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Opening Song Omohide (Memories) by Suzuki Tsunekichi

STARRING ~ Kobayashi Kaoru ~

~ Sudo Risa ~

~ Kobayashi Asako ~

~ Yoshimoto Naoko ~

kimi ga hai ta shiroi iki ga The white breath you exhale

Produced by: Oikawa Takuro

ima, yukkuri kaze notte Is slowly riding in the wind

sora ni ukabu kumo no naka ni And little by little vanishing

sukoshi zutsu kie te yuku Inside the clouds up in the sky

tooku takai sora no naka de From inside the high and faraway sky

te o nobasu shiroi kumo The white clouds reach out to you

kimi ga hai ta iki o sutte And drink the white breath you exhale

As the day comes to an end,

and people make their way home,

my own day begins.

~ Traditional Tonjiru ~ 600 yen ~ Beer ~ 600 yen, ~ Sake ~ 500 yen ~ Shochu ~ 400 yen Max. three drinks per customer

My menu is all there.

The possibility of getting served anything else...

as long as it's possible,

my business model.

I am open from midnight to seven of the morning after.

People call this...

Midnight Restaurant.

How is business doing?!

Well enough, I'd say.

~ WITHS2 4th Anniversary Special ~ SHINYA SHOKUDO - midnight restaurant

Episode 3 Ochazuke*

(*Rice with tea and toppings)

- Thanks for that. - Thanks.

Master... More natto*. (*fermented soy beans)

Coming.

You know, Master?

These days you don't seem to come by.

Ahh... Is that right?

Next time, I'll come.

You said the same exact thing last time.

Sorry.

This time, I mean it.

Should I believe that?

Adults are bad, aren't they?

- Her name is Jun-chan. - Like Master would have the time...

She is a new-half (transgender) running a gay-bar called Murasaki no Ue*.

(*Character from a famous manga by Yamato Waki)

Sharing her partner Yoshida-kun's love for natto,

the two started dating because of that.

By the way...

You'll stay over tonight, right?

Ahh... Sorry. I have a meeting early in the morning.

Uh?! Even if you have one, it's okay!

Just stay!

Stop pushing it...

Come on.

All right. As you wish.

Awesome!

Since the joys of the palate transcend gender...

you really never know.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Anyhow...

Let's leave Jun-chan's story at that.

Come on in!

Our protagonists tonight are these three ladies.

Ume.

- Salmon. - Tarako.

Coming.

They are known here...

as the "Ochazuke Sisters."

Here you go, ume is ready.

Bon apetit!

Yukari... Did she really want marriage that bad?

Maybe she had enough of her job?!

He's eight years older, for God's sake!

- Have you seen his hairline? - Right...

Already oyaji* material, all right.

(*middle-aged man)

If I really must tie the knot,

it'll only be with someone ten years younger.

Right?!

They must be back from the wedding party.

Quite a sight, isn't?

Grown ass women eating ochazuke, bloated mug and all.

They'll hear you!

The hell I care?

Thanks for that.

- Tarako is the best. - Ume is number one! - Salmon is the way!

The ume's unique delicacy...

The perfect harmony of salmon and rice...

Tarako is no joke, either.

It's ochazuke, all right!

Right?!

On that note, wasn't today's menu just a mess?

It was horrible.

They serve you those tiny hors d��oeuvre...

- It didn't even feel like eating. - Right.

We sure packed those envelopes, and look at what we get.

This is why weddings are the worst.

Right?!

Still, you know...

Yukari sure was pretty.

Yeah.

I've never seen anyone so happy before.

So she indeed must be happy?!

She has to be...

Of course she is.

Next time.

Should we go to an omiai (marriage meeting) party?

- Omiai party? - Yeah.

This colleague of mine has gone to a few already.

So what kind of people you meet?

Well...

But, I hear that these days you can meet a lot of younger men.

- Really? - Yeah.

Omiai party...

You two!

Have you listened to what kind of nonsense you're prattling about?

Omiai party?! The hell is that?

How can you compromise so cheaply?

- Still... - Listen.

We pursue true love!

The great romances you see on the big screen!

How can you just give up now?

I... guess so?!

Sure.

Pretty Woman!

Forever seeking the true romance!

Right!

- Konkatsu*?! - The hell with that!

(*short for Kekkon katsudo, seeking marriage)

- Omiai? - Forget about it.

We accept no compromise. True romance!

True romance!

Our Prince Charming is out there for sure!

Right?!

Master.

Another serving of ume.

- Salmon! - Tarako.

Coming.

Same time and same company, they drop by, and then...

Ume.

- Salmon. - Tarako.

Enjoying their ochazuke,

they always talk about men.

- So we drank all night together. - Really?

Aren't those two a little on the cute side?

Cute.

Go have a word with them.

Give it a rest.

Only a cheapskate would come to a place like this.

Guess so?!

Sorry.

It was about.... three months later?

- Ume. - Salmon.

Ohh?!

How about the other,

the one always ordering Tarako?

Said her mother is sick,

so she had to go to Kyushu and tend to her.

I see.

Not just that, I'm afraid.

Uh?!

Rumi...

The brat's going there for an omiai as well!

Say what?!

Not to mention, with someone ten years older.

Uh?!

That brat...

She's using her mother as an excuse,

but she was just feeling lonely.

The same one who always despised older men?!

It's a compromise, all right.

The brat gave up on true romance.

Ahhh... Drives me crazy!

She's done with us. I'm never calling her again!

It's betrayal.

As vile as betrayals can get!

Master...

- Where is our ochazuke? - Let's get moving!

I certainly feel what you're saying,

but don't take it all out on me.

The two remained on good terms for a while.

When our "Ume Sister" Miki-chan was hospitalized for ob-gyn matters...

Wow... Really?!

Seems like "Salmon Sister" Kana-chan was always by her side.

I wanted to have this so much!

- Congrats on your recovery. - Thanks!

All thanks to you.

I'm just glad you got better.

Hope I can keep counting on you.

Same goes for me.

From here on in,

Kana, you're the only one for me!

Miki...

- Konkatsu?! - The hell with it.

- Omiai?! - Gimme a break.

No compromise.

For sure.

Pure love is in the air.

Right?!

People say that women can't be friends,

but I always thought it wasn't the case for these two.

Yet...

By the way, Master.

Are the Ochazuke Sisters coming by, these days?

Now that I think about it,

I haven't seen them in quite a while?!

- Told you. - Yeah.

Uh?!

This other day...

They made a scene at my bar.

Seems like Salmon Sister is going out with Ume Sister's ex.

Uh?!

According to her, seems like the two...

had been frequenting her bar pretty often.

Break it up with Mitsuhiko, or you'll regret it.

Like you care? Just let me be.

Of course I care.

What are you, jealous?

Uh?!

You're just jealous, it's obvious.

The hell are you prattling about? Why would I?

Why would you...

Listen, why should I ever be jealous?

Let me think...

Enough with that.

I'm just telling you for your sake.

And why don't you mind your own business?

As if you were the one who dumped him first...

What is this?

Makes you feel uneasy, I bet?

Seeing me experience true love.

The hell are you doing?

Let go! What are you doing?

Excuse me... Ladies...

Don't do this... Don't!

Please stop.

You fucker!

What the hell are you doing?

Shut the fuck up, you sons of bitches!

So there's no friendship between women, indeed.

None.

As long as men continue to exist.

That's sad to hear.

"The kiddo felt dizzy, but desperately kept hanging on."

"This waltz is no laughing matter, either."

"So she pranced around the kitchen as if she went batty,"

"making the cupboard shake left and right, and making a mess."

"An ice cold stare was stamped on her mother's face"

Any hobbies?

I do some ballroom dancing, every now and then.

Is... that so?!

Yes.

If you look back at the history of ballroom dancing,

you'll inevitably go back to its roots in waltz.

There's this theory that it all started in the Provence area,

with a dance called "volt."

Our Prince Charming is out there!

Right?!

"You brought me to bed,"

"as I was still hanging onto you,"

"while dancing the waltz."

Tastes like crap.

Come on in.

Ume.

Coming.

In the end, finally decimated to one,

our Ochazuke Sisters.

You know, at this age.

How should I put it.

You kind of start obsessing over curious little things.

Yeah...

How should I put it...

I thought long and hard about it,

but why do we do that?

Even though we know that...

we won't gain anything out of that anyhow.

I shouldn't really be the one talking about this,

but wouldn't making things simpler solve it?

Like this ochazuke.

There's no need to make things so complicated.

You like what you like.

Shouldn't that be enough?

Bon apetit.

It's so damn salty!

Are you losing your touch?

Might very well be the case.

Every now and then,

why don't you try another kind of ochazuke?

On the house.

Like salmon... or tarako, for instance.

I'll have salmon.

Coming!

Come on in.

Ume ochazuke.

Coming.

I broke up.

I couldn't take him anymore.

What did I tell you?

Here you go.

Ume... and salmon.

Ume's not bad?!

Salmon, too.

Sorry about everything.

Forget about it.

I should... say the same.

It's just that...

I felt frustrated.

By the way...

Seems like Rumi is coming back to Tokyo.

Uh?! Really?

Guess her mother recovered...

- Or the omiai didn't go according to plans. - Guess so.

See? You take the easy way out, and look at what happens.

If it's marriage, you need them younger.

Right.

You need to experience that passionate, ardent romance.

Right?!

Tarako!

Tell me, how was the omiai?

- The what? - Don't act all coy.

Looks like our Ochazuke Sisters...

are back in town.

- What are you prattling about? - "What are you prattling about?"

~ to be continued ~

Here's your one point advice for ochazuke.

Only pour the tea or broth moments before you serve.

Or the rice will get all bloated.

As for the rest, whichever toppings you prefer.

It's so tasty yet so simple to make, ochazuke is really great.

Right?!

So... Good night everyone!

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~ KOBAYASHI Kaoru ~ Master

~ SUDO Risa ~ Miki (Ume)

~ KOBAYASHI Asako ~ Rumi (Tarako)

~ YOSHIMOTO Naoko ~ Kana (Salmon)

~ GENKAKU Yoko ~ Jun

~ IWASE Ryo ~ Yoshida

~ Subtitles by MisterX ~ Timing QC: ay_link

~ On The Next Episode Of ~ SHINYA SHOKUDO

- Accept me as your pupil! - That's the one and only Erect Oki!

The potato salad here has that taste of the good old days.

You fool! Is a porn shoot more important than your mother?

- Hello? - Is it Oki-san?

I haven't been able to reach him.

My mother is senile.

So, is it good?

~ See what happens when you read too many shoujo manga, ladies? ~

~ You think Prince Charming looks like Kimutaku and grows on trees ~

~ Right?! ~