| Izumi | (The stage is a prestigious school attended by many sons of celebrities, Kasugamine Academy ――) |
| (In the morning, the student teacher Shinbashi comes to greet Futami.) |
| Shinbashi | "It's been a while, Futami-sensei!" |
| Futami | "......Who were you again?" |
| Shinbashi | "Eh! Um, I'm the student teacher you met at the briefing last month ――" |
| Futami | "Ah............" |
| Shinbashi | "Er, ermm, once again, I'm the fresh new student teacher, Arata Shinbashi!"[1] |
| Shinbashi | "I'll be in your care from today for a month as the assistant teacher of your Class 2-A! Looking forwards to working with you!" |
| Futami | "......Ahh, I see. Hello, I'm Futami, the modern Japanese teacher." |
| Shinbashi | "I knew that." |
| Futami | "......Did you." |
| Shinbashi | "It's morning assembly now, right." |
| Futami | "......Yes." |
| Shinbashi | "Um, as a teacher, what sort of things should I pay attention to?" |
| Futami | "Ah......Well, whatever?" |
| Shinbashi | "W-Whatever......?" |
| Izumi | (At Futami's unmotivated appearance, Shinbashi looks completely outmanoeuvred. Banri-kun's Shinbashi is overwhelming in a good way.) |
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| Shinbashi | "Well then, that's the end of homeroom." |
| Futami | "Phew......" |
| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei, how was my first HR!?" |
| Futami | "......Well, I guess it was fine." |
| Tadano | "......Morning." |
| Shinbashi | "Huh? That student......" |
| Futami | "......Ahh, that's Masato Tadano from our class. He's late." |
| Shinbashi | "Tadano!" |
| Tadano | "......?" |
| Shinbashi | "I'm Arata Shinbashi, the student teacher from today. Let's get along well." |
| Tadano | "*sigh*......" |
| Shinbashi | "Hm? Is that your phone? It's ringing." |
| Tadano | "――ngh." |
| Shinbashi | "Don't play with your phone during class, okay." |
| Tadano | "――" |
| Shinbashi | "I wonder where he's going?" |
| Futami | "......Who knows." |
| Shinbashi | "Didn't Tadano seem a bit off to you?" |
| Futami | "......You should leave him be." |
| Shinbashi | "But he didn't look too good......" |
| Futami | "......You shouldn't thoughtlessly stick your neck into the students' affairs." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh, that way of saying it is ――" |
| Izumi | (Shinbashi immediately feels offended by Futami warning him not to thoughtlessly jump into the students' affairs ――) |
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| Shinbashi | "*sigh*......" |
| Kondo | "What's wrong, Fresh Shinbashi. It's your first day as a student teacher; are you already worn out?" |
| Shinbashi | "Ah, erm......Kondo-sensei." |
| Kondo | "If you're tired, you should build up your stamina. Exercise is the best." |
| Shinbashi | "No, it's just kind of different to what I imagined......Um, is Futami-sensei always like that?" |
| Kondo | "Futami-sensei?" |
| Shinbashi | "Unmotivated, or apathetic......" |
| Kondo | "Well, I guess so. He's a teacher who does his job properly." |
| Shinbashi | "Is that so......" |
| Kondo | "What's wrong? You seem down." |
| Shinbashi | "I thought teachers were supposed to get closer to students' hearts, or like, wrench open the door to their hearts with a crowbar." |
| Shinbashi | "I'd thought you had to go at it with enough energy to smash them into smithereens with that crowbar." |
| Kondo | "That's a rather violent way of showing affection." |
| Shinbashi | "Am I wrong after all......" |
| Kondo | "Well, I don't hate that sort of thing." |
| Shinbashi | "I went through a really rough time when I was in high school; even the teachers gave up on me." |
| Shinbashi | "But I was able to reform myself after being done in by the student teacher......And then I thought I'd become a teacher too, but......" |
| Kondo | "Huh, isn't that a nice story." |
| Shinbashi | "......" |
| Kondo | "Work hard. Students these days need motivated teachers like you." |
| Shinbashi | "I see! I'll work hard!" |
| Futami | "......Heh, good work. I'll be going ahead first." |
| Shinbashi | "!!" |
| Kondo | "Oh! Good work~." |
| Shinbashi | "He sneered at me just then, didn't he......" |
| Kondo | "Well, don't mind it." |
| Shinbashi | "......" |
| Izumi | (Since his alumni visit, Banri-kun's expressions have improved a lot.) |
| (Tsumugi-san's speech and behaviour feels natural to his manly role as well. He must have studied and practiced a lot in private.) |
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| Izumi | (The next day, Tadano contacts the school to say he'll be absent ――) |
| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei, why don't we go see how Tadano is?" |
| Shinbashi | "I received his absentee message but he really was a bit strange......" |
| Futami | "......There's no need to go that far." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh, but......" |
| Futami | "......Bye." |
| Shinbashi | "Ah, Futami-sensei ――!" |
| Izumi | (Shinbashi begs Futami to conduct a home visit, but it's like talking to a wall.) |
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| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei said not to worry about it, but I really am worried......" |
| Tadano | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "Huh? Tadano......? He said he'd be absent with a cold today, so why is he in a place like this......" |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "What's with that man......They seem awfully friendly." |
| Shinbashi | "Wait, where did Tadano go?" |
| Shinbashi | "Ahh, I've had enough. I'll try asking that man." |
| Shinbashi | "Hey, you!" |
| Futami | "......Did you need something?" |
| Shinbashi | "You were with Masato Tadano just then, weren't you." |
| Futami | "......Ahh." |
| Shinbashi | "I'm Arata Shinbashi, the assistant teacher of his class. Do you know where he went?" |
| Futami | "I wonder......He didn't say anything in particular." |
| Shinbashi | "......What sort of relationship do you have with Tadano?" |
| Futami | "Even if you ask me that...I'm not sure I need to explain it to you." |
| Futami | "If you're a teacher at his school, you can ask Tadano tomorrow. Well then, I'll be goi ――" |
| Shinbashi | "Ah, please wait! What's your name?" |
| Futami | "......Shigehito." |
| Shinbashi | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "......He had a kind of strange air to him." |
| Shinbashi | "Could Tadano's strangeness be related to that man......?" |
| Izumi | (Shinbashi doesn't realise the true identity of the man who had been talking to Tadano at all.) |
| (Itaru-san's acting is what you'd expect from someone acknowledged by others to have a dual personality themselves.) |
| (The atmosphere of the audience changed a bit after the evening Shigehito appeared too. It's like they've been drawn in, wondering what's going to happen from now.) |
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| Shinbashi | "Oi, Tadano!" |
| Tadano | "......Yes?" |
| Shinbashi | "Um, about last night ――" |
| Tadano | "?" |
| Shinbashi | "I mean, don't you have any concerns!? I'll hear you out anytime!" |
| Tadano | "......Not really; I'm fine." |
| Shinbashi | "Honestly, you can tell me anything. No matter what it ――" |
| Tadano | "We're changing classrooms next." |
| Shinbashi | "Ah, oi ――" |
| Futami | "*sigh*......" |
| Shinbashi | "W-What is it, Futami-sensei! Why are you sighing?" |
| Futami | "......No reason." |
| Shinbashi | "―― Gh." |
| Izumi | (The next day, Shinbashi tells Tadano that he wants to talk with him if he has any concerns, but he's flippantly ignored and even Futami is dumbfounded by him......) |
| (The depth of Tadano's character is brought out by his complete lack of eye contact with the teachers and the acting with a hint of darkness.) |
| (He hasn't just changed what was pointed out. Misumi-kun must have gotten advice from the Summer Troupe too.) |
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| Shinbashi | "Now that it's come to this, I'll just have to crash directly into the place......" |
| Tadano | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "......There he is!" |
| Shinbashi | "Tadano!" |
| Tadano | "!?" |
| Tadano | "Why are you in a place like this ――" |
| Futami | "Good evening, Sensei." |
| Shinbashi | "Yesterday you were absent from school and meeting this Shigehito man, weren't you. Exactly what sort of relationship do you have?" |
| Tadano | "――" |
| Shinbashi | "Ah, oi, wait, Tadano ――!" |
| Futami | "*sigh*......" |
| Shinbashi | "Somehow that's a familiar sounding sigh......" |
| Futami | "......Do you still not realise." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh?" |
| Futami | "......I'm Futami, the modern Japanese teacher." |
| Shinbashi | "Ehhh!?" |
| Futami | "Just a bit more and I'd have been able to hear Tadano's story, but you really got in the way." |
| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei? You?? Your appearance is completely different, you know!?" |
| Futami | "Appearances or whatever, you can't normally see much of my face." |
| Shinbashi | "T-That's true......But your way of talking is completely different to normal too......" |
| Shinbashi | "Even though at school you're like an incredibly plain water flea hidden in the background, now you seem like the king of the night!?" |
| Futami | "What's with that." |
| Shinbashi | "You change too much between day and night......" |
| Futami | "*sigh*. I warned you. You shouldn't thoughtlessly stick your neck into the students' affairs." |
| Shinbashi | "If you say that, then you should also ――" |
| Futami | "I said 'thoughtlessly', right. I don't hound my targets and let them escape like you." |
| Shinbashi | "――" |
| Futami | "If you understand, then don't get in my way." |
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| Futami | "......Ten more minutes, huh. After yesterday, will he really come......" |
| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei!" |
| Futami | "......*sigh*" |
| Shinbashi | "Thank goodness. I made it in time!" |
| Futami | "I hadn't planned on meeting up with you." |
| Shinbashi | "You're seeing Tadano today as well, right!? I'll talk to him too!" |
| Futami | "He won't come anymore. Because you're here." |
| Shinbashi | "Ehh!?" |
| Futami | "With this, he'll be on guard against me too. I won't be able to hear his story anymore." |
| Shinbashi | "That's ――" |
| Futami | "Were you not listening to what I said yesterday?" |
| Shinbashi | "Still, I wanted to support him. No matter what, I can't get how he looked out of my head ――" |
| Futami | "Pushing unasked for kindness onto someone is just a bother." |
| Shinbashi | "Still! I think there are times when someone's help is needed, even against one's will." |
| Futami | "......*sigh* I get it. But from now on, don't act on your own. Do as I say." |
| Shinbashi | "Yes!!" |
| Futami | "It seems Tadano is being forced to work for a shop somewhere." |
| Shinbashi | "Forced to work?" |
| Futami | "It's a rather high-class shop, so they choose their customers carefully. He's working to introduce customers to that shop." |
| Shinbashi | "That shop is......?" |
| Futami | "You got in the way just as he was promising to take me there." |
| Shinbashi | "Ehh! I-I'm sorry!!" |
| Futami | "Go write an apology letter." |
| Shinbashi | "Y-Yes! But now that he's on guard against you too, what do we do from here......" |
| Futami | "I installed a GPS app onto his phone earlier. Right now, Tadano's in the middle of moving somewhere. He might be planning to meet someone again." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh!? Isn't it a crime to do something like that without asking ――" |
| Futami | "If you have complaints, go home." |
| Shinbashi | "N-No! I'll follow you!" |
| Izumi | (The pacing of Futami and Shinbashi's back-and-forths is brilliant too. Itaru-san and Banri-kun's usual comraderie comes across well.) |
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| Tadano | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "......He's there! There he is!" |
| Futami | "Shh, shut up." |
| Kondo | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "Huh, the person with Tadano is......" |
| Futami | "It's Kondo-sensei, huh." |
| Shinbashi | "I see, so Kondo-sensei was worried about Tadano too. He might be hearing Tadano's story." |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "Let's try asking Kondo-sensei about Tadano tomorrow!" |
| Futami | "......What an optimistic guy." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh? Did you say something?" |
| Futami | "No." |
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| Shinbashi | "Kondo-sensei, good morning!" |
| Kondo | "Good morning. You seem well, newbie." |
| Shinbashi | "So you were worried about Tadano too, Kondo-sensei~" |
| Kondo | "Hm?" |
| Shinbashi | "Come on, you were with Tadano last night, weren't you." |
| Kondo | "......What are you talking about?" |
| Shinbashi | "Eh? But near the station ――" |
| Kondo | "......You've got the wrong person. I have no recollection of going to a place like that. Sorry, but I have to prepare for my lesson now ――" |
| Shinbashi | "E-Ehh?" |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "What's going on? It was definitely Kondo-sensei we saw last night, so why did he lie......" |
| Futami | "The fact that he lied means there's something shameful going on." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh!? Then Kondo-sensei has some relation to Tadano's work there!?" |
| Futami | "Maybe. We'll corner him there next." |
| Shinbashi | "Yes!!" |
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| Shinbashi | "Kondo-sensei went into that building......I wonder what's inside?" |
| Futami | "An illegal gambling store." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh!? How do you know?" |
| Futami | "It's famous around here." |
| Shinbashi | "Ehhh!? What on earth do you mean, around here ――" |
| Futami | "So noisy. Quiet." |
| Shinbashi | "S-Sorry. But who was that with him before?" |
| Futami | "A member of the PTA. I've seen them before." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh!? You mean it was a student's guardian?" |
| Futami | "That's right." |
| Shinbashi | "Isn't it kind of bad to meet a guardian in that sort of place?" |
| Futami | "That's why there's something shameful going on." |
| Shinbashi | "Could it be that Tadano is also being caught up in it by Kondo-sensei......?" |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "I won't forgive that! We have to question Kondo-sensei!" |
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| Izumi | (The pair catch Kondo going in and out of a suspicious building and start to interrogate him.) |
| Shinbashi | "Kondo-sensei! What's the meaning of this!?" |
| Kondo | "!?" |
| Futami | "Bringing a guardian to an illegal gambling store; you can't make excuses anymore." |
| Kondo | "――" |
| Shinbashi | "Is Tadano also your ――" |
| Kondo | "I'm begging you. Please don't tell anyone......It couldn't be helped. He threatened to leak it if I didn't introduce customers to the store ――" |
| Shinbashi | "......Eh?" |
| Futami | "When you say you were threatened, you mean by Tadano?" |
| Kondo | "......Yeah. I was seen meeting a woman from outside my family, and he said he'd tell my family......" |
| Kondo | "But I swear I've never participated in illegal gambling. I only introduced customers who seemed like they'd have be interested." |
| Futami | "I understand. Please promise to never come near this place again." |
| Kondo | "I understand." |
| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei, is that okay?" |
| Futami | "If Kondo-sensei has never gambled himself, he can't be accused of the crime." |
| Futami | "Thinking about his position as a teacher, it's grounds for dismissal, but if it came to that Tadano would be implicated too." |
| Shinbashi | "......Why on earth is Tadano doing something like this?" |
| Futami | "There are times when someone's help is needed, even against one's will, aren't there." |
| Shinbashi | "―― Yes!!" |
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| Izumi | (At the revelation that Tadano is the primary offender, Futami and Shinbashi call him out ――) |
| Tadano | "......What did you want to talk about?" |
| Futami | "We heard from Kondo-sensei. Why do you have a connection to an illegal gambling store?" |
| Tadano | "――" |
| Shinbashi | "It's not like you're doing it because you want to, right!?" |
| Tadano | "......It's for money. Obvious, right." |
| Tadano | "My father was laid off due to the restructuring, so he couldn't pay my school fees anymore. Naturally, I wouldn't be able to continue on to university either." |
| Tadano | "For high school students to earn big money, they've got to do that sort of thing." |
| Futami | "Were you employed by the shop to attract customers from the start?" |
| Tadano | "At first I entered as a customer because I was invited by an acquaintance. Then I earned quite a lot......I caught the eye of the shop." |
| Tadano | "They told me that with this school, there'd be a lot of rich students. They said to bring them along as customers." |
| Tadano | "Even then, I couldn't reach quota, so I involved Kondo-sensei. If it was him, he'd have inroads with the guardians too, so......" |
| Futami | "So it was like that......" |
| Shinbashi | "I won't forgive them! Gambling is bad, but to threaten and use a minor! Let's break in right now!" |
| Futami | "There's no need for that." |
| Shinbashi | "Eh?" |
| Futami | "The police should be gaining entry about now." |
| Shinbashi | "Ehh!?" |
| Futami | "Tadano won't have a hair of involvement with gambling after this either. If it's about school fees, there are any number of other ways." |
| Futami | "Honestly, I'd wanted you to discuss it with me before it came to this, though." |
| Tadano | "......Yes. I'm sorry......" |
| Shinbashi | "But is it okay? In terms of retaliation, and stuff......" |
| Futami | "The manager won't be able to do any trade on that turf after this, so don't worry." |
| Shinbashi | "How do you know that?" |
| Futami | "I've got an influential acquaintance there." |
| Shinbashi | "I've thought this for a while, but just what sort of person are you, Futami-sensei......" |
| Futami | "It's a bad habit of yours to try and stick your neck into other people's affairs." |
| Shinbashi | "......? Huh? I think I've met Futami-sensei somewhere before ――" |
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| Shinbashi | "Thank you very much for this past month! I've been in your care!" |
| Kondo | "Well done. I've been in your care in various ways too, huh. After that I talked it out properly with my family." |
| Kondo | "I was in the wrong for acting in ways that invited misunderstandings too." |
| Shinbashi | "No worries! Let's get along well again when I've successfully become a teacher!" |
| Kondo | "I'll be waiting." |
| Shinbashi | "Um, about Futami-sensei ――" |
| Kondo | "Now that you mention it, I spotted him on the rooftop earlier." |
| Shinbashi | "I'm off!" |
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| Izumi | (On his last day as a student teacher, Shinbashi heads to the rooftop in search of Futami.) |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "Futami-sensei!" |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "Huh? Futami-sensei, you smoke?" |
| Futami | "Just occasionally. So, what do you need?" |
| Shinbashi | "Ah, ahh, today's my last day as a student teacher so I came to say ――" |
| Shinbashi | "Ahhh!" |
| Futami | "So loud." |
| Shinbashi | "I remembered! Futami-sensei, you came as a the student teacher when I was in high school!" |
| Futami | "......" |
| Shinbashi | "I was defeated by you while trying to beat you, and that was the reason for my reformation! I looked up to you so I thought I'd become a teacher ――" |
| Futami | "Considering it was an event which changed your life, you took your time noticing." |
| Shinbashi | "Wait, did you know the whole time!?" |
| Futami | "I'll be glad to be rid of the noise. Don't come back anymore." |
| Shinbashi | "I'll definitely come back!" |
| Futami | "......*sigh*. Well, work hard." |
| Shinbashi | "Yes!!" |
| Izumi | (Futami, telling him not to come back anymore, and Shinbashi, saying he'll definitely return. Futami's expression as he looks at Shinbashi is like he's reminiscing over the distant past.) |
| (The way Itaru-san proposed acting the last scene makes Futami appear far more charming than at the start.......) |
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| Audience Member A | That was interesting~! |
| Audience Member B | It was really good, wasn't it! |
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| Itaru | Thanks. |
| Banri | Cheers! |
| Tsumugi | Thank you very much. |
| Misumi | Thanks~! |
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| Kumon | Nice work~! |
| Kazunari | Otsupiko~! I brought goodies! |
| Misumi | Wow! Triangle donuts~! Kazu, thanks~! |
| Kazunari | It was a school-themed play this time, so I thought you might need some sugar after studying and using your brains! |
| Izumi | Even the decorations are triangles......! As expected of Kazunari-kun...... |
| Kumon | Sumii-san, show me that cool part again! |
| Misumi | Okay~! |
| "......It's for money. Obvious, right." |
| Kumon | Woah~......So cool...... |
| Kazunari | You all had so much of a gap; it was seriously wicked! |
| Tasuku | Well done. It was good. |
| Tsumugi | Thanks. Your advice was really helpful. |
| Azuma | I couldn't imagine you as a physical education teacher, but it was surprisingly fitting. |
| Tsuzuru | Good work. Itaru-san, you changed the acting in the last scene, huh. |
| Itaru | Ah, you noticed? |
| Tsuzuru | I saw the first practice, so I noticed. |
| Itaru | Well, a bunch of things happened. Something like that. |
| Tsuzuru | But it was really good. It had more of an impact than it at first. |
| Itaru | Haha, thanks. |
| Izumi | Ah, yes! This way. |
| Azumi | Excuse me. |
| Banri | So you came, old man. |
| Azumi | I heard you were appearing so I came to watch. The play was interesting. |
| I'm glad I could see you tackling something seriously. Keep working hard. |
| Banri | ......Thanks. |
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| Genda | Well done. It was very interesting. |
| It's been a while since I saw you on stage, but you've improved a lot since university......I'm moved. |
| Tsumugi | Thank you very much, Sensei. |
| Genda | Next, show me yourself standing on stage with Tasuku. |
| Tasuku | That'd be the next Winter Troupe play, huh. |
| Tsumugi | Yes. Please come see us again. |
| Genda | Yes. I'll look forwards to it. I'll have to live a while yet! |
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| Amazawa | Thank you for inviting me. It was really interesting. |
| Misumi | Teacher, thanks for coming~. |
| Amazawa | Ikaruga-kun, you give off quite a different air when you're on stage. I was surprised. |
| Kumon | I thought so too when I first saw him! |
| Misumi | Eh~ Really~? |
| Akutsu | ......Excuse me. |
| Itaru | Sensei. So you came. |
| Akutsu | The play was really interesting. I was moved...... |
| Itaru | Then I'm glad. Thank you very much. |
| Akutsu | But it's no good, huh. |
| Even though you've long since graduated, in front of you I end up feeling like a teacher looking at my student in their finest hour. |
| My heart jumps at everything, and I get happy......Even though you're not my student anymore. |
| Banri | Isn't it fine like that? |
| Akutsu | Eh? |
| Banri | To us, "teachers are teachers for their whole lives", right? |
| Itaru | ......Right. |
