| Izumi | Kumon-kun, do you really want to join the troupe? |
| Kumon | Yeah. The troupe blog said you were looking for new members, right? I... I want to join the Autumn Troupe! |
| Muku | Kyu-chan, you came chasing after Ju-chan. |
| Banri | So we’re going right past Summer Troupe and adding a new member to Autumn Troupe. |
| Itaru | He seems more Summer Troupe than Autumn Troupe, though. |
| Banri | What about him? |
| Chikage | His hype and aura seem pretty loud? |
| Itaru | ^ That. |
| Izumi | Um, so, Autumn Troupe is the only troupe you want to join? Our next performance will be by Summer Troupe—does that not work...? |
| Kumon | Summer Troupe only does comedies, right? Care-free stand-up comedy is uncool. |
| I wanna do cool and manly action! |
| Tenma | Hey, you—. |
| Juza | You idiot! Don’t get so cocky when you’ve never even watched their plays! |
| Kumon | ——. |
| Yuki | You sound exactly like a certain Useless somebody when he first joined. |
| Misumi | “Comedy isn’t my style.” .... |
| Tenma | Why do you remember that line!? |
| Kazunari | Amazing~! Sumi~, you sound exactly like him! |
| Misumi | Ehehe~. |
| Juza | ...Why would you even think a new actor could be picky about his performances? You can’t act with that kinda naive attitude. |
| Kumon | N-nii-cha.... |
| Izumi | (Juza-kun sounds harsh, but he has a point.) |
| (If Kumon-kun decided to join on a whim, he might not stick with it for long...) |
| (But he did come to watch Autumn Troupe’s performances a number of times, so he might really want to act...) |
| ...How about joining practice for a trial period? |
| Juza | No, Director. It’s impossible for him. |
| Izumi | Eh? But... |
| Juza | He can’t do theater. |
| Izumi | (Juza-kun is rarely this adamant. Why is he denying him completely?) |
| Muku | Kyu-chan, what about your club activities? If you join the troupe, you won’t have any time after school. |
| Kumon | Club activities... don’t worry about it. |
| Juza | What do you mean, don’t worry? The baseball club practices almost every day. |
| Kumon | ...Cuz I quit after this year started. |
| Juza | You quit? |
| Kumon | Yeah, that’s why I want to act in this troupe—! |
| Juza | ...Go home. |
| Kumon | Nii-chan.... |
| Juza | Theater isn’t as easy as you think it is. You can’t dive in with such weak resolve. |
| Kumon | .... |
| Izumi | (Hmm... What should we do.) |
| (I feel sorry for him, but there must be a reason Juza-kun—his own family—is so against it...) |
| Tenma | Why don’t you show him if it’s as easy as he thinks it is? |
| Juza | Show him? |
| Tenma | Make him help us out for our next local performances. Even if you won’t let him practice, helping out is fine, right? |
| It’ll be a three-day weekend, so it’s the perfect chance to try things out. |
| Izumi | I see! |
| Kumon | A rerun? |
| Izumi | We’re going to do local reruns of Summer Troupe and Autumn Troupe’s debut performances. |
| Kumon | Debut performance—you mean Picaresque!? I get to see nii-chan’s Lansky again!? |
| I’ll go! I wanna go help! |
| Tenma | While you’re at it, watch Summer Troupe’s performance as well. Then tell me if you think it’s just an uncool stand-up comedy. |
| Kazunari | Tenten, you’re holding it against him~. |
| Tenma | Of course I am. |
| Juza | You don’t need to go out of your way for him—. |
| Banri | Man, I think it’s fine. |
| Plus, you joined with such a daikon act—what right do you have to tell him no? |
| Juza | What? Keep your fucking mouth shut. |
| Banri | Aah? I’m just saying, I’m the Autumn Troupe leader. |
| Juza | Then I’m just saying I’m Kumon’s older brother. |
| Banri | An older brother who always has to get a word in about what his little brother wants to do? So annoying. |
| Juza | The hell did you say? |
| Banri | The fuck’s with you? |
| Kumon | Nii-chan isn’t annoying, silky hair! |
| Banri | ...Aah? Is that an insult? |
| Juza | Kumon, you stay quiet. |
| Izumi | Now, now. I think getting a look at what we do behind the scenes will be a good experience regardless; why don’t you think about joining the troupe after that? |
| Yuki | We’re always short on people anyway. I’m all about another errand boy. |
| Sakyo | You’re right. He won’t cost us anything. |
| Kumon | I’ll do anything! |
| Yuki | He has errand-boy qualities... there we go. |
| Taichi | He’s taking notes! |
| Juza | .... |
| Izumi | Are you okay with that, Juza-kun? |
| Juza | ...Yeah. |
| Izumi | Then it’s decided. |
| Kumon | Yaaay!! Thanks! |
| Izumi | For now, Kumon-kun, go back home; you’ll need your parents’ permission to join us on our local performances. |
| Kumon | Got it! Please take care of me! |
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| Izumi | Juza-kun, can we talk for a bit? |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Izumi | About what happened back there—why were you so against Kumon-kun joining the troupe? |
| Juza | That’s.... |
| Izumi | Is Kumon-kun not suited for Autumn Troupe? Can he not do action...? |
| Juza | No, that’s not it. He’s athletic; he was the baseball club’s ace pitcher.... |
| But that’s not the issue with him. |
| Izumi | What do you mean...? |
| Juza | Point is, he’s not suited for theater—. |
| Izumi | Ah, Juza-kun—. |
| (What in the world could he mean...) |
