| Izumi | We’ll end practice here for today. |
| Tsumugi-san, do you have anything to say? |
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| Tsumugi | ... |
| Izumi | Tsumugi-san? |
| Tsumugi | ——Ah, I’m sorry. |
| Izumi | (He’s been spacing out ever since the talk about the showdown act. It really is bothering him...) |
| Tasuku | What about the meeting? |
| Tsumugi | U-umm, what do I do... |
| Tasuku | You’re the leader, so you organize it. |
| Tsumugi | Umm... |
| Tasuku | ...*sigh* |
| Izumi | (In any case, the Winter Troupe being in this state is not good...) |
| (I thought that they could become a little closer after living together and going shopping together, but nothing has changed at all.) |
| Azuma | Well, it should be fine if you have nothing in particular to say. We can end practice here. I’m a little tired anyway. |
| Homare | I also have poetry to write. I will excuse myself then. |
| Hisoka | ...Zzz. |
| Homare | Come on now, start walking, Hisoka-kun. |
| Izumi | ... |
| (As I thought, the Winter Troupe is all over the place. With the way things are right now, there’s no way we can accept the match...) |
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| Izumi | (Tomorrow is the deadline... We have to decide on our course of action after practice today.) |
| Tsumugi | ... |
| Tasuku | ... |
| Izumi | (Tsumugi-san is in low spirits as usual, and Tasuku-san is irritated... The circumstances haven’t changed.) |
| Homare | Cheer up, Tsumugi-kun. I composed a poem just for you. |
| Tsumugi | ...Huh? |
| Homare | Ahem~ A distant montage, a repeating décantage... Youth’s fleeting memories, slowly fading theories, accumulating calories~ |
| What do you think? |
| Tsumugi | ...U-umm. |
| Izumi | (I can’t comment on this...!) |
| Azuma | Homare’s poems are creative. It’s interesting how the lines rhyme. |
| Homare | Right? |
| Izumi | (As expected of a former sleeping partner; he’s broad-minded...) |
| Homare | Tsumugi-kun, when you are down, I hope that remembering this poem will lift your spirits. |
| Tsumugi | Thank you very much... |
| Izumi | (Homare-san is looking out after Tsumugi-san in his own way...) |
| Hisoka | ...Zzz. |
| Izumi | Hisoka-san, we’re starting morning practice! Wake up! |
| Azuma | He sleeps while hugging the bag of marshmallows? |
| Homare | Lately, he has been avoiding me when I try poke him. So I devised a new method to wake him up. |
| When you take a marshmallow and drop it on top of his head... |
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| Hisoka | ...*munch* |
| Izumi | He ate it...! |
| Homare | With this, he wakes up a little. |
| Hisoka | ...Zzz. |
| Izumi | There’s no point if he just goes back to sleep after! |
| Homare | That is its flaw. |
| Azuma | Can I try it? |
| Hisoka | ...*munch* |
| Izumi | (What amazing tenacity when it comes to marshmallows...) |
| Azuma | Fufu. How funny. |
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| Tasuku | That’s enough, you guys. This is a waste of time. Let’s start practice. |
| Izumi | Oh, that’s right. Come on everyone, let’s start doing warm-up exercises. |
| Homare | Oops, sorry. |
| Azuma | Sorry, sorry. |
| Tasuku | You should be able to deal with this much. |
| Tsumugi | ...Sorry. |
| Izumi | (These two are in a grim mood as usual...) |
| (It feels like they drag this atmosphere out in practice and they can’t have a proper conversation.) |
| (I wonder what I should do...) |
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| Izumi | Okay, we’ll end practice here. |
| Tsumugi-san, let’s discuss what we’re going to do about the showdown act in the meeting. |
| Tsumugi | ...Yes. |
| Hisoka | ...Zzz. |
| Izumi | Hisoka-san, this is an important discussion so wake up! |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Homare | I will supply him with marshmallows regularly. |
| Izumi | Please do! |
| Azuma | The deadline to decide whether we’ll accept the match or not is tomorrow. |
| Homare | What shall we do? |
| Tsumugi | ...In order to pay the theatre’s debt, I think that we should accept the challenge to a showdown act. |
| It’s just that, I think it’s impossible to win with someone like me as the leader and the lead actor... If it’s Tasuku instead of me, then... |
| Tasuku | You——! Are you throwing away the responsibility you chose to bear!? |
| Tsumugi | But, I don’t have the talent as an actor... |
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| Tasuku | Don’t give me that! How long are you going to drag this out!? |
| Tsumugi | —— |
| Izumi | Please calm down, Tasuku-san! |
| Homare | There is no point in fighting. Stop it. |
| Azuma | Well, I understand how Tsumugi feels. |
| Tsumugi | ... |
| Tasuku | ...If you do that, you’re going to abandon being an actor again. I don’t want to stand on the same stage with an irresponsible person like you. |
| *door shuts* |
| Tsumugi | Tasuku—— |
| Homare | It may be better if we do a proper discussion again sometime later. |
| Tsumugi | ...I’m sorry. |
| Izumi | (Tsumugi-san looks hurt...) |
| (That’s to be expected. He just joined the troupe and just became leader, and on top of that he’s tasked with a heavy responsibility like this...) |
| I’m sorry as well. |
| I’ve burdened you with too much responsibility. Let’s turn down the showdown act. |
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| Azuma | I also think that’s for the best. Sorry that I can’t be of any help. |
| Homare | Let’s put our feelings behind us and move on, Tsumugi-kun! I shall devise a new method to raise funds! |
| Hisoka | ...Want a marshmallow? |
| Tsumugi | ...Thank you. |
| But the fact that I don’t have resolve is no good. I’m sorry. |
| Izumi | Tsumugi-san... |
| *door shuts* |
| Azuma | He might need time to bounce back. |
| Izumi | You’re right... |
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| Tsumugi | ... |
| (“I don’t want to stand on the same stage with you,” huh...) |
| (Why did it turn out like this? I just want to, with Tasuku once more...) |
| !? |
| ...A plush toy? I wonder if someone dropped it from the window... |
| ...How cute. |
| ...*sigh* |
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| Tsumugi | I want to talk with Tasuku, just like old times... |
| !? |
| I wonder what that flash of light was... |
| (Maybe it was just my imagination...) |
| (Still, I wonder whose plush toy this is. I’ll ask everyone tomorrow.) |
