| Ryo | We haven't been to this restaurant in a while, ay, Omi? |
| Omi | Oh, right. Here's the flyer for our next play. |
| Ryo | Whooaa! You look awesome! "Lead: Omi Fushimi"! I'm stoked! |
| Hey, you've got a scar on your eyebrow! |
| Omi | Azami said he wanted to make me look even more badass, so we drew some inspiration from you. |
| Ryo | Dude, nice! You've got the same scar as me here... That's awesome! |
| I got this scar when I was protecting Nachi-san once, so that makes me really happy. |
| Omi | Oh yeah, that's right. |
| Ryo | It's like a medal of honor that Nachi-san gave me. It's really important to me. |
| Omi | ...... |
| Ryo | I'll be sure to bring all the Wolves along! |
| Omi | Oh— Sure. We should all go visit Nachi's grave after the play ends, since the anniversary of his death is close. |
| Ryo | Nachi-san will be watching the play too, I'm sure of it. |
| Omi | ...... |
| (Maybe Ryo knows something about why Nachi wrote that in his notebook...) |
| Hey, was there ever anything Nachi wanted you to keep secret from me? |
| Ryo | Secret? |
| Omi | ...Never mind, forget I asked. |
| Ryo | Hm, well... |
| Nachi-san wasn't the type to keep secrets, especially from you... |
| ...but I guess there was just one thing. |
| Omi | What was it? |
| Ryo | He asked the Wolves to not let you know that we all know you're a great cook. |
| Omi | Huh? |
| Ryo | One day, when you were away... |
| |
| *flashback* |
| |
| Nachi | You know, I found out that Omi's actually freakishly good at cooking. |
| He made me something yesterday, and it was super tasty, but it kinda felt like he didn't want anyone else to know. |
| Could you guys pretend to not know that he's good at cooking, until he brings it up himself? |
| |
| *flashback end* |
| |
| Ryo | If Nachi-san had never said anything, we would've never known, but nobody said a word. |
| Omi | He couldn't even keep that a secret, huh. |
| Ryo | Yeah. |
| Omi | Haha, that sounds just like him. |
| (That's right... When I was the leader of the Wolves, I felt embarrassed about being good at cooking, so I never told anyone.) |
| (I guess I thought the other guys would lose their respect if they found out their leader was so... domestic.) |
| (I was so silly back then... I can't believe Nachi had to ask the guys to hide something like that.) |
| Ryo | Nachi-san was really proud of you. Said you had great talent for cooking. |
| Omi | Haha, he loves to exaggerate, doesn't he? I didn't even make him anything that fancy. |
| That reminds me. Look, I got this from Nachi's dad. |
| Ryo | Wow, I remember that bracelet! You had a matching one too, right, Omi-san? |
| Omi | Yeah. I lost it in the accident, though. |
| Ryo | Mad respect for those bracelets. It was the mark of who was boss. |
| Omi | (Why did Nachi want to disband the Wolves...?) |
| Ryo | Can't wait to get together with the guys again! |
| Omi | Same. |
| (I don't think I can tell Ryo about the notebook...) |
| |
| Omi | ...... |
| (The "mark of who was boss", huh...) |
| |
| *flashback* |
| |
| Nachi | "This is the best time to forget about everything and do whatever you want, yeah?" |
| Omi | In high school, I reunited with the self-proclaimed "Runaway Professional" that I had met many years ago. |
| Since Day 1, I had no interest in making any friends, and spent a lot of time by myself. Even so, Nachi wouldn't leave me alone. |
| And before I knew it, we ended up always hanging out after school. |
| |
| Omi | He got hooked on a manga that inspired him to start a biker gang, and one day, he asked if I wanted in. |
| Nachi | "Let's build the strongest team in all of West Tokyo!" |
| Omi | "How do you plan on starting a biker gang when you don't even have a bike?" |
| Nachi | "I'll figure something out!" |
| Omi | "How? You're broke." |
| Nachi | "Oh!" |
| Omi | Something in a shop display had caught his eye, and he cried out in excitement. |
| I turned to look at what it was he had seen. Laid out on a table were rows and rows of accessories. |
| Nachi | "We gotta look the part if we wanna start a badass biker gang!" |
| Omi | "Get one if you want to, then." |
| Nachi | "Let's both get one! We can match!" |
| Omi | "Huh? Why do I—" |
| I tried to refuse, but Nachi wouldn't give up, so I gave in. |
| Nachi | "You can have this color, and I'll have this one!" |
| Omi | "Fine... So? What else do we need for this biker gang?" |
| Trying to make him give up on the gang was too much of a pain, so I decided to humor him. When I asked him that question, his eyes lit up like a kid at a candy store. |
| My brothers became pretty good at helping around the house, so life was now a little easier than before. |
| I went to a commercial high school, but never ended up finding anything that I wanted to do, so going to school became a drag. |
| Nachi's suggestion was crazy, but it also sounded like a good way to kill time. |
| Nachi | "We need a badass nickname!" |
| Omi | "Wouldn't you normally start with the team name?" |
| Nachi | "Oh, I've already got one in mind." |
| Omi | Nachi chattered on, like he was just laying out his plans for the summer holidays. |
| |
| *flashback ends* |
| |
| Omi | ...... |
| Banri | There you are, Omi. |
| Omi | ...! |
| Banri | Thought you were visiting your family today? |
| Omi | Oh, no, I already went the other day. |
| Haha, you and Azami sure are good at finding me. |
| Banri | Wish I were a little faster, though. Then I could've had some of your cooking! Damn. |
| Omi | Haha. Sorry the ban's still in place. |
| Banri | Thought you might be feeling a bit of withdrawal, so I brought this. |
| Omi | Is that... a game? |
| Banri | Yep. Here's the controller. |
| Omi | What game is it? |
| Banri | A cooking game. It's not the real thing, but it might help. |
| Omi | I see. |
| |
| Omi | Oh, I messed up. Now we have to remake it— |
| Banri | I got this. |
| Omi | Thanks. |
| Banri | Could you get the stove going? |
| Omi | Sure. |
| (the game chimes) |
| Omi | Whew... |
| Banri | Pretty good for your first time. |
| Omi | Thanks, Banri. That did help a little. |
| Banri | Glad to hear that. |
| Omi | I still wish I could cook in real life, though. Am I too obsessed? |
| Banri | Obsessed enough to sneak back home to cook, haha. |
| Speaking of, why not visit the old man and get him to teach you his stew recipe? |
| Omi | "Old man?" |
| Banri | Zen-san. |
| Omi | Ohh. |
| (There is something I want to talk to him about, too...) |
| I'd feel kind of bad, though. Like I'm cheating, or something... |
| Banri | Why don't you bring Sakyo-san along to taste test? You won't feel bad if you don't hide it from him, right? |
| Omi | But... |
| Banri | Just be honest with him. |
| Omi | ...... |
| Banri | You're both former delinquents, so you guys can probably understand each other in a way the rest of us can't. |
| Omi | (I feel like you also count as a former delinquent, but anyway.) |
| You're right. I'll talk to him. |
| |
| Sakyo | ...... |
| Omi | Can I have a word, Sakyo-san? |
| Sakyo | What is it? |
| Omi | I've got a favor to ask... |
| Sakyo | About time. |
| Omi | Huh? |
| Sakyo | Thought you'd never come and ask for help. |
