Tetra Thus Speaks (Part Two)

Nikako: Tetra-san, I brought you some water! Please drink it slowly!

Tetra: Thanks......I asked you how you were doing, but on the contrary, I ended up worying you......

Nikako: Don't worry about it......has the coughing stopped now?

Tetra: Yeah, I'm fine. It's just an occasional attack. It goes away after a bit of rest.

Nikako: Um......are you......the illness you mentioned earlier is still.......

Tetra: Yeah, it hasn't gone away. It's in a lull at the moment.

Nikako: Well, then you shouldn't push yourself too hard! If anything happens to Tetra-san.......

Tetra: I can't do that. I've met an actor called Renjakuno Hatsumi.

Tetra: I want to pass on all of my skills as an actor to Hatsumi. That will probably be my last job.

Nikako: Is it because Ren-san is aiming for the same thing as you......?

Tetra: ......The biggest reason might be that I can't leave that girl alone.

Tetra: I told you that Hatsumi's outburst caused Eden to have an internal conflict. That's why the troupe's fanbase has dropped so much.

Nikako: But the performances I saw after I joined Eden, there were quite a few people in the audience......?

Tetra: The play Hatsumi wrote was a big hit. It was called 'The Lonely Island', set on the island of Aogashima, and it was well received.

Tetra: But the audience is not full every day, is it? The company is still in a precarious state.

Nikako: I wonder if it was a good idea for me, a newcomer, to join the company under such conditions......

Tetra: I told you that I have the capacity to support at least one person.
New actors don't need to worry about that.

Nikako: Yes......

Tetra: This is such an important time. I can't slack off either.

Tetra: ......I'm sorry for making you listen to unnecessary things. I didn't mean to tell you this......

Nikako: I'm glad I got to hear what you just said. I feel that my feelings towards the theatre company have become stronger!

Tetra: Heh heh, you really are honest. When you say it like that, I’m a little relieved.

Tetra: Well, I think it's time for me to leave. Nikako, make sure you leave before it gets too late.

Nikako: Yes, I will. Thank you for your hard work!

Nikako: ......I have to do my best. For Ren-san's sake and for Tetra-san's sake too......