Mobile Theatre Company

Shigure: Hyah! A bug! A big bug flew in!

Daikoku: You noisy brat...... We're right next to a forest, there should be at least a few bugs. I’m tired, so don't make a fuss......

Shigure: I'm just as tired as you are! I didn't know we'd be brought to a shrine in Nagano all of a sudden!

Shigure: When we arrived, we were told to set up our tent....... And it's an old-fashioned and huge one!

Shigure: What is this tent? If you say you're going to start a circus this time, I'll get angry!

Nikako: A circus, huh? ......That sounds fun too!

Daikoku: Nikacchi is too positive......

Daikoku: (…...I've only just decided to follow my Lord, but to be honest, setting up a tent and being in an unfamiliar place is tiring......)

Shigure: Hatsumi-san, you said it was a three-day, two-night intensive training, right? What exactly are you planning to do!?

Hatsumi: A stage performance, of course. We're going to put on a mobile theatre troupe in this tent.

Shigure: Huh......?

Tetra: The programme is an omnibus play, a compilation of five original plays. It's the one we did before 'The Phantom of the Opera', so it's been drilled into our bodies.

Nikako: What......we’re really going to perform here? For three days from today......!?

Daikoku: It's so sudden, I’m staring to get dizzy......

Tetra: We've already made the announcement. We'll open the show in the evening with the audience. If we don't hurry, we'll run out of time for rehearsals.

Shigure: It's a mess! You're tyrants! What do you think actors are!?

Iruru: Now now. It's a valuable experience, being able to perform outside the theatre. I think the one who has the most fun wins.

Hatsumi: Iruru is right. It's a good opportunity to spend the three-day weekend in a meaningful way.

Daikoku: My Lord is right...... Time is finite......and we can't afford to waste it!

Shigure: Just because Hatsumi-san told you to do it, you flip-flop so quickly! Shigure isn't convinced!

Tetra: But, it brings back memories. I never thought the day would come when we'd use this tent again…...

Daikoku: Has Eden ever performed outside the theatre before......?

Tetra: When I was active, Eden was a mobile theatre company. We used to do plays in all sorts of places like this.

Tetra: We performed all over Japan, from the edge of Hokkaido to the remote islands of Okinawa.......

Nikako: On a remote island......?

Nikako: Then maybe we can perform on Aogashima too......!

Hatsumi: Oh, Nikako's triumphant return? We'll have to put on a grand play then.

Nikako: Really? I definitely want to do it someday!

Shigure: Please don't decide on your own! Shigure would never go to a faraway island, you know!

Nikako: Don't say that~! Aogashima has beautiful sea and sky, and at night you can see the stars in the sky!

Shigure: Hmm...... W-Well? I’m a bit curious, now......

Daikoku: You're too easy…...that's what kids are like......

Shigure: Ugh, shut up!

Hatsumi: You have to experience everything. It's what nourishes your acting.

Hatsumi: Actors should be greedy. Especially if you have something to aim for.

Daikoku: (Keep being greedy......just because I'm in an unfamiliar place, it might be difficult for me......in this kind of condition......)

Hatsumi: What's wrong......?

Daikoku: Ah......nothing.......

Iruru: Hey, Hatsumi. Someone from the shrine wants to have a meeting about the performance.

Hatsumi: Mmm, okay. I'll be right there!

Hatsumi: Tetra-san, can I leave the rest to you?

Tetra: Yes, I'll take care of it. I'll take care of the preparations over here. We need to prepare the bedding, too.

Shigure: Bedding......? By the way, the show will last three days, right? Where are Shigure and the others going to stay?

Tetra: In this tent. We have all the bedding you need.

Shigure: H-Haaah~!?

Tetra: Oh, don't worry about the bathroom and toilet. You can use the one at the shrine office.

Daikoku: I-If that's the case, why don't you let us stay at the shrine office…...?

Tetra: Sorry, but I'll be using that. Living in a tent when I've just recovered from an illness is hard.

Iruru: You always act like an old man at times like this. ......Well, I had a feeling it would end up like this, considering the size of the company office.

Daikoku: Ugh......

Nikako: Da-chan, are you alright......? You look kind of pale......

Daikoku: I-I'm fine...... It's my first time staying in the wild, so I was just a little surprised......

Daikoku: (But......I'm worried....... I'd rather sleep in my bed at home if possible......)

Iruru: If it's really tough, just tell me, okay? Me and Hatsumi will do something about it.

Daikoku: Yes......

Daikoku: (I just decided the other day that I would follow my Lord no matter what......! I shouldn't whine about something like this......!)

Daikoku: (I will continue to stand on the stage of Eden......that my Lord aims for......!)

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Pub: 27 Apr 2024 12:25 UTC
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