| Izumi | Please wait! |
| Ryo | ―― Hmph. |
| Izumi | Ryo-san, I have something to speak with ――! |
| Ouch ――. |
| Oww...... |
| Ryo | What are you doing. |
| Izumi | Ah...... |
| Ryo | Give me your hand. |
| Izumi | Thank you very much. |
| Ryo | You didn't cut yourself? |
| Izumi | I'm fine. |
| (He's a surprisingly good guy. If it's him, surely he'll listen to me......) |
| Ryo | So, what do you want with me? |
| Izumi | Um, I'd like you to tell me about how Omi-kun used to be......You know him from back then, right? |
| Ryo | That's true, but why me......You can ask Omi-san, can't you. |
| Izumi | I want to hear your story. |
| Ryo | ――. |
| I was Omi-san and Nachi-san's junior in the 『Wolf』 days. Like the No. 2 along with the the double bosses. |
| Back then, Omi-san had a charismatic personality that captured everyone. |
| Everyone admired Omi-san, and I too had pride in beind able to be the No. 2 in 『Wolf』. |
| Even when I heard that Omi-san had gone alone to avenge Nachi-san's death, I thought he was amazing. That was something only Omi-san could do. |
| But at the same time, I was crushed that I couldn't be of any help to him. |
| Izumi | (This person is really attached to Omi-kun......) |
| Ryo | I wanted Omi-san to bring 『Wolf』 together once more. |
| I thought that then, this time, I'd become someone who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Omi-san, like Nachi-san. Yet ―― |
| Omi-san threw away both 『Wolf』 and the name of 『The Wild Wolf』. He folded away his fangs, and even became an actor. It's the worst. |
| Izumi | ―― Please wait. He had his reasons for that. |
| Ryo | Reasons? |
| Izumi | I'm really not in a position to talk to Ryo-san about this......but it's just too sad for this to remain a misunderstanding. |
| Omi-kun wanted to chase Nachi-san's dream in his place. The dream Nachi-san had of becoming an actor ―― |
| Ryo | ――. |
| Izumi | At first, he entered the company for Nachi-san's sake, but now he's working hard for it as his own dream. |
| Ryo | That's......Nachi-san wanted......? I had no idea ―― |
| Izumi | Apparently Omi-kun found out after Nachi-san passed away, too. |
| Ryo | I...didn't know...at a...... |
| Izumi | Ryo-san, there's something I'd like you to help me with. |
| Ryo | ......? |
| Izumi | Could you put me in touch with Nachi-san's parents? |
| |
| *flashback* |
| |
| Sakyo | 『Those words of yours will render the Autumn Troupe useless.』 |
| Banri | 『He wouldn't entrust things to a person he didn't think could overcome them from the start.』 |
| Nachi | 『You're not putting your heart into it. ......Even though you stole my dream of acting from me.』 |
| Juza | 『Remember the reason you were able to live strongly.』 |
| |
| *end flashback* |
| |
| Omi | ...... |
| Taichi | Omi-kun, good work. |
| Omi | ―― Cold!? |
| Taichi | There were two cans of cola left in the fridge! Let's drink together! |
| Omi | I see......Thanks. |
| Taichi | It's almost the real thing, but it's not going that well, is it~ |
| Omi | It's because of me, the leader. If I remain unable to grasp the role of Ward...... |
| Taichi | It'll be fine! Backwards thinking isn't good! |
| Omi | ...... |
| Taichi | Alright! Omi-kun, let's go to the beach! |
| Omi | The beach? |
| Taichi | At this sort of time, you need a change of scenery! |
| Omi | It's the off-season right now, so we can't swim. |
| Taichi | That's fine! Going to the beach at these sorts of times is part of being young! |
| Omi | Say, you don't mean to go now......? I'll be morning by the time we arrive. |
| Taichi | Racing along the town at night as you settle your thoughts is what it means to be young! |
| Omi | Your mental images are securely fixed for things other than girls, huh...... |
| Taichi | Come on, come on, even the 『Stranger』 play isn't a wasteland devoid of greenery! We might be inspired by the sandy shores! |
| Omi | *sigh* I get it, I get it. |
| Taichi | So, Omi-kun, let's go by bike. |
| Omi | Wait, I'm not...... |
| Taichi | 『Stranger』 is a story where Zero and Ward travel together by bike. |
| As part of preparing for the role, I'd like to try riding behind you! |
| Omi | But...... |
| Taichi | Please, Omi-kun! |
| Omi | Taichi...... |
| ......Okay. |
| That's right. I'd been thinking of inviting you sooner or later. Practice for your tandem date, right? |
| Taichi | Yeah! |
| Omi | I can't drive badly. I'm worried because there's been a blank period. |
| Taichi | Please, Omi-kun! My future with the girlfriend I haven't yet met is waiting for me. |
| Omi | Haha, that's a big responsibility. |
