Omi | Come on come on, the quiche is ready. |
Izumi | Wow, it looks delicious! |
Omi | I’m glad you like it. If it’s about cooking, you can count on me. |
Kumon | Omi-san is a culinary researcher! Sometimes he makes meals for everyone here too! |
| Plus, anything he makes is super duper good~! |
Izumi | I see. So that’s why he was the food coordinator in that etude earlier. |
Omi | Yeah. I played a role that was somewhat related to my job as a way to introduce myself too. |
Izumi | (Now that I think about it –– Sakuya-kun played the role of a hero, and Kazunari-kun, who’s an illustrator, was part of the art staff.) |
??? | Hello. You must be the Landlord-san that everyone’s talking about. |
Banri | I saw you yesterday, but this is the first time we’ve actually met. I’m Settsu Banri. |
Azuma | I’m Yukishiro Azuma. Nice to meet you. |
Izumi | It’s nice to meet you. |
| Oh, that’s right –– Banri-kun, you played the role of the director earlier, right? Is your actual line of work sort of like that? |
Banri | Nah, I’m a student. |
| But I also run a company. I guess I’m what you’d call a student entrepreneur? |
Izumi | Ehh, that’s amazing... |
Azuma | By the way, I’m a stock trader. If you’re interested in stocks, next time I’ll tell you the brands I recommend. |
Izumi | (So that means an entrepreneur and an investor are actors in their spare time...) |
Homare | Well hello, Landlord-kun! What did you think of my beautiful voice? |
Izumi | Homare-san! It was very lovely. I expected nothing less from a singer-songwriter. |
Homare | Here is a present for you. It’s my CD. And of course, it’s signed. |
Izumi | T-thank you very much. |
Misumi | I also have a present for Landlord-san~! Here, a pretty triangle~! |
Izumi | Thank you, Misumi-kun. |
Kumon | That’s Sumi-san for you! Even at times like this, he’s all about triangles! |
Banri | He usually talks about nothing but triangles, but he’s actually a famous mathematician. You really can’t judge a book by its cover. |
Izumi | (Everyone here really does have a lot of different personalities.) |
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Tsumugi | Landlord-san, are you enjoying yourself? |
Izumi | Of course. I didn’t expect you to welcome me with an etude, so I was really surprised. |
Tsumugi | Whenever there’s a new resident, welcoming them with a play like this is a tradition in this apartment. |
| Isn’t it interesting? There’s also other... |
Tasuku | Oi, shouldn’t we be wrapping up the party soon, considering the time? I’m heading back to my room. |
Tsumugi | Huh? But, it’s still—— |
| *door closes* |
| Ah... |
Itaru | I think I’ll head back soon too. I have to film a video for today. |
Chikage | I’m also going. I have to get ready for work tomorrow. |
Tsumugi | ...Of course. Then I guess all that’s left is to wrap up the party... |
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Tsumugi | I made tea, so please have some. You too, Kumon-kun. |
Izumi | Thank you very much. |
Kumon | Thanks, Tsumugi-san. |
Tsumugi | I’m sorry... I actually wanted to entertain you more... |
Izumi | That’s all right. Everyone must be busy. |
Tsumugi | ...This apartment was a symbol of Veludo Way and used to be so full of life. |
| Every day the residents performed a different program on the courtyard stage; there were lots of spectators and it was bustling with people... |
| I wanted to become a resident of this apartment and act after watching those plays, so I moved here. |
Izumi | I see. |
Tsumugi | But by the time I moved here, the spectators have already moved on to the large theater nearby... |
| There was also a quick turnover of residents here, and now we just interact every so often, like this. |
| Almost everyone has another side job in addition to acting and they all seem so busy... Even the stage in the courtyard hasn’t been used for a long time. |
Kumon | I came to this apartment because I admired nii-chan acting, but I don’t think we’ve ever used that stage. |
Izumi | (I did see that stage when Kumon-kun showed me around, and it looked like it hasn’t been used much.) |
Tsumugi | There might also be people who wouldn’t think there would be plays in this apartment after all this time... |
| Even so, I think of what could happen if we can bring back the energy from those days. |
Kumon | Yeah... |
Izumi | (Tsumugi-san and Kumon-kun want to act. In that case——) |
| ...Let’s revive it! |