| Izumi | Wait, Banri-kun! |
| Banri | ...Director-chan. |
| Izumi | Are you really leaving? |
| Banri | Ah, yup. I'm quitting both the Autumn Troupe and MANKAI Company. |
| Izumi | Wait, wait a second. At least tell me why. |
| Banri | Cuz I joined to beat Hyodo. Now that I know I'm a better actor by a mile, there's no point, you know? |
| Izumi | I see..... |
| Banri | See ya—. |
| Izumi | Then why don't you confirm that you’re better than Juza-kun with your own eyes? |
| Banri | All of our practices have been enough to tell. |
| Izumi | But you've never seen Juza-kun's portrait. |
| Banri | ...... |
| Izumi | If you really think that you've beaten Juza-kun, watch his portrait, and confirm your victory. |
| Banri | I don't need to see it to—. |
| Izumi | If you disappear now, it'll seem like you're running away because you're afraid of the results. |
| Banri | ——. |
| Fine, I get it. I'll check it out. |
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| Banri | .....Watching isn’t gonna change the results, you know. |
| Izumi | Just watch. |
| Banri | ..... |
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| Izumi | ..... |
| Banri | ...... |
| Izumi | (Everyone changed their portraits after Yuzo-san's advice. They've all gotten way better.) |
| (Especially Juza-kun....) |
| Juza | "I want to change, just like him. I want to become someone else." |
| Izumi | (He worked on his acting skills for these past two weeks, so his portrait is more convincing. It draws me in even more than last time.) |
| Banri | ——. |
| Audience A | They said it was an opening act, but it was pretty interesting! |
| Audience B | And they’re holding a vote for the best one! |
| Audience A | Really? I’ll vote later, then! |
| Banri | ..... |
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| Banri | ...... |
| Izumi | I had them tally up the votes for the opening act. Do you want to hear the results? |
| Banri | ...I don't need to hear them. It’s Hyodo, right. |
| Director-chan, please tell me. How can I beat Hyodo? |
| Izumi | Banri-kun..... |
| Banri | Hey, what do I need to do? |
| Izumi | ...First, you need to face acting head-on. And you need to think, "I don't want to lose"—you already have that much. |
| Banri | ..... |
| I don't get why, but seeing Hyodo's portrait fired me up. I got just as excited as I did when I fought him and lost. |
| I can't end it like this. I won't let it end. |
| Izumi | (Banri-kun's eyes look different from before.) |
| ...Let's go back to the dorm together |
| Banri | ...After all that? |
| Izumi | I’m sure everyone will understand if you explain. |
| (....Everyone but Sakyo-san, that is.) |
