| Sakoda | Director-neesan! |
| Izumi | Sakoda-san, were you able to find some!? |
| Sakoda | Five guns, safe and sound! |
| Izumi | Thank goodness... we're safe for tomorrow’s matinee... |
| (We couldn’t make it in time for today’s performance, but we should be good for tomorrow.) |
| Banri | ...Well, we're set for tomorrow onwards, then. |
| Omi | Sakoda-san, thank you. |
| Sakoda | No problem! |
| Juza | ....Phew. |
| Izumi | Everyone, good work today. |
| I'm really glad you found a way out of all the trouble. |
| Banri | Didn't think we'd use our hands as pistols, though. What's this, charades? |
| Juza | Shut up. I couldn't think of anything else. |
| Omi | Maybe it was because we were desperate, but they really did start to look like pistols. |
| Banri | True. |
| Izumi | The audience was impressed, too. |
| Taichi | ..... |
| Sakoda | Huh? Where's aniki? |
| Izumi | ? Now that you mention it... I wonder if he hasn’t gotten back yet. |
| Juza | He was with us backstage. |
| Izumi | Is he still at the theater? I’ll go get him. |
| Sakoda | Oh, I can go—. |
| Izumi | Please rest up, Sakoda-san. |
| Sakoda | Alright then. |
| |
| Sakyo | .... |
| Izumi | (Sakyo-san...?) |
| Sakyo | .... |
| Izumi | .... |
| (Is he worrying about his mistake today?) |
| Sakyo | ...I truly lack on-stage experience. I knew that already. But to think I'd make such a pathetic mistake... |
| Izumi | Sakyo-san.... |
| Sakyo | I knew I could never stand on this stage again, but I just couldn't give up, so I studied acting on my own. |
| But it was pointless. Upon the stage, that isn't even close to enough. |
| Izumi | (So that’s why he's so knowledgeable, and has such a solid foundation despite having no on-stage experience—he worked hard on his own...) |
| Sakyo | Because you pulled me up, I could stand on the stage that I’d always dreamed of. |
| My efforts up till now felt worthwhile, too. |
| But today, it really struck me—while I had averted my eyes, the things that slipped through my fingers were more numerous than I had thought. |
| This is what I get for being so full of myself. I’d forgotten that I have no right to stand on stage. |
| Izumi | (I sensed the same thing while watching Sakyo-san’s "portrait"... Because his regret was built up over many more years than Juza-kun’s, it’s that much deeper and heavier.) |
| (Just as Yuzo-san said, Sakyo-san still can't shake himself out of it—it’s frustrating.) |
| ...Personally, I’m really grateful that Sakyo-san joined the Autumn Troupe. |
| Because you carried my burden with me, Sakyo-san—the worries and concerns that I’d been carrying alone. |
| (Giving advice during practice, keeping the Autumn Troupe members under control... without Sakyo-san, the Autumn Troupe couldn’t have come this far.) |
| (Because Sakyo-san is here, everyone gives it their all, without getting complacent.) |
| Sakyo-san, during practice, you take a position similar to mine. I’m truly grateful. |
| But that also frustrates me. |
| Sakyo | ...What do you mean? |
| Izumi | Sakyo-san, you still aren’t standing on equal ground with the rest of the Autumn Troupe. It’s not a matter of age. |
| For example, you’re not trying to compete with everyone, like Banri-kun or Juza-kun do. |
| Rather, you try to give way to them. |
| Sakyo | That’s... |
| Izumi | Maybe you’re being considerate, as their senior. But at the same time, Sakyo-san, it means you’re running away from changing yourself. |
| Sakyo | Running away? |
| Izumi | You said that you have no right to stand on stage. That’s proof that somewhere, in your heart, you've still given up. |
| Sakyo-san, you’re going to stand on stage from now on as well. You need to perform better than you do now. |
| So you need to push yourself harder; you need to make lots of mistakes. You need to stand at the forefront of the Autumn Troupe. You can’t be on the defensive. |
| Unless you build experience, you’re never going to grow. Throw aside your old self. |
| Because you’re no longer the Sakyo-san who has given up on standing on stage. |
| Sakyo | ——. |
| Izumi | (...Was I too harsh?) |
| Sakyo | ...You're so sassy. |
| Izumi | ...I'm sorry. |
| Sakyo | ...You're gonna regret making me get serious. |
