Chapter 4: The Footprint of the Stars
Yae: Phew...
Yae: I wonder if the answers I gave for the interview were good enough.
Yae: Fufu, who knew that Hiiragi-san would pick that flavour of icecream.
Yae: ...
Yae: Next time, I want to do this interview with you together.
Noa: Is that so.
Yae: (Hiiragi-san never answers with a "Yes" or a "No". But it's not like she's fully declining that either.)
Yae: A World Daistar out of Sirius...
Yae: I will definitely make that wish come true.
Yae: Waa!
Yae: Yae speaking.
Panda: Ah, Niizumacchi! Sorry for calling so late! I actually have a favour I want from you...
Yae: Of course, if it's something I can help out with!
Panda: Are you coming to self practice tomorrow?
Yae: That's that plan?
Pandaa: Oh good! Could you bring the script for "The Phantom of the Opera" with you...?
Yae: "The Phantom of the Opera"?
Panda: Yeah! It's a long story but...
Panda: Back when we walking talking about the roles we wanted to play, Koko-chan went and said "Wouldn't it be fun if we shuffled the roles around during practice!?".
Panda: And so, since we can't recite all the lines from memory, we decided to settle on "The Phantom of the Opera" since it's still fresh in our minds.
Panda: Ah, of course, but if you don't want to do it, then it's fine!
Yae: Fufu, Don't worry about it. In fact, I'm glad that you invited me.♪
Panda: D-does that mean-
Yae: That sounds interesting, so let me join in.
Panda: Thank God~! Then, lets all meet up tomorrow then!
Yae: OK! I look forward to it.
Yae: "The Phantom of the Opera".
Yae: If I'm not mistaken, I left the script on this shelf last night-
Yae: There it is. Fufu, who knew that this would be coming out 2 days in a row.
Noa: The act for the autumn will be "The Phantom of the Opera". We will be holding auditions for the lead role, Phantom.
Noa: This will be a chance for everyone here. If you think you have what it takes to play Phantom, raise your hand.
Yae: At that time, Kokona-san was still starting, and I think everyone was trying out for auditions.
Yae: Everyone had a different interpretation of Phantom. I put everything into the audition, but Kokona-san ended up being chosen.
Yae: And now, the goal is to get Hiiragi-san to look my way.
Yae: If Hiiragi-san were to be Phantom, then I would've liked to play Christine.
Yae: But that wasn't the case. And so, I wanted to take the role of Phantom and show her.
Yae: I don't know how I would convey that to Hiiragi-san, but in the end, I ended up as Christine, and became a Daistar.
Yae: I guess I still have long way to go, Hiiragi-san.
Yae: Good morning-
Kokona: Like I said, I can't for the life of me remember what my feelings were like back then, I can't act like that again~.
Shizuka: Oh my, does that mean that you've gotten worse since then?
Kokona: That's not what I meant, I meant like feelings!
Kokona: I have you with me right now, so I feel at ease...
Kokona: But during the audition, I was thinking about you-. Oh hi, Yae-chan!
Yae: Good morning.
Yae: What are we talking about?
Kathrina: We were talking about Kokona during "The Phantom of the Opera". And then Kokona and Shizuka started fighting.
Panda: But, that really did surprise me. If you're going to be that late for an audition, it's gonna be quite a performance.
Chisa: Boss even said that she was going to dock points for being late.
Panda: To be late and still taking the audition, and in Hiiragi-san's eyes no less, that day was really Koko-chan's day wasn't it!?
Kokona: Ehehe, you're embarassing me~.
Yae: Fufu, if I remember correctly, Kokona-san's acting back then was wonderful.
Yae: I wasn't holding back either...
Kokona: Really!?
Kokona: To hear Yae-chan say that, that's confidence inspiring...!
Shizuka: But in the end, Yae-chan still got the Daistar title.
Kokona: You really just said that...
Yae: Seeing Kokona-san amazing performance really allowed me to act to my fullest potential too.
Kokona: Yae-chan...!
Kathrina: And that's why you're going to lose to Niizuma.
Chisa: The first step to winning, is to acknowledge your rival.
Kokona: Ugh, Kathrina-chan, Sasuga-chan, that hurt...
Panda: Now, now! We have everyone here now, lets get to shuffling the roles!