| Tasuku | …Ugh, my head hurts. |
| Tsumugi | You drank too much yesterday, didn’t you? |
| Tasuku | Everyone was drunk towards the end except for the students… |
| Tsumugi | We should hurry, or we’ll be late to morning practice. |
| Tasuku | Yeah. But it’s going to be the same practice from yesterday anyway. |
| Tsumugi | …Huh? |
| Tasuku | What’s wrong? |
| Tsumugi | It’s nothing… |
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| Tsumugi | Good morning. |
| Izumi | Good morning! |
| Azuma | Good morning. |
| Homare | Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. What a refreshing morning. |
| Hisoka | …Morning. |
| Tasuku | Huh? Mikage, where’s the bag of marshmallows? |
| Hisoka | …I already finished it. |
| Tasuku | Huh? |
| Tsumugi | … |
| Tasuku | Arisugawa, didn’t you prepare an idiotic poem to cheer Tsumugi on? |
| Homare | I already presented the poem I put my utmost effort on yesterday, did I not? |
| Tasuku | Don’t tell me— |
| Tsumugi | —As I thought. |
| Look at the date, Tasuku. |
| Tasuku | …It’s the 13th! |
| Tsumugi | We finally got out of it. |
| Tasuku | Yeah! |
| Izumi | Did something happen, you two? |
| Tsumugi | Umm, the truth is— |
| Tasuku | There’s no way they’d believe such a stupid story. |
| Tsumugi | Yeah, you’re right… |
| Izumi | ??? |
| Homare | Those two have made up without us realizing? |
| Azuma | I guess so. Something must have happened. |
| Izumi | (I don’t really understand, but I’m glad that they’ve made up. Tsumugi-san’s admission yesterday must have induced it.) [1] |
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| Manager | Ah, Director! It’s a phone call from the chairman of God Seat! |
| Izumi | …I’ll take over. |
| …Hello? |
| Reni | Do tell me about your decision. |
| Izumi | …Mankai Company accepts the challenge from God Seat. |
| Reni | Oh? |
| Izumi | Our theater troupe will fight as one. |
| Reni | I’m looking forward to that. |
| Usually, the side that proposed the showdown is the one that chooses the theme of the performance. Do you have any objections if I decide? |
| Izumi | No. |
| Reni | Then, the theme this time shall be “Angel”. |
| Izumi | “Angel”… |
| (The motif is a type that we’ve never done before.) |
| Reni | Best of luck to you. |
| Although I doubt that you would be able to present a beautiful, fleeting world of angels. |
| Izumi | ―― |
| (We’ve never done a play that has to abide by a theme before…) |
| (The theme influences not only the production, but also the script, the costumes, and the stage set. We need to have a strategy meeting…) |
| (We’ll also need to seek help from the other troupes…) |
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| Izumi | Now then, let’s start the first leader meeting. |
| Tenma | Is it fine with just us leaders? |
| Izumi | Since I’ve decided that Mankai Company will go against God Seat as one, I think that starting with cooperation between the leaders is a must. |
| We’ll have regular meetings where we share issues, and then I would like the leaders to relay those to their respective troupe members and gather opinions as occasion calls. [2] |
| Sakuya | Understood! |
| Banri | ‘Kay. |
| Tsumugi | Let’s get along. |
| Izumi | To start off, it’s decided that the theme for the showdown act against God Seat is “Angel”. |
| Sakuya | “Angel”, huh… It’s a completely different feel from the plays Mankai Company has had until now. |
| Tenma | It’s a theme that’s advantageous for God Seat, since they specialize in presentation and in subtle, artistic plays. |
| Tsumugi | The side that proposed the showdown is the one that decides the theme, so it can’t be helped… |
| Banri | Well, the fact that they picked a theme they specialize in means that they’re surprisingly pretty scared, right? |
| Sakuya | You’re right… That’s possible. |
| Tsumugi | They’re probably saying that they want to beat us up to a pulp. |
| Tenma | Looks like it’s better not to hope for them to mess up. |
| Banri | Interesting. It’s a match where we can beat an opponent that’s going all out. |
| Izumi | First off, Tsumugi-san, do you have anything to say regarding any issues the Winter Troupe has? |
| Tsumugi | Let’s see… I can’t handle the team properly as the leader, so I’m a bit worried. |
| Sakuya | Your team just formed recently, so it can’t be helped that everyone is all over the place. |
| Tenma | The Summer Troupe was the worst at first too. |
| Banri | It was god-awful for the Autumn Troupe too. |
| Izumi | (It’s true, it was terrible for all troupes…) |
| Tsumugi | Is there a good way to bring all the members together? |
| Tenma | In that case, having a sleepover with all the group members together worked well for both the Spring Troupe and the Summer Troupe. [3] |
| Tsumugi | Sleepover…? |
| Banri | I dunno whether it was a good method or not, but Hyodo and I got handcuffed to each other. |
| Sakuya | Umm… We talked about love! [4] |
| Tsumugi | Everyone is amazing… |
| Izumi | (Is this actually helpful…?) |
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| Izumi | Okay, let’s get preparations started— |
| Tsumugi | Ah, before that, can I say something first? |
| Sorry that I’ve been an unreliable leader. I’ll do things a little more properly from now on. |
| In order to beat God Seat, from today onwards once again, please let me do my best as the leader. |
| Tasuku | …Of course. |
| Homare | You are the leader after all, Tsumugi-kun. |
| Azuma | I think it’s fine if you aim to be a leader in your own way, Tsumugi. |
| Hisoka | …Do your best. |
| Tsumugi | Thank you, everyone. |
| After consulting the other troupe leaders for advice, I tried thinking about the subject for today. |
| In order for the company to be united as one, I think that it’s important to bring the Winter Troupe members together first. |
| For that same reason, I also want us to get to know each other more and deepen our mutual trust. |
| We don’t have to do actual meetings, but let’s exchange ideas more frequently. |
| I want everyone to make a point of communicating with fellow members as much as possible. I will do the same too. |
| Tasuku | We should probably make time for stuff like that in particular. |
| Tsumugi | You mean other than meetings? Won’t it be too much trouble? |
| Tasuku | It doesn’t have to be something precise. |
| When we have time, stuff like doing street acts together or going to see a play together should work. |
| Tsumugi | Yeah, you’re right. Let’s make it so that we’ll have more chances of doing things like that. |
| Azuma | I can free up my time as I please, so I can match with everyone’s schedules. |
| Homare | Similarly, Hisoka and I can do so as well. |
| Hisoka | …People with too much free time. |
| Tasuku | You sure are blunt. |
| Izumi | (Tasuku-san and Tsumugi-san have taken to the support side. Their relationship has truly changed.) |
| (No, it’s more like they’ve probably gone back to how they were before. I hope that with this, the Winter Troupe will head towards a better direction!) |
