| Azami | ...Huh, Yuki-san. |
| Yuki | Hey, nice work. |
| Azami | Are those designs for the costumes? |
| Yuki | Yup. I’m drafting up rough designs right now. |
| Azami | I see. Can I watch? |
| Yuki | Sure. While you’re at it, tell me your opinions. |
| Azami | Huh, I like this devil costume. It’s Sakuya-san’s, right? |
| And this monster is Homare-san’s…. Hey, if you’re going to make it like a onesie, why don’t you include a symbol or something here? |
| That’ll make it easier to match with make-up. |
| Yuki | Oh, I like that. Then I’ll add dots to Kumon’s costume here…. |
| Azami | Yeah, looks good. |
| Yuki | Just as I thought, Halloween costumes are fun to design—you get to make them more pop art-like than usual. |
| Azami | Agreed. |
| ...By the way, Yuki-san. About what you said during practice…. |
| Yuki | Oh, yeah, it’s not a big deal, but. I just thought we were kind of similar—I couldn’t take part in Halloween either. |
| Azami | You couldn’t either, Yuki-san? |
| Yuki | Back in elementary school, I wanted to wear really cute costumes during Halloween. But I couldn’t because everyone made fun of me. |
| Once I got into middle school, I put up a strong front and pretended I didn’t care about Halloween at all. |
| That’s why last year was pretty much the first time I got to wear what I wanted during Halloween. |
| Azami | Huh…. |
| Yuki | But I don’t care about that anymore. There’s no point in thinking about it; I shouldn’t have cared what the people around me said back then, either, but. |
| Azami | Haha… Yuki-san, you’re pretty manly, huh. |
| Yuki | Halloween only happens once a year; it’s a waste unless you wear what you want. |
| I’ve wanted to wear a magician costume; I can’t wait to actually make it. |
| I’ll add lots of frills and a big ribbon… A mascot on the hat might be good, too. |
| I want to add all sorts of accessories to everyone else’s costumes, too. That’s why I need to win this budget battle. |
| Azami | Of course we’re gonna win. I want to go all-out on makeup, too; I’ll fight this budget battle with you. |
| Yuki | That’s the plan. |
| All right, now that that’s decided, let’s go defeat the money-grubber-Yakuza together. |
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| Sakyo | What is it, you two… Oh, it’s about the budget. |
| Yuki | Bingo. So about the Halloween costumes and makeup. |
| I need to make costumes for the entire troupe, plus the Director, the manager, and Kamekichi, so you’re going to make a fairly generous offer, right? |
| Azami | I’m going to need more money than usual to do special makeup, too. |
| Sakyo | No. The budget will be the same as usual. You’re not getting any special treatment for Halloween. |
| Yuki | What are you saying? You were the one who said “spectators gather from all around the country. It’s a great opportunity to spread our troupe’s name.” |
| You want people to think that we’re a troupe with cheap outfits at such a big event? |
| Azami | We need to grab the spectators’ attention, and make them think our costumes and special makeup are of great quality. |
| Sakyo | What I’m saying is that you guys can do that with the usual budget. |
| Yuki | There are going to be other troupes at Veludo Way Halloween! We need to stand out more than usual! |
| Azami | If the event itself is loud and flashy, I need to make the makeup stand out as well. |
| Sakyo | You can reuse stuff from last year’s Halloween and our old performances. |
| Yuki | I will! But these costumes—. |
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| Sakyo | *Sigh*... |
| Fine. Since you insist so much, I’ll add the material costs we discussed to your budget. |
| But there’s one condition. |
| Yuki | What is it? |
| Sakyo | Gather more candy than anyone else during the competition. Got it? |
| Azami | ...I see. |
| Yuki | Got it. The candy’s going to be spilling out of our arms. |
| Azami | Yeah. Just you wait. |
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