| Kumon | I’m starving! Let’s eat! |
| Juza | Let’s eat. |
| Muku | Huh? Kyu-chan, you’re not sitting next to Ju-chan? |
| Kumon | Nope! Right now, so that I can get into character I’m avoiding nii-cha... I mean Juza-san! |
| Muku | Avoiding Ju-chan!? |
| Azami | That’s impossible for a brocon. |
| Izumi | I also told him he didn’t have to go that far... |
| Omi | There’s tiramisu for dessert today. |
| Muku | Wah, it looks good! Right, Ju-chan! |
| Sakyo | You can have my share. |
| Juza | No, I’ll pass for today. |
| Banri | Huh? Is your head okay? |
| Izumi | Juza-kun said he’s abstaining from sweets. |
| Banri | Hyodo? The one who licks sugar for lunch? |
| Juza | Like hell I do. |
| Taichi | But Juza-san, that’s just how necessary sweets are to you, right!? |
| Juza | Kumon’s working hard. I can’t be the only one doing nothing. |
| Omi | You two, don’t push yourself too hard, okay? |
| Kazunari | Yeah yeah! That’s the worst thing you could do. |
| Kumon | I’ll be okay! I just can’t take a bath with nii-cha... Hyodo-san, or get close to him, or talk to him... |
| Banri | You’re tearing up. |
| Muku | Ju-chan, the tiramisu is really good, you know? |
| Juza | Don’t worry about it. You can eat my share too. |
| Taichi | Your hands are shaking...! |
| Tenma | Oi, is this gonna be okay? |
| Yuki | Those two are totally failing. |
| Izumi | (I’ll watch out so they don’t push themselves...) |
| (I don’t know if this really will help things, but Kumon-kun and Juza-kun gave it some thought and are trying to overcome it themselves.) |
| (As for Hisoka-san and Chikage-san...) |
| (As I thought, something probably happened when Hisoka-san disappeared.) |
| (If it’s a problem I can poke my nose into, then——) |
| ... |
| |
| Chikage | What is he to you? A spy that belongs to a mysterious organization? Or a Sleepyhead troupe member that’s always eating marshmallows? |
| Izumi | —— |
| ...He is Mikage Hisoka-san of Mankai Company. |
| Chikage | Isn’t it good enough if you see him as the actor, Mikage Hisoka? |
| |
| Izumi | (To see Hisoka-san as the actor, Mikage Hisoka, no matter what kind of past he has.) |
| (Didn’t Chikage-san say that during the sixth Winter Troupe performance?) |
| (But it’s the same for Chikage-san. No matter what kind of situation he’s in, I’ll see him as an actor and a fellow companion in this theater troupe.) |
| |
| Izumi | (Ticket sales are going well. That’s great; all that’s left is the crucial part, the acting...) |
| Tsumugi | Why don’t you come join us, Director? |
| Azuma | I found some good wine. |
| Guy | I made snacks too. |
| Izumi | Oh, they look delicious. |
| (Good, Hisoka-san is here too...) |
| I’ll join you then. |
| Hisoka | Here’s a marshmallow. |
| Izumi | Thank you. It smells good. |
| Hisoka | They’re almond chocolate crunch marshmallows. |
| Homare | I queued to buy them since they are a popular limited-edition item. |
| Hisoka | You should get these ones every day instead of the value packs. |
| Homare | They will be gone in an instant if you consume them at your normal pace. Savour them, will you? |
| Tasuku | The Hyodo brothers’ methods of getting into character look drastic this time. |
| Tsumugi | It’s pretty drastic of them to abstain from their favourite things. |
| Izumi | I just hope they don’t push themselves... |
| Homare | Do you not need to abstain from marshmallows, Hisoka-kun? |
| Hisoka | I’d starve to death. |
| Azuma | They’re a staple to Hisoka’s diet after all. |
| Hisoka | Alice should abstain from poetic inspiration. |
| Homare | I don’t need to practice for a role, so why must I, hm? |
| Izumi | (Hisoka-san was acting strange the other day, but it looks like he’s cheered up.) |
| Tsumugi | It looks like Hisoka-kun has returned to normal. |
| Tasuku | Geez. He needs a lot of work every time. |
| Izumi | You were all worried about him too. |
| (They get close to him without forcibly asking him anything — to Hisoka-san, the Winter Troupe must be a comfortable place to be.) |
| Tsuzuru | Oh, a drinking party? |
| Citron | How unfair that it’s only the Winter Troupe! |
| Itaru | I’m joining the warzone. |
| Azuma | Fufu, go ahead. |
| Izumi | Chikage-san isn’t home yet? |
| Sakuya | Apparently he won’t be able to go home because of work today. |
| Citron | Corporate slave! |
| Itaru | I thought their project was pretty steady right now though. That person’s a cheat who’s never tired after all. |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Tsuzuru | We were actually thinking of practicing for the darts tournament though. |
| Masumi | The compensation is yakiniku. |
| Citron | I hope it’s high quality meat! |
| Itaru | Plus all-you-can-drink. |
| Izumi | ... |
| Itaru | Director-san? What’s the serious look for? |
| Izumi | No, it’s nothing! Please invite me too when you go for yakiniku. |
| |
| Chikage | ... |
| Hisoka | Welcome back. |
| Chikage | Don’t worry, that guy hasn’t made a move yet. So go to sleep. You’d feel sleep-deprived tomorrow, in your case. |
| Hisoka | But—— |
| Chikage | I told you this has nothing to do with you. Anyway, just go to sleep. Good night. |
| Hisoka | Chikage——! |
| *sigh*... |
| August... What should I do? |
| |
| Chikage | Good morning. |
| Izumi | Good morning. |
| Juza | Morning. |
| Kumon | Good morning! |
| Izumi | Okay, why don’t we get practice started? |
| |
| Izumi | Next, let’s do the scene where Moriarty appears in front of Holmes. We’ll stop for a moment before Watson enters the scene. |
| Hisoka | Okay. |
| |
| Hisoka | “I believe you’ve got the wrong room.” |
| Chikage | “Galois’ theory piqued my interest when I first learned of it as well, James-kun. And so did Évariste Galois’ hapless fate.” |
| Hisoka | “——” |
| Chikage | “So your weapon of choice is a sword cane.” |
| Hisoka | “And yours appears to be a knife.” |
| Chikage | “You’re my mirror, Holmes. You pretend to be an ally of justice while finding pleasure in solving the puzzles of crime.” |
| “The one who will despair when I’m gone is, Holmes, you yourself.” |
| Hisoka | —— |
| Izumi | (Hisoka-san...?) |
| |
| Izumi | ... |
| (The feel for each of their characters isn’t bad. But as I thought, it still feels superficial.) |
| (I don’t think they understand their own characters and the others’.) |
| (They probably can’t afford to——) |
| (It also feels like Hisoka-san and Chikage-san are pushing away from each other more than usual...) |
| (Then Kumon-kun and Juza-kun’s lack of communication is showing in their acting.) |
| Why don’t you start by thinking about your own characters more and communicating with each other? |
| Even if the characters are mutual enemies confronting one another, acting is still a dialogue between living humans, so just snarling at each other and disagreeing won’t be enough. |
| Chikage | Communication, huh... |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Kumon | Hmm, so just avoiding nii-chan is no good...? |
| Juza | This is complicated. |
| Izumi | First, why don’t you split into the Holmes team and Moriarty team, then communicate with each other? |
| Juza | ‘Kay. |
| *stomach grumbles* |
| Juza | Uh... |
| Izumi | Fufu, everyone must be hungry. |
| Chikage | Juza, want to go get something to eat first? |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Kumon | Okay, then let’s go with the two of us too! I know a good place! |
| Hisoka | ...Okay. |
| Izumi | (They move fast. But this is good; these pairs might be able to find some sort of spark!) |
