Tasuku Takato/The Mission of the Strong

My Rule of Grilling Meat

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Thanks for helping me with the shopping.
Tasuku	This much is nothing. Just tell me and I'll go with you anytime.
Izumi	Thank you so much.
	...Huh? There's a truck parked in front of the dorm.
Delivery Company	Excuse me, delivery service. Oh, are you from this house?
Izumi	Yes, thank you.
Tasuku	Who is it addressed to?
Izumi	Let's see...it's for Azuma-san. Ah, I'll take it from here.
Delivery Company	All right, thank you.
Tasuku	This is quite a large box. I'll bring it inside.
Izumi	Wait, I'll do it! You've already got the shopping bags to carry, Tasuku-san.
Tasuku	It's okay. I'll go in first.
Tasuku	We're back.
Izumi	We're back!
Tsumugi	Welcome back.
Azuma	Welcome back. Thanks for going shopping.
Tasuku	Perfect timing. Your package has arrived, Azuma-san.
Azuma	Mine?
Izumi	Yes, it looks like it came by refrigerated shipping.
Azuma	Thank you. I wonder who it's from.
	Ah, that guy, huh. Then the insides must be--
Izumi	Wow, these are some fresh meat!
Tsumugi	They seem to be very good quality.
Tasuku	This is pretty good meat, isn't it?
Azuma	I wonder? He told me he'd found some really tasty meat and he'd like me to have it.
Tsumugi	He's very kind to take the trouble to send it to you.
Azuma	Isn't he? I'll have to say thank you the next time we meet.
Tasuku	There's a lot of different parts and types here. Red meat, marbled meat...
Azuma	Then I'll ask Omi to cook it for us next time and we can all eat it together.
Izumi	Huh, is that okay?
Azuma	Of course. I can't eat it all by myself. That's right, do you want to bring these to the training camp?
Tasuku	No, it's better for you to eat this well. You might be asked what you think of it when you meet the sender.
Azuma	Is that so? I heard you guys will be having a barbecue, so I thought it'd be perfect, but...yeah, you're right.
Tsumugi	Having a barbecue at the training camp sounds really fun.
Tasuku	We're not going there to have fun.
Tsumugi	Of course I know that.
Izumi	But, honestly speaking, I'm actually kind of looking forward to it too.
Tsumugi	Now that you mention it, I also had barbecues with Tasuku several times when we were in college.
Izumi	Is that so?
Tasuku	Yeah, along with our club.
Azuma	Barbecuing with your club, huh. That also sounds like fun.
Tsumugi	Ah, that's right. Have you decided who will be grilling the meat at the training camp, Director?
Izumi	Huh? I don't really have anyone specific in mind...
Tsumugi	Then, if Tasuku is the one grilling the meat, you might want to be a bit more careful.

Tasuku	Hey, don't say anything unnecessary.
Tsumugi	You think? But I think it's better to tell everyone in advance.
Tasuku	That's unnecessary.
Izumi	What is it?
Tasuku	It's not a big deal.
Tsumugi	Hmm, but if you have no idea about it, you might be in a bit of trouble.
Izumi	I can't help but be curious if you say that...!
Azuma	I'm also curious. Tell us, Tsumugi.
Tsumugi	Well, actually... Tasuku seems to have a set of rules when it comes to grilling barbecue meat.
Tasuku	I told you it's not that big of a deal.
Tsumugi	But that was why we got into a bit of an argument in college, right?
Tasuku	That was--
Tsumugi	Tasuku, we're gonna start grilling the meat.
Tasuku	Ah, got it. Then I'll grill it from here.
Tsumugi	Then I'll do it from this side. We're all going to eat a lot, so I think we'd better start laying them out.
Tasuku	Yeah, okay.
Tsumugi	...You always grill it in such a neat way, even though it doesn't matter as long as it's edible.
Tasuku	Really...? This is normal, though. I think you're the one doing it sloppily.
Tsumugi	I don't think so... Ah, it's time to turn it over.
Tasuku	Hey, that's the meat I lined up. Don't touch it.
Tsumugi	...It seems that my way of doing things was against Tasuku's rules, and he got angry.
Tasuku	I wasn't really aware of it...
Azuma	Fufu, you can really tell the two's personalities.
Izumi	We've had several barbecues in the theater company, but I didn't get the impression that Tasuku-san was like that at all.
Tasuku	It was mostly left to Fushimi and Minagi.
Tsumugi	But Omi-kun won't be at the camp this time, and I'm sure it will be hard for Tsuzuru-kun to do it alone, so Tasuku may have to grill the meat.
Izumi	So that means...
Azuma	You'll have to be careful not to make him angry.
Izumi	Fufu, that's right. I have to tell everyone about this!
Tasuku	Geez, you guys find this amusing, don't you...
Izumi	Ahaha, sorry. But I do want to see you grill the meat with precision and care.
Tasuku	It's nothing interesting to look at. Geez...

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