The Stars Gather - Part 2

Yae
Everyone~. So this is where you've been. Oh, Mito-san and Koyomi-san, and everyone else is here too! Quite the lively group!

Mito
Ah, Yae-chan...! Um, once again, about this upcoming performance...I look forward to working with you.

Yae
Likewise, I look forward to working with you...!

Koyomi
I'm truly honoured to be performing alongside the two of you. I'm very much looking forward to the rehearsals ahead as well.

Koyomi
The expectations placed on a Dai Star performance are immense...though I don't think there's any need to worry, given who we have here.

Iruru
...That just means we've got actors with real skill gathered together. Well, they're all people who were chosen as Dai Stars, so I guess that goes without saying.

Towa
And Chiho's among them, huh...haaah...! ...Yeah, okay, I'm a little jealous.

Iroha
Now, now, Towa-chan! Let's make our Denki performance the best it can be too!

Mito
Yeah...I'm really looking forward to everyone's performances. It's a little lonely that we won't be performing together, though...

Mito
It's been since I joined the troupe that I last watched a Denki performance as an audience member, so...it feels strange, but...somehow, it's kind of exciting.

Iroha
Thank you, Mito-chan! We'll do our best to make sure everyone watching has a great time!

Koyomi
Fufu, how reassuring.

Koyomi
...Ahem. I-I'm looking forward to every troupe's performance, of course.

Iroha
Koyomi-san...! Yes, please look forward to it!

Chisa
But performing our own troupe shows right after the Dai Star group performance, huh...that's a pretty intense schedule.

Shizuka
It's quite a lot of pressure, isn't it...performing right after a show featuring a cast of talents good enough to be chosen as Dai Stars.

Yae
That's unusual, hearing you say something like that, Shizuka-san.

Iruru
Nah, I kinda get it, though. This time's a different flavour from our usual performances, y'know.

Iruru
I'm not really the type to get nervous either, but even I'm feeling it a little this time...y'know.

Kokona
See, I knew it! Haaah, what a relief...so it's not just me who's nervous.

Iroha
Right! You can't help but feel a bit nervous, huh~.

Iroha
I mean, this is the stage everyone dreams of-the World Theatre League! We're about to stand on that very stage!

Shizuka
The only way to come to terms with that anxiety is through rehearsal.

Shizuka
Let's keep practicing for the real thing so we can stand on stage with confidence, okay? Kokona.

Kokona
You're right, Shizuka-chan! ...Oh, what are you gonna do, Sasuga-chan?

Chisa
I'm going to meet up with Panda first, then head to the rehearsal space. Well then, my friends, let us each strive so that we have no regrets.

Shizuka
That was a sudden shift to a real serious tone...but Sasuga's right. Let's all give it everything we've got.

Iruru
Yeah. ...Well, I should probably get going too. Everyone's waiting for me, after all.

Xue
Then I'll head out too. Koyomi-san, good luck with the performance. ...Well, I'm sure I don't need to tell you that.

Koyomi
Of course. But I gratefully accept your words of encouragement all the same.

Iroha
Let's get going too, Towa-chan! We're already past our meeting time!

Towa
Crap...oh no. Kaname's gonna yell at us again...well, you better do your best too, Mito!

Iroha
We're looking forward to your performance, Mito-chan!

Mito
Y-Yeah...! Thank you...!

Yae
Everyone's gone now. Well then, shall we head to the rehearsal space too?

Mito
Yeah, let's...let's go...

Mito
..............

Koyomi
......

Koyomi
(Mito-san...she's quite nervous. Well, I can't blame her.)

Koyomi
(At the Dai Star Festival, it's not just the World Theatre League judges watching-famous troupes and actors from around the world have their eyes on our performance...)

Koyomi
(Especially since we've been given the title of 'Dai Star', all the more so...but overcoming this is what makes a true actor.)

Koyomi
(I believe in you, Mito-san...in your power as an actor.)