Act 4/Episode 16

Act 4
Episode 16: Leader Meeting

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Tasuku …Ugh, my head hurts. Tsumugi You drank too much yesterday, didn’t you? Tasuku Everyone was drunk towards the end except for the students… Tsumugi We should hurry, or we’ll be late to morning practice. Tasuku Yeah. But it’s going to be the same practice from yesterday anyway. Tsumugi …Huh? Tasuku What’s wrong? Tsumugi It’s nothing… Tsumugi Good morning. Izumi Good morning! Azuma Good morning. Homare Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. What a refreshing morning. Hisoka …Morning. Tasuku Huh? Mikage, where’s the bag of marshmallows? Hisoka …I already finished it. Tasuku Huh? Tsumugi … Tasuku Arisugawa, didn’t you prepare an idiotic poem to cheer Tsumugi on? Homare I already presented the poem I put my utmost effort on yesterday, did I not? Tasuku Don’t tell me— Tsumugi —As I thought. Look at the date, Tasuku. Tasuku …It’s the 13th! Tsumugi We finally got out of it. Tasuku Yeah! Izumi Did something happen, you two? Tsumugi Umm, the truth is— Tasuku There’s no way they’d believe such a stupid story. Tsumugi Yeah, you’re right… Izumi ??? Homare Those two have made up without us realizing? Azuma I guess so. Something must have happened. Izumi (I don’t really understand, but I’m glad that they’ve made up. Tsumugi-san’s admission yesterday must have induced it.) Manager Ah, Director! It’s a phone call from the chairman of GOD-za! Izumi …I’ll take over. …Hello? Reni Do tell me about your decision. Izumi …MANKAI Company accepts the challenge from GOD-za. Reni Oh? Izumi Our theater troupe will fight as one. Reni I’m looking forward to that. Usually, the side that proposed the showdown is the one that chooses the theme of the performance. Do you have any objections if I decide? Izumi No. Reni Then, the theme this time shall be “Angel”. Izumi “Angel”… (The motif is a type that we’ve never done before.) Reni Best of luck to you. Although I doubt that you would be able to present a beautiful, fleeting world of angels. Izumi ―― (We’ve never done a play that has to abide by a theme before…) (The theme influences not only the production, but also the script, the costumes, and the stage set. We need to have a strategy meeting…) (We’ll also need to seek help from the other troupes…) Izumi Now then, let’s start the first leader meeting. Tenma Is it fine with just us leaders? Izumi Since I’ve decided that MANKAI Company will go against GOD-za as one, I think that starting with cooperation between the leaders is a must. We’ll have regular meetings where we share issues, and then I would like the leaders to relay those to their respective troupe members and gather opinions as occasion calls. Sakuya Understood! Banri ‘Kay. Tsumugi Let’s get along. Izumi To start off, it’s decided that the theme for the showdown act against GOD-za is “Angel”. Sakuya “Angel”, huh… It’s a completely different feel from the plays MANKAI Company has had until now. Tenma It’s a theme that’s advantageous for GOD-za, since they specialize in presentation and in subtle, artistic plays. Tsumugi The side that proposed the showdown is the one that decides the theme, so it can’t be helped… Banri Well, the fact that they picked a theme they specialize in means that they’re surprisingly pretty scared, right? Sakuya You’re right… That’s possible. Tsumugi They’re probably saying that they want to beat us up to a pulp. Tenma Looks like it’s better not to hope for them to mess up. Banri Interesting. It’s a match where we can beat an opponent that’s going all out. Izumi First off, Tsumugi-san, do you have anything to say regarding any issues the Winter Troupe has? Tsumugi Let’s see… I can’t handle the team properly as the leader, so I’m a bit worried. Sakuya Your team just formed recently, so it can’t be helped that everyone is all over the place. Tenma The Summer Troupe was the worst at first too. Banri It was god-awful for the Autumn Troupe too. Izumi (It’s true, it was terrible for all troupes…) Tsumugi Is there a good way to bring all the members together? Tenma In that case, having a sleepover with all the group members together worked well for both the Spring Troupe and the Summer Troupe. Tsumugi Sleepover…? Banri I dunno whether it was a good method or not, but Hyodo and I got handcuffed to each other. Sakuya Umm… We talked about love! Tsumugi Everyone is amazing… Izumi (Is this actually helpful…?) Izumi Okay, let’s get preparations started— Tsumugi Ah, before that, can I say something first? Sorry that I’ve been an unreliable leader. I’ll do things a little more properly from now on. In order to beat GOD-za, from today onwards once again, please let me do my best as the leader. Tasuku …Of course. Homare You are the leader after all, Tsumugi-kun. Azuma I think it’s fine if you aim to be a leader in your own way, Tsumugi. Hisoka …Do your best. Tsumugi Thank you, everyone. After consulting the other troupe leaders for advice, I tried thinking about the subject for today. In order for the company to be united as one, I think that it’s important to bring the Winter Troupe members together first. For that same reason, I also want us to get to know each other more and deepen our mutual trust. We don’t have to do actual meetings, but let’s exchange ideas more frequently. I want everyone to make a point of communicating with fellow members as much as possible. I will do the same too. Tasuku We should probably make time for stuff like that in particular. Tsumugi You mean other than meetings? Won’t it be too much trouble? Tasuku It doesn’t have to be something precise. When we have time, stuff like doing street acts together or going to see a play together should work. Tsumugi Yeah, you’re right. Let’s make it so that we’ll have more chances of doing things like that. Azuma I can free up my time as I please, so I can match with everyone’s schedules. Homare Similarly, Hisoka and I can do so as well. Hisoka …People with too much free time. Tasuku You sure are blunt. Izumi (Tasuku-san and Tsumugi-san have taken to the support side. Their relationship has truly changed.) (No, it’s more like they’ve probably gone back to how they were before. I hope that with this, the Winter Troupe will head towards a better direction!)
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