| Izumi | Then, I'd like to start the first practice for the Spring Troupe's play, "Boy Alice in Wonderland"! |
| Tsuzuru | Thank goodness the script was done just in time...... |
| Sakuya | Are you alright, Tsuzuru-kun? |
| Tsuzuru | I slept for a day, so I'll make do. |
| Citron | You always work too hard without standards in the recession! |
| Tsuzuru | Without sleep or rest. That's too sinister. |
| Izumi | Then Masumi-kun, a word from you as the leader this time! |
| Masumi | ...... |
| Tsuzuru | That's the sort of area Masumi's worst in ――. |
| Masumi | Having been chosen as the leader this time, I'm still inexperienced, but I'll use the experience I gained in our debut play and work hard. |
| I'll be in your care. |
| Izumi | Eh!? |
| Tsuzuru | What happened!? |
| Citron | Masumi's got a bug! |
| Itaru | Did you say someone else's line? |
| Citron | It's the writer's mistake! |
| Itaru | No, it might be the scripter's mistake. |
| Izumi | (I was a little surprised, but Masumi-kun can speak like that too.) |
| For the time being, let's start the reading. Going from the first scene――. |
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| Itaru | "Alice, there is a golden treasure that your friends can see but you alone cannot. Now, what do you think it is?" |
| Masumi | "Professor, thinking logically, it
can't exist in reality. Therefore, the answer is a dream." |
| Itaru | "Then what do you think it is that separates dreams and reality? Alice, you're intelligent, but your rigid way of thinking is a weakness. Why don't you try drinking this?" |
| Masumi | "What is it?" |
| Itaru | "Just black tea. It's medicine to help you relax. It might even loosen up your mind a bit." |
| Masumi | I don't expect it will, but I'll have some. |
| Izumi | (As expected of Masumi-kun. Even though he was only handed the script yesterday, he's already perfectly in-character.) |
| Tsuzuru | "Goodness me, at this rate I'll be late. I have to hurry." |
| Izumi | (Everyone else is better than they were during the debut play as well, but......) |
| Sakuya | "That's my resting place. Won't you go away?" |
| Izumi | (But, compared to Masumi-kun, they're not quite there yet.) |
| Citron | "Graduate failure yellow!" |
| Izumi | !? |
| Tsuzuru | No, it's "Get into the jail", you know!? |
| Citron | I did think it was a strange line! |
| Tsuzuru | Don't just go and change it on your own! |
| Izumi | (Yeah, Citron's the same as ever. As expected, we'll have to take the time to practice......) |
| Masumi | ...... |
| Sakuya | M-Masumi-kun? |
| Izumi | (He might be angry again. During Romeo & Julius, he berated everyone who couldn't do things right.) |
| Masumi | ......Once more. |
| Izumi | Eh? |
| Masumi | Try saying the King of Hearts' line one more time. |
| Citron | I got it! |
| "Into the jail!" |
| Masumi | Good. |
| Izumi | (For Masumi-kun to calmly proceed with practice......!) |
| (I was a little worried about Masumi-kun being the leader, but it looks like it wasn't anything to worry about at all. I suppose Masumi-kun has grown up too.) |
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| Izumi | Then we'll leave it at that for today. |
| Do you have anything to say, Masumi-kun? |
| Masumi | ......There were a lot of things that didn't go well, but we're just starting, so it can't be helped. |
| Focus on the parts that tripped you up individually and practice. |
| Sakuya | Y-Yeah, got it! |
| Citron | Masumi followed on!? |
| Tsuzuru | He even gave advice. |
| Itaru | Ooh......spooky...... |
| Izumi | (He's really grown......Somehow, I'm really happy!" |
| It's as Masumi-kun says. Let's do things so we can be a bit better tomorrow. Dismissed! |
| (It looks like Masumi-kun's becoming dependable, so I'm looking forwards to cleaning up the play this time too!) |
| Masumi | ......Hey. |
| Izumi | Hm? |
| Masumi | Today, how was I――. |
| No, never mind. |
| Izumi | ??? |
| Masumi | Point 3......Don't ask for feedback immediately......Don't push......Wait calmly......I am a man who can wait...... |
| (He left muttering something, but I wonder what's wrong.) |
| (Could it be he's worried about something......?) |
| Tsuzuru | Hey, he's so different it's worrying. |
| Izumi | ......Are you talking about Masumi-kun? |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah. I thought the atmosphere would get strained because of his rebukes like last time, but...... |
| Izumi | He's completely different to when we did Romeo & Julius, huh. |
| Sakuya | Masumi-kun must be trying to work hard as the leader! |
| I was supported by everyone during Romeo & Julius, so this time I've got to support Masumi-kun! |
| Citron | I'll work hard too! |
| Sakuya | When dinner's over, let's do a refresher! |
| Citron | I'm going to end things here! |
| Tsuzuru | That's revenge![1] |
| Sakuya | Well then, I'm taking my leave here! |
| Citron | I'm off! |
| Tsuzuru | ......Hmm, but that behaviour of Masumi's seemed more like he was pushing himself than working hard. |
| Izumi | I wonder if that's so......? |
| (Now that he says it, it's true that he might be changing too much too suddenly......) |
| (It's fine if Masumi-kun is just working hard, but I don't want him to push himself too much.) |
| (Before, too, he started to say something but stopped, so......I'm a little worried.) |
| Masumi-kun might be taking on too much responsibility. |
| I was happy at first because I thought he'd grown, but he's changed a bit too much. |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah, it's not like him...... |
| Izumi | What do you think, Itaru-san? |
| Itaru | ......Dunno. I've never really interacted with him that much, so honestly, I don't know what he's thinking. |
| Izumi | (Itaru-san doesn't seem to have much interest in other people......) |
| (But as the lead and second lead this time, it might cause problems later if they keep on going like this.) |
| Itaru-san, you have to be in tune with Masumi-kun this time. |
| Alice is essentially a dialogue-driven play, so your interactions will become particularly important. |
| Try communicating a bit. If you can talk freely with one another, it'll show in your acting too. |
| Itaru | Talking freely with Masumi is an impossible game. |
| Izumi | Don't say that! |
| Itaru | No way, no way. |
| Izumi | Ehh. But having Masumi talk freely with everyone is also a bit...... |
| Tsuzuru | It seems he could handle it the way he is now, but it's a bit different, huh. |
| Izumi | You get the feeling it's not the usual Masumi-kun...... |
| Tsuzuru | You're the adult here, Itaru-san, so please do something about it. |
| Itaru | For real. |
| Izumi | We'll be counting on you! |
| Itaru | ......An adult, huh. |
