| Citron | “Kyu-kyu-no-no~!” |
| I’m having some trouble deciding on a good pose. |
| Guy | Citronia, it’s the “Kyushuu animal cruelty ban[1].” |
| Sakyo | It’s Kyukyunyoritsuryou. You two need to work on your lines, not your poses. |
| Azuma | I think your poses are cool. |
| Citron | We have tomorrow off, so I’m going to Seimei shrine to pray for our successful poses! |
| Azuma | Oh, making a wish sounds like a good idea. Is Guy joining you? |
| Citron | Of course he’s coming with me! |
| Guy | —I guess I am. |
| Sakyo | Wonder what the others are planning on doing. |
| Guy | Miyoshi and Fushimi said they were going shopping. |
| Citron | He was saying, “Kyoto has lotsa fancy shops, you know~.” |
| Azuma | Azami and I are planning on making a day trip to some nearby hot springs. They’re known for making your skin beautiful. |
| Want to join us, Sakyo-kun? |
| Sakyo | No... |
| Azuma | Are you going to visit his grave? |
| Sakyo | I’m going to stay at the hotel to re-read my script and books on film. |
| Citron | Sakyo, you’re even more of a theater-demon than usual! |
| Guy | True. You’re exceptionally focused. Is something particular motivating you? |
| Sakyo | ...I guess I can tell you guys. |
| I was influenced by Hyodo’s acting during Autumn Troupe’s Sixth Performance. |
| Hyodo’s determination—his performance, one that only he was capable of—honestly, I was overwhelmed watching it all. At the same time, I also felt envious. |
| It’s not just Hyodo. Autumn troupe’s members are all improving at incredible speed every time we put on a new show. |
| I’m the oldest of the group, but none of that matters on stage. I don’t want to lose to them. |
| I refuse to give up challenging myself—so that we can continue being rivals. |
| ...I can’t let them see me act so childishly desperate, though. It’d kill me. |
| Azuma | Rivals, huh. That’s a wonderful relationship unique to Autumn Troupe. |
| Citron | Juza really was incredible during the Sixth Performance! |
| Guy | He truly embodied the dark hero. |
| Sakyo | Yeah, it was as if Blood had possessed him. |
| Citron | Can’t lose to him. |
| Guy | Agreed. |
| Citron | By the way, what was that about visiting a cave? |
| Azuma | A cave? |
| Guy | A grave. |
| Citron | That. |
| Sakyo | ...My late father was born in Kyoto. |
| Guy | I see. |
| Citron | Then you should go! |
| Sakyo | No, I already said this to Yukishiro, but I hardly remember my father. It doesn’t feel right to visit him like this. |
| Citron | You really don’t remember anything? |
| Sakyo | .... |
| It’s not like I don’t remember anything, because I feel like I have faint memories of him, but... I don’t know if they’re my real memories, or stories that my mother told me. |
| Guy | So you don’t have any memories you’re certain of. |
| Sakyo | Yeah... The only thing I know of for sure is my name. |
| Guy | Your name? |
| Sakyo | Apparently my father named me. My mother once told me that. But that’s it; that’s the only connection I have with my father. |
| How am I supposed to visit his grave with just that... |
| Guy | ...Granting a name is like casting a charm. |
| Citron | What’s this? Did I activate Ok Goggle by accident? |
| Guy | No... I looked through all sorts of sources while researching onmyoji for my role, and found this piece of information. |
| To grant a name, to determine what sort of entity someone will become, means to take responsibility for that someone. |
| Citron | ...That goes for this play, too. |
| Seimei granted a name to Geppaku, and Geppaku granted a name to Hisui. |
| Sakyo | ——. |
| Azuma | ...You can’t name someone without feeling for them. |
| Guy | Yes. I, too, have a name: Gai. It was granted to me so that I would never forget who I am— |
| I believed myself to be an android, and shut down every emotion within me. The reason I could return to my true self was because I have this name. |
| I feel like I have a connection with my parents because of the name they’ve given me. |
| Citron | Wow, he may be useless, but he says good things once in a while. |
| Guy | Furuichi, he named you so that you could be yourself. That’s not an insignificant connection: it’s a definite one. |
| Sakyo | ...Yeah. You might be right. |
| Azuma | Determining what sort of entity Sakyo-kun would become, huh. Well, I can’t imagine Sakyo-kun being called anything other than Sakyo-kun. |
| Guy | Something other than Sakyo... So, Furuichi Ukyo[2], for example? |
| Citron | Is that a twin or a split personality!? Ukyo must be a wasteful Bodhisattva! |
| Guy | What a complicated personality. |
| Citron | He’s wasting our budget away as we speak, building a shining stage decked with illuminations! |
| Azuma | That sounds interesting too. |
| Sakyo | Jeez, stop messing around with my name.... |
| |
| Sakyo | —Hm? |
| Citron | Gzzz..... |
| Guy | Zzzz.... |
| Sakyo | (Looks like I ended up falling asleep.) |
| *Phone buzzing* |
| (It’s from Mother... She usually doesn’t call me this late.) |
| |
| Sakyo | Hello? |
| Sakyo’s mother | “Sorry for calling you so late. Is this okay?” |
| Sakyo | Yeah. I’m surprised to hear from you at this hour. |
| Sakyo’s mother | “We were talking about your gifts from the other day. They told me to thank you properly, so I had to call before I forgot.” |
| Sakyo | You didn’t have to. |
| Sakyo’s mother | “And Miyako was asking if you’d be back for her birthday.” |
| Sakyo | Next month, right? I’ll add it to my calendar. |
| Sakyo’s mother | “Are you outside?” |
| Sakyo | —I’m at a hotel in Kyoto. |
| Sakyo’s mother | “Oh, so you planned your trip for today? How nice.” |
| Sakyo | Hey, I never asked till now, but... Did you get my name from somewhere? |
| Sakyo’s mother | “Hm? I never told you? Well... it was from a paper fortune.” |
| Sakyo | A paper fortune? |
| Sakyo’s mother | “I’ll send you a picture later.” |
