Sakyo Furuichi/Sincere Chopsticks

Do-It-Yourself Chopsticks Course

Backstage Stories

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Tenma	Oi, Taichi. It's not here either.
Taichi	It’s weird, I'm sure someone brought it.
Sakyo	Oi, what's going on?
Taichi	Ah, Sakyo-nii!
Sakyo	Disposable chopsticks...?
	If you can't find it, you probably forgot to bring it.
Tenma	How are we going to eat now?
Taichi	.....Use our hand?
Tenma	No way! I don't want to!
Taichi	I don't want to use my hands too!
Sakyo	....Sigh. If it's the chopsticks, why don't we just make it?
Tenma	Make it....?
Taichi	Sakyo-nii, do you know how to make chopsticks?
Sakyo	Yeah, I've tried making it during school camping or something like that when I was a student.
	Let's see.... A branch as thick as this will do.
	Do this and shave it using the knife.
Sakyo	Alright, it's done.
Taichi	Ohh, you really made chopsticks!
	Sakyo-nii, you're super dexterous!
Tenma	Heh, that's amazing.
	I didn't know chopsticks can be made quickly.
Sakyo	Here, your turn.
Tenma	Heh?
Sakyo	I already showed how to make it, didn't I?
	Stop spacing out and start working.
Taichi	Ehh!?
	B-but isn't making chopsticks difficult?
Sakyo	You've sharpened a pencil before, haven't you?
	It's just the same as that.
Tenma	Ha?
	You can sharpen a pencil with a knife?
Sakyo	.....What?
Taichi	I'm always sharpening my pencils with a pencil sharpener. I've never sharpened it with a knife!
Tenma	Me too.
Sakyo	......
	You've never sharpen a pencil with a knife?
Taichi	Never!
Sakyo	........
Taichi	....Ah!
	C-could it be that sharpeners are practically nonexistent back in your days as a student!?
Sakyo	'Course it is!
	Just how old do you think I am!
Taichi	Eek....!
	You don't have to get so angry ~!
Tenma	No, you crossed the line there.
Sakyo	Tch.... That's enough.
	I'll teach you how to use the knife. Help out in making the chopsticks.
Taichi	Y-yes!
Tenma	Seriously....
	Are we going to make chopsticks for everyone?

Taichi	---Ah.
	Wah, I broke it again~!
	It's not working out at all~~!
Sakyo	You're putting too much force into shaving it all at once. Shave it diagonally without applying too much force.
Taichi	This is tough~...
Sakyo	How's yours, Sumeragi?
Tenma	It's not broken but it's getting shorter and shorter.
Sakyo	....Sigh.
	You still have a long road ahead.
Banri	Oh-, there you are.
	I knew you’d be here.
Taichi	Ah, Ban-chan~!
Banri	......?
	What're you doin' with a knife and tree branches?
Sakyo	Can't you tell by looking? We're making chopsticks.
Banri	Ha? The heck are you makin' chopsticks?
Sakyo	Sumeragi and Nanao told me that we don't have chopsticks. I'm making samples to show them.
Banri	You serious? Making chopsticks now? What period are we in? Prehistoric age?
Sakyo	Sure...
	....Seems like you don't need chopsticks at all.
	Go and eat with your hands, Settsu.
Banri	Geh.... I've gone too far.
	Sorry, please forgive me.
Sakyo	......Fhm, fine.
	Help make chopsticks if you're free.
	Sumeragi and Nanao are unspeakable.
Taichi	Sakyo-nii, that's too mean--!
Tenma	I-I'm almost done!
Sakyo	Are you going to eat rice with such short chopsticks?
	It's not even 5 centimeters long.
Tenma	Ugh....
Sakyo	See?
	Settsu, make sure to help if you want to eat meals comfortably.
Banri	Yeah, yeah. Got it.
Banri	That's 'bout it.
	Sakyo-san, I'm done--
Taichi	Ohh! Ban-chan's as fast as ever!!
	The length's just about the length of regular chopsticks too!
Sakyo	It's done? Let me see it.
Banri	Sure.
Sakyo	......
Banri	How's it?
Sakyo	...Settsu, you....
Banri	W-what's with your face?
	Did I screw up?
Sakyo	You, you should've considered becoming a chopsticks craftsman.
Banri	Haa!?
Sakyo	The length and thickness are balanced. It's perfect.
	You can be a craftsman and create goods like this.
Taichi	You just earned Sakyo-nii's seal of approval, Ban-chan!
Tenma	Changing careers from a theater company member to a chopsticks craftsman? It's not that bad.
Banri	No way in hell!!
Sakyo	Hey, chopsticks craftsman, don't hesitate to make some more.
	We have plenty of members. We need to make plenty of it.
Banri	For who, you say?
	.... Whatever, forget it. Let's get it over and done with.

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