| Sakyo | Oi, bon. |
| Azami | What? I already took a bath and did my homework—. |
| Sakyo | That’s not what I wanted to say. It’s about the next performance. |
| Azami | ? |
| Sakyo | The most important thing for this performance is for you and Nanao to be in tune with each other. |
| Make sure you’re communicating often during our practice period. |
| Azami | ...Communicating? |
| Sakyo | It’ll affect your performance during the real thing differently than your acting technique. |
| Azami | ...Okay, but can you tell me specifically what I should be doing? |
| Sakyo | You just need to consult with him diligently about what you’re thinking and what bothers you. |
| Azami | But I’ve never really talked to Taichi-san one-on-one, and I don’t know how to consult with him all seriously.... |
| Sakyo | You two are the youngest members of the troupe. There has to be something. You’re way closer to him in age than I am. |
| Azami | Well, I guess it’s better than an old man talking to a youngster.... |
| Sakyo | Aah? What was that? |
| Azami | I don’t really get it, but I’ll give it a go. |
| Sakyo | Yeah. I’m turning off the lights. |
| Azami | Nn. |
| .... |
| (Wasn’t the only time I had a serious one-on-one with Taichi-san when we talked about running away from home...?) |
| (Didn’t he say he ran away from home because of his first love?) |
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| Taichi | I wanted to become someone who was proud of myself, but... I took the wrong path. |
| Azami | What do you mean? |
| Taichi | I should tell you about this now that you’re part of Autumn Troupe, A~chan. |
| How I betrayed everyone.... |
| |
| Azami | .... |
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| Izumi | —I guess that’s it for today’s summary. |
| Taichi | Um, umm—! |
| Izumi | Hm? |
| Taichi | Can you give me your opinion on my acting—tell me what’s wrong! |
| Izumi | Tell you what’s wrong...? I think you’re doing more than enough right now, you know? |
| You’ve got your lines down, and your kung-fu action looks great. |
| Taichi | But there are still a lot of things that I’m bad at, so I want you to be honest. |
| Izumi | Hmm.... |
| Taichi | Please! |
| Izumi | If you’re looking for something to work on, I guess your movements are too small? I think some more exaggerated gestures would be better for this performance. |
| Banri | Other than that, you can act a bit more freely as the lead, maybe? We’ve got the play put together, but you’re still playing safe. |
| Omi | You’re right. I think you can play around a little more. We’ll make sure to support you. |
| Izumi | But we’re supposed to work on those sorts of details from here on out, so—. |
| Taichi | I-I still have a really long way to go, huh. I’m going to work harder...! |
| *Door closes* |
| Omi | Hey, Taichi—. |
| Izumi | (He left... He looked like he was brooding over something.) |
| Banri | He’s pretty stuck on this, huh. |
| Juza | He might be feeling a lot of responsibility from playing the lead. |
| Izumi | I’m glad he has strong feelings about this play, but I’m a little worried, too. |
| Omi | He seems busy outside of practice lately. |
| Sakyo | Nanao is taking lessons at a kung-fu dojo, separate from practice. |
| Omi | Eh? Separate from practice? |
| Banri | Seriously? Okay, he’s probably overworking himself. |
| Izumi | We really should gather everyone and talk—. |
| Azami | Ah... About that. |
| Izumi | ? |
| Azami | Er, I’m gonna try communicating with him. The old man over there told me it was an essential part of playing the second lead. |
| Izumi | Sakyo-san.... |
| (He’s right; Azami-kun is going to support Taichi-kun more than anyone else on stage as the second lead. It might be a good idea to leave this to Azami-kun.) |
| Banri | —Gotcha. We’ll leave it to you, second lead. |
| Izumi | Please help him out, Azami-kun! |
| Azami | Yeah. |
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| Taichi | Thank you very much! |
| ...Phew. |
| Oh man, I feel like I’m gonna fall asleep standing.... |
| Azami | Yo. |
| Taichi | —Eh!? A~chan!? |
| Azami | Nice work. |
| Taichi | Why are you here...? |
| Azami | Let’s get some ramen. |
| Taichi | Huh? Ramen? |
| Azami | I’m filling my quota for the ramen map. Come with me. |
| Taichi | Y-yeah, sure, that’s fine, but.... |
