| Tsumugi | Sorry for asking you out all of a sudden. |
| Guy | No, it’s fine. |
| Tsumugi | This is one of my favorite cafes. |
| There’s lots of greenery and flowers, right? Apparently they’re all grown in the owner’s yard. |
| They decorate with various plants and flowers every season, so I never get bored of coming here. |
| Guy | ...I see. |
| Tsumugi | .... |
| Guy | .... |
| Tsumugi | ...Um, what should we order? |
| Guy | Anything is fine. |
| Tsumugi | Then—. Excuse me, may I have two hot coffees? |
| Guy | .... |
| Tsumugi | .... |
| Guy | .... |
| Tsumugi | ...I invited you out today because I wanted to talk with you one-on-one, Guy-san. |
| Guy | I see. |
| Tsumugi | May I ask you a few questions? You don’t have to answer everything.... |
| Guy | That’s fine. |
| Tsumugi | To date, has anything ever made you angry or sad? |
| Guy | Not in particular. |
| Tsumugi | Then has anything ever made you happy? Made you laugh out loud? Touched your heart? |
| Guy | ...I can’t think of anything. |
| Tsumugi | ...Is that so. |
| Guy | ...Did I say something to offend you? |
| Tsumugi | No... I was just a little sad because your eyes don’t seem to be lying, Guy-san. |
| Guy | Why? |
| Tsumugi | .... |
| Guy | ? |
| Tsumugi | What kind of place is Zahra Kingdom? |
| Guy | It’s a country in West Asia, ruled by the king of Zahra. The official language is Zahran, and the tourism industry is central to its development. |
| It’s an island nation surrounded by the ocean. The land mass is approximately 180 square kilometers. And—. |
| Tsumugi | ...Is something wrong? |
| Guy | ...The flowers. |
| Tsumugi | Flowers? |
| Guy | ...The flowers are beautiful. |
| Tsumugi | —I see. |
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| Tsumugi | Could you keep me company for a little longer? |
| Guy | That’s fine. |
| Tsumugi | I wanted to show you this—it’s tiny, but there’s a little sprout, right? |
| Guy | ...Why are you showing me? |
| Tsumugi | Citron-kun planted this bulb. |
| Guy | Citronia did...? |
| Tsumugi | But we don’t know what’s going to grow from it. Because Citron-kun apparently purchased it without looking at the type of flower.... |
| Citron-kun was looking forward to seeing the flower bloom. Could you help me raise itin Citron-kun’s stead? |
| Guy | ...I understand. What should I do? |
| Tsumugi | First, let’s water the plant and get rid of the weeds. |
| Guy | Got it. |
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| Guy | Is this enough water? |
| Tsumugi | It’s perfect. |
| Guy | Next are the weeds, right. |
| Tsumugi | Please. |
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| Guy | .... |
| Tsumugi | ...How is Winter Troupe? |
| Guy | What do you mean by how? |
| Tsumugi | What do you think of it? |
| Guy | Compared to the other troupes, its members are more composed and mature. They don’t interfere with one another unnecessarily, and they keep each other at a reasonable distance. |
| Tsumugi | I see.... |
| I suppose our ages have to do with it; those traits haven’t really changed since our debut performance. |
| But still, in the beginning there was too much distance; it took some effort for us to open up to one another. |
| The distance between us now is the ideal we established through that. |
| Guy | I see.... |
| Tsumugi | I was the lead during our debut performance. We went up against a troupe called GOD-za. |
| The conditions were that if we lost, we had to dissolve the troupe—it was quite a bit of pressure. |
| The second performance was a mystery play where Homare-san starred as the lead. Homare-san overcame his inner conflict during that performance. |
| Azuma-san was the lead for the third performance. The play was a success because Azuma-san and Tasuku, the second lead, developed mutual trust in one another. |
| Guy | I see. |
| Tsumugi | You might be a temporary member, but since you joined Winter Troupe, I thought I should tell you everything we’ve been through up till now. |
| Guy | ...Is that so. |
| Tsumugi | Guy-san, how do you see everyone in Winter Troupe? |
| Guy | ...Takato is blindly devoted to theater; he has a tendency to connect everything to acting. I get the impression he’s not very interested in others. |
| Yukishiro is kind and friendly, but he draws a line between himself and others. He’s otherworldly and doesn’t seem very human. He’s a secretive person. |
| Mikage is a marshmallow monster who naps all the time. He’s somehow bleak, and I get a sense of emptiness from him, but he seems satisfied so long as he has marshmallows. |
| Arisugawa’s appearance and poems are very creative. Also, he looks like he’s free of worries and concerns. |
| Tsumugi | ...So that’s your impression of them, Guy-san. |
| Guy | Am I wrong? |
| Tsumugi | Please see for yourself, Guy-san. |
| Guy | .... |
