Isaiah, we've secured the third collaborator. Now, we just need to find the second one.
"You can cook, Akatani?"
"I wouldn't say I'm great at it, but I'm learning. I recently unlocked a cooking skill, so I figured I might as well use it."
"What are you looking at?"
"We need one more guest. I'm searching for someone... Oh, there he is."
I glanced toward the courtyard and spotted Hayashimichi.
"Wait here for a moment."
I told Wilt and then started walking over to call out to Hayashimichi, but I stopped after five steps. A group of others had gathered around him. This important collaborator of mine, who I needed to taste my peperoncino, was one of the so-called popular kids. In a typical high school, he'd be at the top of the social ladder. So naturally, he's surrounded by others of the same type, having fun together.
