Hikari
Thank you for coming to watch my stream today! I'm happy to already be getting lots of comments!

Hikari
Huh? Didn't I say I'd be taking a break from streaming for a while because of an important performance?

Hikari
Hmm. It's true, I was thinking I needed to focus on rehearsal...

Hikari
But time with everyone is important to me too. I reconsidered that I can't let my axis waver.

Hikari
Ahaha. I won't skip rehearsal. Performance is performance. Streaming is streaming. I'll give my all to both!

Hikari
So everyone, watch me. No matter how hard it gets, I absolutely won't break.

Hikari
"Even if my sword breaks, my heart will not. One day I will become strong enough to be worthy of my name...I've decided that."

Xue
"That is your unwavering feeling...then I'll permit it for one night only. Please don't break your promise. When night deepens, you must return to the temple."

Hikari
"...Yes, this Ushiwaka will not break the promise. I'll be going, Mother."

Chief Director
...Good enough. 10 minute break. Yonaguni, next is the scene with Senju at Gojou Bridge.

Hikari
Yes!

Xue
Haah...my appearance in the flashback scene is just this little bit. As expected, it's difficult to appeal myself with limited lines.

Hikari
But you looked so cool! As expected of Xue!

Xue
Flattering me...you seem to have quite a bit of composure.

Hikari
I don't have any composure. Even today, just thinking about Ushiwakamaru fills my head completely.

Xue
...You say that sounding happy. You really have changed, Hikari.

Gingaza Troupe Members
Hasn't Yonaguni-senpai's acting level increased dramatically these past few days?

Gingaza Troupe Members
Come to think of it, the director doesn't scold her as much as before.

Gingaza Troupe Members
Could it be like Kurtbay-senpai in 'Macbeth', where she stands out even more than Senju-senpai...

Gingaza Troupe Members
That's impossible. The lead is Senju-senpai. There's no way the director would allow Yonaguni-senpai to assert herself.

Gingaza Troupe Members
If they won't allow it, why doesn't the director instruct her to hold back?

Gingaza Troupe Members
T-That's...

Gingaza Troupe Members
The director has her own thinking. Probably. It's not for us to say.

Gingaza Troupe Members
...Right. Let's focus on our own performances.

Ramona
Heh heh...

Lilja
Ramo, you look happy.

Ramona
Yeah. Before I could step in to mediate, those girls put down their weapons on their own.

Lilja
But I still feel some tension somewhere.

Ramona
The thaw won't come so easily. For now, just the surface is enough.

Ramona
If everyone engages in rehearsal and the performance succeeds...a time when we can all laugh together from the heart should arrive.

Koyomi
(...Things are changing in a good direction. Both Hikari-san and the rehearsal room's atmosphere.)

Koyomi
(However, I cannot let my guard down. I must bring my peak to the performance.)

Koyomi
(Present the best Senju Koyomi before the judges. For the pride of the Senju family and Gingaza's future.)

Koyomi
(Even if everyone else's performance is perfect, if I, the lead, make a mistake at the crucial moment-)

Koyomi and Iroha's Grandmother
There must be no repeat of the previous stage.

Koyomi
-! G-Grandmother...

Koyomi
...It's already morning...isn't it.

Koyomi
I need to approach this in perfect condition, yet this pathetic state...

Koyomi
No. What of it if I couldn't sleep properly? I've endured until now.

Koyomi
(That's right. Just do my best as always.)

Hikari
Today starts with my lines. So then, Koyomi-san-

Koyomi
(...Is it my imagination? Hikari-san's voice sounds farther away than usual...)

Koyomi
Ugh...

Hikari
...Koyomi-san?

Koyomi
...!...

Hikari
Koyomi-san!?

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Pub: 21 Dec 2025 16:13 UTC

Edit: 23 Dec 2025 22:20 UTC

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