Hikari
And so...to the history book section of the library, let's go!

Lilja
Then I'll be your Benkei.

Hikari
Wait, Lilja-san!?

Lilja
I was worried about how you seemed last night, so I followed you from the classroom.

Lilja
And then you arrived at the library.

Hikari
I-I see...I didn't notice at all...

Lilja
Why did you come to the library?

Hikari
I wanted to research Minamoto no Yoshitsune...Ushiwakamaru. To use as reference for the play.

Lilja
Even though we all looked at materials together so much? Hikari, you're so studious.

Hikari
It's not like that...! I just thought I still don't know Ushiwakamaru very well...

Hikari
I felt like at this rate, I wouldn't be able to properly perform his feelings when he met Benkei...

Lilja
I see...that's a good attitude. Then I'll watch over you from beside you. I can help a little if you want.

Hikari
T-Thank you, Lilja-san...! I'll go get lots of books!

Lilja
Okay.

Hikari
His father died in battle, and he was separated from his mother when he was a child...

Hikari
The training period at Mount Kurama where he kept his status hidden. His heroic and brilliant achievements in battles against the Heike.

Hikari
And then, discord with his brother...a fugitive life...in the end, by his own hand, his life...

Lilja
Hikari...are you crying?

Hikari
S-Sorry. When I look back on Yoshitsune's life, it makes me sad.

Hikari
Yoshitsune barely had anyone around him he could truly trust...

Hikari
(With exceptional talent and leadership. Strong and loyal comrades. But a lonely existence...)

Hikari
(Minamoto no Yoshitsune was a lonely star...)

Lilja
But Yoshitsune's life was beautiful, I think.

Hikari
Beautiful?

Lilja
He stayed true to what he wanted to do. Even his end, he decided himself...very beautiful.

Hikari
That's how it looks to you. ...Then maybe Benkei felt that way too?

Hikari
Because Yoshitsune was someone who stayed true to himself...maybe he was drawn to that attitude and followed him to the very end...

Hikari
(Staying true to his own will, taking various actions to express his own will...this seems familiar somehow.)

Hikari
(...Hip-hop music? Like activism to show your will to the world. If that's the case...I might be seeing how I should perform Ushiwakamaru.)

Lilja
Did you find what you wanted to know, Hikari?

Hikari
Yeah! I think I understand! Alright, I need to work hard at today's rehearsal too! I'm fired up!

Lilja
Heh heh, if you found your answer, that's good. You're back to your usual self, Hikari.

Hikari
Thanks for keeping me company with my research, Lilja-san! Maybe I felt at ease because someone was beside me!

Lilja
It's fine. I said I'd be your Benkei today. Besides, when you elevate aesthetics with someone, you become more beautiful.

Hikari
Then I'll go ahead!

Lilja
Moi moi.