| Tsuzuru | … |
| Tasuku | Hey. Fushimi made this for you. |
| Tsuzuru | Is that a hot dog? Looks good. |
| Aaah, that’s right. There’s something I wanna ask you. |
| Tasuku | ? |
| Tsuzuru | Both Tsukioka-san and Taichi’s goal through this play is to make Kamikizaka-san acknowledge their real worth as actors, right? |
| Thus, I feel like I should write a script with a theme that will win both that person’s heart and mind. That way, I think the script can back both of them up. |
| So I’d like to ask you a few things, Takato-san, given you were trained at GOD-za before… |
| Tasuku | Reni-san, huh… Back when I was still in GOD-za, we were told to thoroughly pursue the beauty of gestures and the pomp of elocution. |
| We were expected to always deliver impressive and perfect performances on the stage. Having confidence that was backed by lots of rehearsals was essential. |
| Moreover, we had to stay true to the aesthetic sense he’s been pursuing on every point. |
| Tsuzuru | So it’s really a gorgeous and esthetical worldview, huh… |
| Tasuku | ...Eternity. |
| Tsuzuru | Huh? |
| Tasuku | “...Even if it’s tearing me up inside, mine oath shall never perish.” |
| “I shall live with thee for eternity, and close mine own eyes when thee die in obscurity.” |
| I recited this during my first play as a leading actor. It was an impressive line that I rehearsed so many times prior to the show. |
| Tsumugi praised this part that I was fixated on when he came to watch, but it wasn’t the same with Reni-san. Even until our closing show, this line was the only line that did not reach his satisfaction. |
| I heard he even told the scriptwriter to revise this part. |
| So I’m guessing there might be something in this line that was special to Reni-san. |
| Even for other scripts, Reni-san made the scriptwriter repeatedly use “eternity” as the theme. |
| Looking back now, I think he’s also fussy about the actor’s presentation. |
| Tsuzuru | I see… thank you. |
| Now I just need to ask Tsukioka-san and Taichi if they have any requests. |
| Tasuku | You really like writing scripts for others, huh, Minagi. |
| Tsuzuru | ...I’ve been thinking about this again lately. |
| I know everyone well, and as someone who gives roles to you all, it makes me nervous when I think about how you accept and act that role… |
| I feel like my script is a love letter to you all as an actor. |
| If I put it that way, the reply to my love letter will be on the stage… |
| As a scriptwriter, the one thing I’m looking forward to the most is seeing how the actors interpret and express the life of the characters I gave to them. |
| Prior to the opening show, I’d always feel restless waiting for the answer to my love letter. |
| This sounds kinda lame, doesn’t it? |
| Tasuku | I get you. As an actor, I also feel like I’m receiving a sash whenever you cast me in a role. |
| And it’s the actor's job to make it to the goal called the stage. |
| This play is no different. I’ll give you a reply with my best performance. |
| Tsuzuru | But this means we have to put our “gas station workers” story on hold again. |
| Tasuku | I wonder when that story can be realized… Feels like the bar is gonna be raised higher the longer we put it on hold. |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah, you’re right. I wonder what kind of grandiose “gas station workers” story it will be. |
| Tasuku | The expectations are only getting higher. |
| |
| Madoka | Father, I’ve finished writing the plots. |
| Kusumi | Let me see. |
| Madoka | … |
| … |
| Kusumi | ...This is terrible. |
| What Kamikizaka-san is looking for is the ultimate beauty of an existence called the devil, as well as “eternal sadness.” I can’t see any of that in your works. |
| Madoka | Huh… |
| (I’ve never heard about that before… I wonder if Kamikizaka-san told him about this during the meeting.) |
| (Ultimate beauty and eternal sadness, huh… That aspect is very Kamikizaka-san. It’s not really my taste, but I’ll do something about it.) |
| I’ll fix it. |
| Kusumi | No need. I’m going to fix it myself. |
| Madoka | … |
| (But father isn’t good at rewriting scripts… especially one that Kamikizaka-san desires...) |
| (Instead of correcting the mistakes Kamikizaka-san pointed out, he’d change the irrelevant parts of the script and turn it into a total mess.) |
| *sighs*... |
| (In the end, I’ll be the one fixing it…) |
| How about your plot, father? |
| Kusumi | --. |
| Madoka | If, by any chance, our plots and contents overlap, I'll fix it… |
| Kusumi | You don't need to worry about such things! It's already finished, and different from yours at that. There is no problem! |
| Madoka | … |
| (I wonder if he hasn't done it… As far as I know, father has never finished writing a single plot or script.) |
| (Perhaps he has been in a slump for a long time, even before I started helping him.) |
| (Why does father continue working as a scriptwriter when he's suffering this much…?) |
| ...Please excuse me. |
| (It's been ages since I had a heart-to-heart talk with father. I don't remember it anymore. When was the last time I could casually talk to father…?) |
