| Tsuzuru | Heh. So this is your campus, Masumi… |
| Izumi | Tsumugi-san and Tasuku-san also graduated from here, right? |
| Tsuzuru | Each university sure has a different atmosphere. |
| Izumi | …Do we look out of place? I'm afraid we get mistaken for suspicious persons. |
| Tsuzuru | We'll be fine. We already got permission to enter this place. |
| Masumi | You can even pass as my classmate. |
| Izumi | I think you should go get your eyes checked, but thank you. |
| Masumi | If I get to experience campus life with you… I'll take all the classes you take in the same department, join the same circle, and walk close to you every day… |
| Tsuzuru | What campus life? That's just stalker life, dude. Anyway, that's not important right now. The cafe terrace is over there, right? |
| Masumi | You're wrong. It is important. |
| Izumi | Oh, yeah, I think it's over there. Is Madoka-kun there already? |
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| Madoka | Hello. |
| Izumi | Did we make you wait? Sorry. |
| Madoka | It's alright. I came earlier to work on some ideas. |
| Tsuzuru | What do you think of Hakkaku-san's concept? |
| Madoka | It's exciting. |
| While keeping the solid, grandiose style that Grandfather is good at, the characters' setting is packed with catchy sci-fi elements… |
| Tsuzuru | I know, right! It feels like a play that's made to suit all kinds of people's tastes, and definitely to aim for the Fleur Award. |
| Madoka | I can't wait to see the complete piece born from this concept. |
| Masumi | Are you going to be alright, though? You're literally lending a helping hand to your enemy. |
| Madoka | I've already discussed it with Kamikizaka-san. |
| He gave me his consent because he thinks it'll help me grow as a scriptwriter. |
| I didn't have many chances to talk with Grandfather when he was still alive, so being able to touch his feelings through a brush like this makes me happy. |
| I will do my very best. Please take care of me. |
| Izumi | Same goes for us! |
| Now, for starters, I'd like to confirm the content of Hakkaku-san's concept. Tsuzuru-kun, can I pass this to you? |
| Tsuzuru | Got it. This play will take place in space, with the protagonist meeting a lot of people on his journey to find his own roots. |
| In addition to the cult group that becomes the antagonists in this story, there are four major groups. |
| space pirates, treasure hunters, space police, and dwellers of a planet. |
| I'm guessing Hakkaku-san tried to divide them by troupes, though I don't exactly know which troupe belongs to which group. |
| Izumi | I do agree it'll be better to divide them by troupe. |
| Tsuzuru | Madoka, what kind of image do you have for each troupe? |
| Madoka | For the treasure hunters who are genuinely chasing after treasures, I imagine Nii-san looking around for triangles. |
| And the other Summer Troupe members I saw during "+3Ghosts!" give off the vibes that they are looking for treasures--something irreplaceable in their daily lives. |
| Tsuzuru | I see. |
| Izumi | It may be similar to their roles in Sky Pirates, but I also have a feeling the treasure hunters will suit the Summer Troupe. |
| Tsuzuru | If that's the case, I think the Autumn Troupe will suit the space pirates since they may engage in a lot of fighting scenes. |
| Izumi | Because most of the space police are, naturally, adults, if we let the Winter Troupe play them, it'll be good story-wise. |
| Madoka | I agree. |
| Masumi | … |
| Izumi | Ummm, Masumi-kun. Are you listening? |
| Masumi | I always listen to every single word you say. |
| Tsuzuru | You only listened to Director, didn't you? Anyway, don't you have any opinions or something? |
| Masumi | No. I’m leaving it to y'all. |
| Tsuzuru | I knew you'd say that. |
| Masumi | …But I have someone in mind to take on the lead role. |
| Tsuzuru | …Yea. Director and I also had the same thought. |
| Izumi | It just came to mind when you read the concept. |
| Masumi | We really are one in body and spirit. |
| Tsuzuru | You're ignoring me!? |
| Madoka | Haha. |
| Tsuzuru | Well then, I'll try putting the plot together in that direction and share our parts. |
| Izumi | By the way, I wonder if it is alright to announce that the draft was done by Hakkaku-san? |
| Madoka | I've talked about it with Father. I don't think there'll be any problems. After all, we did announce that "Traces of a Dream" is his posthumous work. |
| Izumi | Many of his fans were sad and mourning at that time, right. |
| I think they will be happy if we announce it. |
| Tsuzuru | But considering we'll be the ones writing the script this time around, there's a pressure to answer to his fans' expectations. |
| Madoka | In order to repay the love they have for Grandfather's works, I want to do my utmost best to put this script together. |
| Tsuzuru | You're right. We've gotta give our all. |
| Madoka | But I'm a little bit worried, because if we're going to leave the concept as it is, the story will be pretty long… |
| Izumi | Rest assured. I have an idea in regards to that. |
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| Sakyo | First half and later half? |
| Izumi | Yes. I think that's the best way we can precisely put Hakkaku-san's concept into the MANKAI Show… |
| Sakyo | Let me tell you this. It's not easy to make a continuous play a success. |
| Those who don't watch the first half will not come to watch the later half, and those who don't like the first half are surely not going to watch the later half. |
| Thankfully, the percentage of people who purchase our shows' tickets is rising. |
| I don't know if the story can get through to those who want to watch us properly. |
| Izumi | … |
| (He has a point. Those who lose the chance to watch the first half will not come to watch the later half…) |
| Tsuzuru | Umm… Can we stream it again, then? |
| Izumi | Oh, yeah! |
| Tsuzuru | I think it'll be easier for people to watch both shows if we hold a livestream again, like the one we did for the Showdown Act against the first-gens. |
| Sakyo | I can't deny that we may be able to make it a success, looking at our influence right now. |
| Izumi | If we're set on that, we have to ask… |
| Sakyo | MIZUNO Entreprise. |
| Tsuzuru | Lemme ask him. |
| … |
| *phone rings* |
| Mizuno | "--ugh." |
| Tsuzuru | Ah. Mizuno? |
| *sounds of something falling down* |
| Mizuno | "...Yes. Mizuno speaking." |
| Tsuzuru | Hey, I heard a loud noise from there. Are you okay? |
| Mizuno | "I'm alright. It's just… I'm alright." |
| Tsuzuru | You don't sound alright to me at all. I have something to ask you. Lemme pass the phone to Director. |
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| Izumi | That's pretty much all of it. Do you mind if I ask you to help us with this matter? |
| Mizuno | "Why, of course! Please allow me to help you out!!" |
