Oni Kanato Ramen Ikebukuro shop.

On the front of the ramen shop, there is a huge relief of evil spirits, and the walls on both sides are painted with graffiti of various evil spirits.

The all-black decoration style, combined with the three big golden characters "Oni Golden Stick" on the signboard, makes the whole ramen shop have the momentum of a ghostly arrival.

The bar counter in the store is also covered with colorful ghost heads, golden maces, and other decorations.

A waiter brought two huge bowls of ramen to Sosuke Araki and Kohei Higashino.

"This is a two-order 'spicy ghost killing' miso ramen, so please eat it carefully according to your own situation, and you don't have to eat it reluctantly."

After the waiter finished greeting, he glanced at the two of them with the eyes of a martyr, and turned to leave.

The oni gold stick ramen shop where the two of them are today has always been famous in Ikebukuro for its hot and delicious miso ramen and weird decoration style, and it can be said that there are long queues from morning to night.

"Hey, look at this 5 cm thick, jelly-like Q-bomb barbecued pork, there is no polite ...... at all"

Sousuke Araki used his chopsticks to pick up the fat piece of pork barbecued pork that was bigger than a palm on top of the ramen, and he was amazed.

"The people who just cleaned up the Elysian Club and swaggered in line for an hour on other people's turf, just to eat this ramen, this kind of thing is only you can do......"

Higashino glanced at the crimson broth in the ramen bowl, and a bead of sweat slipped from his forehead.

The two of them came to line up before the meal, and they queued for more than an hour.

Japan's queuing culture is world-famous, and you can see long queues in most places.

In addition to the dense population, the habit of queuing, and the reputation of stores measured by the length of the line, the "National Misdemeanor Law" stipulates that queuing in public places to "add congestion" is punishable by a fine of up to 1 million yen or even 24 hours of detention.

Therefore, although the two of them are fierce in appearance and look like "extreme brothers", they can only honestly stand in the team and bask in the sun.

"Don't talk nonsense, you know the rules, I'm on a winning streak at ...... moment"

Looking at the bowl of ramen in front of him, which exuded a strong and spicy taste, Sousuke Araki said.

"Hmph, do you think I'm still the same person I used to be? Even when you were playing games, working part-time, jerking off, and shooting shooters, I was seriously cultivating......"

Hearing his words, Higashino Kohei also put away his expression, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and his face was high-spirited.

The blazing sparks generated by the intersection of eyes were like two swordsmen about to have a life-and-death duel.

"The one who eats and drinks the water first pays!"

The two of them held their chopsticks horizontally in front of them, folded their hands, and said this sentence in unison, launching an attack on the ramen in front of them.

Extreme spicy duel, open.

Finding a shop known for its spicy food to fight a duel was a war between the two that lasted for more than ten years.

The soup is made with a mixture of poultry and seafood, stir-fried with miso and spices. After this process, the soup retains the original flavor of various foods, and at the same time, the overall taste is mild and mellow.

Unlike other branches, where pork bones and chicken are used in soup, this restaurant in Ikebukuro only uses pork bones to make soup, so you can feel the mellow flavor of the pork bones in the soup even more intensely.

The noodles are also very unique, and generally the ramen noodles are cooked with the same thickness and thickness, but this restaurant uses three types of noodles of different thicknesses mixed together, so that customers can taste different degrees of elasticity in each bite.

The thick barbecued pork noodles are boiled in the soup and marinated in the sauce, and the sweetness of the sauce completely invades it, giving it a pliable and sweet texture, which is the essence of the whole bowl of ramen.

Interestingly, a fried "tender corn" is placed on top of the ramen to represent the "golden stick" in the hands of the evil spirits.

The most important thing is that this is a ramen shop that is famous for its "spicy", and there are five types of ramen noodles with five types of spiciness, and there are various chili peppers used.

At the moment, the two of them challenged the "Spicy Ghost Killing", which is claimed to be the spiciest ramen in Japan and made with the world's second-hottest chili pepper "Trinidad Scorpion Butch T" recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

Just after taking a sip of the soup, Higashino Kohei's face was already red as if it was burning.

Sousuke Araki's tactic was to eat the noodles and meat in the bowl first, and then quickly drink the soup in the bowl by sending him to death.

However, the imagination is beautiful, and the reality is skinny.

After eating the food in the bowl, the two of them stuck out their tongues and lost their courage as they looked at the crimson soup base.

The rule of victory and defeat is that the person who "eats later" or "drinks water first" is treated.

If neither of them has the courage to finish eating, then it will only be up to see who can't bear to drink water first.

As we all know, spicy is not a taste, but a pain.

And people who like to eat spicy food have the potential to shake M in their bones.

At this moment, Sosuke Araki and Kohei Higashino were shaking M, staring at each other with red eyes, painful and happy.

"What's the matter, I can't hold it anymore, so let's go out and buy milk......

Higashino Kohei stuck out his tongue like a dog and persuaded him to surrender.

"I'm sorry......" Sosuke Araki, whose forehead was covered with sweat, looked up, the light in the store shining on his face, and his eyes couldn't see clearly in the shadows.

He trembled and reached for his wallet in his trouser pocket.

"Oh? Finally can't help but admit defeat and pay the bill? ”

Seeing his movements, Higashino Kohei's eyes moved slightly, as if he saw the scales of victory tilting towards him.

Sousuke Araki spread out his wallet, revealing the empty inside of his wallet to the other party.

"Sorry...... All my money was invested in the pachinko shop just now, and although I ripped off the point card from the machine when I ran away, I guess it was frozen by those guys now...... The bottle of water in the parking lot just now is my last possessions...... I have no way back......"

After saying this, Sosuke Araki picked up the bowl in front of him, raised his head and drank the sticky and dark red soup with a thoughtful look......

The pungency of the tip of the tongue in front of him and the blooming of chrysanthemums afterwards can not be compared with the despair of poverty.

"Damn, no wonder I was asked to advance money to buy a meal ticket on the machine when I entered the door...... I will only be discharged from the hospital after you, and I will let you go. ”

Higashino Yukihei ran out of the store and looked for a vending machine to buy milk.

The spiciness he suffers from is no longer something that ordinary water can solve.

"The earth bursts into the stars (thank you for your hospitality), poverty makes me strong."

After drinking the soup, Sousuke Araki stuck out his tongue and folded his hands.

Then he got up and walked out trembling to the awe-inspiring eyes of the customers and ramen chefs around him.

Coming out of the ghost golden rod, the death duo drank five bottles of milk in a row before they could barely feel the presence of their tongues again.

Then, seeing that the time was almost up, the two walked slowly towards the agreed interview location.