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Act 9
Episode 1: A New Morning

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Izumi Omi-kun, I’ve toasted the English muffins! Omi Can you put some sauce on this plate next? Izumi Mm, it looks delicious! Having Egg Benedicts for breakfast makes us feel fancy, right~? Omi For now, we’ve prepared everyone’s portion. Izumi Ah, right, Omi-kun! You need to head out early today, right!? Are you gonna be on time!? Omi --Oh no. Izumi All that’s left is the finishing touches, right? I’ll do it! Omi Thanks! Izumi (Ever since graduating from college, Omi-kun has gotten so busy. He always heads out early and comes home late…) Ah! Omi-kun, your lunch box! (Let’s close the lid now that it’s cooled down--) Omi Thanks. Izumi Have a good day! Omi I’m off. Izumi (He was a little bit lost during job hunting. But after being employed at a photography company his senior told him about, he seems to be living each day to the fullest.) Sakuya Good morning! Izumi Ah, you also need to head out early, right, Sakuya-kun? Sakuya Yes, I have a morning shift at my part-time job. Izumi Are you gonna work the whole day today? Sakuya No, my shift ends before noon. I have a rehearsal for my guest performance until night after that--. Izumi I see. Eat up. This Egg Benedict is specially made by Omi-kun. Sakuya Time to dig in! Izumi (Sakuya-kun has been making more guest appearances lately. Looks like his work as an actor has been doing well. He’s been busier than before.) (--Oops. I need to hurry or else I won’t be able to finish preparing breakfast before the students wake up.) Yuki Morning. Muku Good morning. Azami *yawn* sleepy… Kumon Huh? Did you stay up late, Azami? That’s rare. Azami Nope. I slept properly, but I woke up feeling groggy. Kumon Hmm. Izumi Breakfast’s ready, guys. Yuki Ugh, don’t tell me it’s curry? Izumi Omi-kun was in charge of making the meal today! I just helped to finish up. Muku It looks tasty! Yuki Egg Benedict, huh. I expected no less from him. Kumon Let’s eat! Azami Let’s eat. Izumi (I’m still not used to seeing Azami-kun in a new uniform. But he seems to be having fun going to Kumon-kun’s high school, Tsukushi High, so I’m glad.) (I need to prepare for the second group now.) Muku Thank you for the food! Yuki I enjoyed it. Azami We're off. Izumi Have a nice day! Take care. Kumon ...Say, director… Izumi Hm? Kumon Did Azami tell you something? Izumi Huh? What do you mean by something? Kumon ...He seems kind of down these days. Izumi Now that you mention it… He did say he woke up feeling groggy today. Perhaps it's the stress from adapting to his new environment...? Kumon But he seems to be doing just fine in school. He even made new friends in his class. Izumi Is that so? Kumon I’m gonna try investigating some more. When I find something, can you lend me your ear again? Izumi Sure thing. I’ll leave Azami-kun’s matters to you. Kumon You can count on me! I’m off, then! Izumi See you later! (Azami-kun, huh… I wonder if Sakyo-san has noticed anything.) Chikage Morning. Itaru Morning. Izumi Good morning! Chikage We’re having a luxurious breakfast again, I see. Itaru It makes this feeble salaryman have an upset stomach, though. Chikage I don’t want to hear that from someone who eats pizza late at night. Izumi Shall I put less sauce on yours, then? Itaru Please. Tsuzuru Mornin’. Taichi Director-sensei, morning! Izumi Morning! Juza Mornin’. Izumi (Yosei Uni students are here first today.) Tenma Here I thought we’d be having curry for breakfast. Taichi You’re right, it’s not curry. Izumi Geez, curry this, curry that… Is that what you say to someone the moment you see their face...? Fine, let’s trade the sauce for some curry, shall we! Tenma No, don’t! Taichi Let’s dig in before she changes it for real! Time to eat! Izumi Aw, you don’t need to hold back that much… Juza That reminds me, I’ll lend you the drama course textbook I told you before. Taichi Ah, that’d be helpful! Thanks. The textbook is expensive, you see. Juza No need to thank me. I got the book from Tsuzuru-san. Tsuzuru Glad to know the book is still helpful. It’s been passed down for a long time. Izumi (After Omi-kun graduated, Tenma-kun and Taichi-kun enrolled in Yosei Uni. And with the O High kids being together again, Yosei Uni has become a college that we’re familiar with.) (Tenma-kun decided to further his study as his parents determined that it’d be best for him to broaden his range of skills. Even though it was a sudden decision, he safely passed the exam…) (Studying for the exam must have been hard, since his schedules were still packed.) (I also heard it was tough for Taichi-kun to get in given his rank. But he brilliantly passed the exam thanks to Tsumugi-san, who helped Juza-kun pass before.) (Meanwhile, Chikage-san had been helping Tenma-kun study. It’s great to know that we have competent tutors here.) Banri Thanks for the meal. Kazunari We’re going out. Izumi Have a nice day! (Now that the Amabi students have gone, the remaining student would be--.) Masumi That was delicious. Izumi Masumi-kun, you’re going to be late if you don’t hurry. Masumi Hm. Izumi Besides, Sakuya-kun already left since he had an early shift today. Masumi Hm. Izumi Hm? Masumi I'm waiting for your daily goodbye kiss… Izumi I don't remember giving you a daily goodbye kiss, though!? And I definitely won't give you one! Not today, not yesterday and not tomorrow! Masumi Meanie… Izumi (This part of him hasn’t changed at all even after entering college…) How's your college life? Has anything changed from before? (Masumi-kun is the only one going to Fuyou Uni, Tsumugi-san and Tasuku-san's alma mater. Looks like he decided to enroll there after Tsumugi-san suggested it to him.) (He prepared for his exam all by himself at first, but Itaru-san kept meddling and helped him study. In the end, he easily passed since there didn't seem to be any issues with his grades…) Masumi It's not that different from high school. Izumi (It's because he's like this that I'm worried for him. I wonder if Masumi-kun can do just fine at his own pace...) Masumi Ah, but there's a guy who looks familiar there… Izumi A guy who looks familiar? Masumi ...No, never mind. It might just be me. Izumi Is that so? But well, if it's not something that's particularly troubling you then that's good. Have a nice day. Masumi I'm off. I’ll make sure to come home as soon as possible. Wait for me. Izumi Um, okay? No need to push yourself too hard. (Alright, now that all the students have gone, all that's left is preparing the portion for the adults.) Tasuku Morning. Azuma Morning. Citron So we're having curry for breakfast today! Izumi Today was Omi-kun's turn to make breakfast. Citron Oh, that's one liver trap question! Guy You mean, beaver, right? Izumi Beaver trap question? Tasuku It's clever. Guy I misspelled. Citron What a useless machine! Azuma So we're having an Egg Benedict, huh? It looks good. Tasuku Fushimi sure prepared this well despite having to leave early. Izumi He's skillful. Citron Let's dig in! Azuma Speaking of which, how's the preparation for the opening day going, Guy? Guy I'm in the middle of discussing the interior work right now. Thanks to you, I found a nice property. Azuma Fufu. It's all about timing and connection when it comes to things like this. I'm happy for you, though. Izumi I look forward to visiting Guy-san's bar. Homare Good morning. This morning is truly fleeting, such a reminder of our mortality. Izumi Good morning. Breakfast's ready. (The morning turns classy the moment these three are present. Even when everyone's busy adapting to new life, they're as calm as ever…) Azuma We're currently talking about Guy's bar. Homare Ooh, have you decided on the interior design? Guy I've decided to work with the subcontractor you introduced to me, Arisugawa. Homare That's good to hear. They did a good job designing the interior of my dorm room, after all. Izumi Still, I was surprised when I heard that you decided to open a store, Guy-san. Guy I wanted to introduce Zahra's culture in a different way from Citronia. Izumi I noticed there have been more packages from Zahra too. Is that related to your bar? Guy Yes, I have them send a lot of stuff, like spices and food ingredients. Azuma Does that mean the menu will mainly be Zahran food? Guy Yes, though I'm thinking of making some arrangements for the snacks. I'm currently discussing this with Fushimi. Azuma We need to prepare alcohol that will go well with the snacks, then. Guy I'll be counting on you for that one. Homare Speaking of, I heard Hisoka-kun is going to help out at your store. Tasuku Don't you need to come up with a marshmallow menu? Guy I'm planning to have one. Tasuku Looks like the employee is going to eat that the most. Citron Let me come up with the name of the store! How about Guy's Nice Guy Bar!? Izumi … Tasuku I don't think that's a good idea. Guy I appreciate your feelings. Citron No need to hold back! Izumi O-Once your store is open, let's celebrate it with everyone! Sakyo Mornin'. Izumi Good morning! Say, Sakyo-san, I need to ask you something about Aza--. Manager Furuichi-san, I've brought the thing! Sakyo Huh? Izumi The thing? Manager The receipt for the maintenance of our theater building the other day! Izumi You don't need to make it sound shady, then… Sakyo Goodness. You said you lost it before, so you're finally feelin' like handin' it over now? Izumi That reminds me, you did say you were doing the building maintenance. It must have cost lots of money, right, given that our theater building is pretty old…? Manager No, not at all. The contractors only did some easy maintenance. They even praised us for having such a great construction! They told me the person who designed the building must have planned far ahead while constructing it. It's all thanks to Yukio-san that we have such a nice building. Sakyo I wonder about that. That person doesn't look like someone who's good in that field. Manager Now that you said it, you have a point… Izumi (Manager is the last person I want to hear that remark from…) (They're right, though. Every time he came home, father always spilled his tea, stumbled and tripped over nothing…) (He's bad at operating the household appliances and has always asked mom to do it for him. He's basically helpless at everything but theater.) There must be someone competent among the OG members. Sakyo If that's the case, that someone must have joined pretty early. The theater building had already been built by the time I started visiting the troupe. Manager I also haven't heard anything regarding that. Maybe Yuzo-san knows about it. Izumi Let's try asking him next time. Sakyo Yeah. Izumi (I'm sure that theater building has been used ever since MANKAI Company was established.) If I remember correctly, MANKAI Company was established… Manager 28 years ago. Izumi 28 years… (That's quite a long history…) (Since the first generation, they held a lot of plays there. Many troupe members have stood on that stage…) (Now that the first generation is no longer here, we, the newborn MANKAI Company, are the ones standing on that stage…) Sakuya I was really shocked when Citron-san left. Because I always believed we're going to be together forever in this theater troupe… But that's not true, right? Izumi Yeah… Nothing lasts forever. Everyone is slowly walking towards the future. We won't stay like this forever. But isn't that why we find every moment we share on the stage so precious and irreplaceable? Sakuya Yes, you're right… Izumi (I wonder if a day will come when all of us end up leaving MANKAI Company…) (No, it's still too early to think of such things.)
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Act 9
Episode 1: A New Morning.

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Izumi Omi-kun, the bread is done! Omi Also, could you put sauce on this plate? Izumi Mm~ That looks delicious! Having eggs benedict since the morning, it’s such a luxurious feeling isn’t it~ Omi For now, with this everyone’s portion is complete. Izumi Ah, Omi-kun isn’t today’s schedule earlier than usual!? Is it enough time!? Omi ーーOh no. Izumi There’s only the finishing touches left to do right? I’ll do it! Omi Thanks for the help! Izumi (Omi-kun, ever since he graduated university he immediately became busy. From early in the morning until late at nightーー) Ah! Omi-kun, your lunch box! (I’ll close the lid now that it’s cooled downーー) Omi Thanks for the help. Izumi Take care! Omi I’m off. Izumi (He was a bit lost while job hunting, but a senior from his photography club introduced him to a job in a photography company, everyday it looks fulfilling for him.) Sakuya Good morning! Izumi Ah, Sakuya-kun, today you’re up early too. Sakuya Yes! Today I have an early shift on my part-time job. Izumi for the whole day? Sakuya no, just for the morning. When it's over, I have practice for the other theater guest appearance until night. Izumi I see. Here you go, today is Omi-kun’s specially made eggs benedict! Sakuya Thank you for the meal! Izumi (Sakuya-kun’s guest performance opportunities have been increasing, the acting-industry is steadily getting busy.) (ーーOops, If I don’t hurry the highschoolers will be awake soon.) Yuki Morning. Muku Good morning. Azami Yawn*.. Sleepy… Kumon Huh? Azami, did you sleep late? That’s unusual. Azami No, I slept, I just woke up horribly. Kumon Hmm… Izumi Guys, breakfast is ready. Yuki Ugh, curry? Izumi Today Omi-kun is in charge of breakfast! All I did was finish it up. Muku Looks delicious! Yuki Eggs benedict huh. As expected of him. Kumon Let’s dig inー! Azami Thank you for the meal. Izumi (I still can’t get used to Azami-kun’s new uniform〜. He’s attending the same school as Kumon-kun and it seems like he's having fun so that’s great.) (Now, I have to prepare the second batch.) Muku Thank you for the meal! Yuki Thanks for the meal. Azami I’m off. Izumi Take care! Be careful kay? Kumon …..Psst, Director. Izumi Hm? Kumon Have you heard anything from Azami? Izumi Eh? Heard what? Kumon ....Recently he hasn’t been feeling great. Izumi Speaking of… Just now he also said he woke up badly didn’t he? I wonder if he’s stressed from adapting to his new school… Kumon He made friends in his class, and it looks like it’s going well. Izumi Is that so? Kumon I’m going to try to look into it, so can I consult you again later? Izumi Of course. Take care of Azami-kun, okay? Kumon Leave it to me! Then, I’m off! Izumi Take care! (Azami-kun huh…. I wonder if Sakyo-san noticed anything.) Chikage Morning. Itaru Morning. Izumi Good morning! Chikage Another splendid breakfast. Itaru It’s hard for the stomach of a stingy salaryman. Chikage That doesn’t seem to be the words of someone who eats pizza in the middle of the night. Izumi should I put less sauce on it? Itaru Please. Tsuzuru Mornin’. Taichi Director-sensei, Mornin’! Izumi Morning! Juza Mm. Izumi Today’s university group starts with the Yosei University students.) Tenma I thought it’s gonna be curry but guess not. Taichi Huh, you’re right. Izumi Everyone’s the same, saying curry the moment they see my face….Ah, right. How about I just change the sauce into curry! Tenma Stop it! Taichi Before you can put any on mine I’m going to eat! I’m digging in! Izumi Aw, you didn’t have to hold back… Juza By the way, the drama-major textbook I said the other day, I’ll hand it over later. Taichi Ah, thank you! Textbooks are expensive, so it's a big help~ Juza No, I also got it from Tsuzuru-san. Tsuzuru It’s been inherited for a long time so it’s nothing. Izumi (Omi-kun graduated from Yosei University, and then Tenma-kun and Taichi-kun enrolled. O-High kids are together again, Yosei has really become familiar to the company.) (Tenma-kun’s parents had the policy that he should broaden studies in arts, and he decided his university hurriedly, but he safely passed.) (His activities in the entertainment world also makes him busy, studying for the exam at the same time must’ve been tough.) (Taichi-kun said that in terms of rank, it’s tough to get in, but thanks to Juza-kun who passed before and Tsumugi-san’s help, they passed.) (Tenma-kun’s exam was supported by Chikage-san, I’m glad we have talented tutors.) Banri Thanks for the food. Kazu I’m offー. Izumi Take care! (The Veludo Arts group are out, so the students left areーー) Masumi Thanks for the food. Izumi Masumi-kun you’ll be late if you don’t hurry. Masumi Nn. Izumi Cause today Sakuya-kun also left early. Masumi Nn. Izumi Nn? Masumi Today too, my “see you later” kiss… Izumi That kind of thing won’t and didn’t happen, not yesterday nor today nor tomorrow, okay!? Masumi so cold… Izumi (Even after he became a college student this part’s the same as always…) How’s college? Did anything change? (Masumi-kun was the only one trying for Fuyou University. It was Tsumugi-san and Tasuku-san’s old university, and Tsumugi-san’s recommendation seems to have made the decision.) (Itaru-san was nosy and helped him prepare for the exam. The result was great so he easily passed.) Masumi Not really, it’s not that different from highschool. Izumi (I was worried because of this tone, I wonder if Masumi-kun can do fine at his own Masumi-like pace.) Masumi Ah, but, there's this guy that feels familiar… Izumi Someone who feels familiar? Masumi …..Nevermind. I might be wrong. Izumi Really? Well, if you don’t have any troubles in particular then that’s good. Take care. Masumi I’m off. I’ll try to come home as soon as possible, so wait for me. Izumi O-okay? Don’t force yourself. (Okay, with that, all the uni-students are off, the rest that are left are the adults.) Tasuku Morning. Azuma Morning. Citron Now today’s breakfast must be curry, ne! Izumi Today Omi-kun was in charge. Citron Ouhー, what a “bean sprout”-like trick question… (toumyou) Guy What you’re trying to say is “Kong Ming”. (Koumei) Izumi a “Kong Ming”-like trick question….? Tasuku It’s “clever”. (koumyou) Guy I miss-typed. Citron a broken-machine Ne! Azuma Eggs benedict, huh. Looks delicious. Tasuku He left so early, but prepared really well. Izumi His performance is flawless. Citron I’m digging in dayo! Azuma By the way, is Guy’s opening preparation doing well? Guy Yes. I’m in the process of discussing the interior work, but thanks to Yukishiro I’ve found a nice property. Azuma Fufu, this kind of thing is connected to timing, so I’m glad. Izumi I’m looking forward to Guy-san’s bar. Homare Good morning. We’re having quite a momentary memento mori morning aren’t we. Izumi Good morning. Breakfast is ready. When these three get together it becomes an elegant morning. Even in this season of new beginnings, they’re as calming as ever. Azami Just now we were talking about Guy’s bar. Homare Aah, in the end was the interior finishing decided? Guy I decided on the manufacturers that Arisugawa introduced to me. Homare Umu. That's wonderful. My dorm room also has quite a lot of their items. Izumi Though, when I first heard about Guy-san opening a bar, I was quite surprised. Guy I thought of showing Zahran culture in a different shape from what Citronia is doing. Izumi Recently the amount of packages from Zahra has increased. Is that also for the bar? Guy It’s spices, food and such. Azuma As I thought, will the menu be centered on Zahran cooking? Guy Yes. Though, I’ve been thinking of arranging it to go well with drinks, so I’m consulting Fushimi about it. Azuma To go with that, we have to prepare the alcohol too. Guy For that, I’m counting on you. Homare Speaking of, I heard Hisoka-kun is helping with the shop too. Tasuku Won’t we need a marshmallow menu if that’s the case? Guy I plan to have one. Tasuku Sounds like the employee is the one who’s going to eat it the most. Citron I’ve thought of names for the bar! How about something like Guy’s Nice guy Bar! Izumi ….. Tasuku It’s better if you stop there. Guy The thought counts. Citron No need to hold back! Izumi W-when it opens, let's all celebrate together! Sakyo Morning. Izumi Good morning! Ah, Sakyo-san. About Azami-kunーー Matsukawa Furuichi-san, I’ve brought the usual product. Sakyo Aah? Izumi The usual product? Matsukawa The receipt of the theater’s maintenance! Izumi What a wastefully alarming way of saying it. Sakyo Geez, trying to tell me that you lost it, so you're finally handing it over huh. Izumi Right, the other day we did say we were going to do it. The theater is old so did it cost a lot? Matsukawa Not at all〜. It was easy maintenance. The contractor even praised the design of the theater. it was made with the thought of future maintenance in mind, they said. This too must be thanks to Yukio-san isn’t it? Sakyo I wonder about that. That person doesn't seem to be good at this field. Matsukawa Ahhー, indeed that's true…. Izumi (Somehow I don’t want to hear that coming from him.) (But, dad was someone who would often spill tea when he got home, and trip over nothing…) (He wasn’t good at operating household electric appliances, he would ask for mom’s help, for anything other than theater, he’s helpless.) Maybe one of the first members was capable in that field? Sakyo If so, that must be one of the initial members… When I started to frequent the trope, there was already a theater. Matsukawa I also was never told about this kind of thing. If we asked Yuzo-san, maybe he’d know. Izumi Let’s ask next time. Sakyo You’re right. Izumi (That theater, it’s been used since MANKAI Company was first done.) If I’m right, MANKAI Company was made… Matsukawa 28 years ago. Izumi 28 years… (With that, there’s a long history.) (Since the first generation, there were many kinds of plays, many members stood on that stage.) (and then, the initial members went away, and now here we are standing as the new MANKAI Company…) (Flashback) Sakuya When Citron-san left us, I was really shocked. I truly thought that I could be with everyone in this trope forever. But, that isn’t true isn’t it? Izumi Yeah…. Nothing is forever. Everyone is facing the future, and taking small steps. It’s not that we’ll stay like this forever. But that’s exactly why, every moment you spend together standing on stage, it becomes irreplaceable and precious. Sakuya You’re right… Izumi (I wonder if someday we’ll leave MANKAI theater too…) (No, it’s too early to think of something like that.)
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