| Omi | Good morning. |
| Banri | Morniii— Whoa, Omi, you've got some serious dark circles. |
| Azami | You don't look well. Are you feeling all right? |
| Izumi | (He seemed all right when he came home last night...) |
| Did you get enough sleep? |
| Omi | I, uh, had some stuff to work on. |
| Izumi | Don't push yourself too hard. |
| Omi | Yeah. |
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| Izumi | Anyway, that's all for today. Great work, guys. |
| Taichi | Great work, y'all! |
| Omi | Yeah. |
| Izumi | (Omi-kun's performance was fine, but he still seems a bit under the weather...) |
| I wonder if his job is giving him too much work... |
| Sakyo | Even if he knows that he should be careful balancing work and acting, he probably can't help but keep working until everything's done. |
| Izumi | Yeah, he's a really hard worker... |
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| Omi | ...... |
| (Today I'm making a pork soup, not the usual chicken.) |
| (The pork miso soup I had at Nachi's was delicious. I haven't got any barley miso, but I'll try making it with red and white miso.) |
| ...... |
| (Why would Nachi have wanted to disband the Wolves...?) |
| ...... |
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| Taichi | Wow, that pork miso soup looks great! |
| Azami | Thanks for the food. |
| Juza | ...Hm? |
| Taichi | Um... |
| Citron | This soup tastes quite brand! |
| Azami | You mean bland. |
| Omi | What? Really? |
| ...... |
| Sorry, I didn't add enough miso. I'll go add some more. |
| Izumi | No, no, it's fine! We can still eat it. |
| Taichi | It still tastes good! |
| Azami | The low salt content is good for a certain grandpa here. |
| Sakyo | Who are you calling "grandpa"? |
| Juza | Omi-san never messes up the flavor... |
| Izumi | I'm feeling a bit of deja vu here... |
| Sakyo | Something similar happened during The Stranger. |
| Taichi | Oh, yeah. He accidentally put soy sauce in the paella. |
| Citron | Whoo! Paella! |
| Banri | Yeah, it was like Japanese fusion cooking. |
| Omi | I didn't think I'd mess up this badly... |
| Director, would you mind letting me cook dinner tomorrow as well? I'd like to make a better pork miso soup. |
| Izumi | Huh? The soup's fine, really— |
| Omi | I can't rest until I perfect it. Please. |
| Izumi | Um, okay... |
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| Izumi | I think this should be enough, considering our past budgets for Autumn. |
| Sakyo | Yeah, I think it should be fine. |
| Izumi | All right, I'll lock that in... |
| Sakyo | ...... |
| Izumi | I hope Omi-kun's doing all right. |
| Sakyo | He's been acting strange all morning. |
| Izumi | He's still performing well during practise, but he's been spacing out a lot during break time. |
| And it's not like him to mess up the flavor of his dishes. Maybe he's got something on his mind, like during The Stranger... |
| Sakyo | If there's nothing wrong with his acting... it must be work-related. |
| He says he's gotten used to the job, but he's still pretty low on the ranks. It can't be easy balancing both that and playing a lead role. |
| I wish I could do something to make his life a bit easier. I need to give as much support as possible, as his co-lead. |
| Izumi | Yeah... |
| Sakyo | If worst comes to worst, I'll kick his ass. |
| Izumi | Um, yeah... |
| (I feel like he's already kicking everyone's asses on the regular, though.) |
| If Omi-kun comes to you for help, be nice to him, okay? |
| He's always fussing over everyone like a big brother. The only one that can fuss for him is you, since you're the only one who's older than him in Autumn. |
| That's probably not easy for you to do, though... |
| Sakyo | ...I'm not all stick and no carrot, you know. |
| Izumi | Y-Yeah, I know...! |
| Sakyo | Well, it's up to him to come to me first. |
| Izumi | By the way, if you ever want someone to fuss over you, you can come to me! |
| Sakyo | And what would you do? Make me eat curry? |
| Izumi | Hey, that's not all I've got, you know! |
| Sakyo | Thanks for the offer. I'll keep it in mind. |
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| Omi | Huaaah... |
| Juza | You look tired. |
| Omi | Oh, um, yeah, I am a little tired. |
| Sakyo | ...... |
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| Omi | "Now even opening the fridge is scary... Last night was a weird night." |
| "What was that noise?" |
| ..."I hope I don't get jumped with a sword again." |
| Azami | "Whoa!" |
| Omi | "And who are you?" |
| Azami | "Who, me? I'm a tenant here, and—" |
| Omi | "Don't lie to me. I'm the manager." |
| Azami | "Man, what the hell? What does Akebozo Inn need a manager for?" |
| Omi | "It's Akebono. You sure have a lot of attitude for someone who's trespassing. You want me to call the cops?" |
| Izumi | (He's really focused during practise, but... I'm still a little worried about how spaced out he is outside of practise.) |
| All right, that's it for now. We'll come back in fifteen minutes. |
| Omi | Okay. |
| Azami | Sure. |
| Omi | ...(sigh) |
| Izumi | ...... |
| Taichi | Can I talk to you, Director-sensei? |
| Izumi | ? |
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| Izumi | What's up? |
| Taichi | I want to talk to you about Omi-kun... |
| Izumi | You've noticed too, huh? |
| Taichi | I fell asleep first the night before last, but yesterday, I could hear Omi-kun reading something after lights-out. |
| It reminded me of how I was during Mantou Fist... |
| I kept reading the script late at night because I was so excited to be the lead, and Omi-kun told me not to push myself too hard. |
| So I spoke to him, but he told me that it was something work gave him, not the script. |
| I can't really say anything to him if it's his job, y'know? |
| But it's not good for him to push himself like that... But I don't know what I should do... |
| Izumi | I see... I think the best you can do for now is to keep an eye on him. |
| Of course, Sakyo-san and I will also look out for him, but you're in the best position to do so as his roommate. |
| Could I ask you to do that for us? |
| Taichi | 'Course! |
| Izumi | Thanks. |
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| Omi | "...You want some?" |
| Sakyo | "But, what is it?" |
| Omi | "You'll find out if you put that sword away." |
| Sakyo | "For a pot of such suspicious nature? I'm not sure that's wise." |
| Omi | "Fine, then don't have any." |
| Sakyo | "Ggh... Fine. I shall partake." |
| "This flavor... is most exquisite! Every ingredient melts in perfect harmony; each flavor distinct, yet perfectly balanced... Just like a symphony in the hands of a seasoned orchestra!" |
| "Never has my tongue been graced by something so delightful, nor have my eyes witnessed such a perfect marriage." |
| Omi | "It's just pork miso sou—" |
| Sakyo | Fushimi? |
| Omi | ...Sorry. |
| "It's just pork miso soup, nothing fancy." |
| Sakyo | "Allow me to apologize for my outburst. I am sorry." |
| Izumi | (Yeah, there's something going on with Omi-kun...) |
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| Izumi | That's all the areas of concern from today. Anyone have anything else to add? |
| Omi | Sorry about my slip-up today. |
| Banri | You mean when you flubbed that line? |
| Taichi | 'S fine, it was nothing! |
| Omi | I'll make it up to you guys by making that pork miso soup even better tonight. |
| Izumi | I think I should do dinner tonight instead. You seem really tired. |
| Omi | I can handle it. |
| Izumi | But... |
| Omi | I can only rest easy after I perfect that pork miso soup. |
| Izumi | (He seems really fixated on that soup...) |
| Sakyo | ...No. |
| Omi | Huh? |
| Sakyo | Fushimi, I'm banning you from cooking. |
| Omi | What...? |
| Taichi | No cooking for Omi-kun?! |
| Juza | What? Why? |
| Sakyo | It's obvious that you're having trouble balancing work and acting. You'll tire yourself out even more if you're also on dinner duty. |
| Omi | But I— |
| Sakyo | No buts. From now until the play finishes, you're banned from even stepping foot into the Mankai kitchen. |
| Omi | Wait, but— |
| I swear cooking isn't going to tire me out. It helps me relax, and I need it for the character— |
| Sakyo | Why are you so obsessed with it these days? It seems to me like you're relying on it as a crutch for a bigger problem. |
| Omi | ...... |
| Sakyo | Sort your flubs out during practise, not outside. |
| Omi | ...I understand. |
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Sakyo Furuichi The dorm will not be providing dinner tonight, so get it sorted yourselves. |
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| Banri | Dang, he's already got it in the group chat. |
| Juza | Sakyo-san's dead serious about this... |
| Azami | What should I have for dinner... |
| Omi | ...... |
| Izumi | (Sakyo-san really wasn't joking about kicking his ass...) |
| (As drastic as it is, maybe it's what we need to do. We don't want to pile more tasks onto Omi-kun's plate.) |
