| Sakyo | You lot, but more spirit into it! |
| Juza | ‘Kay! |
| Taichi | Yes, bro! |
| Sakyo | Your replies are too soft! |
| Taichi | Yes! |
| Izumi | (Is this place an office of a yakuza group or something…?) |
| Sakyo | Go once more starting from the beginning of the second act. Hyodo, take more notice of your stance as you say the lines. |
| Juza | Okay! |
| Izumi | (Sakyo-san’s putting more spirit into this than usual. I wonder if he wants to make it an excellent play by all standards…!) |
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| Izumi | The, the next play’s lead will be―― |
| Banri | Of course it’ll be Sakyo-san. |
| Taichi | That’s right! |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Sakyo | What? |
| Omi | Sakyo-san, you’ve never been starred as the lead up till now, right? |
| Sakyo | |
| Omi | “Just give the chance to someone else and postpone my turn.” |
| It’s something that you once said. Isn’t it about time that you play the lead? |
| Sakyo | …Tch. |
| Banri | On the same note, how about you show us how serious you are, old man? |
| Sakyo | Who’re you calling an old man? |
| Izumi | Sakyo-san certainly doesn’t have that much of an experience on stage so I think that it’ll a good experience for him to be the lead. |
| Sakyo | …Aren’t you saying quite the thing? Director-san. Don’t go regretting it later, okay? |
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| Taichi | Hii… |
| Banri | A lil’ break―― |
| Sakyo | Don’t slack off! One more time! |
| Taichi | O-Okay! |
| Izumi | (I think that I might already be regreting this a little…?) |
| Sakyo | “Honour to meet you. I go by the last name of Kazama, name’s Ginji, I look forward to working with you.” |
| Izumi | (I was worried when Tsuzuru-kun suggested to make it a tale of chivalry, but…) |
| (I’m relieved that it all worked out fine since it’s set in a different era. Sakyo-san’s character portrayal and supervision of the rest are perfect too.) |
| Juza | “Say, Kazama. What should I do?” |
| Sakyo | “Get a grip of yourself, Ken. Now that boss is gone, you’re the only young one who’s capable of carrying on the Tatsuda group.” |
| Juza | “Is it feasible for someone like me who has been treated like a young master up till now?” |
| Izumi | (The one who protects the lead, Kazama, Tatsuda Ken who’s played by Juza-kun…the decisive factor of their age difference and the feel they give off is also perfect.) |
| Taichi | “Brother, isn’t it mean of you to leave me behind and go all by yourself!?” |
| Sakyo | “Where would there be such an idiot who would bring you along even though they’re heading towards death?” |
| Taichi | “Don’t say such a cold thing!” |
| Sakyo | Nanao, put a little more feeling into that. |
| Taichi | Okay! Like this, bro? |
| Banri | You’re somehow starting to look like Sakoda No.2. |
| Taichi | I’ll become Sakoda-san’s apprentice! |
| Izumi | (Taichi-kun’s really a perfect fit for acting as Kazama’s follower, Kojima. It seems easy to do considering how he already looks up to Sakyo-san as a model of his) |
| Banri | “Whatever happened to making me the young head of the Makoto group so long as I hand over Tatsuda Ken?” |
| Omi | “Ahh, about that. I’ve come to realise that meat doesn’t last all so long within the Tatsuda group.” |
| “Only a wild dog like you would rejoice over getting a mere bone.” |
| Izumi | (Omi-san who’s acting as Yokotaka also has an air of dignity around him. As if he had no inferiority when compared to Sakyo-san.) |
| (This is also thanks to the fact that he played as the lead in the Stranger play. I’m sure Sakyo-san would also become great with this performance…) |
| (I have to work hard to support them too!) |
| Sakyo | Oi, director-san. What should I do with this page? |
| Izumi | Let’s see…I think we should make a graver atmosphere for this―― |
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| Sakyo | …Please excuse me. |
| Chairman | Oh, you came. |
| Here, pocket money. |
| Sakyo | I’ve already said that I don’t need things like this anymore… |
| Chairman | I left you to deal with some troublesome jobs last time. It’s a reward for that. |
| Sakyo | That’s neither an amount to be called pocket money nor a reward… |
| Chairman | It’s alright so just take it. Treat your little brother[1] to some good food or something. |
| Sakyo | …Okay. |
| Chairman | About the money for what I stated beforehand, I heard that it’s about done? |
| Sakyo | …Yes. There’s just a little more to go. |
| Chairman | …How many years has this gone on for? |
| Sakyo | Nine years. |
| Chairman | Nine years, huh… |
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| Sakyo | Haa, haa… |
| Chairman | Leave it at that. |
| Ichiro | …Che, what a persistent bastard. |
| Sakyo | Damn it, move away old man…! If I don’t take that, the money…! |
| Ichiro | This bastard’s still―― |
| Chairman | Stop it. |
| Sakyo | Haa, haa… |
| Chairman | Why do you need money that badly? |
| Sakyo | I… |
