| Muku | Here are the results of my practice test from the other day. |
| Tutor | ...You got an 80%, so that's safe. I'm also glad you got more questions correct in this section, too. |
| It doesn't seem like the scoring will be an issue, so let's continue with the plan like this. |
| Muku | Thank you! |
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| Muku | (I'm glad the teacher said that, since I wasn't that confident in this past mock exam.) |
| Kumon | Oh? Welcome back, Muku! |
| Muku | Are you coming home from a workshop, Kyuu-chan? |
| Kumon | Yup! You must be coming home from cram school. Good work~! |
| Muku | Good work today too, Kyuu-chan. How was it? |
| Kumon | Today was super exciting! |
| We did a death game-themed etude and it got super heated! I was running all over the place! |
| I'm gonna stretch properly once we get home. Gotta let your body rest~. |
| Muku | You're working hard, huh. |
| Kumon | You're also working hard! It's just like you to aim for a public university. I'm proud of you.[1] |
| Muku | I haven't passed the exam and gotten in yet, though. |
| Kumon | But it's you, of course it'll become reality! |
| And even then, it's still incredible! Your parents are happy, too! |
| Muku | Thanks. I'll work hard to pass. |
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| Misumi | ...... |
| Muku | We're back. |
| Kumon | Huh? Oh, Sumi-san is reading a book! |
| Misumi | Welcome back~. |
| Muku | What book are you reading? |
| Misumi | The Little Prince![2] I only just started reading it, but the pictures are so cute~. |
| Kumon | Ooh, they are~. |
| Muku | Ah! That's a really famous book. I also read it when I was in elementary school. |
| Kumon | Of course you would have, Muku! For me, I think it was... actually, I don't think I ever read it. |
| Muku | It's been a while since I read it. Outside of there being a prince and a pilot, I don't remember much else. |
| Misumi | We're doing a similar motif in the reading troupe I'm in. I wanted to use it as reference, so I went and found it in the library~. |
| Muku | Really? I wanna come see your performance. |
| Kumon | But it's only a matinee showing on a weekday.... |
| Misumi | Yeah.... Everyone in Summer Troupe has work and school and stuff, so it doesn't seem possible. |
| Muku | That's too bad.... |
| Misumi | Ah, but I invited Madoka, and since he doesn't have classes he's able to come! |
| Kumon | That's great, Sumi-san! |
| Misumi | Yup! Ehehe~! |
| Tenma | Hey, our briefing meeting is about to start. |
| Muku | Ah! That's right! |
| Misumi | I forgot~! |
| Kumon | We're coming now~! |
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| Izumi | In this meeting, I want to discuss Summer Troupe's upcoming twelfth play. |
| Tenma | First came Winter Troupe, then Autumn, and now it's our turn. |
| Kazunari | It's our season![3] |
| Muku | Since we started with Winter Troupe this time I felt like we still had a lot of time, but now it's our turn before we knew it. |
| Yuki | It feels kinda weird, going after Autumn Troupe. |
| Kumon | I'm ready! Seeing my nii-chan's performance really motivated me! |
| Tsuzuru | Before we do anything else though, I want to talk about and decide on a theme. |
| Izumi | Winter Troupe and Autumn Troupe both broke new ground and did something a little different from their usual troupe image. How about you guys? |
| Tenma | I think it could be good for us to face a new challenge and do something a little different from our usual plays. |
| Yuki | Something different from our usual plays... so you mean, rather than it being bright and cheerful, something more dark? |
| Kumon | Like a death game?! |
| Muku | Oh right, you said you did that as an etude in your workshop today. |
| Misumi | Sounds interesting~! |
| Kazunari | We haven't done a performance with a kind of dangerous vibe. |
| Izumi | Of course, since Summer Troupe are all good friends and play around a lot, I think it would be good to have some fights and conflicts. |
| Tsuzuru | I think it will be interesting to use Summer Troupe's good friendship to our advantage. |
| Tenma | And I think it'll be effective since it's us, and not another troupe. |
| Kumon | I want it to be something like playing tag with your life on the line! |
| Misumi | I also wanna play tag~! |
| Tenma | No, but death games are no where near as carefree as tag.... |
| Yuki | But it should be fine if we leave behind our carefree side a bit? Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for us to do it. |
| Muku | I also wanna live up to our fans expectations. |
| Tsuzuru | A death game for Summer Troupe.... |
| Izumi | Tsuzuru-kun, is it coming together? |
| Tsuzuru | I'll try making a plot along those lines. |
| Tenma | Who should we cast for the lead role? |
| Kazunari | Since it's a death game, it'll be unexpected no matter who it is~. |
| Kumon | You gotta be fast for tag, so what about Muku and Sumi-san? |
| Muku | Eh? Me? |
| Misumi | I think you can do it! |
| Tenma | Are we deciding this like a game of tag.... |
| Kazunari | Since it's a death game, it'll be unexpected no matter who it is~. |
| Tsuzuru | But Muku, as well as Yuki, are about to take exams. They'll have to balance both the play and studying. |
| Yuki | It's suffocating if all I do is study for exams, so making costumes and rehearsing will be a good change of pace. It'll be good work-life balance. |
| Muku | Me too. I've been waiting for our twelfth play for a long time. Because of Winter and Autumn going first, the time until our turn has been longer. |
| If you'll entrust me with it, I want to do my best on the play and my studies. |
| Yuki | What a positive outlook, that's a good change. |
| Muku | But I might fail my exam.... |
| Tenma | And then suddenly right back to being negative. |
| Misumi | You'll be fine! You're always working hard, so you'll definitely be able to do both! |
| Kumon | Yeah yeah! You've been studying at cram school until late every night, after all! |
| Kazunari | We'll also support you however we can. |
| Tenma | And in terms of exams, we also have a lot of reliable tutors in this company. |
| Muku | Thanks. I'll do my best. |
| Kazunari | You can also ask me for help on the Amabi exam anytime, Yukkii! |
| Yuki | Banri already taught me lots of things, so I'm good. |
| Kazunari | No, but wasn't I the first to get into Amabi?! |
| Izumi | But don't overdo it, you two. If you ever feel like you're getting overwhelmed, let us know. |
| Tsuzuru | So how about for the time being, I'll consider Muku and Ikaruga-san as the lead actors, and then we can confirm it all once the script is done? |
| Izumi | Yes, that sounds good. |
| Misumi | I wonder what kind of script it'll be. I can't wait~! |
