eat can be charming, don't you know?

I'm honestly fine with just about everything.

All right, then we'll make it however we want.

Just be sure to include green onions.

Ha!

You're adorable, Rapi.

One skewer with green onions, Commander.

I'll make this one especially delicious, just for you, Rapi.

Just grill it like you do normally.

Fine...

Dang.

This is harder than I thought.

You can say that again.

If the flame is too strong, the food gets incinerated.

If it's too weak, then it takes forever to cook.

It sure isn't easy.

Everyone has different tastes, so we can't just give them whatever we want.

I'm starting to understand why stores have set menus that they stick to.

Still, hasn't this been fun?

For sure! I feel like a business tycoon.

It's also interesting finding out what people do and don't like.

Wow! You're the best, Commander.

Thank you!

*Gulp gulp*

Ahhh, that really hits the spot.

Nothing beats a swig of ice-cold water after an honest day's work.

You make it sound like we're done.

We've still got several customers out there, waiting.

Oh, whoops!

Almost started slacking off for a second there.

Thanks for setting me straight.

Nah, we're good.

If you're good to go, we can get right back to it.

Sounds good.

Let's do it!

Smell. Amazing.

Hmm... what should I eat?

Welcome.

Here's our menu. Feel free to have a look.

It all looks so delicious...

You can always order several different flavors.

All right, I'll take one with plenty of shrimp.

Okay.

How about you, Frima?

...

Zzzzzz...

Hey!

Mmm.

Corn.

Okay.

*Nom nom*

This is out of this world.

I'm never gonna be able to get this out of my mind when we get back.

... Hmm?

What's all that corn doing in the corner?

Oh, these?

I accidently left them outside, and they dried up.

I tossed them there so I can throw them out later.

Yeah?

Hmm...

To show my appreciation for you making me this scrumptious skewer, I'll make something nice for you.

Can you prepare me a pot and some oil?

What are you doing?

Watch carefully.

Ssssh.

It's starting to pop.

Starting to what?

Whoa!

Yikes!

Popcorn?

Sure enough...

I didn't even know this was how you made popcorn.

It's really gonna start popping off in a second, so let's put the lid on.

They look like little flowers blossoming!

So pretty...

If you want to succeed in business,

you've got to know your products inside and out, down to the smallest detail.

Having said that, the food products up on the surface are a bit unique...

At any rate, I learned to make popcorn along the way.

Want some.

Now that the popping sounds have stopped, it should be all done.

Consider this a token of thanks for those killer skewers you all made. Try it out.

Yay! Thank you!

Thank you!

Hmm...

So many things to choose from.

But, if there's one thing I know for sure,

it's that you can't go wrong with what you know.

Two Splendamin skewers, please.

Of course not.

I'm going to give one to Volt.

Okay then, we'll have those ready for you in a minute.

*Whine*

Huh? What's wrong, Volt?

Perhaps, do you...

Not want a Splendamin skewer?

Woof!

Oh boy.

Well, since we came all this way, I don't wanna be ordering something that you don't want.

What are you in the mood for?

Octopus? Shrimp?

*Whine*

Corn? Green onion?

*Whine*

... Meat?

Woof!

Heh, you know what you want, that's for sure.

Is meat the only thing you're interested in? You don't want anything else?

Oh, for crying out loud!

I raised you better than this. Since when did you become such a picky eater?

*Whine*

It's not a problem.

You and Volt made a long journey here, so he deserves a little treat.

So, one Splendamin skewer and one meat skewer?

... Yeah, sure.

Woof! Woof woof!

Here you are.

Thanks.

*Nom nom*

It's great!

Woof! Woof woof!

Always glad to see satisfied customers!

Hmm...

What are you going to go for, Anchor?

Honestly, it all looks fantastic,

save for the octopus and shrimp.

I see.

Actually, I want to try the octopus.

...!

But octopus and starfish are practically best friends...

I know how you feel, but octopuses are perfectly edible.

It's got a really unique taste to it, so I want to give it a try.

So that'll be one octopus skewer for Mast.

Then a chef's surprise skewer for Anchor, just hold the octopus and shrimp.

It smells incredible!

Looks delicious.

Thanks.

Yum!

Lovely.

...!!

Oh my god...

I can't believe such a heavenly flavor exists in this world.

We should go on an adventure in search of other food items up on the surface.

What do you think, Anchor?

It's scrumptious.

Out of this world.

I'm all for joining you on that adventure.

This octopus is divine.

Would you like a bite?

Hmm...

I'm okay.

You go ahead and have it.

If you say so.

I won't force you.

Anis, can I get three more skewers?

Same here.

Well, it finally happened.

We've officially sold out. No more of our stock left, so we gotta close.

We did it!

Well done, everyone.

Just a second, Commander.

We've all been busting our butts lately.

Surely we all deserve one skewer each?

I knew this would happen, so I set a few of them aside.

Neon, can you grill these for us?

Of course!

I'll make them nice and tasty.

Looking good.

It was torture grilling this stuff day in and day out without being able to sample it ourselves.

I was so focused when we were grilling for everyone else,

that I never noticed how superb they smell.

Everyone, hold up your skewer.

Cheers!

Cheers!

!!!

!!!

You're telling me we were cooking something this outrageously delicious for everyone.

And they never let us have some for ourselves?

How cruel of them!

I feel like we missed out on so much wonderful barbecue...

I suppose so, but...

On the bright side, I'm pretty sure I've gained greater control of my firepower from this.

It wasn't easy learning to fine-tune my firepower in such close quarters.

Did you have fun during all this, Anis?

...

Yeah, I guess so. Working together with you all was a good time.

I think I've gained some business acumen as well.

Next time, let's skip the barbecue and whip up something even more impressive.

Sounds good to me.

Would you be willing to work with us again, Commander?

Yay! It'll be fun.

I feel so tired all of sudden.

It's because you're not focusing on grilling anymore.

Let's head inside and rest.

Okay.