| Sakuya | Banri-kun! |
| Banri | Hey. |
| Sakuya | Have you eaten? |
| Banri | A little bit. |
| Sakuya | Going to watch a play with you feels somewhat new to me. |
| Banri | Yeah. We usually go to thrift shops. |
| By the way, "Hyakka Troupe" has been running for a pretty long time, right? |
| Sakuya | Yep. It's a strong theater troupe that's frequently nominated for the Fleur Award and has received many other awards. |
| The chairman is a part of the Fleur Awards committee board, Keiju Amadate. |
| Banri | Oh. That old man is the presenter for the ceremony, right? That means, aren't they often nominated just because the chairman is a part of the board of trustees? |
| Sakuya | Hmmm, I wonder about that. There are other people on the board committees. Besides, I don't think they will acknowledge it if the troupe doesn't have any strength. |
| Banri | Well, we'll find out after we watch their performance. |
| Sakuya | By the way, I was kind of surprised after Tsumugi-san told me this… |
| Their star actor, Kabuto-san, takes a very active part in the production. I heard he's both the lead actor and the director for this play. |
| Banri | Damn. Can one handle being both actor and director at the same time? |
| Sakuya | He's amazing, right. I already had a hard time just being the lead actor. |
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| Macbeth | "I feel like I heard someone scream." |
| "'I can no longer sleep! Macbeth has killed sleep!'..." |
| "A good sleep that unravels the entanglement in one's heart, the tranquility of one's daily life, a bath one takes after working hard, the medicine for a wounded heart." |
| "A good sleep that is considered a feast of the great nature, a source of one's life…" |
| Lady Macbeth | "What are you talking about?" |
| Macbeth | "Someone has been yelling at this mansion for so long." |
| "'I can no longer get a good sleep! Glamis has killed the good sleep! Cawdor can no longer sleep! Macbeth can no longer sleep peacefully!'" |
| Lady Macbeth | "Who said such a thing? If you keep thinking about that, your high caliber will be ruined." |
| "Bring some water and wash away all the evidence on those dirty hands of yours. Why did you bring that sword? I'm sure I had placed it over there." |
| "Please take it away quickly and have the sleeping soldiers smeared with blood." |
| Macbeth | "I cannot do that anymore. I don't want to remember what I did anymore. I don't want to see that again." |
| Lady Macbeth | "You are weak. Give me that sword. Those who sleep and those who are dead are nothing but a painting. Only children are afraid of the demons in a painting." |
| "If, by any chance, blood is flowing out again, let us smear it on the soldiers' faces. We have to make others think that they are the culprits." |
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| Macbeth | "What is that sound? What is happening to me? I grow anxious every time I hear that sound. Aaah… What is this?" |
| "I feel like my eyeballs are going to be dragged out any time now. I wonder if the water in the ocean can cleanse these hands." |
| "No. I can't do that. If I do, the vast ocean is going to be dyed crimson red." |
| Lady Macbeth | "My hands are the same color as yours. But my heart is not as dreary as yours." |
| Sakuya | --. |
| Banri | … |
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| Sakuya | That was really great! I got hooked on the main actors' ghastly acting! |
| Banri | Their production was also fresh. They put a modern touch on such classics and it was super entertaining. |
| Bet the young people will like it. |
| Spectator A | Excuse me. Are you perhaps from MANKAI Company… |
| Sakuya | Huh!? |
| Spectator A | I knew it! You're Sakuya-kun and Banri-kun, right! Can we have a handshake? |
| Banri | Sorry, but right now we're… |
| Sakuya | H-Hold on, Banri-kun… I remember Sakyo-san talking about this in "Fanservice 101"…! |
| Banri | What? |
| Sakuya | Remember? One: show a big smile affectionately. |
| Banri | "If you don't mind…" |
| Spectator A | Thank you so much! |
| Sakuya | Please come watch our play again! |
| Spectator A | Absolutely! |
| Spectator B | Ummm! Please give me your signature! |
| Banri | Alrite. |
| Spectator C | Hey, you see that person? Don't tell me…! |
| Spectator D | It's Amadate-san! Let's get his signature! |
| Sakuya | --. |
| Banri | Go greet him. |
| Sakuya | B-But… |
| Banri | You've come all the way here. It's your chance to talk with him. |
| Sakuya | Yeah! |
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| Spectator D | Thank you for the signature! |
| Amadate | And thank you for coming to watch our show. |
| Sakuya | U-Umm…! |
| Amadate | Hm? |
| Sakuya | Your show was really great! Not only the production, but Kabuto-san's acting was also super awesome! |
| Amadate | Thank you for praising my foolish son's acting. |
| Banri | He's your son? |
| Sakuya | Kabuto-san is your son, Amadate-san? I apologize for not knowing that! |
| Amadate | It's all right. We don't really look alike, after all. |
| Banri | Sakuya. You have something to say to him, right? |
| Sakuya | Uh, ummm, there's something I want to ask you… |
| Amadate | What is it? |
| Sakuya | Back when I was still in grade school, I watched Hyakka Troupe's pirates play at an art appreciation event. |
| A fire broke out at a facility next to our school at that time, so the show had to be stopped and we had to evacuate. Then, the actor who played the ship's captain--. |
| Amadate | "This is the marine attack, lads!" |
| Sakuya | !! |
| Because of that line, we were able to evacuate while still being immersed in the play. I can never forget that moment! |
| Amadate | I'm embarrassed. I was the one who played the ship's captain. |
| Sakuya | What!? |
| Amadate | While I'm already retired, I still remember that play because we’ve never had our show canceled due to a fire before. |
| Sakuya | So you are… I never imagined I'd be able to meet the person himself--. |
| I started theater because of that. It's thanks to you that I can be an actor. |
| Amadate | I see. So you're also doing theater… |
| Sakuya | Together with Banri-kun right here, we both belong to a theater troupe called MANKAI Company…! |
| Amadate | Heh. I heard about MANKAI Company's popularity. |
| Sakuya | I'm the leader of Spring Troupe, while Banri-kun is the leader of Autumn Troupe. He's currently studying at Amabi University's Theater and Dance Department…! |
| Banri | Pfft. Why are you telling him my profile? |
| Amadate | What a coincidence. Kabuto is an alumnus of Amabi's Theater and Dance Department. |
| Banri | Really? |
| Amadate | Putting that aside, MANKAI Company sure made remarkable progress lately, huh. Both your collaboration play with GOD-za and the Zahra play are well received by the public. |
| Your troupe has also become the talk among Fleur Awards' board committees. Let me go watch your next performance. Ummm, Sakuya-kun, was it? |
| Sakuya | I'm Sakuya Sakuma! He's Banri Settsu! We're going to invite you for sure, so please come and watch! |
| Amadate | I'm looking forward to it. Then, I shall take my leave--. |
| Sakuya | Oh, yes! Please excuse us! |
| *walks away* |
| Amadate | Sakuya Sakuma and Banri Settsu, huh… |
