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"Kunizuka-san, instant udon again?"
"Packing carbs is good to enhance performance, Inspector." Kunizuka stated between munching her noodles.
"But this is your fifth instant udon this week, isn't it?" Tsunemori innocently queried.
"Yes," Kunizuka listlessly responded. "Only these match my tastebuds."
"Well, you know what they say, too many instant noodles is bad for you." Tsunemori kindly reminded.
Kunizuka made sure Tsunemori did not see her eyes rolled as the brunette passed her desk.
"Thank you for concern, Inspector." she said as she continued to slurp her remaining noodles. "Good night."
"See you tomorrow, Kunizuka-san."
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The next day, in an investigation…
"Okay, team, we will split into our usual formation." Tsunemori ran over her usual pre-investigation pep talk. "Sugo-san and Hinakawa will go with me, while Shimotsuki will be accompanied by Ginoza-san and…Kunizuka-san? Where is she?"
"O-Onee-san, we left her in the office. She didn't make it to the bandwagon." Hinakawa announced.
"W-What? She never misses an investigation without telling me before!" Shimotsuki retorted in disbelief.
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Meanwhile, in a certain toilet cubicle in Nona Tower…
"Yayoi, are you done yet?"
"NO!"
Kunizuka grimaced as she crouched on the toilet stool. This was her position in the last two hours. Still, the fruit of her labor was nowhere in sight.
"I told you already, too many instant noodles is bad for you." Shion's voice chimed from outside the door.
"SHUT UP!"
Clinging to sheer hope, Yayoi swore an oath to not eat instant noodles again...for one day.