| Tenma | "We are aliens. From here on, we are going to mount an invasion of the Earth." |
| Sakuya | "Quickly surrender if you still value your life." |
| Tsumugi | "We are also aliens. We made our way to Earth as spies." |
| Banri | "Any interference is considered a violation against the Space Federal Law. Leave as soon as possible." |
| Izumi | Sorry for coming la--. |
| Tenma | "Is that a plant of the Earth?" |
| Sakuya | "We have to collect it!" |
| Izumi | ??? |
| (Oh. They're in the middle of an etude.) |
| Tsumugi | "Don't interfere. That is our target." |
| Banri | "We are going to force you to retreat from this planet if you still haven't moved an inch." |
| Izumi | (Are they playing aliens? Looks like they're having a lot of fun, getting so into the roles like that.) |
| Sakuya | ...Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't realize at all that you’re already here, Director! |
| Izumi | It's fine. I should be the one apologizing for coming late. |
| Tsumugi | Shall we start the leaders’ meeting, then? |
| Izumi | Before going into our main topic today, do you want to look back on our past performances a little bit? |
| With our seventh plays, collaboration with GOD-za, and the mixed plays, I think we've gained plenty of experience so far. What do you think? |
| Sakuya | Let's see… I think as some of us have taken on the lead roles for the second time, each of us have also improved our skills. |
| Tenma | Since our goals during the showdown act against the first-gen was clear, I now have a very different mindset from before. |
| Tsumugi | Even our collaboration play with GOD-za was truly inspiring. Including our backstage staff, I feel like we've gained more motivation than before. |
| Banri | And with the success of our mixed plays, I guess it opens up more opportunities for this theater troupe as a whole. |
| Izumi | I think so too. Based on all of these, I'm thinking about what we should do for our next play… |
| Because we took on a lot of challenges for our troupe's plays, we have now gained more recognition than before. |
| In addition to that, thanks to Kamikizaka-san, the Fleur Awards' board committee will be coming to watch our next show. |
| I think this will be a huge chance for us to be nominated for the Fleur Award. That's why, I want to deliver a play that will leave a huge impact on them. |
| Tsumugi | That means… |
| Sakuya | MANKAI Show! |
| Izumi | Yep. I've been reading Hakkaku-san's concept with Tsuzuru-kun, and trying to come up with an idea on how to perform this piece… |
| I figured now is the time to begin this project in full swing. By the way, the theme will be "Space Opera". |
| Tenma | Don't tell me, aliens--. |
| Izumi | It's a little bit different from the etude you guys did. |
| Tenma | Oh. I see… |
| Banri | That's obvious, dude. |
| Izumi | It'll be a group performance set in a vast space, where a lot of people have their lives intertwined. |
| Tenma | We've never performed in that kind of setting before. |
| Izumi | One thing I'm worried about is the play’s length. Since we want all of our members to have an active part in the performance, inevitably, the script will have to be long. |
| Sakuya | Tsuzuru-kun's responsibility is huge for this one. |
| Izumi | Well, because GOD-za's Madoka-kun will be helping us out, I think Tsuzuru-kun will be a little bit relieved. |
| Tsumugi | It's reassuring if Madoka-kun is going to help us out. |
| Izumi | We're going to have a meeting with Madoka-kun later and summarize the plot little by little. |
| Tenma | Looking forward to that. |
| Banri | Speaking of the length, I guess all we can do now is to get both of them to do their best. |
| Izumi | You have a point. We should support them in whatever way we can. |
| Putting the script aside, we have one more problem: the schedule for rehearsals. |
| It'll be quite difficult to arrange everyone's schedules from rehearsals until the D-day. |
| That's why, I want to ask for your opinions first for now. |
| Tsumugi | I think I can adjust my schedule. |
| Sakuya | I've also talked this out in advance, so no problem. |
| Tenma | Me too. I already talked with Igawa and had him save long-term work for later. |
| Izumi | How about you, Banri-kun? |
| Banri | I'm helping out at my seniors' graduation show, but that ain't a problem. |
| Izumi | That's great. |
| Sakuya | Heh. So you're helping out at your seniors' graduation show. |
| Banri | They don't have enough people since the scale is pretty big. 'Sides, I get to learn a lot by helping 'em out. |
| Tsumugi | Uni life in A.U.[1] seems fun. |
| Tenma | You sure are doing a lot of things huh, attending all kinds of meetings here and there. |
| Banri | You can say I get inspired 'cause all the people in my department basically put their whole lives into acting and dancing. |
| So I've gotta make the most of this great environment while I'm still in college. |
| Izumi | (Absorb everything and improve, huh.) |
| That's very reliable of you. |
| Tenma | Guess I've gotta work hard too so that I won't lose to you. |
| Sakuya | I'll also keep on looking for anything that I can learn! |
| Izumi | I'm also going to meet Yuzo-san next Saturday to discuss what I can do as the general director. |
| Banri | To think, out of all people, you picked the toughest one. |
| Tsumugi | But you stand to gain a lot from him. |
| Izumi | I'm prepared to be trained hard so I'll do my best! I have to improve like you guys! |
| Be it as a troupe or an individual, let us all improve until the MANKAI Show! |
| Sakuya | Yes! |
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| Izumi | Oh, It's already this late? I have to go now--. |
| Let's end our meeting here today. Tell your troupe members about what we discussed, 'kay? |
| Sakuya | Roger. Have a safe trip. |
| Tsumugi | Oh. Right. Director--she's gone already. |
| Tenma | What is it? |
| Tsumugi | I'm thinking of giving her the ticket to a play that I can’t attend… |
| Banri | Which play? |
| Tsumugi | The new play by "Hyakka Troupe" |
| Sakuya-kun and I had made a promise since a while ago to go watch it together, but it's quite hard to get the tickets… |
| Sakuya | We finally got it with the help of Tsumugi-san's acquaintance. |
| Tenma | Isn't "Hyakka Troupe" the one who won the Fleur Award last year? |
| Tsumugi | They were already famous from before, but their popularity grew even more after winning the Fleur Award. |
| I've been looking forward to it, but unfortunately I can't go due to my part-time work. |
| Banri | When is it? |
| Tsumugi | Next Saturday. |
| Tenma | Didn't Director say she's meeting Yuzo-san on that day? |
| Tsumugi | Oh, yeah… She can't go, then. I’ll have to look for another person. |
| Tenma | I have work on that day… |
| Banri | I'm free. |
| Tsumugi | Really? In that case, can you go in my stead, Banri-kun? |
| Banri | Sure. I'm kinda interested since they're a Fleur Award winner. |
| Tsumugi | Glad to hear that. That troupe is your turning point, right, Sakuya-kun? The one who made you interested in theater. |
| Sakuya | Yes. If I didn't watch that troupe's performance, I don't think I'd have started theater. |
| Banri | Heh. You must be so looking forward to it, then. |
| Sakuya | Though I don't think the actor who played the ship's captain at that time is still acting now… |
| Tenma | There's a lot of people who still continue working as an actor, you know. If not, their work is probably related to theater. |
| Sakuya | I hope so. |
| Tsumugi | Have fun. |
| Sakuya | Absolutely! Thank you. |
| Banri | (Turning point, huh… Someone like me, who started acting for no particular reason, doesn't have that kind of thing.) |
| (If I really have to choose, maybe "Portrait"...? But I didn't perform my "Portrait" on the stage.) |
