| Azuma | “Tsuzuki, how many reservations for today?” |
| Guy | “Zero.” |
| Azuma | “And how many people are applying for the job?” |
| Guy | “Zero.” |
| Azuma | “The future looks bleak. It’s better if you start trying to find a new job.” |
| Guy | “You’ve given me the job of manager, and I’ll fulfill it until the end.” |
| Tasuku | “Blub blub…” |
| Guy | “Minami-sama!?” |
| Azuma | “Please stop drowning in your bowl of soup.” |
| Tasuku | “Please let me die. It’s the end for me.” |
| Azuma | “Please leave dying for after you have this head chef’s special corn soup.” |
| “This morning’s soup is made using corn straight from the farm in Hokkaido—” |
| Tasuku | “It tastes pre-packaged…” |
| Azuma | “It’s popular for its nostalgic taste.” |
| Izumi | (The comedy’s tempo is perfect. Everyone is lively and it seems like they’re having fun.) |
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| Izumi | (Now the last scene…) |
| Azuma | “Thank you for staying.” |
| Hisoka | “No, thank you for everything.” |
| Azuma | “Stay safe, and—…” |
| Izumi | …Azuma-san? |
| Azuma | “—Take care.” |
| Izumi | (Azuma-san got stuck there - I wonder what happened.) |
| Azuma | “Yes, this is Hotel Compass. A reservation? Of course.” |
| Izumi | (And then the curtain closes—) |
| Tsumugi | This script really is fun. |
| Tasuku | Ah, our acting wasn’t bad either. |
| Homare | For our first time, I thought it was wonderful. We truly are blessed with comedic talent. |
| Hisoka | …It was good overall. |
| Guy | It was smooth. |
| Izumi | What did you think, Azuma-san? |
| Azuma | Because we’ve done so many shows, I think it went like this because we all had an image of what a Winter Troupe comedy show would be like. |
| Sorry for getting stuck at the end. I had to think about how to say it. |
| Izumi | It is an important line for a hotel man sending out a guest. Let’s think deeply about it. |
| Alright, then let’s finish for today. Guy-san, Hisoka-san, you have to get to the bar, don’t you? |
| Guy | Ah, that’s right. |
| Hisoka | Zzz… |
| Guy | —We’ll go now. |
| Tasuku | It’s a hassle to carry him around, isn’t it. |
| Tsumugi | Take care. |
| Azuma | —Good luck. |
| Hisoka | …Azuma, you want to come? |
| Azuma | Eh? |
| Homare | Oh, how about a celebratory party!? |
| Tsumugi | That’s a good idea. |
| Tasuku | Then let’s all go. |
| Azuma | Really? I thought you would say something about rehearsal, Tasuku. |
| Tasuku | It’s not good to keep at it intensively from the very beginning. I will bring my script with me, though. |
| Izumi | Fufu, as usual. I think it’s a good idea too. |
| Let’s talk a bunch while we drink. About acting, too. Only if Guy-san says we can, of course. |
| Guy | I just stocked up on some new drinks. |
| Azuma | …You got me. It seems I’ll end up drinking a lot tonight. |
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| Izumi | For working hard on Winter Troupe’s 7th show - a toast! |
| Tasuku | Cheers. |
| Homare | Cheers! |
| Tsumugi | Are these snacks new? |
| Guy | Ah, I’m still experimenting with them, so let me know what you think. |
| Izumi | They’re good. |
| Homare | They go well with beer. |
| Hisoka | …It’s better if you add marshmallows. |
| Tasuku | If it was up to you, everything would be with marshmallows. |
| Azuma | …Well, I have something to tell everyone. |
| Izumi | ? |
| Azuma | Do you want to buy a plot? |
| Tasuku | …Hah? |
| Tsumugi | By plot, you mean land for building on, right? |
| Azuma | Mhm. My aunt told me to think about what to do with the plot my house was built on. |
| I don’t plan to go back, and I can’t think of anything to build, so I was thinking about just selling it… |
| Guy | Are you okay with that? |
| Tasuku | If it’s yours, Azuma-san, then you don’t need to decide so suddenly… |
| Homare | How about returning and actually seeing it before thinking about it? |
| Hisoka | …If you see it, you might change your thinking. |
| Azuma | Even when it was an empty house, it felt so foreign to me - I’m not attached to an empty plot of land. |
| My home is MANKAI Company, and I need to take responsibility. |
| Izumi | (I guess it’s fine if Azuma-san’s fine with it…) |
| Azuma | …But recently, I’ve been having a lot of bad dreams. |
| I see the nightmares I used to see often in the past. When I was scared of waking up by myself. |
| It’s probably because I saw the place where my house used to be and I’m being pulled back into my old lonely feelings and worries. |
| Tsumugi | Then that’s why at today’s rehearsal…? |
| Azuma | Mhm… I think I’m scared of sending someone off and saying “Take care”. |
| Izumi | (That’s right, the family he sent off and said “take care” to never came back…) |
| Guy | …I’ll close the store for a while. |
| If I’m in the room at night, you won’t be by yourself. |
| You may stop seeing nightmares, and there’s a chance the fear may fade. |
| I want to do something as the co-lead. |
| Azuma | It’s not like I’m a child, I’ll be fine. The bar will have to be closed during the show, too. |
| It’s the same dream, but my situation and feelings are different from then. |
| Guy | But— |
| Izumi | (Mm, Azuma-san’s saying that, but I don’t want to do nothing and then have Azuma-san’s old feelings resurface…) |
| Homare | …Ah! An excellent idea has come to me! |
