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Life's Punchline Skit Begins Translations: neet21 QC: tsunaideiku

The skit is titled Water's Trouble.

Yukai Ramen Shop. This must be the place I was called to.

(sfx: the door is opening)

Welcome!

You can sit here.

I'm Ikeyama from Water's Trouble 777, we got a call from you a moment ago.

Oh, the plumber I called! Thanks for coming.

Let's just get straight to the point, how can I help you?

Are you sure you can handle any kind of water issues?

Of course.

Our company's motto is to accept and repair anything water-related: toilets, waterworks, bathrooms, roof leaks, anything.

- You can't. - Excuse me?

I said you definitely can't!

I don't mean to boast, but

there hasn't been a single request that I've turned down so far.

- We're in serious trouble. - What's the problem?

When he touches water,

the water turns completely into melon soda.

What? Melon soda?

Try drinking the water from that glass, then you'll see.

It's melon soda.

See?

When he takes the cups of water I poured to the customer's table,

it will all turn into melon soda!

Was this really just water?

I put all of my effort into making delicious ramen

but when he takes it the soup will turn into melon soda!

When I turn on the faucet, the water is melon soda!

I got him to go clean the toilet,

but now the water in the toilet bowl is ...

melon soda!

You drank it?

Look!

- It's changed! - What's changed?

- Look, the word "Water." - What?

Melon soda's trouble 777.

Even the word for water changed?

Ah, look at this!

The Ike (pond) in Ikeyama has changed into melon soda.

Ponds are made of water too, right?

Why do you look that happy?

Let's see, will this change too?

What do you mean?

My name also has characters in it related to water.

- Oh, it changed. - Unbelievable!

Look at this!

Melon soda, melon soda, melon soda Taro?

Now the question is, what exactly are the 3 kanji characters

that have been changed to melon soda?

What's so interesting about it?

I don't think it's that funny.

I just like it.

Aren't you supposed to like comedians because they're funny?

It's not as simple as that.

Is it because they're your type?

No, they are not.

At least one of them must be your type, right?

It's not like you think.

Then why are you so into them?

Huh? Does it look like I'm that into them?

I mean, you watch those comedians' videos whenever you're free.

Don't you dare call them comedians, they're Macbeth.

Macbeth?

The play by Shakespeare?

Well, I don't think it has anything to do with that.

How did you become their fan?

They meet every week at the restaurant I work in, to plan their performances.

So, that's how they sold themselves to you.

Nah, it's more of a one-sided interest, on my part.

Then how did you know their group name?

I just happened to hear it when I took their order.

Seriously?

I only told her one lie.

I lied about accidentally overhearing the group's name.

They talk about it, though.

They do talk about it, or rather, they talk about it a lot.

The story goes back to one year ago.

The three of them came to our restaurant for the first time.

Three days after the restaurant opened.

It was the night of a new moon.

- Welcome! How many people-? - How many does it look like?

- Excuse me? - Is she tuned in with spiritual things?

- Stop it. - For three people, please.

Got it.

After that, they started coming to the restaurant at a set time each week.

We'd like to order, Miss!

You've got a ding-dong (ring bell) here, use that.

But it sounds kinda bossy and unpleasant.

Have you decided your order?

Calling the waitress Miss sounds more bossy, right?

I don't mind if you call for me either way.

See?

- Three cups of hot coffee, please. - Noted!

I'll take your menu.

Junpei, do you call this ding-dong?

- What else would you call it? - It's a buzzer.

No but, a buzzer goes “buzz.”

You really think it's different because they sound different?

- It says Summoning Bell. - See? You're wrong too.

But I feel like calling it a bell doesn't really describe it properly.

Right? If you're asked to ring the bell, wouldn't you understand it?

It should just be called a buzzer.

No, a buzzer should be more, you see, like this,

like being grabbed by the collar, like this.

Since then,

I've been seeing the three of them around the neighborhood a lot.

- Name? - Oh, it's changed!

Incredible! Look at this!

Junpei, could you look a little more surprised in that scene?

And the thing that most surprised me ...

I found out that the three of them were living together

on the same floor of the next-door apartment building.

Punch, punch, punch. You should use your left too.

My curiosity about them slowly grew out of control.

I wondered what their comedy group's name was.

It was a real challenge to find out who they were.

I searched through all the major comedy companies one by one,

but I couldn't find them.

I finally found them on a corner of a company's homepage, home to many musicians.

It was after a week of searching,

that I figured out their group name.

Macbeth.

(Paso Libre Talents)

They are called Macbeth.

Whether it was from the sense of accomplishment that I had finally found the group name,

or from the futility of the time I wasted,

I cried for a some time.

It was the first time I had cried in a year

since the day I quit the company.

- Nakahama! - Yes?

- You've been looking so cheerful lately. - Have I?

I was worried that you might quit sometime soon.

I won't quit, my apartment rent costs me a lot of money.

How much is it?

- I'll take the order! - Rina it's alright, I can do it!

I couldn't get used to having my part-time job at first

but thinking that I'd be able to see Macbeth once a week made me feel more positive.

- Have you decided on your order? - Yes.

No way!

This apartment ...

How is it?

Well, the building is quite old, but ...

Even I felt I had gone too far, though.

I took a look at the apartment next to theirs.

Why? You okay?

I'd like to praise my courage for managing to stop myself from moving into that apartment.

In the past six months,

Macbeth has become a part of my life.

Cheering for the three of them in secret

has become my current source of emotional support.

I realized that recently.

And today,

I'm going to see their show live, for the very first time.

I wonder what kind of look they'd give me if they knew I came to see their show.

Has that poster for that comedy group Macbeth always been there?

Yeah, it's always been up there.

Why do you ask?

Nothing, just my sister said she's going to see their show today.

Why?

She seems to like them.

Those kind of people exist, though.

Have you ever seen Macbeth at our place?

What? They come here often?

The blonde guy called Shunta comes often.

He said he'd come for a drink after the show, so I'll introduce you.

You don't have to, I'm not that interested in them.

I'm so glad you changed your mind!

Why don't you come over here and have a drink with us?

We've chilled the champagne we bought to celebrate our move.

Thank you so much.

Where the hell did you get in!

I don't like it!

Thank you very much for coming to Macbeth's independent show “Phases of the Moon” Vol.14 today.

If you have the time, we would appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out our questionnaire.

We have one final important announcement to make.

After our next independent performance in June,

Macbeth will be disbanding.

- Seriously? No way! - What!?

- You guys are quitting? Disbanding? - What? It's not true, right? No way!

What should I hold on to as my source of emotional support after this?

Nakahama?

How do you know my name?

I saw your name tag, at the restaurant.

I see.

Shunta often talks about you.

Really? What kind of talk!?

“She seemed to be in a good mood today," or "Her voice sounded bouncier than usual,” etc.

Well, it's really just trivial things like that.

- We live together, though. - Oh, is that so?

I was surprised.

I didn't expect you to know about us.

I thought I might be bothering you guys by coming to see your show.

It wasn't a bother at all, we were happy that you came.

Why are you guys planning to disband?

Well ...

It's because of a promise we made. - A promise?

Yeah, from 10 years ago.

The three of us met 12 years ago.

We went to the same high school,

And Junpei was the one who first suggested we perform comedy.

Haruto!

Let's perform at the school festival.

Can you play any instruments?

We're gonna do comedy!

Huh?

Let's perform a skit.

What kind of jokes would we do?

You can write them.

I can't, I've never written anything before.

Wait! Wait! Listen!

You wrote the script for last year's stage play.

So, you can definitely do a short skit too!

No way, I can't do that.

Even though it was my first time doing a skit,

I didn't completely lack confidence.

For last year's school festival,

I arranged Romeo and Juliet in the show Ainori's style.

The play I wrote and directed won the Grand Prix that year.

If I may say so myself, it was like there were gales of laughter coming from the audience.

Hey! What are you doing!

The skit is titled Rooftop.

The one who ruined my first ever comedy show was

our classmate Shunta.

Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing there?

Shunta won the national Puyo Puyo video game tournament held in Osaka

and became the man of the hour overnight.

What is it with him? I'm so mad.

- What are you laughing at? - No, I just think it's unbelievable.

He's the best Puyo Puyo player in Japan, but he never told us that he was a gamer.

He's nuts.

Shunta always gets the best parts, right?

He got the most laughs in last year's play even though he played a small role.

But one million is too much!

Hey, you guys!

I watched your performance.

Sorry, but I don't think my heart can handle hearing your harsh comments right now.

It was really funny.

Sorry, I underestimated you.

What's this? Sarcasm?

It was well done.

Did you guys come up with the idea all by yourselves?

Haruto wrote the rough script

and we worked on the details together.

Is that so.

You guys must be good at that kind of thing.

Hearing those words from Makabe Sensei, who's usually just mad at us,

made me happier than anything else.

(Ponpei)

Excuse me! I'd like a bowl of mabodon and gyoza, please!

- You want more? - Yeah, of course.

I will never forgive you.

- I didn't do anything wrong. - So, why the hell did you never tell us?

- Because you didn't ask me. - How would we even know to ask?

I can't know that you're the best Puyo Puyo player in Japan

if you don't tell me!

I never thought I'd win either.

Makabe told us ...

you're not going to university?

No, I'm not.

You sure you'll be able to make a living just by playing video games?

- Yeah... well, for now. - I'm so jealous of you.

It's not as easy a world as you think it is, though.

But it's just a game, right? He does practice but still, it's just for a game.

You get paid for doing nothing, isn't that unfair?

What about you, Haruto? You're going to college?

I was thinking of not going to college either.

I know what you mean.

With guys like him around, it starts to seem ridiculous to try work so hard.

Then, what are you planning to do?

I think ...

I want to focus on doing comedy.

Huh?

It was so fun when we made up material for our skit together.

Even though there were only a few audience members,

It made me feel so satisfied, like, “Ah, this is it.”

I know that you can make it.

Don't say that when you didn't watch it.

I didn't, but I somehow just know.

This must because Makabe was raving about it.

Makabe was the head of the rakugo club when he was a university student.

- He was the vice head. - It doesn't make any difference!

Junpei.

Will you join me?

I'm serious.

- Do it! - You shut up.

You're the only partner I can think of.

Here you go, mabodon.

I will join.

Let's both take the world by storm.

That sounds so lame!

June 19, 2011

me and Junpei's comedy duo Macbeth was born.

Mister! Please don't!

I don't want to live anymore, nothing good will ever happen in my life.

If you want to die that badly, please give me your apartment.

The hell?

The road to becoming comedians was not as easy as we imagined.

Even after five years, we still remained unknown, at a low.

(Bogey Putt)

The harshness of life,

was something that Shunta was experiencing too.

I ...

I'm thinking of retiring as a professional gamer.

What happened?

I'm losing my edge to the younger generation.

Younger generation? You're still 23.

It's a much tougher world than I thought.

It wasn't easy.

Well, let's have a toast to your hard work.

Why are you that happy, huh?

You should have gone through more hardship!

I did. I had a way harder time than you, Junpei.

Ah, I'm so sorry to hear!

This reminds you of Puyo Puyo, right? (t/n Puyo; a slimy creature in the games)

So, what are you planning to do now?

- I haven't yet decided what to do. - You could do a part-time job for now.

Part-time job? Oh, I want to! I want to try it!

There was a sign in the bathroom that said they're hiring here.

It's a nice shop, isn't it? Do you think they'd hire me?

- They won't. - Then ...

Will you join us?

Are you serious?

- Is it okay if I join you? - Of course.

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey! Haruto.

You're joking, right?

The skits we do will be more interesting if Shunta joins us.

That's what I thought, too.

- What? You're dissatisfied with just me and you? - No, I'm not.

It's not like that.

We need a little bit of change, don't you think so, Junpei?

Are you serious?

I've always been serious.

You're taking this so lightly.

You always take everything so lightly.

- Well, shall we toast to it? - Stop there!

You're making fun of our skits, aren't you?

Not at all.

But hey, the Rooftop skit you guys did today,

I think it'd be more interesting with the three of us.

And just so you know,

the skit is carefully put together in advance,

so you'll immediately be kicked out if you try improvise. Remember that!

- Got it, sub-leader! - Who the hell is the sub-leader?

- We don't even have a leader! - Cheers!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

Being together with those two, Junpei and Shunta,

no matter how difficult a situation, I knew we could get through it with ease.

We decided to move in together as a fresh start, so that we could succeed at all costs.

- Suicide? - Don't be hasty!

In order not to get carried away we set ourselves the task,

of creating new material together every week.

Audition Comedian Talent Show Judging Panel 5

That's all. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Did you guys really think that was funny?

Thank you.

Since we've come all the way here,

let's stop by a good ramen shop before we head back home.

- We ate ramen yesterday too. - I'm not hungry.

It's okay, leave it to me.

- Yummy! - Right?

We didn't get any immediate results, but

it was reassuring to have more people as partners to fight with.

- Hey! There's still some over here! - Okay!

You okay?

Be quiet ...

It's dangerous to sleep in a place like this.

Shut up, you guys are more dangerous.

I first met Nakahama a year and a half ago.

Long before we met at the family restaurant.

Here's some water, drink it.

Damn this, annoying thing.

I don't need charity from you guys.

Are you aware of spiritual things?

What?

I'm the only one here, and you just called me "you guys."

You guys mean all of y'all!

How many people do you see right now?

Three.

Seriously!?

What? What's that?

Are you seeing some kind of spirit behind me?

Or is it because I usually live and work in a group of three,

and their spirits are behind me?

You guys are always making fun of me like that, right?

Making fun of you?

Yeah, aren't you!

But I've decided not to be under your control anymore!

What are you going to do then?

- That's why I quit - Quit what?

My company, of course.

You guys didn't think I'd quit, right?

Is your home close? I think you should go home now.

My home is right here.

Don't enter our place without permission.

Why are all the subjects of your sentences plural?

Shut the hell up!

Get the hell out of my place!

Ah, yes, yes.

- Go! - Okay.

You'd better go home, too, sis!

How did you know that I have a little sister?

No, I didn't mean it like that.

- Hey, come here! - What!?

- You guys there! - Come? I'm alright, really ...

What the hell?

Hey, are you trying to get away from me?

We're going home now. We have to get up early tomorrow.

I guess that's for your own good then.

Go home soon!

The next morning,

in the bottle of mineral water I left behind,

I found melon soda.

Whether that girl did it or anything else,

is still a mystery to me.

Huh? I don't remember there being a family restaurant here.

It's newly opened?

- Welcome! How many people-? - How many does it look like?

- Excuse me? - Is she tuned in with spiritual things?

- Stop it. - For three people, please.

She didn't seem to remember.

Is it alright if we take that seat in the back? - Sure, let me take you there.

- I'd like a cup of hot coffee, please! - Same here.

- Melon soda, please. - One glass of melon soda.

I ordered melon soda just to make sure

but she had no reaction at all.

- Is that all? - Sorry, instead of the melon soda,

- could I have a cup of hot coffee instead? - You're wasting her time.

Certainly!

- Hey, Haruto. Did you know? - What?

I heard Nakahama lives in the next-door apartment building.

Who's Nakahama?

You know, the waitress on night shift at the family restaurant we go to.

- Oh, that girl. - Is her name definitely Nakahama?

- It might be read as Chuuhama. - No way!

I think she might live with her sister.

Oh, she does really has a little sister.

Huh? I thought you were gonna stay at your parents' house today?

There's something I wanted to talk to you two about.

- What is it? - Are you and Nacchan getting married?

It's about the promise we made, when Macbeth was formed.

My dad said I couldn't have forgotten that promise.

What promise are you talking about?

I and Haruto had to make a promise to convince our parents.

If we don't make it as comedians after 10 years, we'll disband.

You did that?

I was told something similar the other day, when I visited home.

They said I only have two months and three weeks until our tenth year.

- We have dried seaweed. - Grab me some.

I thought both my mother and father had already given up on me from the very beginning.

But they remember that one promise clearly.

Everyone's waiting ...

- Waiting for us to disband. - Not everyone is.

There are still people supporting us.

You were invited to work for that yakitori shop, right Shunta?

What's that? This is the first time I've heard about this.

I didn't accept it right away, though.

The owner said he would just wait for me.

- Huh? I can't believe it! - Why?

When we went to his restaurant, he said he'd support us.

And now he's contradicting himself.

He wasn't lying when he said he'd support us.

He said all that, but his actions are the exact opposite.

He just wants to make you give up your comedy career,

and work for his own place.

It's only natural for people around him to be worried, when we aren't doing well.

Why are you on his side?

We've been under his care for so long,

so I'm just saying, you can't talk like that.

I'm grateful to him and I like him a lot, but ...

I'm just so shocked that he stabbed me in the back.

I feel betrayed because I trusted him.

- What were you planning to do? - About what?

Did you plan to just ignore your promise and keep going, even after the 10 years had passed?

- The seaweed? - We had none.

What exactly are we actually talking about here?

Our promise was that we'd disband

if we aren't successful after 10 years, right?

- No matter how you look at it, we aren't successful. - Well what does successful even mean?

It means we don't need part-time jobs,

and the money from performing is enough to make a living!

You think there's no successful group that also works part-time?

So, do you really think Macbeth's successful?

I don't! Not at this moment, but ...

If we can just think that we are doing well,

and keep on without worrying about the people around us?

That just sounds like an excuse to keep forcing yourself to do it!

So you're okay if we end it like this?

- You want us to just disband already? - Of course not!

But I have to take care of my family's liquor store, too!

And I'm pretty sure Natsumi wants us to get married!

I've got to decide at some point.

He does just want us to disband.

- I didn't say that! - Just admit it!

Then why don't we decide it at the next audition?

What?

If we pass the audition, then we'll continue.

But if we fail, we'll disband.

That's like we're going there just to break up.

Let's go pass it, wouldn't it be great if we actually did?

Are you stupid?

Do you think a nobody like us can get a regular late-night show?

But isn't that the selling point of the show, that it selects unknown performers?

No way ...

Don't you remember?

The writers and the director of that show looking down on us?

It proves how close we are to the brink now.

Then fine.

We've got no choice but to take it on the chin.

Didn't I tell you not to eat in the bathtub?

Audition Comedian Talent Show Judging Panel 5

That's all.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for coming. Next!

What a terrible result.

It was clear to anyone that we were going to fail the audition.

Hey, I'm starving. Let's get some ramen on the way home!

It's rare that I don't get any objections ...

The car entered the highway and continued to drive westward.

Neither I nor Junpei asked where we were going.

We arrived in Fukuoka 18 hours after we left Tokyo.

Can I have another bowl of barikata (tough noodles), please?

- One bowl of barikata? - Please!

One bowl is enough?

- So, 3 bowls of barikata? - Yes!

Three bowls of barikata!

The three of us each had 3 bowls refills.

That was so tasty.

I've always wanted to try the food here.

And sure enough, it was the best Tonkatsu I have ever had.

You said the same thing when we had miso last year in Sapporo.

Will we make it in time for our show tomorrow?

You brought us here yourself. What are you on about?

We should probably get going soon.

You can drive on the way back.

Me? No, no, I can't. I'd get so tired, I might die.

But, if you add up traveling costs,

haven't we spent about 5,000 yen on a bowl of ramen?

It'll be more than that when you add the toll fee and petrol costs on the way back.

It isn't about the price of this.

True.

I guess you are right.

Shall we disband?

What are you laughing at?

No, no ...

The hell?

It's not something to laugh about.

- Nothing. - Hey!

Did you decide to say that one we had finished eating the ramen?

Of course not.

It's just ...

- The face you make when you're holding it in ... - Right, his face!

I know, you tried several times to talk to us about it in the car, didn't you?

- What the hell are you talking about? - Don't give me that “What?”

I though you were trying to say something, but

you hadn't said anything before,

and then you said it right when I thought you were going to.

You know, whenever you make

an important statement,

it's always after eating ramen.

It just happens to be that. You're so annoying!

You did the same thing when you asked me to join you, right?

Both when you wanted to start it, and when you wanted to end it.

You always said it after we had finished eating ramen. Why on earth is that?

It's the funniest thing about this, you know.

Don't bring back that foreshadowing of 10 years ago.

I'd like to change the last lines of Water's Trouble.

Are you listening?

We managed to arrive two hours before the show started.

- Yukawa? - Yes! Yukawa!

Yu (hot water) and Kawa (river) make Yukawa. - That's my last name!

So, it must be, Yukawa Something-Taro, right?

But I don't think he'll get the last characters right.

I wanna figure it out!

Hey, hey! That's not fair!

- Don't look at the Food Hygiene Inspection plaque! - A little more to the right!

- Don't tell him! Don't tell him! - Ah, here it is!

Though did it on little sleep, completely worn out,

Yukawa Umitaro!

It was the best show we've had in years.

Correct!

That's a weird name, right?

Why are you guys planning to disband?

Well ...

- It's because of a promise we made. - A promise?

Yeah, from 10 years ago.

Junpei and I made a promise to our families.

If we don't make it as comedians in 10 years, we'll disband.

So that's why.

You come all this way to see our show, I'm so sorry.

Don't apologize.

I'll definitely be at your final show.

I'm really grateful for that, thank you.

But please take it easy.

Thank you for your hard work.

Take care!

Sorry ...

May I ask you one question?

There's something that's been bothering me.

I think it was about a year and a half ago.

Before the family restaurant you work for had even opened.

I had a little chat with you at the park.

With me?

You were dead drunk, so you probably don't remember, right?

Take it easy~

Shunta said he isn't coming today because he's tired.

- Oh, I see. - He was crying the whole time.

Huh? Why?

He said today was the most fun show he's had since joining Macbeth.

That's why he was crying?

He's weird, right? But he is indeed a nice guy.

- Some ice, please. - Coming!

You don't remember, right?

I have a vague memory of talking with someone, but nothing else.

At that time, I had bought water from a convenience store, but ...

I'll pay you for the water!

I don't need it, that's not what I wanted to say.

- But, I really should! - No, just listen, listen.

I went to the park the next morning,

and found the bottle of water left on the bench.

The contents had become melon soda.

- Melon soda? - It was really strange.

It's been a mystery to me for a long time, including whether it was you who did it in the first place.

Maybe it was ...

I'm not sure, but it might've been me.

It was definitely me! No doubt about it.

Do you have any idea how it happened?

It was the day I quit my company.

Oh yeah, I remember you said that you quit.

At the famous food company I worked for,

the first product I was in charge of was a powdered juice.

The kind of thing you often find at traditional candy stores.

Ah, that explains it!

Oh, so it was just water with powdered juice in it.

Right.

I brought all the stuff from my desk home with me,

so I guess there was probably some of it in my bag.

It's all so much clearer now. It had been a total mystery to me.

Thanks to you, I had a joke to write for our show.

Could it be the Water's Trouble skit?

Yes, that's how it started.

I thought it'd be funny to have a person who turned water into melon soda when they touched it.

My sincerest ...

My sincerest apologies.

Don't apologize. I'm rather grateful.

It may be my fault that Macbeth is disbanding.

What do you mean?

I haven't really told anyone, but

I think I'm probably cursed.

Why do you think that?

It was quite a while ago but,

The magazine I liked was discontinued the month after I got into it.

A clothing brand I liked went under after few days, due to an embezzlement case.

The stocks for the food company that I worked for crashed the day after I got my job offer.

And sure enough, the day after I quit the stock prices went up steadily.

You're thinking about it too much.

And the same thing has happened today, right?

Just when I got to come to your show for the first time, you announce you're disbanding.

I'm sorry if I made you think that way.

But it's not your fault, no matter how you think about it.

But it is ...

Whenever I like something or come into contact with them,

unfortunate things happen.

It's a very unfortunate thing.

If you say that, then so am I, right?

I'm the one who lured Junpei and Shunta into this path,

and I'm the one who wrote the joke material.

I dragged them around for 10 years, and in the end, we didn't make it so now we're disbanding.

You see?

It's no such thing as a curse.

I don't think that's it.

But it is!

If I hadn't lured them in, their lives would've been much more smooth sailing.

I've ruined their lives.

The two of them definitely do not think that.

This might be harsh to say, but

you don't understand what they're going through.

I hope you aren't saying this just to make me feel better.

I ...

I only ...

I only saw you guys once a week at the restaurant, but ...

the time you guys spent together ....

the time the three of you spent together

didn't seem like the kind of time you would regret.

Rather, it seemed so bright that I was jealous.

You guys looked like you were having fun.

After quitting my job a year and a half ago,

it took me a while to get back on my feet.

I was living like I was ill.

But when I met you guys, Macbeth ...

I learned the meaning of existence.

Somewhere along the way, Macbeth became my life support!

I'm just an inexperienced, new fan, but ...

I'll be doing my best to support your group for the remaining two months.

And I'm looking forward it!

Are you okay?

Well, I haven't slept since last night.

I'm not feeling so good.

I actually always feel so sorry to them both.

Shall I call Water's Trouble 777?

Sorry, I got a bit carried away.

I think you might be cursed after all.

What do you mean?

Because the melon soda you left on the bench

was abused in our shows.

And made Yukawa Umitaro despair.

I had no idea that was how it all began.

No one ...

would have thought that would be ...

the beginning of everything.

All the letters in the signboards and menus have changed into melon soda,

and just when I thought the melon soda had been fixed,

they turned into lemon squash instead.

This is truly the end of my shop ...

I just want to drink normal, tasteless water.

Hey, Ikeyama.

How can you eat those ramen so carefree like that?

I told you this when I came here, right?

There hasn't been a single request that I've turned down so far.

So, is there any way you can save us from this mess?

Sure thing.

Then don't just keep eating ramen and tell us!

I've made up my mind that I'll only talk about important matters, after I've finished eating ramen.