Dinner in Tokyo

Mimoko glared as she sat on the train with Daria.

"Why ya glaring? Ya look cute," Daria grinned as she fanned herself.

Mimoko stared at her reflection and groaned. Thanks to her losing the match against Daria's Sodium Attack Opening, she had been forced to dress up as she traveled with Daria to Tokyo.

While the blue dress and dress shoes looked good on her, what bothered her most was her hair and makeup. Her signature twintails and now been turned into drilltails and that along with her makeup gave her a lolita-esque look.

"Ugh, why do I look like a toy doll, mother!?"

"I won, so I get to pick your outfit. Besides, you'd stand out too much if ya went alongside me in anything else."

"I do have a yukata."

"But I wanted to see ya dressed in that dress."

Mimoko let out a groan as she remembered her humiliating defeat this morning.

...

"Whoops! Looks like you're out of time," Daria snickered.

"Wait, WHAT!? I only made 3 moves!"

"But the clock was running while I was telling ya my story."

"Ugh, you crafty little..."

"Now since ya lost, how about you join me for dinner tonight in Tokyo."

"Dinner in Tokyo?"

"Yeah, Got a big meeting there, so dress up nicely- Actually, I should get to pick your outfit since I won. Oh, and I've been wanting to style your hair in drilltails too..."

...

Mimoko let out a sigh as she turned to face Daria. "So why are you dressed up like that? Is this some WWCF dinner party?"

In contrast to Mimoko, Daria was decked out in her maestro attire. However, that was her de-facto work uniform which she wore when either visiting the WWCF or conducting official maestro business. The fact that she was wearing it meant that this trip had to be WWCF-related, but she still had yet to tell Mimoko anything, including where they were even heading.

It wouldn't be until they were literally at their destination that Daria spilled the beans.

"This here is Tokyo Bay's famous mall/restaurant/hotel and resort, Ryokoma!"

Ryokoma was a famous restaurant originally founded by top chefs, Rika Komachi and Masaru Ryono back in April of 2016. Back then, it was just a restaurant built on the remains of an abandoned mall, but today it was a full-blown mall and entertainment center. There was even a hotel and indoor waterpark, and combined with the affordable prices, was THE premier resort in Tokyo. The main reason for it's rise was both due to Rika's ambition to make the place the best restaurant in the world, and all the loyal patrons who had supported the place and allowed it to grow.

As the two entered the restaurant, they were greeted by a young boy with orange hair. "Hey welcome in? Dining for 2? Any preference for seating?"

"A reservation for "Himitsu"," Daria nodded.

The body nodded and began leaping through the air over to a table in the back.

"That kid's flying through the sky! Does this place use some kind of high tech wire system!?" Mimoko thought as she walked with Daria to the table.

"So first time here?" the boy asked.

"Yes, we're from the neighboring prefecture. Is the owner around?"

"Eh, I'll see. But we got LOADS of stuff on the menu so take your time looking. That electric menu will automatically send your order to the kitchen when you're ready."

The boy hopped away leaving Daria and Mimoko alone. Mimoko had heard of the restaurant before from her friends, but had never been here before.

"Hmm, I guess I'll go for the typical strawberry parfait," Mimoko shrugged.

"The fire-crackin' crackers n' chicken look good. Guess that's my meal."

"More crackers?"

"My story rattle ya up that badly?"

"No, but it did waste all my time, literally."

"That's why chess is normally a quiet sport. But it was on you for listening instead of playing and listening."

"Ugh. Though there is something I've been wondering; how'd you know that handyman's weakness? There's no way you're the kind of player that would play that opening against him, so how'd you know?"

Daria's eyes narrowed as her smile grew bigger. "Well, guess I'll give ya credit for listening well. I heard it directly from the first person to ever beat me."

"The maestro you claimed was the only one stronger than you?"

"That's right. He really won it all when he beat me," Daria blushed.

Mimoko shook her head and stared at the menu tablet. While her curiosity about this mysterious maestro was peaked, seeing her mother blushing and acting lovey-dovey really ruined the mood for her. Thus, she decided to play chess to pass the time until the food came. To her surprise though, the tablets didn't have any chess software on them. Thus, she decided to pull out he WWCF card and do puzzles to pass the time.

Eventually, the food was brought out by a woman with orange hair with green highlights. "You're the Himitsu party of two, right? Here's your food."

The woman stayed and watched as Mimoko and Daria took a bite. Both immediately enjoyed the taste and finished their meals in seconds.

"Wow, to think there was such good food only a train ride away," Daria chuckled.

"You're right. My friends at school have told me how good this place is, now I can see why," Mimoko nodded.

"So now that you're full, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Rika Ryono, one of the owners here," the woman stated.

"Ah perfect. I'm Maestro Himitsu. I was the one that requested a business meeting with you."

"Oh right! Sorry I didn't greet you earlier. We were at peak hours so Toga was likely on waiter duty."

"That boy that was flying around?" Mimoko asked.

"Yup, my first-born. Never thought he'd be flying around so much. Should've named him, "Saru", right? Well, he's nimble and skilled, so you'll get used to him flying around. So anyway, what do you wanna talk about?"

Daria smiled and rose. "I would like to discus setting up a secret puzzle cafe here."