| Sakuya | Ikura! Where are you? |
| Muku | Sakuya-kun! Has Ikura-kun been found? |
| Sakuya | No… But Kamekichi went to search the other side right now… |
| Kamekichi | Hey! I asked the pigeons and sparrows in the vicinity and it looks like he was spotted outside the gate! |
| Sakuya | Outside… let’s take a look! |
| Muku | Yeah! |
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| Muku | Ikura-kun… we can’t find him. |
| Sakuya | Where could he have gone?… |
| Kamekichi | He-y! There he is~! |
| Ikura | ──! |
| Muku | !! |
| Ikura | ── |
| Sakuya | W- wait! |
| Ikura | ! |
| Sakuya | Sorry for trying to make you perform against your will, even though you don’t want to appear in the show. |
| I’m sure you ran away because we pushed you too hard, right? |
| Ikura | …… |
| Sakuya | But… when I heard your story, I thought you and I were the same. |
| Ikura | ? |
| Sakuya | My parents passed away a long time ago too, and I was always alone… |
| Then I joined this troupe, performed in plays and finally made friends I could call ‘family’. |
| So I figured that if you appeared in the show and stood on stage together with everyone, you would be able to make friends too… |
| Muku | Sakuya-kun… |
| Sakuya | Geez, what am I saying?… |
| Ikura | …… |
| Sakuya | …? Ikura? |
| Ikura | Kuah-! |
| Kamekichi | “Since it can’t be helped, I’ll give it a go!” is what he said. |
| Sakuya | Really!? |
| Muku | Ikura-kun…! |
| Misumi | Ah! It’s Ikura! |
| Izumi | You found him!? Thank god…! |
| Kamekichi | I was the one to find him! |
| Izumi | Thank you, Kamekichi! We have to contact the others too. |
| Misumi | Ikura, it looks like you were able to open your heart. I’m glad~! |
| Ikura | …*pouting*. |
| Izumi | Seems like we’re finally able to practice for real. |
| Muku | Yes! |
| Sakuya | Let’s do our best! |
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| Muku | Okay then, we’ll cover you lightly with water first. If it bothers you, we’ll stop right away. |
| Sakuya | Let’s challenge this step by step! |
| Ikura | …… |
| Muku | Yeah, you’re doing great! |
| Sakuya | Okay, have some food! |
| Ikura | *snap* |
| Izumi | (He’s eating properly out of Sakuya-kun’s hand!) |
| Sakuya | Next, let’s try and go toward the shallow end of the pool. Oh, maybe doing the hurdle practice first would be better? |
| Muku | The other day, the hurdles were too regrettable. I’m sure you’ll be able to jump over them well next time! |
| Izumi | (This is great, it looks like practice is going smoothly. Let’s keep it up for the actual performance!) |
