Hatsumi
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Tetra
Oh my, Hatsumi...deep in thought about something?
Hatsumi
Tetra-san! No, well...I was thinking about Eden's future, including the next performance.
Tetra
Eden's future...huh.
Hatsumi
What is it? Did I say something strange?
Tetra
No, I was just thinking that Eden has become such a good troupe now that you can think positively about the future.
Tetra
Before you joined, Eden was showing nothing but decline. Honestly, there wasn't even any point in thinking about the future.
Hatsumi
Tetra-san...
Tetra
With Eden as it is now, I could retire with peace of mind.
Hatsumi
Come on now, isn't that a bit hasty? I still want you to watch over my troupe for a long time yet.
Tetra
You work the elderly hard, don't you. Well, I guess it means I'm reassured.
Tetra
Even stubborn you gained the 'flexibility' necessary for an actor, thanks to 'Oedipus Rex'.
Hatsumi
That's right.
Tetra
Eden after I retire might be on a scale unrecognisable from now.
Hatsumi
I don't intend to just expand the scale needlessly. I'll deliver my ideal stage to the audience, that's all.
Tetra
In that case, the troupe will naturally grow to the appropriate scale for that.
Tetra
A good troupe attracts good actors and audiences accordingly. Whether you want it or not.
Hatsumi
...You're right, Tetra-san. If the stage is well received, expanding scale is unavoidable as a consequence.
Hatsumi
That too should have positive aspects as change. Like Eden's changes now.
Hatsumi
...But there are also things that shouldn't change. No, there are aspects that should return to the form you knew, Tetra-san.
Tetra
The form I knew? What do you mean?
Hatsumi
Eden's former state. ...I intend to do traveling theatre.
Hatsumi
That's the best method for delivering my ideal stage to many audiences in the form I desire.