| Baseball club member A | It’s your fault! Because you got a fever and didn’t play.... |
| Baseball club member B | Why do you think we’ve been practicing all this time!? Do you realize that this was our last middle school game!? |
| Baseball club member A | This is it for us! This is the end! But you—. You ruined everything, every practice up till now! |
| Kumon | I’m sorry... I’m sorry.... |
| Baseball club member A | ...You probably just ditched us. |
| Baseball club member B | It would’ve been better if you’d never joined this team to begin with.... |
| Kumon | ——. |
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| Kumon | Pant, pant... I’m sorry... Everyone.... |
| Misumi | Kumon...? |
| Kumon | Ah, I.... |
| Misumi | It’s okay, Kumon. We all know that you’re working hard. |
| Kumon | —hh. |
| *Knock* |
| Misumi | Ye~s. |
| Muku | “...Hey, maybe we shouldn’t do this.” |
| Tenma | “What are you saying~.” |
| Yuki | “Come on, give up~. You said you’d tell him for sure.” |
| Kazunari | “Yeah, totally. If you don’t do it now, you might never see him ever again.” |
| Muku | “Yes....” |
| Kumon | ...? |
| Tenma | “Ah, sorry for barging in! Do you remember us?” |
| Kazunari | “We took Insta pics during the summer festival together, remember! Back then we were in our yukata, but—.” |
| Yuki | “It’d be so funny if you forgot about us though.” |
| Tenma | “Don’t say that, Yukiko!” |
| Kumon | Is this the etude from before...? |
| Yuki | “Come on, Mukumi, just tell him.” |
| Muku | “...Um, um, I really, couldn’t forget about you—.” |
| Kumon | !! |
| Muku | “I couldn’t forget about you because you look exactly like my dead dog! Can I take another picture?” |
| Kumon | That’s where this was going...!? |
| Pfft—ahahaha! What the heck! |
| Misumi | We weren’t expecting that~. |
| Kumon | Yeah! |
| Tenma | ...Kumon. We heard about your condition. |
| Kumon | ——. |
| I see... Sorry, I might cause you guys trouble, so I’ll.... |
| Tenma | Do you remember back at the hotel during our local performances when I told you about our debut performance? |
| Kumon | Eh? |
| Tenma | Back then, I lied about one thing because I wanted to look cool. |
| I said the performance was a success “thanks to my flawless acting skills and leadership,” but that’s a lie. I was the one who made the biggest mistake. |
| Because of a mistake I made when I was a child, I would get extremely nervous when standing on stage, and I couldn’t act at all. |
| Thanks to that, our dress rehearsal was a complete disaster. |
| Yuki | You really were horribly useless. |
| Tenma | Shut up. |
| Kumon | Tenma-san was...? Really? |
| Tenma | Is it that hard to believe? When I stood on stage, my mind went blank, and I couldn’t remember my lines. |
| “I really am going to fail again.” I was overwhelmed with despair. |
| But thanks to the people standing next to me right now, I managed to make my way through the performances. |
| Because they were here, bit by bit, I could regain my confidence on the stage. |
| Muku | We were really surprised when it happened, but it made us think, we need to work hard too. |
| Kazunari | We worked even harder because we wanted to support Tenten~. |
| Misumi | Yup, yup. That’s why our success was thanks to Tenma. |
| Yuki | Thanks to Tenma’s uselessness. |
| Tenma | Oi—. Who was the one who had a creative slump during our second performance? |
| Yuki | That was so long ago, I’ve already forgotten about it. |
| Tenma | Hey, you—. |
| Kazunari | During our second performance, Yukki had a really rough time juggling the demands of making the costumes and playing the lead role~. |
| Misumi | He recovered thanks to Kazu~! |
| Muku | The costumes you two designed together were really cute. |
| Kumon | The cat costumes? |
| Kazunari | Yup, yup! |
| Tenma | Misumi was also in pretty bad condition when he played the lead for our third performance. |
| Muku | That’s when we went treasure hunting. |
| Kumon | Treasure hunting!? |
| Misumi | Everyone looked for my treasure with me~. Thanks to my treasure, I felt better, and I could do my best on stage. |
| Tenma | That’s why it’s your turn now. |
| If you get nervous, we’ll help you just like this, as many times as it takes. |
| We’ll support you on stage, too. Because you’re not standing there alone. |
| Kumon | ——. |
| Tenma | So let’s overcome it together. This time, for sure—. |
| Kumon | —Yeah. Yeah! I’ll pull through with everyone! |
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| Izumi | Kumon-kun, how is your fever? |
| Kumon | —I’m fine. It’s not that bad, so I can go. |
| Izumi | Are you sure? |
| Kumon | Yeah. I usually get a high fever, so this is still pretty low. |
| Izumi | If you think you’re pushing yourself, tell us immediately, okay? |
| Kumon | Got it. |
| Izumi | (He doesn’t look ill, and he doesn’t seem that nervous either. At this rate, he might be fine...) |
| (But just in case, we should prepare so Banri-kun can take his place as the standby at any time.) |
| *Knock* |
| —Yes. |
| Banri | Hey~. |
| Taichi | Good luck~! |
| Omi | I baked you guys some cookies. |
| Kumon | Yay~! |
| Misumi | Triangle cookies! |
| Juza | Kumon, how are you feeling? |
| Kumon | I’m fine. My fever is lower than usual. |
| Juza | I see.... |
| Azami | .... |
| Sakyo | Come on, you come in too. |
| Izumi | Ah, Azami-kun, you’re here too. |
| Azami | ——. |
| What the hell is up with your faces.... |
| Yuki | Hah? |
| Azami | You’re messing with me! Take your faces off! |
| Kumon | !? |
| Muku | Our faces? |
| Kazunari | Do you mean our makeup? |
| Azami | Hurry up! That half-assed job is hurting my eyes! |
| Kumon | Eh? Eh? |
| Muku | I-I guess we should take off our makeup...? |
| Tenma | What’s with this guy.... |
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| Yuki | —mgh. |
| Azami | It’s cleansing cream. Stay still. |
| Taichi | Everyone’s faces are completely white...! |
| Banri | There was a movie with yokai like that. |
| Azami | I told you, don’t move. |
| Yuki | Who the hell do you think you are—. |
| Are those makeup tools are yours? |
| Azami | Yeah. |
| Muku | Wow. You have so many brushes. |
| Kumon | You’re like a pro. |
| Azami | ...I’m glad I brought them just in case. |
| All of you thinking a quick job will cut it. If you’re going to stand on stage, you need to put on stage makeup. |
| Kumon | Woah...!? |
| Izumi | Wow, your face looks completely different! |
| Muku | Your features are so much more distinct. They’ll stand out on stage! |
| Yuki | ...You’re pretty good. |
| Kazunari | Who are you, Azamin!? |
| Azami | ...I’m just an aspiring hair and makeup artist. |
| Tenma | Please help us out from tomorrow onwards too. |
| Azami | ...I don’t mind. But you don’t get to complain about how I handle things. |
| Tenma | ...You’re kind of similar to a certain somebody. |
| Taichi | ...You’re really similar. |
| Yuki | Who? |
| Taichi | I-it’s nothing! |
| Sakyo | .... |
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| Muku | ...We’re finally here. |
| Kumon | ...Y-yeah. |
| Tenma | Leader, you come up with our cheer. |
| Kumon | Can I do anything? |
| Misumi | Sure~. |
| Yuki | Do what you want. |
| Kazunari | Give us a Kumopi-like cheer! |
| Kumon | Then... —Summer Troupe, let’s win this! Fighto—! |
| Troupe members | YEAH! |
