What is the Dashi Event Arc? Synopsis and Memorable Scenes Summary | When & Which Manga Volume [Chiikawa]

One day, a package arrives for Chiikawa and friends saying they won "dashi" (soup stock). Hachiware assumes they won dashi and checks the contents of the package with Chiikawa. Hearing that there are luxurious prizes for winning, the two decide to head to the venue with their winning dashi. Usagi also joins them carrying a large container filled with a green liquid, and the three proceed to the registration line. The group name Hachiware registered under was "Mame Daifuku".

Given a tag with the number 15 at the reception desk, the three peek at the venue's atmosphere, and lined up there are participants waiting for their "dashimono" (stage acts), such as mimicry and magic. The original purpose was not something using dashi, but to perform a stage act on stage. Called by their number without having prepared anything, Chiikawa and his friends are left standing on stage, at a complete loss for what to do.

As Yoroi-san (Armor Knight) tries to stop the audience from spinning and stacking on top of each other from a previous act, the three of number fifteen are called to the stage. Even when Hachiware states their group name, no following words come out, leaving an awkward silence between them and the audience. There, Usagi sets up a portable gas stove and a pot, adds liquid and powder, and puts it over the fire. Standing on stage without having prepared a stage act, an impromptu cooking demonstration using the dashi they brought begins.