The Devil's Friend - Sirius Version (Part 2)

Noa
Everyone's here?
The script for the performance is ready. Can you hand them out?

Panda
Yes, yes. Panda will hand them out.

Kokona
Thank you, Panda-chan.
...Huh?!

Shizuka
Is this...?

Chisa
The two of them looked so surprised... It looks like a panic musical where a Somen Shark and an Exorcist go head-to-head.

Noa
The one that is going to appear is the Devil.
The next performance will be "The Devil's Friend," a contemporary play written by Renjakuno Hatsumi.

Yae
It's unusual for Sirius to stage a contemporary play, isn't it?

Kathrina
And it's a new play from Eden, right...?

Kokona
But this play was really fun! I've always wanted to perform that script!

Shizuka
Just being excited won't do. We'll be directly compared to Eden.

Noa
That's right. Especially you, Shizuka.

Shizuka
That means...?

Noa
Your audition to join the company is to win a role in "The Devil's Friend." Read the script thoroughly and prepare well.

Panda
Hmm? So, the roles will be decided by auditions?
Didn't they just casually announce something important?!

Yae
Hehe. I'm looking forward to competing with you all again♪

Noa
Stop making a fuss and get the script quickly.

Shizuka
This is... my script...!

Panda
Hehe. Oshizu-chan's reaction is quite endearing, isn't it?

Chisa
Grandma Panda, we had times like that too...

Panda
Don't drag me into your weird drama.

Kathrina
More importantly, you guys should properly read the script.
...The ending is different from the original version.

Panda
...Wow, seriously! Asmodeus dies at the end!?

Chisa
The original story was about the protagonist Hiyori and the demon Asmodeus going through a lot of hardships and finally merging together, right?

Panda
That's way too vague...

Kathrina
That's right. Hiyori and the demon Asmodeus are both alone. The two meet and begin to connect with each other, but then an enemy exorcist appears and the situation changes drastically.
Unable to escape the relentless pursuit, she was cornered. Yet, Hiyori still tried to protect Asmodeus. But...

Yae
The part after that is different from the original.

Noa
Yes. In the Eden version, Hiyori makes a contract with the demon Asmodeus. To protect her demon friend, she chooses to keep running away from exorcisms.

Noa
But ours is different. They two will not make a contract. Asmodeus did not want that outcome.

Kokona
It's true... Asmodeus let Hiyori escape... Because if she stayed close to him, she would be in danger too.

Shizuka
...He chose to disappear for Hiyori's sake. Because she was also a dear demon friend to Asmodeus.

Yae
The characters' personalities have changed a bit. Hiyori is pretty much the same, but Asmodeus gives a different impression.

Kokona
You're right! In the Eden version she looked like a haughty old lady, but in the Sirius version she looks like a normal girl!

Kathrina
Is it really okay to go this far with the modifications...?

Chisa
No one at the time could have imagined that this would be the beginning of the bloody Sirius-Eden conflict...

Kokona
Sasuga-chan, don't say scary things...

Noa
We have obtained proper permission for Renjakuno. You can audition with peace of mind.

Shizuka
So there's nothing to worry about... right?
.....
(This Sirius version of Asmodeus...it doesn't feel like something that's happening to someone else...
Knowing Hiiragi-san, I don't think she wrote it specifically for me, but...
Even so... I'd still like to play this role.)

Kokona
Shizuka-chan seems really motivated.

Shizuka
Yes. Because I found a role I absolutely wanted to play...!
Kokona... I'm definitely going to pass this audition.

Kokona
Yeah! Let's do our best!