| Izumi | …Let’s see, we got flyers and… ah, the circular notice in the post. |
| (Heh. It’s a notice for the summer festival, huh…) |
| Ah, God-za won’t be holding the acting contest this year. |
| Tenma | Acting contest? |
| Izumi | Oh, good morning. A notice for this year’s summer festival has just arrived. |
| Looks like we’ll still be able to promote our troupe even without participating in the annual acting contest. |
| Tenma | Heh. We’ve gotta do it, right? |
| Izumi | Yup. |
| Masumi | Director, here you go. |
| Izumi | ? |
| A script? Oh my god, it’s done already! |
| Tenma | I see, you’ve brought it normally this time. |
| Izumi | Oh, there’s a memo attached here. |
| Masumi | “For this story, I used a similar motif as the first Summer Troupe’s pirate play.” |
| I could only write down this part. He was mumbling nonsense afterward. |
| Izumi | I, I see. Thank you, though! |
| (Masumi-kun is becoming more competent as a support each day…) |
| Tenma | Shall we gather them right now? |
| Izumi | Yep! |
| |
| (The story revolves around high school boys who are aiming to win a dance competition. It’s a story of friendship that takes place in one strange summer…) |
| (The story still has the typical comedy of Summer Troupe, but it has a little bit of sorrowful vibes. Just like what Tsuzuru-kun said, it may bring out a new image of Summer Troupe.) |
| Well then, I’d like to decide on the cas–. |
| Misumi | Hereee! |
| Kumon | Here! |
| Tenma | That’s fast. |
| Izumi | Hmmm, alright, Misumi-kun, since you raised your hands faster, please go first. |
| Misumi | I wanna play the lead, Kousei! |
| The theme is the same as Grandpa’s pirate play, right? That’s why I wanna play the lead! |
| Izumi | I agree. Since he’ll be teaching dance to the others during the play, it’ll be good to have someone who is good at dancing play him. Besides, he also suits your image. |
| Kazunari | Agreed~! |
| Yuki | In terms of the one who is the best at dancing among us, he’s certainly the best choice. |
| Muku | I also think the role is perfect for Misumi-kun. |
| Tenma | Me too. I got reminded of Misumi when I read the script. In a way, the fact that he’s slow to notice things and his genuine side fits you. |
| Izumi | Are you okay with that, Kumon-kun? |
| Kumon | Yep! I want to take on the co-lead role, Sora! |
| I totally know how he feels, not being able to dance despite loving it so much… |
| Even the fact that he loves his family and that he aims to win the national dance competition are something that I can relate to. |
| Izumi | I see… |
| (I suppose Kumon-kun knows how that feels since he couldn’t play baseball even if he loves it.) |
| (I believe his passion towards his own role will bring a positive impact on the others.) |
| In that case, I’ll entrust the Sora role to Kumon-kun. Is that alright with you guys? |
| Kazunari | OFC! |
| Yuki | No objection here. |
| Tenma | I’m sure Kumon can understand the character deeply. |
| Muku | Good luck, Kyu-chan! |
| Misumi | Let’s do our best together~! |
| Kumon | Yep! |
| Izumi | Does anyone else want to take certain roles? |
| Kazunari | Me, mee~! |
| It’s said here that Aoi wants to go see fireworks, so can you give the role to me, the fireworks leader of Summer Troupe~? |
| Yuki | The heck is that? |
| Tenma | Since when do we even have such a thing? |
| Muku | Umm, I want to play Minato. |
| I used to not have any confidence at all and was down. During that time, I encountered track and field and had the courage to change… |
| So I can somehow relate to how Minato wants to change after encountering dancing. |
| Kumon | It really suits Muku. |
| Izumi | Then, Kazunari-kun will be Aoi while Muku-kun will play Minato. The remaining ones would be… |
| Yuki | Let me play Susukida[1]. I don’t need to dance. |
| Tenma | What’s with that reasoning? It’s even worse than Kazunari’s! |
| Yuki | It’s reasonable, you know. I’ll just leave the dancers roles to those who are good at it. |
| Izumi | Do you have any roles you wanna do, Tenma-kun? |
| Tenma | I wanna play Sousuke. |
| Even when you fight with him, you still can rely on him at the critical moment. His tolerant side is similar to mine. |
| Yuki | … |
| Tenma | Why are you looking at me like that!? |
| Kumon | Tenma-san and Sousuke, huh… I’ve gotta admit they’re somewhat similar, and somewhat not… |
| Misumi | Hmm? Are they similar~? Are they not~? |
| Tenma | Y'all!! |
| Izumi | B-But that is certainly a brilliant choice you have there, Tenma-kun! With that said, the cast has been decided. |
| I’ll be counting on you as the leader, Misumi-kun. |
| Misumi | ‘Kaaay! |
| Muku | Misumi-san, since you’re playing the lead right now, why don’t you invite Madoka-san to come and watch the play? |
| Misumi | I want to! |
| Oh, but… I wonder if I can go visit my home… |
| Izumi | (Misumi-kun… Even though he has reconciled with his father, Kusumi-san, it doesn’t mean they’re close enough that Misumi-kun can freely go home…) |
| Masumi | …You can just go to his uni, then. |
| Misumi | Huh? |
| Masumi | Well, it’s not like you’ll be able to meet hi–. |
| Misumi | Thanks! |
| Masumi | No, like I said… |
| Izumi | That’s a good idea, Masumi-kun! |
| Masumi | …Leave it to me. |
| |
| …He should be here soon. |
M.U Just go straight ahead from the front gate. I’ll be waiting here. |
|
| Masumi | I don’t know if we can meet him, though… |
| Madoka | Ah… |
| Masumi | There he is… |
| Madoka | Huh? |
| Masumi | Are you going home? |
| Madoka | Yeah. Father has been busy sorting and tidying up documents at home these days. See you la–. |
| Masumi | Hang on. |
| Madoka | ? |
| Masumi | Just a little bit more… |
| Madoka | What’s the matter? |
| Masumi | …Do you have any plans this summer holiday? |
| Madoka | Summer holiday…? I don’t have any in particular, but… My family usually goes to visit graves every year. |
| Masumi | Will Misumi go as well? |
| Madoka | That is–. |
| … |
| …Facing such a family now will be asking too much. |
| –Sorry. I’ll be going now. |
| Masumi | Ah, wa–. |
| Misumi | …–. |
