| Izumi | ...Phew. |
| (I drank a little too much. I should go outside for a bit...) |
| (Every troupe ran into some kind of trouble during their fourth performance.) |
| (But we all managed to make it through together—no, we gained some powerful new members and made it through Winter Troupe’s final performance; I’m really glad.) |
| Sakuya | .... |
| Izumi | Huh? Sakuya-kun.... |
| Sakuya | Ah, Director. |
| Izumi | So this is where you were... wait, we’ve done this before. |
| Sakuya | You’re right. |
| Izumi | Were you out here feeling melancholy on your own again? |
| Sakuya | I was just so relieved that Citron-san returned to the troupe.... |
| We can make Citron-san’s wish come true: Spring Troupe can act together again. From now on, and as many times as we want. |
| When I realized that, I was just overwhelmed and started tearing up. |
| Izumi | You’re right.... |
| Sakuya | When Citron-san left us, I was really shocked. |
| Because I believed without a doubt that everyone in this troupe would be together forever.... |
| But that’s not true, right? |
| Izumi | Yes... Nothing is forever. Everyone is slowly taking steps towards the future. Things will change; we won’t stay like this forever. |
| But isn’t that why each and every moment you spend on stage together is precious and irreplaceable? |
| Sakuya | You’re right.... |
| Izumi | We have new members now, too. |
| Sakuya | That’s true. Change isn’t always bad. |
| Izumi | Exactly. |
| ...We went through all sorts of trouble during our fourth performances. |
| Even with Spring Troupe’s performance—there was that whole commotion about Masumi-kun moving overseas, and Chikage-san and I disappeared.... |
| Sakuya | You’re right. It all feels like so long ago. |
| Izumi | Kumon-kun collapsed during Summer Troupe’s performance, Azami-kun was kidnapped during Autumn Troupe’s.... Looking back, there wasn’t a single performance that passed without some kind of trouble. |
| Sakuya | And then we topped it off by going all the way to Zahra Kingdom. |
| Izumi | Fufu, we even ended up making our way overseas. |
| Sakuya | We went through all sorts of incidents and issues, but thanks to that, I feel like the whole company came together as a whole, beyond the individual troupes. |
| Comrades, family... I don’t know what the right word is for this, but a relationship where we support each other, built on strong bonds.... |
| I have no family by blood, but... To me, this troupe shares an even deeper tie than blood relatives; it’s my precious family. |
| I want to keep acting with the people I love; I want to keep acting with you, Director. I want to aim for even greater heights. |
| Izumi | Even greater heights? |
| Sakuya | The Fleur Award. |
| Izumi | Fufu, you’re becoming quite reliable. |
| Sakuya | Eh!? |
| Izumi | You’re right. If we all work together, I’m sure we can even reach the Fleur Award. |
| (We’ll aim for the heights that father couldn’t reach....) |
| (I’ll make everyone bloom to their fullest, so that they can shine more and more from here on out...!) |
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| To be continued... |
