| Sakyo | Are you sure about that? |
| Izumi | Yes. It’s only a part of the lines, but it’s completely the same. |
| Taichi | It can’t be coincidental… Every single word is the same… |
| Tasuku | Did they plagiarize us by any chance? |
| Tsuzuru | But when and where… |
| Guy | I believe we've never shown it to people not involved in the rehearsal. |
| Tsumugi | The script might have been stolen. |
| Izumi | But I’ve never heard any stories about anyone losing their scripts… |
| Sakyo | I don’t think we’ve taken them outside too. |
| Tsuzuru | —I brought the script to our interview with “Spotlight”. |
| Izumi | —ah! |
| (During the photoshoot session, the script was neither with me nor Tsuzuru-kun.) |
| Could it be during that time…? |
| Taichi | But a “Spotlight” reporter should be the last person to… |
| Izumi | Let’s confirm with them for now! The reporter put his phone number on his business card—. |
| … |
| P.A. System | “The number you have dialed is no longer in service.” |
| Izumi | Eh… |
| Sakyo | What’s wrong? |
| Izumi | Looks like this phone number is not in use. |
| Tasuku | That’s suspicious. Why don’t you check it with the publishing company? |
| Izumi | But there doesn’t seem to be any company numbers in his business card… |
| Tsumugi | Shall we try asking Yuzo-san? |
| Izumi | Ah! Nice idea! |
| |
| Reporter | “There isn’t any reporter with that name here…” |
| Izumi | There isn’t…? |
| Reporter | “Yes, we’re sorry.” |
| “I’ve also checked with other reporters just in case, but none of them requested to have an interview with MANKAI Company.” |
| Izumi | Eeeh!? So what’s that email… |
| Taichi | Don’t tell me it’s a fake interview!? |
| Reporter | “Umm…?” |
| Izumi | Sorry for bothering you, and thank you. |
| Sakyo | Is this GOD-za’s doing again? |
| Omi | To think they will prepare such an elaborate thing… |
| Izumi | It’s so terrible of them to plagiarize us like that… |
| Tasuku | We’ll be at disadvantage if the content also turns out to be the same. |
| Tsumugi | We may be the one being suspected. |
| Tsuzuru | I was careless. Let’s change the beginning and last part of the script. |
| Taichi | You’ve gotta be kidding—! |
| Tasuku | I’m against removing the lines from the script after Tsumugi has repeatedly rehearsed that part only. |
| Taichi | Me too. |
| Those lines are Lucifer’s lines that Tsuzuru-kun wrote for Tsumugi-san. Other actors would not be able to pull it off! |
| Guy | I second that. There’s no way Tsukioka would lose to a play that is hastily prepared. |
| Tsumugi | Me too. I want to act out those lines by any means possible. They were the lines that Tsuzuru-kun wrote for me, and the lines that I produced with you all. I don’t want to hand them over to anyone. |
| Tsuzuru | Tsukioka-san… |
| Azami | ‘Sides, they’re the one playin’ dirty here. Why should we change our script? |
| Sakyo | But if people suspect us of plagiarism, Minagi is gonna be the No. 1 victim here. |
| Tsuzuru | I’m prepared for that. |
| Tsumugi | Please believe in us. Imitation cannot beat the real thing. |
| I’ll prove on the stage that those lines were written for my character, Lucifer, and not for anyone else. |
| I believe in Tsuzuru-kun’s script. That’s why I want you to believe in our performance! |
| Tasuku | Cheap tricks are meaningless on the stage. GOD-za should also know that. |
| Guy | We will support Tsukioka with all our might. We will never let them ruin our play. |
| Omi | Let’s fight them head-on. |
| Sakyo | Looks like they’ve all made up their minds. So what will you do, director-san? |
| Izumi | —Got it. In case something happens, we’ll protect Tsuzuru-kun at all cost. |
| I’m also to blame for this. I was careless too. |
| Tsuzuru | Director… |
| Izumi | I’ll take full responsibility for this matter. Let’s deliver the play as it is tomorrow. |
| Tsumugi | Yes. |
| Taichi | Roger that! |
| Azami | That guy… He said fair and square, and yet… |
| |
| Reni | Don’t ever make the same mistake tomorrow. Do you understand? |
| Shifuto | ‘Kaay. |
| Reni | Today, take a rest to prepare for tomorrow’s show. |
| Shifuto | Good work today. |
| |
| *phew*, It’s finally over. |
| Huh? I’ve got a hell lot of missed calls. |
| Look at this guy… we promised not to contact each other until the Showdown Act is over, and yet… |
| *phone rings* |
| Hey, Azami? |
| Hah? |
| Calm down, man. What are you talking about? |
| ...Eh? |
| |
| Haruto | *phew*... |
| Madoka | Ah, good work! |
| Haruto | Thanks. Did you watch the whole thing? |
| Madoka | Yes! |
| Haruto | You should be thankful. I’m not that free, after all. |
| Madoka | I was moved when I saw the actors performing the lines that I created and turning it into a play! |
| Both Haruto-san and Shifuto-san were amazing! |
| Haruto | Hmph, t-that’s obvious. That guy is still far from good, but I’ve been—. |
| Shifuto | This is bad! |
| Madoka | ? |
| Haruto | God, so noisy. What is it? |
| Shifuto | So you’re here too, Madoka! Perfect timing! |
| Madoka | Eh? |
| Shifuto | We can’t talk here. Let’s go to my home. |
| Haruto | Hey, you know tomorrow is showtime, right? |
| Shifuto | This ain’t the time to worry about that. Let’s just go! Hurry! |
| |
| Madoka | … |
| Haruto | ...Is that true? |
| Shifuto | I heard it from one of the cast members, so no doubt about it. |
| Haruto | It may be their tactics to make us waver, you know. |
| Madoka | ...No, I also think it’s true. |
| This time, Father was backed into a corner more than before. If he did plagiarize, that will explain why the lines are different from his usual work. |
| Shifuto | Did Reni-san order him to do that by any chance? |
| Haruto | No, it can’t be. Reni-san has declared that we would make them surrender with our real ability. And if he had any idea, he would have let me know about it too. |
| Shifuto | So this means Madoka’s dad did it on his own? But how did he… |
| Haruto | You have a big brother at MANKAI Company, right? Maybe he got the script from your brother? |
| Madoka | Father has been ignoring my brother’s existence for a long time. There’s no way he received a call from Father. |
| Haruto | So he used a different way… |
| Shifuto | —Let’s talk it out with Reni-san. |
| Haruto | Eh? |
| Shifuto | There’s no point in dawdling like this. We won’t be able to go onstage at this rate. |
| Madoka | I’m going too. |
| Haruto | *sighs*... I’ve got no choice, then. I’ll tag along just because I’m worried for you two. |
