| Azuma | ...... |
| No... Wait... |
| —— |
| ...hah, it was just a dream. |
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| Izumi | Let’s eat. |
| Tsumugi | Let’s eat. |
| Homare | It’s cheese omelette today, huh. It looks delicious. |
| Hisoka | ...The bread is delicious. |
| Izumi | It’s homemade bread by Omi-kun. |
| Omi | I baked lots, so you can have seconds. |
| Azuma | Good for you, Hisoka. |
| Tsumugi | Today’s practice is until noon, right? Does it end at 12? |
| Izumi | Yes. Did you have any plans? |
| Tsumugi | I have my part-time job. |
| Tasuku | Same. |
| Homare | I have a meeting at the publishing company today. |
| Hisoka | ...I also have a part-time job. |
| Izumi | What!? Hisoka-san too? |
| Tsumugi | A temporary part-time job just happened to be hiring, so I introduced him. I thought it might be a chance to bring his memories back. |
| Izumi | I see. Indeed, Hisoka-san must have been working in the past too. |
| Tasuku | Can’t really imagine it though. |
| Homare | Perhaps he could have been a poet just like me. A whispering songbird, a tree swaying in the wind, an eternal poet... |
| Tsumugi | If that was the case, we would’ve known the moment he opened his mouth. |
| Izumi | That’s true...! |
| Azuma | Do you have any plans, Director? |
| Izumi | Hmm, let’s see... Maybe I’ll do some shopping... |
| Azuma | You can’t. |
| Izumi | Huh? |
| Azuma | It’s boring if everyone is gone. I won’t have anyone to play with. |
| Izumi | Ahaha. I’ll be back soon. |
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| Tsumugi | I’m off. |
| Homare | I’ll be on my way. |
| Hisoka | ...I’m off. |
| Azuma | Take care. Do your best at work, everyone. |
| Izumi | I don’t think I’ll be gone for long. |
| Azuma | I’m not a little kid, you know. |
| Izumi | I’ll see you later. |
| Azuma | Take care... Come back soon. |
| Izumi | (Azuma-san actually looks lonely... I’ll make it quick so I can come back soon.) |
| |
| Izumi | I’m home. |
| Azuma-san, are you here? I found tasty-looking taiyaki on my way home, so I brought you some too—— |
| ... |
| Huh? Is he not here? |
| |
| Izumi | ... |
| (He’s not in the lounge either. I wonder if he went somewhere...) |
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| Tsumugi | Thank you for the food. |
| Hisoka | ...Thank you for the food. |
| Izumi | I wonder if Azuma-san isn’t home yet. |
| Tsumugi | I haven’t seen him around. |
| Tasuku | It’s unusual that he’s not home at this time. |
| Homare | Besides, he said that he was on temporary leave. |
| Izumi | Let’s leave some food for him just in case. |
| |
| Azuma | Good morning. |
| Izumi | Good morning. |
| You got home really late yesterday. |
| Azuma | Yeah. Just a little bit. |
| Izumi | (He’s an adult after all. Maybe he has all sorts of commitments.) |
| |
| Izumi | Huh? Azuma-san isn’t here again today? |
| Tsumugi | It seems like it. He went out this evening. |
| Izumi | I see... |
| Hisoka | ...He seems busy. |
| Tasuku | Well, he shows up for practice so there’s no problem, but... |
| Izumi | ... |
| |
| Izumi | (Azuma-san wasn’t home by dinner again... It’s been a week of this.) |
| (At first I thought he was just busy, but no matter how you look at it, this is a bit weird...) |
| (But he shows up to practice like always, and he doesn’t really seem to be acting strange...) |
| (Azuma-san is a proper adult anyway. Maybe I’m just worrying too much.) |
| Tsumugi | Director. |
| Izumi | Oh, Tsumugi-san. |
| Tsumugi | I just want to consult you regarding something. |
| Izumi | Consult? |
| Tsumugi | Azuma-san has been going out a lot recently, so I’m a bit worried. |
| Izumi | You’re worried about Azuma-san too? I was just thinking about the same thing. |
| Tsumugi | I hope he didn’t get caught up in some kind of trouble. |
| Izumi | Trouble!? |
| Tsumugi | Like being forced to accompany someone... |
| Izumi | T-that’s terrible! Let’s go look for him! |
| Tsumugi | Oh, no, it’s just a possibility—— |
| Izumi | But aren’t you worried!? |
| Tsumugi | ...I am. I want to talk with him anyway, so let’s go look for him. |
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| Izumi | Where should we even look though? |
| Tsumugi | I heard that he was spotted at the bar district. |
| Izumi | Then let’s go to that area! |
| |
| Izumi | Hmm, we can’t find him... |
| Tsumugi | Any other places he’s likely to be at...? |
| Azuma | ... |
| Izumi | Ah!! |
| Tsumugi | Huh? |
| Izumi | Over there! The person who’s together with someone that looks like a madam –– isn’t that Azuma-san!? |
| Tsumugi | ——Let’s go after them! |
| |
| Izumi | Azuma-san! |
| Azuma | —— |
| Tsumugi | We looked all over for you. |
| Azuma | What’s the matter, you two? |
| Izumi | What time are you coming home today? |
| Azuma | Huh? Why are you asking, all of a sudden? |
| Izumi | You’ve been coming home late every day so we’re worried. |
| Madam-like Woman | Oh my, are your guardians here to pick you up? |
| Azuma | ——I’m sorry. Please don’t mind them. |
| Izumi | Azuma-san—— |
| Azuma | Sorry, but I have plans after this. |
| Izumi | I have something I would like to talk to you about, so I’ll wait until you get home. |
| Azuma | You don’t have to wait. I’m not coming home anyway. |
| Izumi | —— |
| Azuma | Let’s go. |
| Madam-like Woman | Are you sure? |
| Azuma | ...Yes. |
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| Izumi | Azuma-san... |
| Tsumugi | ...Shall we go home? |
| Izumi | (I wonder what’s wrong. I’d never seen him look that stubborn before.) |
| |
| Izumi | (In the end, he really didn’t come home yesterday...) |
| Azuma | Good morning. |
| Izumi | Good morning. |
| Azuma | Sorry about yesterday. |
| Izumi | It’s nothing... |
| Tsumugi | Azuma-san, where have you been going every day? |
| Azuma | ...I’m thinking of going back to work. |
| Izumi | You mean going back to work as a sleeping partner? |
| Azuma | Yeah. So I’m thinking of moving out of the dorm. |
| Izumi | What!? |
| Tsumugi | There’s no need for you to move out of the dorm... |
| Azuma | But I’ll just make everyone worry if I stay. The rhythm of our lifestyles is different. |
| Homare | Indeed, staying here may be a demerit if you cannot partake in two meals. |
| Hisoka | ...Moving out. |
| Tasuku | Well, if you live close then you can still attend practice. I don’t see the problem. |
| Azuma | That’s right... |
| Tsumugi | If it’s because I made a fuss about nothing, I will be careful from now on. |
| Azuma | No, it’s fine. It’s more comfortable for me that way too... |
| Izumi | Azuma-san, are you serious about this? |
| Azuma | ...Why? |
| Izumi | Nothing... |
| (Somehow he’s making a gloomy face, and he doesn’t look like he really wants to move out of the dorm though...) |
