Act 10/Episode 42

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Act 10
Episode 42: Entrusted Seed
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ReniI take it you don't have any objections.
KusumiYes. I'm going to completely back away from my job as a writer. I'll work backstage at GOD-za while providing financial support to both Madoka and Misumi.
ReniThen, about the plagiarism…
Kusumi--.
ReniI heard about the fake "Spotlight" reporter incident from Tachibana's daughter...
It is also still unclear who sent the thugs to attack them on the day of our Showdown Act.
Did you really not do it?
KusumiYes.
ReniWell, given that the attack wasn't done by an amateur, I wouldn’t have believed that it's connected to you…
Do you really have no idea who sent MANKAI Company's script to you?
Kusumi--.
ReniSpill everything you know.
KusumiI, I can't. If I do, not only me, but something may also happen to Kamikizaka-san and the people around us--.
ReniWho do you think I am?
You have no obligation to worry about that. I intend to keep anything I hear here a secret.
Kusumi…--.
ReniWhat…?
Forget you ever told me this. Understood?
Kusumi--Y-Yes.
Reni(Then, the target is--)
(Just as I thought, I have no choice but to make my move carefully.)
(I plan to do whatever it takes to bring him back to the theater industry. However… we have a tough opponent, Tachibana.)
YuzoA'ight, are y'all here?
IzumiYes.
BanriHow excessive.
SakuyaI'm getting nervous, somehow.
YuzoThen, we'd like to give the new gen, the winner of the Showdown Act, their prize…
Y'all brought them, right?
KasumiFor sure.
HiroYep.
ZenNo problem here.
SyuWhenever you're ready.
YuzoOkay, then each old leader will give theirs to the respective new leaders.
KasumiCongrats on your win. I'll continue to support you all.
HiroGrats. Since you won against us, you've got to win the Fleur Award too.
ZenCongrats. I'm counting on you after this.
SyuFine, I'll give this to you. Don't you dare give us half-assed work.
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SakuyaAre these the big prize?
TenmaThese envelopes are pretty damn old.
BanriCan we open it?
TsumugiMine is already open.
YuzoThat one was kind of a mistake.
Izumi
YuzoYou already heard from Yukio-san, right?
Izumi...Mankai Show. That's a concept that Yukio-san and Hakkaku-san left to us.
SakuyaMankai Show?
Yukio"A year before I left the troupe, we were shortlisted for the Fleur Award."
"We didn't win the award in the end. However, it made us seriously aim for the next year's award, so Hakkaku-san and I held a thorough meeting to discuss the script."
"A concept was born during that time."
"Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter… A play in which all members of MANKAI Company are cast… The name is, 'Mankai Show'."
"We think that this is the only way for us to win the Fleur Award, but the burden that Hakkaku-san had to carry was big…"
"Hakkaku-san was already quite old at that time."
"Moreover, we needed to adjust the schedule while keeping our other plays in mind. In the end, we put it on hold at the conceptual stage."
"But that incident happened, and both Hakkaku-san and I left the troupe."
"Even so, the outline of the concept Hakkaku-san wrote remained."
YuzoIt is just as Yukio-san said.
TenmaAnd you’re giving that to us…
SakuyaDoes that mean you're letting us perform this?
HiroYep.
SyuI'm sure Hakkaku-san wanted to bring this story to completion.
But the actors weren't there at the time, and he had no energy nor strength left.
I think that's why he entrusted it to the future.
Y'all are the only ones we can entrust this to. I want you to complete Hakkaku-san's dream story.
Tsuzuru--.
Do you mean I can collaborate with… the first-gen scriptwriter, Hakkaku-san?
IzumiWhat's your answer, Tsuzuru-kun?
Tsuzuru…I wanna do it. Please let me do it.
SyuI see.
Though I don't think that the current you has the ability to put together a story where all theater troupe members are cast.
TsuzuruI… I won't deny that it will take a long time… But I'll certainly complete it!
Hiro…I'm counting on you.
I'm not one to talk since I lost to you, but you guys are also still lacking in power. Improve your acting.
SakuyaYes!
TsumugiI'll do my best.
BanriWell, after being shown such a performance, we can only nod obediently.
TenmaYep. I'm not confident that we can win if we fight again.
YuzoTaking on this kind of play right away is difficult in many ways. You need a preparation period.
Deliver the usual troupe plays for a while and as you gain more skills, the script will be completed over time.
Izumi…But is this really okay?
Just like his posthumous work, this Mankai Show was meant to have been performed by all of the OG members…
YuzoWell, yea.
HiroI'd be lying if I said I didn’t want to perform this.
SyuI wanted to do it so bad I had my blood boiling. I was like, "Why not me?"
YuzoBut it'd be impossible to gather all the OG members since we’ve all gone our different ways.
ZenGathering these six people alone was already a hard time.
KasumiBesides, I think this Mankai Show is something that can only be realized with the brilliance of the new-gens that have bloomed as actors right now.
HiroSo… aim for that Fleur Award seriously in our stead.
SakuyaUnderstood.
TenmaWe'll do our best.
BanriThat's been our plan right from the start.
TsumugiWe'll hold on tightly to your feelings.
IzumiWe'll definitely win the award!
YuzoSee ya later, then.
SyuCome watch our play next time.
IzumiThank you so much.
(Ah, that flag next to the door…)
Oh, right! Please wait a minute!
YuzoHuh?
TsuzuruA stepladder?
IzumiI'm actually curious about this flag too! It has everyone's messages.
TenmaOh, this is the flag that Hiro-san wanted to take if they won, right?
SyuSo dirty.
ManagerWe've never washed it, after all!
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Kasumi"Congrats on MANKAI Company's debut show!"
Yuzo"Let's do our best."
Reni"Daily diligence."
TsumugiIt's packed with everyone's feelings during the debut show.
Zen"Zen."
BanriWhy did you only write your name?
ZenI didn't really have anything I wanted to write.
BanriYou're really sloppy.
Hiro"Go Go Hiro![1]"
ZenYou sounded like a grade schooler.
TsuzuruI actually thought the same a little bit.
HiroWhat did you say!?
Yukio"Let's aim for the Fleur Award!"
IzumiDad…
(We will definitely make the Fleur Award dream that Dad and the other OG members have entrusted to us come true!)
TenmaFor now, we have to discuss this.
SakuyaIt's never crossed my mind that the prize would be a posthumous work.
TsumugiI think it's better to coordinate this first before we share it with the others.
BanriThat aside, they really entrusted something big to us…
TenmaIt's heavy.
SakuyaThe OG members looked serious. It was really their dream.
TsumugiIt's not something that we can take on if we're not fully ready.
TenmaWe won't succeed unless each of the troupe members devotes all their energy to growing.
All of us have to strive towards the same direction without leaving out a single person…
BanriWe've never had this kind of pressure before.
SakuyaBut I want to share a stage with all 24 of us.
There's a chance that I won't be able to continue staying with my fellow beloved theater troupe members who are like my family.
There is no such thing as forever. But still--.
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If all 24 of us can share the same stage, let Director help us to fully bloom and win the Fleur Award…
I feel like it'll surely be our unwavering "eternity."
TenmaYou're right. It's our bond that will remain forever.
BanriThe higher the wall that stands in our way, the more interesting it'll become. Let's do this.
TsumugiI'm sure we can do it--.
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  1. The original phrase is "紘見参" which is like a common tokusatsu phrase, so I changed it to the Power Rangers' catchphrase "Go Go Power Rangers".