| Muku | "Phase out... replacement...." |
| (I really love Fuyou's acting club, but it's kinda too late to change my target school now....) |
| (If I don't follow the plan, surely everyone will be disappointed. Maybe, if I look into Fuyou quickly enough....) |
| (Besides Tsumugi-san and Tasuku-san, Masumi-kun and Madoka-kun are going there now. It should be easy, but....) |
| (Why did my target school decision turn out like this? I wish I thought about my future more seriously, like Yuki-kun did.) |
| ...... |
| (It's too late for that. I need to get over it.) |
| |
| ...... |
| Kazunari | Ah, Mukkun's home! |
| C'mere for a sec! |
| Muku | Huh? What? |
| |
| Kumon | Welcome home, Muku~! |
| Tenma | Good work today. |
| Muku | A balloon?! What's that for? |
| Kumon | Hyodo Kumon now presents: Balloon Burst Blast: The Game: The Squeakquel: Electric Boogaloo (and Knuckles)! |
| Kazunari | Yay~! |
| Misumi | Yippee! |
| Muku | ??? |
| Kumon | The rules are simple: we play shiritori[1] while blowing up the balloon and passing it to the next person, and whoever pops the balloon loses! |
| Muku | Why, all of a sudden...? |
| Yuki | Well, it's always like this, isn't it? |
| Muku | I mean, that's true.... |
| Kumon | I'll go first~! Ready——start! "Summer!" [natsu] |
| Kazunari | Tuna! [tsuna] |
| Muku | N-Natto! [nattou] |
| Tenma | Cow. [ushi] Next is— |
| Misumi | Run away—! |
| Tenma | W-Wait! The next person can run away?! |
| Kumon | Of course! |
| Misumi | Yay! |
| Tenma | Wait up! Here, cow! [ushi] |
| Misumi | You got me~! Uh, zebra! [shimauma] |
| Yuki | Hamadryas baboon. [mantohihi] |
| Kumon | Sheep! [hitsuji] |
| Kazunari | Woah! It's so big already! Bicycle! [jitensha] |
| Muku | Eek, um, uh—garage! [shako] |
| Tenma | Spinning top! [koma] |
| Misumi | Cloak~! [manto] |
| Yuki | Tomato. |
| Kumon | Wait, wait, this is scary! Steller sea lion! [todo] |
| Kazunari | Uwah, yikes! Dodo bird! [dodo tori] |
| Muku | Squirrel! [risu] |
| Tenma | Su, su—don't run away! |
| Misumi | Ahaha! |
| Tenma | Sushi! |
| Misumi | Um, let's see, uh.... |
| Kazunari | Hurry, Sumii! |
| Misumi | Deer! [shika] |
| Yuki | Crab! [kani] |
| Kumon | Ni, ni, ni— |
| (balloon pop SFX) |
| Uwaah! |
| Misumi | It exploded~! |
| Kazunari | That startled me~. |
| Yuki | Kumon loses. |
| Tenma | The heck is "ni, ni, ni"? |
| Muku | —Ahaha! |
| Kazunari | Oh, good, Mukkun laughed~. |
| Misumi | Do you feel a bit better now, Muku? |
| Muku | Sorry? |
| Yuki | You seemed kinda down recently, so we've all been worried. |
| Kumon | We figured you must be tired from studying. |
| Muku | ...Sorry for making you guys worry. |
| The truth is, I've been thinking of maybe changing my target school to Fuyou because I'm interested in their acting club. |
| I know it's too late to do it now, but I can't get my mind off of it at all.... |
| And the twelfth play is coming up too... this is bad. |
| Tenma | Is that something you have to worry about, though? |
| Muku | Of course. I'm able to act because I'm in Summer Troupe, worrying about this is— |
| Tenma | If you've found something you want to do, then there's nothing else to do but go for it. |
| Muku | ——. |
| Kumon | That's right! You still have time, it's fine if you decide to change now. |
| Or even when you enroll, or even when you graduate. It's fine to change whenever! |
| You only live once, so it's better to take on the challenge and not have any regrets! |
| Muku | But... my parents and school have been cheering me on.... |
| Kumon | They'll definitely cheer you on for what you want to do. |
| Yuki | For your own goals, you should find out what you want to do first. |
| Kazunari | True, true. It's your life, so you gotta hold on to your will. |
| Misumi | You should be honest to yourself about you want~. If it were me, I'd choose Triangle University! |
| Tenma | I think you're a little too honest. |
| Muku | Ahaha. ...Thanks, guys. |
| That's right. What I want is.... |
| |
| I'm leaving now. |
| Izumi | Take care. |
| (door closing SFX) |
| Muku's brightened up, hasn't he? |
| Kumon | Seems like he decided to change his target school. |
| Kazunari | It's Mukkun after all, so he'll definitely be able to meet the requirements for Fuyou. |
| Yuki | Studying will be tough, but he'll be fine if he reaches his goals. |
| Tenma | If he goes to Fuyou, then he'll be with Masumi, huh.... |
| Kumon | It's kinda strange, isn't it. |
| Kazunari | Mukkun and Massu together seems fun! |
| Misumi | Madoka's there, too. I hope they all get along together~. |
| Yuki | Ah, I should get going to cram school soon too. We have a troupe meeting today, right? |
| Izumi | Yes. Tsuzuru-kun has put together a plot, so we'll be discussing it. |
| Misumi | I wonder what it'll be about~. |
| Izumi | (If Muku-kun's studying will get more stressful now that he's changed target schools, I have to think carefully about the casting....) |
| |
| Juza | Mornin'. |
| Muku | Ah, good morning, Juuchan. |
| Juza | I heard you changed target schools? |
| Muku | Yup. The members of Summer Troupe encouraged me, so I went on a campus tour and looked into the clubs and stuff. |
| I decided that Fuyou was a good fit, so I talked it over properly with my parents and my school and they approved of it. |
| Juza | I see. Your mother is supportive of it, too. |
| Muku | Yes. I was a little worried before I talked to them, but they said that they want me to choose the path I want.Yes. I was a little worried before I talked to them, but they said that they want me to choose the path I want. |
| So now I'm going to go to my cram school to report to them and consult about my test prep plans. |
| Juza | Good luck. I'll support your choice, no matter which path you take. |
| Muku | Thank you, Juuchan. Alright, I'm off now. |
| Juza | Yeah. Be careful. |
| |
| Muku | Are you free right now, sir?2 |
| Tutor | Is there something you wanted to talk about? |
| Muku | The truth is...I've been thinking of changing my target school to Fuyou. |
| Tutor | What? Fuyou? Why? |
| Muku | I saw a performance of one of the acting clubs at Fuyou. I was really moved, and I want to participate in it. |
| Actually, I even went on a campus tour and researched the school. I think it would be a good fit.... |
| Tutor | ...So what you're saying is, you're changing for the acting club? |
| Muku | Sorry? Um...yes. Because I'm in a theater troupe, I want to grow as an actor in a new environment.... |
| Standing on stage with my friends is the most important thing to me right now. |
| Tutor | Ah, Sakisaka-kun, it's because you're in a theater troupe... but this doesn't mean that you've chosen to be an actor in the future, does it? |
| Muku | That's— |
| Tutor | After all, it's not guaranteed that you'll be acting together with your troupemates in ten years time, right? |
| Muku | ——. |
| Tutor | Sorry—I said too much just now. But you should think carefully about your future in regards to the path you choose. |
| Going to a public university will give you mobility and increase your potential. You can't go wrong with that.... |
| But if you do decide to switch, we have to discuss our course of action, since the requirements are different. |
| Muku | ...... |
