| 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!”[1] |
| ??? | 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.[2] |
| 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! |
