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| Location: Garage |
| --Film No. 04: Banri Settsu-- |
| Omi | —What kind of actor do you think he is? |
| Banri | A real daikon[1]. He’s still clumsy as hell, and…. |
| Sucks at etudes, full of processing delays. Should stop standing like a stick. |
| Old man who wakes up way too early for morning practice. Snores too loud. |
| Omi | Now that has nothing to do with him as an actor…. |
| I was planning on asking what he lacks after this, but. |
| I guess this is fine… All right, last question. |
| Do you respect anything about him as an actor? |
| Banri | …. |
| ...Well, he’d probably shine if you let him play a thug or a delinquent. |
| But I’d be even better. |
| Omi | ...Geez. You’re always like this. |
| Banri | That’s enough, right? |
| Omi | Yeah. |
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| Location: School Cafeteria |
| Omi | Looks like Tsuzuru is going to be a little late. Should we eat first? |
| Juza | No, I’ll wait. |
| Omi | Is that a theater theory textbook? |
| Juza | Yeah. I borrowed it from Tsuzuru-san…. |
| Omi | How is it? |
| Juza | It’s really interesting. I never thought I could study theater like this in college. |
| I’d never have taken this course if you didn’t tell me about it, Omi-san. |
| Omi | It’s because Tsuzuru told me about all sorts of interesting courses in the literature department. |
| I thought it’d be good to cultivate a wider range of emotions for acting. |
| You were already studying theater, but you weren’t sure about going to college, right, Juza? |
| Juza | When I heard Settsu was going to study theater professionally, I realized that was an option too. |
| Omi | You guys really do influence each other’s lives. |
| Juza | …. |
| Omi | Haha, don’t look so disgusted. |
| Tsuzuru | —Sorry I’m late. |
| Omi | All right, let’s go buy our food. The donburi daily special looks good today. |
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| Juza | Itadakimasu. |
| Omi | Itadakimasu. |
| Tsuzuru | Oh, right. We’re getting ready for Autumn Troupe’s Sixth Play soon. |
| Juza | The other day, Director said she wanted to go with me as the lead. |
| Omi | Well, that would be the due course of things. |
| Tsuzuru | Spring and Summer also went with members who hadn’t played the lead yet, after all. |
| This time around, the scripts made the leads’ dreams come true—for both Citron-san and Muku, but… |
| Autumn Troupe’s performance and casting should also maximize Juza’s characteristics as an actor. |
| Juza | …. |
| Omi | Juza? |
| Juza | I want to break out of my mold through playing the lead this time. |
| Up till now, you’ve written me into roles made for me, and that made things a lot more manageable, but I feel like I can’t just keep doing that…. |
| I want to expand my potential as an actor. |
| Otherwise, I might become a shallow actor who can only perform roles that are easy for him. |
| Tsuzuru | ...You want to expand your potential. I see. |
| Omi | You’re ambitious, after all, Juza. |
| But playing the lead already comes with immense pressure in itself. Don’t get too worked up. |
| Tsuzuru | Let’s consult Director and the rest of Autumn Troupe next time we meet. |
| Juza | Yeah. |
