Daikoku
Phew... Um, I'm back.

Daikoku
...Eh.

Nikako
...

Shigure
...

Daikoku
(Nikkachi and that brat...they've become like Iruru-san!? Leaning against the wall, like puppets...)

Hatsumi
Ahaha! Oh dear, you all. Stop teasing me so much, will you?

Hatsumi
Oh, you're back, Daikoku.

Hatsumi
That's right, Daikoku. I wanted to ask, did I take out this many puppets?

Daikoku
No, I think there was only one...

Hatsumi
See, Daikoku says so too! Honestly, when did you bring these out?

Hatsumi
Was it you, Shigure?

Hatsumi
Fufu, if so, I'd like to know the secret behind this magic trick.

Daikoku
Um, excuse me! My Lord...who are you talking to by yourself?

Hatsumi
...What's wrong with you, Daikoku? Do you have a fever?

Daikoku
Eek!!!

Daikoku
M-my Lord is checking my temperature by touching foreheads...!?

Hatsumi
What...it's just a puppet.

Daikoku
Eh...? My Lord?

Hatsumi
I'm sorry, I mistook you for one of the prop puppets.

Hatsumi
Perhaps I'm tired...I should go home early today.

Daikoku?
I-I'll massage your shoulders! My Lord!

Daikoku
Huh, why am I standing in front of myself...?

???
Then who am I...?

Daikoku
Aaahhh!

Daikoku
Haah...haah...

Daikoku
Haah...haah...a dream...?

Daikoku
What a strange dream...

Daikoku
My body is soaked with sweat.

Daikoku
I feel awful, I should take a shower...

Daikoku
Nnn...oh no.

Daikoku
Stretching before practice...I need to focus.

Nikako
Ah, Da-chan! Good morning!

Daikoku
Oh, Nikkachi...good morning.

Daikoku
Did you...see that?

Nikako
See what?

Daikoku
No, it's nothing.

Daikoku
(Even if it's Nikkachi, it's embarrassing to be seen in such a slovenly state. What a relief.)

Nikako
I see!

Nikako
Well then, Da-chan. Let's go to the practice room together!

Daikoku
Yes, that's fine.

Nikako
By the way, Da-chan! Recently Hikarin recommended a rhythm game to me, and I've been playing it!

Daikoku
Hmm, is that so.

Nikako
It's like a piano game where you tap sliders according to the music sheet, you can play with different songs, and it's really fun!

Daikoku
If Nikkachi says so, maybe I'll try it sometime...

Nikako
Really!? Then let's go to the arcade together sometime, Da-chan!

Daikoku
(Hm? This feels like I've heard it somewhere before...)

Nikako
You look troubled, what's wrong?

Nikako
Da-chan, are you tired?

Daikoku
I'm sorry. I feel like I had a strange dream, but I can't remember it...

Nikako
I see...don't push yourself too hard!

Nikako
Ah, Da-chan. I need to go to the restroom, so please go ahead without me.

Daikoku
Yes, I understand.

Daikoku
Excuse me...hm?

Daikoku
Oh, Iruru-san...?

Daikoku
Sitting on a chair...ah!?

Daikoku
(I remember...Iruru-san turned into a puppet in my dream...)

Daikoku
(Sitting in a chair...staring blankly, just like that Iruru-san in my dream...!)

Daikoku
Eek, no way...it can't be...! That was just a dream...!

Nikako
Sorry to keep you waiting. Huh, Da-chan?

Nikako
Ah, Ren-san!

Hatsumi
Oh, it's you two. You're early today.

Hatsumi
What's wrong, Daikoku? Why are you standing there?

Daikoku
Ah, my Lord. No, um...

Hatsumi
Your face is pale. Do you have a fever...?

Daikoku
Whaaah!? M-m-m-m-my Lord!?

Daikoku
(M-my Lord is pressing her forehead against mine...how fortunate I am...!)

Daikoku
(No, wait...this is the same outcome I saw in my dream...!)

Daikoku
(After this, my Lord will say I'm a puppet...! I can't bear to have my Lord look at me with such cold eyes...!)

Daikoku
M-my Lord! If I were to become a puppet, would you...would you still cherish me!?

Hatsumi
I don't know what you're talking about, but...

Hatsumi
Hmph, you don't need to become such a thing. Even now, you're already an important actor for Eden, Daikoku.

Daikoku
I-i-important!?

Daikoku
S-such...those words are too good for me, my Lord...!

Hatsumi
Not at all. You supported me during Salome too.

Hatsumi
I'll be counting on you from now on as well, alright?

Daikoku
My Lord...

Daikoku
Yes!

Daikoku
(That's right...what was I afraid of? My Lord would surely cherish me even if I became a puppet.)

Daikoku
(She's such a great person. Her magnanimity is deeper than the sea and higher than the mountains...)

Nikako
I don't really understand what's going on, but I'm happy for you, Da-chan!

Nikako
By the way, what's up with Irurun? Spacing out over there.

Iruru
Fufu...want to hear this, Nikako?

Iruru
Yesterday, I was playing mahjong with everyone from downtown, and I lost all 9 games we played...boo hoo.