New Year's Festival
...Are you ready?
Prep work done.
Batter's ready, oil's at the right temperature...
Perfect. Mm!
Captain, I'm all set!
She flipped the sign in front of the food stall from CLOSED to OPEN.
Tanya Fry is officially open for business!
I want to open a fried food shop.
Just like apprentice No. 1, I want to make delicious fried food for people.
That's what you want?
Yeah. It's the first time I've wanted something.
So help me, Captain.
...Will you?
If it's what you really want!
It's so tasty! Super crispy!
I love fried shrimp, and this is the best I've ever had!
...
Fried food?
...Can I really have some?
Of course. It's sweet and generous Petra's treat! Eat up!
Nyahaha! But if you eat this, you're officially joining Petra Construction as an intern. Deal?
Wait, are these seriously fried vegetables?
They're better than meat...! That's insane!
One more plate, please!
......
What is that smell? It's all over the place this morning.
Fried food. I made it myself. My first try.
Want a taste?
...Ooh.
...?
WHOOOOA! What the heck?! This is incredible!
That's the best fried food I've ever had! Not bad at all! Ha-hah!
...Hahah!
Another plate here, please!
Tanya, more orders coming in! Are you okay?
Mm! No problem!
Two shrimps, three veggies, five meats. Just finished them up.
What's the next order?
Tanya kept frying nonstop in front of the bubbling fryer.
I told her not to worry if things didn't go perfectly. After all, this was her first time running a stall. Despite my concerns...
Thankfully, she was doing just fine! The real problem was...
More water, please...
Ah! Just a moment!
We've been waiting for our food. How much longer will it take?
Waiting...? Captain, did you write their order down?
S-sorry! I think I missed it!
Next one, please? Next one! I still want mooooore!
You're out of ingredients? Dang it...! I really wanted the clam croquettes...
More people showed up than expected. Mistakes kept happening, and we ran out of ingredients faster than planned.
I can still fry more...
But we're out of ingredients...!
Master!
Apprentice No. 1...?
What about your stall? Weren't you working?
Phew, thank goodness...
What...?
Hahaha! Captain asked me to help out.
He said to drop by after closing. Though honestly, I'd have come even without being asked!
I am your No. 1 apprentice, after all!
Captain...? You did all this...?
I'm so glad I made that emergency contingency plan...
And I brought backup too, just in case!
Master! We brought more ingredients! Super fresh!
I'll help with the customers! What do you all need?
Everyone...
It's so good! Petra wants more!
Ooh! Got anything else? Like, say, fried caviar?
Get real! And I paid for the ingredients! Stop making demands!
Hey! Tanya, you come eat too.
You know better than anyone your fried food's the best! Ha-hah!
Can I order another fried shrimp? They're soooo good!
Hey! That one's mine!
Hey, you greedy little punk! Show some respect to your elders!
More fritters over here, please!
Shall we keep going?
After all, this is what Tanya wants.
Captain...
Isn't wanting something kind of like liking something?
...No, it's different.
I like plushies. But that doesn't mean I want one.
R-really? Then... what about fried food?
Fried food?
You love fried food, right? How about that?
...Fried food.
Well, no need to rush.
We'll figure it out together. The two of us!
The two of us...
...Mm.
...Ha.
Hahah! Hahahaha!
Mm!
Thanks to the help of her apprentices, Tanya Fry's debut was a huge success.
Later, Tanya somehow showed up with fried food for four.
We watched the fireworks that marked the end of the festival, sharing the continent's—no, the world's most delicious fried food.