I’ve summarized the content from the Buddy Daddies Drama CD Vol 1, translated by Marcella!
Thank you Marcella!!! ♡♡♡ and thank you for sharing the audio of Kazuki running and out of breath, I personally appreciate that very much
Now we know Kazuki and Rei’s first time meeting each other went like this:
Rei (aka the murder machine) (aka the ‘Elite Rei’) (22 years old) (39 cents to his name) ran away from home, has no money for food so he steals ransom money from these random yakuza thugs he stumbles upon.
Kazuki (25 years old) (widower) (currently drunk) (probably also has around 39 cents to his name) is found by Kyu-chan after a night of unsuccessful gambling and they go back to Yadorigi.
Kazuki has failed so many missions that this new job Kyu-chan gives him (to find Rei and protect him because he’s never lived outside of the family house and his profile says he has ‘zero life experience or skills’ and has a ‘naive view of the world’) is his last chance.
Rei is running away from the thugs when Kazuki finds him and not knowing who he is, Rei runs away from him too. Kazuki chases him, somehow catches up to him (regretting his drunken state). Rei attacks him then pulls out a gun, accuses him of being a competitor and then FAINTS because he’s so hungry.
Kazuki carries him back to his place and makes him food. Rei calls his place dirty and says his food is nothing special. Kazuki explains the misunderstanding and tells Rei he should play the cards he’s been dealt by working for the neighborhood’s boss (Kyu-chan?) and earn money that way instead of stealing it from high risk people (like the freaking yakuza!). Rei thanks him for saving him and takes his advice.
Suddenly the thugs attack and Rei destroys Kazuki’s place with gunshots while defending them.
Like we see in episode 8, Kazuki walks into the bar and sees Rei looking like a complete mess of a man (but we know from his conversation with Kyu-chan that Rei has completed 30 jobs in one month while Kazuki has completed…?).
A few days later, Kazuki goes to the bar to rant to Kyu-chan about his place being wrecked with bullet holes and Kyu-chan asks Kazuki to pick up documents at Rei’s place since Rei never leaves the house.
Kazuki walks into Rei’s apartment and immediately freaks out and yells about all of the gross old food that’s rotting and mysterious liquids in the sink. He offers to help clean it and Rei is like ‘have fun with that,’ and goes back to playing video games.
~Insert scene in episode 8 where Kazuki cleans Rei’s entire apartment, dunks him in the bathtub, cuts his hair, brings in furniture, and cooks him food~
As they eat, Kazuki complains he’ll never have this nice of a kitchen, and blames Rei for destroying his current place. Rei says, “There are spare rooms left over.“ and Kazuki responds, “You want me to be your housekeeper.“ Which is correct, but he admits it wouldn’t be so bad and they could help each other out - him with housework and Rei with their jobs.
Kazuki accepts he’ll be taking care of Rei for a little while. And then we get:
Kazuki: “It’s a pleasure doing business, shut in.”
Rei: “The pleasure is all mine, freeloader.”
Then they proceed to live together, do all of their jobs together, and drink at the same bar together for -THREE YEARS-
I still can’t believe Kazuki tells Miri ‘I’m just crashing.’ (ᗒ ᗨᗕ)
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