| Banri's Sister | Heh. So you've been living in this nice dorm. |
| Banri's Mom | It's better than I expected. |
| Banri's Sister | I thought this place would be dirty since it's full of guys here. |
| Banri | God. Why are you here, Nee-chan? |
| Banri's Sister | I'm a substitute for Dad since he can't come due to work. |
| Banri | Mom could’ve just come alone, then. |
| Anyhow, just sit here and wait. I'm gonna call Director-chan. |
| Banri's Sister | No need to bring tea or sweets~. |
| Banri | Sounds more like a request to me. |
| Banri's Mom | Oh, my. We can just prepare it ourselves if we're allowed to use the kitchen here, though? |
| Banri | I'll bring it to you later! Just don't do anything and wait here. |
| *door closes, and then opens* |
| Kumon | Do we have snacks here~. |
| Juza | I have some puddings I bought at the convenience store yesterday. |
| Muku | Let's have some tea. |
| Banri's Mom | Oh my? |
| Banri's Sister | Thank you for having us. |
| Kumon | What!? We have guests? |
| Muku | We-Welcome! |
| Banri's Mom | Hello. I'm Banri Settsu's mom! |
| Banri's Sister | I'm his sister~. |
| Juza | Now that I think about it, you came to our Autumn Troupe's show… |
| Banri's Mom | I've been saying this several times, but thank you for always taking care of Banri. |
| Kumon | M-Me too! Thank you! |
| Muku | I-I'll make you some tea! |
| Banri's Sister | Thankies. You're more thoughtful than my brother. |
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| Muku | We'll take our leave, then! |
| Kumon | Please enjoy yourselves! |
| Banri's Mom | Thank you. |
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| Muku | That was surprising. Both of them look like Banri-san. |
| Kumon | But why are his mom and sister here? |
| Muku | Maybe they came here because they're worried about the news? |
| Juza | Most likely. |
| Kumon | Do-Don't tell me, they came to ask us to let go of him…!? |
| Muku | What!? No way…! |
| Juza | Calm down. Nothing has been decided yet. |
| Kumon | W-Well, that's right. But this is the first time someone's parent has been called here! |
| Muku | What should we do!? |
| Juza | There's nothing we can do right now. They will probably give us an explanation later. |
| Kumon | Y-Yeah, you're right… |
| Juza | You two can go on without me. I forgot that there’s something I have to do. |
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| Banri | Oh, right. My sister is also here, but you can just ignore her. |
| Izumi | Ignore, you say… |
| Banri | But man, I feel exhausted just thinking about this parent-child meeting… |
| Izumi | Hahaha. Don't be nervous. |
| …Hm? It's Juza-kun. |
| Banri | Why is he talking to my mom…? |
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| Juza | Umm… |
| Banri's Sister | …? Do you need something? |
| Banri's Mom | Did you forget something? |
| Juza | Umm, can you not make Settsu quit the troupe? |
| Banri's Mom | …What? |
| Juza | I know you must be worried after what happened, but that Banri Settsu looks the most alive when he's acting. |
| It’s not just me, all of us know this for a fact. |
| He's started studying stage production recently, saying things like how he’s trying to live another life besides being an actor. I'm well aware a guy like him has plenty of opportunities to do other things. |
| But I've come this far as an actor only because he's my rival in acting, and because I don't plan to lose to him until the day I die. |
| Because of this determination of mine, I was able to work hard and improve this much. |
| I plan to keep improving the more he improves. |
| I know I'm being selfish, but Actor Banri Settsu's existence is important for Actor Juza Hyodo. |
| Banri's Mom | … |
| Do you plan to continue acting for a long time, Juza-kun? |
| Juza | Unlike Settsu, I'm unskillful and lacking in both strength and social skills. I'm useless at everything but acting… |
| I can't imagine living another life besides one as an actor. |
| Banri's Mom | I see. |
| Juza | I'm sorry for suddenly talking to you like this. |
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| Banri | …Why the heck is he getting ahead of himself? |
| Izumi | You sure have such a good rival, huh. |
| Banri | Hmph… Even if he didn't say that, I wasn’t planning on quitting at all, not in this life. And I don't plan on losing to him either. |
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| Izumi | I apologize for making you come all the way here today. |
| Banri's Mom | No need to apologize. This is such great timing since I also wanted to visit the dorm. |
| Izumi | I'd also like to apologize for making you greatly worried over the recent scandals. |
| Banri | It's not your fault, Director-chan. |
| Izumi | It is. |
| As someone who's supposed to be taking care of Banri-kun, I feel responsible for getting him involved in these issues. |
| Since we intend to handle the matter and to protect Banri-kun, I'd like to ask for your permission to let Banri-kun stay in this theater troupe as before. |
| Banri-kun is one of MANKAI Company’s star actors who is brimming with talent. Recently, he's even been supporting us in the production of our play. |
| I understand that you, as his family, may be worried about the case, but Banri-kun's existence in our troupe is vital-- |
| Banri's Mom | --Director-san. |
| Izumi | Yes. |
| Banri's Mom | I'll continue to leave Banri in your care. |
| Izumi | … |
| Banri's Mom | We originally came here with that purpose in mind. |
| While I, too, believe in my son, I'm also aware of all the bad things he had done before joining this theater troupe. |
| Rather, I'm worried that he might cause trouble for you. |
| Izumi | There's no way…! |
| Banri's Mom | Banri has always been a bright kid since childhood. He's good at both studies and sports. I've always had a feeling that he'd grow bored of everything later on. |
| That’s why it made me genuinely happy and proud to see Banri devoting his whole self to acting. |
| I’ve never thought of making him quit. |
| Banri's Sister | So true. |
| When I first heard that my brother enrolled into Amabi, I was so surprised I laughed out loud. But deep inside, I was happy. |
| Banri | Don't laugh. |
| Banri's Sister | I'm just saying I'm worried about my shiftless little brother who used to have no interest in anything. |
| I'm happy you’ve found something you want to do. Seeing my little brother act both onstage and onscreen makes me very proud of you. |
| Banri | Yikes. |
| Banri's Sister | Whaaaat? I'm praising you here. Just admit it makes you happy. |
| Banri | Yeah, yeah. |
| Banri's Sister | In the first place, how do you even feel about this? |
| Banri | …I can't imagine myself living any other life. |
| Just like Hyodo, I also want to continue involving myself in theater for the rest of my life. |
| Because I have friends, the guys in this troupe who still support me despite what's happening right now, I want to continue acting. |
| Banri's Sister | Looks like you've already made up your mind. |
| Banri's Mom | I'm saying this again, but I'll continue to leave Banri in your care. |
| Izumi | Thank you! |
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| Banri | *sighs*…I'm so beat. |
| Izumi | I'm glad we could talk things out properly. |
| Banri | Say, I'm grateful that y'all will handle this case, but isn't it better if I dropped out from the play? |
| As long as the commotion doesn't die down, I have a feeling that that uploader will continue to use it as a reason to keep attacking the troupe. |
| If we continue to attract negative attention and our reputation keeps dropping, it'll all just be going according to their plan. |
| And if we also take the Fleur Award nomination into consideration, I think it's better to have me drop out from the show so that we can focus on making the commotion die down. |
| Izumi | No. We don't need to think about the Fleur Award or even the troupe right now. |
| I'm well aware that with the ongoing situation, going onstage as the lead actor will be emotionally hard for you. I can't say I want you to take the stage no matter what. |
| Right now, your feelings matter the most. I want you to think it over again and come up with an answer that you feel is the best. |
| Banri | (She's basically telling me to face my feelings head-on…) |
| (Personally, I want to take the stage as the leading actor of this important play with confidence.) |
| (For this very reason, I plan to do everything I can, which even includes starting to properly study stage production.) |
| (But at the same time, I want people to watch our show without being disturbed by any unnecessary things.) |
| (This is such a perfect chance to be nominated for the Fleur Award, and yet…) |
| *door opens* |
| Itaru | Can we have a moment? |
| Chikage | Hey. |
| Banri | What's wrong? |
| Itaru | We're MANKAI Company's Cyber Security Division. |
| Chikage | Hey. Don't include me in your cringe. |
