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| Masumi | … |
| (Today is… the wedding ceremony for the Director and me…) |
| – |
| (Why am I not in white tuxedo? I should change soon otherwise–) |
| Izumi | … |
| Masumi | Wait—I’ll change soon so don’t go there– |
| Unknown Man | … |
| Masumi | (It’s a lie. It should be me standing next to you. |
| Hey, if you’re not going to look at me, then for what sake I…) |
| *Shifts to Tsuzuru/Masumi’s Room* |
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| –Ugh |
| Ha, ha… |
| Tsuzuru | … |
| Alright, I think this is it. |
| The rest will be, around here… |
| Masumi | … |
| Tsuzuru | …Masumi, are you sure you’re not just feeling unwell? |
| Masumi | …I’m fine. |
| Tsuzuru | But, you’ve been hiding under the futon since morning. |
| Masumi | I’m fine. |
| Tsuzuru | …Really. |
| Ah, right. |
| Hey, is there anything you would like to request from this performance. |
| Masumi | … |
| Tsuzuru | Maybe you want to add some elements other than the magician theme. |
| …what kind of elements, for example? |
| Tsuzuru | For example, some battle elements, love elements. |
| Masumi | Love… |
| What’s love for you, Tsuzuru? |
| Tsuzuru | Eh? |
| What is it, so suddenly. |
| Masumi | Sakuya told me everyone has different forms and perception of love, so I want to hear it from everyone else. |
| Tsuzuru | About that, don’t tell me Director is involved… |
| Masumi | ? |
| Tsuzuru | Nevermind, it’s nothing. |
| No matter how you look at it, love is… a very abstract and difficult thing to describe. |
| From the beginning, I also don’t have much experience with love… |
| Masumi | So you’re only a veteran when it’s in writing. |
| Tsuzuru | Only in writing…! That’s rude! |
| I mean in this troupe we don’t really write stories about pure love… |
| Ah, there’s Michael’s love during “Sympathy for the Angel”. |
| Masumi | Have you ever fallen in love like that? |
| Tsuzuru | I’ll give no comment for that. |
| But, I watched a lot of love related movies before I started writing that script to get some input. |
| Considering the beautiful, ephemeral world of Angels, I thought it would be good to match it with the theme of love and tragedy. |
| Masumi | Love tragedy… |
| Michael’s loved one ended up with someone other than him too. |
| Tsuzuru | Too? |
| Masumi | … |
| Going ahead, Director might end up belonging to someone else, it’s painful to think about a future where the two of us won’t be together. |
| My chest hurts, and I don’t know what to do. |
| How is it that Michael, even after knowing that his loved one chose someone else, was able to help her without wishing for anything else? |
| Tsuzuru | That… That’s because Michael loves her isn’t it. |
| Masumi | … |
| Tsuzuru | Masumi, anything happened between you and Director? |
| Masumi | …I saw a dream where Director was getting married to someone else. |
| If that happened in reality, I won’t be able to endure it, maybe I’ll die. |
| Tsuzuru | Oi oi. |
| Director getting married to some other guy… |
| Well, it’s true that it’s not something that’s entirely impossible. |
| If that really happened, there will be a lot of stories when that time comes. |
| Masumi | What do you mean? |
| Tsuzuru | The love of my life doesn’t reciprocate my feelings… |
| There are a lot of stories like that out there. |
| I’m pretty sure, it’s something that a lot of people actually experience, and in the end they’re left as stories, aren’t they. |
| Painful things might happen, it becomes experience that shapes people… |
| I can say that by looking at past experiences and I’m pretty sure it’s not only me who feels that way… |
| That’s why when the time comes that you have to experience sorrowful things, in the end it will become something that supports you and your feelings. |
| That is, one word I can give as a scriptwriter. |
| A scriptwriter I admired told me that before. |
| Masumi | … |
| Tsuzuru | Then… About the answer earlier— |
| Take note, it’s not only applicable to your romantic love, I’m saying it from the perspective of a story writer. |
| For me, even for love that’s not rewarded, it’s still a beautiful thing and that’s why I wrote that play for the Angels. |
| As long as Masumi-kun’s concerned, no matter which direction your love ends up, I think it will be the same. |
| But, well, you haven’t given up at all, haven’t you? |
| Masumi | Of course. |
| Tsuzuru | Unlike Michael, your future hasn’t been decided. |
| Masumi | …I’ve decided on a request. |
| Tsuzuru | For the script? |
| Masumi | Yeah. I would like the setting to be of continued first love. |
| Tsuzuru | I see. |
| You want to do it to project your love for Director through your partner in this play. |
| Masumi | About that… His first love, make it that he will lose her along the way. |
| Tsuzuru | Eh? |
| Are you sure you want this kind of development? |
| Masumi | Yeah. |
| … |
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| “Even if it’s not rewarded, the story of love itself is beautiful.” By Minagi Tsuzuru |
