| Azuma | I’m home… |
| There’s no one here though. Saying it has completely turned into a habit. |
| …*deep breath* |
| … |
| (…Has it always been this quiet here?) |
| (Back at the Mankai dorm, I’d always hear someone’s voice…) |
| (During the daytime on weekdays, there’s Kamekichi and the manager, and the university students who don’t have class. Even at night, I can hear someone staying up late in the courtyard.) |
| (And during the morning, I get woken up by the lively voices of the student group… It’s been a while since I’ve experienced this silence.) |
| …How lonesome. |
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| Izumi | The costumes look cool this time around too~! |
| Yuki | It’s a modern play, so they didn’t take a lot of effort to make. |
| Tsumugi | I like that they look chic and mature. |
| Hisoka | …I like it. |
| Tasuku | Yeah, it looks like something Mikage would like. |
| Homare | I would’ve preferred it if they looked a little more flamboyant though. |
| Yuki | You already look plenty flamboyant from the neck up. |
| Homare | I expected no less from Yuki-kun. You understand my beauty well! |
| Yuki | I wasn’t really complimenting you. |
| Azuma | I like that the vampire costumes stand out and have their own individuality. |
| Yuki | Realistic clothes for them would be boring, so I tried to bring out a Western drama aesthetic. |
| Tasuku | It feels tight around the chest area. |
| Yuki | Hah? Did you get more muscle again? |
| Tasuku | I’m not doing any special training or anything. |
| Yuki | Then it shouldn’t feel tight. |
| Tasuku | …Come to think of it, I changed my training menu recently. |
| Yuki | The balance is terrible. Drop it. |
| Izumi | (Relentless as always…!) |
| Tsumugi | “Good morning. It’s nice out today, isn’t it?” |
| “By the way Seo-san, have you been taking days off recently?” |
| Homare | You’re getting right into it, I see. |
| Tsumugi | Ah— When I put the costume on, I just ended up doing it. |
| Yuki | Azu-nee, what should we do with your hair this time? I was thinking of maybe styling your real hair. |
| Azuma | …Maybe I’ll cut it. |
| Izumi | What!? |
| Tsumugi | You’re cutting your hair? |
| Azuma | My short look from the butler play had good feedback. |
| Yuki | Then can’t you just use a wig again? |
| Homare | You’ve grown it out for so long; I feel that it would be a waste if you cut it. |
| Azuma | I was thinking that it’s about time I cut it. |
| Izumi | But Azuma-san, didn’t you say that you’re growing it out because of a prayer? |
| Hisoka | …That’s news to me. |
| Tasuku | Is that really so? |
| Azuma | I guess. But it’s fine now. I’ve gotten tired of long hair anyway. |
| Yuki | Well, if that’s what you say then it should be fine… |
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| Izumi | Okay, let’s take a one-hour break until afternoon practice. |
| Azuma | I have some things to take care of so I’ll be out. I think I’ll be able to return before practice starts. |
| Izumi | Understood. |
| Yuki | … |
| Izumi | Is something wrong? |
| Yuki | Azu-nee’s skin isn’t looking good, for him. |
| Izumi | What!? That doesn’t look good? |
| (His skin looked glowing as always though. Enough to make me envious…) |
| Yuki | It doesn’t look as good as the usual. |
| Izumi | Is that so… |
| Tsumugi | I wonder if he’s not feeling well… |
| Tasuku | Lack of sleep? |
| Hisoka | …He’s always going out at night lately. |
| Izumi | I wonder if he’s busy… |
| Tasuku | Come to think of it, I feel like he’s not really into practice. |
| Homare | Mhm. I’ve been thinking that he’s acting quite strangely. |
| Tsumugi | …I wonder if something happened. |
| Yuki | Why don’t you ask him? |
| Homare | Things would be easy if we could do that. |
| Tsumugi | There are some things you don’t want to touch after all. |
| Tasuku | Right… |
| Izumi | (It’s a big difference from the Summer Troupe, where members easily clash. Because the Winter Troupe members are all adults, they end up avoiding conflict by trying to be considerate of each other.) |
| But we can’t just leave things as they are right now. |
| It would be nice if there’s a way to indirectly get Azuma-san to talk about it though… |
| Yuki | Why don’t you try borrowing the power of alcohol. Adults have a thing called communicating with drinks, right? |
| Hisoka | …That would work if it’s Arisu, but Azuma doesn’t get talkative with alcohol. |
| Homare | Hm!? |
| Izumi | Hmm… |
| Tsumugi | I wonder if there’s no choice but to wait for him to talk. |
| Tasuku | …I’ll do something about it. |
| Izumi | Huh? |
| Tasuku | I’m the second lead after all. I’ll try to talk with him. |
| Izumi | …Right. It’ll be essential for your dialogues on stage after all. |
| Tsumugi | We’re counting on you, Tasuku. |
| Tasuku | Yeah. |
