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Life's Punchline (Skit Begins) Episode #2 Translations: neet21 QC: tsunaideiku

The skit is titled Rooftop, please enjoy.

Look at it, Mt. Fuji.

This is the best view ever.

It's a dream come true to be able to live in such a lovely apartment.

Let's set up a table and have a glass of champagne.

Why not? It's a housewarming gift, though.

(Suicide Note)

(sfx: the suicide note being placed)

Hey, hey! Hey, hey!

What are you doing?

- Suicide? - Don't be hasty!

It's none of your business!

- It is. - What? Eh!? Do you know each other?

- That's not what I meant. - Stop screwing around!

We just moved here and we've got 35 years left on loan.

Think about how we'll feel if we have to watch you

jump on the first day since we moved in.

Then don't watch it, just go inside!

Call the police.

Should we call the police?

Calm down!

Mr. Kusunoki.

Haruto from Macbeth is here.

- Tell him to wait in Conference Room 2. - Okay.

Macbeth is disbanding, right?

How do you know?

What was the blonde guy's name again?

Shunta?

Shun-chan is a regular at my shop.

You don't even remember his name, don't refer to him so affectionately!

I do it because he asked me to.

Oh, he came to the shop?

He seems to like my boss.

- What do you mean? - You want to know?

Thanks for the meal.

I'm a little worried about him.

Then why don't we go to the yakitori shop he works at next time?

I can treat you, once in a while.

You don't have to treat me, just pay half the rent.

Gosh! Too hot!

Well, to be honest, I feel so sad.

You suddenly announced you're disbanding at a live show without consulting me.

I had no information until I contacted you.

I'm so sorry to inform you about it only after the fact.

Well, I don't know what you guys are thinking.

But for me, I thought I'd been working together with Macbeth as a team, in a three-legged race.

Since there are four of us, I guess it's a six-legged race.

No, it's five, a five-legged race.

What?

- Four people would make a five-legged race. - Why?

- It's four people, right? - Oh, I see.

A five-legged race, like this, right?

- I'm the only one who's left out, right? - Yes.

This is not a laughing matter.

Sorry.

I've always believed in Macbeth's potential the most.

That's why I was forced to arrange an independent show for your group.

I went to the TV station and bowed desperately, I begged them to let you guys do an audition.

I've done all that.

I can't thank you enough for all you've done for us.

So, let's retract from disbanding,

and try again together from the start.

But I already said we were going to disband at the live show.

Did that become a hot topic on social media?

Do you think you guys have fans who will complain if you cancel your disbandment?

I mean, do you really have enough fans to make a fuss, to begin with?

No, I mean ...

10 years have passed, yet we remain unknown,

do you think it's possible for us?

It won't be a problem, right?

People who are successful right now all, without exception,

are people who held out at a time where they reached their limit.

So, this is the point where you guys have to be patient.

As I told you on the phone,

Junpei and I made a promise to our parents when we formed the group.

If it doesn't work out in ten years time ...

Don't place the blame on your parents.

It's whether you guys want to continue or not.

If you say your parents are the biggest reason ...

I'll go with you and get down on my knees, anything.

Alright?

At the very least, you three should talk it over again.

Okay?

You're drinking at a fast pace today.

It's too late to cancel our disbanding now.

But well, isn't it all up to you?

But even if I'm happy to continue, Junpei isn't.

I wonder if he's planning to take over his family's liquor store.

He told us it was because of his parents,

but the main reason he's quitting is Natsumi, right?

Oh yeah, by the way, he said he planned to meet Nacchan today.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Thanks for watching our show the other day.

Did Haruto come to say hi? I told him to.

Yes, I spoke a bit with him.

Did he say anything?

He seemed to be feeling responsible for your disbandment.

Why? It's not like it's his fault.

He said it was because he was the one who asked the two of you to join in.

Welcome!

I'll come by when you have decided on your order.

Haruto was the one who suggested we form Macbeth, but

I was the one who first suggested we perform a skit for the school festival.

Let's perform a skit!

There's one secret I keep from Haruto.

Before I approached and persuaded Haruto to do the skit, I had already asked two students.

I really can't do it.

It's gonna be so interesting. Please, you're the only one who can do it.

In other words, if either of those two had agreed to do it,

I wouldn't have gone to Haruto to ask him doing it,

and Macbeth definitely would never have existed.

I had my eye on you ever since I saw your play at the school festival.

You definitely have a talent for comedy.

I can't, I'm going to be absent from the school festival.

Why absent?

I mean, Haruto wrote the script for the play, right?

You should do it with him instead.

Rather than standing on stage, Haruto's more of

a person who likes to direct from behind the scenes, right?

Even if I ask him to, he'll never come on stage.

Really? But, I'm sure he'd say yes if you asked him.

- You think he would? - Yeah.

It's Haruto then ...

I thought from the start that he'd say no, so I removed him completely.

Why did you suddenly decide you wanted to do a skit?

Of course, it's because ...

I wanna make everyone in the school laugh.

There was only one person I wanted to make laugh ...

that was Natsumi.

Kobayashi, who Natsumi was dating at the time, was the ace of the basketball team,

and was an excellent athlete as well as an excellent student. He was impeccable.

Even so, I couldn't give up my feelings for Natsumi.

Junpei said he wants you to come to see the show.

Whoa, he's gonna perform a skit?

I was forced to do it too since he bothered me over it.

Wow~ Sounds interesting.

- See you there. - Okay.

She said she would probably come to watch.

Oh? She's not coming at all.

What kind of face is that, after begging me to ask her?

Eat this!

- Smells like shit! - You dumbass!

Haruto was upset that there were so few people in the audience, but ...

I felt like I was living my dream.

Sir ...

I could clearly see Natsumi's beaming smile in the audience.

So for me, the skit was

just a way to compete with her boyfriend, Kobayashi.

And the best thing I could do to win Natsumi over,

was to make her laugh more than anyone else.

(Ponpei)

That's why I didn't expect Haruto to suggest we focus on doing comedy.

I never even dreamed of it.

Maybe it was an offer I should have turned down, with more composure.

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.”

It was Natsumi's presence that stole my composure.

Email from Kishikura Natsumi. It was the most interesting skit I've ever watched! I've never seen you look so cool before! - I know that you can make it. - Don't say that when you didn't watch it.

Email from Kishikura Natsumi. It was the most interesting skit I've ever watched! I've never seen you look so cool before! I didn't, but I somehow just know.

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.

You're the only partner I can think of.

I will join.

Let's both take the world by storm.

Ten years ago

I started doing skits because I wanted Natsumi to pay attention to me.

Now, I'm trying to quit for her sake.

Natsumi works in the PR department of a major pharmaceutical company.

She's a world away from me, a mere comedian

Is that his girlfriend?

Huh? Yes, I guess she is.

Huh~ That's unexpected.

Rina, go clean table 3.

Okay.

That guy works part-time at a mahjong parlor in front of the station.

And he's a really good cook.

What? You've been there before?

- I go there five times a week. - Five times a week?

You see, I'm aiming to become a pro mahjong player.

Oh, I see.

I heard you guys are disbanding.

You aren't even 30 yet.

Still so young, it's such a waste.

Which is it?

What? Which what?

I heard you asked Shunta if he wanted to work here.

Haruto!

Aren't your actions are the exact opposite of what you're saying?

On the surface, you're telling us that you support us,

but really, you're just waiting for Shunta to quit Macbeth, right?

I never said anything about quitting as a comedian to work for me here.

I just said he was always welcome here.

I just told him to put his mind at ease and devote himself to his work, until he felt satisfied.

But when you say that,

can't you at least imagine how torn Shunta would be?

You must think that the sooner he makes up his mind,

the sooner you can hire him, right?

- He wouldn't think that. - You shut your mouth!

You know, Haruto, for me ...

When I bring in a new part-timer, no matter what kind of person they are,

I ask them to come, considering the possibility for it to become a lifelong relationship.

I work with them, believing that I have the responsibility to take care of them.

So, why you asked him to work with you?

You didn't have any intention of taking care of Shunta's and Junpei's lives,

and spending the rest of your life with them, right?

You approached them light-heartedly, thinking that if it didn't work out you'd just disband, right?

How could I?

If possible, I wouldn't have wanted the group to disband either.

Don't you have more important things to do before you take it out on others?

Taking it out on others? What part of ... - Haruto! Haruto!

- Are you saying I'm taking it out on you? - Haruto, you drank too much!

- Hey owner! - You drank too much, go home!

Let go of me! I'm not done talking yet!

It's really fun to sit on a swing once in a while.

As a kid, I used to play a shoe tossing game using my school shoes.

I lobbed them above my head as hard as I could.

And sometimes the shoes fell onto my face, and caused me a nosebleed.

What do you wanna talk about?

It's ...

Well ...

It's not really anything serious but.

In June ...

Macbeth will be disbanding.

Hm? Is that all?

Huh? Yes.

I was so scared!

I thought you wanted to break up.

There's no way I'd to do that.

But ...

are you sure you want to quit?

Yeah.

I don't want to make you ...

suffer any more hardship.

I've never thought of it as hardship.

But you didn't go to Kobayashi's wedding party, right?

Who would be insane enough to attend an ex-boyfriend's wedding?

He sent me the invite just to boast.

He's such an idiot, right?

When I saw that Kobayashi had become the company president, had become famous,

I felt kinda ...

I felt kinda bad for you.

I wondered how long I'd be stuck being a comedian.

I don't regret it at all.

I'm glad I chose you.

Don't make me say this!

I'm so sorry.

The reason I said negative things about Macbeth,

was because you guys are too close.

I was just trying to get the message across.

If you really want to continue, I'll support you.

Can I ...

stay over today?

If you beat me at shoe tossing, sure!

I can do it!

You were snoring so loudly.

- Was I? Sorry. - Yes.

You were unusually drunk.

- Was your boss mad? - Nah, not at all.

He said he'd be happy to have you over for another drink.

On the way home last night,

I passed by the park and saw Junpei and Natsumi.

- Did you talk to them? - Nah.

They were having so much fun playing on the swing.

- I didn't want to disturb them. - Oh, they're doing well.

Seeing them reminded me of a lot of things.

What do you mean, a lot?

After we performed at the festival, you treated us to a meal.

Oh, we went to Pompeii.

You won Puyo Puyo tournament,

that's why you wanted to buy us meals, but if you hadn't won,

the three of us wouldn't have gone out to eat together.

We wouldn't have, yeah.

So, if I hadn't had that perfect timing,

I don't think I could've asked Junpei to form a pair with me.

So, it's thanks to me?

I still wonder,

if Junpei had rejected my offer then,

what our lives would have been like.

Ah, if you say that ...

If I hadn't turned down Junpei's offer

you probably wouldn't have done comedy either.

What do you mean, “Junpei's offer”?

There was a Puyo Puyo tournament on the day of the festival,

so I told him to ask you to join him if he wanted to do a skit.

What!?

Huh? Didn't you know?

Eh? Eh? Hold a second.

You turned the offer down ...

so he came to me?

I wasn't the first person he approached, though.

He said he came to me because Kuramoto didn't want to join him.

My bad ...

I guess I shouldn't have said that.

Good morning all!

What happened to your leg? You fracture it?

No, I lost one of my sneakers last night.

Once you're changed, make yaki udon with a fried egg on top for the customer.

It's for Onda again, right?

Well, she's doing great again today.

Ron!

18,000 points.

Ah, hello!

Hold on!

I've been worried about something.

I haven't seen you since your graduation ceremony.

Yeah, so I didn't think you'd remember me.

- I won't ever forget you. - Eh? Why?

Because you're my only students who bought a car with cash, while still in school.

That time I got prize money from the tournament.

You gave me a ride once, right?

With Haruto and Junpei, four people in the car.

How's the car now?

Still in use, when the three of us go anywhere, it's usually in that car.

I heard you guys are disbanding.

Ah, when it was just Haruto and Junpei,

I went to see their show a few times.

I wish you could have seen me in a show at least once.

Don't talk like it's already over. You still have two months left, right?

Right.

I'm sorry for calling you out.

No worries, I was just about to go shopping anyway.

Last night at midnight,

Shunta came to the restaurant alone.

He must've been hungry after his part-time job.

Yes, he said he came after finishing his job.

I had a feeling he was writing something, but

I didn't pay any attention to it.

When I was bringing his food,

I happened to catch a glimpse of it.

What was it?

- A suicide note. - A suicide note?

It was written in big bold letters,

I'm sure it was a suicide note!

It's just a prop for our skit.

A prop?

You know, we use a suicide note in the Rooftop skit.

Of course, I know about the Rooftop skit.

We were invited as a guest to another agency's show, and we were planning to perform Rooftop.

But you guys aren't going to use the letter in that skit, right?

Did he put the letter inside an envelope?

The moment I saw it,

the dots connected to form a line.

Shunta said in an interview when he was a pro gamer,

that he would only live to 27 years old.

Huh?

Moreover, Shunta's birthday is tomorrow.

He'll be 28 tomorrow. Surprising, right?

What's surprising me the most right now is ...

you've even read Shunta's interviews from when he was a pro gamer.

But isn't that a good thing now?

I've read Shunta's articles too.

I know he said he's only going to live to be 27.

He's the kind of guy who thinks that's cool, and just throws it out there.

- But, that's ... - You're overthinking it, Nakahama.

- I'm the one who wants to die here. - What? Did something happen?

I'm back.

Hey, you could at least turn on the light.

What's up? What's wrong?

Nothing.

It doesn't look like it's nothing. What is it? Tell me.

- Why didn't you tell me? - Tell you what?

The skit we did for the school festival.

That you approached Kuramoto and Shunta before you came to me?

Ah, that ...

Eh? Didn't I already tell you?

Don't play dumb with me!

Why are you so angry about it?

If you can't even discuss important matters like this,

what exactly is our relationship? Hey!

So you don't have anything you're not telling me?

I don't! No way would I!

Don't lie to me.

You've kept it a secret for the past 10 years.

Do you have any idea how much it's hurting me right now?

You've got it wrong.

The order in which I asked you doesn't mean anything.

- It's no big deal, right? - Then why didn't you tell me?

You must have felt guilty, huh?

I was just a desperate backup choice to you, right?

You weren't.

I guess I'm just a clown!

You didn't think I was that interesting,

and yet you asked me to perform a skit with you on stage,

better yet, I talked to you about my dream of being a successful comedian.

So do you regret forming Macbeth?

That's obvious!

I wouldn't have agreed to do it if I'd known,

and I wouldn't have asked you to do comedy for real!

You are ...

you're denying everything we've done together for the last ten years?

Say!

That's what you think, right!?

Tell me what you think instead!

You must've imagined that if you'd teamed up with Kuramoto

who you asked first, you might've been able to succeed. Right?

If you hadn't teamed up with me

you wouldn't even have become a comedian.

You've thought about it, right?

You're such an asshole!

Which one of us is the asshole?

I'll tell you if you want me to that badly.

I shouldn't have teamed up with you.

I had no idea you were such a horrible person!

Which one of us is horrible?

Isn't it cowardly of you to threaten me like this?

You think I'm not serious?

Ma'am, let's jump together.

- That reassures me! - Don't be stupid!

(From: Tsumugi We're going to have a birthday party for Shun-chan)

Only 30 minutes left.

What did you do before you started working here?

I just kinda floated around.

That's the best life to live.

Aren't you jumping to conclusions?

I can generally tell from a person's looks.

Then you don't know me at all.

I'm in my 20s and nothing ...

Nothing good has happened to me.

I've been in my life's dark ages.

Dark ages?

Congratulations, Shunta!

- Happy birthday! - Yay!

Yay!

Go on, blow out the candles.

What's wrong, Shunta?

If I blow them out, this moment will be over, right?

(Rooftop)

(Suicide Note)

I'm back.

Welcome back! Was Shunta alright?

What do you mean, “alright”?

He didn't seem any different from normal?

He didn't, he was drinking happily, we even walked home together.

Ah~ I see. Then he went right home?

Not yet, he wanted to walk a bit longer, so he went to the river.

Have you found Shunta?

Shunta? He's gone?

What? Then what are you doing now?

I can't find my sneakers.

Can you call Shunta right now for me?

Huh?

Hello~

Where are you now?

- On the bridge. - Where?

The big bridge in our neighborhood with the beautiful night view, you know where is it?

Don't die.

What's wrong?

The suicide note!

I only wrote it for the show.

Don't lie to me!

I'm not lying, that's the truth.

I'm coming there! Don't move an inch!

Okay, be careful on the way here.

When I was still a pro gamer

I used to say in interviews that I would die by the age of 27.

As for my future dreams ... I don't have any.

- I'll probably die at 27. - Eh?

It was because my father died at the young age of only 27.

And all the musicians and poets he loved

also all died at 27.

I, who was deeply loved by my father,

thought I only had until the age of 27 to live.

There was only one time in my life

when I had considered suicide.

And the one who appeared suddenly before my eyes then,

Haruto: What are you doing here? And the one who appeared suddenly before my eyes then,

was Haruto.

Nothing much.

Wait, you weren't trying to die, right?

No way would I ...

Yeah, no way.

But what if I was?

What do you mean?

Would it be an inconvenience to you?

- Yes, it would! - What would?

It'd be inconvenient for Junpei.

He's made careful plans to confess his feelings to Natsumi tomorrow.

What does that have to do with me?

This is just hypothetical. But if you commit suicide ...

school will definitely be canceled tomorrow.

And his plans will go down the drain.

Which means he'll have to postpone his confession for a while.

I'm just guessing this but,

the success rate for a confession right after a classmate's death

is likely to drop quite significantly.

Do you really want him to succeed?

No.

It's just that his chance of success is already near zero,

so I want to make sure it doesn't go any lower.

I can do it.

If only we wish for it, our dreams will come true.

Osh! All right!

Sorry, I can't be your girlfriend!

Wait a minute! Wait!

Huh?

- What happened? - What happened just now?

Why?

Why was he stretching his calves?

What do calves have to do with a confession?

I don't know either.

Was he planning to make an acrobatic confession?

Ah, he's here, he's here!

- How was it? - Uhm, well ...

What do you mean, “well”?

It seems like she's not sure about it either.

Well, it seems I'll have to try again another time.

So ...

You almost made it?

Yes, almost.

What are you laughing at?

I'm not laughing, I'm not.

I see, so you almost did it.

Then next time ...

You'll definitely make it next time.

But uhm, yeah, I think the two of you suit each other.

- Who the hell are you? - Huh?

Asabuki Shunta. We're classmates.

I know, I'm asking why the heck you're here.

You said you wanted to be friends, right?

- I never said that. - You did!

He got all jealous of you when he saw you in the school play,

he said you were so cool and he could feel your madness.

- He really said that? - He did!

After that, the amount of time I spent with those two rapidly increased.

Ouch! Junpei! Sorry, sorry!

(Ponpeii)

And after that, Junpei continued to be rejected by Natsumi, countless times.

It doesn't make any difference!

Junpei.

Will you join me?

I'm serious.

You're the only partner I can think of.

Seeing Haruto say Junpei was the only one for him

made me so jealous.

Being born as a man ...

I thought there were no words that would make me happy other than that.

Here you go, mabodon.

Hold on! Hold on! What are you doing?

Five years ago, before I went to see Macbeth's live show,

there was the Puyo Puyo tournament.

I won by a large margin, and set myself a new personal record,

but somehow, I still felt empty.

Nothing good will ever happen in my life.

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

The hell?

Though I won, their shows where they grieved being unable to see the light after their continuous failures,

seemed to shine more brightly than the lonely gaming world I was in.

- Don't be silly! Ma'am, please stay still!

I ...

I'm thinking of retiring as a pro gamer.

Why?

I'm losing my edge to the younger generation.

That day, though with the help of alcohol,

I had intended to request to join Macbeth.

I haven't yet decided what to do.

Then ...

Will you join us?

At that time, I was convinced.

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

Haruto was someone who could make anyone's wishes and requests come true.

I was guided by Haruto's words, and he's never been wrong.

Not even once.

And just so you know, the skit is carefully put together in advance,

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

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

That's why I don't make any moves and waiting here just as Haruto told me to.

Whether it's until morning or the next day,

I'm prepared to make no move.

Hey! Hey!

What the hell do you think you're doing?

I think maybe some misunderstandings have piled up here.

You're fucking kidding me. I was so worried about you.

- I'm not gonna die. - How would I know that!

Didn't you also wanna die that day in high school?

Do you really think someone who wants to die now,

would get the insurance that lasts until age 70?

Then what the hell is this?

No, that's just ...

When I realized that I can only perform as Macbeth a few more times,

I started to feel sorry for all our props.

I just wanted to write with the true feelings of that young guy who tried to commit suicide on the rooftop.

You have to put your heart and soul into making props as well.

It's too similar to your own situation for a comedy set.

- Is that so? - It is!

His father died at a young age, his mother got herself a young man,

and he lost the meaning of his existence. That's you, right?

- It's just a coincidence. - It's not.

But I do think there's a part of me

that's the same as me who met you on the rooftop back in high school.

You see, when you weave in true stories, it makes the skit more exciting.

Are you trying to make me laugh?

Hey! I'm alive!

What? Why is Nakahama here?

She met Junpei, and they called me a minute ago.

When I told her you were on your way here,

she said “Oh, so you're fine then,” and hung up right away.

Nakahama!

I came because I was worried.

I'm sorry.

I really thought Shunta was gonna die because of what you instigated.

I'm so sorry.

But I'm glad it turned to be a misunderstanding.

As I told you before, I'm cursed.

Stop thinking like that.

You're worrying too much.

But I'm so glad.

Because even though Junpei was at the same park he didn't come, but Nakahama ran here for me.

He said he fought with Haruto, so it was kinda tough for him to go.

- When did you two fight? - It's your fault.

Did you mention the school festival thing?

I mean, it's something that needs to be said, right?

He wanted to perform skit and do comedy with me,

but he didn't even think I was the funniest!

No, you've got it wrong, that's wrong.

He admits that you're funny,

so he gets angry if I try to improvise even a little.

Because he thinks the world you create is best.

But he clearly told me,

that he shouldn't have teamed up with me.

He didn't mean it.

That's right. Junpei is a man who can't shine without you.

But I can't easily just forgive the fact that he never told me.

Maybe it's because he really wanted to do Macbeth with you, that he didn't tell you?

Maybe the reason he never told you

was because he's the one who knows you the best,

so he knew you'd get mad over it?

Junpei wrote this in his blog from 4 years ago.

(The B-Grade Gourmet Diary of a C-Grade Comedian. The taste of my high school memories, Ponpeii) It's an entry from his visit to the Chinese restaurant,

that he used to go to during high school days, for the first time in a while.

Ponpeii, where I often went with H and S after school.

H stands for Haruto and S stands for Shunta, right?

Yes, that's right.

This is the restaurant that holds the memory of forming a duo with H,

after the culture festival in our third year of high school.

I'd like to say something to the old me.

“You made the right choice.”

Nakahama, you've even read Junpei's blog?

I didn't even know he had one.

I couldn't tell if it was Junpei from Macbeth at first.

It's titled, The B-Grade Gourmet Diary of a C-Grade Comedian.

It was last updated 2 years ago.

She's even checked out all your interviews from when you were still a pro gamer.

What? Really? That makes me really happy, but isn't that a bit weird?

You're saying too much.

Sorry.

Once I get hooked, I can't help but dig deeper.

But you see, thanks to Nakahama

Haruto now understands the depth of Junpei's affection, right?

Huh? Which part?

It's just because ...

on a blog we would never see, he wrote,

“You made the right choice”, right?

That's the kind of guy Junpei is.

But that's a gourmet diary, right?

He was probably referring to the food he ordered, right?

Hey, listen up.

Be honest with yourself!

See? I guessed right.

I think it could be interpreted either way.

It definitely sounds like he wrote the story of Macbeth's formation.

There's actually one more line after he wrote I want to say to the old me, “You made the right choice”.

- Is that so? - He left a line blank in between.

It says, “Mabodon is the best!”

You see?

You didn't need to tell him that.

But we can find out what it means if we check.

He did order the mabodon, right?

I knew it, it was just about his food.

But he left one line blank in between.

Who cares what it means?

Let's get home already!

(The B-Grade Gourmet Diary of a C-Grade Comedian. The taste of my high school memories, Ponpeii)

Welcome home!

No “welcome home” you asshole, you caused us so much trouble.

Hey, what should we perform for tomorrow's show?

Rooftop, right?

That was the plan, but ...

since I reworked the props and made such a mess,

I thought it might bring us bad luck.

It's fine, no problem.

Let's just do it.

Junpei seemed to be insistent on doing the Rooftop skit.

It was only shortly before the show when I learned of his intentions.

You know that part at the end where you jump into the terrace.

Yeah?

Can you delay it a little longer than usual?

Alright, understood.

It was the first time I'd seen Junpei stretch his calves before a show.

It reminded me of that day 11 years ago, when he carefully stretched his calves,

before confessing his feelings to Natsumi.

Why did you guys improvise like that?

- I dunno. - That doesn't cut it,

you were the one who planned it, right?

No, I just thought it would be funny.

It wasn't funny at all.

But Shunta threw in a few too.

I just thought that if Junpei was gonna improvise,

today would be a good day for me to do whatever I want.

Just because we're disbanding doesn't mean you guys can do whatever you want.

Okay then, we'll do it properly next time, right Shunta?

- Okay. - You definitely should.

- Eh? - I'm saying it to you.

I'm sorry about the other day.

Now that you're here for a drink, let's just forget what happened.

Thank you very much!

- Welcome! - Excuse me.

- Oh, Tsumugi! - Oh, Shun-chan! We're here!

Thanks!

- You guys know each other? - Ah, yes!

- So, you'll be eating together? - Yes.

You know, Junpei had never stretched his calves before a live show,

but he did so this time, just for the occasion.

So, you knew right away that Junpei was going to improvise?

I didn't know exactly what he was gonna do, but

I knew he was trying to do something different from normal.

Why? How did you know that?

Huh? Oh, well, you see ...

It was in our second year of high school, right?

- What do you mean? - Ah, it's ...

There was a time when the two of us

secretly went to watch Junpei's confession.

We hid in a jumping box in the gym storeroom.

Yeah, yeah!

- So, well, well! Listen, listen up! - Hey!

- You two really did that? - Yes we did.

- This is all for real. But listen. - Seriously?

At that time, before confessing, this guy

he was meticulously stretching his calves.

And the girl he confessed to is his current girlfriend.

Oh, so it went well?

It didn't go well until later.

At that time, she said she couldn't date him and slammed the door, he got rejected right away.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

We rushed back to the classroom before Junpei did,

and pretended not to know.

I still asked how it went even though I already knew the answer.

Haruto was the bad guy too,

he asked, “So, you almost made it?”

Then Junpei replied, “Yes, almost.”

What was up with that?

He was rejected so badly, he barely could speak.

Almost made it, huh!

You guys have got to be kidding me. Seriously.

I didn't know you guys were there,

and now you're making fun of me like this.

Thanks so much for that.

I bet you've got something you're hiding from me, too.

Not something as important as that was.

Hey Hey! Why. Why are you guys acting like this?

The Nakahama sisters are here with us today.

We're having a drink together, see.

You still haven't said a word yet, sis?

Oh, sorry. I'm just really nervous.

Why are you nervous about us?

Because you like Macbeth so much?

Right.

Can I ask you one question?

- Please ask anything. - Really?

What did you say in the improvisation?

- Forgetful Terminator~ - What?

I don't remember either!

- Tell us, Shun-chan. - But, I think forgot, too.

It was a tactless apology from Junpei,

the strictest among us about improvisations.

I was afraid of what might happen to you.

It's a relief 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!

I want to thank you too.

I'm glad I chose you.

I'm truly glad.

Thank you for saving my life!

I'll never consider suicide ever again.

So, no need to worry, I'm fine.

Where the hell did you get in!