Double Date Kitchen Magic

Riko

The pasta should be al dente, and we need to time the sauce perfectly.

Riko

Umi-chan and Kazuma-kun have been looking forward to this dinner all week.

Subaru

Leave it to me, Riko! I'll make this the most romantic dinner ever!

Subaru

Three months of dating deserves something special, right?

Subaru

No no no! The sauce is burning! This was supposed to be perfect!

Subaru

(I wanted to impress them so badly... now I've ruined everything!)

Riko

It's okay, Subaru-kun. We still have time to make something even better.

Riko

Sometimes the most memorable meals come from unexpected moments like these.

Subaru

You're amazing, Riko. I don't know what I would have done without you.

Subaru

(This is what friendship really means... having someone who believes in you.)

Riko

The best ingredient in any meal is the love we put into it.

Riko

I think Umi-chan and Kazuma-kun will taste that in every bite.

Subaru

Now this looks like a dinner worthy of celebrating three months of love.

Subaru

Perfect timing! The main course is ready and still piping hot.

Subaru

(They're going to love this. Three months of dating deserves the perfect meal.)

Subaru

(That gentle touch... the way she looks at him...)

Subaru

(Why does seeing their happiness make my chest feel so tight?)

Subaru

Ah! The plates are— they're burning—!

Subaru

(I can't drop this! But my hands... why can't I move?)

Riko

Subaru-kun! Let me help you with those.

Riko

Your hands must be burning. Here, let me take them.

Subaru

(Seeing them so happy together... it reminds me of everything I've lost.)

Subaru

Sometimes watching other people's happiness just... hurts.

Riko

But Subaru-kun, isn't it beautiful that love like theirs exists?

Riko

Maybe witnessing their happiness means there's hope for your own someday.

Subaru

(They're here! An hour early! We're not ready!)

Subaru

Uh... surprise?

Umi

Riko-chan? Subaru-kun? What are you two doing here?

Umi

And why do you both look like you've been through a food fight?

Subaru

Don't look! We were supposed to have everything perfect before you got here!

Subaru

(This is so embarrassing! All our hard work and they caught us looking like disasters!)

Kazuma

Wait... did you two do all this for us?

Kazuma

The candles, the flowers... this looks incredible!

Riko

We wanted to celebrate your three-month anniversary properly.

Riko

Though we had a few... cooking adventures along the way.

Umi

This is the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for us.

Umi

You didn't have to go through all this trouble, but it means everything.

Subaru

Really? Even though we're covered in sauce and the kitchen looks like a tornado hit it?

Subaru

(Maybe... maybe being part of someone else's happiness isn't so painful after all.)

Kazuma

Especially because of that! Come on, let's finish this dinner together.

Kazuma

The best celebrations are the ones where everyone gets their hands dirty.