Chapter 1
HAMA House - Living Room
Mm~~ I see~~ So this is what Hollywood’s into these days.
Akuta. Sorry to bother you while you’re reading.
Uwoh? What’s up, Yukikaze-san?
Your birthday’s coming up. Do you have any requests for what you want to eat?
What I wanna eat? Do you even have to ask??
‘f course, the one and only answer: MEAT!! I want someone to make me a huuuge pile of grilled meat!!!!
Happy birthday!!
Thaaaanks!
And with that— Time to diiiiig in!!
Careful not to burn yourself. I’ll leave your drink here.
The wagyu steak’s grilled to perfection. I’ll slice it up for everyone.
The short ribs are just right too. Please, enjoy them with my Sakujiro Special Sauce.
Nomnom, munch munch, chomp chomp.
Nommunchchompgobble.
Th-The meat’s disappearing the moment it’s off the grill…
What incredible reaction speed. We cannot afford to fall behind.
We’ll have to place the next cuts right when the space on the grill opens up.
…Got, it. Aim…
I’ll have those pork slices!
Ready, set……go…!
Woooo! I will never get tired of the sound of meat sizzling~!
…I’m getting heartburn just by watching you. How did you even manage to get this much meat… Is this Oguro-san’s doing?
I’ve assigned Akuta to a certain personal project, so I want him to stay energized. I had Renga help me out too.
We got loin, kalbi, tongue, heart, tripe, skirt steak, shoulder loin… Oh, and Kobe beef too.
But letting the adults do all the grilling while he eats. He sure is living the life. Right, Liguang-san?
…..
Holding the tongs suits you, y’know. You look like a pretty capable yakiniku waiter.
…..You're not one to be at a place like this.
Well, it is the birthday of a cute junior who adores me. And no, it’s totally not to make up for that time I accidentally left him behind in the city~
Akuta, the meat’s done. Here’s a wagyu rib loin. It melts in three seconds the moment it hits your tongue.
Whaaaaat are you saying, Ten-san??? You gotta be joking with tha—nom.
BUT IT DOES MELT!????!? It mysteriously disappeared the moment I bit into it!
Shocking truth: meat is actually a drink!?
Go on, eat as much as you want. I hear people who savor their food are pretty popular~.
FOR REAL!? To think I’ve been doing a ‘popular guy move’ without even noticing… Is this where my galactic popularity legend begins!?
Hm…
Huh? Is something wrong, Tao-kun?
No… I was just thinking about when to give him the present I brought, but Akuta hasn’t put down his chopsticks even once…
Ahaha. You missed your timing, huh.
Well, giving a present while he’s eating is kinda bad manners, but let’s slide it for today.
Akuta.
Ywes? Tao-sanomnom.
Happy birthday. I got you a ticket to a baseball game.
Gulp… WHAT!!! The legendary HAMA rivalry match!? And these are infield seats too… Let’s goooo!
Staying out late won’t be a problem if you’re with me. Let’s go cheer them on on our next day off together.
Here is a memory card with lots of storage for video data from me. You can never have too many of these, right?
No way! The super high-efficiency memory card I always see at the store but couldn't get my hands on!!
‘Course! I’ll be shooting more for you!
….Akuta. Here.
It means if there’s a movie you want to make, we’ll help with anything. Music, art, and whatever… We’ll help you.
Ehh!? Seriously!?!?
Even…without a ticket…I’d help…anytime…but…I wanted to make… the promise… real.
It’s small, but it’s our way of showing our gratitude. We’re all looking forward to the day you become a galactic-level film director.
Th-Thanks….
Ew, what a derpy grin. If I ever made a face like that, I’d never recover socially.
What are you saying? This is the face we were all waiting for. Who stayed up all night designing the cake with Kiroku again?
!
Thanks…to Kurama…we…got a good…design…
Hah? I didn’t stay up all night though? I sleep a solid eight hours every single day–
The cake should be ready by now, right? Let’s switch things up a bit.
Indeed, this seems to be a good time to do so. Well then, Akuta.
Yessire!
Enjoy the cake we all produced together to your heart's content.
Wow. There are fireworks on top of this three-tiered cake!
Nanamegi and I were in charge of the arrangement.
Ehhhhhhhh!? This is amazing, what the heck! Fireworks special effects, this is a design that would blow Hollywood away!! The celebratory BGM setting the mood is so hype!
We call it “Let’s go all out flashy! A cake that looks like it belongs to the Kurodemy Award”.
You probably won’t see something like this in real life anytime soon, right? This should be more than enough for the current Idiotake.
Y-You guys…
Did you enjoy your birthday party today, Akuta-kun?
(Everyone did this… For me…)
(ーJust for me. They planned out such an insane birthday party…)
UuuuwooAAHHHH!
‘Course I’m totally-super-mega satisfied!! I LOVE YOU GUYS ALL SOOOOOOO MUCH!!
Gragh!?
Akuta-kun just collapsed, and now is all sprawled out and screaming with a nosebleed?!
Are you okay, Akuta-kun!? You didn’t hit your head, did you!?
I’m fiiiiine….. I landed just like Nagi-san taught me…
(Whoa, I can’t stop smiling!)
Wooo… I’m so happy!!