Saigo No Ban Gohan [17] (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] It's Setsubun season at Ashiya's teishoku-ya ( banmeshi-ya ). Amidst the excitement of serving sushi rolls, Kairi's junior colleague, Lee Ying, visits the restaurant. He is taking a leave of absence from acting due to a physical injury, and asks to join the reading lessons that Kairi is attending. Kairi readily agrees, but when she hears the exchange between her teacher, actress Yuko, and Li Ying, she is astonished to learn that Li Ying is more talented than Kairi. They end up falling out, but the manager, Natsukami, arranges for them to take a trip to Arima Hot Springs alone... This is the 17th volume of this tear-filled tale of friendship and parent-child love!

芦屋の定食屋「ばんめし屋」に節分の時期が。巻き寿司の提供で盛り上がる中、海里の後輩・李英が店を訪れる。体を壊し役者を休業中の彼は、海里が通う朗読のレッスンに参加したいと言う。海里は快諾するが、師匠で女優の悠子と李英のやりとりを聞いて、李英のほうが才能があるのではと愕然とする。それを機に仲違いしてしまうが、店長の夏神のはからいで、有馬温泉に2人きりで旅行することに...。友情と親子愛に涙溢れる第17弾!