The arm of Mirei's teddy bear pokes on Yu-yu's cheek.

"Time to wake up~"

"Mmm… Woahhhp."

"So, what do you think about having it today?"

"I thought about it last night, and…"

"And…?"

"I just fell asleep without knowing it. Sorry."

"Ahahahahaha!"

"We can talk about it during breakfast. What do you want to eat?"

"There should be enough eggs leftover for that!"

Pan stirring

"Smells good!"

Yu-yu is making sautéed mixture for the rice.

"OK. Gonna add the rice… Take care of it, Mirei. I will do the omelette."

"Got it!"

Sizzling…

"Gently put it on the rice. Gently… Finished."

"That's our omurice for ya!"

"Mhmm."

"Let's see. Here's Yu-yu's soy, and here's Mirei's ketchup."

"Thanks."

"One more thing. You promised me something, remember?"

"Talking about noodle slide?"

"Yeah. It is a summer dish I'd like to enjoy… with you?"

"With me?"

"The more people you have, the better the noodle tastes. Bonus point if you go outside and set up a bamboo slide. Yum! The egg is soft and fluffy!"

"Have you had bamboo noodle slide with your brother?"

"Sometimes, when I was young. We usually went to the countryside to make it. It was surely rough cutting down the bamboos. Took me long as hell to take down one!"

"It is truly authentic to do it as close to nature as possible. I'd love to be there with you at that moment."

"I wish. Anyway, we then forged the slide together. Funny enough, my brother didn't notice me sometimes because he was too focused on making the slide, so the branches got me sometimes. Haruka scolded him hard for that, obviously."

"Did it take you long to set up the slide?"

"Well… Took us a while. Occasionally, the noodle fell off outside of the bowl, sometimes a certain pipe broke down, and so on. I did think it was fun fixing and perfecting the system with everyone; it was an engaging activity for me and a chance to bond with my brother more too!"

"Sounds like you had a great time, then."

"Yep! To be fair, it is impossible to do something like that when we are not in a countryside, but… I think it'd still be great talking to you and enjoying the noodle together~"

"Sounds good! Help me wash the dishes, then we can go for a walk."

The couple buy a noodle slide toy, somen noodles and ingredients for sauce.

"Back home!"

"Let me set up the slide. Can you make the dipping?"

"I will get into it."

"Kombu (dried kelp) and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) together… Add this to the mixture (of soy sauce and dissolved sugar), then extra katsuobushi. Strain out the sauce…"

"Done! Maybe if Mirei can see the slide. She would be extremely happy."

"You're done?"

"Mhmm."

"Here's the dipping. Let's dive in!"

"Switch on!"

"You can go first, Yu-yu. I will measure the time it takes."

"It's kinda rough to enjoy this game to its fullest for you, right?"

"That's not wrong. I can try to sense how long it takes for a cycle. It's much, much easier to guess when it's quiet here."

"OK. First cycle!"

"1…2…3…4…5…—"

"Got it!"

"Good…?"

Yu-yu slightly touches Mirei's lip as a signal.

"Say 'Ah…'"

"(Smile) Ah…~"

"Delicious, yeah?"

"It's delicious. Because of the merrily flow of water, the light flavour of somen, and…"

"And…?"

"The gentle voice of Yu-yu!"

"(Blush) …And also the pure smile of Mirei, too."

"(Blush) …True. Anyway, it's my turn!"