Cait Sith opens the section up by thanking everyone for waiting and asking all participants to head to the starting line. He explains that the event is a race where you begin at the starting point, head to designated stalls and eat everything they give you, and run to the goal. Participants are to go in pairs, and both are to eat the dishes from the stalls, so the combinations made are key. No leftovers are allowed, and while you are going to be eating fast, Cait Sith says he wants you guys to still appreciate the tastes and thank the cooks. Cait Sith says he will be commentating, along with Tvastar and Tezcatlipoca. The two say their regards, and you comment that Cait Sith is busy, wonder what Tezcatlipoca is doing there, and are surprised Tvastar is in on this too.
Ryouta also is surprised at how much Cait Sith is doing, but he considers that this might be a good thing in that Cait Sith will be too busy to brood about things. Camera pans over all the participants, and Cait Sith worries that there are too many people for the race. Someone tells him to just roll with it, so Cait Sith does so and tells everyone to face in the direction of the first stall, then fires the starting signal. Ryouta says you guys should just get over there and laughs, comparing things to a sports festival race.
The first stall in the race turns out to be Nomad's yakisoba stall, and Cait Sith talks up his food as a masterpiece with plenty of bonito flakes and sauce. Nomad tells everyone to come on up for his special yakisoba and that they better eat it all up. Ryouta says Nomad seems to have gotten better at cooking, which occurred to him earlier before saying the noodles are great. Ziz also says it's great and says it must have been made by a professional. Behemoth has just finished and prompts Touji to head to the next stall. Touji says he understands and goes. Cait Sith says that the leading teams are Behemoth/Touji and Ashigara/Yasuyori. Tezcatlipoca talks about how noodles are easy to eat and how everyone has cleared this checkpoint.
Over at the second stall is Volos, and Cait Sith says it's Volos's special candied apples made with fresh fruits. Volos says they're his ripe apples made with all his efforts, and he starts handing them out. Ryouta is briefly shocked saying it's hard to eat candy apples fast, but he's happy with how sweet and tasty they are. Ashigara says that if you can bite them, it's not a problem as he brags about the jaws and teeth of bears. Yasuyori thanks Volos for the apples and says he'll come back later to buy some for Tanetomo and the others. Cait Sith commentates on the candy coating giving people trouble, and Tvastar cites a random trivia fact that it's food coloring in the candy coating making people's lips red.
Over at the third stall, Cait Sith is having trouble reading his notes on what's there, but he sees the alt text that says the food there is Indescribable Spit Roast. Tezcatlipoca reads/recites that it's [Mystery Meat] grilled on a skewer and [REDACTED] breaded and fried. It's a stall item from Old Ones that he finds fascinating. Tvastar says he's already checked to see if it's safe to eat, and he assures everyone that it's okay. Cait Sith is baffled into going along with things. Ryouta says it looks like an octopus leg that's still moving, but it might be tasty...maybe. Ziz is lost for words at how to describe it. You say you feel like you've seen it before, are a little intimidated that it's moving, and/or say it looks like Valentine's chocolate from that one time. Behemoth and Ashigara have evidently shoved it down and are ready to get to the next checkpoint.
Cait Sith says the race has reached the endgame, with the leads unchanged and the other teams straggling behind. Tezcatlipoca says that regardless of how easy it is to eat a certain thing, all teams were given a portion for one, which doesn't seem to have caused any gaps to arise. He then says that it's admirable how you and Ryouta are keeping close behind Behemoth. Cait Sith says everyone has gotten to the stall area, where teams have to go to multiple stalls and eat everything there. Tvastar says things might get hectic as he passes on a report to Cait Sith. Cait Sith reads out that some of the participants have eaten over their quota and that some of the stalls won't have enough for everyone. He gets alarmed while Tvaster and Tezcalipoca look pensive.
Tezcatlipoca jumps forward to announce a change in the rules. Since
there's only a limited number of dishes available, it is now going to be
a war to grab them. Tvastar excitedly supports this and wishes everyone
luck. All remaining participants react in shock to this turn of events,
and you either comment that this is awful or be surprised that the food
fight is going to a fight for the food. Cait Sith continues with
commentating saying it's suddenly a battle royale and tells everyone to
be careful about being hurt. Tezcatlipoca adds in that this particularly
section will have artifacts be allowed for use, and he'll be using some
cloth to mark the limits of the App use okay area. Regular people can't
see it, but he wishes everyone good luck too. Tvastar repeats that
artifacts are only allowed here, so if you use them elsewhere you'll get
disqualified, so watch out for that.
Ryouta is struggling to keep up with what's happening, but Touji grasps things quickly as he tells Behemoth they need to go grab some food. Behemoth cheers and says it's time to grab stuff and eat all the things. Ashigara laughs and says he likes this change in rules, though Yasuyori warns him not to push himself too much. Ziz is worried about things now, but Shennong says they're already in it so they might as well see how far they can go. Ryouta turns to you in a panic at how confident everyone else seems to be, so you say to stay as calm as possible, focus on surviving, and/or focus only on the food.
Ryouta gets some of his resolve back as he says it might turn out okay if he's with you. For the sake of making memories with you, he decides to be a bit more active than usual and announces his reentrance as the Food Fighter as the episode battle begins. More story happens afterwards.
After the battle, the story picks up midway through the melee as Touji jumps for some beef kabobs. A wrestler mob tries to jump away with it, but Touji jumps after him and swipes the meat. When he lands he says the wrestler can keep the skewer, and said wrestler bemoans his failure as he lands on his face. Ashigara laughs about grabbing some oden and tells Yasuyori to get to eating. Yasuyori however is concerned that Ashigara brought a whole pot of the stuff. Ashigara is certain they can handle it and says he'll give the daikon radishes and eggs to him. Yasuyori is unconvinced but goes along with it, thanking him.
Ziz tells Shennong that she can't really eat anymore, but she can probably try to fit a little more in. Shennong says he is too, then comments on how chewy the grilled squid is. Cait Sith commentates on what a messy battle it's become and apologizes to the contestants. Tezcatlipoca points out to him that it looks like someone is breaking ahead, and Tvastar laughs about the excitement before telling everyone to mind their manners as they eat. Cait Sith says two teams are running ahead, noting it's time to close the App and make a break for it. Ryouta is surprised you guys might win this and says it was lucky you guys got food you're good with. You express relief that you guys went for weiners, say it'd have been dicey if you guys went for baby castella cakes, and wonder if there's any water.
Touji asks Behemoth if he can keep going, pushing him to keep moving since it's so close. Behemoth says he can, and he burps saying he can still eat a little more. Tezcatlipoca asks about how there's supposed to be one more team up front, and Cait Sith see them as he says they're still eating oden. Ashigara coughs, saying he could handle the amount, but it's all freshly made hot. Yasuyori mentions his surprise that they had to drink all the soup too, and he swallows a bit before saying it's good. Cait Sith says oden is one of the hottest things there is and sympathizes with the pair falling behind because of it. Tvastar prompts him to keep up with the commentary since someone is close to winning. You either express surprise at possibly winning this or say you feel like you're forgetting something.
Ryouta is panting hard as he says it's difficult to run at full speed. You either start to ask him a question as you realize what's up, or you yell and ask if he doesn't do well with running. Ryouta still pushes himself to go on, saying it's for you. Touji sees that Ryouta has slowed down and tells Behemoth it's time to sprint. Behemoth is ready for it and says he'll be fine if he doesn't turn fat, except some kid accidentally loses their grip on some cotton candy. Behemoth apparently swallows it and balloons up.
Cait Sith points this out in his commentary while Tvastar excitedly wonders how it happened as he says he wants to mod him. Cait Sith commentates that Behemoth's feet can't reach the ground anymore and asks if this means they're bowing out. You ask if Behemoth went over his limits, point out that he got fat, or ask if the cotton candy did him in. Ryouta is still breathing hard and asks what's happening since he hasn't been paying attention. You tell him you aren't sure, but you tell him it's your chance to win and tell him to go full speed ahead. He shrugs but says okay and starts yelling.
Touji quietly thinks, and Behemoth apologizes to him for this unexpected hiccup. Touji asks Behemoth if he still feels like trying to win, surprising him. Cait Sith reacts in shock when he sees Touji using his swords to roll Behemoth after that, and Touji tells Behemoth to use his artifact to suck in more food to get fatter and therefore easier to roll. You also react at shock to this or say Touji's taking this seriously. Ryouta gets upset at his chance at winning this with you is slipping away, especially since he sucks at running. But he decides that if Touji is going that far he should try what he can himself. You either encourage Ryouta on or try to ask what he's doing since he doesn't have the app on then. It turns out Ryouta's big plan is to summon a bunch of pudding and slide or surf his way to the finish line on it. Tezcatlipoca says you guys have caught up, and there won't be a draw for this race so he tells both teams to aim for the top. Tvastar tells you guys to make everything exciting as he cheers on the dead heat.
After the race concludes, Licht says he'll announce who the winner is. The winning team turns out to be Ziz and Shennong, and you either react in shock or in resignation. Licht explains that the race for the most part disallowed the use of artifacts aside from one instance. Since your team and Touji's team used your artifacts outside of that, both teams got disqualified. Licht then congratulates Ziz and Shennong and prompts people to raise a toast for them. Ryouta is quiet, and you talk to him as you either say he did great or ask if he's disappointed.
Ryouta is having a hard time describing how he feels but eventually says he's feeling refreshed. He had a cool moment out there, but he apologizes for screwing you guys out of the win. It was still fun doing it all with you and everyone, and he shouts out how much fun he had. As his clear voice rings out, your happi starts to react to happy power to Ryouta's surprise. Ashigara laughs, saying he lost but things were exciting at the end. Yasuyori agrees, saying his hands were sweating before prompting you guys to raise a cup. Ryouta takes a second to keep up with this, and Ashigara and Yasuyori fill your cups with juice.
Tezcatlipoca says it was a good battle, though it was a little disappointing how it turned out. Tvastar laughs as he says Ryouta did it again, though most people would be sad in this case. He then hands Tezcatlipoca a stamina drink. Ziz talks to Behemoth about how regrettable the race ended up, but she says she was cheering for him without thinking about it. Behemoth says it was going to be a shrewd victory, but he shrugs it off and says it was fun. Shennong prompts everyone to raise their cups for the toast, and Behemoth's team pours their drinks into your cups too.
Ryouta initially protests against this since the drinks will get mixed, but then he laughs at the color it's turning into and feels happy for some reason. He tries out the mixed drink, saying he's never tasted that flavor before and finds it funny. The drinks mixing together then puts an idea into Ryouta's head, and you ask him what's on his mind. Ryouta starts saying he has a hypothetical in mind and talks about how having everyone here will do something with happy power. Cait Sith runs up and asks Ryouta if he's okay, so Ryouta turns to him and says he might have an idea. Something that will make the magic show he's doing really exciting, he says as the episode ends.
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