| Tsumugi | …What’s this? |
| Misumi | Ah, Tsumugi~ |
| Tsumugi | Everyone seems to be having fun. Are you all having a tea party? |
| Sakuya | Yes! Would you like to join us too, Tsumugi-san? |
| Azuma | The tea and sweets are delicious. |
| Kazunari | Let’s have some carefree tea time together♪ |
| Tsumugi | Thank you, I’ll take up on that offer. |
| Misumi | Yaaay, welcome welcome~ |
| Tsumugi | Speaking of, did everyone already read through the details that the Director sent? The one about the French Fair? |
| Misumi | I did~ It’s the French Triangle Fair! |
| Masumi | Not. It’s the “French Super Fair” |
| Azuma | It seems that the hotel’s lounge will be decorated in a special way for the event. It’ll be well-received by the ladies, wouldn’t you think so? |
| Kazunari | Also also! You get to enjoy some afternoon tea and sweets for a limited time. Just thinking about it gets me hyped! |
| Tsumugi | And in that fair, there’ll be the short play that’s themed after Marie Antoinette, right? |
| The roles include Marie Antoinette herself, and the main protagonist which is her servant. There’s also Count Fersen, and 4 noblewomen… Is that right? |
| Sakuya | Yep. Since it’s nearing the end of this year, Director said she wanted the members to choose for themselves if they wanted to perform for it. |
| Azuma | As a matter of fact, all of us gathered here thought about volunteering for the roles. |
| Tsumugi | Really then? |
| I see, so that’s why everyone’s having this tea party. |
| Kazunari | You got it! Thought it’d be good to get the atmosphere of a tea party first! |
| Tsumugi | While on topic, any reason why you guys thought of volunteering for the play? |
| Sakuya | For me, I thought about the Inner Place stage that Tsumugi-san and Itaru-san performed in before…[1] |
| I wanted to experience for myself as well what it’s like to take on a female role. I think there are a lot of other things that I could learn from it, too. |
| Masumi | I’m not letting Sakuya get ahead of me. I’ll be the one who’ll show off my range as an actor to Director. |
| Besides… Since there’s not much left of the year, I want to spend every bit of time with her. |
| Kazunari | Massu’s reasoning is as steady as ever☆ |
| Azuma | My reasons are similar to Sakuya’s. |
| While I do have my experience in female roles, I’m interested in trying roles that I couldn’t experience through just Winter Troupe. Something like the Inner Palace performance that Tsumugi and the others did. |
| Plus, Guy told me that I would fit right in, so to put it simply, I figured it’d be interesting to join in. |
| Tsumugi | That’s true. If it’s Azuma-san, it’d suit you very well. |
| Misumi | I was invited over by Kazu~ |
| I’m excited to see all kinds of triangles in a high-class hotel! |
| Tsumugi | Ahaha, there’s bound to be lots of triangles in a high-class hotel, that’s true. |
| What about you, Kazu-kun? |
| Kazunari | Hm~~ There’s a bunch of reasons, but since I figure it’s gonna be a treasure trove of beauty, I’m betting it’s gonna be loads of fun! |
| Tsumugi | …Yeah. If they’ll be having special decorations in their lounge, then I'm certain it’ll turn out to be glamorous and photogenic. |
| Azuma | What about you, Tsumugi? I think you’ll fit right in as the servant role. |
| Tsumugi | True… I do think the complexity of having to perform in both a male and female role in one stage is pretty interesting. |
| Azuma | Then why not volunteer together with us? |
| Misumi | Yeah yeah! It’ll be really fun~! |
| Tsumugi | Eh, me too? Well, I suppose I am quite interested… |
| Sakuya | I’d also want to perform together with Tsumugi-san! |
| Masumi | You have experience from your female role at the Inner Palace, so you’d be able to give advice too, right. |
| Kazunari | So real! With Tsumu-Tsumu with us, we’ll be a powerhouse! |
| Azuma | See? Everyone also says so. |
| Tsumugi | …Yeah. Alright then, I’ll try to volunteer for it as well. |
| Kazunari | Yay! It’s all set! When Settsuar and the Director come back, we should definitely bring it up! |
| Azuma | Fufu. I’m quite curious about their reaction once they see who’ll be participating. |
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| Izumi | What a lovely lounge… Moreover, it’s so huge. |
| Banri | …The coffee’s taste is just ok, I guess. |
| Izumi | Such a harsh evaluation. As expected of the coffee lover. |
| Banri | I know my coffee when I taste it, after all. |
| ??? | I’m sorry for making you wait. |
| Hirato | My name is Hirato. Thank you very much for accepting my request. |
| Izumi | The honor is ours. Thank you as well for reaching out to us. |
| Banri | ……. |
| …Could it be… Are you the guy that was standing outside the cafe from before? |
| Hirato | Eh. |
| Did you perhaps remember me? |
| Izumi | Where did you meet him before, Banri-kun? |
| Banri | He was standing at the entrance of the cafe that Tsumugi-san and I went to a while back. |
| Hirato | No please, I was merely being an intrusion at the cafe’s entrance. I must apologize again for that. |
| But just now, you said you were at that cafe together with a fellow troupe member, yes? |
| Izumi | Banri-kun and Tsumugi-san like cafes, so they’d often go around various stores either by themselves or with other troupe members too. |
| Hirato | Heh… |
| Banri | Unexpected, right? Well, the two of us thought the same at the start too.[2] |
| So, like, did you specifically made this request after coincidentally bumping into me at that cafe? |
| Hirato | Yes, well… I suppose it’s something like that. |
| In any case, let us start going over the details… |
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| Hirato | And here is the draft for the script. |
| Izumi | Thank you very much. Let me go through it. |
| Banri | …….. |
| Izumi | …….. |
| Hirato | …What do you think of it? |
| Izumi | There’s a good balance between historical fact and fiction, and the story’s not too heavy… |
| If you’re to watch this in the lounge while relaxing, then I think it’s just right. |
| Banri | Right? |
| Hirato | Is that so? That’s good to hear! |
| Banri | Is there any part here that you’re worried about? |
| Hirato | Ah, no… It’s just that I’ve gone over the script multiple times myself, I was wondering if it’s any good without having any objective conclusions… |
| Banri | Ahh, yeah I’ve been there before. |
| Izumi | True, I get exactly what you mean. |
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| Hirato | Thank you again for your time today. Let me escort you to the entrance. |
| Izumi | Thank you very much. |
| Staff | Excuse me! Hirato-san, there’s a bit of an occurrence that’s happened… |
| Hirato | Aah, I’m very sorry for the commotion. I’ll have to excuse myself for today. |
| Izumi | Ah, it’s okay! Thank you again. |
| Sure seems busy. It’s also that time of the year, so it must be really hectic. |
| Banri | Must be. We better get back then. |
| Izumi | We haven’t decided on a cast yet either. I’m a bit excited to see who has volunteered this time. |
| Banri | Hopefully guys who’d be great at cross-dressing. |
