Tsukiuta. Girls’ 1st Season CD August – “Maneki Manekare Omatsuri Mode"

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1. OP (Mini-Drama)

 

[A number of alarms go off.]

 

Matsuri: Hrrm...

 

Nebutan: Hey~! Matsuri! Matsuri-chan, girlie!

WAKE! UP!

 

Matsuri: Mm. ...A tanuki raccoon’s talking.

 

Nebutan: I’m no tanuki, dangit!

I’m your adorable Beckoning Cat-shaped robot, Nebutan, at your service~!✨

A cutie-pie of a mascot who can move and talk!

I’m your own adorable child, that you built yourself, right?

 

Matsuri: ...You’re not my child.

 

Nebutan: WH—SO MEAN!

 

Matsuri: But... yeah. Good morning, Nebutan.

 

Nebutan: Yeah, yeah. Top of the mornin’ t’you. Gosh, this girl... There’s no mattress in sight, but you’re buried in junk and odds’n ends. Good grief...

 

Matsuri: *yawns*

 

Nebutan: Hey, now! Wake up!

Akane’s made lunch for you!

 

Matsuri: ...Lunch? It’s lunch?

...Huh? What about breakfast?

 

Nebutan: You’re the one who slept in till this late, girl.

 

[Matsuri’s stomach growls.]

 

Matsuri: Oh, so that’s it. I’m hungry.

...Morning, Akane. Today’s meal looks delicious as always. I’ll eat my breakfast, too.

Ah. I’ll eat over there in my room. I’m in the middle of working.

Then... I’m digging in.

Hmm. A huge heaping of curry right after I wake up... is plain wonderful.

Absolutely wonderful.

 

Nebutan: Matsuri~ Don’t eat while you’re fiddling around on your keyboard! It’s bad manners.

 

Matsuri: But I want to hurry up and finish this... playing card shuffling machine!

It’ll shuffle the set of playing cards in its possession completely, and in a split-second!

It complies with the number of people playing the game when it shuffles, and it shares the proper number of cards to each person!

It’s a useful and good dearie~

 

Nebutan: Uh, sure... You’re always reaching a dubious point with your inventions where no one knows whether or not it’s practical...

I don’t get what’s going on in that head of such a weirdo inventor~

 

Matsuri: And what was my first invention?

 

Nebutan: Me~!

 

Matsuri: And because I created you, Nebutan, I’m?

 

Nebutan: A genius~! ♡

 

Matsuri: As long as you get it. ...Thanks for the meal.

...It’s not really enough. I’ll eat a snack, too.

Um... Nebutan, don’t you need to charge?

 

Nebutan: Mm? Aah, I guess so. But it’s fine. My selling point’s that I’m generated in an eco-friendly way, right?

But see, it’s cloudy outside? Apparently, it’ll clear up in the afternoon, so I’ll wait till then to sunbathe~

 

Matsuri: Got it. But, Nebutan, your processing speed’s been going down.

 

Nebutan: Yeah, and it’s ‘cuz you keep workin’ me hard day in, day out, just because I’m too good!

The capacity for risk is goin’ through the roof, me girl!

 

Matsuri: Mm. Got it. Then, for now, I’ll back up the unused data and put it into the server.

Wired connection activated. Moving data.

 

Nebutan: Fwahhh~ Haha~! My heart’s being washed clean~

 

Matsuri: Yeah, yeah.

 

[Thunder rumbles.]

 

Matsuri: Mm? Was that... thunder just now!? *gasps* Oh, no!

 

[Electricity strikes the building.]

 

Nebutan: GWAHHHHAHHH!

 

Matsuri: N-Nebutan!?

I-It’s a blackout! *gasps* I haven’t saved my work data!

U-Uh... Nebutan! Nebutan, answer me! ...He’s shorted out.

A-Akane... what about the breakers? Recovered?

...Got it. That’s good. My data and Nebutan are...

 

Nebutan: Uh-ungh... Whew, I got the shivers... Freed from obstructive thoughts...

 

[He shuts off.]

 

Matsuri: Nebutan!? ...Uh. Looks like the memory circuit’s unharmed. But... no energy’s going into him...

I don’t usually hook him up with the cable, so this sort of thing’s never happened before. And of all things...

Aah...! Nebutan! What do I do...?

...Akane... Mm... Nebutan’s fine. I’m pretty sure I can fix him.

But it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to turn him back on for a while, and my work data’s been totally lost...

Uugh... I hate... lightning. I hate... blackouts. ...Stupid cumulonimbus clouds.

 

-

 

Matsuri: I don’t have an issue with paying the limited express fee. All that’s left are these accessories and... Ah, I have to buy this and this.

Add to cart, and... there. Order.

I’m so glad my laptop didn’t get affected.

If I couldn’t use online shopping, I don’t know when I would’ve been able to restore things.

Nebutan. Wait until the parts get delivered, okay? The money’s not an issue. I’ve got income from the patents in savings.

I’ll make use of express deliveries as generously as I can.

...Nebutan...

 

...It’s incredibly quiet without Nebutan. I feel like I could make progress with my inventions this way, but I’ve got zero motivation to do anything.

It’s hot... Is the AC not on...?

...Hmm? It’s not turning on...!

No way... this also broke down!? No... I’m gonna get steamed!

 

I can’t take this... At this rate... I’ll die from the heat...!

Cool air... Where are you, cool air!?

The hallway... floor... The floor’s a little cooler!

Ah... Mizuki. “Thanks for what happened a while back!”

...Ahh. About when I lent you an air purifier? Glad to hear it helped you out.

...Who, me? My current state’s the result of nature having its way with me. A lifestyle of absorbing coolness from the floor.

The mainframe there... The AC... and Nebutan, too... it’s because lightning came crashing down...! And ended them all...

 

Hmm? “I’ve brought an event I’d like to recommend to someone like you!”

Aah—Wait. I can walk. I can walk, so you don’t have to pull on me...

 

...A yukata? What am I supposed to do with this? Wear it? Why?

...What... did you say!? Say it again.

A festival? A FESTIVAL? A FESTIVAL!?

There’s a festival today!?

 

Fweh... Fuhehehe...! Fuh... Fuheheh! FUHEHEHEHEH!

A FESTIVAL? IT’S TIIIIIME!

I’ve been waiting for the summer festivals! Bon dancing! Stalls, yukata, and FIREWORKS~!

That’s right! That’s so right! It’s almost time for Obon! It’s festival season! The SEASON of FESTIVALS!

Known as the festival freak to me and everyone else, my very name Motomiya Matsuri has it all – to think that I could forget about festivals...!

I’m unworthy of the title now!

What low spirits? They’re getting blasted away right at this very moment! YAHAAA!

Thanks for telling me, Mizuki! Then, help me wear it!

 

-

 

Hwaaah~! This is great! The number of stalls and just how big the venue is... it’s a cut above last year’s!

When are they gonna do the fireworks~?

Umm? Looks like there’s still some time until they shoot ‘em up.

I guess I’ll wander around the venue and check out what they have until then!

I wonder if I’ll be able to get to everything~? Ufufufu!

 

[Matsuri talks to herself.]

 

I love festivals just as much as I love inventions and experimentation.

 

First up, I gotta have a mask, right? And when you get a mask, you obviously have to go with~ this one! The fox!

Put this on my head like so... Mmhmm! Nice!

 

Ever since I was young, I’ve been in the company of adults as I experimented constantly.

I sought out a place where I could properly let my childish side burst out.

Here, at least... I could let loose as much as I wanted. And no one would get upset.

Anytime, anyone can remain a kid here.

 

Stall person! Lemme give this a go!

My goal is first prize... and nothing else! I’ll hit it!

Ah, shoot~! I missed!

 

Even me, someone who’s acknowledged as an oddity by myself and others, can enjoy the same thing as everyone else.

It’s a precious place to me.

 

Takoyaki, yakisoba, cotton candy, and candied apples! Nice!

They’re totally equipped with the typical food you’d expect!

I’m gonna have a taste of ‘em all~! Three chocolate bananas, too! Ah, no...

Five, please!

 

Everyone else...

Who was... “everyone” again...?

 

Ooh! They’re doing the Bon dance! Nebutan, look! Over there!

...Ah. That’s right. ...He’s not with me right now.

 

Everyone... meant friends.

I wanted friends.

That’s why I made Nebutan.

 

Ufufu! Like this? No, is it like this? How’m I supposed to dance the Bon dance again?

Ufufufu!

 

Thanks to Nebutan, I was no longer alone.

I also stopped being afraid of talking to others. But now... he’s not here.

 

Ahaha! Phew... I’m exhausted. I’m bad with exerting myself too much, so I guess I must’ve pushed myself too hard?

I have to rest a little... Since there’s still tons of places I wanna check out.

Whew... Maybe I should take a break on this staircase?

 

...Ufufu. Everyone looks like they’re having fun.

That’s a family there, and that’s a couple. Are those people friends?

Friends, huh...?

Even if I didn’t have Nebutan, I should’ve invited someone else...

I get along with everyone else in the dorms, and none of them hate festivals...

If I invited them, they surely would’ve... come and hung out with me, right...?

Maybe I should... call over Akane?

 

[Someone runs up to Matsuri.]

 

...! A-Akane!? Akane, it’s you! You came over, too!

Huh? Everyone was looking for me? Why...?

 

Eh—Ah—You were planning to have us come all together in a group!?

G-gotcha... It’s because... we’re friends...

Got it...! *giggles*

All right! Then let’s go check out the stalls together, Akane!

 

[They walk together.]

 

There were tons of delicious-looking stalls! There was also tons of food! I’ve already eaten takoyaki, ikayaki, okonomiyaki, and the chocolate bananas, so how about we eat yakisoba, buttered potatoes or grilled corn and stuff!

Also, let’s pull the lotteries or play some games! And we can check out the fireworks...

...Ah! Mizuki! Mizuki, you’re here too?

Ah...! Yuno, too? Tsubaki and Reina, too!

You’re all here!

Oh, jeez! I get it now! You were all here!

 

[The fireworks go off.]

 

It’s the fireworks...!

 

-

 

Phew... That was fun. I went crazy as I wanted...

It feels weird, now that I’m back in my room. Thanks for hanging out with me, Akane.

...My excitement levels? Ah. I dispelled Festival Mode the instant we got back to the dorms.

I’m switching to energy-saving mode now. It made for a good change of pace, so I think I can get grinding on restoring Nebutan.

...Mmhmm. Nice to hear. Akane. I had fun today.

Let’s go to a festival again someday.

This time, I’ll go with everyone... and with Nebutan from the start.

4. ED (Mini-Drama)

 

[The school bell rings.]

 

Matsuri: ...I’m sleepy. I’m hungry. That cloud... looks like a donut... Looks tasty...

...Uh. Ah, yes, ma’am. I’m listening. Yes. Really and truly. Urk—You’ve got a scary look on your face.

Yes. I know where I stand. It’s summer vacation right now, and I’m the only one who’s taking supplementary lessons.

Because I dealt to myself the fatal mistake of falling asleep during the tests, I’m using up a portion of your precious time to thoroughly study contemporary literature.

I do feel terribly sorry. I’m also very motivated. However...

I’m so hungry that my brain isn’t working...

 

-

 

It’s over...

I don’t think really many people can say that they’ve studied while having their teacher share a portion of their snacks with them.

After seeing the donut-looking cloud, I got a donut from the teacher... Mm. A miracle.

The sky’s so blue.

 

-

 

I’m home.

Phew, it’s so cool in here~. Ah. I don’t hate summer skies, but when it’s too hot, that’s a problem for me. The power of modern civilization is beautiful.

I didn’t know what’d end up happening to me after they broke down during the heap of failures a while back, but it’s a real relief that the manufacturer came ASAP.

I’m home, Akane. The AC’s fixed, huh?

Mmhmm. That’s good to hear. I could’ve fixed it too, but Mizuki stopped me when I mentioned that I’d want to add a talking feature, or a pursuit sensor to it.

Ah. Speaking of pursuit sensor... Nebutan’s parts arrived!

With this, I’ll finally be able to repair him!

Repair, repair~

 

All right. With this, he can activate his head, at least.

Switch on.

Nebutan, wake up. How many fingers do you see on my hands?

 

Nebutan: ...Including on your feet... 20 appendages.

 

Matsuri: Organism body scan is in working condition.

 

Nebutan: What day’s it to... HEYYY! OBON’S OVER!?

Five days’ve passed since I passed out!? C’mon, why didn’tcha wake me up, Matsuri-chan~!?

 

Matsuri: Nebutan is immediately at high levels of energy. Working condition there.

I can’t do anything about Obon having ended. A lot of your parts are custom-made, so I had no choice but to wait until the manufacturer’s Obon break ended.

 

Nebutan: That reason’s so freakin’ pragmatic!

 

Matsuri: Despite what you might think, I was betting on express delivery for the fastest possible speed.

 

Nebutan: For real? Thanks, girlie!

Express delivery, eh? Awesome! How much extra was it?

 

Matsuri: *ka-ching~* 514 yen, tax included.

 

Nebutan: I don’t really know just how passionate you were to help me with that price tag, girl! Thanks anyway!

Eh? Huh, why’re you wearing your school uniform? Isn’t it summer vacation?

 

Matsuri: I was taking supplementary lessons, because I fell asleep during my contemporary lit exam.

 

Nebutan: Fell asleep? Good gracious, my girl. You’re a smart cookie, so work a little harder, why don’tcha?

If you get serious about it, being first place in your grade wouldn’t be impossible.

 

Matsuri: Unfortunately, if I can’t activate my skills during the crucial moment, I can’t really call that my strength.

Looks like I’m not really meant for studying in school.

Nebutan: Oh—Oh...

Oddly fearless at the weirdest places, aren’t you? Hey, wait!

 

[Matsuri begins taking off her clothes.]

 

Matsuri: My button-up’s so hot... There we go.

 

Nebutan: DON’T TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF OUTTA NOWHEREEEEEEE!

Hey, hey, hey! Stop it, stop it, stop it! Do not strip your clothes so brazenly!

Are you really a teenage girl!?

 

Matsuri: I’m wearing a tank top.

 

Nebutan: Even if that’s the case, don’t do that sorta thing outside, got it?

 

Matsuri: Hm? ...Okay, got it. Anyway, I’m going to start your repairs.

 

-

 

Matsuri: Ngh... Nngh... My body hurts. I’m stiff as a board. Nebutan, Nebutan?

 

Nebutan: Yah? You woke up?

 

Matsuri: Oh, your upper half’s fixed!

 

Nebutan: You’re the one who fixed it! Y’don’t remember? Well, yeah. You were totally oblivious to Akane’s voice, too.

 

Matsuri: Eh? Really? What time is it right now? ...Oh. It’s lunchtime. I missed out on eating breakfast...

Akane, I want to eat lunch. Akane...?

 

Nebutan: Good grief. I knew you weren’t listening.

 

Matsuri: What do you mean?

 

Nebutan: Mm. It’s faster showing you instead of having to explain. I recorded it. Here, watch.

 

Matsuri: “Next is to reconnect the circuit...”

 

Nebutan: “Hey, Matsuri~! Akane’s callin’ for you.”

 

Matsuri: “She doesn’t have to wake me up tomorrow morning. Welder, welder...”

 

Nebutan: “Not that! Akane said she’s goin’ back to her home tomorrow. She wanted to know if you wanted her to make you a meal ahead of time.”

 

Matsuri: “I can handle it somehow. Ah, I made a mistake here... Ugh, what’ll I do here? The wire lead’s stuck together... I’ll have to replace it with a new one.”

 

Nebutan: “Matsuri-chan? Are you sure you’re paying attention?”

 

Matsuri: “Mmhmm. Parts, parts.”

 

Nebutan: “Girlie’s too far gone.”

 

Matsuri: “Nebutan, you’re too loud. I’m gonna turn off your power.”

 

Matsuri: ...*gasping* How could I have... let this happen...!?

 

Nebutan: Knew it. You weren’t listening, were you?

 

Matsuri: Wh... What about food!?

 

Nebutan: No meals prepped for you~ ‘Cuz you said you could handle it somehow~

 

Matsuri: No way...! There’s no way I can do it...! Not to brag about myself, but my lifestyle skills are nonexistent.

I can’t even cook rice...

 

Nebutan: *chuckling* Oh, you really can’t brag about yourself with that.

 

Matsuri: It’s not just food. Cleaning, laundry, even washing my back in the bath... I’ve lived my whole life letting others handle it.

Haah... This is bad. I picture a despair-filled scene in my future.

By tomorrow, I’ll have been buried in this pile of junk, having died of thirst.

 

Nebutan: Too soon! It’s a little too soon for you to die of thirst in one day!

 

Matsuri: *chuckling despondently* Nebutan, you have it real good... Because you’re solar-powered, you won’t get hungry as long as the sun’s out.

Maybe I should pull those generation panels off of you.

 

Nebutan: Come agaaain!?

 

Matsuri: We’ll be together in death!

 

[Both of them struggle against the other.]

 

Nebutan: Why’d you jump to that conclusion!? Don’t give up! Don’t give up, girlie!

Some big-name geezer said before, “If you give up, your life’s already over,” y’know!?

 

[T/N: This quote is from the basketball manga Slam Dunk, a famous line from the coach Mitsuyoshi Anzai. The original says “the match is already over,” but Nebutan changes it to “your life.”

Matsuri’s response acknowledges the change in wording.]

 

Matsuri: ...What’s up with that encouragement? Too dramatic. But that’s right. I should try calming down.

Deep breaths. Hah... Phew. Hah... Phew.

 

Nebutan: Good going, good going~

 

Matsuri: First, I’ll think about whether or not I have any inventions I can use in this situation.

 

Nebutan: Yes, that! That sounds good!

 

Matsuri: Hm... Ah, with my sleep device, I could spend the whole time sleeping until Akane comes back.

Ah—Er, actually, no. That’s something that forcibly causes the body to feel tired and makes it fall asleep. If I use it on myself when I’m already hungry...!

I’d die once I woke up! ...I’ve run out of options.

 

Nebutan: Too soon. Seriously.

 

Matsuri: I don’t have anything... Nothing at all...! I’ve only made things that I wanted to make, whenever I wanted to make it, so I don’t have any inventions that could actually serve a purpose in this situation!

And the only thing I see is this pseudo-tanuki raccoon who only knows how to retort...!

GODDAMN.

 

Nebutan: And she insulted me like it was the natural flow of things! You’re my own darned inventor!

 

Matsuri: Emergency rescue. I’ll call someone in the dorms.

...It’s not working... No one’s picking up.

...It doesn’t hurt to ask, so... Nebutan, can you do anything? *chuckles* You can’t, can you?

 

Nebutan: Aah. I wanna refuse your arbitrary decision with all my energy, but considering I got nothing but my top half, I’m totally powerless~

But it’s fine! ‘Cuz I don’t get hungry~

AAH! THE SUNLIGHT’S SO TASTY~

 

Matsuri: Ugh... Damn you... Disgusting traitor... Haah...

Looks like I’ve got no choice but to get through this myself.

...This... This is...!

 

Nebutan: Wassup?

 

Matsuri: I found curry! In an instant boil-in-the-bag packet!

Basically... Akane’s curry... wasn’t always handmade. Grr... grr... grr...

 

Nebutan: AYY! Don’t grip the curry so hard, it splats everywhere!

Isn’t it fine that she takes it easy sometimes? You’ve got all these crazy-high demands even though you don’t make it yourself! What are you, a high school boy in dreamland!?

 

Matsuri: But if she makes it this way... I don’t feel enough love from it... sniffle.

 

Nebutan: Oh, god, this girl’s excitement levels are freaked up because she’s running on an empty stomach.

Aah, c’mon, see! There was curry! Just eat that and survive.

 

Matsuri: Mm...

 

Nebutan: Wassup? You’ve got the pot in hand, but you’re just standing there.

 

Matsuri: ...How do you boil water?

 

Nebutan: THAT’S WHERE YOU’RE STARTING!?

 

Matsuri: Put water in. Turn on the fire.

 

Nebutan: That’s the grill! The place where people grill fish! Will this girl be okay...?

 

[The curry is boiling.]

 

Matsuri: *excitedly* Is the curry good yet?

Ack, HOT! It’s hot! How could Akane handle a pot this hot!?

Ah, that’s right. The item known as a potholder is used at times like this!

Uugh... It’s hot... hot...

FWAAHAH! My hand! It’s on my hand! Water! Water~!

Haah... Curry complete~... I knew I was a genius.

 

Nebutan: ...I can’t say anything.

 

Matsuri: ...Ah. There’s... no rice.

 

Nebutan: Well... How ‘bout you just eat the roux for the time being?

 

Matsuri: Do you think that’s possible? I-I’m digging in...

Phew... pheww... hm.

GH—I-it’s so spicy! SPICY! I can’t take it, I can’t take it! U-uhh... My tongue’s all numb...

And it tastes different from how it usually does...!

I want rice...

 

Nebutan: Go to the convenience store! There’s microwaveable rice there, right?

 

Matsuri: Today’s hotter than it was yesterday. I don’t wanna go outside.

 

Nebutan: Think that’s a deal worse off than dying of thirst?

 

[Matsuri’s stomach growls.]

 

Matsuri: I’m hungry~... Nebutan, you sure have it good. Because you’re fine even without having to eat.

 

Nebutan: I have it tough, too. I suffer knowing that I can’t properly taste delicious food.

 

Matsuri: But you’re almost never inconvenienced by getting hungry, right? I envy you.

Just because I created useful things through inventions, I wouldn’t automatically gain some lifestyle skills.

It’s at times like this that my level of survival as an organism is being tested.

 

Nebutan: You’re stretching things a bit~ As long as you’ve got water, you won’t die all that easy, right?

 

Matsuri: You don’t understand a thing, Nebutan.

Inventing uses my brain. Using my brain exerts calories. Exerting calories empties my stomach. That comes hand-in-hand with extreme pain and agony.

That’s why, while I’m awake and inventing, I’ve had to frequently consume meals.

Unless I don’t... I won’t be able to do anything.

But...!

 

Nebutan: Hey! Matsuri-chan!?

 

Matsuri: I can’t do this anymore...! Nebutan... I’m sorry.

Let’s meet again... in our next lives.

I’ll be back.

 

Nebutan: Are you gonna die or not? Which one!? Keep a grip on yourself, Matsuri!

You’re not even done with my repairs!

 

Matsuri: Akane... In my final moments... I wanted to eat one of Akane’s... meals...

 

Nebutan: MATSURIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!

 

-

 

[Curry is bubbling on the stovetop.]

 

Matsuri: ...Hm? Huh...? It sorta... smells good. Is this... curry?

...Strange. I should have died of thirst. Wait, could this be heaven!?

*gasps* Akane... Why are you here? I thought you went back home?

Er, no, well... This is heaven, so there’s no way you could be here. So basically, this person here, who highly resembles Akane... is an angel!?

*clasps hands together* My lovely angel! I want to eat curry!

Nebutan: Girl. Quit saying stupid stuff.

 

Matsuri: *gasps* Nebutan!

...Amazing. Even robots can come to heaven.

 

Nebutan: Hey, stop that! Wake up already, and get your brain working! Shake yourself outta your half-awake state.

This is reality! The real world!

You didn’t die of any lack of nutrients or whatever. You just fell asleep!

 

Matsuri: Then this... is the real Akane? Why...?

 

Nebutan: Akane, keep what you’re doing. I’ll carry on the conversation from here.

 

-

 

Matsuri: I heard the specifics from Nebutan. Akane did go back home. But she originally planned on coming back within the day, so she’d immediately come back to the dorms.

Because it seems there was a song recording that she couldn’t adjust the schedule for.

She’d just finish the grave-visiting for Obon and then come back. She told Nebutan and me, but...

 

Nebutan: Because you turned off my power, we couldn’t hear it till the end. Of course, I couldn’t record it, either.

Well, yeah, you were totally spaced out the whole time. Good grief.

 

Matsuri: Oh...! So that’s how it is...! Thank goodness...

 

[Matsuri’s stomach growls.]

 

Ah. I forgot. I was hungry.

 

Nebutan: Seein’ the disastrous spectacle you made of yourself flopped on the floor, Akane immediately realized what happened. And she got to makin’ food right away. Better be grateful to your kind, kind Akane, ‘kay?

 

Matsuri: That’s right! What was Akane...!

...No. Wait. I can tell. This smell. She’s making curry!

 

[Akane gives Matsuri a plate.]

 

Hwah...! Hah! Goodness, what fragrantly tempting spices! You made this for me, right?

Is it okay for me to eat this? It’s okay, right!? I don’t need to hear your answer!

Thanks for the meal!

 

Nebutan: Wh—Hey, wait. Don’t eat too fast, girl.

 

Matsuri: *gobbling, sobbing* It’sh sho good... It’sh too good...!

Akane, thanks for everything! I can keep being your friend because we’re roommates...!

That’s why, today and tomorrow... I can continue living...! ✨

 

Nebutan: What an exaggeration...

 

Matsuri: Phew... That was great. When Akane makes it, even when it’s an instant meal, it tastes completely different. It surprised me.

Back then, it was so spicy that I just couldn’t eat it…

Huh? It’s not? But there was instant boil-in-the-bag curry in the cupboard.

...A reward from a lottery drawing? You just left it in there without eating it...?

Then your usual curry’s...! Wait, is it... all homemade?

...Oh, how could I expect anything less! My angel!

*hugs* Akane, I love you! Whenever you need my inventions, tell me anytime!

I’ll make whatever you want, so good that they’ll blast the stars away!

 

Nebutan: That sounded terribly unsettling just now, y’know.

 

Matsuri: Shut up, Nebutan. This is the climax.

 

Nebutan: Yeah, yeah.

 

Matsuri: Fufu... So...! Seconds, please!