| Reni | I will now announce this year’s Halloween team members. ...Hanano, Hoshihara, Jay—. |
| Haruto | ...... |
| Reni | ―and finally, Asuka Haruto. |
| Haruto | ―Yes. |
| Reni | Your costume this year will be the magician. |
| Haruto | ......! |
| ―Yes! |
| Reni | This is your last chance. I’m considering reducing you to a trainee if you fail to capture victory this year. |
| Haruto | ......ngh. |
| Reni | We have a promising new member, after all. |
| Haruto | I swear to lead GOD-za to victory…! |
| ...... |
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| Kazunari | Trick or Treat~!! |
| Kamekichi | Fork over the candy or I’ll pull a prank on you! |
| Kazunari | Alrighty~! Assemble & attention, everyone! |
| Izumi | I feel like the same thing happened last year…. |
| Banri | There’s one more member now. |
| Tenma | Kazunari fits right in. I don’t see a difference. |
| Sakuya | Oh, that’s right! Veludo Way Halloween season is approaching! |
| Manager | Exactly! I’m all happy-go-lucky looking forward to it~! |
| Kazunari | I spotted Skecchi and Kamekichi talking about it in the hallway, so~. I joined right in! |
| Guy | Veludo Way Halloween? |
| Kazunari | YE~S! Veludo Town hosts a super hype event during this season every year! |
| It’s called Veludo Halloween! A special event where members from all sorts of troupes dress up in costume and perform street acts! |
| Manager | Troupe members perform street acts in pairs, and receive candy instead of tips~. |
| Chikage | Huh. Well, it does sound perfect for a town of theater. |
| Izumi | On top of that, this event is also a contest. |
| The teams compete for candy. The pair with the most candy is the winner, and they get to perform on a big stage. |
| Tsumugi | But during the event, other pairs might challenge you to an etude battle, and―. |
| When that happens, there’s a rule that says the winner gets to take all of the other team’s candy. |
| Kumon | Eeh!? So they can take all the candy that you’ve collected!? |
| Juza | Yeah. But it also means you can turn the tables with one victory. |
| Guy | I see…. |
| Kazunari | Btw, last year’s winners were~.... |
| MANKAI Company’s very own Taicchan & Takusu pair~!! |
| Azami | Seriously? |
| Kumon | Woah~! So cool! |
| Taichi | Tehehe~, yup, actually~. |
| Tasuku | It’s already been a year since then, huh. Time sure flies. |
| Tenma | Is the whole company going to participate like last year? |
| Kazunari | Ofc, right! |
| Sakyo | Spectators gather from all around the country during Veludo Way Halloween. It’s a great opportunity to spread our troupe’s name. |
| Izumi | It’s Veludo Town’s grand once-in-a-year event. Let’s work together as a company to liven up the event and aim for victory! |
| Manager | Well then! I’d like to decide pairs right now! |
| Misumi | Woah~, I wonder who I’ll be with this year~? |
| Kazunari | Fufu~, if we’re talking Halloween pairs! Of course we’re deciding with these—the same way as last year! |
| Kumon | Playing cards? We can decide pairs with those? |
| Kazunari | Yup yup! I’m gonna shuffle the hearts and clovers from 1 to 13, and everyone will draw one card! |
| Chikage | I see, so the two people who draw the same number are a pair. |
| Kazunari | Spot on, Chika-chon~! |
| Okay, I’m going to shuffle the cards through and through~.... |
| Alright, everyone take one card~! |
| Citron | This is exciting~! I choose this one! |
| Hisoka | ...I’ll take this one. |
| Omi | I guess I’ll take this one. |
| Manager | Did everyone draw a card? Okay now, show your hands! |
