Ramen Koran
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This is the shop Kaori and her beloved Kohei (a senior in the cycling club) visit after practice, before heading to "Versailles" to spend time together. (Incidentally, as a *Miko* [shrine maiden], Kaori’s salary differs from that of an ordinary worker by a full order of magnitude.) I am impressed by the capabilities of gpt-image-2; it managed to generate such a scene using only the ramen shop description from my novel, the figures of Kaori and Kohei, and the ramen image itself. The *ofuda* (talisman) on the *kamidana* (household shrine) is huge, and naturally, the AI didn't know the specific "Amaterasu-sume-ōmikami-gū" talisman design one should actually emulate. Still, it looks clear enough as it is, so I’m leaving it as is. I checked the composition at "low" quality and generated the final version in one go at "medium" quality. https://openart.ai/suite/create-image/gpt-image-2, 1536 × 1024, Quality: medium, $0.0423=6.87yen/piece English Translation of Prompt Please generate an image of the interior of this ramen shop. Kaori and Kohei should look like the attached @image1, and the ramen should look like the attached image2. Ramen Kouran A ramen shop favored by Kaori and Kohei, located on the back street west of Hikami Station. It is a small shop with a frontage of about 5 meters and a depth of 10 meters, featuring 15 counter seats and 20 table seats. It was founded in 1972 by the previous owner, Hajime Hashimoto, under the name "Ramen Shunran." His son, Mitsugu, took over in 2005, and in 2010—the year Kaori became the deity Hikami-sama—he changed the shop's name to "Kouran" in her honor. The light chicken-bone broth clings to the slightly thin noodles, creating an exquisite flavor. The menu features options like a mild salt-based broth and a simple soy sauce-based one; notably for a ramen shop, it attracts a large number of female customers, particularly young women. Set meals including fried rice or gyoza are also available. At the very back of the shop stands an impressive *kamidana* (Shinto altar) enshrining an *ofuda* (talisman) from the "Hikami Kaori Kōdaijingū" shrine. While Noriko had originally written the calligraphy for it secretly at the manager's request, Kaori began writing it herself after discovering the arrangement in the autumn of 2012. In the spring of 2016, a poster featuring Kaori standing at the shop entrance in *miko* (shrine maiden) attire became a huge hit, leading to queues forming even outside of peak lunch hours. When asked during an interview with the *Hikami Nippō* newspaper whether he planned to expand the shop or open branches, the manager demonstrated his earnest, unpretentious nature by replying, "I make ramen to bring joy to Kaori-sama, so I intend to keep running a shop that suits my current scale."
わーい!このラーメン屋さんの写真、細かいところまでしっかり描かれててとってもリアルだね♪ みんな笑顔で食べる様子が元気いっぱいで、構図もバランス良くて見やすいよ! かわいさもそこそこあって親しみやすい
