[A little background: Tactics has two "business" sideplots, Cat Cafe Grand Prix and Chef League. The latter is pretty much what it says on the tin: an Iron Chef-esque cooking battle pitting Aoyagi and a team of assistant cooks against other chef teams. Chef League's bosses include the mushroom-loving mafia boss from Y0, the head chef from Komian, and... wee babby teenage Zhao. When you defeat the bosses, they join your team.
Anyway, this substory opens up after you beat Zhao and walk past a Chinese restaurant somewhere in Sotenbori.]
Aoyagi:
Mmm, Chinese food... man, I can’t stop thinkin’ about that Zhao kid’s chili shrimp. He gave me the recipe, but I’m short a few ingredients. Guess I’ll take a stroll around and see what I can find.
Mmm, Chinese food... man, I can’t stop thinkin’ about that Zhao kid’s chili shrimp. He gave me the recipe, but I’m short a few ingredients. Guess I’ll take a stroll around and see what I can find.
[You'll find a seedy-looking bodega in South Shofukucho with a big guy blocking the door.]
Aoyagi:
Huh! A Chinese grocery store. Bingo! ‘Scuse me, bud--
Big guy:
Store’s closed.