| Azami | ...... |
| (It's been a while since I've gone home from school by myself... Kumon and Shifuto both happen to be working today, which is rare.) |
| (I'm hungry... What's for dinner today?) |
| ...... |
| (Curry... Not that I mind, but I wish I could have Omi-san's cooking.) |
| Omi | ...... |
| Azami | Omi-san...? |
| Omi | Hey, Azami. Heading home? |
| Azami | Were you at the supermarket? |
| Omi | Yeah, I got off work early today. |
| Azami | Hm? But you're not on shopping duty today, are you? |
| Omi | Ah... Um... This isn't for the dorm. |
| Azami | ? |
| Omi | Guess I have no reason to hide it from you. |
| Would you like to come with me? Not trying to bribe you or anything. |
| Azami | Yeah, I don't mind. |
| |
| Omi | I'm home. |
| Kai | Welcome back. |
| Gaku | Omi-nii, I'm hungry! |
| Omi | I'll start cooking soon, so hang tight. |
| Azami | Hello. |
| Gaku | Who's this, Omi-nii? |
| Omi | This is Azami. He's in the same troupe as me. |
| Azami, these are my brothers, Kai and Gaku. |
| Azami | Hey. |
| Kai | Nice to meet you. |
| Omi | The cooking ban was making me too restless, so I came home to cook... |
| Juza was the one who suggested I cook outside the dorm, since I'm technically only banned from the dorm kitchen. |
| Azami | Oh, I see. |
| Omi | I still feel a little guilty, though. |
| Azami | Not like you really have to listen to what shitty Sakyo says, anyway. |
| Omi | Haha, okay. I feel a little less guilty, now. |
| Make yourself at home. I'll be back soon. |
| Azami | Aight. |
| Kai | Omi-nii, I'll help. |
| Omi | Sorry for the trouble. |
| Kai | It's fine! I get to steal more cooking techniques from you, anyway. |
| Gaku | Are you in high school, Azami? |
| Azami | Yeah. First year. |
| Gaku | You look so strong! You do any sport? |
| Azami | Nope. |
| Gaku | Aw, what a shame! |
| Oh yeah, have you read this manga? It's really good! The newest volume just came out. |
| Azami | Oh yeah, I've read that. |
| Gaku | Really? You know, this one's actually a sequel, and— |
| |
| Omi's Dad | Thanks for the meal. |
| Gaku | Thanks for the meal! |
| Omi's Dad | It's been a while since you've brought a friend home, Omi! |
| Gaku | It's been so long since we've had Omi-nii's cooking! Yum! |
| Azami | Same. It tastes even better than I remember. |
| Kai | Don't you always have it at the dorm, though? |
| Omi | Oh, you know, stuff happened, so. |
| Kai | Hmm... |
| Azami | Glad I ran into you on the way back. |
| Omi | Haha. |
| |
| Omi's Dad | You should stay the night! You don't come home very often anymore. |
| Omi | I've got practise tomorrow morning as well, so... |
| Azami | Thanks for having me. |
| Gaku | Do you want to borrow this, Azami? |
| Azami | Yeah, thanks. |
| Omi | What manga is that? |
| Gaku | It's about biker gangs! It's the prequel to a manga about delinquents that's running right now. |
| Omi | Oh, is that the one Kai's collecting? |
| Kai | I didn't buy it though, I just found the one volume at home. |
| Omi | You didn't buy it? Then, who did? |
| Kai | I thought you did? |
| Omi | No, I— |
| |
| *flashback* |
| |
| Nachi | Dude, you should read this manga! It's awesome! |
| Omi | The hell is this? |
| Nachi | Gangs, dude. Biker gangs! Here, you can have it, but promise me you'll read it! |
| |
| *flashback end* |
| |
| Omi | ...... |
| Azami | Omi-san? |
| Omi | Oh, sorry. Let's head back. |
| I'll see you guys another time! |
| Omi's Dad | Take care. |
| Gaku | See ya! |
| |
| Omi | Sorry Gaku kept bothering you. I hope he wasn't too much of a pain. |
| Azami | He was fine. |
| Omi | He's the baby of the family, so I'm sure he was just happy to have someone younger than him to talk to. |
| Azami | There's no one at school he can talk to? He seems like someone all the students would love to have as their senpai. |
| Omi | He's the captain of the boxing team at school, so he has to make sure the underclassmen respect him, apparently. |
| Azami | Boxing, huh? No wonder he's built like that. |
| Omi | He may look big now, but on the inside, he's still the same kid I've always known. |
| Azami | You guys get along so well. They probably held up well enough when you ran away from home, huh. |
| Omi | Ahh, yeah. My brothers are a lot more... sensible than I was at that age. |
| Kai's cooking has improved ever since I moved out, which is good. He helped me a lot with dinner tonight, too. |
| When I called them, I pretended that I was going home to give Kai a break from cooking, but... |
| Azami | If you want to cook that badly, just tell it to shitty Sakyo's face. |
| Omi | No, I know he's doing this because he's worried about me, so I want to respect his feelings. |
| Azami | Hm... Well, it's his loss, so. |
| Omi | What do you mean? |
| Azami | He used to work a lot of late nights before he joined Mankai, and being the stingy ass he is, he always ate really cheap crap. |
| But now, he always tries to finish early so he can eat at the dorm whenever you're on dinner duty. |
| Kind of surprised me since he's such a workaholic, but I guess that's just how much he loves your cooking. |
| Omi | Maybe, maybe not. I mean, he tells me it tastes good and all, but... |
| I've spent a lot of time trying to get Sakyo-san's taste down pat, but his reaction's always pretty much the same. |
| Azami | Why don't you just ask him about it, then? |
| Omi | Who, Sakyo-san? |
| Azami | Yeah. Ask him if he misses your cooking. |
| Omi | ...Pff, haha. I don't think I'm strong enough for that. |
| Azami | Yeah, don't think shitty Sakyo will answer honestly, anyway. |
| Omi | Haha. |
| Azami | But man, now that I've remembered just how good your cooking is, waiting for the ban to lift is going to be even more painful. |
| Omi | Any requests for when the ban lifts? |
| Azami | ...How about the chicken and green pepper stir-fry thing that you made before? |
| Omi | Sure. |
| (It makes me really happy that there are so many people who like my cooking.) |
