| Izumi | We’ll end practice here for today. |
| Tsumugi-san, do you have anything to say? |
| Tsumugi | … |
| Izumi | Tsumugi-san? |
| Tsumugi | —Ah, I’m sorry. |
| Izumi | (He’s been spacing out ever since I brought up the showdown act. It really is bothering him…) |
| Tasuku | What about the meeting? |
| Tsumugi | U-umm, what do I do… |
| Tasuku | You’re the leader, so you organize it. |
| Tsumugi | Umm… |
| Tasuku | …*sigh* |
| Izumi | (In any case, the Winter Troupe being in this state is not good…) |
| (I thought that they could become a little closer after living together and going shopping together, but nothing has changed at all.) |
| Azuma | Well, it should be fine if you have nothing in particular to say, so we can end it here. I’m a little tired anyway. |
| Homare | I also have poetry to write. I will excuse myself then. |
| Hisoka | …Zzz |
| Homare | Come on now, start walking, Hisoka-kun. |
| Izumi | … |
| (As I thought, the Winter Troupe is all over the place. With the way things are right now, there’s no way we can accept the fight…) |
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| Izumi | (Tomorrow is the deadline… We have to decide on our course of action after practice today.) |
| Tsumugi | … |
| Tasuku | … |
| Izumi | (Tsumugi-san is in low spirits as usual, and Tasuku-san is irritated… The circumstances haven’t changed.) |
| Homare | Cheer up, Tsumugi-kun. I composed a poem just for you. |
| Tsumugi | …Huh? |
| Homare | Ahem! A far away montage, a repeating décantage… Youth’s fleeting memories, slowly fading theories, accumulating calories~ |
| What do you think? |
| Tsumugi | …U-umm. |
| Izumi | (I can’t comment on this…!) |
| Azuma | Homare’s poems are creative. It’s interesting how the lines rhyme. |
| Homare | Right? |
| Izumi | (As expected of a former sleeping partner; he’s broad-minded…) |
| Homare | Tsumugi-kun, when you are down, I hope that remembering this poem will lift your spirits. |
| Tsumugi | Thank you very much… |
| Izumi | (Homare-san is looking out after Tsumugi-san in his own way…) |
| Hisoka | …Zzz |
| Izumi | Hisoka-san, we’re starting morning practice! Wake up! |
| Azuma | He sleeps while hugging the bag of marshmallows? |
| Homare | Lately, he has been avoiding me when I try poke him. So I devised a new method to wake him up. |
| When you take a marshmallow and drop it on top of his head… |
| Hisoka | …*munch* |
| Izumi | He ate it…! |
| Homare | With this, he wakes up a little. |
| Hisoka | …Zzz |
| Izumi | There’s no point if he just goes back to sleep after! |
| Homare | That is its flaw. |
| Azuma | Can I try it? |
| Hisoka | …*munch* |
| Izumi | (What amazing tenacity when it comes to marshmallows…) |
| Azuma | Hehe. How funny. |
| Tasuku | That’s enough. This is a waste of time. Let’s start practice. |
| Izumi | Oh, that’s right. Come on everyone, let’s start doing warm-up exercises. |
| Homare | Oops, sorry. |
| Azuma | Sorry, sorry. |
| Tasuku | You should be able to deal with this much. |
| Tsumugi | …Sorry. |
| Izumi | (These two are in a grim mood as usual…) |
| (It’s almost like they drag this atmosphere into practice and they can’t have a proper conversation.) |
| (I wonder what I should do…) |
| |
| Izumi | We’ll end practice here. |
| Tsumugi-san, let’s discuss what we’re going to do about the showdown act in the meeting. |
| Tsumugi | …Yes. |
| Hisoka | …Zzz |
| Izumi | Hisoka-san, this is an important discussion so wake up! |
| Hisoka | … |
| Homare | I will supply him with marshmallows regularly. |
| Izumi | Please do! |
| Azuma | The deadline to decide whether we’ll accept the match or not is tomorrow. |
| Homare | What shall we do? |
| Tsumugi | …In order to pay the theater’s debt, I think that we should accept the challenge to a showdown act. |
| But, even so, I think it’s impossible to win with someone like me as the leader and the lead actor… If it’s Tasuku instead of me, then… |
| Tasuku | You—! Are you throwing away the responsibility you chose to bear!? |
| Tsumugi | But, I don’t have the talent as an actor… |
| Tasuku | Don’t give me that! How long are you going to drag this out!? |
| Tsumugi | ―― |
| Izumi | Please calm down, Tasuku-san! |
| Homare | There is no point in fighting. Stop it. |
| Azuma | Well, I understand how Tsumugi feels. |
| Tsumugi | … |
| Tasuku | …If you do that, you’re going to abandon being an actor again. I don’t want to stand on the same stage with an irresponsible person like you. |
| Tsumugi | Tasuku— |
| Homare | It may be better if we do a proper discussion again sometime later. |
| Tsumugi | …I’m sorry. |
| Izumi | (Tsumugi-san looks hurt…) |
| (Being tasked with a heavy responsibility like this when he’s only just joined and just become a leader…) |
| I’m sorry as well. |
| I’ve burdened you with too much responsibility. Let’s turn down the showdown act. |
| Azuma | I also think that’s for the best. Sorry that I can’t be of any help. |
| Homare | Let’s put our feelings behind us and move on, Tsumugi-kun! I shall devise a new method to raise funds! |
| Hisoka | …Want a marshmallow? |
| Tsumugi | …Thank you. |
| But the fact that I have no resolve is no good. I’m sorry. |
| Izumi | Tsumugi-san… |
| Azuma | He might need time to bounce back. |
| Izumi | You’re right… |
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| Tsumugi | … |
| (“I don’t want to stand on the same stage with you,” huh…) |
| (Why did it turn out like this? I just want to, with Tasuku once more…) |
| !? |
| …A plush toy? I wonder if someone dropped it from the window… |
| …How cute. |
| …*sigh* |
| I want to talk with Tasuku, just like old times… |
| !? |
| I wonder what that flash of light was… |
| (Maybe it was just my imagination…) |
| (Still, I wonder whose plush toy this is. I’ll ask everyone tomorrow.) |
