Hibari
Less than one year until the World Theatre League!

Hibari
The venue will be the newly established 'Astrolabe Hall' here in Tokyo, Ueno!

Hibari
...And I'm sure all you theatre fans already know!

Hibari
It's the arrival of Horoscope Season!

Tetra
...Another lively period has come around, huh.

Hatsumi
Indeed. I never thought the World Theatre League would choose a Tokyo theatre as the next venue...recently, every troupe seems restless. Especially domestic troupes.

Tetra
Well, of course. For actors, it's a major event that determines their future. ...Well, for you Hatsumi, it's someone else's problem.

Hatsumi
You can't create a good stage by constantly watching the faces of theatre bigwigs. Don't you think so?

Tetra
Well yeah, I understand what you're saying.

Tetra
But as a matter of fact, through 'The Demon's Friend' and 'Oedipus Rex,' Eden has gained quite a bit of attention...more than before, in a good way.

Tetra
That's this 'result.'

Tetra
That said, the current Eden is entrusted to you. So what to do...I'll leave to you.

Hatsumi
...

Nikako
Iruru! Did you see 'that'? The 'Horoscope Season' announcement video!

Iruru
Ah, it's already that time of year, huh. The internet seems to be in full festival mode too.

Nikako
A Dai Star strengthening period...during this period, there's a high chance that people from the World Theatre League will come watch stages!

Nikako
And if we can show a good stage...there might even be a chance to be chosen as a Dai Star...!

Iruru
That's right, it's a major event for anyone involved in theatre.

Iruru
But for small troupes like us, whether we even get approached in the first place...

Nikako
Right~...

Iruru
Oh my, are you disappointed after all? Well, anyone who's an actor would aspire to be a Dai Star.

Nikako
Ah, no, I'm still nowhere near...! It's just, I thought maybe Ren-san could become a Dai Star.

Iruru
Hatsumi, huh...in Hatsumi's case, it's more about whether she wants to rather than whether she 'can' or 'can't'.

Nikako
Ahaha...true...

Daikoku
It's about time to update SNS...I wonder what Panda is updating today...!

Daikoku
...Invited to search for a tsuchinoko during practice break...? Kuh...acting casual, trying to show the difference in class...!?

Shigure
('Horoscope Season'...it's the shortest path to becoming a Dai Star...)

Shigure
(If Shigure catches the eye of whoever comes to observe, even she might...)

Hatsumi
Everyone's here.

Nikako
Ah, good work! Tetra-san too!

Tetra
Oh my, it's quite noisy today. Even for us, this seems to be a topic of interest.

Hatsumi
Don't lump my Eden together with those superficial people in society, Tetra-san. As actors, paying attention is inevitable...that's all.

Iruru
Ah, sorry. Were we a bit too noisy? I just thought it was casual chat...

Hatsumi
No, it's fine. Rather, the timing is perfect.

Nikako
Perfect timing...?

Hatsumi
Even if I stayed silent, you'd know soon enough. I'll be direct. Actually, my Eden has also received a letter from the World Theatre League.

Shigure
What...!?

Nikako
Does that mean...Eden's stage will also be observed for Dai Star selection!?

Daikoku
My Lord's brilliance will finally reach the world...!

Iruru
Huh, the World Theatre League is interested in a troupe like ours, hmm...but when a letter arrives, do observers just come on their own?

Hatsumi
I wonder. If they're that interested in Eden, they might come on their own.

Hatsumi
But as for me, I don't intend to request observation from our side.

Shigure
...Huh?

Nikako
W-Why? This is a chance for someone in Eden to be chosen as a Dai Star, right?

Hatsumi
That's right...however, I have no interest in such things.

Hatsumi
The World Theatre League's approach is Sense supremacism, not looking at theatre as a comprehensive art at all.

Hatsumi
That's not the form of stage we at Eden show, is it? Acting isn't established by an actor's Sense alone.

Hatsumi
I don't want to crush everyone's possibilities, but...please understand.

Shigure
.........

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Pub: 23 Apr 2026 20:53 UTC

Edit: 23 Apr 2026 22:29 UTC

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