| Omi | ...... |
| Izumi | Omi-kun, what's for dinner tonight? |
| Omi | ...... |
| Izumi | Omi-kun? |
| Omi | A-Ahh, sorry. What did you say? |
| Izumi | I was wondering what was for dinner tonight. |
| Omi | Seafood paella and a vegetable marinade. |
| Izumi | Sounds delicious! I'll help with the plating. |
| Omi | Yeah, sorry. Please. |
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| Izumi | Let's eaaat! |
| Banri | Looks good! |
| Sakyo | Let's eat. |
| ――. |
| Banri | This is......paella, right. |
| Taichi | It tastes kind of different. |
| Homare | Mm~ This is......The fragrance of the Japan Sea shores, blowing from Spain......Poetic inspiration has struck me. From Spain, welcome, SUSHI...... |
| Banri | Another new poem...... |
| Omi | Was there something strange about it......? |
| ―― I mixed up the seasonings and put in soy sauce. |
| Sorry. I'll remake it immediately. |
| Juza | *munch munch*...... |
| Omi | Juza, hand me your plate. |
| Juza | ......There's no need. It's delicious. |
| Sakyo | It is the same sort of style as sea bream rice. |
| Taichi | This is delicious as is! |
| Homare | I like Spanish cuisine, but I also like Japanese cuisine. |
| Izumi | Yeah, it's delicious, Omi-kun! |
| Omi | It you're all fine with it, then that's fine......but I'll be more careful next time. |
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| Izumi | Phew. I'm full. I ate a bit too much. |
| Then, I've got to think about how where to go with practice from here...... |
| (With regards to Sakyo-san, Banri-kun, and Juza-kun, I think that as they gain a deeper understanding of their roles, most of it will get better.) |
| (With Taichi-kun's acting for the female role, too, if he can find some sort of trigger, he does have the skill, so he's bound to get better all at once......) |
| (I can imagine how the four of them will progress to completion, so I don't think I have to worry too much.) |
| (The one I'm a little concerned about is Omi-kun.) |
| (As Yuzo-san said, Omi-kun's acting is somewhat distant, and I kind of get the feeling he's putting on a stopper.) |
| (The genial impression that Dewey from the debut play had was rather effective because it connected with the dreadfulness of his role as a villain, but this time, Ward's ruggedness and forceful self-separation from his surroundings needs to come in full force from within.) |
| (Yet in Omi-kun's acting right now, there's absolutely no sense of pressure.) |
| (Something must be making Omi-kun waver......I wonder if it's related to his biker gang days.) |
| (I only have an inkling of things, but it seems he was a feared existence back then......) |
| (If it's him, he should definitely be able to express an overwhelming dominance......) |
| ...... |
| (Speaking of which, that person called Ryo who called out to us before......) |
| (When I spoke to Omi-kun about him, he seemed troubled. As I thought, he might still be carrying something from the past with him.) |
| (It might be good to have a proper talk with him about it......) |
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| "Oi, Omi, what's with that. Like that, being a leader's laughable. You're a real bad actor." |
| I could hear an shout, not losing to either the sound of the wind or the roar of the bike. |
| Nachi was riding alongside me. He curled his lip, like he was making fun of me. |
| "Leave it." |
| "That fucking annoying old man really gave it to you." |
| "Yuzo-san is just trying to improve our acting." |
| "You're not putting your heart into it." |
| "I know ―― " |
| "......Even though you stole my dream of acting from me." |
| Omi | ――ngh. |
| ……*long sigh*. Damn it...... |
| Nachi......wouldn't say that sort of thing. |
| (That's right, he wouldn't say it. He wasn't such a cowardly guy......but......) |
| (What would he think, looking at me now......Would he be angry, or make fun of me, or be disappointed......) |
| ......*sigh* |
| (It's no good. I don't think I can sleep. I'll go get a bit of air......) |
| ...... |
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| Banri | ...... |
| Omi | ......Banri? |
| Banri | Oh, Omi. Cheers. |
| Omi | I hadn't thought there would be anyone before me at this sort of time. |
| Banri | Hyodo's bruxism was too noisy. I tried to wake him, but he wouldn't wake up even when I hit and kicked him. |
| I seriously wanna stuff a rock in his mouth. |
| Omi | His teeth would break. Rather, putting a sweet candy in might help. |
| Banri | The Hisoka-san method, huh. I see. |
| Omi | Next time I'll prepare some sort of snack for you. |
| Banri | That'd be a lifesaver. |
| ......Hey, Omi. |
| Omi | ? |
| Banri | Even though you're the leader this time, the leader of the Autumn Troupe is me. The rating of the Autumn Troupe's play relates to my rating, doesn't it? |
| Omi | Ahh ―― That's right. I have to make sure I don't cause trouble for you and everyone else in the Autumn Troupe...... |
| Banri | No! That's not it. I'm not worried about that sort of thing. |
| This was Sakyo-san's proposal at first, but I didn't have any intention of opposing it. |
| ......That's because I trust you. |
| It's the same for Sakyo-san. He wouldn't entrust things to a person he didn't think could overcome them from the start. |
| Omi | ...... |
| Banri | Let's get back at those old men. |
| Omi | Old 『men』? |
| Banri | Sakyo-san and Yuzo-san. |
| Omi | If they found out what you said, they'd kill you. |
| Banri | Let 'em try. |
| Omi | Haha......That's right. Let's get back at them. Thanks, Banri. |
