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| Muku | (Let’s see. What kind of story we’ll perform this time…) |
| …Wow, a phantom thieves story! Commiting crimes aboard luxury liners sounds exciting. |
| (King, the leader of the phantom thieves group Trump… He’s so smart and cool!) |
| (I wish I could get a role like King, but it’s probably out of the question…) |
| Banri | Hey, Muku, you’ve got the script already? |
| Muku | I’m reading it now. |
| Banri | What do you think? |
| Muku | I think it’s a really great idea to have phantom thieves as the theme of our cruise play, and I’m taken in by King! He’s just so cool. |
| I’m sure you can be a gorgeous King if you take on the role, Banri-kun, just like a hero in a shoujo manga! |
| Banri | …I don’t mind if you play that character, though. |
| Muku | Come again!? N-No way… |
| Banri | Well, if you don’t want to, I’ll take on the role anytime. See ya later, then. |
| Muku | … |
| (Me playing King…? I’ve never given it a thought, but if I do get casted as him…) |
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| Tsuzuru | As you can see from the script, the theme for our play this time around is phantom thieves. |
| I decided to go with this theme thinking it’ll help us make the most of our stage. Also, I believe we can pull off any action scenes that’s so Summer-Autumn Troupe through this theme. |
| While I usually write the scripts while thinking what characters you guys will take, this time around, I did not. |
| Juza | Here I thought Yuki’d play Q since there’s a scene of them[1] wearing female clothing. |
| Yuki | It doesn’t have to be me. |
| Kazunari | Wanna do it, Settzer? |
| Banri | I guess we can take it as a challenge or something? |
| Juza | I’ll do it, then. |
| Banri | Not you. |
| Izumi | For now, let’s decide who will take on the lead role, King. |
| Banri | Here, here. |
| Izumi | You want to do it? |
| Banri | Nope. But I think Muku can pull off that character. |
| Muku | What!? |
| Izumi | Why? |
| Banri | King is an unbeatable phantom thief, right? |
| If we make the most of Muku’s gap and portrayal, I figured we’ll have an interesting King. |
| ‘Sides, that character is perfect for our biggest heroes stan Muku. |
| Izumi | You have a point. King does give off this flawless hero vibe. |
| Yuki | Totally a character Muku will like. |
| Juza | One will do great in their role preparation if they have strong attachment to their character. The stronger, the better. |
| Kazunari | Someone with a gap between their gentle appearance and intelligence does look like a phantom thief, me thinks! |
| Izumi | What’s your call, Muku-kun? |
| Muku | U-Umm… |
| Banri | You can do it, right? |
| Muku | …I’d like to give it a try! |
| Yuki | No objection here. |
| Juza | I’m sure you can do it, Muku. |
| Kazunari | I wanna see Mukkun’s King! |
| Sakyo | Yea. Sounds interesting to me. |
| Izumi | It’s settled, then. |
| Moving on, who will play King’s rival, Jack… |
| Juza | Can you give that role to me? |
| Mixed play is the only chance I have to share the stage with Muku. So if Muku is going to take on the lead role, I wanna support him as the co-lead. |
| Sakyo | Come to think of it, we've never had the cousins take on the lead and co-lead combi, right? |
| Muku | I’ve done it with Kyuchan before, but never with Juchan. |
| Kazunari | Fans may rejoice if they know! |
| Banri | We can even go trending at this rate. |
| Izumi | Yep. And I think Juza-kun will fit Jack. |
| Sakyo | Then, the remaining ones are… |
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| Izumi | To sum things up… Muku-kun is King, Juza-kun is Jack. Q and Ace, King’s team members, will be played by Yuki-kun and Kazunari-kun respectively. |
| Sakyo-san is Club, Jack and King’s teacher, while Banri-kun will play the jack of all trades Fox. |
| Juza | In the end Yuki is playing Q. |
| Sakyo | We decided to have the other Summer Troupe guys play the team members. |
| Kazunari | No one can beat Yuki in wearing female clothing on stage~. |
| Yuki | Oh, really? In that case, I doubt I can be better than you in playing that smooth-talking crook, Ace. |
| Kazunari | Wow! Yuki just praised me. |
| Juza | You think “crook” is a compliment…? |
| Banri | Having someone older play Club is necessary. So it’s only reasonable to have Sakyo-san do it. |
| Izumi | And you have what it takes to be the jack of all trades, Fox. |
| Sakyo | Remember that our audience this time will not only be our fans, but also the passengers aboard the cruise. Give your very best to attract 'em all. |
| Muku | Roger that! |
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| Juza | “You really came…” |
| Muku | “Hey.” |
| Juza | I think making yourself appear more mysterious is better for this scene. |
| Muku | Ah! I agree. Let’s do it again! |
| Izumi | (Muku-kun looks so enthusiastic playing King, and I can totally count on Juza-kun to support him.) |
| (There’s a great vibe in the rehearsal room thanks to those two. Hope this continues until the first day.) |
