| Izumi | (It’s already the day of the first performance....) |
| (In the end, Chikage-san’s acting fell apart and never recovered... to be honest, the rehearsal was awful.) |
| (Thankfully Sakuya-kun and the others are all doing well, so they’re in good shape overall, but....) |
| (I hope this ends safely....) |
| Announcement | ...Thank you for coming to MANKAI Company’s 4th Newborn Spring Troupe performance today. |
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| Chikage | ...Phew. |
| Sakuya | Don’t worry, Chikage-san! Just perform like usual. We’ll support you! |
| Citron | Millac’s~ slacks~! |
| Itaru | Relax, yeah. |
| Tsuzuru | Chikage-san, I wrote Oswald with you in mind, so just be yourself. Perform freely. |
| Masumi | No matter how you perform, I’ll be better than you, so. |
| Tsuzuru | Are you even trying to encourage him? |
| Itaru | ...Well, TBH it’s schadenfreude[1] to see my always-perfect senpai acting like this. |
| Chikage | —Are you guys picking a fight with me? |
| Itaru | As I thought, senpai, you’re a netizen, aren’t you. |
| Chikage | .... |
| Sakuya | TBH...? Schadenfreude? |
| Citron | It means to derive pleasure from others’ misfortunes~! |
| Tsuzuru | Why do you always know so much about these sorts of things!? |
| Itaru | Well, birds of a feather flock together. Why don’t you show that side of yourself more often? |
| Chikage | .... |
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| Izumi | .... |
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| Police | “There’s no escape, Oswald! You’re surrounded! Give up and turn yourself in!” |
| Oswald | “Hmph. Like hell I’ll get caught.” |
| Police | “Wha––a hot air balloon!?” |
| “Chase him! Don’t let him go!” |
| Oswald | “Geez. Guess I’ll have to go into hiding for a while.” |
| Izumi | (Chikage-san is doing better than yesterday, but it looks like he’s still having trouble here and there....) |
| (The guests might go easy on him since he’s a newcomer playing the lead, but....) |
| Rick | “Who are you, sir?” |
| Oswald | “My name is Oswa––Oz.” |
| Rick | “Sir Oz... The great wizard Oz!” |
| Oswald | “Wizard?” |
| Rick | “You were using magic to fly through the air just moments ago!” |
| Izumi | (Sakuya-kun really pulls the show together when he performs. He draws your eye—enough to change the whole mood of the stage.) |
| (Thanks to Sakuya-kun’s support, Chikage-san is also doing better.) |
| (Oswald and Rick share most of their scenes, so they should be able to manage till the end....) |
| Oswald | “Wizard of the North. I am the Great Wizard Oz.” |
| Wizard of the North | “Oz? Are you a new wizard? Greetings.” |
| Izumi | (Everyone else is keeping the show together. The wizards are maintaining the worldview with their convincing performances.) |
| (Oswald is the only non-wizard among them, so his awkwardness might be working in his favor.) |
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| Audience A | The new person was really nervous. |
| Audience B | Though he is good-looking. |
| Audience A | But it was fun~! I was kinda moved at how the other Spring Troupe members looked more reliable when they were supporting the new person! |
| Audience B | They’ve really gotten more dependable! |
| Audience | Yup, yup! I really do love Spring Troupe the most! |
| Izumi | (Thank goodness... The audience recognizes Spring Troupe’s charm.) |
| (But Chikage-san is probably disappointed.... I’m a little worried.) |
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| Izumi | Nice work, everyone! The audience really enjoyed it! |
| Sakuya | Nice work! |
| Citron | It’s GJ~! |
| Itaru | GJGJ. |
| Masumi | Nice work. |
| Tsuzuru | Pretty good for the first day! |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | (Chikage-san looks gloomy. He’s probably more aware of his performance than anyone....) |
| Sakuya-kun, can you come over here.... |
| Sakuya | Eh? |
| Izumi | I’m a little worried about Chikage-san, so could you keep an eye out for him? |
| Sakuya | —Yes. |
