| Izumi | Wow! You all look cool! |
| Yuki | The setting this time is in the near future, so I tried giving it a cyber feel. The materials are different from before too, so the atmosphere changed quite a bit. |
| Banri | It is different from last time's Picaresque; interesting. That said, I'm in a normal white coat. |
| Yuki | That's actually from new materials as well. When it's shown on stage it has a bit of a sheen. |
| Banri | Ehh, is that so? |
| Taichi | I'm cute too! |
| Yuki | Don't say it yourself. |
| Izumi | When you wear the costume, your commanding air goes up one notch too, Omi-kun. |
| Juza | He really is tall. Awesome...... |
| Izumi | Juza-kun, your character is going face-to-face with Omi-kun. You can't lose to him. |
| Juza | Yup. |
| Omi | Since even the costume is forceful, the acting has to...... |
| Sakyo | Nothing will come of you saying it yourself. |
| Omi | ...... |
| Izumi | (With practice, everyone else's acting has improved, but as I thought, Omi-kun's hasn't changed.) |
| (Since everything else has improved since the outset, Omi-kun's acting has become particularly conspicuous.) |
| They all feel it too; we can't go on like this. I have to find a way for Omi-kun's acting to change......) |
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| Izumi | This is enough for tonight's dinner. |
| Omi | Yeah. Thanks for accompanying me, Director. |
| Izumi | No problem. There's something I wanted to talk with you about. |
| Omi | What is it? |
| Izumi | How you can't get into the character of Ward, and how you can't break out of your shell. |
| Omi | Ahh...... |
| Izumi | Could it be something related to the past you spoke of in your 『Portrait』? |
| Omi | ......You see through everything. |
| From time to time, I dream of Nachi. |
| He gets angry at my current cowardice, and complains about me stealing his dream. |
| Izumi | That's ―― |
| Omi | I know. The real Nachi wouldn't say that sort of thing. |
| Even though the reason I can't get into character lies in my own weakness, I'm turning Nachi into the bad guy. I'm pathetic. |
| When I play Ward, I remember how I was when I was 『The Wild Wolf』. And at the same time, Nachi and the friends who were always with me, too...... |
| My inability to get into the character of Ward may be due to my regrets about that time. |
| It wasn't just Nachi I lost. |
| Back then, I lost all the friends who believed in me, 『The Wild Wolf』, too. |
| I threw everything away...... |
| Izumi | Omi-kun...... |
| (What can I do to help him overcome his regret about the things he lost......) |
| (As long as Omi-kun's own feelings remain fixed on the past, there's no way he'll be able to play Ward.) |
| Ryo | ―― Omi-san! |
| Omi | ――. |
| Izumi | You're from that time...... |
| Omi | Ryo...... |
| Ryo | ...... |
| Omi | ......It's been a while. |
| Ryo | Omi-san, is it true you joined a theatre troupe? |
| Omi | ―― Yeah. |
| We have a play soon. If you'd like...... |
| Ryo | ―― Don't screw with me! |
| After Nachi-san died and you disappeared, do you know what happened to 『Wolf』!? |
| Without our heads, we fell apart, and even those who struggled to stay behind were scattered in the end due to internal conflict! |
| Omi | ――. |
| Ryo | Even so, I always believed you had some sort of reason. |
| And yet ―― |
| I didn't want to see you being that sort of empty-headed actor! |
| Omi | Ryo...... |
| Ryo | Don't talk to me like we're close! The 『Wild Wolf』 Omi I believed in is dead! |
| Omi | ...... |
| Juza | ......Oi, don't kill off someone of your own accord. |
| Ryo | ――. |
| Na......chi-san? |
| Omi | It's alright, Juza. He's a friend from the past. |
| Ryo | Juza......That's right. Nachi-san's not here anymore...... |
| To throw away 『Wolf』 and become an actor......It's like you're betraying Nachi-san. |
| Omi | ――. |
| Izumi | Wait, Ryo-san ――! |
| Juza | Oi, Director ―― |
| Izumi | You two go back first! I'll leave these bags with you! |
| Juza | If you're going after him, I'm also ―― |
| Izumi | I'll be fine on my own! |
| Juza | ――. |
| Omi | Don't worry. He's not a bad guy at heart. He won't do anything to cause the Director harm. |
| Juza | ......Then that's fine. But is that thug such a trustworthy guy? |
| Omi | He was the most endeared to Nachi and I when we were joint leaders of our biker gang back in the day. He'd always follow after us. |
| Juza | ......Like Sakoda-san. |
| Omi | Exactly that sort of thing. Well, it's an old story. |
| Juza | ......Speaking of which, there's something I want to ask you. |
| Omi | Hm? |
| Juza | Before, when you taught me how to ride a bike, you said you hadn't ridden lately. |
| Omi | Yeah...... |
| Juza | ......Because you remember? |
| You don't want to remember the past at all, do you. |
| Omi | ......That's right. |
| I avoid everything connected to my past. Even the me from back then, the 『Wild Wolf』 sleeping within me. |
| Because 『The Wild Wolf』 was the reason you lost everything. |
| Just then, Ryo despaired seeing what a coward I am. |
| Juza | Is that 『Wild Wolf』 really nothing but the source of all your losses? |
| Omi | ...... |
| Juza | It's not, right. Then, in the first place, what was it that gained you everything you lost? |
| I don't know who you're seeing in me. |
| I've never met the you from back then. This is all I can say. |
| Remember the reason you were able to live strongly. |
| Omi | ――. |
| Juza | Taichi said it before. That he hopes the day can come when he can ride behind you. |
| He realises it too. |
| Omi | Taichi...... |
| Juza | Apparently he wants to get experience riding tandom once and use it as a reference for when he goes on a bike date with a girl someday. |
| Omi | ......Haha, that's just like him. |
| Juza | I want to go touring with you too. You're fast, right. |
| Omi | Yeah, that's right. ......Soon, for sure. |
| Juza | Definitely. |
| Omi | It's a promise. |
