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| Chikage | You’re late. Were you doing some self-practice? |
| Tsuzuru | Rather than self-practice, it’s more like… I was wondering about how to act my role better so I can carry the story well. |
| Chikage | Perhaps, you’re actually worried about what I said in the practice room before. |
| Tsuzuru | No, it’s not Chikage-san’s fault. On the other hand, I’m really glad that you told me that. |
| I don’t think I will be able to get the answer if I were to think about it myself. |
| I tried looking at everyone’s stance during this performance though... |
| Chikage | Was it too difficult for you? |
| Tsuzuru | Not that… Everyone has a different kind of plan… |
| Of course, I know that everyone approaches acting differently… I’m just a bit lost at this situation… |
| Chikage-san, what stance are you taking for this performance? |
| Chikage | Me? I just act ‘as per usual’. |
| Tsuzuru | Well, it’s true, Chikage-san is the type who can lie as you breathe right. |
| Chikage | I don’t think it’s to that extent. |
| But, lying is… Something I do to protect myself, maybe. |
| Tsuzuru | (To protect yourself… |
| Speaking of which, when I just met Chikage-san, he did tell me that ‘Truth is weakness’...) |
| Chikage | It’s as Tsuzuru thought, it’s normal for me, on the other way, I will get suspected if I don’t lie. |
| But however much I act ‘as per usual’, I do think about how to survive as the role… Something along that line. |
| Tsuzuru | As expected of Chikage-san. |
| I can’t lie that skillfully... |
| Chikage | That’s because it’s not Tsuzuru’s ‘as per usual’ act isn’t it? |
| There were a lot of instances where you accidentally reveal yourself when you are telling a lie in the spur of the moment. That’s because, Tsuzuru is someone who doesn’t lie. |
| Saying a lie as if it’s written on a script made your ad-lib weak. |
| To be precise, you can ad-lib just fine, but in the important scenes, Tsuzuru’s kindness becomes a hindrance, and as a result, you ended up revealing yourself.. |
| Tsuzuru | ... |
| Chikage | This time, only the rough outline of the story and settings are passed to us. |
| The rest of the story will be decided by our ad-libs, there’s no script and setting that firmly set the direction of the play. |
| That’s why, I don’t think you have to bother doing something other than the usual. |
| Keep in mind the setting and role that you have been given, the rest is just as Tsuzuru usually does, it’s fine to proceed naturally as you are isn’t it? |
| Tsuzuru | Just as I usually do... |
| Chikage | Anyway, a child as honest as Tsuzuru can also become an effective weapon against liars. |
| Tsuzuru | … A real life experience? |
| Chikage | Who knows. I’ll leave it up to your imagination. |
