| Izumi | (It’s already been five days since I began living like this... I’ve pretty much gotten used to it.) |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | (When does Chikage-san even sleep?) |
| (He might be sleeping while I’m asleep, but he’s still at his computer even when I wake up in the middle of the night....) |
| Chikage-san, what are you doing on your computer all the time? |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | Is it work? |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | You’re always working till the middle of the night. Are you that busy? |
| Chikage | ...Sigh. |
| My job is information-gathering. I have no time to rest. |
| ...It used to be August’s job, but he’s not here anymore. |
| Izumi | .... |
| Are you really okay going without sleeping for so long? You’re going to collapse. |
| Chikage | I’m fine. |
| Izumi | Hisoka-san falls asleep anywhere at any time; you two are complete opposites. |
| Chikage | ...Don’t lump me in with that sleepyhead. He’s special. |
| Izumi | (I wonder if Chikage-san and Hisoka-san used to get along?) |
| But not sleeping is bad for your health.... |
| Chikage | I’m getting as much sleep as I need. |
| Even if I don’t sleep, I don’t get very tired. And I definitely can’t sleep with someone else around. |
| Izumi | Eh? But what about Itaru-san...? |
| Chikage | I never slept in that room. I came back here every night to sleep. |
| Izumi | Really!? |
| Then I’ll be taking a bath for a while, so please sleep then.... |
| Chikage | Didn’t I say I don’t need to sleep? |
| Izumi | But you slept more when you were alone, right? Then you’re definitely more sleep-deprived now! |
| Chikage | ——. |
| ...You’re such a busybody. Everyone in this troupe is.... |
| Izumi | Chikage-san? |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | I’ll be in the bath for a while. |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | (Did I trouble him...?) |
| |
| Hisoka | .... |
| I need to do something about this on my own.... |
| Homare | Hisoka-kun.... |
| Hisoka | ——. |
| Tsumugi | We were looking for you. |
| Hisoka | ...What is it? |
| Homare | We thought your strange behavior these days might have something to do with this incident. |
| Tsumugi | Maybe you know something about what’s going on? |
| Hisoka | .... |
| Tasuku | You haven’t been sleeping lately, right? |
| Azuma | Don’t take it on all by yourself. |
| Hisoka | .... |
| Tsumugi | Hisoka-kun, could you let us carry your burden with you? |
| Hisoka | .... |
| Homare | If there’s anything we can do to help, let us know. |
| Azuma | That’s right, Hisoka. It throws us all off when you’re like that. |
| Hisoka | ...I might know where Chikage took Director. |
| Tasuku | Utsuki took Director? You mean Utsuki is behind all this? |
| Hisoka | ...Before I lost my memory, Chikage and I were always together. |
| ...Chikage loathes me. That’s why he took Director. |
| Tasuku | So that trip abroad was a lie, huh.... |
| Tsumugi | No wonder Director’s LIME message sounded weird. |
| Hisoka | If I fall asleep, I might remember where Chikage is. But I might also remember my unforgivable crime. |
| ...That’s what I’m afraid of. |
| Azuma | So that’s why you couldn’t sleep. |
| Homare | How heavy is that crime of yours? |
| Hisoka | ? |
| Azuma | Maybe it’s just right for five people to carry together. |
| Tsumugi | We’ll take it on with you. So don’t be afraid. |
| Tasuku | We’ll share this fate with you. Or would you rather work like a mule? |
| Hisoka | I don’t want to be a mule.... |
| Tasuku | Then let yourself remember it. We’ll be here to take it on, no matter what. |
| Hisoka | ...Thank you. |
| .... |
| Tasuku | —Wait, you’re asleep already? |
| Tsumugi | Nice catch. |
| Homare | He must’ve been stressed this entire time. |
| Azuma | Good night, Hisoka. |
| Homare | I promise to be by your side when you wake up. |
| Tsumugi | You can sleep in peace. |
| Hisoka | ...Zzzz. |
