| Sakyo | Azami, raise your voice there. |
| Azami | .... |
| Sakyo | Your movements are also too small. |
| Azami | ...Tch. Why do you need to comment on everything? |
| Izumi | (It’s Azami-kun’s first practice since joining the troupe. Sakyo-san is really into it. Azami-kun complains, but he’s following Sakyo-san’s advice....) |
| Azami-kun, you’ve gotten better since last time. |
| Azami | ...Hmph. |
| Izumi | (It’s a strained atmosphere, but I guess this is also a type of motivation?) |
| (But I want Azami-kun to be motivated by more than just rivalry towards Sakyo-san—I want him to enjoy theater itself....) |
| Tsuzuru | Nice work~. |
| Taichi | Huh? What’s up, Tsuzuru-kun? |
| Izumi | Ah, we’re already there. Let’s hold our meeting now. |
| Juza | Meeting? |
| Izumi | It’s about time to decide on a theme for our next performance. |
| Banri | Ah, we’ve got six people, so we need to start preparing, huh. |
| Omi | I wonder what kind of play it’ll be. |
| Taichi | I can’t wait to see! |
| Tsuzuru | I’m thinking of following Spring and Summer Troupe’s examples and making the newcomer, Azami, the lead, and the leader, Banri, the second lead. What do you think? |
| Omi | I think that’s fine. |
| Banri | Agreed~. Chikage-san and Kumon both grew dramatically after playing the lead. |
| Juza | Sounds good. |
| Izumi | What do you think, Azami-kun? |
| Azami | Fine with me. |
| Izumi | (Th-that was fast... He really is bold. He was like that during his first performance, so I guess he doesn’t feel any pressure from playing the lead.) |
| You’re fine with it too, right, Sakyo-san? |
| Sakyo | ...I think it’s fine. If he can handle it, that is. |
| Azami | Aah? |
| Izumi | (They’re getting to be like Banri-kun and Juza-kun....) |
| Tsuzuru | Okay, then, what’s left is the theme... Is there anything in particular you want to do, Azami? |
| Azami | If I’m going to do it, I want a show where I can do tons of makeup. |
| Tsuzuru | Makeup, huh. |
| Juza | ...That sparkly thing, huh. |
| Banri | What the heck? |
| Juza | That thing where they come dancing down the stairs in frilly outfits. |
| Tsuzuru | Pfft. |
| Izumi | (Is he talking about that famous all-female musical troupe[1]...!? Th-that would definitely require tons of makeup, but...!) |
| Banri | There’s no way you can pull off something like that! |
| Juza | Aah? |
| Taichi | Ah! How about a visual kei band!? |
| Omi | Yeah, that requires makeup too. |
| Juza | So we’re all gonna whiten our faces and have long hair.... |
| Izumi | If it’s a band, then the singer is Banri-kun, with Juza-kun or Azami-kun on guitar....? |
| Taichi | Sounds good! The bass is Sakyo-nii, I’ll play the keyboard, and Omi-kun is the drums! |
| Tsuzuru | That might actually suit you. |
| Sakyo | Spare me. |
| Banri | When you say makeup, does special effects makeup count too? |
| Azami | I’ve never done that, but I think I can handle it with research. |
| Banri | Well, it doesn’t have to be professional, but we can go for something like that? |
| Tsuzuru | Special effects makeup, huh. |
| Juza | How about zombies or the undead? |
| Banri | You can pull it off without makeup. |
| Juza | You’re the last guy I wanna hear that from. |
| Banri | Aah? How the hell is my face like a zombie? |
| Omi | Seems like a tough world, like in Stranger. |
| Taichi | We can include tons of action scenes! Sounds good! |
| Tsuzuru | This sounds like fun. |
| Izumi | Tsuzuru-kun, do you have something in mind? |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah. I’ll try writing up a plot. |
| Izumi | I’m counting on you! |
| |
| Tsuzuru | .... |
| Azami | ...Hey. |
| Tsuzuru | Hm? |
| Azami | ...Is that the plot for the script? |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah. I’m putting stuff together right now. |
| Azami | Can I make a request? |
| Tsuzuru | A request? You’re not allowed to ask for fewer lines. |
| Azami | That’s not it. |
| Tsuzuru | What is it? I’ll hear you out. |
| Azami | Make shithead Sakyo an enemy. |
| Tsuzuru | Hah? |
| Azami | He goes on and on about every little thing during practice. If he’s the enemy, I think it’ll be a lot easier for me. |
| Tsuzuru | You’re getting a little too personal here. |
| Well, I’ll consider it. No promises though. |
| Azami | I’m counting on it. |
| Tsuzuru | ...Geez. Making requests right after joining the troupe? He’s some big shot. |
| An enemy, huh.... |
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| Banri | Fucker, how many times do I have to tell you? Don’t leave your dirty laundry lying around the room! |
| Juza | Aah? I’m still gonna wear it. |
| Banri | What the hell!? Your shit smells! Stop leaving it around! |
| Juza | Well you smell like hair styling shit. |
| Banri | You’re fucking dead—! |
| Taichi | Help me~! Autumn Troupe, assemble! |
| Izumi | ? |
| Taichi | Ban-chan, Juza-san, now’s no time for fighting! This is an emergency! |
| Banri | —The heck? |
| Juza | What’s wrong? |
| Taichi | Well, there’s an art appreciation day tomorrow at my little sister’s preschool, and.... |
| The troupe that was supposed to go cancelled because of an accident. At this rate, the whole thing is going to be cancelled.... |
| My sister looks forward to it every year! I’d feel awful if it were cancelled! This is her last year! |
| Izumi | But if the whole troupe can’t make it, they can’t even have stand-ins perform.... |
| Taichi | That’s why I want everyone in Autumn Troupe to put on a performance! |
| Banri | Wait, at a preschool....? |
| Juza | Us? Autumn Troupe? |
| Omi | With a preschool audience...? |
| Izumi | (What kind of performance are we supposed to do...!?) |
