Kokona
Ahhhh...the Horoscope Season is over...days of relaxing with everyone...how peaceful.

Shizuka
What are you saying, Kokona! At a crucial moment like this...!

Chisa
Heh heh...can you tell which one is the Joker? Dead or alive! Now, let's duel!!!

Shizuka
Ugh...

Kathrina
Hey, could you hurry up? I'm just sitting here with nothing to do.

Shizuka
People who finished already should be quiet! I'm being serious right now!

Kathrina
Surprisingly, Shizuka is competitive too. yawn I'm getting sleepy...

Yae
Now, now, Kathrina-san. Watching these two compete like this is pretty fun too, you know?

Kathrina
...Really? But well, certainly...seeing Shizuka get this heated is refreshing.

Kokona
Shizuka-chan has been losing consecutively all day, so I think she must be frustrated.

Shizuka
The peanut gallery is being noisy! And Kokona! It's not like I'm frustrated or anything...!

Chisa
If you draw the Joker now, it'll be your fifth straight loss. So, what will you do? Come on...come on!

Panda
Okay okay, everyone~! Sorry to interrupt your fun, but~, you can't keep relaxing forever, you know~?

Kathrina
Panda? What's going on?

Panda
I came because I have important news for everyone~. But what? What game are you playing right now?

Chisa
Old Maid. And it's an important match with Shizuka's fifth straight loss on the line.

Shizuka
I will absolutely avoid the disgrace of five straight losses...! Alright, I've decided! This one! ...Here goes! .........Ah.

Chisa
Heh, that makes it five straight losses.

Shizuka
Ugh...I lost again...! Why does this keep happening~!

Noa
My, how noisy.

Kokona
Hiiragi-san...!?

Noa
Well, you might have heard from Panda already, but...everyone, you don't have time to relax anymore.

Yae
Could it be...the next performance has been decided?

Noa
Yes, that's right. This time Sirius is thinking of doing a revival of 'The Phantom of the Opera'.

Kathrina
Heh, 'The Phantom of the Opera'...that's good.

Kokona
Somehow nostalgic. Like the audition where everyone competed for the Phantom role...

Panda
We were really fired up back then~! Even thinking about it now, it's a good memory!

Noa
But this time is completely different from the previous performance. There's the fact that everyone has grown, but...

Noa
Actually, Gingaza is also doing 'The Phantom of the Opera'. And at quite a similar time to Sirius.

Kokona and Shizuka
Eh!?

Yae
Gingaza too...!

Chisa and Panda
!

Kathrina
(Gingaza...)

Noa
In other words...you all understand what this means, right?

Panda
If there are two of the same shows in theatres this close to each other, they'll definitely be compared no matter how you think about it...

Chisa
On social media, the audience will engage in an epic flame war...! Gingaza versus Sirius, which is better...what will the result be...!?

Panda
Why are you making it sound like a movie trailer?

Shizuka
But being compared is definitely going to happen. Then naturally, all kinds of reviews will be written online...

Yae
We need to stay focused. Of course, we always perform with 100% of our strength.

Kokona
Yeah, that's right! Let's all work hard on the 'Phantom of the Opera' revival!

Panda and Chisa
Yeah!!

Shizuka and Yae
Yeah!!

Noa
Heh heh, I'm looking forward to it.

Kathrina
...

Kathrina
(Gingaza has Mona-san...if we're doing the same program, we'll inevitably be competing...)

Kathrina
(Mona-san...)

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Pub: 16 Feb 2026 21:29 UTC

Edit: 17 Feb 2026 16:09 UTC

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