Deli-chan

Deli-Chan (デリちゃん) is a supporting character in *Haime! Sweet and Sour Boys,* and is notable for being the first female character to receive a notable role, and the second original female character to appear overall (discounting Nya-Sempai, who hails from Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls). As her name implies, she works at the deli at Food Koibito.

## Appearance

As a self-proclaimed Gyaru, she has deeply tanned skin resembling a Jersey Shore tan dotted with white freckles, pink lipstick, vibrant cyan eyes, and dyed blonde hair styled into what seem to be curly pigtails. She also wears white bead earrings.

Her standard outfit consists of a pinkish-violet t-shirt, a yellow pencil miniskirt with an orange heart pattern on it, and hot pink boots with blue cuffs.

Her work outfit consists of a hot pink t-shirt and a blank nametag.

In high school she had her hair in a bob with a ponytail held up with a blue scrunchie, the standard Bentonokumi High women's outfit, and gold hoop earrings.

## Personality

Deli-chan seems to be vaguely uninterested and, to a degree, unprofessional in her interactions, as well as very frank and crude. She seems to be something of a valley girl, using "like" as a filler word in her sentences. However, she's capable of gratitude and regret, as she gave emphatic thanks to Gasu for saving her, and upon reflection, apologized for judging his taste in food.

## Name Etymology

Deli-Chan's name is quite simply, deli (derived from *delicatessen*) with the honorific "-chan" tacked onto it. This is a reference to her job working the in-store deli at Food Koibito. It's unknown if this is her real name, or a nickname she took on after getting her job.

## Prior to the series

Like Kasaki, she attended Bentonokumi High School, and bore witness to a botched attempt at him asking Minamimorimoto out, and subsequently laughed at him. For an undisclosed period of time, she's been working at Food Koibito's deli. She seems to have worked her way up to a high position within the deli, as she had the liberty to grant free teriyaki to a customer.

## Background

In Episode 2, Gasu came up to her to buy some teriyaki pork. She judged his choices and expressed a preference for fried duck, but prepared the teriyaki pork for him regardless. Kasaki then came up for an errand, and tried to hit on her while buying chicken. As payback, she revealed an embarrassing high school story of his to Gasu, but joined them in laughing it off. After Gasu handled the hostage situation, she thanked him for saving her from sacrificing her undergarments, and subsequently apologized for her prior judgement in food tastes and then offered him free "teriyaki everything" for life.

Although non-canon, in "Keep Your Sex Life Safe! (PSA for Young Adults)," she was shown at what appeared to be a pride protest, holding a sign that read "GIVE MY FRIENDS EQUALTY [sic] OR 死ぬ."

## Relationships

### Gasu Mochiramune

Gasu and Deli-Chan seem to have a decent relationship; Gasu knew her by name at Food Koibito despite her nametag being blank. After he saved her, she seemed to warm up to him a lot more; thanking him emphatically and apologizing for judging his food tastes.

### Kasaki Nanba

Deli-Chan doesn't seem to like Kasaki too much, as she was incredibly non-receptive to his attempts at flirting, and revealed an embarrassing story of his without hesitation. She doesn't seem to hate him outright though, and joined in laughing the story off.

## Gallery

Official key artwork of Deli-chan.Deli-chan laughing with Gasu and Kasaki.Deli-chan holding a protest sign.
## Trivia

* She may be a gravure model (a kind of model in Japan that typically does more provocative photoshoots) as in the sex ed special, she's shown wearing a bikini and skirt while posing on a bed.
* Her design seems to bear similarities to the character Tamako from Pop'n Music, who is also a gyaru.
* Her default outfit was revealed outside of a normal episode, like Kasaki's.
* She is currently the only character outside of the main group to receive key art, and has appeared on a wallpaper with Tuzi, Gasu, and Kasaki, seemingly putting her as the main female character.