| Yuki | “We’re going to win the next game too.” |
| Kumon | “But Inoue is....” |
| Misumi | “We don’t have enough players.” |
| Yuki | “I’ll take his place.” |
| Kumon | “Eeeh!?” |
| Yuki | “There’s no other way.” |
| Kazunari | “No no no no!” |
| Muku | “They’ll disqualify us if they find out!?” |
| Izumi | (Our first performance is this weekend... Everyone is finishing steady. They’re looking good.) |
| Yuki | “So are we going to give up? Aren’t we going to the Koshien?” |
| Kumon | “....” |
| “...Sorry. Please help us, Washimiya-san.” |
| Yuki | “You’d better throw like your life depends on it.” |
| Kumon | “Yeah.” |
| Izumi | (But I’m a little worried about how Kumon-kun gets exhausted during the second half of our rehearsals... He looks like he’s sweating a lot, too....) |
| (Judging from our baseball game the other day, I don’t think he lacks stamina, but....) |
| (If some part of the performance is exhausting him, we need to make adjustments as soon as we can.) |
| Kumon | —gh. |
| Izumi | !! |
| Muku | Kyu-chan! |
| Izumi | Are you okay!? |
| Kumon | Pant, pant, I’m sorry.... |
| Um, my next line—. |
| Izumi | Don’t push yourself. You need to rest. Let’s wrap up for today. |
| Kumon | I can still—! |
| Tenma | Keeping yourself in good condition for the real performance is part of an actor’s job, too. |
| You need to rest well today. Got it? |
| Yuki | Yeah, exactly. Just listen to them and rest. |
| Misumi | Don’t push yourself, don’t push yourse~lf. |
| Kazunari | Yup. Rest is also important. |
| Kumon | ...Got it. |
| |
| Muku | Here, the thermometer—. |
| You have to tell me if you have a fever. |
| Kumon | I know. Don’t worry, I’m fine. |
| Muku | Yes... Well, if something comes up, call for me. |
| *Door closes* |
| Kumon | .... |
| *Beep* |
| ——. |
| Misumi | How is it~? |
| Kumon | Looks like I don’t have a fever! |
| Misumi | —Forehead bu~mp. |
| Kumon | —Ow. |
| Misumi | Don’t lie. Your forehead is hot. |
| Kumon | ——. |
| ...Sumi~san, I’m begging you. Don’t tell them.... |
| Misumi | ...Got it. I won’t tell. |
| Kumon | ...Thank goodness. |
| Misumi | But I will get Muku. |
| Kumon | ——. |
| Misumi | You promised Muku, right? |
| Kumon | ...Yeah. |
| |
| Muku | Kyu-chan... So you really did have a fever. You should’ve told me earlier.... |
| Kumon | It’s fine. It happens all the time, and it’s not that bad. |
| Muku | Let’s tell Director and Ju-chan about your fever. |
| Kumon | No...! |
| Muku | But at this rate.... |
| Kumon | ...Am I going to cause everyone trouble again? |
| Muku | Kyu-chan.... |
| Kumon | Am I going to fail this time too... Is it impossible for me to accomplish anything.... |
| Why am I the only one... who’s this weak? I want to work harder, but I... Why.... |
| I want to act with everyone.... I want to stand on stage with you.... I want to be stronger.... |
| Muku | Kyu-chan—. |
| It’ll be fine. It’ll work out this time... I’ll definitely save you, Kyu-chan. |
| Misumi | Muku is right~. Kumon, you’re doing your best. God Sankaku-kun is watching. That’s why you’ll be fine! |
| Kumon | ...Thank you... both of you. |
| .... |
| ...Zz...zz. |
| Muku | ...Did Kyu-chan fall asleep? |
| Misumi | We should let him sleep~. |
| Muku | Yes.... |
| .... |
| Misumi | ...Muku, you need to tell Tenma and Director about Kumon. |
| Muku | —Yes. |
| But there’s someone I need to talk to before that. He needs to be the first to know. Can you take care of Kyu-chan? |
| Misumi | Yup. Leave it to me~. |
| |
| Muku | —Ju-chan. |
| Juza | ? |
| Muku | Can I talk to you? |
| Juza | ...It’s about Kumon, huh. |
| Muku | ...Yeah. |
| Juza | Did he—... |
| It’s my fault. If I’d stopped him from joining the troupe, this wouldn’t have—. |
| Muku | That’s not true. |
| This time, I’m by his side. Ju-chan, you are too. Everyone in Summer Troupe will do their best to help Kyu-chan. |
| He won’t go through the same thing again. |
| Juza | .... |
| Muku | Let’s go tell Director-san and Tenma-kun about Kyu-chan. |
| Juza | ...Yeah. |
