| Student A | …It should start at 13:00, right? |
| Student B | Isn't he late? |
| Student C | Maybe it's canceled? |
| Banri | … |
| Lecturer | He should arrive soon, so please wait a little bit more. |
| Kabuto | …So this is the place? |
| Student A | He's here. |
| Kabuto | Uhhh. I totally forgot what that guy told me to say for this. |
| I can just talk about what y'all gotta do to deliver a good performance, right? |
| Lecturer | What? Oh, yes. |
| Kabuto | …Eat well and sleep well. That's all. |
| Banri | (What the…? That's the end?) |
| Student B | Hold on. That's too short. |
| Student C | We spent more time waiting for him than this. |
| Lecturer | We have a workshop after this. To those who would like to participate, please move to the rehearsal studio. |
| Banri | (The heck is that guy…) |
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| Kabuto | Uhhh… How many times will we be doing this again? |
| Lecturer | Looking at your schedule, we'll be doing this once a month. There will be four sessions in total. |
| Kabuto | Is what he said. |
| Lecturer | Let us begin this session with self-introductions. |
| Kabuto | Kabuto Amadate, Hyakka Troupe's actor and director. What are we going to do again? |
| Lecturer | The first session will be about "letting out one's emotions." |
| Kabuto | Oh, 's that so? |
| Banri | (So we're starting with the basic of the basics, huh…) |
| Kabuto | Now, express happiness, sadness, and anger with the lines I’m giving y'all. |
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| …*snores*. |
| Banri | (Dude, he's totes sleepin'!) |
| Lecturer | Kabuto-san, all the participants have performed. Please give us your comments. |
| Kabuto | Nngh? Oh… First, Yamamoto. Be careful with your intonation. Don't just focus on the stress and tone. The overall feeling of the phrase is also important. |
| Yamamoto | U-Understood! |
| Kabuto | Yoshioka. Pay more attention to your voice control. Use your abdominal muscles. |
| Yoshioka | Understood. |
| Banri | (He gave decent comments, surprisingly… Did he properly watch us?) |
| Kabuto | Next is Settsu… Nothin' in particular. |
| Banri | Wha… |
| Student A | That's Settsu for you. |
| Student B | His performance is perfect, of course. |
| Banri | … |
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| Kabuto | This much is okay, right? |
| Lecturer | In that case, we're wrapping up this session here. Thank you for participating. |
| Student A | Thank you. |
| Banri | --Do you have a moment? |
| Kabuto | Haah? |
| Banri | I'm the only one who didn't receive any critique. Can you give me some opinions? Anything is fine. |
| Kabuto | …Ain't it nice that you didn't receive any? |
| Banri | I want to further improve my acting skills. |
| Kabuto | Hardworking, I see. |
| Banri | …Because I'll be the lead actor in an important play that affects my theater troupe's future, I want to do everything I can to grow as an actor. |
| Kabuto | Lead actor, huh… |
| First off, I have no problem with how you express your emotions. |
| Unlike the other students, your voice control and intonation are considerably good. |
| You have great style and look, not to mention your sense of fashion. You have communication skills as well. You're blessed with nice things as an actor. |
| From a director's point of view, you're the type of actor who really comes in handy on the scene. |
| But… I won’t ever pick you to be the leading actor. |
| Banri | What? |
| Kabuto | You're just too good that… How do I say it, just like a plain honor student. |
| I can see you're the type who will be fine as long as you act. You can't convey the things you wanna express. |
| Personally, I don't like that kind of actor. |
| Enroll into A.U. without any trouble, work at a theater company, have nice clothes, and probably have a pretty big house. You basically have everything. |
| Banri | What the hell are you sayin'… |
| Kabuto | I can tell from just one look. |
| You're clever and have nice intuition. You look around your surroundings well and know how to present yourself. |
| Even during this workshop, you performed your piece after understanding what my intention was. You're easy to deal with. |
| I figured you'll do just fine in any field. |
| But from my point of view, a guy like you will only bring a performance close to 100 points. Pushing it to 120 points is impossible. |
| Let's say, even during our session just now, I'd prefer an unstable actor or one who still lacks something over an almighty actor like you. |
| But like I said before, an actor like you really comes in handy. I'm sure there are a lot of people who think highly of you. |
| Banri | That's not the case with you, though, right? |
| Kabuto | You're a borin' actor to me, only paying attention to how you look on the outside. |
| Banri | --tch. |
| (Shit… No matter how pissed I am, nothing will change even if I disagree.) |
| (I do admit I pay attention to how I present myself when I act. I think it's one of my strengths.) |
| (However, the more I continue acting, the more I understand the difference between me and the kind of actor this dude said, the kind who has overcome something–like Hyodo, for instance.) |
| (To be honest, I have a complex about it.) |
| I understand what you said very well. |
| I don't think it's bad to keep making use of my strength and continue what I'm doing together with those who acknowledge it. |
| However, if I'm going to lead our next play, I want to bring it to 120 points. 100 points is not an option. |
| Kabuto | What a pain in the ass… Why are you doin' theater in the first place, anyway? What's your purpose? |
| Banri | --. |
| That… Up until now, I find everything easy and boring. But among them, acting is the only thing I find challenging--. |
| Kabuto | It doesn't have to be theater, y'know. |
| Do you think you absolutely have to do theater just because you find it a little bit interesting? Can you call that a reason? |
| Anything is fine as long as it's challenging, right? |
| Be it filmmaking, drama production, dance, painting, calligraphy, anything is challenging if you wish to master it. |
| Why don't you quit theater and do that instead? |
| You start acting, join a theater troupe, and enroll in A.U.'s Theater Department. Ain't you just unconditionally accepting that it has to be theater, just because you've progressed too far? |
| Banri | (A reason why it has to be theater? There isn't anything I'm passionate about besides theater.) |
| (It has to be acting--But if Hyodo didn't start acting…) |
| (Did I only choose theater because I could fight Hyodo that way…?) |
| (No. Even though that was how I started theater, it's different now. I'm doing it seriously now…) |
| Kabuto | I can't feel your determination to take the stage. |
| Banri | … |
| …In that case, why are you doin' theater? |
| Kabuto | To survive. Nothing more, nothing less. |
| I don't have anything except theater. …I don't have any choice. |
| I can only bet everything on theater. If you were to fight that kind of guy, d'you think you have enough to win? |
| A performance delivered by someone who has set his determination on it is strong. You can't do it. |
