| Kumon | Yay! We’re the first ones here! |
| Juza | You’ll slip if you keep running. |
| Chikage | ...Why a bath? |
| Hisoka | Who knows. |
| Kumon | Hah, feels good. C’mon, you two get in too. |
| Chikage | ... |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Kumon | Bathing together after a fight is a Hyodo family house rule. |
| Chikage | A fight? |
| Kumon | Hisoka-san and Chikage-san, didn’t you guys have a fight? |
| Hisoka | It was something like that. |
| Chikage | Well, I guess so. |
| Juza | For some reason we can talk honestly when we’re in the bath. |
| Kumon | We always patch up in the bath. |
| Chikage | So you guys fight too. |
| Hisoka | ...That’s unexpected. |
| Juza | Not a lot recently. |
| Kumon | Well, most of it is basically just me sulking and making trouble for nii-chan. |
| It feels like we’re closer when we’re in the bath, so we can talk about lots of things here. |
| So go ahead, you two! |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Chikage | ...Well, that doesn’t really help. Can you demonstrate for us? |
| Juza | ... |
| Kumon, I’ve got to apologize to you about something. |
| Kumon | Huh? |
| Juza | I asked Tsuzuru-san to give us opposing roles. That’s why our characters didn’t end up like what you wanted. |
| Kumon | You did...? |
| Juza | You may have stood on stage simply because you chased after me. |
| But now you’re a fine actor of the Summer Troupe, who’s been the lead actor and the co-lead. |
| I wanted to break free from the limitation of us being brothers, and stand on the same stage with the actor, Hyodo Kumon. |
| In the end I ended up worrying over how to break free from that limitation, but I think that’s just another obstacle I need to overcome as an actor. |
| But that’s also for my own self-interest. I’m sorry for pushing this on you and hurting you. |
| Kumon | No, it’s okay. I didn’t know the casting was your request, but for some reason I knew what you felt, nii-chan. |
| I thought, you probably wanted me to grow as an actor. |
| I was worried over whether I could do it, but... I’m kinda happy to find out you were worried about it like I was. |
| To be honest I felt lonely too, and I wasn’t sure if could live up to your expectations. |
| But I feel better now that I know we share the same point of view and worries, and that we’ll get through it together! |
| Juza | I see. |
| Kumon | I’ll do my best to become an actor as praiseworthy as you, nii-chan! |
| Juza | I’m also going to put on an act that won’t embarrass you. |
| Chikage | In the end, I guess this means they just had a misunderstanding because they were being considerate of each other. |
| Hisoka | ...It reminds you that they really are family. |
| Chikage | They’re basically alike, aren’t they. Awkward but earnest. |
| Kumon | I think Hisoka-san and Chikage-san are also alike though. |
| Hisoka | ...How? |
| Chikage | Me and this guy? |
| Kumon | I dunno how to put it, but it’s things like that that make you alike! |
| Juza | Your timing’s perfect. |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Chikage | ... |
| Kumon | A super sweet tooth and a super spicy tooth — you’re polar opposites, but in a way it’s like looking at a mirror, isn’t it? |
| Chikage | ... |
| Hisoka | ...What do you two think defines a family? |
| Kumon | Huh? |
| Juza | ...I’ve never thought about it. |
| Kumon | Yeah... People you’ve lived together with since you were born, someone whose presence is a natural thing to you? |
| Juza | Someone you wanna protect if something happens. |
| Kumon | Being with them calms you down, and always gives you peace of mind! |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Juza | How do I put it... |
| I think that family’s not a connection by blood, but a connection of the heart. |
| Kumon | Yeah yeah! Like you’re connected by the core.[1] |
| Hisoka | A connection of the heart... Connected by the core... |
| Kumon | When you think about it that way, doesn’t Mankai Company feel like a huge family? |
| Everyone’s ages and personalities are way different, but we all treasure each other and we all love acting, our core being that we wanna put on a great show. |
| Juza | You’re right. |
| Hisoka | Family, huh... |
| Chikage | It’s true that we share the same core. We have to make the next performance a good show too. |
| Juza | Right. |
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| Kumon | Hah~ That felt good! I had fun talking about lots of things with you guys! |
| Juza | It’s just as you said, Chikage-san; I’m glad I put it into words. Thanks. |
| Kumon | Huh? That reminds me, you two haven’t settled your fight yet. |
| Chikage | Ahh, we don’t really... |
| Hisoka | ... |
| ...The culprit in “A Study in Scarlet” shouldn’t have pursued revenge; he should’ve just handed it to the police. |
| Juza | The criminal’s motive was to avenge his fiancé who was abducted and driven to death, right? |
| Chikage | Even if the criminal did hand the case to the police, those people he wanted revenge on may not have been given the punishment he wanted them to have. |
| He’d successfully exacted revenge and felt at peace in his final moments, so while it may have been selfish, to the culprit that must have been his best. |
| Kumon | The fiancé and her father were so important to the culprit that he couldn’t live without avenging them. |
| But I mean, that doesn’t justify what he did. It sure is complicated. |
| Hisoka | ...I wonder what his late fiancé and her father would’ve been thinking. |
| Chikage | ...There’s no way to find out. |
| Juza | I dunno, but I think they didn’t wanna make the culprit sad. |
| Hisoka | ... |
| Chikage | ... |
| Kumon | Umm...? |
| Hisoka | ...Kumon, Juza. Thank you. |
