| Manager | This is MANKAI Company’s troupe dormitory. |
| Izumi | It’s pretty spacious. |
| Manager | On the first floor, there’s a lesson room, a common lounge, and the baths. |
| Next to the lounge is the kitchen. We usually eat meals here, in the lounge. |
| There are six dorm rooms on the first floor and six on the second, for a total of twelve. |
| Tsuzuru | Twelve? Can the Spring Troupe alone use them all? |
| Manager | Oh, no. There are three rooms per troupe. Each room is a double. |
| Izumi | Sakuya-kun, are you living here already? |
| Sakuya | Yes. I’m using Room 101. I didn’t have much luggage, so I sorted everything out yesterday. |
| Tsuzuru | I put all my luggage in a coin locker, so if I can, I’d like to move in today. |
| Manager | Please go ahead! We’ve got plenty of rooms, so pick the one you want. |
| Tsuzuru | Then... Room 102, by the stairwell. |
| Izumi | I’m going to live here with everyone too, right? |
| Manager | Director, there’s a room on the second floor where Yukio-san used to live. Please use that. |
| Izumi | Where father lived... |
| Masumi | Then I’m fine with that room too. |
| Izumi | Rejected. |
| Plus, Masumi-kun, you’re still a high schooler. If you’re going to live in the dorms, you need to get permission from your parents. |
| Masumi | No need. |
| Izumi | There is a need. |
| Sakuya-kun, you got permission too, right? |
| Sakuya | Ah, um, well, my family is.... |
| Izumi | So you haven’t told them!? |
| Sakuya | Yes... |
| Manager | Eh!? Really!? |
| Izumi | Manager, you didn’t know!? You’re going to get arrested for kidnapping a minor!? |
| Manager | Eeh!? N-n-n-no, we can’t have that! |
| Izumi | Anyway. They must be worried, so you need to get in touch. Sakuya-kun, give me their contact information. |
| Sakuya | Yes.... |
| Izumi | Are they at home now? |
| Sakuya | I think they are. |
| Izumi | Got it. I’ll try calling. |
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| Sakuya’s Family | “Hello, this is Yoshinaga.” |
| Izumi | (Huh? That’s a different last name from Sakuya-kun’s.) |
| Hello, excuse me for calling so late. This is Tachibana of the theatre troupe MANKAI Company calling. |
| Sakuya’s Family | “What? A theatre troupe?” |
| Izumi | (For starters, I need to explain that Sakuya-kun joined the troupe and is living in the dorms...) |
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| Izumi | ...and that is the situation. Could we ask for your permission? |
| Sakuya’s Family | “Will that cost us anything?” |
| Izumi | No, we’re accepting him as a resident troupe member, so costs are all counted as part of the program’s benefits. |
| Sakuya’s Family | “Well then, that’s fine.” |
| Izumi | (Well, that was a surprisingly easy “yes.” It also seems like she’s more concerned about the cost than about understanding the situation.) |
| Sakuya’s Family | “We just ask that you make him go to school. Because otherwise we’ll be held responsible.” |
| Izumi | Yes, of course. |
| Sakuya’s Family | “I understand what’s going on now. Well then, goodbye.” |
| Izumi | Shall I give the phone to Sakuya-kun? |
| Sakuya’s Family | “No need. Excuse me.” |
| Izumi | (She seemed pretty cold...) |
| Sakuya-kun, I’ve gotten permission from your family, so you’re set. |
| Sakuya | Is that so—I’m glad... thank you, Director. |
| Izumi | Do you need to get in touch with anyone else? |
| (They had different last names; maybe his parents live elsewhere or something?) |
| Sakuya | No, it’s fine. I lost my parents when I was young, so I’ve been living with relatives. That’s why we have different last names. |
| Izumi | I see... |
| Sakuya | I’ve been living in my current home for half a year now, but most of the time, I stay at friends’ places and don’t go home much, so.... |
| This is my first time having my own room, so I’m happy. I’ll do my best as a troupe member. |
| Izumi | (So he had a pretty complicated family situation.) |
| Yep. Or else these dorms will also get demolished. |
| Sakuya | I can’t have that! |
| Tsuzuru | That’d be bad for me too. |
| Izumi | Then we need to work our hardest so that won’t happen! |
| Now, next is you, Masumi-kun. Give me your family’s contact information. |
| Masumi | We’ve only just started dating, but you already want to meet my parents... |
| Izumi | That’s not why I’m talking to them! And we’re not dating! |
| Masumi | Hm. Here’s their info. But I don’t think you’ll be able to talk to them. |
| Izumi | Should I call them at a different time? |
| Masumi | They’re in a different time zone and they’re busy all the time, so I can never catch them. Just leave a message. |
| Izumi | Time zone!? Are they abroad!? |
| Masumi | Where are they now... I forget. |
| Izumi | Well, I’ll just give them a call. |
| |
| *Phone ringing* |
| Izumi | .... |
| (They’re not picking up...) |
| (Oh well. I’ll leave them a message.) |
| |
| I left a message, but it’s probably best for you to go home today. |
| Masumi | There’s nobody at home anyway. |
| Izumi | Is that so? Then I’d be more worried if I sent you home at this late hour, so maybe it’s better for you to stay here for tonight. |
| Manager | There’s still Room 103 left. What should we do? |
| Masumi | If I’m not gonna be in the same room as you, I don’t care where I dorm. |
| Izumi | We’re going to have more members, so we probably shouldn’t fill up all the rooms... |
| Sakuya | I’m fine sharing a room with you, Masumi-kun. |
| Tsuzuru | I don’t mind either. |
| Izumi | Hm, then let’s decide by rock or paper. |
| Everyone ready? Rock or paper, which will it be? |
| Sakuya | Paper. |
| Masumi | Rock? |
| Tsuzuru | Rock. |
| Izumi | All right, let’s say Masumi-kun and Tsuzuru-kun are roommates for now. |
| Masumi | If you say so. |
| Tsuzuru | Gotcha. |
| Izumi | Then it’s decided. |
| Kamekichi | Food~. I’m hungry~. Oi, feed me something. |
| Manager | Ah! It’s already so late. |
| It’s dinnertime. I’ll make it a feast to celebrate our new Director and troupe members! |
