| Chikage | <<Yeah. Progress has been smooth on this side. We’ll carry it out two days in advance; the plan is to get it done before retrieving the list.>> |
| <<What? Tell them that rewriting the data will cost them extra. ——I’ll get back to you regarding the evidence for that one.>> |
| <<...By the way, what happened to the data I asked for? ...Yeah, that’s fine. Send it soon. ...Bye.>> |
| ... |
| |
| *knock* |
| Izumi | Yes? |
| *door opens* |
| Tsuzuru | Director, I’m done with the plot, so can you look over it? |
| Izumi | You’re done already. That was fast. |
| Tsuzuru | I made Sherlock Holmes the theme for this one. |
| Izumi | Ohh, that’s something we haven’t done before! |
| Tsuzuru | Actually... |
| |
| Tsuzuru | Yes? |
| *door opens* |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Tsuzuru | Oh, Mikage-san. |
| Hisoka | ...I thought of a request. |
| Tsuzuru | Really!? |
| Hisoka | I want to become something I don’t want to be. |
| Tsuzuru | ...Huh? |
| Hisoka | I’m satisfied with my current self, and I want to cherish it. I want to act as “someone I don’t want to be” on stage so that I won’t forget those feelings. |
| Tsuzuru | I-I see...? |
| What’s that “something you don’t want to be”? |
| Hisoka | ...Having a dangerous job that works back to back with crime, or a corporate slave who doesn’t spare any time to sleep because of work, or someone doing a secret job that makes enemies. |
| Tsuzuru | R-right. Anyway, I’ll give it some thought. |
| Hisoka | Okay. |
| |
| Izumi | (Not sparing any time to sleep and doing a secret job — that’s like Chikage-san...) |
| Tsuzuru | I was wondering what type of character that would be, but I thought of Sherlock Holmes from the key words ‘crime’ and ‘work’. |
| Izumi | I see. |
| Tsuzuru | It’s catchy enough as a theme, but I’m thinking of putting a little twist. |
| Instead of a buddy thing with Holmes and Watson, I focused on Holmes and Moriarty being archenemies. |
| Izumi | Hmm... |
| Tsuzuru | So, I’m a little torn on the casting. |
| With what I have in mind right now, Kumon and Juza will be on opposing sides, and that might disappoint Kumon. |
| Izumi | (With the current casting, the duos will be Hisoka-kun and Kumon-kun, then Chikage-san and Juza-san.) |
| I don’t think we have a choice based on the script. |
| Tsuzuru | Well, there’s actually another reason why I went with this casting... |
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| Tsuzuru | ...And that’s why. |
| Izumi | I see. |
| Tsuzuru | It’s difficult though. |
| Izumi | ...Then, how about this? |
| Tsuzuru | ? |
| |
| Hisoka | ...A full moon. |
| ... |
| (The same moon from that night...) |
| Chikage | ——Oi. |
| Hisoka | —— |
| Chikage | Isn’t it a little too late for an afternoon nap? |
| Hisoka | ...Moon-viewing. Tsumugi and Misumi got me to tag along. |
| Chikage | Where are they? |
| Hisoka | ...They said they’re getting dango. |
| Chikage | How carefree. |
| Hisoka | ...Why are you here? |
| Chikage | I saw you from below. |
| Hisoka | ...That’s it? |
| Chikage | Yeah. |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Chikage | ...That night, did you see anyone? |
| Hisoka | That night——... |
| Chikage | No, never mind. |
| Hisoka | ...Why. |
| Chikage | It’s nothing. |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Chikage | Forget it. |
| Hisoka | ...Fine. |
| Welcome back. |
| Chikage | Your timing’s off. ——I’m home. |
| |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Chikage | ... |
| Tsuzuru | What do you think? |
| Mikage-san is Sherlock Holmes, and Chikage-san is his archenemy, Professor Moriarty. |
| Kumon is Holmes’ partner, Watson. Juza is Professor Moriarty’s subordinate, Moran. |
| Kumon | So nii-chan is my enemy... |
| Izumi | Yes, but Watson is in a situation where he leaves a huge impact on Moran. |
| Juza | ...You don’t like it, Kumon? |
| Kumon | Nah, it’s okay. Tsuzuru-san’s scripts are interesting, plus Watson and Moran’s exchanges look difficult, but I’ll do my best! |
| Izumi | I’m glad to hear that. |
| Hisoka | It’d be such a pain having an enemy like Chikage. |
| Chikage | That should be my line. But anyway, are we going to be okay with Sleepyhead here as the leader? |
| Izumi | Well, he’s had leadership experience from the sixth Winter Troupe performance! |
| Hisoka | I’ll leave the troublesome aspects to the co-lead. |
| Chikage | Oi... |
| Izumi | (Looks like I won’t have to worry about their combination.) |
| Tsuzuru | I made it so that Watson’s age fits Kumon, and I changed Moriarty’s character from the original novel a little; in some ways I made the roles fit you. |
| Holmes is the protagonist, but at the Director’s suggestion, I also depicted other relationships aside from Holmes... |
| I’d be happy if you keep that in mind. |
| Hisoka | ...Okay. |
| Chikage | Got it. |
| Izumi | Okay guys, make sure to read the script well before practice. |
| Juza | ‘Kay. |
| Kumon | Oka—y! |
