| Izumi | “You’re surrounded! Give up and turn yourself in!” |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | “Hmph. Like hell I’ll get caught.” |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | “Wha––a hot air balloon!?” |
| Chikage | You’re distracting me from my job. |
| Izumi | “Chase him! Don’t let him go!” |
| Chikage | Shut up. |
| Izumi | I’ll shut up if you practice with me, Chikage-san. |
| Chikage | ...Just once, then. |
| Izumi | “Who are you, sir?” |
| Chikage | “My name is Oswa––Oz.” |
| Izumi | “Sir Oz... The great wizard Oz!” |
| Chikage | “Wizard?” |
| Izumi | Try saying that line a bit more bluntly. |
| Chikage | “Wizard?” |
| Izumi | Sounds good! A lot better than before. |
| (I thought so. Chikage-san’s coldness makes him a much better Oswald. His emotions are more apparent, too.) |
| Chikage | I’m not going to stand on stage anyway. What’s the point of practice? |
| Izumi | I will definitely make you perform. |
| Chikage | How. |
| Izumi | Well... I’m going to make you want to stand on stage no matter what, Chikage-san, and.... |
| Chikage | There’s no way I’ll want to. |
| Izumi | I will make you want to! |
| Chikage | ...You really are an idiot. |
| Izumi | ——. |
| (Did he just smile...? This is the first time I’ve seen him smile like that.) |
| Chikage | ——. |
| ...That’s the end of practice. |
| Izumi | (I didn’t know that Chikage-san was someone who could smile so gently...) |
| (I’m sure he must have smiled like that back when he was with Hisoka-san and “August.”) |
| (Maybe “revenge” is what changed Chikage-san.) |
| (I don’t know what happened in Hisoka-san’s past, but...) |
| (I don’t think he killed August; there must have been a mistake somewhere.) |
| (There must have been some other circumstances; Hisoka-san isn’t someone who would do something like that without reason.) |
| (If only they could make peace with one another. I want Chikage-san to regain that smile I just saw...) |
| |
| ...Nn. |
| Yaaawn.... |
| (How many days has it been since I was taken here...) |
| (This is bad. It’s almost the first day of the performance. How is everyone doing? They haven’t fallen apart like Chikage-san said they would, right...) |
| (No, there’s no way that would happen. I’m sure they’re all working together to prepare for the stage.) |
| (All that’s left is for me to take Chikage-san there—.) |
| .... |
| (If the lead doesn’t make it back in time for the first day, we’ll be in trouble.) |
| (We’ll have to reimburse our guests, and we’ll be betraying our fans who were looking forward to it.) |
| (We might lose the fans who have supported us up till now. I have to avoid that at all costs....) |
| Chikage | .... |
| Izumi | (Chikage-san is the same as usual, but I think I understand him a little better than before.) |
| (I don’t know why, but there are moments where Chikage-san’s true personality shows through in his expressions.) |
| (Chikage-san might not be fully determined to get his “revenge.” If that’s the case, there might be an opportunity—.) |
| *Knock knock knock* |
| Chikage | ——. |
| Izumi | !? |
| Chikage | Stay still. Don’t talk. |
| *Knock knock* |
| *Knock knock knock* |
| ...So you remembered the signal. |
| *Door opens* |
| After all this time—what did you come here for? |
| ??? | I remember everything. |
| Chikage | And? |
| ??? | I came to talk. |
| Izumi | (This voice....) |
| Chikage | Come in. |
| Hisoka | .... |
| Izumi | Hisoka-san!! |
| Hisoka | ...Don’t worry. I’ll definitely save you. |
| (He came to save me...!) |
| Chikage | Now confess your crime. I will administer justice after that. |
| Hisoka | .... |
| That day—.... |
