This is it. Our final day...

Yeah...

(We shoot the climax today.
Our film hangs on how this fight scene goes.)

(We need to make our hero look as good as we can as he does everything he can to save the girl...)

Kusanagi, the equipment's all set!

Thanks. Actors, are you all ready...?

Yeah.

You gave us the acting pointers we needed, so we should be good to go now!

Hehe. I'm glad to hear that.

So, if we're all ready...

Action!

“Ah, there you are, Wandering Cook!
The food you're carrying will be ours this time!”

“No... They're doing it again...”

“What quarrel do you have with us?!
You already have more than enough food!”

“All of the food in this world belongs to the Dark Culinary Society...”

“Those who stand in our way are to be dealt with, including you!”

“Oh, for the love of...
I will feed all those who are in need.”

“That is a cook's true propose...!”

“Enough talk! This is the end of the line for you! Everyone, get him!”

“S-Stop!
Please...!”

(Here we go...!
The three goons attack the Wandering Cook all at once.)

(He dodges the first one's punch and grabs his arm... He did it pretty well during practice...)

“...!”

(He did it...!)

(The problem is the next part...
He has to use the arm of the first guy to throw him into the second while spinning to dodge the third's attack...)

(Shinonome practiced this part a lot while listening to Soda's instructions, but...)

“Hiyaaah!”

(Whoa...! He actually did it...!)

(He even got the cape to wave around and look really cool...!)

Cut! Show me what we just took!

O-Okay!

How'd we do...?

The footage looks good. The action feels real...

I don't believe it.
Even Soda said this stunt would be really hard, but you managed to pull it off in one take.

We did practice it a ton with that in mind...

But we're not done yet...
And we don't have time, so we gotta keep going.

Right...!

“Still want more...?”

“Huff... Huff... H-He's so strong...”

“I'll have no choice but to go all out if you still refuse to surrender.”

(We're at the ending...
We're actually going to finish...)

(We're almost there, everyone.)

(That last fight scene was the hard part.)

(All we have to do now is the standard moves. These guys come at me, and I make them collapse by landing hits on the backs of their necks...)

(Stay focused...)

“Eat this!”

(Alright, this is it.)

(Ah, the sand... My eyes...!)

(No, I can't see...!)

(Shinonome? What's wrong...?)

(Maybe I should call...)

“Wait!”

...?!

“Please, stop...
You can have our food, so please stop hurting him!”

(That isn't in the script...
Is she ad-libbing...?)

(Shinonome really nailed those last stunts, so everyone's on a roll...)

(I can see why she wants to keep going...)

(Then, let's keep rolling...!)

“No...!
That food is meant for your mother.”

“But... If they keep hurting you...”

“Don't worry about me...”

“I'm a cook...
My purpose in life is to make the best food I can for those who need it...”

“I don't care how hard it's going to be for me to do that. I'm not giving up...!”

“Wait, huh...?!
What's with the ladles...?!”

“I wasn't planning on bringing any cooking utensils into this fight...”

“I've been using these ladles for a very long time. I know them well. I've also learned that if a cook takes good care of their utensils, they can do...”

“Something like this!”

“What?! His ladles created a gust...!”

“W-Waaahhh!”

“This is it!”

Cut!

Nice work, everyone.

I checked the footage we shot today, and it all looked good.

That means...!

Yeah...
That's a wrap.

Yes...!

We did it...!
Great work, everyone!

Thank goodness. We made it to the end.

Yeah... I wasn't sure what was gonna happen after I got hurt, but I'm so glad we managed to get our film over the line...

I wish I could've been in the climax, but I can't wait to show our film to the kids at my dojo...!

Really...?
I'm glad you feel that way.

Hehe...
We were able to finish because our director did such an amazing job.

What?

When Soda got injured...
You told us not to give up. And I'm really glad you did.

What she said. We get to celebrate now because you made the right call.

Yeah...!
So, Kusanagi, thanks a ton!

Oh...

No, I should be the one thanking all of you.
I mean...

From my point of view, you were the ones who made our film a reality. I was able to do my job as the director because of all your guys' hard work.

Our camera crew, costume designers, actors... Everyone. We all made this happen together.

Also, the way Shiraishi and everyone improvised back there was so impressive. I couldn't help but feel moved by your performance.

Kusanagi...

We're done shooting, but we still have to edit it... That being said, I have a really good feeling about our film. So, everyone, once again...

Thank you all very much...!