| Izumi | Umm, so you’re Utsuki Chikage-san, right? |
| Chikage | Yup. |
| Izumi | Then let’s begin our brief troupe audition and interview. |
| First, please introduce yourself. |
| Chikage | Utsuki Chikage, single. Born April 14th, 183cm tall, blood type A. |
| I was introduced by my coworker, Chigasaki. I’ll be in your care. How’s that? |
| Izumi | That’s fine. Next, please read the lines on this page. |
| Chikage | “Eight o’clock, huh… I’ll take a taxi—no, it’ll get caught in traffic. If I switch trains… no, I still won’t make it.” |
| “—Hello? It’s me. I’m sorry. I don’t think I’ll make it to the theater on time. Go in first and wait for me—” |
| “Look, there was nothing I could do about it. I got a sudden request just as I was about to leave. I had to finish it today.” |
| “Come on, I… let’s just talk later. I’ll make up for it later—ah, hey—” |
| “Sigh… Damn it.” |
| ...How’s that? |
| Izumi | ...Do you have any acting experience? |
| Chikage | No, this is my first time. |
| Izumi | (He’s skilled. His demeanor also seems fit for the stage; he might be a real talent!) |
| Then I’d like you to join practice as soon as possible…. |
| You wanted to dorm, right? When do you plan on moving in? |
| Chikage | I can’t really move in right away; I think it’ll be next weekend. |
| Izumi | I see. Then you’ll join practice starting next week… Let’s get along! |
| Chikage | Same here. Nice to meet you. |
| Izumi | (I didn’t expect Itaru-san’s senpai from work to join our troupe, but I’m glad we got someone with so much potential!) |
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| Sakuya | Cheers to Chikage-san joining the troupe and dorm! |
| Itaru | Chee~rs. |
| Citron | It’s a cheer~! |
| Tsuzuru | Cheers! |
| Masumi | Cheers. |
| Izumi | Chikage-san, welcome to the troupe. |
| Chikage | Same here. |
| I got to see this troupe’s performance for the first time thanks to a ticket Chigasaki gave me. I was truly moved. |
| I came to watch you guys over and over again—and before I knew it, I wanted to stand on stage too. |
| I’m really happy you accepted me as part of your troupe. I’m sure I have a lot of shortcomings, but I’ll be counting on all of you. |
| Tsuzuru | Let’s get along. |
| Sakuya | We’ll be counting on you, too! |
| Banri | Question~. What’s your relationship with Itaru-san? |
| Chikage | We’re coworkers. I’m his senpai. |
| Tenma | Do you have any acting experience? |
| Chikage | No, I have none. |
| Misumi | Do you like triangles~!? |
| Tenma | What kind of question is that! |
| Chikage | I wonder. I don’t dislike them. |
| Kazunari | Here’s a question! What are you good at? |
| Chikage | Hmm, let’s see…. |
| *Flips a coin* |
| This sort of thing? |
| Kazunari | A coin? |
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| Chikage | Just watch. |
| Sakuya | Eh!? It disappeared!? |
| Chikage | Director-san, check your pocket. |
| Izumi | Eh? |
| Huh!? The coin! When did it get here!? |
| Kazunari | Amazing, Chika-chon! |
| Izumi | (So he knows magic, too… he really is skilled.) |
| Chikage | You’re the leader of the troupe I’m joining—the Spring Troupe—right? |
| Sakuya | Ah, yes! I’m Sakuma Sakuya! |
| Chikage | I’m sure I’ll have lots of questions, so please help me out. |
| Sakuya | Of course! You can ask me anything. |
| Chikage | Thanks. Then, as a token of our acquaintance. |
| *Coin flip* |
| Chikage | There. Right or left? Which hand do you think the coin is in? |
| Sakuya | Eh? Eh? Umm…. right? |
| Chikage | Wrong. |
| Sakuya | Woah! I couldn’t see which hand grabbed the coin at all. |
| Chikage | It’s that sort of magic trick. |
| ...But you should be careful. You’re the type who’d be discovered first on the battlefield. |
| Sakuya | Eeh!? |
| Itaru | What’s with that magic-personality-diagnosis? |
| Citron | You’re right. Sakuya is the type of person who will get found, attempt to escape, drop his weapon, and get flustered. |
| Sakuya | Eeeh!? I-I’ll be careful! |
| Tsuzuru | You don’t have to take them seriously. |
| Muku | That’s an amazing magic trick! I was watching from the side, but I had no clue which hand it was in at all! |
| Tasuku | You’re a skilfull guy. |
| Chikage | Would you like to see it again? |
| Taichi | I wanna give it a go too! |
| Chikage | Watch closely—. |
| Izumi | (He’s already grabbing everyone’s attention. I’m glad it looks like he’ll get along with them.) |
| Chikage | …Hey, why don’t you take on the challenge as well? |
| Hisoka | ...Who are you? |
| Homare | He just introduced himself. Were you sleeping again? |
| Chikage | I’m Utsuki Chikage. Let’s get along. |
| Hisoka | …. |
| Chikage | …. |
| Izumi | (Huh? Right when they shook hands, it looked like Chikage-san’s smile disappeared for a moment…) |
| (Am I just imagining things…?) |
| Homare | Hisoka-kun, when you meet someone for the first time, you should introduce yourself as well. |
| Hisoka | ...Mikage Hisoka. |
| Homare | You’re done already? |
| Hisoka | ...I don’t remember anything else. |
| Homare | You still have things you can say about yourself! For example, you love marshmallows, and your talent is that you can fall asleep anywhere, under any conditions, in an instant! |
| Chikage | You don’t remember? |
| Hisoka | ...I lost my memory. |
| Chikage | You lost your memory—? |
| Izumi | When we discovered Hisoka-kun, he was sleeping in front of the dorms. He said he had nowhere to go, so we scouted him. |
| Chikage | ...Huh, is that so. |
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| Hisoka | …. |
| Chikage | ...What are you trying to pull, December? |
| Hisoka | ? |
| Chikage | Pretending you lost your memory… |
| Hisoka | Pretending…? |
| Chikage | ...You’re not actually serious, are you? |
| I thought you had died along with August all this time. |
| Hisoka | Au, gust….? |
| —Hh. |
| Chikage | Surviving on your own, shamelessly living your life… You abandoned August and left him for dead, didn’t you? |
| Hisoka | …? I don’t know…. |
| Chikage | I am April. I’ve come to get my revenge on you. If you don’t understand why, then remember. Remember your crime. |
| Hisoka | —My head, hurts. |
| Chikage | …. |
| I won’t let you forget. |
