Koyomi
So you had come home. I was so focused on rehearsal, I didn't notice.

Iroha
N-No, I had just gotten back myself...! More importantly, I'm sorry for interrupting your practice...

Koyomi
It's fine, don't worry about it. Rather, you should have told me if you were going to use the rehearsal space.

Iroha
Oh, um...I just happened to pass by, actually. And I was planning to practice in my room anyway.

Koyomi
In your room, I see...

Koyomi
Say, Iroha-san, would you be willing to join me for rehearsal if you're not opposed? Practicing together is more beneficial than practicing alone, wouldn't you say?

Iroha
You want me to practice with you...!? But wouldn't someone like me just hold you back, Nee-san...?

Koyomi
Not at all...because Iroha-san has such wonderful acting ability.

Koyomi
It would surely be good stimulus for me as well.

Iroha
"Such wonderful"...? Did you...come watch my performance?

Koyomi
Huh!? Oh, well...that is...

Koyomi
(...What should I do? Should I be honest about this...?)

Koyomi
(...If Iroha-san knew that I secretly watched her performance, would she really be happy about it...?)

Koyomi
...

Koyomi
(...Now that I think about it, Mito from Gekidan Denki once told me...to give her my thoughts directly. She said "I'm sure she'd be happy"...)

Koyomi
(...Up until now, I thought I shouldn't meddle in Iroha-san's affairs, so I deliberately didn't share my thoughts about her acting...but Iroha-san just boldly declared to Grandmother that she'd prove Gekidan Denki's worth...is it really okay for me not to tell her my true feelings now...?)

Iroha
Onee-san...?

Koyomi
You're right, Iroha-san...I did watch your performance with Gekidan Denki.

Koyomi
In 'The Wizard of Oz', I saw you shine brilliantly playing the Wizard role...

Iroha
Huh...? W-What!?

Koyomi
That performance was truly wonderful. The actors' performances, the script, the direction...everything...

Koyomi
...I've never been able to do anything for you as your older sister. I couldn't support you or protect you...

Iroha
That's not true...! Onee-san, you...!

Koyomi
...Thank you, Iroha-san. But I believe it's the truth. ...So.

Koyomi
That's why now...I want to push your back and be of help, even if only a little.

Koyomi
Iroha-san, you're a far more wonderful actress than you think. You don't need to worry about this house or about me.

Koyomi
Otherwise, you couldn't be standing on the same stage as the Dai Stars. Isn't that so?

Iroha
...!

Iroha
(...That's right. I'm already performing on the same stage as the Dai Stars. With Mito-chan...)

Koyomi
Besides, if you want Grandmother to recognise your abilities, you can't go around being modest, saying you'd hold me back.

Iroha
That's true...! You're absolutely right, Nee-san! Thank you for praising my acting!

Iroha
Please, let me rehearse with you!

Koyomi
Yes, of course. ...Then let's get started right away.

Iroha
Yes! Oh, that's right...for the Dai Star Festival performance, is it okay if I look at the script...?

Koyomi
My, you didn't know? Iroha-san. The scripts used for the Dai Star Festival are handled as an exception.

Koyomi
So that not just the judges, but the audience can accurately feel the expressiveness of the actors involved, and to guarantee the quality of the scripts themselves to everyone, they're made public.

Iroha
Oh, really...I just checked and it's on the official site! I didn't know, but that's reassuring!

Iroha
Then please wait just a moment. I'll read through the content...!

Koyomi
Yes, please do. Iroha-san.

Iroha
"It seems Zeus-sama is under a misunderstanding about that girl. Shouldn't we use this to play a trick on him?"

Koyomi
"Hmm...? Hermes, what are you planning? Won't you tell me in detail?"

Iroha
"Nothing complicated. We simply pretend to know nothing and bring Hera-sama and Zeus-sama together."

Iroha
""I've brought the priestess you desired," we'll say. Zeus-sama will be delighted! Seeing young Hera-sama!"

Koyomi
"Ha ha ha! That's quite an amusing idea. Very well, I shall play along with it!"

Iroha
(...Rehearsing with Onee-san...it's been a while, but it's really fun. Like this, it feels like when I was at Gingaza...

Koyomi
...See? I told you. You're already an actor who stands equal to me.

Koyomi
There's no need to worry about anything. You should freely use this rehearsal space without minding others' eyes.

Koyomi
This is your home...you're also a proper actor of the Senju house.

Iroha
I'm a proper actor of the Senju house...I still don't quite feel like it's real, but...

Iroha
After that rehearsal just now, I feel a bit more confident! I can be more proud of myself...right?

Koyomi
Of course. You're an actor I've acknowledged.

Iroha
Thank you, Nee-san!

Iroha
...Phew, I worked up a sweat with that intense practice.

Iroha
I'm going to take a bath now!

Koyomi
(...Come to think of it, Grandmother hasn't been passing by the rehearsal space much lately. Could it be she's deliberately avoiding seeing it when Iroha-san uses it...?)

Koyomi
(No, surely not with Grandmother...)

Koyomi
...

Koyomi
(...Grandmother must be sizing up Iroha-san's acting for herself too. ...The World Theatre League, I'm looking forward to it.)