Izumi | What will you have, Guy-san? |
Guy | I don’t know much about the alcohol in this country. |
Azuma | Let’s see, what should we get Guy.... This French wine is good. |
Homare | I recommend this cocktail. Its colors are artistic and beautiful. |
Tasuku | I like this Japanese sake. |
Hisoka | ...This sangria is good. |
Tsumugi | I like this plum wine. |
Guy | What’s a unique drinking custom in this country? |
Tsumugi | A unique drinking custom.... |
Izumi | I guess we’ll go with that? |
Tsumugi | Agreed. |
Tasuku | Let’s start with draft beer. |
Izumi | I guess we’ll start with beer. |
Tsumugi | For now, let’s have beer. |
Guy | For now, let’s have beer.... |
Azuma | Seven draft beers, please. |
Waitress | Understood. |
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Izumi | All right, cheers! |
Tasuku | Cheers. |
Azuma | Cheers. |
Hisoka | ...gulp, gulp. |
Izumi | Phew~, beer tastes great after acting. |
Guy | ...I see. So this is “for now, let’s have beer.” |
Tsumugi | I don’t know how this became custom, but when we go out to drink, often everyone starts off with a beer. |
Azuma | It might be a national trait—we like to get in step with one another. |
Guy | Fascinating. |
Homare | I’m not too familiar with this custom, though. |
Hisoka | ...You have no sense of cooperation, Alice. |
Homare | You’re the last person I want to hear that from, Hisoka-kun! |
Guy | ...Etude battles are difficult. |
Tasuku | You really just have to get used to them. |
| After lots of practice you’ll be able to stay calm and respond to other people’s lines; you’ll also have a greater range of responses. |
Homare | Nobody is good from the start. |
Guy | So that’s how it is.... |
Izumi | Let’s create more opportunities to practice our etudes so we can get used to them. |
Guy | Yes. |
Azuma | All right, that’s enough serious talk. We’re going to drink to our heart’s content today, right? |
Izumi | You’re right! |
Tsumugi | It’s a little delayed, but this can sort of be like Guy-san’s welcoming party. |
Izumi | Yes; let’s say welcome again, Guy-san! Please take care of us. |
Guy | The same goes for me—please take care. |
Homare | Well then, we need to make this a “let’s get to know Guy-san” meeting. |
Izumi | Then let’s start with—a Guy-san investigation Q&A corner! |
Guy | Interrogation? |
| Did I do something bad? |
Izumi | Investigation. It’s where everyone asks you a question, Guy-san! |
Guy | I didn’t know that sort of thing existed.... |
Azuma | First: what’s your hobby? |
Guy | Hobby... I don’t particularly have one. Citronia called me a workaholic-android. |
| Of course that’s what you expect from an android, though. |
Azuma | You’re right. I can’t imagine an android enjoying his hobbies. |
Homare | Then what’s your skill? What are you good at? |
Guy | Turning off my power, maybe.... |
Izumi | Turning off your power...!? |
Azuma | Oh, the restart button that Citron-kun liked to push. |
Tasuku | I’ve never heard of that kind of skill. |
Guy | I don’t know if I can still do it, but since I’m human, it counts as a skill, not a—. |
Hisoka | ...Push. |
Guy | .... |
Izumi | He really stopped...! |
Homare | What are you doing, Hisoka-kun! |
Tasuku | Mikage, don’t push it so casually. |
Azuma | Will he really restart? |
Hisoka | ...Push. |
Guy | —mechanism. |
Izumi | Amazing. He really picked up where he left off.... |
Homare | That is indeed a proper skill. |
Tsumugi | Next is my turn. Do you have a favorite food? |
Guy | Salted squid. |
Tasuku | That’s some refined taste. |
Tsumugi | It suits your appearance. |
Homare | Are there foods you dislike, then? |
Guy | ...Green peas. |
Izumi | That’s surprisingly childish...! |
Tasuku | It doesn’t suit your appearance. |
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Homare | ...But I’m so glad Guy-san managed to remember his past. I was so moved... Uu. |
Azuma | There, there. Looks like you’re pretty drunk. |
Guy | He really is a sentimental drunk.... |
Tsumugi | ...I went to watch one of the Fleur-nominated troupes the other day. |
| They were definitely skilled, but their performance was low-risk and not particularly extraordinary; I think they were too conscious of the award. |
Tasuku | The nominees this round weren’t very adventurous overall. |
Tsumugi | I can see why they prefer that sort of style, but when they’re all like that, it’s a problem. |
Tasuku | You’re right... You don’t want to be too edgy, but when everything fits into the same mold, it just narrows the potential for theater as a whole. |
Guy | Takato and Tsukioka are talking about play theory.... |
Hisoka | ...One more of the same, please. |
Izumi | Hisoka-san, that’s your third drink? |
Hisoka | It's good. |
Guy | Mikage can really hold his drink... |
Azuma | It’s just as I said, right. |
Guy | Yes. |
Homare | Uu, if you run into any troubles living as a human, feel free to speak to me at any time, Guy-san...! |
Azuma | Now now, don’t cry so much. Your favorite carrot salad is here, Homare. |
Homare | Uu... an orange sunset, a burning tangent, before you know it, hop hop.... |
Guy | .... |
Izumi | I-is that poem about the carrot salad...? |
Azuma | Fufu, Homare’s poems are a little different than usual when he’s drunk. |
Tsumugi | Then what about this? |
Homare | Uu... popping gold, trickling shine, for now, let’s have beer, frizz, frizz, frizzing.... |
Tsumugi | F-for now, let’s have beer.... |
Tasuku | You really like that phrase more than I thought. |
Azuma | Amazing—you can turn any menu into a poem. |
Hisoka | ...It’s like a party trick. |
Izumi | Ahaha, true. |
Guy | The chickpea salad is here. |
Homare | ...The planet breaks out; the smell spreads through the air; piyo-piyo beans.... Piyo-piyo.... |
Guy | —pfft. |
Izumi | Guy-san? |
Guy | Fufufu.... |
Azuma | Looks like that one hit the mark. |
Hisoka | ...Did he break? |
Tasuku | No, he’s not a machine. |
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Izumi | Phew, we drank a lot~. |
Tsumugi | Thanks to that, we managed to change our mindsets. |
Izumi | Yes, you’re right. |
Azuma | See? Isn’t drinking with everyone fun? |
Guy | ...Yes, that was fun. I think I’m going to laugh every time I see chickpeas from now on. |
Tsumugi | I’m glad. |
Tasuku | It’s a great way to change your mindset. |
Izumi | Haruto-san from GOD-za will probably challenge us to another etude battle if we run into him again. |
Tasuku | He can’t stand us, after all. |
Tsumugi | We’ll win for sure next time. |
Guy | Now that you mention it, than man named Reni.... |
Izumi | ? |
Guy | No, it’s nothing. It must be my imagination. |
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Izumi | (It’s already the first day of the performance.... Our practices have been going steadily, and Guy-san has nicely finished up his role—everyone has.) |
| (I’m sure we’ll be fine....) |
Tsumugi | ...It’s finally the first day. Are you nervous? |
Guy | ...I am nervous, but I feel like it’s more than that. |
Tsumugi | I think you’re thrilled. |
Guy | Thrilled? |
Tsumugi | You’re looking forward to it; you can’t wait. |
Guy | I see... Yes, you might be right. |
Manager | We’ll be starting as planned, everyone! |
Guy | .... |
Izumi | (It’s time....) |