Daikoku
...I just got scolded all throughout today's rehearsal too... I wonder why I'm the lead role...

Daikoku
Someone like me, a newcomer, shouldn't be able to handle such an important role...

Daikoku
Haah...

Iruru
I don't think that's true at all~

Daikoku
Hyaa!? I-Iruru...san...?

Iruru
Sorry, sorry, did I startle you? I heard a big sigh, so I ended up calling out to you.

Daikoku
No...I'm the one who should be apologising. Making you listen to my complaints...

Iruru
Don't worry about it. I understand you're struggling after being suddenly selected for the lead role.

Daikoku
It's not struggling...it's just my own lack of ability... Even after all that practice, my acting isn't getting any better...

Iruru
Your ideals are quite high, aren't they?

Iruru
...Maybe that's why you're being too stiff?

Iruru
It's impossible not to be nervous about being the lead, but I don't think you'll be struck by lightning if you loosen up a bit more.

Iruru
Well, you might not really get it coming from me, who has almost no experience as a lead! Ahhaha!

Daikoku
...Thank you for the advice. But I...

Daikoku
Excuse me, I'll be going now...

Iruru
Hmm...even my fail proof self-deprecating joke didn't work...

Iruru
Well...what should I do...

Iruru
Everyone, good work~

Iruru
...Huh? Daikoku isn't here yet?

Eden Member A
Seems she has some business and will be late today. Does she even realise she's the lead?

Eden Member B
Because of her, our practice time gets pushed back, I wish she'd at least come early.

Iruru
Don't say such things when she's not here. As actors, you should be able to imagine the struggles of being assigned the lead role.

Eden Member A
But we also have things we want to say-!

Daikoku
G-good morning...

Eden Members A and B
...

Iruru
Morning~

Daikoku
I'm sorry for being late... I'll get ready right away...

Iruru
Hmm...

Iruru
Hmm...mmmm...

Shigure
I thought I heard ghostly moaning, but...it's just Iruru-senpai.

Iruru
Huh? Shigure, you haven't gone home yet?

Shigure
I was practicing by myself in another room. I don't really want to go near the rehearsal room these days.

Shigure
Daikoku-senpai was practicing in the corner today too, you know?

Shigure
All alone until the end...

Shigure
And yet, nobody else seems to care. Really, I want them to stop because it's causing trouble for me too.

Iruru
...So you were properly concerned for her.

Shigure
It's not like that at all? Performing in such an annoying atmosphere, I'll pass.

Shigure
Besides, Daikoku-senpai is Daikoku-senpai, right? If she's the lead, she should be able to handle this much on her own.

Iruru
I understand Shigure's point, and I also wished she would rise to the challenge too.

Iruru
But we need to do something about this soon...

Daikoku
...

Iruru
Daikoku, isn't it about time you practice with us, not just during rehearsal? We need to practice our lines together too, right?

Daikoku
B-but...I...

Iruru
Also, it's not good for the lead to be in the corner of the room like this. It distracts us too~

Daikoku
-!

Iruru
Daikoku...?

Daikoku
...You're right. Having an actor like me nearby must make it hard to concentrate...

Iruru
No, that's not what I meant--

Daikoku
Please use the rehearsal room together, everyone...!

Iruru
I messed up... What am I doing...!

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Pub: 08 Apr 2025 09:48 UTC
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