| Yuzo | Hey. |
| Kasumi | Yuzo…. |
| Yuzo | Do you have a moment? |
| Kasumi | ...Yea. |
| Yuzo | Looks like you're finally willing to talk to me, huh. |
| Kasumi | Just so you know, I'm still mad that you just went and put my name in the Showdown Act announcement. |
| Yuzo | I do feel bad about that. |
| Kasumi | But it's also my fault that I've been ignoring you all this time. Sorry. |
| The Showdown Act has become a hot topic, huh. |
| Yuzo | Yea, with the play going to be broadcasted through live-viewing, it's a big deal. |
| Kasumi | There's no way we at "Spotlight" can let this slide either. Can you let me conduct an interview? |
| Yuzo | That's to be expected. The editor-in-chief is one of the cast members, after all. |
| Kasumi | … |
| Even though it hasn't been long since his debut, I know an actor who's good at playing female roles. I've been personally paying attention to him. |
| I'll step down and have that actor be my substitute. |
| Yuzo | Hang on, what are you sayi--. |
| Kasumi | It's impossible for the current me to play the female role that Hakkaku-san wrote for me. |
| Moreover… I'm aware that I no longer deserve to stand on the stage at that theater again. |
| Yuzo | You… |
| Kasumi | Sorry. |
| Yuzo | (This is bad. Really bad…) |
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| Tenma | "Say, will you come with me? Let's get out and see a wider world, not just this narrow bridge. I'll make your name known throughout the nation." |
| Tsuzuru | "Interesting. I'm in." |
| Tenma | "*snores*..." |
| Tsuzuru | "Hey, why are you sleeping out of nowhere? And you reek of alcohol!" |
| Tenma | "...nngh." |
| Tsuzuru | "Are you awake?" |
| Tenma | "Hm? Uhh, uhhh… sorry. Looks like you'd helped me out." |
| Tsuzuru | "..." |
| Tenma | "...W-Why are you following me!?" |
| Tsuzuru | "You're the one who told me to follow you!" |
| Izumi | (I'm not sure whether it's because of that manzai performance, but Tenma-kun and Tsuzuru-kun's dialogue seems better now.) |
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| Misumi | "Compared to me, Tadanobu is not only better at riding horses but also martial arts. ...If only he has the spirit, he'd be perfect. Our father also lamented about that." |
| Masumi | "It's not something that you can just speak of lightly while laughing. Do you not even think about the whole successor issue and the like?" |
| Tsuzuru | "The Sato brothers are close, huh." |
| Masumi | "Well, having our good-natured brother is enough for the Sato family." |
| Misumi | "You won't gain anything even if you praise me." |
| Masumi | "I'm not praising you." |
| Izumi | (Even Misumi-kun and Masumi-kun did a pretty good job in cooperating as brothers. The atmosphere around them is completely different from before.) |
| Kumon | "Kurou-dono, you're safe!" |
| Tenma | "My bad. I'm indebted to you." |
| Kumon | "Please do not hold back, you are welcome to stay here. This place is out of Kamakura-dono's sight." |
| Tenma | "You've grown into a fine man. I'm sorry about what happened to your father." |
| Kumon | "My father was concerned about you, Kurou-dono. I'll carry on his intention." |
| Izumi | (Kumon-kun is also able to bring out Yasuhira's character well. He brings out the vibe of someone who needs to get himself together after being declared the family head at such a young age.) |
| Chikage | "That was a little bit too far. Let us take our leave here." |
| "The Minamoto clan won't be united as one if we get carried away." |
| "I would've been able to do something if I had mediocre power at the very least… Resent your brother who lacks power, my brother." |
| Izumi | (Chikage-san is not only able to express Yoritomo's ruthless side well, but also the emotions that he has inside.) |
| (Yep, this is great. Now that the elements of concern are no longer here, I think we can compete with the old members with all our might…) |
| Shall we take a break? |
| Sakuya | It's already complete, huh! I could see the changes you guys made when I came to observe. I learned a lot from that! |
| Izumi | Now, if we can maintain this condition until D-day--. |
| Yuzo | I'm comin' in. |
| Chikage | Inspecting the enemies, huh. |
| Misumi | He's a spy! |
| Kumon | Get out of here! Get out! |
| Yuzo | Don't give others the wrong idea. I came here because there's something I want to tell you. |
| Izumi | ? |
| Yuzo | It's about Kasumi. There's a chance he won't join us on stage. |
| Izumi | Huh… |
| Yuzo | He told me he'd prepare a substitute to take his place, but in the first place, this play can only be performed if all the members that Hakkaku-san chose take part. |
| But that doesn't mean we can just cancel the whole thing when we’ve already started selling tickets for the live-viewing. |
| We're also discussing this right now, but our opinions are divided. |
| Izumi | Is that so… |
| Yuzo | I felt like for the time being, I had to tell you guys about this too. |
| Misumi | Can we make Grandpa's wish come true… |
| Tenma | It's difficult when the person himself doesn't have any intention to go on stage. |
| Yuzo | Sorry for causing you trouble. I'm responsible for this. I underestimated his resolve. |
| Looks like what happened in the past lurks deeper in his mind than I had imagined. |
| Tsuzuru | It's such a waste since Hakkaku-san has already written a role for him. |
| Yuzo | I feel the same. He should really play that role which Hakkaku-san wrote. |
| In any case, I'm gonna keep trying persuading him until the last minute. I'll let you know if something is decided. |
| Izumi | Got it. |
| Sakuya | ...Kasumi-san is the first Spring Troupe leader, right? |
| Izumi | Yep, he played Juliet in the OG Spring Troupe's RomiJuli play. |
| Sakuya | I was hoping to talk about a lot of things with him as fellow Spring Troupe leaders if we met during this event… |
| Izumi | It'd be a shame if the cast isn't complete. |
| Sakuya | … |
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| Boy A | This is mine! |
| Boy B | It's my turn! |
| Boy C | Uwaaaa!! Mamaaaa! |
| Girl B | Kyahaha! |
| Girl C | Don't run! |
| Nursery Teacher | I'm sorry for suddenly asking you to work overtime, Sakuma-kun. The teacher who works night shifts caught a flu. |
| Sakuya | No, it's okay! |
| Parent A | I'm sorry for being late. |
| Sakuya | Oh, Rin-chan, your mom is picking you up. |
| Rin | Yeaaay! |
| Parent A | Thank you for your help. |
| Sakuya | Yuuto-kun, your mom's here. |
| Yuuto | MAMAAAAA!!! |
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| Sakuya | Phew… next are… |
| Sakura | Let's play together, Sakuya-sensei! |
| Kaede | Come here, come here! |
| Sakuya | Oh, okay! I think your dad will come soon so wait here, alright. |
| Tsubaki | No worries. We're used to it, right? |
| Sakura | Yea~! Papa is doing his best at his job for our sake. |
| Kaede | Waiting is no big deal. |
| Tsubaki | Yea~! |
| Sakuya | Good girls… |
| Sakura | Sakuya-sensei, let's play house! |
| Kaede | Sakuya-sensei plays the Mama! |
| Sakuya | Eh!? A-Are you okay with me being the Mama? |
| Tsubaki | Yup. Papa usually plays the Mama. |
| Kaede | Papa is the best at playing the Mama. |
| Sakuya | Oh, okay. I'll do my best, then! |
| Sakura | Mama, I'm hungry~! |
| Sakuya | I'm making hamburgers right now. Wait a bit, 'kay! |
| Kaede | Waaa waaa. |
| Tsubaki | *sighs*~. I had an interview with a theater troupe today so I'm tired~. |
| Sakuya | An interview with a theater troupe? |
| Sakura | Geez, Mama! Papa is the chief editor at a publishing company! How can you forget! |
| Sakuya | I-Is that so! |
| Kaede | I'm hungry~waaa. |
| Sakuya | Ah, I need to prepare milk for the baby and make dinner for everyone…! |
| Tsubaki | Be quick~! Be quick~! |
| Sakuya | Y-Yeah! |
| Sakura | Sakuya-sensei is still not good enough as Mama. |
| Kaede | He's still lacking as Mama~. |
| Tsubaki | Oh, I know! He's what you call a ham, right! |
| Sakuya | Sorry… |
| Sakura | You see, Papa is always so energetic when playing Mama! |
| Kaede | It makes us want him to keep playing the Mama, right~. |
| Tsubaki | He's not good when playing Papa, right~. |
| Sakura | He's kind, though! |
| Sakuya | I, I see. |
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| Sakura | zzz… |
| Kaede | zzz… |
| Tsubaki | *mumbles* *mumbles*... |
| Sakuya | (They got so tired they fell asleep…) |
| Kasumi | I'm Hinamori! Sorry I'm late…! |
| Sakuya | Ah, welcome back! |
| Kasumi | I'm sorry for picking them up this late… I've caused you trouble. |
| Sakuya | No, it's alright. They all played around so much they fell asleep. |
| Nursery Teacher | They looked like they had so much fun playing with Sakuya-sensei. They got more excited than usual. |
| Kasumi | I see… |
| Come on, let's go home. |
| Sakura | Nngh~... |
| Nursery Teacher | I think it'd be better to carry them. |
| Kasumi | I apologize, I'll call a taxi. |
| Thank you so much for your help. |
| Sakuya | Shall I help carry them to the taxi? You can't hold all three of them at once, right? |
| Kasumi | I apologize for causing you this much trouble. I appreciate it. |
| Sakuya | It's okay! |
| Nursery Teacher | Sakuma-kun, in that case, why don't you just ride with them? |
| Your home is in the same direction, right? It's already this late. You can go. |
| Sakuya | Eh, really? |
| Kasumi | Please, I'm asking you too. |
