Izumi | (These three days flew by in no time....) |
| (It was a really tight schedule, but our audience enjoyed it. This was a huge success.) |
Misumi | Zzz.... |
Kazunari | Zzz.... |
Izumi | (Thank you for all your work, everyone. You must have used up all your energy.) |
| (Kumon-kun was also a huge help backstage; he’s probably tired because everything is new to him.) |
Kumon | .... |
Izumi | (Huh, he’s awake. Is he thinking about something...?) |
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Sakuya | Welcome home! |
Chikage | Welcome back. |
Yuki | We’re home~. |
Tsuzuru | How was it? |
Tenma | A huge success, of course. |
Muku | It was a full house! |
Kazunari | Here, a souvenir~. |
Sakuya | Wow, what is it!? |
Kazunari | A takoyaki and okonomiyaki set! |
Omi | Let’s make it later. |
Citron | Authentic taste! |
Tsumugi | Did the audience react the same way? |
Sakyo | There were a few differences. |
Banri | But the regional shout-outs were solid. |
Tsumugi | I see... Winter Troupe is in charge of the next local performances, so we need to do our best. |
Tasuku | Let’s practice hard. |
Homare | How about we go to Paris next? |
Taichi | Suddenly we’re going abroad!? |
Hisoka | ...Too far. It’s a pain. |
Kumon | —Uh, um, Director! |
Izumi | ? |
Kumon | Um, I—I learned a lot about theater on the local tour. I wouldn’t have known any of this just by watching from the audience. |
| Like how much time, effort, and manpower it takes to create a performance, or how interesting that all is.... |
| I was really amazed by Summer Troupe and Autumn Troupe’s serious attitude towards acting. It’s so cool how everyone came together and put all their effort into making something. |
| And then, well, I got really embarrassed for saying “I wanna join the troupe, I wanna join Autumn Troupe,” so easily.... |
| I probably don’t have any talent for acting, and I don’t know anything about theater. If I join the company, I might cause everyone lots of trouble.... |
| But even so, I still want to act with everyone... I want to create a stage with everyone. |
| The local performances made my feelings even stronger than before. |
Izumi | Kumon-kun.... |
Kumon | I really want to stand on the same stage as everyone. I want to act like that. |
| So please, give me just one chance! |
Izumi | A chance? |
Kumon | I’m not asking you to just let me in. I want you to test me to see if I’m qualified to join the company. |
| If I can pass the test and you think I’m qualified to join, please let me into the company! |
Juza | Kumon, you.... |
Tenma | ...I think we can give him a chance. |
Kazunari | Yup yup! Agreed~! |
Yuki | You’ve got a better expression on your face compared to when you first came here, brocon mini. |
Kumon | Brocon... mini...? |
Itaru | Brocon normal and brocon mini, huh.... |
Juza | ...Why are you looking at me. |
Tenma | So what kind of test are we going to give him? |
Juza | It’s pointless if it’s easy. Make it something that can measure how serious he is. |
Izumi | (He’s right; if Kumon-kun is this serious, a more difficult test might help him grow more...) |
| ...Then how about we have you perform a ten-minute-long one-man act? You can perform whatever you want. You have one week. |
Kumon | A one-man act.... |
Muku | Isn’t one week a little too demanding? |
Banri | It’s not like he has any experience. |
Kumon | ...I’ll do it! I’ll do the one-man act! |
Juza | You can’t give up and quit mid-way like with club. |
Kumon | —Yeah. |
Yuki | You were the one who said we should give him a chance, so you should look after him. |
Tenma | What? Me? |
Kazunari | Tenten will be a total help! |
Misumi | If Tenma teaches you, you’ll be fine~. |
Tenma | W-well, I guess there’s no other choice. But I won’t go easy on you. |
Kumon | Thank you! |
Izumi | You should join Summer Troupe practice until the deadline. |
| That way Tenma-kun will have an easier time teaching you. |
Tenma | You’re right.... |
Muku | But Kyu-chan, won’t it be hard commuting here from home? |
Izumi | Would you like to stay at the dorms? |
Kumon | Yes! |
Tenma | The rooms with empty beds are... Misumi, Sakyo-san, and Azuma-san’s rooms. |
Izumi | Misumi-kun is in the same troupe; how about his room? |
Misumi | Sleepover with Kumon~! |
Tenma | But that room is.... |
Yuki | Any normal person would be weirded out. |
Izumi | (That’s right, Misumi-kun’s room was covered in triangles....) |
Kazunari | Is there even space for Kumopi to sleep? |
Kumon | It’s that crowded? |
Izumi | W-well, let’s check out the room! |
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Izumi | (Triangles in every corner of the room....) |
Kumon | ...Woah. |
Izumi | You can choose a different room if you—. |
Kumon | Amazing! It’s full of triangles! It’s so cool! |
Tenma | So cool...? |
Misumi | Kumon, do you like triangles too? |
Kumon | This one’s really cool! |
Misumi | Ehehe~! I’ll give Kumon a God-Sankaku-kun! |
Kumon | Wow! Really!? I’m so happy~! |
Izumi | Their excitement is in a different dimension. I don’t understand.... |
Tenma | How in the world are triangles cool. |
Kumon | Cuz triangles are sharp, like nii-chan! |
Misumi | Juza is a triangle! |
Kumon | Yeah! |
Kazunari | Sumi~ and Kumopi are a perfect match! |
Muku | Now that I think of it, Kyu-chan liked some weird stuff.... |
Izumi | He’s a rare figure who understands the value of triangles.... |
Yuki | Another triangle alien.... |
Tenma | There are more among us than I thought.... |