Yae
Phew, I have a bit of time. Huh? Is that over there...?

Yae
Good afternoon. Where are you two going?

Panda
Well well, if it isn't Niizumacchi! Panda and the others are heading to the common space now.

Yae
To the common space?

Kokona
Yeah. We decided to study by watching Hiiragi-san's past performances together. So we're having a DVD screening in the common space.

Yae
Hiiragi-san's...! Um, if it's alright, could I participate too?

Yae
I think there's a lot to learn from Hiiragi-san's acting. Plus, I think I could gain different perspectives by watching with you two!

Yae
Please let me join!

Kokona
W-Wait. Yae-chan, your face is too close!

Yae
Ah...I-I'm sorry.

Panda
Niizumacchi, you're totally fired up. Panda's fine with it, of course.

Kokona
I welcome you too! Let's go together.

Yae
Thank you very much!

Yae
(Hiiragi-san's past stages...I'm getting excited thinking about seeing that acting again.)

Panda
Alright then! I'll put in the disc.

Panda
Ah, is this volume okay? Depending on the disc, the volume can be surprisingly low.

Kokona
It would be terrible if it suddenly blasted at full volume! Let's raise it little by little while checking, okay?

Panda
You're right. Then, about this much! Now, it's starting!

Yae
Yes, thank you for having me...!

Kokona
I'm looking forward to Hiiragi-san's old performance! I wonder what kind of acting we'll see...!

Panda
Oh my, everyone's so studious.

Panda
Well, even Panda, you know, gets overwhelmed by Hiiragi-san's acting no matter when I watch it.

Kokona
You too, Panda-chan~! Hehe, when it comes down to it, we're all Hiiragi-san's fans.

Yae
That's because she's such an attractive person. Hiiragi-san's acting has that much persuasive power.

Kokona
Yae-chan...

Yae
By the way, Panda-san. You said we're watching Hiiragi-san's past performance...what program are we watching?

Panda
Fufufu, glad you asked. This time it's the famous masterpiece by Osamu Dazai, 'Run, Melos'!

Yae
Wow...! That's the famous work that's even in textbooks.

Yae
The story itself isn't too difficult either, so it seems easy for beginners to get into.

Kokona
If I remember right, Hiiragi-san plays Melos's taciturn and composed friend...Selinuntius.

Panda
That's right. He's not the type with intense emotions like Melos, and he doesn't have as strong a character as Dionysius-it's a highly difficult role!

Kokona
He actually only has a handful of lines...that's exactly why how you create presence is what's tested.

Yae
Hiiragi-san playing such a role...I'm getting even more excited!

Panda
Now then, what kind of Selinuntius will Hiiragi-san show us~?

Yae
...!

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Pub: 05 Nov 2025 18:51 UTC

Edit: 05 Nov 2025 18:52 UTC

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