Noa
Sorry for the sudden approach. Do you have a moment right now?

Yae
Yes, what is it?

Noa
I might be reading too much into it, but...there's something on your mind, isn't there?

Yae
Huh...?

Yae
...You saw right through me. Hiiragi-san, you really are amazing.

Noa
As I thought...if you don't mind, would you tell me about it? I can't promise I'll be helpful, but...

Yae
No, just having you care about it is enough to make me happy.

Yae
It's the re-staging of 'The Phantom of the Opera' next...I'm a bit anxious about it. Since the circumstances are different from before...

Yae
To feel this kind of pressure playing Christine as the Dai Star Niizuma Yae...it's pathetic, really.

Noa
It's not like that. The title of Dai Star is a very heavy burden for an actor.

Noa
I once participated in the 'Dai Star Festival' as a Dai Star. Alongside Dai Stars gathered from numerous troupes.

Yae
W-What was it like...?

Noa
It was a very stimulating place.

Noa
Even without using my Sense to perceive the performers' skills and qualities, I could see that rare talents had gathered there.

Noa
And I felt a strong conviction that someone from among them would go on to become a World Dai Star...it was that kind of space.

Yae
...It's quite a place, then...

Noa
Yes...but that doesn't mean the current you is inferior to those performers I saw back then.

Noa
I'm saying this as someone who actually went to the Dai Star Festival, so it's certain. So...have confidence in yourself, Yae.

Yae
Hiiragi-san...

Noa
Don't worry. You're growing. Your voice, of course, but your acting too...and as an actor.

Yae
Growing as an actor...hearing you say that, Hiiragi-san, I'm starting to feel confident.

Yae
Thank you so much for sharing those precious words with me, Hiiragi-san.

Yae
For your sake too, Hiiragi-san, I'll work even harder on the 'The Phantom of the Opera' re-staging than ever before!

Noa
Yes, I'm counting on it.

Noa
All the audience members who come to see our stage are looking forward to this production.

Yae
Yes!

Yae
Um, Hiiragi-san...!

Noa
Hmm? What is it?

Yae
If I become a World Dai Star...then, would you...come back to the stage again?

Noa
...I wonder. But there's one thing I can tell you-

Noa
Actors are drawn to wonderful stages.

Yae
!

Yae
Then...I promise I'll pull you back to the stage myself...!

Noa
Heh heh, that would be something to see.

Yae
"This body I offer...I swear eternity...a sin hidden beneath the Masquerade..."

Yae
"Drowning...melting...into you..."

Audience Member A
Huh...? Was it this amazing before...?

Audience Member B
Yae-chan...this might be the best I've ever seen you...!

Yae
!

Yae
Then...I promise I'll pull you back to the stage myself...!

Noa
Hmm...

Noa
(She showed some backbone in front of me, didn't she......as expected of Sirius' Dai Star.)

Noa
...That's good acting, Yae.