Tenma Sumeragi/Confident Pizzaiolo

Aiming To Be a Pizzaiolo?!

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Kazunari	Huh, where are you going, Tenten?
Tenma	I'm going out for pizza.
Kazunari	Just by yourself?
Tenma	Well, I guess yeah.
Kazunari	Eh, isn't that lonely?! Can I go with you?
Tenma	Sure.
Kazunari	Then I'll go prepare myself, so wait a bit!
	Sorry for the wait!
Yuki	What're you doing trying to eat a delicious meal all by yourself, huh?
Kumon	That's cruel of you to go out for pizza by yourself, Tenma-saaan!
Muku	You know I'll go with you if you invited me.
Misumi	I can't wait for the triangle pizza~!
Tenma	Wha...Why are you all here?
Kazunari	Everyone was in the room so I brought them along!
Tenma	...Well, it's fine. Let's hurry up and go.
Misumi	This pizza's a triangle~!
Muku	It's delicious!
Kumon	Yeah, freshly baked pizza is the best!
Kazunari	It's more 'Blammable when you stretch out the cheese as far as you can like this before you take a pic~!
Tenma	......
Muku	Tenma-kun, you're not gonna eat?
Yuki	More like, what have you been looking at for a while now?
Tenma	Ah, my bad. I was watching how to make pizza.
Kumon	Are you interested in making pizza?
Tenma	No, actually...
	There's an upcoming special drama set in an Italian restaurant I'll be appearing in.
Izumi	It seems that the scriptwriter of the drama is a fan of our company.
	So, although it's a small role, Tsumugi-san and Sakyo-san have been asked to make an appereance.
Tsumugi	We did...?
Izumi	It's not a role with that many lines, will it be okay for you guys to accept it?
Tsumugi	That's right... I'm a bit nervous about it, but I'm sure it'll be a learning experience, so I want to do it.
Sakyo	It'll be good publicity for the company. I'll do it too.
Tenma	By the way, I'll be playing the role of a genius pizzaiolo.
Izumi	Tsumugi-san and Sakyo-san will be playing the roles of Italian chefs who work at the same restaurant as Tenma-kun.
Tsumugi	A chef, huh... I'm not very good at cooking so I have to do my best.
Sakyo	I guess I'll look into Italian food as well.
Tenma	Tsumugi-san, Sakyo-san, looking forward to working with you.
Kumon	Tenma-san playing as a pizzaiolo! That's awesooome!
Muku	I'm looking forward to seeing Tsumugi-san and Sakyo-san in the drama.
Misumi	Let's watch it together~!
Kazunari	So that's why you kept looking at the kitchen!
Tenma	That's right.
Yuki	But can you really learn how to make pizza just by watching?
Kumon	True that...
Muku	It seems really hard just by looking.
Tenma	I know that I should actually do it myself. But we don't have a pizza oven in the dorm.
Kazunari	Then why don't we just build a pizza oven in the courtyard!
Kumon	Whaaat?!
Misumi	I'll help build the pizza oven for Tenma, too!
Tenma	Build an oven...? Is that even possible?
Kazunari	Don't worry. Leave it to me!

Tenma	Heh...so there's also something like a mini brick oven kit.
Kazunari	Right, right! It's actually sold for home use~
Muku	I didn't know there was such a thing!
Tenma	(Assembling the oven is actually kinda fun...)
Kumon	Let's make a lot of brick ovens and have a pizza party for dinner!
Misumi	I'm looking forward to the triangle pizza party~!
Kazunari	Anyway, why are you here, Tenten?
Tenma	Hah?! I'm the star of the show today. Of course I'm here!
Yuki	That's obviously not what he meant, shouldn't you be practicing making pizza instead of assembling the oven?
Tenma	...Well, you have a point. But that can wait until we're done assembling it.
Yuki	Do you actually just want to build the oven?
Tenma	That's not it...!
Misumi	You looked so happy making it, Tenma~!
Kazunari	Totally~ It really showed on your face, Tenten!
Tenma	Wha...I said that's not it!
Kumon	By the way, are Director and Omi-san making the pizza?
Kazunari	Yep, yep! They're making it starting from the dough!
Yuki	They're good at it, so shouldn't they be done with it soon?
Muku	They might be done making the pizza by the time we finish building the oven...
Tenma	That's a problem... Can't be helped, I'll leave this to you guys.
	Director, Omi-san. Teach me how to make pizza. I want to use it as a reference for my role building.
Izumi	Ah, Tenma-kun. Is the oven building going well?
Tenma	Yeah, everyone in the Summer Troupe is working on it.
Izumi	I guess we'll be in time for dinner then.
Omi	I'll teach you how to make pizza. First things first is the dough.
Tenma	I'm counting on you, Omi-san.
Omi	...Then, once the ingredients are well-balanced, all that's left to do is to put it in the oven.
Tenma	So that's how you make it... Got it, thank you. I'll try making it from the beginning myself next.
Omi	Then I'll try baking this pizza in the oven. I'm going to the courtyard for a bit.
Izumi	Sure, good luck!
	Then I'll be supporting you, Tenma-kun.
Tenma	Yeah, thanks. First, put flour in this...
Izumi	It's looking good so far.
Tenma	Yeah, it's thanks to your guys' teaching. As I recall...the next step is to stretch the dough evenly, right?
	Actually, there's a scene in the drama where I'm going to do a pizza spin. I've practiced it privately, I wanna try doing it.
Izumi	Eh, a pizza spin?! That sounds hard, but you should try doing it.
Tenma	Then...here I go.
	Hup!
	Whoaa?!
Izumi	It's gonna fall...!
	Phew...I managed to catch it somehow...
Tenma	Ah, sorry about that. It really is hard, huh...
	I'll try again.
Izumi	Yeah...
Tenma	Here I go...!
CHOICE 1: That was a nice spin! [+] Izumi Ah, that was a nice spin! Tenma Y-you think...? Izumi Yeah! The dough is also stretched out evenly! Tenma That so? Then I'll keep spinning it...! Izumi (If he keeps this up, he'll surely be able to make it nicely.)
CHOICE 2: Do your best! [+] Izumi Do your best! Tenma Ugh... Izumi (I'm scared to look...!) Tenma It's hard to control the force... Izumi But the dough is stretched out evenly! Tenma Really? Then I'll keep doing it...!
Tenma	Whoa?!
Izumi	A-are you okay?!
Tenma	Yeah...but the dough tore. I think I stretched it too thin.
	Sigh... This needs a little more work.
Izumi	It really is hard, huh.
Tenma	But I'm glad I got to practice it today. Now I know I'm not able to do it yet.
Izumi	Yeah, you're right. For now, let's just stretch it out with our hands and put the toppings today.
Tenma	Now we put ketchup before the toppings.
Izumi	Ah, be careful with that--
Tenma	Whoa?! M-my bad! Director, are you all right?!
Izumi	I'm fine. It just got on my hand.
Tenma	That's good then...
Izumi	Fufu, you should be careful with that bottle since the content flies out easily.
Tenma	Is that so...I'll be careful next time.
Izumi	I do that sometimes too, so don't worry about it. Let's get back on track and put the ketchup on it.
Tenma	Yeah, okay.
	All right...I guess that's about it for the ingredients.
Izumi	It's all just meat. Isn't it better to add vegetables?
Tenma	You don't need vegetables on pizza, you know...
Izumi	No can do, you need to eat your vegetables properly.
Tenma	Ugh...
Izumi	I think it'd be more balanced and colorful if we add some greens to it.
	If you're a genius at pizza making, you'd probably think like that too.
Tenma	I see, that might be the case. ...Okay, you can put some if it's just asparagus.
Izumi	Then the sausage and corn goes here...like that.
	It's fun to be able to top pizza with your favorite ingredients!
Tenma	...Well, yeah. Even if it's not for role building, it's not a bad idea to do this once in a while.

Muku	Ah, the special drama has started!
Kazunari	So hyped~!
Kumon	Ah, Tsumugi-san and Sakyo-san are on the screen!
Sakyo	Can you brats tone it down a bit?
Saejima	I'm Saejima, and I'll be taking care of you from today.
Otoze	He sure looks self-important even though he's a newcomer.
Hoshino	It seems that he's a genius pizzaiolo who was recruited from a famous restaurant in Italy.
Kumon	Oh, Tenma-san's here!
Yuki	He's got a huge attitude even in the drama.
Sakuya	Everyone looks good in their chef uniforms!
Saejima	Otoze, flambé that meat and finish it.
Otoze	Tch, you're only good at making pizza, don't go around giving me orders.
Saejima	Are you listening?
Otoze	I heard you just fine!
Taichi	You're holding the liquor bottle in such a cool way, Sakyo-nii!
Banri	Heh, the flambéing part looks pretty cool, ain't it?
Sakyo	Shut it.
Izumi	Everyone seems to be concentrating on the drama.
Tenma	Why do I have to help with the cooking...
Omi	Now that I'm free, should I help you with the pizza?
Tenma	...No need. You can leave the pizza to me.
Omi	Well, I guess I'll go watch the drama until the quiche finishes baking.
Tenma	Let me know what you think if you see it, Omi-san.
Omi	Got it.
Izumi	Then let's stretch the dough next.
Tenma	I'll do it. I've perfected my pizza spinning skills.
	...Hup!
Izumi	Wow! You've been practicing hard, huh? You're spinning it like a real craftsman!
Tenma	Naturally.
Izumi	The dough seems to be stretched out nicely. This is going to be a great pizza!
Tenma	Yeah, I'm sure it'll be delicious since it was made by me and the director.
Hisoka	Tsumugi's clumsiness was just like back then...
Tsumugi	I played that scene while remembering the time I helped Guy-san at his bar.
Guy	I see, I am glad that it seemed to be helpful for your role building.
Tasuku	...You sure that's still acting?
Hisoka	...Feels like it isn't.
Saejima	Ha!
Otoze	I've never seen such a fast and clean pizza spin before...
Hoshino	Wow...
Tsumugi	Tenma-kun did the pizza spin scene perfectly on the first shot, you know.
Yuki	I'm surprised he's able to do it that well.
Tsuzuru	Practicing that seems hard.
Omi	Guys, the quiche's all ready.
Tenma	The pizza's also ready.
Yuki	Ah, the pizzaiolo has arrived.
Citron	If we want to eat pizza, we should just ask Tenma from now on!
Itaru	Thx, Tenma.
Tenma	No Itaru-san, I'm sure you'll ask me to do something absurd...
Yuki	You're a pizzaiolo, so you should make it.
Tenma	I'm not a pizzaiolo! Geez, there definitely won't be a next time!

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