Act 5/Episode 8

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Act 5
Episode 8: Even If We're Apart

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Sakyo ...So what’s going on with Usui. Izumi Well... They really did go through with the school transfer, and the home where Masumi-kun was living alone was also sold off. The bank account that Masumi-kun received living expenses from was in his mother’s name, so that was frozen too…. Sakyo So even if he manages to run away from that Suga guy, it’ll be impossible for Usui to keep living in Japan… Izumi This is too cruel. They didn’t even ask Masumi-kun…. Sakyo What’s Usui doing? Izumi He locked himself up in his room. He refuses to have a proper conversation with anyone. What should we do? I can’t let Masumi-kun leave when he’s like that. Sakyo The most important thing is to figure out what Usui himself wants to do. This is Usui’s issue. Izumi ...Yes. (I need to talk to Masumi-kun. We’ll figure out what we can do after that.) Masumi …. Izumi Masumi-kun, you came. Masumi …. Izumi (He’s really different from the usual Masumi-kun… I’ve never seen him make such a dark expression.) (How should I break the ice…) Masumi-kun, can I ask you about your parents? Masumi …. ...They’ve been flying abroad here and there since I was little. I rarely got to see their faces. If they came home, they’d stay for maybe one or two nights, and then they’d head out again. Even when they were home, they’d spend all their time talking to people for work. They were never interested in me. But I thought, maybe if I work hard and do well in sports or studies, they’ll be pleased, so I tried my best, but…. In the end, nothing changed. Izumi I see… Do any memories come to mind…? Masumi Back in elementary school, just once, I asked them to come visit on parent’s day. We were supposed to read our essays about our parents on that day. My teacher praised my essay, so I wanted them to hear it. But he told me no, because he had a meeting that day. I asked him over and over again, but… this was all he said: “Listen to your parents. That is the only thing we ask of you.” Izumi ——. Masumi Since then I’ve never once gone against his wishes. Because I thought that was my role as his child. Up till now, I did as I pleased, because I was told I could live however I wanted to in Japan. But now I can’t even do that. Izumi Masumi-kun… What do you want to do, Masumi-kun? Masumi …. Izumi You don’t really want to go abroad, right? Masumi That’s—. ...I could live like this because he allowed me to. I don’t want to admit it, but I can’t win against him. Because I can’t live alone just yet…. Izumi …. (Masumi-kun is avoiding talking about what he wants to do. Even though he looks like he’s in so much pain…) Masumi It’s all right. Even if we’re apart, I’ll be thinking of you, and I’ll definitely return so we can be together. ...I don’t know how many years it’ll take, but I’ll become an even better man and win your heart. So… Izumi ...You’re lying when you say “it’s all right,” aren’t you? It’s not just about me. I’m sure you want to be with everyone else in the troupe as well. You want to stand on stage with everyone here—. Masumi ——. Izumi You’re not okay with leaving this place—right? Masumi —Of course I’m not! Of course I don’t want to leave! I want to be here together… with you… with everyone else. I want to keep performing with everyone. But… I don’t know what I can do. I can’t make any more trouble for you. Izumi You’re not making trouble—. Masumi I don’t know what he’ll do. When I was a kid, I got injured because one of my classmates was messing around with me at school. My teacher and I both agreed that he was just being a silly kid. But he took the case to court—he even got the other kid’s parents involved, and drove them into a corner. In the end, my classmate was forced to transfer schools, and my teacher was held liable and also changed schools. After that, both my classmates and teachers treated me like a sore spot. That man is extreme. He’ll do anything if he thinks he’s in the right. If I defy him, he might cause this troupe trouble. I don’t want that to happen no matter what. Izumi Masumi-kun... Masumi It’s fine. Please, just don’t do anything. Izumi ——. (There’s no way he’s really fine with that…) Suga I understand that you feel sad saying goodbye to your troupemate. But your relationship is nothing compared to blood ties. Izumi (Our relationship doesn’t count for anything because we’re not related by blood… Is there nothing we can do…) Izumi …. (What should I do. I can’t just let Masumi-kun leave like this, but I don’t know what to do.) (We can’t force Masumi-kun to stay—we’re not related; we have no right.) (If Masumi-kun has given up, there’s nothing more we can…) Tsumugi Director. Izumi ? Tsumugi —I have something to tell you about Masumi-kun’s family.
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