| ??? | Excuse me. May I speak to somebody in charge? |
| Izumi | Yes? And who are you? |
| Suga | Please excuse the sudden visit. I am Suga, of US Enterprise, K.K. |
| Izumi | (US Enterprise—that’s a film-distribution company… Could he be here to discuss sponsoring the troupe…?) |
| Suga | I am Usui Misaki’s secretary. |
| Izumi | Usui… Misaki? |
| Suga | Usui Masumi-kun’s father. |
| Izumi | Masumi-kun’s!? |
| Suga | I called him several times, but he never picked up, so I came here to talk face-to-face. Is Masumi-kun around? |
| Izumi | I’ll go get him right now! |
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| Masumi | I have nothing to say to you. Leave. |
| Izumi | Masumi-kun—. |
| Suga | I will come as many times as it takes for you to listen. I returned to Japan on your father’s orders. |
| Masumi | …. |
| Izumi | I’ll leave you two alone. |
| Masumi | Stay. |
| Izumi | But… |
| Suga | That’s fine. It’s an issue that involves the troupe anyway. |
| Izumi | Eh? |
| Suga | Usui and his wife have entered a divorce agreement. Usui will have parental custody over Masumi-kun. |
| Masumi | …. |
| Izumi | Eeh!? |
| Masumi | ...Is that all? |
| Izumi | Masumi-kun, aren’t you surprised!? |
| Masumi | Not really. They were already living separately. I’m just surprised it took so long. |
| Izumi | …. |
| Suga | And that is why you should prepare to move abroad to America so you can live with Usui. |
| Masumi | What? |
| Izumi | ——. |
| Masumi | No way. I refuse. |
| Suga | Masumi-kun, you’re still underage. Usui was concerned for you—living away from your parents for such a long period of time. |
| From now on, he would like to educate you as his successor at his side. |
| We have already completed your school transfer procedures at Hanasaki Academy. |
| Masumi | I never had a say in this—. |
| Suga | I’m here today to complete your troupe resignation procedures. |
| Izumi | P-please wait! You can’t just ignore what Masumi-kun wants—. |
| Suga | We only let Masumi-kun live in Japan up till now because his parents agreed that it was better for him to experience minimal changes in his environment. |
| Usui provided everything necessary for Masumi-kun to live that way. Now that his policy has changed, there is no reason for Masumi-kun to remain in Japan. |
| I understand that you may be dissatisfied with this sudden change, but you can tell your father directly after you have moved. |
| Masumi | ——. |
| Suga | I wanted to let you know earlier, but I couldn’t get in touch… |
| I apologize for the short notice. |
| The moving company should arrive in one week. |
| They will pack everything for you, and all living essentials have already been prepared for you abroad; you only need to bring yourself. |
| I will arrive to pick you up by taxi—. |
| Izumi | P-please wait! |
| Suga | Yes? Oh, do you have a contract of any sort? If you need us to pay for damages—. |
| Izumi | We don’t have anything like that! That’s not the point—aren’t you ignoring Masumi-kun’s feelings a bit too much here? |
| Arriving out of nowhere, telling him to move with a week’s notice… That’s not even enough time for him to sort out his feelings. |
| This is simply unreasonable. |
| Suga | We do apologize for that, but… he does have one week. He will have to say goodbye in that time. |
| Izumi | ——. |
| Suga | Unless there is anything else to the resignation procedure, I will be taking my leave—. |
| Sakuya | Please wait! |
| Citron | It won’t be a walk in the dark! |
| Tsuzuru | You mean the park!? |
| Sakuya | Please don’t take Masumi-kun away so easily! |
| Itaru | Shouldn’t you first tell Usui-san that Masumi-kun doesn’t want to go and wait for further instructions, Suga-san? |
| Masumi | ——. |
| Izumi | Everyone… |
| Sakuya | I’m sorry, I couldn’t stop myself… I listened in on your conversation. |
| This is such a cruel way to say goodbye. Even if he’s Masumi-kun’s father—is he really allowed to do such a terrible thing…? |
| Suga | ...And what are all of you to Masumi-kun? |
| Izumi | We’re his troupemates. We’ve been working together as a team for all this time. |
| Suga | I understand that you feel sad saying goodbye to your troupemate. But your relationship is nothing compared to blood ties. |
| You are not Masumi-kun’s parents or guardians. You have no right to determine how Masumi-kun lives. |
| Sakuya | ——. |
| Izumi | But…. |
| Masumi | …. |
