| Chikage | What should we eat? |
| Curry... You must be tired of that, so maybe dandanmian, or kimchi hotpot, or tom yum... Oh, the chili shrimp in that restaurant is good. |
| Juza | They’re all red. |
| Chikage | Come to think of it, you’re a total sweet tooth. Then—— |
| Juza | No, I’m swearing off sweets right now, so I’m fine with something spicy. |
| Chikage | You sure? Then, we’ll go with a relatively mild restaurant... |
| |
| Waiter | Welcome. Please sit wherever you like. I’ll take your order once you’ve decided. |
| Juza | ... |
| Chikage | This one and this one are probably not that spicy... |
| Juza | ... |
| I’ll have dandanmian. |
| Chikage | You don’t need to overdo it. |
| Juza | No, Kumon orders this sometimes, and I think I can handle this much... |
| Chikage | Not that, I meant with your role practice. |
| To me it looks like you’re pushing yourself more than Kumon is. |
| Juza | ...Probably. |
| ...But when you get right down to it, this is all because of something I suggested. |
| Chikage | What do you mean? |
| Juza | ... |
| |
| *knock* |
| Tsuzuru | Yes? Mikage-san, did you have another—— |
| *door opens* |
| Juza | ... |
| Tsuzuru | I sure have a lot of visitors today. Do you have a request for the script? |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Can you make Kumon’s and my character enemies? |
| Tsuzuru | Enemies? Kumon would probably be disappointed about that. |
| Juza | That’s... |
| You don’t have to force it — just, if you can. |
| *door closes* |
| Tsuzuru | Ah, oi, Juza—— |
| |
| Chikage | Huh, I see. But why? |
| Juza | Since we’re brothers, I thought we’d be able to grow as actors if we play a relationship that’s not possible in real life. |
| But in the end, it was probably just for my own self-satisfaction. All it did was hurt Kumon. |
| Chikage | I think Kumon would understand if that’s the case, but it might be better if you tell him outright. |
| I’m sure that’ll give him peace of mind. |
| Juza | You think so....? |
| Chikage | There are things that can be conveyed for the first time if you put them into words. |
| Juza | I see... Chikage-san, you’re kinda like a teacher. |
| Chikage | A teacher? I’m not an admirable person like that. |
| Juza | But Moran follows Professor Moriarty, and right now I get what he feels. |
| Chikage | Well, it’s true that I’ve been tutoring at the Mankai dorm more often lately. |
| Thanks to a certain someone pushing the task on me. |
| But I myself am not the type of person that can teach others. |
| Juza | What do you mean? |
| Chikage | Well, all I’ve done are bad things. |
| Juza | Then you’re even more like Professor Moriarty. |
| Moran probably thinks of Professor Moriarty as a necessary evil. That’s why he decided to obey his teachings and work for him. |
| Even if you did bad things, I’m sure it’s because that was what you needed to do. |
| Chikage | ...I wonder. |
| But having a subordinate who earnestly follows him like that must have been Moriarty’s salvation. |
| Waiter | Have you decided what to order? |
| Chikage | Yeah, I’ll have the mapo tofu with ten times the spice. |
| Juza | Ten—— |
| Chikage | How do you want your dandanmian? |
| Juza | I’ll have it mild... |
| Waiter | Understood. |
| Chikage | That’s right, pushing yourself is not good for you. |
| |
| Waiter | Welcome! |
| Kumon | I really like this place; I found it when we made that ramen map. |
| What’re you getting, Hisoka-san? I recommend this chashu ramen! |
| Hisoka | ...Marshmallow ramen. |
| Kumon | That doesn’t exist!? |
| Hisoka | Then I’ll get the same thing as you. |
| Kumon | So two orders of chashu ramen. |
| |
| Waiter | Thanks for waiting, here’s your chashu ramen. |
| Kumon | Looks great! Let’s eat! |
| The chashu are sliced thick and really good! |
| Hisoka | ...I don’t like meat so you can have mine. |
| Kumon | What!? Why’d you order chashu ramen!? |
| Hisoka | ...I’ll put marshmallows instead. |
| Kumon | I don’t think you should! Try it the normal way first! |
| Hisoka | ...Okay. |
| Kumon | See? It’s good, right? |
| Hisoka | ...Yeah. |
| Kumon | Phew. I had no idea what to do if you actually put marshmallows in it! |
| Marshmallow ramen does sound interesting though. |
| Come to think of it, Holmes is a weird guy, so Watson’s probably always at his mercy like this. |
| I kinda get how Watson feels! |
| Hisoka | ...I’ll try putting one marshmallow in. |
| Kumon | Wah, wait, wait! |
| |
| Kumon | Let’s go play catch for a bit! |
| Hisoka | Catch? |
| Kumon | Yup. Sometimes I stop by the river to help with digestion after lunch. |
| Here I go! |
| Hisoka | —— |
| Kumon | Hisoka-san, that was awesome! Nice catch! |
| That reminds me, Holmes and Moriarty have a fight scene in this performance. I’m jealous. |
| I wanna do an action scene with nii-chan too! |
| Hisoka | ...You’re athletic so I think you’d be cut out for it. |
| Kumon | You think so? Ehehe, thanks! |
| Chikage-san is really athletic too, so I’m excited for you guys’ action scene! |
| Hisoka | I’m not so sure you should be. I hope it goes well though. |
| Kumon | Why? |
| Hisoka | Timing’s important in fight scenes, but our dialogues aren’t even going well so that might be hard. |
| Kumon | Did something happen between you and Chikage-san? |
| Hisoka | Something? |
| Kumon | Like a fight. |
| Hisoka | A fight... it might have been something like that. |
| Kumon | I see. So that’s why your acting’s not going well! Then you’ve got to make up first. |
| Hisoka | ...I’m not so sure. Since it’s not something that can be resolved by apologizing. |
| Kumon | Hmm, hmm... That’s it! |
