| Tsuzuru | I’m home. |
| Citron | Welcome back, Tsuzuru! |
| Izumi | Welcome back! |
| Taichi | Welcome back! |
| Chikage | How was your visit home? |
| Tsuzuru | I spent the first day cleaning the rooms, the second day cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom, and the third day cleaning the yard. |
| Citron | All you did was clean! |
| Tsuzuru | Things really spiraled while I was away. |
| Chikage | Well, good job. |
| Tsuzuru | Ah, that’s right. There’s something I want you to take a look at, Citron-san.... |
| Citron | I see, it’s something in these scents? |
| Taichi | In these scents? |
| Chikage | Indecent? |
| Citron | That’s it! |
| Tsuzuru | No! |
| My oldest brother flies all around the world, but he was back in Japan for once. |
| And he always brings back useless souvenirs, but this time, he brought this.... |
| Citron | ——. |
| Izumi | A local handicraft...? |
| Tsuzuru | Doesn’t it remind you of the things Citron-san always gives us? He said he got it in an island nation called Zahra Kingdom. |
| Citron | ...There’s no mistaking it. It’s a souvenir from my country. |
| Izumi | Huh! So Tsuzuru-kun’s older brother was visiting Citron-kun’s home country. |
| Taichi | What a coincidence. |
| Chikage | I was there once, too. It’s an absolute monarchy, and I’ve heard rumors lately that the state of affairs has gotten even more unstable. |
| Tsuzuru | I wonder? He said it was a wealthy nation with an exotic air. He had a lot of fun. |
| Apparently there’s going to be a coronation ceremony for the new king in a couple of months. The whole country will be celebrating, so he’s planning on going again then. |
| Izumi | Citron-kun, will you be going back to your country for that too? |
| Citron | I probably... will go back. |
| Taichi | Man, I really wanna go abroad too! I’ve never been to an island nation[1], so I’m jealous. |
| Chikage | If you ever visit an island nation, make sure you take off your shoes. |
| Taichi | Got it! |
| Izumi | Please don’t go teaching him lies again...! |
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| Banri | “You’re the one guy I’ll never forgive.... I’ll never forgive you, red-eyes!” |
| Omi | “This meal sure barks a lot.” |
| Banri | “—hh.” |
| “He’s fast—.” |
| Azami | “Ivan!” |
| Omi | “Hah—!” |
| Ivan | “Gah.” |
| Yuzo | .... |
| Izumi | (We’ve been rehearsing for a while now. These action scenes might be the most intense ones yet.) |
| (Azami-kun can keep up because he’s athletic, but only Autumn Troupe could pull this off.) |
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| Yuzo | Seems like things are falling into place. |
| Izumi | Yes. |
| Yuzo | But the theme of revenge and the death toll make for a pretty depressing atmosphere. The audience might feel suffocated. |
| Izumi | ...You’re right. It’s the first time this many main cast members have died. |
| Yuzo | Lansky’s wild nature and Zero’s easy-going personality worked as good accents in Picaresque and Stranger. |
| You might want to include some B-grade jokes to lighten things up. |
| Izumi | I see... I’ll consult Tsuzuru-kun. |
| Banri | We can toss in some ad-libs. |
| Sakyo | If we do undead-themed jokes, they should fit right in. |
| Azami | Ad-libs, huh.... |
| Izumi | Is something wrong? |
| Azami | No, I just remember Kumon having a lot trouble with them. |
| Omi | Ah, I agree. It might be hard until you get used to it. |
| Taichi | You’ll be fine with practice. |
| Izumi | Then let’s spend the rest of today’s practice on etudes. |
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| Banri | “Hey, what do you think?” |
| Azami | Eh? Ah, um.... |
| Izumi | .... |
| (Hmm... he’s gotten a lot better at his scripted lines, but he freezes up the moment it’s an etude.) |
| (I guess he just has to get used to it.) |
| That’s enough for today. |
| Banri | Alrighty. |
| Taichi | Nice work! |
| Azami | Sigh... Do we really need ad-libs? |
| Sakyo | What, complaining already? |
| Azami | That’s not it, but. |
| Juza | You’ll get used to it soon. |
| Azami | Uuugh.... |
| Izumi | (Autumn Troupe hasn’t had many opportunities to practice etudes since Azami-kun joined. We should probably create more.) |
| (The only problem is that Azami-kun doesn’t really seem to be into it....) |
| (It doesn’t seem like he got into theater because he loves acting, so....) |
| (Unless he finds the drive to improve his acting, it might be difficult for him to get better at etudes and ad-libs.) |
| (I wish there were a chance for him to get more into his role, or more into acting in general...) |
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| Izumi | ...Hmm. |
| (A chance for him to fall in love with acting... He likes makeup, but his motivation for acting is competing against Sakyo-san.) |
| Banri | Director-chan. |
| Izumi | ? |
| Banri | It’s about Azami.... |
| Izumi | Yes. |
| Banri | You know how he’s not too good at etudes—or, well, he’s not that interested in acting. |
| Izumi | Yes.... |
| Banri | So I asked Kazunari for some suggestions, and he said he had a good idea. |
| Izumi | Kazunari-kun? |
| Kazunari | Hey hey~! Hey, Director-chan, have you heard of Zombie Run Night? |
