Kokona
Sorry for bringing you all the way out here.

Chikage
...No, it's fine.

Chikage
This is the box seat in the theatre, isn't it?

Kokona
Yes. From here, you can see both the stage and the audience well, right?

Kokona
I thought you might like it too.

Chikage
Yes...?

Kokona
I wanted to talk with you quietly.

Chikage
...About what happened earlier?

Kokona
...Yes. I thought if we kept talking back there, everyone-Chikage-chan, Panda-chan, everyone-might get hurt.

Chikage
Hurt...but......isn't it the truth?

Chikage
Even if it's still the rehearsal period, today's performance was terrible. You saw it too...didn't you?

Chikage
...I think the children watching with me were disappointed too.

Chikage
Panda-san and Sasuga-san gave wonderful performances in "Romeo and Juliet," but to show something like that today...it feels like betrayal.

Kokona
That's not true. Panda-chan and the others weren't slacking off in today's rehearsal.

Chikage
That can't be true! There's no way that could be their real ability!

Kokona
That's right. I was a bit surprised that Panda-chan wasn't her usual self as well.

Kokona
Panda-chan herself seemed surprised. You know, sometimes you just have days when things don't go well. Maybe today was one of those days.

Chikage
But...

Kokona
Chikage-chan, you really love Panda-chan and the others' acting, and Sirius's stage, don't you?

Chikage
...Yes.

Kokona
Fufu, thank you for loving us. Hey, may I ask what you like about it?

Chikage
...What I like most is how they create works that connect with the audience. I think that's the good thing about Sirius.

Chikage
For example, in "Romeo and Juliet," you changed the ending to make it a happy ending that's more acceptable to elementary school students, right?

Chikage
And yet, you never compromise on the acting itself. You always deliver authentic performances. "The Phantom of the Opera" was the same.

Chikage
The stage expression expanded by Kokona-san's sensibility, and Niizumachi's singing voice, I think you shook the souls of all the audience members.

Chikage
You always deliver the best theatre to the audience. I think that's what makes Sirius special.

Kokona
Yes.

Chikage
When I saw Panda-san playing Juliet at the arts appreciation event, I even thought that she might be the one to create the evolved Sirius.

Chikage
And yet...

Kokona
And yet, today's performance wasn't the Panda-chan's acting that Chikage-chan had imagined.

Chikage
Yes.

Kokona
I see. Hey, Chikage-chan. This is just my guess, but-

Kokona
Chikage-chan, I think you felt sad and frustrated that all your friends might think Panda-chan and the others' acting was poor today.

Kokona
Because you love Sirius's stage and Panda-chan and the others' acting so much, today was a chance for everyone else to discover what you love.

Chikage
...

Chikage
...I think that's probably it.

Kokona
Yes. So I understand your feeling of wanting to ask "why" because you were sad about being misunderstood.

Kokona
But I think Panda-chan was hurt.

Chikage
...

Kokona
You know, when I was about Chikage-chan's age, I watched a Sirius performance and wanted to act too.

Kokona
I loved Sirius's stage so much that even after I moved far away and couldn't go see them directly, I kept playing by imitating them.

Kokona
There are many others who aim to join Sirius because they love Sirius's stage like that.

Kokona
Well, when it comes to actually joining! Or becoming an amazing actor after joining! It gets tough though...

Chikage
The audition to join has an incredibly high competition rate, doesn't it?

Kokona
Yes. The auditions for roles are tough too.

Kokona
Because everyone has amazing skills and works so hard.

Kokona
As you said, everyone is serious about delivering good theatre to the audience, so I'm desperate every day not to be left behind by everyone.

Kokona
During "Arabian Nights" and "The Phantom of the Opera," I couldn't do well and caused a lot of trouble for everyone.

Kokona
I think I've improved since then, but there are still times when I can't do well, like during the recent performance.

Kokona
It might not be my place to say this, but I think theatre continues to evolve until the day of the performance, no, even during the performance itself.

Chikage
...Yes.

Kokona
So I want you to wait.

Kokona
Panda-chan and the others, as Sirius actors, will definitely create a wonderful stage.

Kathrina, Chisa and Panda
...

Noa
...We'll have the review meeting later. Get ready quickly. I understand how you feel, but switch gears by the time the meet and greet starts.

Noa
Well then, see you later.

Panda
...

Chisa
P-Panda...

Panda
...Why...

Chisa
Eh, what...?

Panda
Why did you use your Sense?

Chisa
T-that's because, I had to do something...I thought it would be bad if it continued like that...

Panda
...

Panda
...Sassu, you're always like that, aren't you?

Chisa
...I'm sorry...

Panda
...No. If Panda were better at acting, it would have been fine, right?

Kathrina
...Come on. The review meeting is later, right? Let's talk about the details then.

Kathrina
The children...are waiting.