Itaru Chigasaki/Last Planet

Challenge! Homemade Pizza

Backstage Stories

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Salesperson	Thank you very much~.
Itaru	( All right. The long-awaited game has been obtained!)
	(The weekend I've been waiting for has come. I'm gonna pull an all-nighter tonight!)
Salesperson	Mister, we are currently giving away one lottery ticket for every 5000 yen purchase.
Itaru	Heh....
	(I might as well try to pull.)
Salesperson	Congratulations!
	You won the 2nd place prize, a pizza pan!
Itaru	Eh.
Salesperson	We are also giving away a set of ingredients for baking a single pizza as an extra prize.
Itaru	Thanks.
	(Who would've thought I'd win....)
	(But well, I love pizza... Perhaps... I'm lucky?)
Itaru	I'm back.
Izumi	Welcome back, Itaru-san.
Omi	Welcome back.
	...Oh? You're carrying a lot of stuff today.
Itaru	Ah, Director-san, Omi, you're here.
	Perfect timing. Take this.
Izumi	A pizza pan...?
	How did you get this?
Itaru	I won this in a lottery while buying a game.
Omi	We can easily bake pizza by just setting the pizza dough and ingredients. It's convenient to bake pizza without using the oven.
Izumi	Heh, amazing! I want to bake a curry-flavored pizza.
Omi	Trying out various toppings seems fun.
Itaru	Feel free to use it as you like.
	Well then, I have to play my new game.
Izumi	Ah, Itaru-san, please wait. How about your dinner?
Itaru	I already ate something light at work. I don't need it for today.
Chikage	....Oi.
Itaru	Die you fucking shrimp!
Chikage	Oi.
Itaru	Hell yeah! Serves you right!
	I got the trophy!
Chikage	Oi, Chigasaki!
Itaru	.....Heh?
	Oh..... Senpai?
	When did you come back?
Chikage	I came back last night, slept in this room, woke up the next morning, finished my business, and have just returned.
	Don't tell me, you're too absorbed in your game you didn't notice it at all?
Itaru	.....Just a bit.
	As expected of senpai, you're too good at concealing your presence.
Chikage	You're just too absorbed in playing.
Itaru	The new game is so good I got absorbed in it without knowing.
Chikage	You're going to collapse from dehydration if you play games for a long time without drinking or eating anything, you know.
Itaru	For a long time, you say. What time is it right now?
Chikage	Go check the clock yourself.
Itaru	....Heck, it's already past noon!
	Seeing the time is suddenly making me hungry.
Chikage	At least grab some lunch.
	You didn't eat much last night either.
Itaru	Right? I'm going to look for something to eat.

Itaru	GJ~.
Azami	Uwah, Look at your face....
	Did you play games all night?
Itaru	My new game was intense.
Azami	Think about your skincare a little.
Itaru	I thought Azami could just do something about it in case of an emergency...
Azami	Don’t count too much on me!
Itaru	Fuwah.... By the way, where's Omi?
Sakuya	Omi-san went out.
Tsumugi	Itaru-kun, you haven't had your lunch yet, have you?
	The leftovers are in the fridge.
Itaru	Hm~.... I'll order a pizza.
Azami	Pulling an all-nighter and pizza ... You can't be serious....
Itaru	.... Uwah, what the heck!?
Sakuya	What happened?
Itaru	I have to wait for 90 minutes for pizza delivery.
Tsumugi	The place might be crowded because it's lunchtime on a rest day.
Itaru	But I'm craving pizza already...
	That's it.
	Maybe I should try using the pizza pan I got from the lottery yesterday.
Sakuya	This pizza pan?
Itaru	Right. Right. I won it while buying a game.
	If I remember, it comes with ingredients for making one pizza as an extra prize.
	Found it.
Azami	Are you baking a pizza?
Itaru	If it's just putting all the ingredients together and baking it, I can afford to do it.
Tsumugi	Sauce, bell peppers, corn, cheese, and tomato sauce...
	Heh, it's pretty good for an extra.
Itaru	Let's see.... Let's put the dough on the pan first. After that, add the tomato sauce...
	Place the ingredients properly...
	There, it's looking like a pizza now.
Sakuya	Wah, it looks delicious!
Itaru	Uhh, the baking time is... Hmm, 5 minutes should be fine.
	But I want to eat it quickly so I'll set it to 3 minutes at a higher temperature.
Azami	Isn't it better to follow the recipe?
Itaru	It's okay. Don't underestimate a pizza lover.
Azami	It has nothing to do with being a pizza lover though?
Itaru	All right. 3 minutes have passed! Is it cooked already?
	....Huh? It's not cooked at all?
Tsumugi	You're right. It's still raw.
Sakuya	That's strange.
Azami	Isn't it because you're doing it wrong?
	Consider checking the recipe.
Itaru	....Ah, it says here, we need to preheat the oven before baking the pizza.
Tsumugi	That's why it didn't cook at all.
Itaru	Then, we didn't pre-heat so let's keep the temperature high and let the pizza bake for a little longer.
Azami	......Don't you think it's better to take the pizza out again and start over by preheating the oven?
Itaru	It's alright.
	It's going to take a little while. I'm going back to my room to play games.
Itaru	I'm back~.
Sakuya	Ah, Itaru-san! I was about to call you!
Itaru	Is my pizza cooked already?
Tsumugi	That's.... A strange smell was coming from the pan so we switched the oven off but...
Itaru	Are you serious?
	Uwah, it's burnt!
Sakuya	You're right.... It looks like charcoal.
Itaru	Ugh..... Did I overcook it at a high temperature for a long time?
Azami	I told you, you should've started over by preheating the oven.
Itaru	My pizza.....
Tsumugi	It's no way near edible anymore, isn’t it...
Itaru	I'm really not cut out for this kind of stuff.

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