Chapter 8: Coward

Nikako: What's going on...?

Nikako: Irurun, are you alright?

Iruru: ...

Nikako: D-did you two get into a fight?

Hatsumi: It's nothing. I just wanted to speak with her.

Nikako: Just wanted to speak with her...? It really didn't seem like the case...

Iruru: Don't worry about it Nikako. It really just a chat, we just got worked up is all.

Nikako: ...

Nikako: Um... So what happened?

The ending of the play was changed, wasn't it? I have no idea whats going on...

Hatsumi: Iruru went and went against orders. She was going to perform without her sense as I ordered, but she betrayed me.

Hatsumi: So... I sealed her Sense. That's all.

Nikako: Eh...?

Iruru: ...I didn't want the play to fail.

Iruru: My performance was stilted up until the end, it was far from perfect.

Iruru: And then came the "Dance of the 7 veils" scene. I couldn't afford to fail the performance.

Iruru: But then someone had to go and ruin it.

Hatsumi: Couldn't afford to fail the performance?

Hatsumi: How can you even succeed if you don't over the fear of failure.

Iruru: ...

Iruru: Well, thats easy for someone like you to say. But that's not how it is for everyone else...

Hatsumi: You're just way too afraid of failure.

Iruru: Of course I am. We're literally taking money from the audience...!

Hatsumi: Oh, so is that what this all boils down to? It's that you're too weak-willed, thats why you couldn't do it.

Hatsumi: We're taking from audience. Yeah, thats true. But the Eden audience doesn't come for the typical mediocre plays.

Hatsumi: You betrayed the audience with your own selfishness. You coward.

Iruru: ...

Iruru: Yeah, sure, my liege. But you're the one that's using this coward.

Iruru: You just love to say as you please, don't you? Like calling me a coaward.

Iruru: What next? Kick people out beccause they won't listen to you?

Iruru: Up until now, you've been doing whatever you like with me.

Hatsumi: What was that? You...

Nikako: Hold on... REn-san, calm down! Irurun too...!

Iruru: God.... I sick of this!

Iruru: I knew I shouldn't have reached out to you.

Nikako: Irurun...

Iruru: I was an idiot. I didn't know what I was capable of...

Hatsumi: ...

Hatsumi: ...It would've been better if the play had just failed.

Hatsumi: If anything happened, I could've just done something to fix it.

Hatsumi: I wanted to let you do whatever you wanted... And see your full potential.

Iruru: ...

Hatsumi: But you let go of that 1% chance and ran away.

Iruru: ...!

Nikako:L Ren-san...! Stop berated Irurun.

Hatsumi: ... I've had enough.

Nikako: Ren-san?

Hatsumi: I don't need you in this play.

Nikako: Hold on, where are you going? Wait...!

Nikako: Irurun... Are you alright?

Nikako: Huh? Irurun--

Iruru: S-sorry.

Iruru: Could you head back? I'll head back in a bit.

Iruru: I just want to be by myself for a little bit.

Nikako: ...

Nikako: Got it.

Nikako: I'll see you later then.

Iruru: ...

Iruru: ....

Iruru: ...

Iruru: Ahaha, Ahahaa...

Iruru: ...

Iruru: ...

Iruru: And so the first day of the performance of "Salome" came to an end. The next performance was apruptly announced to be cancelled.

Iruru: And the actors' roles were changed. Salome would be played by Karasumori Daikoku, and the role of Herodia would be replaced by another actor.

Iruru: Hatsumi's policy was to not use actors that couldn't follow instructions. Which was convenient for me, since I couldn't stay.

Iruru: And so I...

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Pub: 25 Aug 2024 00:31 UTC
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