| 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 | “Now that you mention it, Settsu is that vulgar leader of your syndicate. 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, 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. It is actually a nice phrase. It was not part of my vocabulary until now. |
| It is unrefined, but it has an air of roughness to it and is truly nice. |
| Izumi | (What’s with this person…) |
| Izumi | …Um, are you interested in theatre? |
| ??? | Hm? Me? I have interest in anything that has to do with the arts. |
| Izumi | If you like, please take a flyer. We’re currently recruiting members to our theatre group. |
| ??? | MANKAI Company, huh… Come to think of it, I don’t possess any experience in theatre. |
| …Very well. I shall join. |
| Izumi | Huh!? 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 do you do for a living? |
| Homare | I am a poet. |
| Izumi | 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… On Geneva’s biotope, s'il vous plait…! |
| Izumi | … |
| Homare | Ah, magnificent blue mountain, my heart is a wavering, tumbling mandolin... |
| Izumi | …… |
| Juza | Hey, what does that mean. |
| Banri | How should I know. |
| Juza | You can do anything, right? Explain it. |
| Banri | Don’t be ridiculous! |
| Homare | Something like that. |
| Izumi | Uhh…. it’s a very, avant-garde poem! |
| Sakyo | Hey, 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 | …It’s deep. |
| Taichi | Especially deep! |
| Tasuku | … |
| Izumi | (Oh? That person is…) |
| Taichi | Ah, Tasuku-san! |
| Tasuku | Nanao… |
| You seem well. |
| Taichi | Yup. 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 group. |
| Taichi | You’d be in great demand by any theatre group, 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 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 | Oh no! |
| Banri | As expected, they play dirty. |
| Izumi | If that’s the case, why don’t you join our theatre group!? |
| Taichi | That’s right! You should! |
| Tasuku | …Are you serious? I was in GOD-za, you know. |
| Izumi | But you quit, right? |
| Tasuku | That’s right, 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, though. |
| 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 | 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 discuss details regarding the theatre group so let’s return to the dorm for now! |
