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| Saionji | One of the evacuation boats is gone? |
| Guard | Yes. It was still there when I checked yesterday... |
| Saionji | If Sakisaka-kun didn’t let me know, I would think of it as nothing but a mere incident. But now there’s a chance it may be related to the thieves. |
| Sakyo | They may use the boat to escape. |
| Yuki | Makes sense. |
| Banri | But judging by what Muku said, I assume they will carry out their plan tomorrow during the unveiling. Does that mean they stole the boat and made some preparations in advance? |
| Azami | Or they might have noticed someone found out about their plan and decided to steal it earlier... |
| Muku | In that case, we have to catch the thieves quickly before they steal the jewel! |
| Saionji | That will be the police and the guards’ job. |
| In the first place, they’re probably blending in with the other passengers. We can’t just catch people randomly. |
| Muku | ...I know how they look. |
| A man, and a woman who may be an accomplice... I’m begging you. Please let me help. |
| Saionji | But... |
| Izumi | I can’t put you in danger, Muku-kun. |
| Muku | Saionji-san, you have been looking out for us a lot to make sure we don’t have any problems during our stay here. |
| You have been helping us so that we could perform at an unfamiliar place like this... I’m grateful that you offered such a request. |
| I want to do whatever I can to help you protect the thing you treasure. |
| I’ll regret it if I don’t do anything and let the jewel be stolen. |
| Juza | Director, let Muku do what he wants. I’ll protect him. |
| Banri | It’s not like the cops are going to arrive soon, anyway. If you want to catch them for real, his help is necessary. |
| Azami | I’ll help out too if Muku-san is serious about it. |
| Yuki | It’s not like trump to let the jewel be stolen without doing anything. |
| Kazunari | Yepyep! The treasure is ours~! |
| Sakyo | God. Fine, fine. |
| Muku | You guys... |
| Izumi | Promise me you will run away once you know it’s dangerous. |
| Muku | Yes. |
| Izumi | Saionji-san, will you let us help you out? |
| Saionji | I’m actually hesitant about this, but I have to admit Sakisaka-kun’s testimony is very important during this time. |
| I’ll let you help too. However, you have to be very careful and move along with the guards. |
| I’ll contact the police again. And if possible, I want to avoid causing confusion among the other passengers... |
| Muku | Oh. In that case... |
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| Suspicious Man | ... |
| Female Passenger? | ? |
| Muku | “I shall take this treasure first.” |
| Suspicious Man | ...You!? |
| Female Passenger? | Hey, wait! |
| He did hear it. I made a mistake by letting him go. |
| Muku | (She’s really an accomplice...) |
| Juza | Muku, run! |
| Muku | –. |
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| Muku | Haah...Haah... |
| Suspicious Man | Don’t let him get away! |
| Passenger A | Kyaa! |
| Passenger B | What is it? An actor? |
| Passenger C | Is this the continuation of the play? A performance? |
| Kazunari | “King, over here~!” |
| Muku | “–.” |
| (I only need to run until there...!) |
| Kazunari | “Q. Get the net over there!” |
| Yuki | “I’ve already had it in my hands.” |
| Muku | “Hey, you two, lift it up!” |
| Kazunari | “Okey dokey~!” |
| Yuki | “Too heavy...!” |
| Suspicious Man | Whoaa!? |
| *gets caught by the net* |
| Female Passenger? | –ugh. |
| *gets caught by the net* |
| Guard | We secured the criminals! |
| Female Passenger? | Shit. |
| Saionji | Sakisaka-kun, can you confirm if they are the right persons? |
| Muku | Yes, that’s them. |
| “But the other person should be a woman.” |
| Female Passenger? | I’m just like Q. |
| Guard | The police are here! |
| *round of applause* |
| Passenger A | So they’re holding a performance outside the theater venue. |
| Passenger B | That was interesting! |
| Muku | T-Thank you very much! |
| Kazunari | Thank you~. |
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| Saionji | I really appreciate your help today. You helped me a lot. |
| It’s all thanks to you all that I am able to protect this gem. |
| We also managed to avoid confusion among the passengers. They were all calm. Your idea to pretend to hold a performance worked, Sakisaka-kun. |
| Muku | Will the unveiling be cancelled after this incident...? |
| Saionji | Because we didn’t suffer any damages, it won’t be cancelled. I’d like to hold the event as planned while consulting the police. |
| Allow me to offer my gratitude once again. |
| Muku | T-There’s no need...! |
| Saionji | I shall take my leave now. I have to do some cleaning up and prepare for tomorrow. |
| Juza | Muku, are you injured anywhere? |
| Muku | I’m fine. It’s a good thing the thieves were caught... |
| Juza | You worked hard. |
| Muku | –. |
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| Juza | ...Good luck on track and field. |
| Muku | ...Yes! |
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| Juza | What’s wrong? |
| Muku | ...It’s nothing. |
| I could help them out because Juchan and the others backed me up. |
| Thank you. |
