Azuma | …… |
| No… Wait… |
| ―― |
| …hah, it was just a dream. |
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Izumi | Let’s eat. |
Tsumugi | Let’s eat. |
Homare | It is cheese omelette today. 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 get 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 | See you later. |
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 child, you know. [1] |
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.) |
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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? |
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Izumi | (He’s not in the lounge either. I wonder if he went somewhere…) |
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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. |
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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 | … |
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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…) |
| (He shows up to practice like always and he doesn’t really seem to be acting strange though…) |
| (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. |
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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! |
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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 with someone that looks like a madam – isn’t that Azuma-san!? |
Tsumugi | —Let’s go after them! |
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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 everyday 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. |
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Izumi | Azuma-san… |
Tsumugi | …Let’s go home? |
Izumi | (I wonder what’s wrong… I’d never seen him look that stubborn before.) |
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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…) |