Akira Otori's Card story – Glory of Victory

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Akira: Phew~ A well-done patrol today as well~
Now I'm starvin'. Maybe I'll stop somewhere and eat a hot dog?

Will: Huh? But didn't you already eat a hot dog for lunch?

Akira: I could eat hot dogs all day if I wanted... wait.
Hm? ... Hhmmm!?

Will: What's wrong, Akira?

Akira: Look at this flyer!

Will: Flyer...?

Akira: "Hot Dog Eating Contest"... I see, my time has come...

Will: Aah, it's the contest that was held in Green East before. Heh, it seems they've decided on a date for the next one.

Akira: "Scan the code for more information"... The heck is this, a cipher!?

Will: ... You scan it with your camera... Give that to me, I'll do itー



Uwahh, impressive... Look at the previous champion's record!

Akira: Wh... He ate 103!?

Will: The winner is determined by the number of hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes, right? Which means he ate around 10 per minute...?

Akira: Gimme that! Is there anything on the guy!?
"Mr. Nico from Red South is the current record holder with his 103 hotdogs"... Ohh, there's even a picture!
What's with this guy... I imagined he'd be a huge, heavy eater, like a bear or a gorilla, but he's completely different...

Will: Hm? Huh? Isn't he... our senior at HELIOS?

Akira: WHAT?!

Will: I'm certain it's him. I recognise his face. I'm pretty sure he's one year older, and from the 12th gen...

Akira: Kh... I'm getting more and more animated...
No one in HELIOS... in New Million... No! In the whole universe loves hot dogs more than I do!
I'll fight this guy in the upcoming contest! And when I win I'll be crowned the hot dog champion!

Will: I- It became a competition to prove who loves hot dogs more out of nowhere...

Akira: Woaaaaaahhh, I'm really fired up! Once I decide to do something, I do it to the end. Can't idle away! Voltage maxー

ーThe next day.


Nico: ......

Akira: (There! It's him!
After spending all day yesterday and today looking all over the tower for him, I finally found him...

He looks exactly like in the picture... If anything, he looks even shorter. What gorilla, this guy's a bush baby!
Is he really the previous champion...?
Hmm? He took something out of the shopping bag... take-out containers?
Hamburgers, pasta, tacos, pizza, fried chicken... there's Chinese food and sushi too...
What is he planning to do with all that stuff on the tableー)

Nico: Bon appétit.

Akira: (......!
I see... I get it... This is his special training in preparation for the hot dog eating contest.
He's eating a lot to stretch his stomach for the contest day...!)

Nico: Munch, much... chew, chew, chew...

Akira: (That's f- freaky... He keeps throwing stuff down his throat...
All that food and he still looks unbothered...)

Nico: Munch, much, much... chew, chew, gulp...

Akira: (S- So this is the hot dog eating contest champion. Makes sense.
He sure lives up to his name. And it's not just that, the enthusiasm he's showing for the contest is amazin' too!
Shit! I can't keep going like this... I gotta be confident, I ain't gonna lose...)

Alrighttt! One more time! Voltage max!!!

Nico: Did someone just scream? Well, nevermind......



Akira: Woaaaaaaahhh! Come at meeeeeeeeeeeee...!

Brad: What on Earth is Akira doing?

Oscar: About that... He has been eating hot dogs for a while now because there will be a battle he can't lose soon.

Brad: ? And he's doing that to improve his physical fitness?

Oscar: I s- suppose that is the case...?

Brad: I still feel like he's eating too much, but... keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't do anything unreasonable again.

Oscar: Yes, sir.

ー A few days later.


Akira: Hey, Nico!

Nico: ... Who are you?

Akira: Finally... At last, tomorrow is the big day... The time for the final battle has come...
I have undergone special training to beat you these past few days.
I practiced many times as if it were the actual contest, but... eating nothing but hot dogs ain't easy.
At some point I almost started hatin' hot dogs, actually...
But as someone who loves hot dogs... I finally did it.

... 108...

I successfully ate 108 hot dogs in 10 minutes. I shattered your record with 5 more hot dogs.
I did it... I'm the best...

Nico: ......

Akira: Because of that, I'm not gonna lose tomorrow!
No matter how many hot dogs you're eating tomorrow, I'll definitely eat more than you! Definitely!

Nico: I've been listening to you for a while now, but what's all this about?

Akira: ... Huh?

Nico: What's tomorrow?

Akira: Wh... Huh? Well, there's a hot dog eating contest in Green East...

Nico: Heh. They're still doing that?

Akira: Huh? D- D- Don't tell me... you're not gonna... participate?

Nico: I won't. I'm busy tomorrow.

Akira: Whaaaat!? What about the special training you did the other day!? Weren't ya plannin' on becoming the champion again!?

Nico: ... What are you talking about?
I certainly remember participating, but I only did so because I wanted hot dogs.
I was hungry and heard I could eat many hot dogs there.

Akira: No... way...

Nico: And now because of this I'm hungry again...
I'm goinna go now.

Akira: Kh, wait! If that's the case, fight me now...
HEEEEY! Where did you go!? Fight meeee...!

ー The next day.


Will: You did it, Akira. Congrats!

Akira: ......

Will: You did a great job proving your love for hot dogs. I'm proud of you! ♪

Akira: That ain't makin' me happy! One day... One day I'll definitely compete against that guy! And win!
I'll beat him and become the true hot dog championー!