Act 4/Episode 19

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Act 4
Episode 19: House-Sitting

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Azuma ...... No... Wait... —— ...hah, it was just a dream. Izumi Let’s eat. Tsumugi Let’s eat. Homare It’s cheese omelette today, huh. It looks delicious. Hisoka ...The bread is delicious. Izumi It’s homemade bread by Omi-kun. Omi I baked lots, so you can have seconds. Azuma Good for you, Hisoka. Tsumugi Today’s practice is until noon, right? Does it end at 12? Izumi Yes. Did you have any plans? Tsumugi I have my part-time job. Tasuku Same. Homare I have a meeting at the publishing company today. Hisoka ...I also have a part-time job. Izumi What!? Hisoka-san too? Tsumugi A temporary part-time job just happened to be hiring, so I introduced him. I thought it might be a chance to bring his memories back. Izumi I see. Indeed, Hisoka-san must have been working in the past too. Tasuku Can’t really imagine it though. Homare Perhaps he could have been a poet just like me. A whispering songbird, a tree swaying in the wind, an eternal poet... Tsumugi If that was the case, we would’ve known the moment he opened his mouth. Izumi That’s true...! Azuma Do you have any plans, Director? Izumi Hmm, let’s see... Maybe I’ll do some shopping... Azuma You can’t. Izumi Huh? Azuma It’s boring if everyone is gone. I won’t have anyone to play with. Izumi Ahaha. I’ll be back soon. Tsumugi I’m off. Homare I’ll be on my way. Hisoka ...I’m off. Azuma Take care. Do your best at work, everyone. Izumi I don’t think I’ll be gone for long. Azuma I’m not a little kid, you know. Izumi I’ll see you later. Azuma Take care... Come back soon. Izumi (Azuma-san actually looks lonely... I’ll make it quick so I can come back soon.) Izumi I’m home. Azuma-san, are you here? I found tasty-looking taiyaki on my way home, so I brought you some too—— ... Huh? Is he not here? Izumi ... (He’s not in the lounge either. I wonder if he went somewhere...) Tsumugi Thank you for the food. Hisoka ...Thank you for the food. Izumi I wonder if Azuma-san isn’t home yet. Tsumugi I haven’t seen him around. Tasuku It’s unusual that he’s not home at this time. Homare Besides, he said that he was on temporary leave. Izumi Let’s leave some food for him just in case. Azuma Good morning. Izumi Good morning. You got home really late yesterday. Azuma Yeah. Just a little bit. Izumi (He’s an adult after all. Maybe he has all sorts of commitments.) Izumi Huh? Azuma-san isn’t here again today? Tsumugi It seems like it. He went out this evening. Izumi I see... Hisoka ...He seems busy. Tasuku Well, he shows up for practice so there’s no problem, but... Izumi ... Izumi (Azuma-san wasn’t home by dinner again... It’s been a week of this.) (At first I thought he was just busy, but no matter how you look at it, this is a bit weird...) (But he shows up to practice like always, and he doesn’t really seem to be acting strange...) (Azuma-san is a proper adult anyway. Maybe I’m just worrying too much.) Tsumugi Director. Izumi Oh, Tsumugi-san. Tsumugi I just want to consult you regarding something. Izumi Consult? Tsumugi Azuma-san has been going out a lot recently, so I’m a bit worried. Izumi You’re worried about Azuma-san too? I was just thinking about the same thing. Tsumugi I hope he didn’t get caught up in some kind of trouble. Izumi Trouble!? Tsumugi Like being forced to accompany someone... Izumi T-that’s terrible! Let’s go look for him! Tsumugi Oh, no, it’s just a possibility—— Izumi But aren’t you worried!? Tsumugi ...I am. I want to talk with him anyway, so let’s go look for him. Izumi Where should we even look though? Tsumugi I heard that he was spotted at the bar district. Izumi Then let’s go to that area! Izumi Hmm, we can’t find him... Tsumugi Any other places he’s likely to be at...? Azuma ... Izumi Ah!! Tsumugi Huh? Izumi Over there! The person who’s together with someone that looks like a madam –– isn’t that Azuma-san!? Tsumugi ——Let’s go after them! Izumi Azuma-san! Azuma —— Tsumugi We looked all over for you. Azuma What’s the matter, you two? Izumi What time are you coming home today? Azuma Huh? Why are you asking, all of a sudden? Izumi You’ve been coming home late every day so we’re worried. Madam-like Woman Oh my, are your guardians here to pick you up? Azuma ——I’m sorry. Please don’t mind them. Izumi Azuma-san—— Azuma Sorry, but I have plans after this. Izumi I have something I would like to talk to you about, so I’ll wait until you get home. Azuma You don’t have to wait. I’m not coming home anyway. Izumi —— Azuma Let’s go. Madam-like Woman Are you sure? Azuma ...Yes. Izumi Azuma-san... Tsumugi ...Shall we go home? Izumi (I wonder what’s wrong. I’d never seen him look that stubborn before.) Izumi (In the end, he really didn’t come home yesterday...) Azuma Good morning. Izumi Good morning. Azuma Sorry about yesterday. Izumi It’s nothing... Tsumugi Azuma-san, where have you been going every day? Azuma ...I’m thinking of going back to work. Izumi You mean going back to work as a sleeping partner? Azuma Yeah. So I’m thinking of moving out of the dorm. Izumi What!? Tsumugi There’s no need for you to move out of the dorm... Azuma But I’ll just make everyone worry if I stay. The rhythm of our lifestyles is different. Homare Indeed, staying here may be a demerit if you cannot partake in two meals. Hisoka ...Moving out. Tasuku Well, if you live close then you can still attend practice. I don’t see the problem. Azuma That’s right... Tsumugi If it’s because I made a fuss about nothing, I will be careful from now on. Azuma No, it’s fine. It’s more comfortable for me that way too... Izumi Azuma-san, are you serious about this? Azuma ...Why? Izumi Nothing... (Somehow he’s making a gloomy face, and he doesn’t look like he really wants to move out of the dorm though...)
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