| Student A | Man. He's late again. |
| Student B | He's very popular. He's probably busy. |
| Student A | Oh, right, Settsu. Handsome Detective is trending, right? My friend asked me about you. |
| Student B | Man, I'm jealous. You're good-looking, tall, and you don't look out of place at all when standing side by side with other actors. |
| Student A | Are you going to star in more drama series now? |
| Banri | Nope. Theater is still my top priority. |
| Student B | Say what, dude!? What a waste, really, after going viral like that. |
| *door opens* |
| Kabuto | … |
| Lecturer | Kabuto-san, good morning. |
| Kabuto | …Let's begin. |
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| Banri | (He didn't give me any comments today either. It's not like he's ignoring me, but man, this kinda pisses me off.) |
| Can you give me some advice? |
| Kabuto | …You again? You did well. You don’t need any advice. |
| 'Sides, did you really take my words seriously and move to drama production? |
| Banri | You saw that? |
| Kabuto | I just happened to watch it. |
| I always watch other people's performances whenever I have time. Like movies, drama series, or theater productions. I watch them randomly. |
| Banri | …I just tried it to find out why theater is my only option. It ain't like I considered movin' to on-screen production for real. |
| Kabuto | So what's your answer? |
| Banri | …Both the staff and the actors employ different techniques from those in theater. I personally think they're amazing, but it didn't move me as much as theater does. |
| But I still don't know if that reason is clear enough. |
| Kabuto | Heh. Good luck on your self-discovery, then. That's all for my advice. |
| Banri | --. |
| Wait. There's something I'd like to ask you. |
| Why are you also working as a director, aside from being an actor? |
| If we put it this way, "It doesn't have to be theater" is like "It doesn't have to be acting" for you, no? |
| Kabuto | …Hmph. It ain't like I wanted to be a director in the first place. It's just some sort of insurance for me. |
| Let's say, what if I get injured so bad I can't move my legs? What if I can't deliver my lines properly? |
| Indeed, I can still go on stage if we do something about it. |
| But it'll be hard to continue working as an actor at Hyakka Troupe. |
| Still, I can't live apart from theater. So I came up with a back-up plan to survive. |
| I'm different from people like you who are good at everything--people who have choices. |
| Kabuto Amadate's whole identity is just theater. …That's all. |
| I have no freakin' reason. Damn, I don't even have a choice in the first place. I can only live like this 'cause I can't even choose. |
| To me, seeing you search for a reason why you're doing theater is like seeing you go on a carefree journey of self-discovery. |
| Banri | (Theater defines your whole identity? What did he mean by "I don't have a choice"…?) |
| Kabuto | Well, ever since I started working as a director, my perspective as an actor has expanded dramatically. It does have that kind of merit. |
| But as long as I still have what it takes to be an actor, I'm not going to just stick to directing only. That's all. |
| *walks away* |
| Banri | … |
| ("My perspective as an actor has also expanded," huh…) |
| (I'm nothing but a "boring actor" to Director Kabuto Amadate. Will I understand the reason if I try to look at it from a director's point of view…?) |
