Ch. 9 ~ Komae Chiho (Beginning)
Kaname: ——Okay, that's all.
Let's take a 15 minute break. We'll do our review session after.
Kamira: ... For our first read-through, wasn't that pretty good?
Iroha: Our experience from "Arabian Nights" is showing!
Mito: Also... Towa-chan's Alice! It was really good!
It was so cute, I ended up spacing out at first!
Iroha: Actually, me too!
Denki Troupe Members: "Me too!" "I'm so glad I joined Denki!" "So precious..."
"It was so precious, I was considering giving donations" "I should've brought my SLR"
Towa: Haah. It's still just a read-through, but my overwhelming talent is terrifying.
That's just a glimpse of my true power, though.
Iroha: Oooh, something a strong person would say!
Towa: Well, I was chosen as the lead, so I'll do enough to not cause an embarassment.
Haah~ So boring. I'll sleep for the rest of practice~
Machiko: Kaname, are you just going to leave that be?
Kaname: It's still the first practice. From now on... I guess we can't say that.
It's a shame, but the audience won't be coming here to see Denki, after all.
Kaname: I like this atmosphere, though.
Especially right now, I think we're going in a good direction.
Machiko: However, this time the focus is all on Towa.
That girl's been lazy for too long. It's about time we give her a challenge.
Kaname: If she'd come to us before Olympus,
we wouldn't have to worry about this, though.
Machiko: I wonder if we should be thankful that Komae Chiho granted us this opportunity.
Or should we blame her for needless meddling...
Denki Staff: Ka, ka, ka, Kaname-san!
W, w-w-w-w-wait a second, please!
Kaname: What? You have a question?
Denki Staff: Not that—— I- it's a guest!
Machiko: ... So she came.
Kaname: Everyone, attention!
Kaname: Erm, a guest has arrived!
Towa: (—Hah?)
Troupe Member A: No way. Someone pinch my cheek... It doesn't hurt, so this is a dream.
Troupe Member B: Yep, a dream. There's no way she'd actually be here.
Troupe Member A: You think we might've wandered into Wonderland?
Iroha: Mito-chan! Please return us to reality with your White Rabbit powers!
Mito: I, I'll try!
Machiko: Don't panic.
Denki Troupe Members: —————
Kaname: You're in front of a guest. Don't mess around too much, okay?
I'm sorry, we haven't been very polite.
???: No, I was the one who barged in here all of a sudden.
Chiho: Nice to meet you, everyone.
I'm Komae Chiho, with the Olympus Theater Company.
Towa: Why...?
Machiko: After reflecting upon mentioning Denki without prior consent on television,
it seems Komae is here to apologize.
Chiho: I deeply apologize for that matter!
Chiho: I didn't think it would become such a big deal!
I have caused a great deal of trouble for the Denki Theater Company!
Chiho: Especially Towa-chan... I'm sorry!
Towa: It's not something you have to go out of your way to come here and apologize for.
Once you're at my level, you get used to all the attention.
Towa: Besides, we did used to stand on the same stage at Olympus.
I don't particularly mind. Though, it's nice seeing you again after so long.
Chiho: Towa-chan...
Towa: Well, if you insist on apologizing—
Iroha: I-it's fine to make this request, right?
Mito: This kind of opportunity is rare, after all!
Denki Troupe Members: The end of the line is here~! Let's form a proper line~!
Towa: ... Go give those guys your autograph.
Chiho: Yes, with pleasure.