Tetra: A Tale to Tell (Part 1)

Nikako: Okay, next time I'll make it a little more emotional......

Nikako: ‘I don't want my father and mother to go away! I don't want us to be separated!'

Nikako: ......Hmmm, a little more sad feeling......?

Tetra: Are you staying and practicing? Impressive.

Nikako: Tetra-san! Thank you for your hard work!

Tetra: If you're that energetic, I guess I was wasting my time worrying about you.

Nikako: Are you worried......? I'm having a lot of fun acting with all of you, you know?

Tetra: ......You don't seem like you’re trying to be strong. How terrifying.

Tetra: It's been a few months since you joined Eden. I thought you might be starting to have some troubles.

Tetra: Many of the kids couldn't keep up with Hatsumi's tyranny. The ones who are here now are the ones who didn't let Hatsumi get to them.

Nikako: But Ren-san was just trying her best to make the stage better, right? Wasn’t that okay?

Tetra: There were a lot of people who didn't like someone who so suddenly appeared. I can understand why they didn't want to be treated like that by someone who joined later on.

Nikako: Ren-san wasn’t in Eden from the beginning, was she?

Tetra: She was originally in a big theatre company in Ueno called Gingaza. Moreover, she was a Dai Star candidate who passed the exam with the highest grades.

Tetra: However, because she couldn’t do what she wanted to do, she quit Gingaza so casually. There was an uproar in the theatre community at the time.

Nikako: Ah, hahaha......that sounds like something Ren-san would do......

Tetra: After that, she turned her attention to Eden.

Tetra: In this case, an actor with that much talent was very welcome. We welcomed her right away…...

Eden troupe member: I can't take this anymore! I'm not your tool!

Hatsumi: If you feel that way, you're not good enough. If you don't want to be a tool, be a part of the stage.

Eden Theatre Company: I don't want that......I can't work in a theatre company like this anymore......

Hatsumi: I don't want actors who don't fit me over here either. I wish you the best of luck elsewhere.

Tetra: In just one year, she took control of the troupe and kicked out the opponents who didn't suit her. She has taken Eden for herself.

Nikako: S-She really can do whatever she wants......

Nikako: But you didn't say anything?

Tetra: I didn't say anything. I enjoyed watching Hatsumi.

Nikako: Even though it's your own theatre company and she was doing whatever she wanted?

Tetra: ......40 years ago, I started Eden because I wanted to create a theatre company with a unique personality that couldn't be found anywhere else.

Tetra: As a mobile theater group, we held guerrilla performances. There was some criticism, but even more than that, everyone was enjoying Eden, both the actors and the audience.

Tetra.: But just when the troupe was at its peak, I fell ill. I left the management to someone else for a while, but......that didn't work out.

Tetra: Before we knew it, Eden had become a small cycle, a crappy theatre troupe that had forgotten how to evolve.

Tetra: And then Hatsumi appeared, destroying Eden as she pleased. It was like watching my old self.

Tetra: She is like my old self, who arrogantly pursued the theatre company she wanted to pursue…...

Nikako: Hmmm......Ren-san and Tetra-san are very much alike, aren't they?

Tetra: Hahaha, I have a bit of a mixed feeling when you sum it up like that!

Tetra: Hahaha...... hahaha......cough cough!

Nikako: Tetra-san......? Are you okay?

Tetra: I, I’m fi-......cough cough

Nikako: Tetra-san? Tetra-san!!!