Hisoka Mikage/Tempting Wedding Cake

Banquet Mission

Backstage Stories

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Hisoka	Zzz….
Izumi	Alright, I think that’s all for the meeting materials.
	Anyway, Hisoka-san hasn’t budge at all for a while.
Azuma	Ah, there he is. Hisoka, so you’re sleeping here.
Izumi	Are you looking for Hisoka-san?
Azuma	Yeah. I found a part time job that would be perfect for Hisoka.
	Hisoka, look, it’s marshmallow. Wake up.
Hisoka	Hmm… Marshmallow…
	Om…
Izumi	Hisoka-san, good morning.
Hisoka	*Yawn*… Good morning.
Azuma	Hey, Hisoka. Are you interested in a part time job at a wedding reception?
	It’s just a short-term job.
Hisoka	Wedding reception?
Azuma	Yeah. Specifically, to become the hall staff at the reception hall.
	Your main job will be to serve food and drinks to the attendants.
	It’s one of my acquaintance’s and he seems to be lacking manpower this time.
	He asked me to introduce him to someone who is available for a part time job.
Izumi	I see. It’s June Bride season so it’s pretty busy recently.
	I also have a friend who is holding her wedding ceremony on June.
Azuma	You’re right.
Hisoka	A part time at wedding reception…
Azuma	Yeah, for your information, it seems that they have included a marshmallow cake as part of their renumeration.
Hisoka	I’ll do it.
Azuma	Fufu, I thought you’ll say so.
Izumi	As expected of Azuma-san…
Hisoka	I’m looking forward to the marshmallow cake.
Azuma	It seems that they include marshmallow cake among their wedding cakes as well, please be careful not to eat them.
Hisoka	…Yeah.
Izumi	You hesitated a bit…
	(I wonder if he’ll be alright)
Homare	Hisoka-kun, I heard from Azuma-san.
	You’re going to do a part time job at a wedding reception right.
Hisoka	I’ll get a marshmallow cake as the remuneration.
Homare	As I thought, that’s the case… Well well.
	A wedding hall is a sacred place for the bride and groom to celebrate their departure towards their new life.
	It’s a place where failure cannot be tolerated, I wonder if you can serve them properly.
Hisoka	I can, it’s not a problem.
Homare	Ha! I see! I thought of something good!
Hisoka	…If it’s Arisu, I’m sure it’s another of those useless stuffs.
Homare	Everyone, thank you for gathering here today.
	Then, in order for Hisoka-kun to be able to do his part time job properly at the wedding reception, let’s all give him our support!
Hisoka	I didn’t ask for this.
Tsumugi	A part time job at the ceremony, is it?

Guy	So Mikage is doing a part time job at a wedding ceremony.
Azuma	An acquaintance of mine didn’t have enough manpower. He was looking for an extra hand to help.
Tsumugi	I see.
Hisoka	I will be the hall staff at the reception party.
Tasuku	A hall staff huh…
	It will be quite different from helping out in a restaurant.
Tsumugi	You’re right. It might be a good idea to practice with us for a bit.
Guy	Yeah, I’ll assist you as well.
Hisoka	…Understood. Then, just for a bit.
Homare	Yes! Then, let’s start immediately!
Tsumugi	But, what should we do exactly…?
Azuma	About that, I told my acquaintance about this.
	He was pleased to hear the he’s willing to practice for the part time job.
Guy	Then, let’s practice according to the content.
Tasuku	First, start with pouring the drinks to the glass.
Hisoka	Understood.
Homare	Oo, you’re pretty good at this, Hisoka-kun.
Hisoka	I can do this much.
Azuma	This doesn’t seem to be a problem.
Tsumugi	Then, next will be serving the food I guess.
Homare	About this, I’ve asked Omi-kun to prepare something special.
Guy	What did you get?
Homare	Right. Hisoka-kun, it’s in the kitchen, please go ahead and take it.
Hisoka	Understood.
Homare	Of course, it’s meant to be served, so you can’t eat it.
Tsumugi	You can’t eat it, is it perhaps…
Hisoka	…!
	…
Guy	It’s a marshmallow cake.
Tsumugi	Ahaha, as I thought it’s marshmallow.
Tasuku	By the way during the ‘Mystery’ performance, you asked Fushimi to make a marshmallow cake tower right, didn’t you receive a lecture on table manner back then.
Guy	Really?
Azuma	Yeah.
	It was the time when Guy wasn’t here yet.
Tsumugi	We received some help from Citron-kun, everyone was learning about table manner back then.
Hisoka	The marshmallow tower was delicious.
Homare	This time too, I took the chance to prepare a marshmallow cake.
Tasuku	It’s true that if he can endure it here, he should be able to restrain himself from eating on his job.
Hisoka	…
Tsumugi	Hisoka-kun, he’s staring at the cake so intently…
Guy	Mikage, endure.
Hisoka	…It’s marshmallow cake.
Azuma	Thank you.
	I feel a bit sorry somehow.
Tasuku	But it’s the worst to snack in the middle of a ceremony.
Hisoka	I won’t do such thing.
	Even I know when to put up with it.
Homare	Hisoka-kun, if you can serve everyone well, you can eat the cake.
Hisoka	I’ll do my best.
Tasuku	Is this even a practice…?
Tsumugi	It’s better than not doing anything.
Guy	You’re right.
Azuma	Hisoka, do your best.

Izumi	The wedding ceremony is wonderful.
Friend A	Yeah, I was so moved I started crying.
Friend B	She’s so beautiful in her wedding dress~
Friend A	Next will be the banquet.
Izumi	Yeah.
	(Ah right, Hisoka-san should be doing his part time job at some wedding ceremony about now.
	I was told that he did some special training with Winter Troupe, but…)
???	Excuse me.
	I’ll take your drinks order when you’re ready.
Izumi	Ah, then this one–!?
	(!? Hisoka-san!?)
Hisoka	Understood.
Izumi	I, I was surprised…
	(I didn’t expect his part time job to be here…)
	*clapping sounds*
Izumi	The reception was splendid, I’m moved.
	(Hisoka-san too, he seems to be working properly.
	He’s serving people well… Hmm?)
	It’s written marshmallow cake as the dessert menu here.
	(Th, this is…)
Hisoka	…
Izumi	(As I thought, his face is telling me that he really wants to eat it…!)
Hisoka	…Sorry for the wait.
	It’s marshmallow cake…
Izumi	Th, thank you so much.
Hisoka	...
	(He’s looking this way so intently!
	Sorry, Hisoka-kun, I can’t give it to you now, so please endure…!)
Hisoka	Please enjoy.
Friend A	Woah, what a cute cake!
Friend B	Looks delicious!
Izumi	(It seemed that he managed to serve everything safely. I’m glad…!)
Friend A	What’s the matter?
Izumi	Ah! Nothing.
Izumi	Haa, that was a good ceremony.
	Alright then, let’s go back to the room and change…
Hisoka	…Zzz…
Izumi	Ah, Hisoka-san, you’re back already.
	Why are you sleeping in this kind of place.
	(It’s getting warmer recently, but he might still catch a cold if he sleep here. Maybe it’s better for me to wake him up)
	Hisoka-san.
Hisoka	Zzz…
Izumi	Yeah, he’s not waking up… So it’s pointless if I don’t have a marshmallow with me…
	Ah, I saved some just now.
	It’s Hisoka-san’s portion, just nice.
	Hisoka-san, it’s marshmallow.
	Wake up.
Hisoka	Om… Nom nom…
	Ah, Director… Welcome back.
	I’m home.
	Good work for today.
	I didn’t think that you will be working part time in that place, I was surprised.
Hisoka	When I found Director, I thought I would surprise you.
	…It was a great success.
Izumi	Well, you really surprised me back then.
CHOICE 1: “Your serving was perfect too" [+] Izumi Your serving was perfect too. Hisoka I practiced with everyone from Winter Troupe after all. I thought it would be troublesome at the beginning… But thanks to that, I think I was able to serve smoothly. Izumi Yeah! Hisoka-san looked so cool with your swift serving skill. Hisoka It’s a coincidence, but I’m glad that Director managed to see the result of my practice.
CHOICE 2: “So, did you eat the cake after?" [+] Izumi So, did you eat the cake after? You got one as the remuneration right? Hisoka Yeah, I ate it as soon as I got back. It was delicious. Izumi The cake is really delicious! When I ate it at the venue, I thought that Hisoka-san would surely enjoy it as well. Hisoka Since I did the job properly, they also gave me the marshmallow that they used to make the cake as a bonus. That one’s very delicious too. Izumi, let’s eat it together. Izumi Wah, is it alright? Thank you.
Izumi	You’re pretty busy today, so make sure to rest properly.
	It’s getting colder so it might be a better idea to go back to your room if you want to sleep.
Hisoka	Understood.
	…Anyway, I remember something I thought at the banquet.
Izumi	?
Hisoka	Director, that dress suits you well.
Izumi	Eh… Ah, thank you.
	(I feel a bit embarrassed somehow…)
Hisoka	Fufu.

Chiaki