| Citron | “Kyushu mirin day[1]~!” |
| Kumon | I think you’ll look cooler if you move your arms like this! |
| Citron | “Gi~mme~gimme milk nyau~~!” |
| Kumon | That one was cool! |
| Sakyo | Shut up! What’s all this noise. |
| Citron | Oh~. I’m building on my role. |
| Kumon | We were practicing onmyoji poses! Kyukyunyoritsuryou! |
| Sakyo | How is it practice when you get the line wrong every time? At least do it in the practice room. |
| Citron | Don’t be circle! |
| Sakyo | You mean a square. |
| Kumon | Oh, that’s right! I wanna see Sakyo-san’s pose too! |
| Citron | Show us an example to help me get into role! |
| Sakyo | ...All right, fine. |
| “Kyukyunyoritsuryou!” |
| Itaru | .... |
| Izumi | Uh, umm, Sakyo-san...? |
| Itaru | So Sakyo-san has finally awakened his inner chuuni as well. |
| Sakyo | No! I was just showing them an example—. |
| Kumon | I brought the manga I was talking about from home! |
| Citron | Thank you! |
| Sakyo | Oi! |
| Izumi | W-well. You’re currently studying how to perform on film, after all! You’re testing the waters, right? |
| Itaru | Nice work. I’ll pretend I didn’t see anything. |
| Sakyo | Don’t cover for me! |
| Citron | By the way, the onmyoji movie I borrowed from Sakyo was entertaining. |
| Sakyo | I found a book that looked pretty helpful, too. If you need it, I’ll lend it to you. |
| Citron | That would be great~! |
| Guy | Furuichi. |
| These were helpful. Thank you. |
| Sakyo | Great. Just leave them there. |
| Izumi | That’s a lot of books. |
| Sakyo | I got a look at everything that seemed necessary for role-building. |
| Guy | Different sources present Abe no Seimei in different ways. |
| Sakyo | Yeah. Even when it comes to his talent as a onmyoji, there’s a lot of fiction; most of the time, there’s no factual source. |
| Kumon | This manga has onmyoji, so you should take a look, Sakyo-san! Seimei is really cool! |
| Citron | I’ll give it to you after I’m done. |
| Itaru | If you’re looking for something recent, Abe no Seimei appeared in an app that I play, too. |
| Sakyo | A game.... Fine, guess I’ll download it. |
| Izumi | Eh!? Sakyo-san, you’re going to play a game!? |
| Sakyo | I want to take every opportunity to learn more about Abe no Seimei, even if it’s a small help. |
| Izumi | (Sakyo-san never plays games, and yet... He’s giving role-building his all.) |
| (He’s reliable, but he’s also participating in that film workshop. I hope he doesn’t push himself too hard....) |
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| Sakyo | “...Tsukishiro was supposed to have joined the onmyoji bureau, just like me.” |
| “Our master had high hopes for Tsukishiro’s talent. But he didn’t make it because of his birth.” |
| ...I should keep my tone down here. |
| Izumi | Sakyo-san, Omi-kun made some soup. Why don’t you take a break? |
| Sakyo | Yeah, thanks. |
| Izumi | Apparently it’s a special soup to treat your skin. |
| Sakyo | Tch, so this is bon’s idea. |
| Izumi | Looks like you’re putting even more effort into role-building than usual. |
| Sakyo | ...That might actually be a sign of my anxiety. |
| I’m not satisfied with my acting. Maybe that’s why I want to take in as much information as possible, in order to make up for what I’m missing. |
| Izumi | Why are you dissatisfied? |
| Sakyo | .... |
| I have more knowledge of onmyoji and the Heian period, but I’m still unsure about the most important part: do I really want to go with this performance of Seimei? |
| Most movies, games, and novels present Seimei as a mysterious hero who fights off evil spirits. |
| Izumi | That’s pretty close to your take on Seimei, Sakyo-san. |
| (A dignified and serious Seimei, who acts like a master towards his shikigami Kou. He’s a truly hero-like hero.) |
| (Because Yuzo-san introduced him to a film workshop, his acting has become more refined; you can even see it in the details of his facial expressions.) |
| (I personally think he’s doing great, but....) |
| Sakyo | I still can’t show what Minagi wanted to convey—invisible but certain connections and bonds. |
| I guess Yukishiro has a natural understanding of that, because I can sometimes sense Kou’s compassion towards Seimei. |
| But I can’t return that to him as Seimei. I don’t yet have a grasp of what Yukishiro understands. |
| Izumi | (Something invisible... The vagueness might be making it difficult.) |
| If you can sense compassion from Azuma-san’s Kou, you might discover what you’re looking for through repeated practice. |
| Sakyo | Yeah.... |
| Izumi | Let’s do our best! |
| (Sakyo-san is incredibly motivated. I’m sure he’ll figure it out so long as there’s an opportunity.) |
| (I hope he’ll find it before the film shoot....) |
