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JUNE

I'm Kenji. It's nice to meet you.

So we finally meet!

Kohinata is so wonderfully manly.

I heard a lot about you two from Shiro.

What kind of things?

Nothing bad, I hope?

Wataru…

No, just normal things.

"Gilbert" Wataru…

He's exactly as described.

What is it?

Nothing.

These are

bath salts, a token of our new friendship.

This is amazing! I love this sort of thing.

-Really? -Thank you.

No problem.

This is "glamorous blackberry."

This is "forest green shower"!

-This is awesome! -Wataru…

Take the berry one.

Why do you get to decide?

I might want to try something grassy, you know.

Sorry. Then you can use both.

This again?

Don't you think you're being a doormat lately?

You're annoyed?

No, it's nothing like that.

It is exactly like that!

Why? I said it's not--

That's all you're doing!

Shall we… order something?

Was this restaurant fine with you?

I just chose one.

Yeah, I'm glad you did.

I'm not familiar with these things.

Kakei, you're pretty quick-witted.

Isn't he?

You haven't eaten, right? Want anything?

Wataru, are you hungry?

Yes, I'll eat!

Kohinata, you're an entertainment producer?

Really? I didn't know that.

It seems like a hectic job.

It's not anymore.

Back when I was a manager,

I didn't have afternoons or evenings for myself.

He'd take idols to their boyfriends' at 2:00 a.m.,

and wait in the car until morning.

So that does happen?

It was my job to protect the celebrities.

I see.

His work has made him patient with ridiculous behavior.

DAISAKU KOHINATA

Kohinata,

are all these names here…

They're all celebs I managed.

Mami Mitsuya too?

Yeah, I managed her for about ten years.

-Get out! -Huh?

I'm her biggest fan!

When she made her debut,

I was so impressed…

Her sloppy ponytail…

What a crime!

Her latest historical drama was also great!

I don't usually watch TV,

but that one was so good!

She's a great actress.

Kakei, are you bi?

Do you also like women?

No, not at all.

Look, there are a lot of gay guys who are big fans of idol groups.

That's it.

But you know, the type of female idol you're into

is exactly what the stereotypical straight guy would go for.

Mami Mitsuya isn't exactly the type that attracts gay men.

But I'm not bi!

I've told you.

Actually, Kakei,

your looks, speech, and personality aren't gay at all.

You're no classic type.

I'm sort of on the periphery of gayness,

like a minority within a minority.

That seems convenient.

Huh?

Cheese.

The annoying thing about being gay is that

we need to pretend and lie

that we're actually not gay at all.

When I was a student,

I had to talk with my friends about

what girls, celebrities, and styles I liked, you know?

Most gays struggle with that because

they need to lie about everything or they'll be outed.

But Kakei,

you haven't had to lie much except that you're gay?

That might be true.

You're not into gay fashion, and your way of speaking is indiscernible.

-You even like Mami Mitsuya. -Yeah.

It's not really fair, come to think of it.

I've actually

always liked male idols and pink.

I need to be careful about the way I talk.

But you've never tried to hide it.

That's not true.

I also had to suffer in silence until I was in high school.

Are you still pretending?

Well, at work…

Oh, really?

You're such an average type of guy.

That must raise expectations

if you do actually decide to come out!

No one thinks you're even one bit gay.

That would be frustrating.

Isn't it, Kakei?

I guess.

You're in a good mood!

Why? I'm just happy.

About what?

I've never had a double date with another gay couple.

And out in public!

-Really? -Really.

It was so fun!

But "Gilbert" really is a sly guy, don't you think?

He's super sadistic but acts all foolish.

I guess.

But I don't hate kids like him.

What? Thunder?

It's going to rain! Let's hurry home!

Wait!

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Come again. -Of course.

-Ken. -Yes?

There are no more appointments, so you can go home.

Seriously? Oh, thank you!

What's up?

You've been grinning all day.

The truth is, Shiro's in bed with a cold.

It was the rain yesterday.

-A cold? -Yeah.

Why is that good?

Isn't your boyfriend suffering?

I like doing things for others, you know?

But Shiro is always able to do everything by himself,

so I usually can't do anything for him.

That's why today, I can take care of him as much as I want!

-Knock it off. -I'm so happy!

Knock it off. Now you're just wasting time.

Okay.

First I'll do the shopping.

How about the drugstore in front of the supermarket?

Shiro, wait for me!

My fever rose again.

Shiro, I'm back!

I came home early.

Are you okay?

I bought a cooling pack.

No, I've got it. Stay still.

Sit up.

Now we stick this

on your forehead.

Is it nice and cold?

It feels good, right?

Now get some sleep.

What's with you?

No, you need to stay warm.

Do you feel bad?

Did you take medicine?

Do you want to eat?

I'll make dinner tonight.

I'll make you a hot water bottle.

It'll feel nice.

Kenji.

Yeah?

You're definitely enjoying this.

I want to say it, but it's too exhausting.

Shiro, there's no need to thank me.

Just wait. I'll make dinner now.

Silly me! I forgot this.

Well, let's just sleep.

All right, let's do this!

Wait for me.

Microwave a quarter block of silken tofu for one minute.

Add some pressure to get the water out.

Wash the dirt out of the ends

of the spinach.

Kenji, you have the water on too high!

And now,

I'll try that egg recipe I saw on TV!

First I need to make the broth.

I need 80 mL of water,

a bit of Japanese soup stock,

one teaspoon of soy sauce,

two pinches of salt,

and one and a half tablespoons of sugar.

Mix it well.

This is the trick.

Open up a pair of cooking chopsticks

and beat three eggs in the bowl.

Do about ten rounds.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…

Rotate the bowl 90 degrees and do it again.

One, two, three, four, five, six…

Now dump in the broth we just made.

Mix it in by beating the eggs ten times vertically and horizontally.

One, two, three, four, five, six…

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…

Make sure you don't over-mix it.

That's the secret.

Is he talking to himself?

This is the hard part.

Soak a paper towel in

some salad oil.

Heat the frying pan over high heat for one minute.

Here we lower the heat a bit,

and oil the pan with the paper towel.

It's gotten pretty hot!

Add in about one ladle of the egg mixture.

What's going on? Is he okay?

The egg is really frying now.

Pop only the big bubbles.

When just the top is still a little runny,

roll it back to front three times.

Oh no.

It's too soft to roll with chopsticks!

Where's… that thing?

Why isn't it here?

Oh, here it is.

It's gotten all messed up.

But anyway, bring it forward…

The trick to making it juicy is not lowering the heat.

I won't fail.

Push it to the back again,

and into the empty space, once again…

oil it,

and for the second round, add in half a ladle of egg…

It cooks so quickly!

Add in the rest of the egg mixture.

It's not very pretty at all.

Whatever!

He's gone quiet.

I did it! Sort of.

Oh, I'm not done.

Use one teaspoon of white sesame paste,

one teaspoon of ground white sesame,

a splash of soy sauce,

one tablespoon of sugar,

and half a teaspoon of salt. Mix it well.

Add in the pressed tofu.

Here we go.

Knead it in,

Cut up the boiled spinach,

remove the excess moisture,

and use it to season the tofu.

Seasoning.

And we've made a simple shiroae in a bowl!

Microwave two portions of frozen rice,

give it a quick rinse,

and add in a lot of water

and some light broth.

We're making some rice porridge.

Once it starts boiling and the rice soaks up some water,

and add in some chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces.

Actually, let's add in all of it.

Don't use an entire chicken thigh for just a porridge!

Thighs are expensive!

Once it's cooked through, give it a taste.

Finally add a beaten egg.

I have to cut the parsley!

Wait, no!

You cut raw chicken on that cutting board!

I cut chicken on this cutting board.

That's not good. Let's wash it first.

What a klutz.

Now I'm so concerned that I can't sleep.

Finished!

Shiro! It's time for dinner!

Ow!

Kenji!

You put eggs in everything.

They're in the omelet and the porridge.

You really did use too much chicken in the porridge, too.

How is it? Do you think you can eat?

Yes, let's eat.

Go ahead.

This rolled omelet is pretty good.

The omelet doesn't look very pretty,

but it tastes good.

Doesn't it taste professional?

They showed it on TV. I took notes.

Shiro…

What do you think?

The omelet

appears to be poorly made,

but it's really fluffy and tastes good.

Really?

The porridge…

You used an entire, precious chicken thigh?

Sorry.

But this way I can get more protein, which is actually

a good idea when I don't have an appetite.

The shiroae isn't watery and is really delicious.

Thank you, Kenji.

Thank goodness!

Let's eat!

Despite saying all that,

I can't taste anything with my cold.

Take your medicine after eating.

-You still need to rest. -Yeah.

You sweat, didn't you?

Is there a change of clothes?

While I'm at it, I'll ventilate the room a bit.

Why does Kenji want to take care of me so much?

MORIPURO

This is it?

Yes, it is.

This is it?

This is all you're meeting for?

Welcome.

What's happened?

When I called Kakei,

he said his cold isn't going away.

He had some good powdered ginger tea.

He brought me some.

See?

Then why is Wataru here?

I don't like the idea of them meeting alone together.

Wataru's such a worrier.

You're fine. Don't you know you're the only one for me?

I don't!

Prove it to me, then.

Don't be mean again.

I invited you here, didn't I?

Um…

Leave them. They always act like this.

Oh, really?

So Kakei, what kind of people have you dated so far?

What?

This shouldn't be something for two middle-aged men to be shy about.

I'm sure you have a lot of experience.

Well…

Let's be brief. What sort of person have you been with the most?

Well I guess I've been with more quiet types.

People who I can't read.

A bit on the cold side, rather than kind…

That's all the exact opposite from Ken!

Ken isn't your type at all!

No, I mean…

Wataru…

That's an offensive thing to say.

Oh, well then is it like…

Since you chose Ken, even though he's not your type…

Yeah.

Actually, then, Ken, Shiro loves you a lot!

Oh, really?

That's it.

He's dating me even though I'm not his type.

Oh gosh, I'm so happy!

What a nice boy!

Don't start partying.

"Gilbert," you're a natural player.

Or maybe you're just mean. I'm not sure.

So then Ken, what's your type?

Um, me? I…

I like Ryo Saeba from City Hunter.

Huh?

City Hunter?

He's not real! He's 2D!

He's real!

Huh?

What?

Here's my 3D Ryo Saeba.

I knew it from the first time we met.

I thought, "Ah! Here's my Ryo!"

They're thinking, "There's absolutely no resemblance."

Something smells good.

Shiro, are you baking a cake?

You finally tried your hand at something sweet!

You're finally in touch with your feminine side!

No.

The pancake mix I bought on sale is about to expire.

Plus, the bananas were starting to go brown.

Actually,

I thought I'd have to find a way to repay Kohinata.

When I looked up the ginger tea,

it was from an expensive, well-established store.

That's Kohinata for you.

Buying a cake sampler from a shop is expensive.

So you went and bought cake pans?

Two of them!

I figured I could make meatloaf with them, too.

I want to increase my repertoire of ground meat dishes.

What a line.

But it does smell good.

You can only get this sweet buttery smell

by making cake at home.

You're right.

It's full of banana-y, buttery goodness!

They'll definitely be happy to receive this.

I figured this way of paying them back is less of a burden.

It goes along with your bath salts.

Yeah, this is good.

I thought I really should learn from you on that point.

You're thoughtful,

but you balance it well so people don't feel burdened.

Huh?

Lately,

I feel like you've been coming to this side.

I'm glad.

Which side?

Well…

You're seeing those two a lot, and making things for them.

Occasionally.

Yeah.

But don't you think

Wataru is surprisingly nice?

Huh? Seriously?

I mean, he told me that actually,

you love me a lot.

Well, that was just…

I definitely don't hear it from you,

so I was happy he said it.

I don't like how smoothly you're saying this.

It's sweet.

I'm happy.

But I guess thanks to Wataru,

I cleared my doubts about why Kenji thinks I'm right for him.

I knew it from the first time we met.

I thought, "Ah! Here's my Ryo!"

No way. It was just love at first sight for him.

What, Shiro?

What's with that creepy smile?

Huh?

What's up?

Huh? I need to know.

Huh? I can eat this?

It's late. Are you sure?

-Here. -Okay.

What's this? From Kohinata?

Wait!

Can I look at it?

MORIPURO

Sure.

MAMI MITSUYA

What?

You've been meeting Kohinata for this?

So your thank-you gift…

is for this?

No.

He just happened to have an extra.

Wait, hold on.

So, do you really do like women?

Not women.

I just like Mami Mitsuya.

What the heck?

So then, what?

Would you date Mami Mitsuya?

You considered it!

I did not!

No, you did consider her.

I did not!

No!

So, kiss me.

What?

Hold up!

Is it still going on with the baker, too?

Yoshi, over here!

I've switched over to all organic seasonings.

I'm telling you again.

Those guys

wanted to see me for that reason.

THE STORY, NAMES, AND CHARACTERS PORTRAYED ARE IMAGINARY

Subtitle translation by: Kelsey Lechner