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Act 4
Episode 3: Wandering Actor

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Juza “Hold up!” Tsumugi ... Banri “You’re from the Tachibana Group, aren’t you.” Juza “How dare you walk around in our turf?” Passerby A Hey, look at that... Passerby B Oh crap, is it a yakuza dispute? Izumi (I told them they could do anything, but these members doing this kind of setting is no joke...) Taichi We’re MANKAI Company! Here’s a flyer! Passerby A Oh, it’s just a street act! Passerby B It seemed too realistic. Izumi (We’re getting attention, so I guess it’s okay...?) Tsumugi “Aren’t you mistaking me for someone else?” Juza “Don’t play dumb. I know that face.” Tsumugi “That reminds me, doesn’t Settsu have an ill-bred young leader? I remembered just now.” Izumi (He can even handle this type of setting flawlessly. Tsumugi-san really is skillful.) Juza “You with this guy?” Azuma “I...” Tsumugi “Stop. That person has nothing to do with this.” Juza “Tch. You’re in the way. Move!” Banri “——Wait, this guy’s Tachibana’s right-hand man, Azuma.” Juza “What?” Azuma “...Oh dear.” Juza “Hey you. Trying to pass through as if you don’t know nothing –– aren’t you a little too sissy?” Banri “Abandoning your mate and trying to escape –– your asshole’s so fucking small it’s clogged up!” ??? Oho... Izumi ? ??? “Your asshole’s so small it’s clogged up,” huh. Truly a nice phrase. It was not part of my vocabulary until now. It’s unrefined, but it has an air of roughness to it. Very nice. Izumi (What’s with this person...) ...Um, are you interested in theatre? ??? Hm? Me? I have interest in anything that has to do with art. Izumi Please take a flyer if you like. We’re currently recruiting members to our theatre troupe. ??? MANKAI Company, huh... Come to think of it, I don’t possess any experience in theatre. ...Very well. I shall join. Izumi What!? Really!? Homare Yes. My name is Arisugawa Homare. I look forward to working with you. Izumi Got a new member! Tsumugi Huh? Juza That’s fast. Banri You don’t look like a student. What kind of work do you do? Homare I am a poet. Izumi A poet!? Banri Uhhh, you’re not talking about a job in a game? Homare What do you mean, a job in a game? I am an authentic poet. Omi It’s my first time ever meeting a person whose occupation is a poet. Sakyo Is it self-proclaimed? Homare How rude. I publish books under the name Arisugawa Homare. You can look it up if you like. Taichi Wow! What kind of poems do you write? Homare Well then. To commemorate my enrolment, I shall present a few. Ahem...! Overflowing passion, surging emotion... To Geneva’s biotope, s'il vous plait...! Izumi ... Homare Ah, magnificent blue mountain, my heart is a wavering, tumbling mandolin... Izumi ...... Juza Oi, what does that mean. Banri How should I know. Juza You can do anything, right? Explain it. Banri Don’t be ridiculous! Homare ...And, that is how my poems are like. Izumi U-uhh.... What a very, avant-garde poem! Sakyo Oi, are you really letting this person join? Izumi O-of course! Homare I look forward to working with you from here on. Izumi I look forward to working with you! Banri ...He’s intense. Taichi Extra intense! Tasuku ... Izumi (Oh? That person is...) Taichi Ah, Tasuku-san! Tasuku Nanao... You seem well. Taichi Yes. I’m now working at MANKAI Company without any problems... Tasuku I see. That’s good. Tsumugi ... Tasuku !? —— Izumi (He’s glaring at Tsumugi-san...? Do they know each other?) Taichi Tasuku-san, is it true that you quit GOD-za? Tasuku Huh? Oh, yeah. Right now I’m looking for a new theatre troupe. Taichi You’d be in great demand by any theatre troupe, Tasuku-san! Tasuku It would be nice if that was the case. Famous places won’t even let me audition. Taichi What!? Why’s that? Tasuku They tell me that I can do guest appearances, but I can’t join as an official member. It seems that GOD-za is really putting the squeeze on them. Taichi No way——! Banri As expected, they play dirty. Izumi If that’s the case, why don’t you join our theatre troupe!? Taichi That’s right! You should! Tasuku ...Are you serious? I was in GOD-za, you know. Izumi But you quit, right? Tasuku I did, but... Omi Well by that same argument, Taichi used to be in GOD-za too. Banri You must’ve had a reason for quitting, right? Isn’t it fine? Juza You were right to quit that place. Sakyo There’s no mistaking that you’d be an immediate asset. It should be fine. Izumi Look, everyone’s saying the same thing! Tasuku ...Is that guy also a member? Izumi Huh? That guy? Tsumugi —— Izumi Do you mean Tsumugi-san? He just joined today as well. Tasuku You’re doing theatre again? Tsumugi ... Tasuku You’re not running away again, are you? Tsumugi I... Izumi (So they do know each other...) Tasuku Well? Tsumugi ...I won’t, run away anymore. I don’t want to run away, but. Tasuku ... Izumi (Somehow, it feels like there’s some special circumstances between them...) Um, please think about it. We’ll give you a warm welcome anytime! Tasuku Yeah. I already complained, but I have nowhere else to go. If you’re okay with me, I would like for you to take me in. Izumi Huh? Really? Tasuku I look forward to working with you. Izumi I look forward to working with you as well! Taichi Tasuku-san, I look forward to working with you again! Sakyo Now we have four people... Omi We’re missing one more. Sakyo Well, gathering four members on the first day is already a feat. Izumi You’re right. It’s getting dark soon anyway. I’m going to talk about the theatre troupe in more detail so let’s return to the dorm for now!
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