| Izumi | (Before we know it, the Wedding Fest day is here already.) |
| (I ended up getting here late due to all the paperworks I had to fill out… I should hurry and join the others.) |
| Itaru | Oh, there you are, Director-san. |
| Izumi | Itaru-san, hello. It must be hard on you, right? You need to help run the event too. |
| Itaru | Well, yeah. They let me prioritize the performances though, so I'm not that busy. |
| Izumi | I see… that's great to hear. |
| I'm glad the weather is nice today, a favorable weather for a festival. |
| Itaru | Though last night, I heard there would be a sudden rain today. I hope it's wrong. |
| Izumi | Oh, really? That's surprising, since the sky is so clear now. |
| Itaru | The others are currently preparing in the dressing room. You can go there first. I'll join you later. |
| Izumi | Got it. See you later, then. |
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| Citron | You're finally here, Director! |
| Izumi | Hey guys! Wow, that suit looks good on you, Citron-kun. |
| Citron | Thanks! |
| Izumi | So Juza-kun will go on stage in that attire? |
| Juza | Yeah. Considering the theme I'm assigned to, they said it's best for me to wear this. |
| Azuma | Fufu, going on stage in a jersey feels somewhat fresh. |
| Izumi | Huh? Azuma-san, that outfit… |
| Azuma | Oh you noticed? This is Orin's costume. |
| Izumi | It's certainly the perfect costume for your role this time. |
| Azami | It's too impressive, though. |
| Izumi | The makeup is perfect too. I expected no less from Azami-kun. |
| Huh? Where's Muku-kun? |
| Azami | He's receiving an explanation from the staff at a different room now. He said he's gonna return soon. |
| Izumi | Oh, okay. Is he at the waiting room over there? I'm going to go take a look. |
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| Muku | Hmmm, the dressing room should be over here I believe… |
| (I still can't believe my costume is a dress…) |
| Leila | Oh my? Are you perhaps Citronia-sama's… |
| Muku | Ah… Hello. |
| Leila | Now that I think about it, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Leila. |
| Muku | I'm Mu… Kurumi Sakisaka[1]. |
| Leila | Nice to meet you, Kurumi-san. |
| By the way… your dress is so lovely. It suits you so much. |
| Muku | Ahaha… thank you… |
| (She seems like a very polite and affable person… Am I really going to compete with this person…) |
| Leila | ...Just letting you know, I'm not going to hand over Citronia-sama to someone fresh from the country like you. |
| I've been in love with Citronia-sama much longer than you… |
| Muku | ...Uhh… can I ask you something? |
| Leila | What is it? |
| Muku | How did you meet… Citron-san? |
| Leila | … |
| I first met that person… |
| |
| ...And that is why I'm not going to let you win this battle. |
| Muku | --. |
| Leila | Oh my, it's about time for the contest. |
| Let's fight fair and square. See you. |
| Muku | … |
| Izumi | Oh, Muku-kun! So you're here! |
| Muku | Ah… Director-san. |
| Izumi | I heard you were in the participants' waiting room, so I went there but I didn't find you. It made me wonder if something happened. |
| Muku | I'm, I'm sorry. I was about to go back to the dressing room, but I got lost halfway. |
| Izumi | Oh, I see. |
| Muku | … |
| Izumi | ...Muku-kun? |
| Muku | N-No! It's nothing! |
| Izumi | ? |
| |
| Juza | ...Muku… Muku? |
| Muku | Eh? |
| Ah, what's the matter? |
| Juza | No, it's just… you've been spacing out. What's up? |
| Muku | No, it's nothing. |
| Itaru | It's almost time for us to go onstage. I'll be counting on you all. |
| Azuma | Okaay. |
| Citron | Fighting! |
| Muku | ... |
