Act 5/Episode 20

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Act 5
Episode 20: A Room With No Escape

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Izumi ...Hn? Where am I.... Chikage .... Izumi Chikage-san...? Chikage Oh, you’re awake? Izumi Um, I’m sorry. I think I fell asleep at the curry place.... Chikage You don’t seem to understand your situation. Izumi Eh? Chikage You didn’t fall asleep. You were made to fall asleep. And you’re currently being kept in custody. Izumi Custody!? Chikage I won’t tie you up or anything, but I’ll be keeping an eye on you at all times. This room has a special structure, so there’s no use in trying to escape. Izumi Eh, but, why...? Chikage There were some circumstances on my end. Izumi But... you can’t do this. Spring Troupe will be putting on their next performance soon. I need to go to practice. Chikage You and I will both be skipping practice then. We can’t leave this place. Izumi What do you mean? Chikage-san, don’t you have work...? Chikage I’m supposedly on a lengthy overseas business trip. Izumi “Supposedly”—? When will you let me go? Chikage That depends on MANKAI Company. I’ll set you free when the troupe falls apart. Izumi What? Chikage By the way, I’ve contacted everyone through LIME. I told them you were going on the business trip with me. Izumi Eeh!? Chikage They probably think we eloped or something. Izumi Yeah, uh, no.... You have to be pulling a prank or joking, right? Chikage .... Izumi Why are you trying to destroy the troupe? Chikage .... Izumi Chikage-san! Chikage .... Izumi (No good. He won’t respond to me. Is he really going to destroy the troupe...?) (What should we do about Spring Troupe’s performance...? They can’t perform without the Director and lead actor...) (We can probably ask Yuzo-san to watch over practice, but what about the lead? Have someone substitute? Will they make it in time...?) (Maybe Tenma-kun or Tasuku-san could handle it; they have a lot of acting experience. Misumi-kun is also a genius when it comes to acting. He might be able to help.) (Or Hisoka-san, who can take on any role... But he’s acting strange lately. I wonder if he’ll be okay...) Hisoka “August... I’m sorry.” Izumi ——. (That’s right. Hisoka-san said “August” back then...) ...Chikage-san, do you perhaps know something about Hisoka-san’s past? Chikage ——. Izumi Is it related to why you’re trying to destroy the troupe? Chikage .... Izumi Please tell me, Chikage-san! Chikage ...I guess it’s fine. Since Director-san will probably never see him again. ...He used to belong to the same organization as me. Yet he betrayed the Organization, and now he’s living comfortably as a regular citizen. I can’t forgive that. Izumi Betrayed—? Hisoka-san lost his memory. Chikage That’s nothing but an excuse. I joined MANKAI Company for the sole purpose of getting my revenge on him. Izumi Revenge...? Chikage Because of him, I lost... my one and only family. Hisoka “August... I’m sorry.” Izumi (Was August Chikage-san’s family...?)
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