SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME (イエスタデイをうたって)

Hi.

Can I get this deluxe mix okonomiyaki,

cheese and pork double topping, a butter-sautéed giant scallop side,

thick-cut smoked bacon, soy sauce buttered mushrooms,

crunchy sardine mustard greens salad, and an oolong tea?

Oh, and the fried apple topped with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

What about you?

Well?

I'll have... the pork and egg okonomiyaki.

All right.

So I'm here because you insisted on treating me to dinner.

Why, though?

No, I mean, you...

Never mind.

I won't be at the gallery starting next week.

You got fired?

No.

The director hooked me up with a job at a photo studio.

I've never studied photography before,

so I don't know if I'm cut out for it.

But I'll give it a try.

Ma'am, can we get two beers with that?

Hold on!

It's on me today. Don't worry about it.

You're underage!

Sing "Yesterday" for Me

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One more year until exams.

I think we need a change in attitude.

A change in attitude, huh?

I think you're better off not overthinking it.

You'll have a hard time going back to normal if you get caught up in something.

I'm more comfortable with my situation than I should be.

I don't think it helps to panic, though.

Is it a bad thing?

I feel more alive when I'm freaking out at my waning odds.

I guess that way of life sorta fits you, Hayakawa-kun.

Chemistry Prep Room

Shinako.

I told you to call me Morinome-sensei at school.

Never mind that.

It's still bright outside.

Want to go somewhere?

Right now? What about cram school?

Let's just call it a field trip.

Is there anywhere you want to go, like to the movies or shopping?

Hang on a second.

I'm not done with work yet.

You can do it tomorrow.

I have to finish the day's work today.

Otherwise, I'll be really busy tomorrow.

I get it.

You don't want to go with me.

You know that's not true.

Did something happen?

Not really.

Take it easy, okay?

You tend to push yourself too hard.

Like getting only two hours of sleep during your high school entrance exams.

You're right.

Try to relax a little more.

You're fine just the way you are.

What do you mean, the way I am?

What am I, anyway?

Rou-kun...

I applied for the high school you graduated from.

I took the exam to transfer to this school.

Why do you think I'm doing all that?

It's all to try to catch up to you!

I need to find my own path quickly and become someone.

I thought if I could do that, you'd stop treating me like a kid.

How can you be so insensitive?

I guess you really don't expect anything of me, are you?

Yo.

You have a guest.

It's that pretty lady.

Are you heading home from that young man's place?

Nah.

I worked overtime at school, and then I went shopping and stuff.

I haven't gone to Rou-kun's place lately.

We had a fight.

Yeah?

You don't get into fights very often.

To be accurate, I angered him.

I don't think it's going to be easy to fix this time.

I don't think you need to worry about it.

You've known each other since you were kids.

You're like siblings, right?

That's why it's so tough.

I want things to be the way they've always been.

I think Rou-kun's just falling for an illusion.

I'm sure he'll come to his senses someday.

But I don't know how to keep the right distance with him.

You're being overprotective.

He wants to stress himself out, so let him.

That's the best thing to do for him.

I'm sure he knows by now

that life doesn't always go the way you want.

He's not as much of a kid as you think he is.

So you don't need to get so worked up about it.

Here. Pickles from Kanazawa.

I bought some for you, too.

Thank you, sir.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Well, then, I should go to bed.

Why are you just standing there, Rou?

You haven't had dinner yet, have you?

I'll warm up the stew.

Uh... okay.

There's mizu yokan in the fridge.

Have some later.

Sure.

Sorry about the other day.

Me, too.

I should have thought it through more.

You didn't do anything wrong.

I was getting too impatient.

I've been watching you in the kitchen ever since I was a kid.

I want to be able to see this forever.

That's not going to change.

I'm not little Rou-kun.

But... we aren't getting any closer.

I'm watching you.

I'll be watching who you become.

Make me a rolled omelet.

There's fried eggplant, too.

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I'm pretty sure she was just saying that.

I think so, too.

You do, huh?

You were friends as kids, right?

What else is she supposed to say

if she wants to continue being family friends?

Then, what? Did I just get rejected?

Sing "Yesterday" for Me

Damn, Magician again.

Huh? Hey...

Crap, crap...

How are things with Shinako lately?

What am I supposed to tell you?

Nothing's changed since then.

I got rejected by her already.

So I'm waiting on her to make a move.

I'm friendzoned, I guess.

Shinako seems way below the curve when it comes to dating, even though she's attractive.

And you seem weirdly reserved toward her.

It'll never go anywhere if you keep waiting.

That aside, I heard you started working at a photo studio.

How's that?

There's so much to learn.

It's fun for sure...

But the amount of work is a bit brutal.

Why don't you quit the convenience store and focus on just that job?

Maybe.

Maybe your reservations toward Shinako

will go away if you gain some confidence at your job.

That again?

You analyst.

You know what you need to do, so do it.

I'd better go before I miss the last train.

I'm getting married soon.

You can be the photographer.

What?!

I'll fill you in on the details another day.

Later.