Tetra
Right, what should we do now... It'd be best if the script was finished quickly...

Nikako
Do we just have to wait...?

Iruru
Well, there's not much else we can do anyway~

Nikako
But Ren-san just now...she looked really worn out. I've never seen that expression on her face before...

Iruru
Yeah...

Daikoku
M-my Lord will definitely be fine...! I'm sure she'll sort it out in the end...!

Daikoku
Everyone, have more faith in my Lord...! That's what we've always done, isn't it...!?

Shigure
...But what if the script doesn't get finished? If the performance gets cancelled, that would be the worst, wouldn't it?

Daikoku
You...are you mocking my Lord!? There's no way that would happen...!

Shigure
...How can you be so sure? When everyone's struggling this much!

Shigure
Even you thought that script was wrong, didn't you, Daikoku-senpai? That's why you said Hatsumi-san was tired, right?

Daikoku
T-that's...

Shigure
Just say it clearly! That script will never be entertaining!

Shigure
No matter how creative Eden is, no one's going to enjoy a play that's nothing but despair!

Nikako
S-Shigure-chan...let's calm down a bit, okay?

Shigure
I don't want to! Shigure's at her limit too!

Shigure
I said it from the beginning, didn't I? Is there any need to do "Oedipus Rex" now?

Shigure
We'd finally got good reviews with "The Demon's Friend"...but Hatsumi-san decided we would do it.

Shigure
So I believed her too! I thought if Hatsumi-san decided that, it would be fine!

Shigure
But...what's up with Hatsumi-san now...! Running away just because of a few complaints...!

Shigure
She's just causing trouble for everyone! I've really had enough!

Daikoku
You...!!!

Iruru
Stop! That's enough!

Daikoku/Shigure
...!

Iruru
...Shigure, let's talk just the two of us. I'll listen to whatever you want to say.

Shigure
......

Iruru
Daikoku, calm down a bit too. Do you think Hatsumi would be happy to see you fighting here?

Daikoku
...I know...

Iruru
Good. Tetra-san, Nikako, sorry but could you look after Daikoku?

Nikako
Y-yes!

Tetra
Leave it to us.

Iruru
Thanks.

Iruru
Alright then, Shigure. Let's change location and talk.

Shigure
...Okay.

Iruru
Well, an empty auditorium is a bit scary. Maybe we should've gone somewhere else?

Shigure
It's...fine...

Iruru
I see...

Shigure
......

Iruru
I kind of understand why you got so angry. It's because you respect Hatsumi, right?

Shigure
......

Iruru
Always full of confidence, not allowing any objections. An attitude that says 'just shut up and follow me'.

Iruru
And when we actually do what she says, she somehow makes everything work out. That's the Hatsumi we've always known.

Shigure
Yes...

Iruru
But the Hatsumi just now was completely different. Weak, almost like she was frightened...

Iruru
It makes you think 'what's going on', right? Especially you, who turned down a scout offer because you believed in her.

Shigure
...!

Iruru
...Was that also a reason for your anger?

Shigure
...Shigure...

Shigure
...Shigure absolutely must become a Dai Star. As soon as possible...

Iruru
Yeah...

Shigure
I don't want to talk about the reason. But anyway...I want to become a Dai Star quickly.

Shigure
When the scout offer came, I was really torn. I thought maybe I could get closer to becoming a Dai Star than by staying with Eden.

Shigure
But with Eden... Because Hatsumi-san is "the real deal"...I decided to follow her.

Shigure
And yet...Hatsumi-san ended up like that... And I don't know what will happen with the next performance...

Shigure
I wondered if I'd made a mistake...

Shigure
And then...I got really angry...

Shigure
I just...don't know what to do anymore...

Iruru
Shigure...

Iruru
(Even though I was thinking I should keep an eye on her, I couldn't see anything about what Shigure was going through...)

Iruru
(The words I can offer her now are-)

Iruru
...Hatsumi will be fine.

Shigure
Huh...?

Iruru
She'll definitely sort it out in the end. So it'll be okay.

Shigure
...That's just empty reassurance, isn't it?

Iruru
But...that's what I can't help thinking. Because I've been watching Hatsumi all this time.

Shigure
......

Shigure
...It's okay to believe, right?

Iruru
Yeah. I guarantee it.

Shigure
...Alright. I can count on you more than Daikoku-senpai.

Iruru
Ahaha...sorry, Daikoku...

Shigure
Haah...you saw me looking pathetic. That's the worst.

Shigure
Shigure's heading back first. I don't like being with Iruru-senpai, it feels like I'm with a guardian.

Iruru
Hehe, alright. Don't fight with Daikoku again, okay?

Shigure
Maybe? It depends on her.