| Azami | .... |
| *Car stops* |
| Hm? |
| Yakuza A | ——. |
| Yakuza B | ——. |
| Azami | Ah? What’s wrong—. |
| Yakuza A | We’ll need you to come with us. |
| Azami | Oi, what are you doing? |
| Yakuza B | ——. |
| Azami | Dammit, let me go! |
| |
| Sakoda | Azami—! Azami! Are you here!? |
| Izumi | Azami-kun? He isn’t back yet.... |
| Sakoda | Oh no, don’t tell me—! |
| Sakyo | What’s wrong. What happened. |
| Sakoda | Aniki! We’re in trouble! The chairman—! |
| |
| Sakyo | I see... The chairman finally found out. |
| Sakoda | I’m sorry. It’s because I dropped the flyer.... |
| Sakyo | It was only a matter of time anyway. How’s the chairman? |
| Sakoda | He’s really really furious. I barely managed to escape with my life after he squeezed the information out of me, but I haven’t been able to get in touch with Azami. |
| The chairman might’ve ordered for him to be brought home by force.... |
| Izumi | By force!? |
| Sakyo | I wouldn’t be surprised. |
| *Phone rings* |
| ——. |
| Ichiro | “Hello?” |
| Sakyo | What’s wrong. |
| Ichiro | “The chairman found out that Azami joined the troupe and brought him back home. Says he wants to hear what you have to say, too.” |
| Sakyo | ...Got it. I’ll head over right now. |
| Ichiro | “He’s not pleased, so you’d best be careful.” |
| *Beep* |
| Sakyo | I’m going to offer an apology to the chairman. |
| Sakoda | A-Aniki.... |
| Izumi | I’ll go too! |
| Sakyo | This has nothing to do with you, Director-san. It’s an inside matter. |
| Izumi | But Azami-kun is one of us now. |
| I’m responsible for allowing Azami-kun, a minor, to join the troupe without the chairman’s permission. |
| Banri | If it’s an inside matter, then we have to go too, huh. |
| Juza | We’ll definitely get Azami back. |
| Taichi | I’ll get down on all fours or do whatever it takes! |
| Omi | It’s better to have more heads, right? |
| Sakyo | You guys... fine, do what you want. |
| |
| Ichiro | Oh, there you are... this way. |
| Sakyo | Huh? We don’t need to go through the back entrance. |
| Ichiro | They’ll think you’re here for a raid with these rough members. I’ll take you to the chairman. |
| |
| Azami | —The hell is wrong with you!! |
| Chairman | Aah? How dare you speak to your parent like that!? |
| Azami | You’re no parent to me! You only think about yourself—! |
| Izumi | (Wh-what a fierce family argument....) |
| Banri | Woah, they’re really dramatic. |
| Sakyo | It’s always like this. |
| Sakoda | Yes.... |
| Izumi | It’s always like this...!? |
| |
| Chairman | Listen, the only thing you need to think about is inheriting the Ginsenkai! |
| Makeup, theater—you’re just playing around! You’re trying to run away because you don’t have the resolve to carry the group! |
| Azami | That’s not—! |
| Sakoda | ...Please wait. |
| Azami | Ken-san...? |
| Sakoda | You’re the chairman of the Izumida family—how could you be so narrow-minded!? |
| Chairman | Aah!? Who the hell do you think you’re talking to! Stay out of this, Sakoda! |
| Sakoda | —No, you’ll let me say just this! |
| Do you realize how serious Azami—how serious your son is about chasing his dream, how hard he’s worked... |
| How hurt he was when you destroyed his treasured makeup set.... |
| Acting, too—he joined the troupe with no experience, later than everyone else, and worked desperately hard to catch up.... |
| You don’t even try to understand him—you have no right to decide that he’s playing around! |
| Chairman | ——. |
| Sakoda | You can’t be qualified to do makeup or theater if you’re just playing around. I know because I’ve watched him by his side, closer than anyone.... |
| Izumi | Sakoda-san.... |
| Chairman | .... |
| Sakyo | ...Chairman. |
| Azami | H-hey, what are you doing? You don’t need to lower your head to this guy—. |
| Sakyo | Sakoda is right. Could you please listen to what he has to say. |
| It’s my fault for letting him join the troupe without a word to you. I’ll take full responsibility. |
| Izumi | Please wait! I was the one who admitted him to the troupe. I am also responsible. |
| Chairman | .... |
| Izumi | (Uu... he’s so intimidating... But I can’t let Sakyo-san take the blame alone.) |
| B-but, please recognize how hard Azami-kun has worked up till now. Azami-kun has approached theater with a serious attitude in his own way. |
| He might have started acting just to get away from home, but... he’s serious now. |
| Sakyo | And bon doesn’t want to run away from Ginsenkai. He loves Ginsenkai, and he wants to live up to your expectations, chairman. |
| But even more than that, bon wants to chase his dreams—that’s why he’s been so conflicted. |
| Chairman | .... |
| Sakyo | Bon. Be honest—tell the chairman why it has to be makeup. |
| Azami | He won’t listen to what I have to say. |
| Banri | Hey now, is your “story” that boring? What happened to that confidence from your first performance? |
| Omi | ...If you could only tell a boring “story,” you wouldn’t be a member of Autumn Troupe right now. |
| Taichi | The chairman loves theater, so you’ll be fine. |
| Banri | What do you do when you can’t beat someone in a real fight? |
| Azami | ——. |
| Juza | You’re not the same guy you were before joining the troupe. You’ve acquired something new, right? |
| Izumi | Azami-kun, show it to us again. Your—. |
| Azami | ...Oi, dad. Pop out your eyes and watch real close. |
| During the audition, I didn’t use my parents as a theme because I didn’t want Sakyo to see. |
| My most unforgettable boyhood memory. |
| This is my “portrait”—. |
