Tsuzuru Minagi/At the End of the World

The Extravagant Food Team Competition

Backstage Stories

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Tsuzuru	It’s barbeque for dinner today.
Taichi	Can’t wait~!
Tenma	It’s my turn. Leave the grilling to me.
Chikage	Yeah, Tenma is quite skilled at grilling.
Azami	I’ll prepare shishitou pepper skewers. Anyone’s free to help, since there’s a lot.
Homare	I shall assist!
Tasuku	Director’s not here yet?
Tsuzuru	Director’s over there—
Izumi	… Yeah, I think it’ll work this way.
Kamo	Thank you. So then for this one…
Taichi	What are you guys talking about?
Izumi	Ah, everyone seems ready.
Kamo	I wanted to discuss something with Director before the barbeque ‘cause I had an idea.
Azami	An idea…?
Kamo	It’s called “The Extravagant Food Team Competition”!
Everyone	EHH!?
Tenma	What’s with that so suddenly…
Izumi	They want to film a bonus video.
	It’ll be like making a card to watch videos in the product goods. There’s a prize, so I think it’s a pretty good idea.
Tsuzuru	So then, what are we doing?
Kamo	Everyone will act out a scene depending on the theme the staff gives you.
	A judge will decide if it passes or not. So you can get ingredients!
Chikage	Does this mean you can’t eat if you lose?
Kamo	No no, of course you can enjoy what you’ve made.
Tsuzuru	Then, are we betting on the ingredients or something?
Kamo	In a way. You’ll be competing for some rich ingredients prepared here…!
Taichi	EH!? They’re so fancy!
Kamo	Super luxurious wagyu beef, spiny lobster, natural abalone!
Tasuku	Hee, that’s amazing.
Homare	Quite the selection.
Tenma	Yeah, not bad.
Tsuzuru	To eat such expensive food…
Taichi	I wanna eat it all, so I’ll do my best~!
Azami	Well, it doesn’t really matter to me.
Chikage	This is getting interesting.
Tasuku	How will the teams be divided?
Izumi	We’ll divide into three teams by drawing lots.
Tsuzuru	Drawing… What’s the order we’ll be drawing in?
Azami	How about the order of the troupes?
Homare	Brilliant idea, Azami-kun!
Tenma	So then Winter draws last, I’m fine with that.
Tasuku	Arisugawa doesn’t seem bothered either, so we’re fine too.
Chikage	Then, it’s us. You can draw first, Tsuzuru.
Tsuzuru	Right. Then…
	(Since we’re acting, it’s okay to be on someone else’s team.)
	I got C.
Chikage	I got… B. It seems Tsuzuru and I are on different teams.
Tenma	My turn…
Izumi	So, Team A is Azami-kun and Homare-san, Team B is Chikage-san, Tenma-kun, and Taichi-kun—
	And Team C is Tsuzuru-kun and Tasuku-san. That’s the teams!
Tsuzuru	(I’m in good hands with Takato-san.)
	… Who’s judging the performances?
Izumi	Me.
Homare	Ah, of course!
Tasuku	If it’s acting, Director’s judgement is true.
Izumi	Of course, I’ll judge fairly.
Taichi	I’ll do my best so that Director-sensei will give us a round!
Chikage	How will you judge?
Kamo	Director-san will make a circle or cross with her arms not in view of the camera.
Tenma	Her arms…?
Izumi	It’s better not to include my voice in the video.
Azami	So that’s it.
Izumi	Kamo-kun, we don’t have much time left, so let’s start.
Kamo	Got it.
	Each team will perform one by one. There’ll be 3 games for each ingredient.
	So, let the “The Extravagant Food Team Competition” begin!

Staff	Natural abalone is the first to obtain. Will each team please choose a representative?
Azami	Me.
Chikage	I’ll do it.
Tasuku	Got it.
Staff	Then the first prompt is this. “Fisherman who caught the natural abalone”!
Tsuzuru	(So it’s those kinds of themes. Sounds easy enough.)
Azami	I’m first huh. … Hope this’ll do.
	“… Hrrg… fwaa. Nice, caught it. Today’s fishing is going well.”
Izumi	(Azami-kun really made it feel like we were out at sea. He did well. Alright, pass!)
Kamo	Pass! Team A wins the natural abalone!
Chikage	So that’s how it is…
	“Haa, I’m exhausted from hauling all of this… but at least I was able to catch the abalone.”
Izumi	(He acted out catching an abalone properly. Pass!)
Kamo	An amazing get for Team B!
	Hm… Hold on a second. I want to judge instead.
Izumi	Eh, why!?
Kamo	Director-san is much too kind to them, plus it might exceed the length…
Tsuzuru	(The length…?)
Tasuku	That aside, it doesn’t matter who judges. As long as it’s not a problem, I’ll start.
	“It was a big catch today. No one can beat me in catching abalone in this sea.”
Izumi	(Tasuku-san’s acting as a man in the sea…! As expected, he can improv well.)
Kamo	I say…
	Nope! Team C doesn’t receive the natural abalone!
Tsuzuru	EH!?
Tasuku	What wasn’t right with my performance…?
Kamo	No, it wasn’t bad per se… I’m judging based on the length of the performance.
Tasuku	The length…
Tsuzuru	(Will this be okay…?)
Tasuku	Sorry, Minagi.
Tsuzuru	We still have two chances, it’s alright!
Tasuku	You’re right. We can do this.
Tsuzuru	I’m not confident, but I wanna try.
Staff	The second ingredient is spiny lobster. Your prompt is “Eating spiny lobster for the first time in my life”!
Homare	I shall go first. Then…
	Bright red shrimp, on the lip a surprise DIVE! From Ise, fly out, YO SAY!
Kamo	Rapping in an acting game is brilliant! Wonderful, bravo, you pass!
Taichi	Alriiiight, my turn!
	“Umm, I’m not sure how to eat this. Okay, let’s just—feel it out!”
	“… O-oww, it hurt my mouth!”
Kamo	Ahaha, I see! That was fun. Team B also gets the spiny lobster!
Tsuzuru	(O-okay, you’re acting out “someone eating spiny lobster for the first time in their life”… you got this…!)
	“This shrimp is a little messy to eat…! Even though it’s a little different from other shrimp I’ve eaten, it’s really good!”
Kamo	… Team C did not pass!
Tsuzuru	Eh!?
Kamo	Everyone please do your best for the final round.
Tsuzuru	What…?
Tenma	Tsuzuru-san, I thought you did pretty well.
	Tsuzuru-san’s performance wasn’t bad at all. Kamo-san just has to say it to keep the cameras rolling.
	In Alice-san and Taichi-san’s case, theirs was more upbeat and fun and I think that’s what he wants.
Tsuzuru	Fun… I see. Thank you, Tenma.
Tasuku	It’s the last round… Which one of us is going?
Tsuzuru	I’ll do it. I just got some advice, so I think I can really do it this time.
Tasuku	Got it. I’ll leave it to Minagi then.
Tsuzuru	Okay! Let’s do it!
Kamo	Okay okay, this is the final round with the super luxurious wagyu beef!
Tsuzuru	(This is it. I won’t fail this time…)
	… Man, I’m already getting nervous.
Staff	The last prompt is… “A wagyu fairy”!
Everyone	… HAH!?
Tsuzuru	Isn’t this prompt kinda coming outta left field…?

Staff	Then, Team A, please take it away!
Azami	… Guess I’m first.
	“Hey, I’m the wagyu beef fairy. I was born and raised in Japan huh…!”
Kamo	All I am is confused, so fail!
Azami	Confusing…
Tenma	I’m next. It’s better to fully embrace it.
	“Fufu, you can see me? How strange~! I’m the wagyu beef fairy.”
	“Look look, my cheeks are squishy like wagyu. Do you want to squish them~?”
Kamo	Team B passes! It’s a perfect score!
Tenma	… And that’s how it’s done. Tsuzuru-san’s next.
Tsuzuru	(Ugh, I have no choice but to shake off this nervousness…)
	“Heya, I’m the wagyu beef fairy. The more you chew the better it gets! Chew well~!”
Kamo	…
Tsuzuru	(Kamo-san’s face is making me worried. What’s the verdict…?)
Kamo	… Team C doesn’t pass!
Tsuzuru	Thought so!
Kamo	It was just a little moment. If it was more interesting, it’d pass!
Tenma	Which means the final results are…?
Chikage	Team A has two ingredients, Team B has three. And Team C has… none.
Kamo	The game’s over. Thank you for participating!
Homare	The pleasure’s all mine. I had fun.
Tsuzuru	I’m sorry, Takato-san. I said I’d take care of it, but the results…
Tasuku	No, I did worse.
Izumi	Good job, Team C. Sorry about the losses though.
Tsuzuru	Kamo-san has too many expectations…
Izumi	It’s not expensive or anything, but there’s a lot of ingredients I bought from the supermarket, let’s eat it together!
Tasuku	There’s a lot of meat and vegetables.
Tsuzuru	Yeah. Then, let’s get the barbeque ready.
Izumi	This is good! Eating meat outdoors beats indoors.
Tsuzuru	I agree.
Taichi	Tsuzuru-kuuun! Director-senseeei!
	Here ya go, split from Team B! A mix of all three ingredients!
Tsuzuru	No, it’s fine, I wasn’t able to receive it during the competition. Besides, Taichi won’t have as much anymore.
Taichi	Food is way better when sharing with others! Everyone in Team B agrees!
Izumi	If that’s the case, then thank you. Here, Tsuzuru-kun.
Tsuzuru	I guess… Thanks Taichi.
Taichi	No problem! Alright, time to share some with Tasuku-san now!
Izumi	Then, let’s eat before it gets cold.
Tsuzuru	Yeah.
	chew chew* … Uwaa, this flavor.
Izumi	This is so good!
Tsuzuru	Honestly, it has an amazing taste.
CHOICE 1: This is praiseworthy. [+] Izumi It’s really a luxury to eat such expensive food, it’s like an achievement. Tsuzuru Yeah. It’s so good, but I kinda feel bad… Izumi For Taichi-kun for sharing? Tsuzuru That… but also the others who weren’t able to come with us. And I want my brothers to try this too. Izumi I guess it is a little awkward to eat this without everyone. Tsuzuru Yeah… Izumi But, this is a rare opportunity for us, so might as well! I think everyone would be happy for us. Tsuzuru I see… You’re right. Thanks to Director, we can have such expensive food. Thank you very much.
CHOICE 2: So as the wagyu beef fairy… [+] Izumi So since you’re the wagyu fairy, is it difficult to eat this? Tsuzuru Hey…! You don’t need to keep talking about it. Izumi Ahaha! Sorry sorry. But I enjoyed Tsuzuru-kun’s skits. Both the lobster and the wagyu beef fairy one. Tsuzuru Thank you. But, I’m still improving. … Even though the prompts were odd, it was still a great opportunity and I’ll keep practicing more with etudes. Izumi I’ll always be there to help, so don’t be afraid to ask! Tsuzuru Thanks. I’ll remember.
Tsuzuru	All three of these are so good it’s like the chopsticks have a mind of their own. I can’t even describe this taste any other way other than delicious.
Izumi	Fufu, I feel the same.
	(Tsuzuru-kun looks really happy. I’m glad.)

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