Shigure
Hatsumi-san, it's Shigure...do you have a moment right now...?

Hatsumi
(Shigure...? She's quite out of breath, what happened...?)

Hatsumi
(...Could this have something to do with what Iruru was saying at that meal the other day...?)

Hatsumi
Yeah, I don't mind. Come in.

Shigure
...Excuse me.

Hatsumi
So, what is it today? Is it something urgent?

Shigure
W-Well...

Shigure
(...Say it, Shigure. Otherwise, there's no point in coming all the way here.)

Shigure
(There's nothing to worry about. What I need to tell Hatsumi-san is already decided.)

Shigure
(Shigure loves Eden. I want to become a Dai Star under Hatsumi-san. Those feelings haven't changed.)

Shigure
(Daikoku-senpai and Nikako-senpai gave me a push too. So I have to say it...! These feelings of mine...!)

Hatsumi
...Shigure?

Shigure
Shigure doesn't have much time. The truth is, I have a promise with Papa and Mama...to become a Dai Star by the time I graduate elementary school.

Shigure
If I can't do that, then I have to quit being an actor...

Shigure
(Finally, Shigure told Hatsumi-san everything I'd been thinking...everything I'd been feeling.)

Shigure
(About the promise with Papa and Mama...that because of that promise, I want to become a Dai Star...)

Shigure
(But also that I want to achieve it in Eden...because my desire to keep performing on the stages Hatsumi-san creates is unwavering.)

Shigure
(There was the option of going to another troupe, but...Shigure chose here...I want to do this under Hatsumi-san.)

Shigure
(I conveyed those feelings to Hatsumi-san with all the words I could muster...)

Hatsumi
I see...I understand your feelings. Thank you for telling me.

Shigure
Hatsumi-san...

Hatsumi
However, in any case...I can't give you an immediate answer here. So I'm sorry, but could you let me take this away and think about it?

Shigure
Yes, I understand...

Shigure
Then Shigure will go to the rehearsal hall. Yes...see you later then...

Shigure
...Haaah...that was nerve-wracking...

Shigure
(I said what I wanted to say...! Now all that's left is for Hatsumi-san to decide what to do...!)

Shigure
(...I did pretty well myself, didn't I? Though I have to say, it's thanks to those two...)

Shigure
(I need to properly thank Nikako-senpai and Daikoku-senpai eventually...)

Shigure
...Heh heh♪.

Shigure
(After rehearsal that day...I reported to Nikako-senpai and Daikoku-senpai that I was able to properly tell Hatsumi-san what I wanted to say.)

Shigure
(Both of them were relieved in their usual silly way, but...)

Shigure
(Even after several days passed, I still hadn't received an answer from Hatsumi-san...and the days of feeling a bit anxious continued...)