| Kazunari | “Banri Settsu”, “portrait”, “solo livestream”… |
| Yuki | What? |
| Kazunari | It's trending online. Looks like some of the clips from our livestream the other day are going viral. |
| And the fact that the scandal was bogus also made it to the news. That’s gotta be a good sign. |
| Sakyo | Figures that the perpetrator would hold off now that the initial commotion’s died down |
| Chikage | It doesn’t mean they’ll continue to hold back forever. |
| Sakyo | It’s true that they’re persistent. Bet they're going to use another way to mess with us later. |
| Chikage | In any case, we need to be careful. |
| Sakyo | Yeah. |
| Muku | Look at all the comments. People are still leaving ones even though it's been days since the livestream ended. |
| "I think I get how Banri feels because I also think that my weakness is hiding my weakness from others." |
| Yuki | "I also have a dream that I can't give up no matter what. Just like Banri-kun." |
| There's also this one, "I'm deeply touched by Banri-kun's portrait. It makes me want to watch his performance at the theater." |
| Manager | We also received a lot of emails and letters. |
| Chikage | We received letters from more than just the people that discovered our theater troupe through the controversy. Our existing fans sent a lot as well. |
| Izumi | (While there are still many things I'm worried about…I can rest assured that Banri-kun's portrait was able to reach many people's hearts.) |
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| Banri | … |
| Izumi | Banri-kun. |
| You’re reading the fan letters? |
| Banri | Oh, yeah. I ended up reading each one individually because they're different from the usual fan letters we get. They wrote about their own lives here. |
| I guess it brings me joy to hear that someone out there decided to pursue a path in acting because they were moved by a performance I did. |
| Izumi | I know, right? |
| Banri | But man, the whole world saw me cry live…I seriously doubt I’ll have a lamer moment than that.. I won’t forget it.. |
| Just remembering it alone is makin' me cringe, though. |
| Izumi | Isn’t that exactly why they wrote all these letters? They were inspired by how you undeniably, authentically bore your true self to them. Your heart and soul shined earnestly in that live performance—one that won’t ever happen the same way again, but captured everyone’s hearts. |
| I think what you were able to do was truly amazing. |
| Banri | …it’s just like how I felt when I watched the Autumn Troupe's portraits. |
| When I decided to perform a portrait during the livestream, I felt like I had nothing more to lose. I never thought that it would affect people in this way. |
| Acting is really something else, huh? Just like how my friends’ performances changed my life, I wanted to perform something that could move the hearts of others.. |
| I have to admit, I do feel responsible now knowing that being in the theater industry has this incredible power on people. |
| But after reading everyone’s thoughts on watching my performance, my own feelings are basically reaffirmed. |
| Izumi | I guess that means you finally have your answer now. |
| Banri | Yeah. |
| Izumi | It's all thanks to performance and everyone's letters, huh. |
| Banri | Heck yeah. Even if it takes a while, I want to reply to every single one of these letters. |
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| Yuki | LIME? |
| Banri | I'm answering people's comments. |
| Yuki | Oh. I see. |
| Banri | Do you need something? |
| Yuki | I want to measure you again. Bet your size has changed since the first time. |
| Banri | Oh, maybe? |
| Yuki | Even the neo gangster would lose weight when he's stressed out. |
| Banri | Shut up. |
| Yuki | OK, all's done. |
| Banri | Sorry. |
| Yuki | Ew. I guess you lost even more weight after going viral with that livestream? |
| Banri | I've moved on already. I'm basically invincible now. |
| Well, more like, I feel like I'm gonna put on more weight now that I'm so relaxed. My measurements might change again. |
| Yuki | As long as you're not doing it deliberately like some muscle head I know. |
| Banri | Haha. Thanks. |
| Yuki | Because you're gonna be the lead in the upcoming play, I'm gonna do my best with the costume adjustments. |
| Besides, I get how you feel. I'm also the same, you see. |
| In order to be who I wanted to be, I pretended to be tough and hid my weaknesses. |
| But now that I have friends that tell me it’s okay to be weak, my life’s changed. |
| …And you are one of those friends. |
| I don't think you can consider it a gift, but in every one of your performances, I'm going to make you take the stage in the most perfect costume ever. |
| Banri | Heh, much appreciated. |
