Sakuya Sakuma R 【Burnt with Love】/Backstage Story

A Little Taste of Home Part 1
[Mankai Dormitory Kitchen: Night]
Sakuya	Okay, they should be done now...
Sakuya	Oh, no! They're burnt to a crisp again...
Izumi	Sakuya, is that you in there?
Sakuya	Izumi! Sorry, did I wake you up with all the noise?
Izumi	No, I just saw that the light was still on and came out to see what was up.
Izumi	What are you doing this late at night?
Sakuya	O-oh, um...
Izumi	Are these...cookies?
Sakuya	...Yeah.
Sakuya	You know how it's almost Valentine's Day?
Sakuya	I wanted to make some cookies for Citron as thanks, since we share the same room and he's always looking out for me.
Sakuya	But I keep messing up no matter how many times I try to make them...
Izumi	(...Yeah, some of the cookies on that tray look like they're a few minutes more in the oven away from turning into diamonds. They're so charred.)
Sakuya	At this rate, I won't be able to make anything good enough to give Citron...
Izumi	If you don't mind, Sakuya, I can try to lend you a hand.
Sakuya	But it's already so late! I'd feel bad for making you stay up to help me...
Izumi	Don't worry about that. It's no trouble at all, Besides, I'd sleep better knowing I was able to help you tonight, so no need to hold back.
Sakuya	Well...if you're really all right with that...
Izumi	Of course I am!
Sakuya	Thank you so much, then! I really appreciate your help!
Izumi	No problem at all. Now let's get baking!
Sakuya	Oh, wait! Before we start, um...
Izumi	Hm?
Sakuya	The thing is, I'm actually trying to make cookies that resemble the ones from Citron's home country.
Sakuya	A few days ago, we were eating cookies together, and he told me that Japanese cookies taste different from the ones he grew up eating.
Izumi	Really? In what way?
Sakuya	He said the cookies in his country are less sweet and softer when you bite into them.
Izumi	Wow. That sounds completely different from the cookies we have here. I've only ever had crunchy cookies before.
Sakuya	Right? Don't they sound interesting, though?
Izumi	(Hm... I can't even begin to imagine what soft, not-sweet cookies are like, but Sakuya looks really committed to this idea, so I'll do my best to help him out!)
Izumi	They do. For now, let's try to making a dough with more salt and milk than the recipe calls for and see how they turn out.
Sakuya	Okay!

A Little Taste of Home Part 2
[Mankai Dormitory Kitchen: Night]
Izumi	And there goes the timer. Let's take out the cookies and see how they look.
Izumi	Here we go...
Sakuya	Wow, they look delicious! And kind of like bread!
Izumi	They're a lot puffier than what I'm used to seeing... Should we take a bite and see how they taste?
Sakuya	Yeah!
Sakuya	Mmm, it's so good! I bet this is what the cookies in Citron's country taste like. Not to sweet and nice and soft.
Izumi	They ARE good, but I wonder about that...
Sakuya	I'm sure of it! Gosh, I'm so excited to give these to him!
[Mankai Dormitory Lounge: Morning]
Izumi	(It's Valentine's Day, AKA the moment of truth. I wonder if Citron will like the bread...I mean, cookies, Sakuya baked for him.)
Sakuya	Oh, Citron! Great timing!
Citron	What is above, Sakuya?
Sakuya	I have something for you! The truth is, Izumi and I baked some cookies for you.
Citron	For me? Why, I am so very happy! Many thanks!
Sakuya	You're welcome!
Izumi	I'm glad you were able to give him his gift!
Sakuya	It's all thanks to your help, Izumi. If not for you, I wouldn't have been able to make any cookies for him in time.
Citron	Ooh! These have a very interesting shape, indeed!
Citron	Nom nom...
Sakuya	What do you think?
Citron	It is a very yummy bread!
Sakuya	B-but they were supposed to be cookies...!
Izumi	I guess we weren't able to replicate them correctly... I'm sorry, Sakuya.
Sakuya	Don't apologize! Citron really liked our gift, and that's all that matters to me!
Yuzo	Hey. Is Isuke in?
Manager	Yuzo! I just finished preparing your favorite snacks for you.
Yuzo	Oh, are those nure okaki? Thanks. I love those.
Citron	Noodle oat cake? I did not know noodles could be added to dessert!
Izumi	That's because they aren't. Those are 'nure okaki'. They're like a softer, saltier version of the rice crackers we asually have.
Yuzo	Have you never had these before? Here, give 'em a try. They're real good.
Citron	Okay, then! Nom nom...
Citron	Oh! These taste exactly like the cookies from my country!
Sakuya	What?!
Citron	You have very good and refined Zafran taste, Yuzo!
Yuzo	What does that even mean?
Sakuya	Citron...
Izumi	Those aren't cookies at all! They're crackers...!
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