| Izumi | (It's already time... But we haven't heard anything from Tenma-kun... I wonder what's going on with him.) |
| (If he went out all the way posting about our play on his blog, it seems he didn't get his father's perrmission.) |
| (The tickets may have sold out, but if Tenma-kun is resigning from his role...) |
| !? |
| Tenma | .... |
| Izumi | Tenma-kun!? |
| Tenma | ...I'm home. |
| Izumi | You came back!? How did the talk with your father go!? |
| Tenma | I got beaten up real hard... |
| Izumi | You, you're right! Your cheek is really swollen!? |
| Wait a minute! I'll bring something to cool it down! |
| |
| Does it hurt...? |
| Tenma | Ouch... |
| Izumi | Bear it a little bit. |
| Did your father hit you because you joined our theater as you please? |
| Tenma | No, it's because I refused a movie offer without asking him. I've already apologize for it, though. And I've already talked about our play and persuaded him. |
| ...I told him that this play is an important step in my career as an actor. |
| Izumi | Because you don't have any experience in theater? |
| Tenma | That's not the only one. |
| ...You see, I stood onstage for the first time during my grade school's school play. |
| Even at that time, I've already played in dramas and movies, so performing at school play was supposed to be easy for me. |
| But my mind went blank and I ended up forgetting my lines. |
| I just stood there petrified, without being able to say anything. Everyone at the auditorium went quiet. Even ten seconds before the curtain falls felt like an eternity. |
| Even if I was busy with work or even if I was being followed around, I've never made a failure like that. That was the first time I tasted humiliation. |
| Since then, I got so scared whenever I received a play offer that I couldn't accept it. Just standing onstage reminds me of how I felt that time. |
| Izumi | Do you feel nervous on stage...? |
| Tenma | Rather than nervous, I think it's more like I'm scared. Maybe I'm a coward. |
| Izumi | You're scared? |
| Tenma | You know, when filming a drama or movie, you can re-take a scene as many as you like until you get the best one. And I'm determined to only show perfection to everyone. |
| But you only have one chance to show your acting in theater. When I thought about that, I suddenly got so scared before our performance. |
| Izumi | I see... |
| Tenma-kun... wants to deliver the best performance to the audience, huh. |
| That's not cowardice, you know. You just have a high standard of professionalism. |
| Tenma | --. |
| Izumi | I think you're a really admirable actor for thinking something like that. You don't have to feel inferior. |
| Tenma | ....Even so, I want to overcome this fear no matter what. |
| Izumi | It may be impossible to deliver a perfect performance onstage indeed, but you can deliver the best performance. |
| Tenma | ...What do you mean? |
| Izumi | You'll know it once you stand onstage. |
| I'm sure Tenma-kun can overcome his fear. Let's overcome it together with everyone. |
| Tenma | --Yes. |
