Act 10/Episode 26

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Act 10
Episode 26: Preparing for the War
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Tsuzuru"That's a nice weapon you have there. Give it to me."
Tenma"Who are you?"
Tsuzuru"I'm Benkei Musashibo. Now, let's have a fair fight--!"
Tenma"Hyaa!"
*attacks*
Tsuzuru"Take this!"
*counter-attacks*
Izumi(For this play, Tenma-kun will play the lead role, Minamoto Yoshitsune a.k.a. Kurou, while Tsuzuru-kun takes on the co-lead role, Benkei…)
(Based on Yoshitsune's life, the story focuses on how the bond between Kurou and his retainer Benkei started to develop.)
Tenma"Say, will you come with me? Let's go out and see a wider world, not just this narrow bridge. I'll make your name known in the nation."
Tsuzuru"Interesting. I'm in."
Tenma"...*snores*"
Tsuzuru"Hey, why are you sleeping out of nowhere? And you reek of alcohol!"
Izumi(I heard Tenma-kun asked Tsuzuru-kun to put a lot of gags and action in the script since he wants to take revenge against Hiro-san.)
(Because of that, it's necessary to have continuous, fairly heavy fighting scenes in the play. But…)
(I'm not sure whether it's because Tenma-kun has gotten over his issues, but his performance feels really good. He's committing to this play with a beginner's heart, as if this will be his first time taking the stage.)
(Even when he's facing a problem over his acting approach, he seems to be having fun.)
TenmaI feel like it'll be better to speed up the tempo in this scene. I want to create a tense atmosphere.
TsuzuruGot it.
Izumi(Not only his own acting, but he also makes sure not to forget to give attention to the others. He's truly a reliable leader!)
(As for Tsuzuru-kun, after being encouraged by everyone, it's been decided that he'll take on the co-lead role in order to give Syu-san a performance that will leave an impact on him…)
Tenma"*snores*..."
Tsuzuru"Hey, don't fall asleep again! Do it after we run away!"
Tenma"...Nngg? Eeek, w-where is this place!?"
Tsuzuru"Don't ask any questions! Just run!"
Izumi(He can express Benkei's surprisingly caring side and act as the straight man[1] well.)
(And with him being taller than Tenma-kun, they give off such a nice vibe when they stand side by side.[2])
Tenma"Minamoto no Yoshitsune--I rushed here when I heard you were raising an army."
Chikage"I'm glad you came, Kurou. Let's do our best to restore the Minamoto clan together."
Tenma"Hyaa!"
Chikage"It's a sheer pleasure to see the brothers who have been separated in this way. I see you have endured the hard times well."
Izumi(Chikage-san plays the last boss, Kurou's older brother Yoritomo.)
(This role truly suits him perfectly. Both his aura and infinite darkness are flawless.)
(But I'm a little bit worried about them…)
Misumi"I can't believe we were made to follow Kurou-dono."
Masumi"He seems competent, though."
Misumi"But he looks like a completely different person at times. Our Lord seems to be overrating him…"
Izumi(Misumi-kun and Masumi-kun are playing the brothers Tsugunobu and Tadanobu respectively. Since they're about the same height, they look good together appearance-wise. But…)
(Even though both of them play the characters well, they don't give off a sibling vibe.)
(And then…)
Kumon"Are they your guests, Father?"
"Greetings. My name is Yasuhira."
Izumi(Kumon-kun plays Yasuhira, the next head of the Fujiwara clan which gave Kurou a place to stay.)
(He should have the knowledge and experience after taking the role of the Young Lord in our Shinobi play, but…)
(This time around, he has to do a serious scene where Kurou is driven into a corner, thus he's struggling to get into the role since it's different from the usual Summer Troupe plays.)
TenmaYasuhira is not a mere child. He should have a strict upbringing as the next head of the Fujiwara clan.
Pay more attention to your small gestures.
KumonO-Okay! Got it!
Izumi(There should be no problem since Tenma-kun is giving him advice…)
(Given that all of them do not want to lose to the first-gen members at all cost, the amount of heat in this practice room is high.)
(I can't wait to see how this will turn out!)
*phone rings*
(Ah, it's from Kamikizaka-san…)
(I know we have reconciled, though I still can't help but feel a little bit nervous…)
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Hello, Tachibana here.
Reni"It's me, Kamikizaka. Do you have a moment now?"
IzumiYes.
Reni"How are the preparations over there?"
IzumiTsuzuru-kun has finished writing the script, so we have started practicing now.
Reni"I see. We're going to start rehearsing too, then."
IzumiHuh?
Reni"You know that we already have the completed script in our hands, so we decided to wait until you finished yours before we start rehearsing."
IzumiOh, really…
Reni"Then--I'm going to go meet your father."
Izumi--.
Reni"Just like what we talked about with Kashima, I'll ask him about the production plan before we start rehearsing."
"Do you have anything to say to him?"
Izumi(Something I want to tell Dad…)
(There's a lot, like why he never tells me anything, how he is doing now, and about the theater troupe…)
(There are so many things I wanna tell him that I can't summarize.)
(...However, right now he's my rival in the Showdown Act.)
First, please tell him I absolutely won't lose to him!
Reni"...Pfft."
Izumi--Then, please tell him that I've got a lot of things to talk about once this battle is over.
(I feel like I can tell him about the newborn MANKAI Company's journey for days.)
(Then, I'd like to ask him about the first-gen MANKAI Company. Compared to before, I think I can talk about a lot of things with him now. Like about acting--.)
Reni"I'll pass that on for sure."
IzumiPlease, and thank you.
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nids
  1. It's a part of the comedy duo straight man-funny man
  2. Real Mushashibo Benkei is said to be at least seven feet tall.