Cor Scorpii (Part 2)

Koyomi: You mentioned it earlier. You said that there is a scene that you are still very moved by no matter how many times you watch it.

Iroha: Yes, but! In order to talk about the emo there, I have to tell you about the rest. There are a lot of assumptions! It's going to be a long story, but can I......?

Koyomi: Go ahead. I'll stay with you tonight until you’re satisfied.

Iroha: Well then......ahem.

Iroha: It didn't appear in the original story or the script, so it's just a fantasy of mine…... I think Campanella actually wanted Giovanni to save him.

Koyomi: .............

Iroha: Nee-san......?

Koyomi: ......Oh, no.

Koyomi: I thought it was a rather bold interpretation.

Iroha: I know it's heretical. But Campanella is Giovanni's best friend, who has been by his side since before he got on the Galactic Railroad.

Iroha: The scene where Giovanni is jealous of Campanella who has many friends.

Iroha: When he says, "It’s good for you isn’t it, being the most popular guy in school?”......

Koyomi: “What's wrong?” I reply.

Iroha: Ah, the real Campanella......! Thank you very much!

Iroha: The lonely look on Campanella's face at that moment was truly heartbreaking.......

Iroha: That reaction is proof that he thinks Giovanni is his best friend. He wasn't looking at the other kids in class or at Zanelli, he was just looking at Giovanni.

Iroha: Yes, it is true that Campanella gave up his life for Zanelli. However, the person who was by his side until the end was none other than Giovanni!

Iroha: Because he was such a best friend, Campanella was......at the end of his life, he asked Giovanni for help. But even so, Campanella still.......

Koyomi: I see. That's one way to look at it, isn't it?

Iroha: Above all, Nee-ch…...no! In the dialogue between Senju Koyomi and Wang Xue I felt a bond that went beyond the role, and to say the least, the way they held hands…... So gratifying…...

Koyomi: I'm sorry, but you're losing your vocabulary, aren't you?

Iroha: I'm sorry. My mouth was moving before my thoughts......

Koyomi: It doesn't matter, people who watch it can feel whatever they want. That's what the stage is for. Iroha-san seems to have found Campanella's self-sacrifice beautiful.

Iroha: I found it beautiful....... But I also have my thoughts about it.

Koyomi: ......What does that mean?

Iroha: It's my own way of looking at it, but…...

Iroha: What Campanella called ‘true happiness’…... I don't think self-sacrifice is absolutely the right thing to do.

Koyomi: .............

Iroha: Even if it's a best friend you love or something important to you, I don't think it's good to sacrifice your life.......

Koyomi: ............Yes, that's right. In other words....... Campanella's actions were a mistake for you?

Iroha: I don't think it's wrong, nor is it right. But I also understand how Campanella feels.

Iroha: At first, he probably didn't know. He didn’t know that he could save someone......by sacrificing himself.

Iroha: But after talking with Giovanni and the other passengers on the Galaxy Express, he realized. Campanella realized that he could save someone by sacrificing his own life.

Koyomi: .............

Iroha: So Campanella…...accepted. I felt that kind of sad repose from your play.

Koyomi: ......It sounds like we put on a good play. I'm glad it reached you.

Iroha: There are many developments in manga and anime where people use themselves as a shield to save someone, it’s a place where the viewer can burn up and cry.

Iroha: But usually those who are left behind and those of us who are touched by them also feel sad......

Iroha: I think it is sad to be ready to save something by self-sacrifice.

Iroha: And if I were Giovanni, I would want to be with Campanella forever!

Koyomi: To change the plot of a story that has been handed down from generation to generation, I don't think it's acceptable for a single actor to do that, is it?

Iroha: Respect for the original is important, but there’s always the multiverse. It's fine to make another ending in a secondary work!

Koyomi: Heh heh heh.......... I'm looking forward to seeing what happens if there is a Gekidan Denki version of ‘Night on the Galactic Railroad’.

Iroha: If it comes true…...I would also like to play my own version of Campanella.

Iroha: ......Onee-chan, what were you thinking when you acted out ‘true happiness’?

Koyomi: I was, let me think......

Koyomi: .............

Koyomi: ......It's up to the actor to find the answer to that question.

Iroha: Ugh, but that's true. I'll do my best to find the answer too.

Iroha: Ah! That’s right, the other scenes are great too-

Iroha: -Ah, it's already so late! Sorry! I have made a promise to watch the anime with everyone in the theatre company at the same time……!

Koyomi: I held you up by talking to you. I'm sorry too. Well then......

Iroha: Ah, um…...I'm sorry to leave you with this, but... Excuse me.

Koyomi: Yes, have fun.

Iroha: Yes, I will. Good night, Nee-san.

Koyomi: .............

Koyomi: ......Onee-chan, what were you thinking when you acted out ‘true happiness’, is it.......

Koyomi: Devotion to save something. That's happiness too, I think.