| Izumi | Wow, the guests are already here. |
| Guy | There are no reserved seats, so you need to come early to get a good spot. |
| Tsumugi | The theater must have a rich history. |
| Tasuku | I had assumed they would prepare a theater just for the occasion. Guess I was wrong. |
| Guy | The theater was originally designated for use by the royal family, but it’s been deteriorating with age. |
| Lately it’s only used for ceremonies like this. |
| They’re actually supposed to take it down and rebuild it after the coronation ceremony. |
| Izumi | Is that so... It kind of feels like a waste. |
| Homare | That chandelier is also beautiful. |
| Hisoka | ...Is it real? |
| Guy | Yes. It’s been repaired a number of times for safety purposes, but it’s been in use since the time of this theater’s building. |
| But the lights are just candles, so it doesn’t really serve its purpose as lighting equipment. |
| Azuma | Looks like it’ll set the mood, though. |
| Homare | Indeed. It’s perfect for The Phantom of the Opera. |
| Tasuku | So we’re going to dive right into the real thing with no rehearsal in this amphitheater.... |
| Tsumugi | Let’s work things out while we have time. |
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| Izumi | I guess that’s about it for the performance. Please make sure to double-check everything on your own. |
| Hisoka | ...Got it. |
| Homare | Leave it to me. |
| Tsumugi | The seats are pretty full now. |
| Guy | The first show is about to begin. |
| Izumi | There’s going to be a full day of performances. That’s amazing. |
| Guy | The royal family will only attend a portion of these performances, but a lot of guests stay from morning till night. |
| Azuma | The people of this country really love theater, huh. |
| Chikage | Where will the royal family watch the plays? |
| Guy | From the balcony. You can overlook the whole hall from there. |
| Tsuzuru | That’s pretty far from here. |
| Sakuya | Unless Citron-san comes over here, we won’t be able to talk to him face-to-face.... |
| Guy | No, during the intermission for Winter Troupe’s performance, we’re going to approach the balcony with Mika’s guidance. |
| Tsuzuru | Won’t it be a problem if we’re caught.... |
| Itaru | We’re really not supposed to get close to him, right? |
| Guy | We have Mika; if you pretend you wandered in by accident, you should be able to fool them somehow. |
| I’m also going to do everything I can to get in touch with Citronia once our performance is over. |
| Izumi | (Citron-kun... I’m sure Guy-san and Sakuya-kun both have many many things they want to tell Citron-kun.) |
| (Of course, I do too... I can’t accept that goodbye without a word.) |
| (Please, let our plan go smoothly....) |
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| Orange’s subordinate | <<Arrangements have been made to lure Prince Citronia out of the hall before the ceremony. All that’s left is to make this look like an accident....>> |
| <<This is your last chance. Prince, please make your decision—-.>> |
| Orange | <<....>> |
| Orange’s subordinate | <<If you take pity on Prince Citronia, you won’t be able to subdue him. Even our men have had tremendous trouble dealing with him.>> |
| <<On top of that, after he fled abroad he returned so easily by blaming his subordinate, Guy....>> |
| <<We need to stop his breath or else he will take revenge on you, my prince.>> |
| Orange | <<...You don’t need to take his life. Just make sure he misses the coronation ceremony.>> |
| <<If we keep him locked up for a while and say that he fled from the coronation ceremony, I can deprive him of the right to the throne.>> |
| <<If I ascend to the throne in that time, even father cannot retract that.>> |
| Orange’s subordinate | <<....>> |
| Orange | <<Got it?>> |
| Orange’s subordinate | <<As you wish.>> |
| Navel | <<A-are we really going through with this?>> |
| Orange | <<Of course. If we don’t seize this chance, I will never get my hands on the crown.>> |
| Tangerine | <<——.>> |
| <<Nii-sama... What should I do...!>> |
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| King of Zahra | <<—To all those gathered: we will now begin the coronation ceremony. I invite you to splendidly celebrate the birth of a new king.>> |
| Citron | <<....>> |
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| Zahran people A | <<Oooh!>> |
| Zahran people B | <<Bless the King!>> |
| Zahran people C | <<Bless Prince Citronia!>> |
| Izumi | So Citron-kun really was a prince.... |
| Masumi | ...He’s a completely different person. |
| Tsuzuru | He really seems beyond our reach. |
| Sakuya | ...But Citron-san is still Citron-san. He’s one of us; that hasn’t changed. |
| Itaru | You’re right... He makes a mistake every time he opens his mouth and ruins his image. |
| Chikage | That. |
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| Izumi | .... |
| (It’s my first time watching so many performances in so many languages from around the world.) |
| (The subtitles are in Zahran, so I have no idea what they’re saying, but I can still sort of understand....) |
| (I can tell what they’re trying to communicate with their whole bodies. Theater really is amazing...) |
| Tasuku | A lot of troupes are using the trap room. |
| Tsumugi | I wonder if we can use it in one of our scenes.... |
| Homare | The Phantom might leave a powerful impression if he appears from the trap cellar during the last scene. |
| Azuma | That’s a good idea. |
| Guy | I’ll ask them if we can use it. |
| Tsumugi | Please. |
| Guy | <<We would like to use the trap room during our performance.>> |
| Staff | <<What’s the name of your troupe?>> |
| Guy | <<MANKAI Company.>> |
| Staff | <<MANKAI Company... Ah, you’re the last troupe. Let me make adjustments to the progress chart—.>> |
| <<Ah, no, we can’t use it during this time.>> |
| Guy | <<What?>> |
| Staff | <<I’m sorry. We’re not allowed to use the trap room at that time.>> |
| Guy | <<Why?>> |
| Staff | <<It’s an order from higher up. I apologize....>> |
| Guy | <<....>> |
| Tasuku | How did it go? |
| Guy | Apparently the trap room is unavailable for use during our performance. |
| Tsumugi | Eh? Really? |
| Homare | Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do. We’ll have to give up. |
| Tasuku | It’d be pretty risky to use it without rehearsing anyway. |
| Tsumugi | Let’s perform as we usually do. |
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| Tsumugi | We need to start preparing soon.... |
| Izumi | It’s almost time. |
| Tsumugi | This is our true final performance. Let’s enjoy it wholeheartedly. |
| Guy | I want to put my true self—which I regained thanks to you all—on full display, so that I have no regrets. |
| I want Citronia to see it all, too. |
| Tasuku | We also need deliver the feelings of everyone we left in Japan to him. |
| Hisoka | ...I’ll do my best. |
| Homare | This is MANKAI Company’s first step to overseas expansion. We might get performance invitations from all over the world because of this. |
| Azuma | You’re such a positive thinker, Homare. |
| Tsumugi | All right, let’s go. |
| Guy | Yeah. |
| Izumi | Good luck! Do your best! |
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| Citron | <<....>> |
| (Theater, huh.... I wonder what everyone is doing now.) |
| (How is Guy doing...? I’m sure everyone in MANKAI Company will....) |
| Staff | <<Next is MANKAI Company from Japan, performing “Phantom F and the Opera of Grief.”>> |
| Citron | <<—Eh?>> |
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| Tsumugi | “....” |
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| Citron | ...Tsumugi? |
| King of Zahra | <<What is it?>> |
| Citron | <<N-nothing....>> |
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| Chris | “Are you truly a ghost? Why do you go so far to keep singing, even as a ghost? Are you possessed by song?” |
| Phantom | “You must be right.” |
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| Citron | (This voice....) |
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| Phantom | “...That’s impossible. I am but a shadow.” |
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| Citron | (Guy....) |
