As Jie Jian shouted, "Ikuzo," the scene around them instantly changed.
At some point, the restaurant around them had vanished, replaced by a brightly lit training room.
Jie Jian looked down at himself.
His clothes had completely changed, and he was holding a stack of script pages filled with lines.
"This is..."
Just as Jie Jian was about to ask himself, a familiar voice came from outside.
"Hey, Jie Jian!"
Jie Jian turned to look and saw Fumihiko Takaba shove open the training room door and rush in.
He raised a plastic bag, excitedly showing it to him.
"The bento was on sale today! I bought your favorite pork cutlet sandwiches!"
"Let's eat quickly, then hurry up and rehearse!"
Looking at Fumihiko before him, familiar memories flooded into Jie Jian's mind.
Oh! I remember now.
I'm Fumihiko Takaba's college classmate. The two of us became partners because of our shared love for comedy.
Now we're rehearsing for the school performance three days from now.
Jie Jian's eyes lit up. He grabbed Fumihiko and headed for the stage.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's rehearse already!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't rush! Finish the bento first!"
The next moment, it was time for the performance.
Though it was only a school performance, Fumihiko was still full of nerves.
Jie Jian had also changed into a suit specifically for the performance and was making final adjustments to it.
Beside him, Fumihiko was curled up in a chair backstage, breathing heavily as he kept questioning himself.
"Are my jokes really funny? Will anyone even watch my performance?"
At that moment, Jie Jian pulled Fumihiko to his feet and looked at him solemnly.
"You're the best comedian I've ever seen. Have some confidence, damn it!"
"Am I... really that good?" Fumihiko answered in disbelief.