Lilja
......

Hatsumi
It's far from the dorms, but was here really okay?

Lilja
I wanted to gaze at Bordeaux.

Hatsumi
Bordeaux?

Lilja
The Port of the Moon. Today's sky is clear. It's hidden by the trees right now so I can't see it well, but if we go this way we can see it clearly.

Lilja
Look...the moon is beautiful.

Hatsumi
That's an overused phrase.

Lilja
Is it? What does it mean?

Hatsumi
No, pretend you didn't hear that. Once you understand the meaning, if it becomes your true feelings, I'd like to hear it again.

Lilja
? ...Okay.

Lilja and Hatsumi
......

Lilja
...You seem to have changed somehow lately.

Hatsumi
Both people and stages are constantly changing. It's nothing special.

Lilja
Then I feel like I witnessed the moment of change.

Hatsumi
Is that so? From what you can see, how have I changed?

Lilja
Hmm, let's see...your expression has softened a little.

Hatsumi
What are you saying, I'm an actor, you know? I might just be making a softened expression.

Lilja
No, beyond that mask. It's like your heart has learned to relax.

Lilja
Your shoulders have loosened, you seem at ease. Before, you were more tense.

Lilja
You started changing from the time of Gingaza's 'Macbeth'. And even now, you're in the midst of change.

Hatsumi
You're that certain?

Lilja
I became sure during our date at the lounge earlier. The trigger for the change...was it thanks to that play from before?

Hatsumi
(I've come to realise anew. That I have good comrades...)

Hatsumi
(Futaba...you think so too, right?)

Hatsumi
Heh heh. Were you that moved by my performance?

Lilja
...You're dodging again.

Hatsumi
I can't be honest in front of the one I love. Like a girl who's fallen in love for the first time.

Lilja
What made you so adorable must be Eden.

Lilja
The other day...I talked with Daikoku and Nikako. I think they're both good actors. I don't know much about acting, but that's how I felt.

Hatsumi
They're people I chose, it's only natural.

Lilja
Yeah. The seeds you planted have begun to bloom in full.

Lilja
Not just beautiful...surrounded by flowers with strong roots that won't break in wind and rain, it feels like you've returned to being a girl. Am I wrong?

Hatsumi
...That might be so.

Hatsumi
(It's true...as Eden's troupe members have grown, I'm no longer as lonely as before...)

Hatsumi
(And about Futaba too...I've become able to face it in the true sense.)

Lilja
I feel like you're hiding something again. But, well, that's fine...I'll listen when you want to talk. That's about all I can do.

Lilja
You helped me with 'Macbeth', so if you're ever in trouble, I'll help you.

Hatsumi
I see, I'll look forward to it then. But...the one in trouble right now is Gingaza too.

Hatsumi
Because of 'Macbeth', the public's view of Gingaza changed. The trend of respecting tradition changed completely, and that was evaluated in the Saint-Claud Guide.

Hatsumi
In other words, from now on they'll be required to have change equal to or greater than now. It might be a harsh story for 'that person' who can't allow change.

Lilja
I think...it's like the phases of the moon.

Hatsumi
What do you mean?

Lilja
Stages, people, troupes...they continue to change. Just like the moon.

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Pub: 10 Oct 2025 14:20 UTC

Edit: 02 Nov 2025 19:26 UTC

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