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Main Story, Chapter 2

Takami & Haseyama, Haseyama's office

Haseyama: Oi Takami, look at this.

Takami: ....Excuse me.

Takami: ....

Takami: I see. Are you going to take action regarding this?

Haseyama: I think it is yet too early.... No.

Haseyama: The info, or whatever, Ran managed to catch, it'd be better to get to grips with it.

Haseyama: Will you follow it?

Takami: Yes, if I can use people on it.

Takami: But she will be left vulnerable (if Takami does that). Will it still be okay?

Haseyma: There's that....

Haseyama: How've things been around her recently?

Takami: Hard to tell, but with the waves Ran made, it seems calmer than usual around her.

Haseyama: Hmm... If so, put some people on Ran, then. Find out if he found something out.

Takami: Ran, will be alright, won't he?

Haseyama: Uh? Ah.... Yeah.

Haseyama: Maica... No, for now only Ran will do.

Takami: Well then, I will do as you say.

Haseyama: If we leave Jouchan to Kongou and Kei, I'm sure it will be alright.

Haseyama: At any rate, deal with that brat as soon as possible.

Takami: Understood. I will deal with him.

Takami: Well then, I have a show.

Haseyama: ...Ah, yes, today was Team W's show wasn't it.

Haseyama: Well, get Kokuyou riled up with something juicy and make good money.

Takami: Yes ....understood.

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Main story 2, Talks

Kongou & Qu, Kitchen

Kongou: Hmmm..... 

Qu: Kongou, Kongou?

Kongou: Hm?

Kongou: Uwah, I'm sorry Qu, I didn't notice you.

Qu: It's okay. Did you get a notification of some emergency, or something?

Kongou: Well... no. There just happened to be an article that caught my eye.

Kongou: There's the situation with our team too... I was thinking if I should rely on the knowledge and skills of others in this, or...

Qu: Hmm... I see, it does seem difficult.

Kongou: It's a bit different to our situation, though. This column is aimed towards office workers, after all.

Qu: Do you read these types of sites a lot?

Kongou: When you get to this age, they start appearing on your feed. This time around I just happened to click the link.

Kongou: ...Problem solving is difficult, isn't it. Even more so when you have more people involved.

Kongou: There's a lot of stuff in this world that you just can't help. Things don't always turn out the way you want them to.

Kongou: I'm the type to accept those things quite easily, but it's a different thing to try and force that way of thinking on others....

Qu: That's true. Despair is different for everyone respectively.

Kongou: But, that's what I was worrying over.

Kongou: I'm sorry for being out of it, I'll snap myself back to the present. Does the hall look okay?

Qu: No trouble there. I thought there'd be replenishment ready, so I came to pick them up, that's all.

Kongou: That's a big help. I'll go and check right now, just wait a bit.

Qu: Got it.

END

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Main Story Chapter 2, Side A

Ginsei, you & Kokuyou, backstage

Kokuyou: Oi, Y/N.

You: Ah, Kokuyou-san, what is it?

Kokuyou: Are you going to go home now?

You: That was my intention.... Has something happened?

Kokuyou: Alone?

You: Y-yes.

Kokuyou: Ah, the perfect one just popped up. Oi, Ginsei.

Ginsei: Hm? What is it?

Kokuyou: You've got nothing to do, take her to the station.

Ginsei: The princess? Okay, I guess.

You: I'm sorry for the trouble....

Ginsei: It's okay, I was about to go home myself.

Ginsei: Kokuyou, you're not going to tag along?

Kokuyou: The mightiest Ginsei of all of Starless should well be enough.

Ginsei: Can you stop with that joke already? I don't get why you have to keep doing it.

Kokuyou: Either way, I've got a meeting. I leave her to you.

Ginsei: Ahh, that was it. In that case, I'll see the princess off tonight.

You: Thank you very much.

Kokuyou: Oi, Y/N.

You: Yes.

Kokuyou: .....

You: Kokuyou-san?

Kokuyou: .... Nah, thanks for today. Come see us tomorrow, too.

You: Yes, certainly! Well then, see you tomorrow.

Kokuyou: Yeah.

[Outside]

Ginsei: Princess, did something happen between you and Kokuyou?

You: No, nothing in particular.... When I was about to leave he called out to me, that's all.

Ginsei: Hmmmーmm...

Ginsei: Kokuyou's mellowed out, hasn't he. He used to call you stuff like Kei's woman and treat you harshly, didn't he...

You: No, I wouldn't call it harshness....

Ginsei: He did all that, he did. Well, at any rate, he's good at taking care of others.

Ginsei: Speaking of which, you've not been harassed by anyone recently?

You: Everything is okay. ...But, there's the possibility that I just don't notice if someone follows me around, though.

Ginsei: I see, well, if that's how it is, it's good.

Ginsei: Kei and Gui are here after all, so it could be whoever was after you gave up.

You: It'd be great if that were the case…

TBC

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Main Story Chapter 2 Side A, Talks

Yakou, Ginsei, Kei, Gui & You, entrance hall

You: Hello, everyone.

Ginsei: Hello, Princess. Please enjoy tonight's show too.

Gui: Y/N. I'll escort you today.

You: Please take care of me, Gui-san.

Gui: Yes.

Yakou: Please enjoy yourself.

[You and Gui leave]

Yakou: ...A mysterious person that one, Y/N-san.

Ginsei: What's this all of a sudden?

Yakou: I don't really know why, to be honest.

Yakou: She's got a backstage pass, but she doesn't behave as if she's part of the staff or someone involved in everything.

Yakou: She's a regular customer, but the distance feels a bit shorter with her. That might be just the thing.

Ginsei: Ah, I see, that's what you mean.

Ginsei: Kei calls her the Goddess of Starless, and I am of the same opinion.

Yakou: Kei is... Well, that's amazing.

Ginsei: It's completely different when the Princess gives you the "That was incredibly good" -applause.

Ginsei: There's the fact that she is a very kind person. But even so she’s/it’s a saving grace.

Ginsei: I'm sure Kei understood that when he invited her to our backstage.

Yakou: To inspire us?

Ginsei: Just so. Kei's the kind of person who never does anything without a reason.

[Kei pops up]

Kei: I am sorry for being late.

Ginsei: Kei.

Kei: Where's she? Already at her seat?

Yakou: Yes, Gui took her to her seat just now.

Kei: Understood, good work.

Yakou: Ohh, yes....

[Kei goes away]

Yakou: Umm, Ginsei.

Yakou: I agree with you on the point that she is special, but what's the deal with Kei?

Yakou: No matter how I look at that.... It doesn't seem to be anything but a much more straightforward thing.

Ginsei: ...Listen, that is also a reason among reasons.

END

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Main Story Chapter 2, Side B

Sinju, Maica, Nekome, Menou & You, Rehearsal hall

Sinju: Thank you for coming, Y/N-chan.

You: Hello, Sinju-san, Maica-san. Have you just finished rehearsing?

Maica: Just a minute ago.

Sinju: Hey, do you have time after this? Would you come to see me practise?

You: Your practice, Sinju-san?

Sinju: I'm going to sing the song for our next show, that's why I'm going to the voice training room to practise it.

Sinju: I wanted to hear your impressions on it. I want to perfect it before our next full team practice.

You: No problem, if someone like me is okay.

Maica: That's all good and well, but now?

Sinju: That's the idea. I checked before that the room is not reserved either.

Maica: Okay, okay, just go.

Maica: But, as for the Hanami clean up, I'm leaving your part untouched. 

Sinju: Eh... AH!

Sinju: That's it! I had completely forgotten about it! I'm sorry!

Nekome: I'll do Sinju's part, so you two go and not worry about it.

Sinju: For real!? Nekome, thank you!

Nekome: It's only cramming stuff in the store room, isn't it? Just leave it to me!

Nekome: In exchange, polish off that song to perfection so that Maica won't get any angrier at you.

Sinju: Got it, I promise.

Maica: It's not like I'm angry.

Sinju: Yeah, thank you too, Maica.

Sinju: Well then, Y/N-chan, let's go. Thanks guys.

You: Okay.

Menou: Maica, you're not going to go? You really wanted to sing it, didn't you.

Maica: Can't be helped. Team top decision.

Maica: Besides, I already said that it is okay, so the rest is Sinju's job.

Nekome: Maica's such an adult, which is only to be expected from someone who's the same age as me.

Maica: Stop that, age has nothing to do with it.

Menou: Nekome too... That was pretty normal.

Nekome: Hm? What was?

Menou: Sinju. He wasn't awkward at all?

Nekome: Are~ You noticed? That's rare~

Maica: .....

Nekome: I don't know what happened, but it looks like there might've been a breakthrough on that end.

Menou: Breakthrough.... Ahh, yeah, feels like it.

Menou: That honestness is one of Sinju's good traits.

Menou: It's probably good he lost all that hesitation. Looks like the next show will be okay.

Nekome: Yeah, yeah. That's good.

Maica: Sigh... At any rate, let's go do that cleaning.

Menou: Take care~

Maica: Idiot, how about you help us.

TBC

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Side B, Talks

Sinju, Takami & Nekome, Backstage

Sinju: Siiighhh~~~~~ I'm beat.

Takami: Hey Sinju. Were you doing vocal rehearsal?

Sinju: Yeah, thanks for your hard work Takami!

Takami: Thank you for your hard work too. So, after Team W there'll be a Team P show up next, won't it.

Sinju: Yeah. I'm the only singer in the next one, I need to do it perfectly.

Takami: That's a serious responsibility. I have good expectations.

Takami: ....By the way, have you been okay after that?

Sinju: After that....?

[flashback, on the streets]

Sinju: ....sigh....

Sinju: Today, I'll go straight home and rest.

Nekome: Thank you for your hard work, Sinju.

Sinju: Eeek...!? Thank, thank you for your hard work, Nekome.....

Nekome: Are you going home? Since we're both here, let's walk together to the station?

Sinju: Umm, I....

Nekome: Yeah, what a coincidence! It's good that I ran into you. Let's walk and talk all the way to the station.

Sinju: .....

Takami: Thank you for your hard work, both of you.

Sinju: Uh.... Oh, Takami?

Takami: What a coincidence indeed. If it is not a bother, can I also tag along until station?

Nekome: It's ANYTHING but a bother! Let's all go together to the station, won't we, Sinju.

Sinju: Y-yeah.

Takami: To run into each other after hours like this, all three of us at that.

Nekome: Well there's lotsa places to eat, and it's not that far from Starless either. These sorta things happen from time to time, don't you think?

Takami: That might be.

Takami: You two don't go eat together or anything like that? I've never really seen the two of you together.

Nekome: As a team we do. But since we've got such an age gap, it makes you hold back a bit, don't it?

Nekome: I would like to be closer buddies with Sinju than we are now, though.

Sinju: ...I-i'm sorry.

Nekome: No, no, it's okay.

Takami: Hmm―mm.

Takami: ....That's true. Sinju might also be holding back a bit too much. (enryo also means stuff like to hesitate and to be reserved but I had a hard time picking a suitable word to use here).

Takami: There might be things that bother you, but Nekome looks to be also thinking about Team P.

Sinju: Ah, uh, yeah.

Takami: And most of all, you're no longer alone. Isn't that so?

Sinju: ....

Nekome: Takami says just the bestest things, don't he.

Nekome: When something happens, it's good to have people around to share the load.

Nekome: Sinju is sociable, so I can rest assured. It's hard trying to bear the burden alone.

Sinju: Yeah... That's true... That's really true.

[end flashback]

Takami: It's been bothering me, if I barged in too much that time.

Sinju: No no, it's okay. Everything's fine.

Sinju: Rather, thank you Takami. I was able to understand that sometimes you get troubled and it can't be helped.

Sinju: I had my hands so full of my own problems, I had no time to feel sorry about the things I was unable to do.

Sinju: That's why, I'm doing my best with the things I can do.

Takami: That's good, very Sinju-like way of thinking. Facing forwards.

Takami: If there's ever anything troubling you, tell me, I will listen and help if I can.

Sinju: If something like that happens, I will! Thank you!

END

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4-5 Team P main story 5th chapter

Just before Team P’s new event Sinju seems to be almost unnaturally down. Maica has noticed this and decides to search for the reason to Sinju’s slump. An unlikely ally extends his hand to help in Maica’s research.

Maica & Sin, backstage hallway

Sin: ...Hm.

Maica: Sin, do you have a shift today?

Sin: Yes.

Sin: I've heard Sinju's condition is bad.

Maica: Eh? Has that made it all the way to you, too?

Maica: Looks like things aren't going great between him and Nekome. I think that might be the reason.

Sin: ...I see.

Maica: By the way, Sin.

Maica: Have you heard of Black Card?

Sin: ...What about it?

Maica: I suspect there's a chance it has something to do with Sinju's condition.

Sin: ...It has no direct relation to Sinju. Forget about it.

Maica: ....Hmmmmm.

Maica: Yes. Well, I'll try someone else (asking from).

Sin: Just leave it be. It has no connection to you either. You're better off not knowing.

Maica: That might be. But I still want to know what Black Card is.

Maica: I have a feeling there's something I should not overlook there.

Sin: Both the rays of a blindingly bright sun and the pitch black of darkness equally burn your eyes.

Maica: Is that a warning?

Sin: ...In a way.

Maica: Hey, it's okay if you change your mind. Would you help me?

Sin: What do you mean?

Maica: You know something.

Maica: On top of which, this is my intuition, but I feel I can trust you.

Sin: ..... :(

Maica: Sorry for stopping you. Well then (as a way of exiting the conversation)

Sin: ......

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Main story 5th chapter - Talks

Takami & Nekome, under a bridge

Takami: Why are you following me?

Nekome: I thought there was a doggie, but it looks like I got busted.

Nekome: You have good instincts, as I expected. To the extent one can't think you're an amateur.

Takami: Even if you chase me around, you won't get the information you want.

Nekome: Eeeh―, you can't know that? You have to try everything out (before deciding something can or cannot be done), ne? 

Nekome: Besides, as soon as I let you out of my sight you disappear somewhere.

Nekome: When someone does that, it makes you want to chase them. It's instinct.

Takami: On the point of vanishing as soon as you lose sight, I think it applies to us both equally.

Nekome: Hey, are you really Haseyama's underling?

Takami: I don't really know to what exactly the word underling tries to point at, though...

Takami: If we're looking at this from the point of view of an organisational structure of management and subordinates, you're also one, aren't you? Mr. part timer.

Nekome: Ahahaha, that jeery comeback, seems like something someone who's trying to hide something totally would say―

Takami: Isn't that too something where you're also the same?

Takami:――Black Card. You know what it is, don't you?

Nekome: Uwaa... Outside of the restaurant you make some scary faces.

Takami: That card, the missing persons, the restaurant. There's a mountain's worth of things you want to know.

Takami: But I'm not going to obediently tell you all that ^^

Nekome: Wel―l, that just depends on your approach to things, doesn't it?

Nekome: But... Now's not the time for that, I guess.

[screen blinks black and Nekome is gone]

Takami: ...He disappeared

Takami: Oh dear.... Being followed around by a man is really not a thing I like (and he does it anyway)

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Main route, 5th chapter, Side A

Mizuki & Sinju, out on the street, day time

Sinju: Oh, Mizuki?

Mizuki: Ah? What, Sinju is it.

Sinju: Eh, why did you turn around after seeing my face?

Sinju: Hey, wait, where are you going?

Mizuki: I'm not telling you― Don't follow me.

Sinju: You don't have a shift, do you?

Mizuki: Like I know. There's no way I'll remember every damn shift.

Sinju: That's no good! You have to have a good grasp of your schedule.

Sinju: You failed at that in the old Starless too, didn't you. Even when you had a show you wouldn't show up.

Sinju: When B starts having shows again, it's going to be a problem. You'll end up not being able to stand on the stage again like that.

Mizuki: Shut up. Don't talk about B.

Mizuki: You're so depressing it's fucking annoying.

Sinju: What's with calling me depressing?

Mizuki: You only gotta see your show to know. You're troubled by something you don't really understand yourself.

Mizuki: You're not good at thinking (xD), so stop thinking about unnecessary shit.

Mizuki: Even if you think about it, nothing will come out of it. It is totally a waste of time.

Sinju: Th-that's something I don't want to hear coming from you, Mizuki.

Mizuki: If what I said rubs you the wrong way, do something about the way you're performing.

Mizuki: If you keep that up, won't you end up being the one who stops being able to stand onstage before me? 

Sinju: That's.....

Mizuki: Is that enough? If you get it, don't follow me.

Sinju: ....Wait.

Sinju: Umm, from your point of view, does it really show that clearly in my performance?

Mizuki: Wha? Why do I have to answer a question like that?

Sinju: Please, Mizuki

Mizuki: ...Annoying.

Mizuki: That, the one who doesn't see it is the weird one (Sinju's sad performance that is).

Sinju: I see...

Mizuki: I don't know what the fuck you're troubled about. If it's something you'll regret not doing, then isn't it better to just fucking do it?

Mizuki: I don't do embarrassing shit like that, so I really can't understand how you feel, at all.

Mizuki: See ya.

[off he goes]

Sinju: .... :(

Sinju: Something I'll regret.... My regret....

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Main route, 5th chapter, Side A, Extra

Mizuki & Gui, the the shrine

Gui: Mizuki.

Mizuki: Ah, it's Gui.

Mizuki: Do you have some business with me?

Gui: This, for Mizuki.

Mizuki: Oooh?

Mizuki: ....hey. You can't be giving me takoyaki again, can you?

Gui: Yes.

[rustling a bag]

Mizuki: It was takoyaki again! Just how much do you like takoyaki??

Gui: Did I get it wrong?

Mizuki: ....Well, I'm hungry so I'll eat anything. Gui, eat with me.

Gui: Yes.

[time passes]

Mizuki: Why did you buy me takoyaki again?

Gui: Because Mizuki is waiting.

Mizuki: I'm telling you, I'm not waiting for no one. I’m just lazing around because I got nothing to do.

Gui: Yes.

Mizuki: Gui, don't come here anymore. You don't need to worry about me.

Gui: Mizuki gave food to me when I was waiting.

Gui: Now as Mizuki is waiting for something, I'll bring you food.

Mizuki: I―'m tel―ling yo―u, I'm not waiting for no one. You just don't get it.

Mizuki: And forget ancient stuff like that in the first place.

Mizuki: I don't remember anything like that. Okay?

Gui: ...... :(

Mizuki: Well, you should just do what you want, Gui.

Gui: Yes.

Mizuki: Sigh.... Those days were good, weren't they. Everyone was there, we were fighting every day.

Gui: ....Have things changed since then?

Mizuki: They have. Just about everything.

Gui: Has Mizuki changed?

Mizuki: I have not. Changing is something only uncool jerks do.

Gui: Uncool jerks....

Mizuki: Speaking of which, You don't change either.

Gui: I don't change?

Mizuki: You haven't changed, have you? You're still waiting  for that Master thing, aren't you?

Gui: Yes, I  am waiting.

Mizuki: ...Just as usual, don't get what you're on about. What's that Master thing?

Gui: Master is Master.

Mizuki: Haaa―. You really don't change, do you.

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Main route, 5th chapter, Side B

Ran & Maica, the park

[Maica hands Ran the Black card]

Maica: Well, I'll leave this to you then.

Ran: Ooohh―, it's truly pitch black!

Maica: Or should I say, what is this even?

Ran: Hmmmm, I don't know that well myself.

Ran: But it'll land you a ton of money, I've heard!

Maica: This....? So in the end it is not a respectable thing at all.

Ran: Well, just leave it to Ran-chan! I'll have folks from our side look into it, so get your hopes up―

Maica: Ran, promise me. After you find out what this card is, you will tell me what it is (and not shut up about it).

Maica: And, after you're done investigating it, return it to me, it is something I lent from someone after all.

Ran: I know, I know! No matter how expensive it is, I'm not going to just keep it without returning it.

Ran: We don't even know if this is the real deal or not to begin with.

Ran: By the way, what're you gonna do about how stuff's with Sinju and Nekome? Has there been any progress?

Maica: None. That's why I'm thinking of going after potential leads little by little.

Ran: Even if you find out the true nature of this thing, it might not make Sinju and Nekome make up magically.

Ran: It's more likely this has absolutely no―thing to do with it.

Maica: If that happens, then I'll just know the card has nothing to do with it. I'll just abandon that trail and look elsewhere, nothing else.

Maica: Besides, even if it has nothing to do with those two, I still want to know about the card (for future reference).

Ran: Aaa― you also wanted to do something about the folks after Nee-chan, didn't you?

Maica: Well, there's that too.... But I also want to do what I can for my team.

Ran: I see, I see. Maica's a real serious one.

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Main route, 5th chapter, Side B, Extra

Ran, Maica & Some scary dudes, Under a bridge

Maica: Hn? What? Do you have some business with us?

Ran: ....

Scary Man 1: Oi, if you don't wanna get hurt, then the thing you have with you――

[Ran attack!]

Scary Man 1: You fucker, what're you doing!

Ran: You're the one who came in looking for a fight.

Ran: Coming to pick a fight with me with only three men is pretty reckless. Ah, only two left?

Scary Man 1: Don't get cocky, you little shit!

Ran: You've got guts, doncha! Yossha―, come at me, come at me!

[Ran beats the men up]

Maica: Hey, why are you fighting with them....

Scary Man 2: Shit, this guy.....! If things go like this....!

[One of them grabs Maica]

Maica: Uoh! Hey, let go!

Scary Man 2: Hey, stop right there! If you don't want your girl getting――

Maica: ――Wha!?

[Maica offs the dude]

Scary Man 2: gurgle

Maica: Say that one more time, who's a girl?

Scary Man 2: gurgle gurgle

Ran: He's not up for talking anymore, made some pretty nasty sounds right there. He's lost his front teeth, too, hardcore~

Ran: Well, you reap what you sow. I'm done with this side too, so let's go back~

Maica: ....Hey. Are these people someones you're involved with?

Ran: Nope? Don't know these faces. Probably some strangers who overheard something about the Black Card.

Maica: So.... This is all because we made a move?

Ran: Could be so, or could not be so.

Maica: What's that supposed to mean.... What the hell. Why should we get attacked just because we're looking into this?

Maica: I don't want small-time thugs like these after me from now on.

Ran: What are you on about? If they come play with us on their own volition, then things won't get boring at all!

Maica: Sigh.... I have to put an end to this quickly, or else.

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Thank you for reading this far, please point out any typos and mistakes I might’ve made :>

Hehe, this was a fun one Mizuki & Sinju interacting is always gold xD As is Mizuki & Gui, never to mention Ran in general hehehe

1 st Chapter

Maica, Rindou & Sinju, voice training room

Maica: Hmph...

Rindou: Shall we have a break?

Maica: Yeah.

[Break area]

Maica: This script, you did good finding it.

Rindou: 『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』(The secret of a droplet)?

Maica: Yeah.

Rindou: Isn't the one who found it you, Maica?

Maica: Well, there's that but...

Rindou: Is there something bothering you about it?

Maica: There wasn't....

Rindou: Eh?

Maica: With every script thus far we've always had trouble.

Maica: We've been looking for scripts for so many times. But somehow, we never came across this script and song before now

Maica: Can it really be that we just happened to find a script lying about in the place we've searched for so many times already?

Rindou: I wonder....

Rindou: After Nekome came back, he was searching for stage gear for himself, and apparently also organised some of the stuff in the back.

Rindou: It might've come to the surface during that.

Rindou:  Nekome also found us the script for『Trick or Truth』――『Nekomachi』 (Cat City), after all.

Maica: Yeah, Well. I guess the truth is more like that.

Maica: But, the spot where I always go looking for scripts is a place where there are only documents and bundles of other papers.

Maica: Did someone find it in another place and bring it there with the rest of them? Nekome also didn't have any reaction to the script.

Rindou: Hmm...

Sinju: Thank you for your hard work, Rindou!

Rindou: Thank you for your hard work, too, Sinju.

Sinju: Oh, Maica's here too, you're early.

Maica: Aa, we came in early with Rindou to work on 『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』.

Sinju: I see. The song has two singers, doesn't it.

Rindou: It's about time for the rest to come in too, so shall we continue this in the rehearsal hall?

Maica: Yeah.

[The others leave]

Maica: Ghhh...

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2nd Chapter

Ginsei, Maica & Nekome, break area

Ginsei: Eh, since when has this script been here?

Maica: Yeah, Ginsei if anyone would know that.

Ginsei: Hmmm.... 『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』?

Maica: What's with that reaction?

Ginsei: No, actually this is the first time I'm seeing this too.

Maica: ....I see, so it's like that after all.

Ginsei: I think the original story it is based on, The Turn of The Screw, hasn't been one of the scripts used in Starless....

Ginsei: But this one has a script written for specific actors in it, doesn't it.

Maica: Members of the current P, Nekome, Rindou and you.

Maica: No matter how you go about thinking about it, it was written in the old Starless, wasn't it?

Ginsei: Lineup wise, yes.

Ginsei: Maica, where did you find this again?

Maica: In your favourite haunt, the reference room.

Ginsei: I see.... If that's the case it has to have escaped my notice...?

Nekome: Wha―t's this, why the serious faces? Did you blunder something, Ginsei?

Ginsei: It's nothing like that.

Ginsei: This script looks like it was written in the old Starless, but I've not seen it before, that's the thing.

Nekome: Hmmmm―. Well, that sort of stuff happens sometimes, doesn't it?

Maica: Nekome, do you have any recollection of seeing this? 『Trick or Truth』was also your find, wasn't it?

Nekome: The cat thing was. This I don't know.

Maica: I see...

Ginsei: But, from the flow of dialogue, I think this is definitely written by Akito-san and Koharu-sama.

Nekome: Oh! It's the certificate seal of an appraiser.

Ginsei: Don't mock me.

Maica: ...

Nekome: But what a noble one this script was... Just when we were having trouble coming up with a new show, it just popped up like that.

Maica: What's that supposed to mean? Occult? Stop talking like the script has a will of its own.

Maica: It's not like that, if we just keep looking for the answer we'll surely find out that someone put it there eventually.

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3rd Chapter

Menou, Maica, Rindou, Ginsei, Sinju & Nekome, training hall

Rindou: Even if we're still a bit unsure as to the casting, I think we should go with this for now.

Menou: With the roles written with cast members in mind.

Menou: The beautiful older brother Miles is Rindou. The earl who commissions the governess is Ginsei.

Menou: The dead Manservant Quint is Nekome.

Rindou: This song has double singers, so I'll ask you, Maica, to be the little brother Oliver.

Maica: Got it.

Rindou: And the servant Grouse, I would ask for you to perform, Menou.

Menou: Okay― As an accomplice role, this seems like a lot of fun.

Sinju: Umm, Rindou, I....

Rindou: Yes, the uncertainty lies here.

Rindou: I believe you're able to do any of the roles, as you are now, Sinju. Even as a stamen, there's no problem (to shuffling the roles if I understand correctly).

Nekome: Well, wouldn't it be okay to just give my role to Sinju?

Nekome: I'm the understudy here, so giving me a role is a bit dicey.

Rindou: I've also considered that.

Rindou: This might be a bit loadsome to Sinju, but I want you to familiarise yourself with all the roles. And then I want you to make your decision.

Sinju: Got it!

[time skip]

Maica: Hey, Ginsei.

Ginsei: Hm?

Maica: This『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』, it's horror isn't it? How was the original story?

Ginsei: The Turn of the Screw? Well, hmmm....

Ginsei: It was horror that you really can't describe as horror. But, I think it is a waste to claim that.

Ginsei: You can't call something horror just because there's ghosts in the story, can you?

Maica: Hmm.....

Maica: So the Starless version of the 『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』adapts the story strongly towards the horror aspect?

Maica: I mean, in the last scene Quint――

Menou: It's a very important role, Quint's. I want to do it too, but he comes to the stage a bit too rarely.

Maica: Menou.

Menou: In that aspect, Grose who leads the whole story onwards is better. I'm glad I got his role.

Menou: But the role I really wanted to do was the big brother Miles's.

Ginsei: Well, are you going to vie for the role of Miles?

Menou: Well, but, isn't being a singer necessary for the role? It's better that the brothers sing together.

Menou: That's the thing. It's not like I want to sing.

Menou: I really want them to stop the habit of combining all the important roles with singing.

Maica: It can't be helped, now can it? These are those sort of plays.

Menou: I know, I know.

Menou: I wonder who Rindou will choose as Quint. Looking forward to that a bit.

Menou: Going according to the script and picking Nekome seems like fun, but going against it with Sinju seems like fun too.

Ginsei: Sinju might end up with your role, too.

Menou: Me and Sinju alternating roles? That's good too.

Menou: If this play ends up as a versus, I won't lose, fufufufu

Maica: Rindou has it rough too.

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4th Chapter

Maica & Rindou, Voice training room

Maica: ....

Rindou: Maica?

Maica: Ah, sorry, I'm, okay. I wasn't thinking about the song, but something else.

Rindou: Has something happened that bothers you?

Maica: The story of『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』begins when the heroine receives a letter, doesn't it.

Rindou: That's true.

Maica: And then, as she has received a request to become a governess, she is called into the manor where we live in.

Maica: At first she lives there without any problems. But, slowly, strange things begin to happen to her, and she's the only one who notices them.

Maica: In the end, a decisive incident occurs and the secret is revealed――

Rindou: What about it?

Maica: As a script, or as a show it is more like.... I wonder.

Maica: There's this feeling of coarseness to it, has been all along. Rindou, do you see what I'm trying to say?

Rindou: ....I'm sorry. I don't really....

Maica: ....I see.

Maica: The script that just appeared suddenly, the mysterious letter that appears out of the blue in the story, the strange occurrences only the governess sees, the secret of the manor.

Maica: ....I wonder what's getting to me like this so badly. I tried reading through the script, but I still can't put my finger on it....

Maica: I can't put it to words, but something is bothering me. I have a bad feeling about this, should I say.

Rindou: As a show『Hitoshizuku no Himitsu』itself has a feeling of darkness to it, doesn't it.

Rindou: Listen, Maica, because we have this script and song we are all able to perform onstage.

Rindou: The story is interesting. There might be customers who will get scared, but I'm sure everyone will have a good time with the show.

Maica: That's.... Yeah, that's the way it is.

Rindou: The thing we can do is stand on the stage and entertain our customers.

Maica: ....Yeah.

Maica: Sorry, Rindou. I didn't intend to mean the content of the show was something we'd need to leave behind (TBH this sentence was a bit of a puzzle and I'm not sure I got it right....)

Rindou: It's fine. My intention was not to deny your worries.

Rindou: And, whether it is the casting or something else, please feel free to talk to me about anything whenever something comes up.

Maica: Yeah. Thank you, Rindou.

Rindou: You're welcome.

Rindou: I will step out for a bit. When you're done with the preparations, we can start the practice, Maica.

Maica: Okay.

[Rindou leaves]

Maica: ....

Maica: A letter from the past... was it?

END

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Please let me know if you find mistakes, typos or anything else weird in there... Like I said I feel like my brain is just mush after being away from home for the holidays, then grinding for Ningen Mukotsu and diving straight to Blacklive III from there xD BUT MAN IT WAS GOOD THO!

Main route 3rd Chapter

Rindou, Nekome, Menou, Sinju & You, backstage

Rindou: Today we're going to do the revised version. Sinju, do you think you can do it?

Sinju: Yeah, leave it to me!

Sinju: I'm sorry I've caused you to worry too, Y/N-chan. I'm going to do everything properly this time, so watch over me.

You: Yes, do your best.

Rindou: Speaking of which, Nekome's performance yesterday... The arrangement was different, wasn't it?

Menou: Yeah, I had him change it a bit so it fit my preferences.

Menou: It was better like that, wasn't it. Should I not have done it?

Rindou: It's a bit problematic if you do things all on your own, but as long as you keep it within the boundaries of not hindering anyone else's performance, it isn't too bad.

Menou: Good.

Menou: Well, Sinju. We got permission from the top, so let's do it like we discussed before, please.

Sinju: Yes. I also watched Nekome's performance yesterday, so it is okay.

Nekome: Ah, speaking of that.

Nekome: Now that we're speaking of things that are okay, Rindou, is your health good?

Rindou: Eh? There's nothing wrong....

Nekome: Oh, well that's good then,

Nekome: What about you then? No headaches or feeling of nauseas~ or stuff like that?

You: Umm, I've been good recently.

Nekome: Hmmm.... I see... (sus)

Rindou: ...? 

Rindou: Since we're not having any particular problems at the moment, it's time we started getting on the stage.

You: I'm looking forward to today's performance. Do your best, everyone.

Rindou: Thank you very much.

Nekome: See you!

TBC

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Main route / talks

Kongou & You, Restaurant hall

You: (Uuhhh, this is awkward…. Even if I'm just a regular person, it looks like I've got a bodyguard tailing me)

Kongou: Do the looks the other customers are giving you bother you after all?

You: Yes, just a little.

Kongou: I see, sorry.

Kongou: I'm sorry to make you feel cornered, but I'd be grateful if you could just put up with it for a while.

Kongou: Kei and the owner have told me to protect you continuously, after all.

Kongou: But the truth of the matter is that now when Team B is on a break, I have a lot of time on my hands as a performer.

Kongou: So I've filled that spot with guard duty but...

You: (Oh I see, as long as Heath-san is in the hospital, Team B cannot perform...)

You: It'd be nice if Team B could start performing again soon.

Kongou: Thanks, but even with only this I'm already busy enough as is.

Kongou: Now I'm watching the other team's shows and learning from them.

Kongou: There aren't many opportunities to watch the other teams perform from the customer side, after all.

You: It might be the same for all of the cast.

Kongou: Yeah it is, and for me it's never the hall side, I'm in the kitchen duty.

Kongou: Oh yeah, if you have anything you want to order (on top of the stuff you already did), or any odd jobs you need done don't hesitate to ask.

Kongou: I think I'm more suited to being your waiter rather than a bodyguard.

END

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Main route / Side A

Yakou & Sinju, a restaurant

Yakou: What do you want to eat? You can pick whatever you like, no need to hesitate.

Yakou: I'll pay for this.

Sinju: Eh, you mean it's your treat, Yakou!?

Sinju: Rather than saying this is rare, it's the first time, right?

Yakou: Well, thus far we've been on the same level, so there's been no obligation to treat anyone.

Sinju: I see, Yakou has become a working adult (shakaijin).*

Sinju: It's pretty cool to just go around saying "my treat" like that. Salarymen sure are loaded.

Yakou: Loaded... Listen now....

Yakou: It's not like the salary of a recent graduate is that high. I'm treating you from what little I have.

Yakou: ...And then, how've you been lately?

Sinju: How have I been?

Yakou: I've seen Team P's show, are you doing okay?

Sinju: Eh? There's nothing particular wrong with me, though.

Yakou: You call that nothing?

Yakou: Your whole body is stiff. On top of which you're lagging a beat behind everyone, you can't focus.

Yakou: When the subject's like that, Menou's bound to have said something already.

Sinju: Hmm―m. I have a feeling he did say something, but he always does.

Yakou: Sigh...

Yakou: I think that's the problem, that he keeps saying things every time.

Sinju: Ugh... Well, it's true.

Sinju: ... Look, Yakou.

Yakou: From your point of view, does it look like I'm running away, I wonder.

Yakou. It does.

Sinju: I see.

Sinju: Sigh... I haven't grown one bit since I left the (idol) agency.

Sinju: When things get hopeless, I just run away... That's so lame....

Yakou: I don't know what you are thinking, but things are different now than they were back then when you left the agency.

Yakou: That was not running away, it was you choosing another path, that's what I thought.

Yakou: But now, now I think you're running away.

Sinju: I see...

Yakou: I don't know what's weighing on your mind, but don't cause trouble for your team.

Yakou: But, today, how about eating something you like?

Sinju: ....Yeah, let's! Thanks, Yakou.

Sinju: What to eat―! I'm thinking of having the double hamburger and beef combo....

Yakou: Hey, maybe hesitate just a little bit?

TBC

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Main Story / Side A / talks

Kokuyou & Menou

Kokuyou: Menou, sorry to force you to be our pinch hitter on such short notice today.

Kokuyou: That bastard Takami, getting some unavoidable thing and taking the day off… (he doesn’t actually call him a bastard here, but I felt it fit the tone of his voice best ;;;;)

Kokuyou: It really saved our asses that you could come.

Menou: No, no, this was a nice change of pace for me too.

Menou: It was fun, to turn completely into Takami from the White Day show.

Menou: Team W's shows are fun every once in a while. (to participate in)

Kokuyou: Is everything okay on Team P's end?

Menou: Hmmm― it's the same as always?

Kokuyou: The same as always, isn't it. Today's show has Sinju in it, doesn't it?

Menou: Now that you mention it, yeah. Is there a problem with that?

Kokuyou: He's been really out of it lately. Just looking at him there gets you on the edge, waiting for his next blunder.

Kokuyou: Surely you've noticed that. Aren't you going to do anything about it?

Menou: It's easy for you to say to do something.

Menou: Something like this has happened before, and no matter what I could say to him, Sinju won't get better by that.

Menou: The only thing to do is for him to notice it and get over it by himself.

Kokuyou: ....Well, you're right, he is like that. Stubborn about the weirdest things.

Menou: Yeah, yeah. He's the type who doesn't really listen to what others have to say, so it is no use fretting about around him.

Kokuyou: Is that how it is.

Kokuyou: But, do something about him being so uncertain (or even a danger on stage to himself and others). The onlookers notice it too.

Kokuyou: Clearly, his uncertainty conveys even to the audience.

Menou: Yea, I'll tell him to sharpen up his act.

Kokuyou: Coming from you, and order to sharpen up doesn't really have any power (to persuade).

Menou: Fufufu, it might be so.

Menou: Oh, I need to start getting ready for tonight's show.

Menou: Oh yeah. If it suits you, I can perform in the White Day show in Takami's place.

Kokuyou: What're you on about? Get lost.

Menou: Oka―y.

Kokuyou: Oi.

Menou: Hn?

Kokuyou: You were a big help during the full rehearsal. Thanks.

Menou: My pleasure, I'll be waiting for my White Day invitation.

[Menou leaves]

Kokuyou: So Team P is leaving Sinju as he is (without interfering with his condition). Well, can't be helped.

END

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Main route / side B

Ran, Maica & Hari, backstage hallway

Maica: Hari, do you have a minute?

Hari: Yeah, I do.

Maica: I want to ask you about Nekome. Is there anything you know about him?

Hari: About Nekome?

Hari: ....no, I don't really know much about him.

Hari: At present, I think you, who are in the same team as him, would know him more thoroughly.

Maica: ...I see.

Hari: I'm sorry I couldn't be of assistance. I have business elsewhere, so I shall excuse myself.

Maica: Understood. Thanks.

Maica: Hmph... What should I do.

Ran: Hey hey, Maica. There's something I wanna ask you,

Maica: Oh, Ran. What?

Ran: Why're you snooping around Nekome?

Maica: No particular reason. It has nothing to do with you, does it?

Ran: I wonder―?

Ran: The thing Maica's after is Black Card, isn't it?

Maica: Black Card...? What's that?

Ran: Oh? It wasn't so?

Ran: Eeeh―! Uwah, I messed up〜

Ran: When I heard you were sniffing after Nekome, I was so sure it was about Black Card〜

Maica: What are you on about? This Black Card.... What is that all about?

Ran: Black Card is Black Card. It is a pitch black card, Nee-chan has one.

Ran: But looks like Maica has nothing to do with it.

Maica: I've seen a pitch black card before here, but it was not hers.

Ran: Eh? A Black Card that was not Nee-chan’s?

Ran: EEE! Who, who? Who had it?

Maica: Hey, give me some space.

Ran: Sorry, sorry.

Ran: Hey, let's have this conversation outside, shall we?

Maica: Huh? What I want to know is the reason for Sinju's slump. Nekome seems to have ―

Ran: Yea― Yea―that's good, that's good. Let's continue outside!

Maica: I get it okay, I get it! Stop pushing.

Ran: Haai, let's goo (too cute :'])

Maica: Good grief

TBC

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Main route / Side B / talks

Ran & Maica, park

Ran: So you're really snooping into Nekome's business for Sinju's sake?

Maica: That's what I keep telling you.

Ran: Hmmmm―mm....

Ran: But, just now you said you saw a Black Card on someone in the restaurant, whose was it?

Maica: If I tell you that, it'll be the end of what business you have with me.

Ran: Eehhh―, it's not like that―

Maica: This is my condition: You'll tell me what you know of Nekome, I'll tell you where I saw it.

Ran: Haggling, is it―

Ran: Well, to tell the truth I'm also currently looking into Nekome, but I don't really know much about him.

Ran: But, I do want you to tell me who has the Black Card― Hmmm―

Maica: When this Black Card was spoken of, her name also came up. Is there some kind of a connection?

Ran: Yeah, yeah, there's a price on Nee-chan as a set with her Black Card (in the black market that is ofc)

Maica: Is that why she's got people after her....

Ran: Well, I'm after her for my own personal reasons, though! (oh Ran;;;;;;)

Maica: Aaaagh, yeah, yeah.

Ran:.....

Ran: Hey, Maica, how about we join our forces for the time being?

Maica: Join forces?

Ran: Yea, like we exchange information with each other.

Maica: .....

Maica: Yes. Let's do it.

Ran: Yeahs, negotiations done! Well then, tell me who has the Black Card―?

Maica: Wait.

Maica: It's not like I don't trust you, but I also don't want to tell you who has it.

Maica: Instead―

END

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OH COME ON XD Should've known they were not going to give even a tiny lil' morsel of info. 

But man this was entertaining set of stories too :D

I also realise now that I’ve got like -4 method in titling the translations.... I hope it’s not annoying xD Please tell me if it is, then I might remember it better. And ofc, please point out any mistakes I’ve made!

4-5 Team P main story 6th chapter

Just before Team P’s new event Sinju seems to be almost unnaturally down. Maica has noticed this and decides to search for the reason to Sinju’s slump. An unlikely ally extends his hand to help in Maica’s research.

Sinju, Maica & Ran, night time, outside

Maica: Sinju!

Sinju: Oh, Maica.

Maica: Good work today. You're heading home, aren't you. I have something I want to talk to you about, is now a good time?

Sinju: Yeah, sure.

Ran: Wait a bit―! If you're goin' to talk, let me talk with ya too! (I love how he pops up behind them xD)

Sinju: E-, Ran? Why?

Ran: We've become great friends recently!

Ran: And more importantly, because we're having a chat an’ all, let's do it in a cafe―!

Maica: Yeah. It's no good just standing about talking.

Sinju: E, Ehh? Ah, hey, wait....!

[they end up in a cafe]

Sinju: Ummm... so what business do you guys have with me?

Maica: At the moment we're investigating Nekome. And therefore, we have something to ask from you.

Sinju: E-..., About Nekome....

Ran: Yeah―, yeah! We're an united front!

Ran: Well, though, the thing I wanna know about is mainly Black Card, but anyway―

Ran: So Sinju, have you seen Nekome with a dark card at any point? Like before he went missing!

Sinju: A dark card...? Sorry, I don't know.

Ran: I see―. I am totally sure Nekome has a Black Card, tho―

Maica: Ran, don go veering the conversation off the tracks on your own.

Sinju: I got the fact that you two are investigating Nekome, and a Black Card? ...but...

Sinju: Why do you ask about Nekome from me?

Maica: ....Sinju. I know you're avoiding Nekome.

Maica: Why are you avoiding him, and if Nekome knows something, those are the things I want to know.

Sinju: ....gh, that's...

Maica: I think he has something to do with the old owner and the playwright couple who've gone missing.

Ran: Me too! When a single one of the missing people just pops up as if nothing happened it's nothing but sus as hell.

Ran: He has to have something to do with why Nee-chan is being chased after, for sure―!

Sinju: Eh, ....is it so?

Maica: We don't have definite proof, but that's the reason we want to make all this clear.

Maica: In the beginning I started looking into Nekome because I thought he was the reason you were in a slump, but....

Maica: Now, it is not only for your sake.

Maica: It bothers me how the former owner and the playwright couple are still missing, and there's someone I can't put my trust in in my team.

Ran: And to all that, Nekome is the key.

Maica: More than anything, I want to stop the people who're after Y/N from pursuing her anymore.

Sinju: For Y/N-chan...

Maica: For her sake too, I want information on Nekome. Would you tell us what you know, please?

Sinju:.....

Sinju:――I understand. I don't know if this will help you, but I'll tell you what I know.

Sinju: It might've just been me miss-seeing things but.

Sinju: But still, that day――

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Main Story EX 1

Sinju, Nekome, Rindou, Maica & Ran, at the cafe

Sinju: I'll tell you what I saw-

Sinju: It was back in the old Starless, during the time when Team P had just been formed.

Sinju: It was a time when Rindou was unable to perform well on the stage...

[flashback time]

Sinju: (That was a close call―. I'm so glad they were inside the restaurant)

Sinju: (It would've been bad if I had dropped my home key somewhere in the city....)

Sinju: (Oh――, someone's here?)

[Sinju peeking from a door ajar]

Nekome: ――Well, it's sort of like simple therapy? -kind of thing.

Rindou: I'm sorry Nekome, to get you worried about me too....

Nekome: It's okay. To get Team P on track we need your strength, Rindou

Nekome: I've placed the card... Are you ready?

Rindou: I'm ready.

Sinju: (Nekome and.... Rindou? What are they doing.... what therapy?)                               

Nekome: Yesh. Put on these headphones.

Rindou: Okay.

Nekome: Oo―kay. Focus really hard on the sounds you hear from the headphones. Here we go.

Sinju: (I wonder what this is about? Maybe a new song? I want to hear it too, but I'm only an understudy...)

[screen goes black]

Rindou screams in pain he tries to withstand.

Sinju: gasp!?

Nekome: ――hn?

Sinju: (What is this, eh, what is happening? Oh no, he noticed me! This is bad, I have to get away....!)

Rindou makes more pained sounds.

Sinju: (Rindou, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'll go get the police, so...!)

[He runs away]

Nekome: .....

[Back to present]

Sinju: After that, there was nothing. I came in with the police, but there was no one around anymore.

Ran: Whooaaaa~~ That's a pretty scary story.

Maica: After that, was Rindou okay?

Sinju: The next day Rindou came to the restaurant like normal, completely okay. So normal that I started doubting it had all been a dream I saw.

Sinju: The two of them were like nothing had ever happened, but――

Maica: But?

Sinju: Before that Rindou had been a little unstable. But after that he started getting calmer bit by bit...

Ran: Hmmmmmmm.....

Ran: Then Nekome's therapy was a success, wasn't it?

Maica: It can't be as simple as that.

Sinju: I don't know.... After that I was afraid of Nekome....

Sinju: Rindou noticed that and put us on different shifts as much as he could.

Maica: I see.... Sinju, thank you.

Maica: I'll have a chat with Ran, you can go home now. I'm sorry we dragged you here with us.

Sinju: Ah, yeah. Well, I'll be going now.

Ran: Thanks―!

[Sinju goes outside]

Sinju: ...sigh....

Sinju: I'll just go straight home and rest today.

Nekome: Thank you for your hard work, Sinju.

Sinju: Eh....!? Th-thank you for your hard work, too, Nekome.... (They're having the otsukare convo)

Nekome: Are you going home? Since we're both here, why not go to the station together?

Sinju: Umm, I...

Nekome: Yeah, what a coincidence, it was nice running into you. Shall we walk & talk all the way to the station?

END

(WHAT WAS THAT EVEN! That was way too scary even if I did see it in the recent stream xD)

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Main Story EX 2

Rindou & Maica, training hall

Maica: Hey, Rindou. Can I ask you something?

Rindou: Sure, what is it?

Maica: I think we have a lot of unsolved problems.

Maica: So... What are you going to do?

Rindou: ...Fufu

Maica: Why do you laugh?

Rindou: Sorry. What you said was just so abstract, that's why.

Rindou: Typically, you speak much more concretely, so I thought to myself that you must be really bothered by this.

Maica: Ah.... Well, yeah.

Rindou: But, it was about problems we are unable to solve, was it?

Maica: Yes.

Rindou: ...I think the only way to solve these problems is probably by putting them in an order of priority and then dealing with them one by one, I guess.

Rindou: No matter what we do, time's limited after all.

Maica: Yes, that's true....

Maica: But what if one has forgotten the problem, but it might've been a really big one, what then?

Rindou: What's wrong, Maica? Today you are....

Rindou: Has something happened? If I am enough to be of assistance, I will help.

Maica: Ah, no, it's not like that. Think of it as a thought game? I want you to answer in that way.

Rindou: Is it so? ....If that's the case, then it's good.

Rindou: Hmmm... A big problem one has forgotten about?

Rindou: If it doesn't affect the Team, our shows or our customers, then I surely wouldn't put it on my priority list.

Maica: So you'd just leave it as it is?

Rindou: Yeah.

Maica: If you leave it as it is, it might never get solved. That wouldn't make you feel anxious?

Rindou: Well, there might be some anxiety.

Rindou: If it was someone else than me, I would think it would be best to solve it, even if just little by little.

Rindou: But if it was me, then I think it would be okay to just never solve it.

Rindou: For me now, the stage is everything.

Maica: ....I see.

Rindou: Are you okay?

Maica: Aah, I'm fine. Sorry for asking weird stuff.

Rindou: Don't worry about it.

Rindou: Looks like there's still time before everyone will come here, shall we do some basic exercises together?

Maica: Yeah, let's.

Rindou: Yoroshiku (please treat me nicely xD)

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Main Story EX 3

Nekome & You, Outside Starless.

You: (Today was so much fun... It's already dark outside, so I better careful on my way back)

Nekome: Onee-san, what a nice night it is, isn't it.

You: (I wonder if that person is talking to me. If it's someone trying to hit on me, I'll just have to ignore them....)

Nekome: It's me, it's me, Nekome― Look here, please.

You: Ehh.... Oh, it was Nekome-san. I'm sorry I ignored you, I thought it was someone trying to hit on me.

Nekome: Wellll, that wasn't too far off the mark, I have to say.

You: Eh? ....The ‘trying to hit on me’-part?

Nekome: In a way, yeah. You're going to the train station, aren't you? I'll see you off.

You: Eh, but that'd be a bother for you?

Nekome: Not at all. On the contrary,0 if I get to walk ten minutes with you, I might end up paying you money (out of sheer joy of getting to do so)

You: I don't need money.

Nekome: Jk, jk. Hey, let's go together.

You: I understand. Well, please take care of me.

Nekome: Ye―ah, I will. Well, then off we go―!

[Walking outside]

Nekome: Speaking of which, do you know the 'Five minute hypothesis'?

[You get a choice of saying 'You do' or 'You don't know' about it]

[Don't know]

Nekome: Well, hmmm―, it is a philosophical hypothesis, some scholar named something came up with it.

You: (A scholar names something....)

Nekome: It is said that the earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago, but, it might've also come to existence 5 minutes ago.

Nekome: You cannot prove it or disprove it~ that's the sort of thing it is.

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[Do know]

Nekome: Oooh~ You’ve got extensive knowledge, don’t you!

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You: So, what's the deal with the 'five minute hypothesis'?

Nekome: Well, I just thought it is interesting―

Nekome: For example, if we decide that Starless was opened only recently.

Nekome: But what if everyone has a false memory that it was opened ten years ago?

Nekome: Then, suddenly, everyone starts having a ten year anniversary party there.

Nekome: And then they are reminiscing together about the old times, like it is totally natural, and they don't even get a feeling of discomfort sitting there surrounded by brand new wallpaper.

You: U-umm....

Nekome: Ah, sorry, sorry!

Nekome: What I was going to say was that soon you and I will be swept away by aliens.

Nekome: And how they might implant memories of us being lovers for a year already in our heads!

You: ....Wha?

Nekome: If that happens, then this vexing distance between the two of us will become zero, won't it?

You: ...Sigh. I thought we were having a more serious discussion.

Nekome: Ehhh―, I was talking pretty seriously myself, though.

[You arrive at the station]

Nekome: And while I was saying that, we've arrived at the station.

You: Nekome-san, thank you for seeing me off all the way to the station.

Nekome: No, no, I'm grateful for having spent such a nice time with you.

Nekome: Until we next meet again, I will stock up with more interesting stuff to talk about, so let's walk to the station together again.

You: Yes, understood. Well then, see you.

Nekome: Yeah, see you~

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This was quite short so it didn’t take a lot of time to do : D Thank you for reading and as always, please point out all my mistakes and typoes etc.!

Common route / 4th chapter

Ginsei, Maica & Taiga, the training hall

Ginsei: Our timing should be matching okay, but something feels off...

Maica: Should I raise the tempo half a beat? That way it might match the music better.

Ginsei: Let's try that. But first, let's have a break, my throat is dry.

[They got to the break area]

Taiga: Otsukaree―su

Ginsei: What are you doing lying around in a place like this?

Taiga: It's the last day of the event so I'm racing to the end.

Maica: Again with the games? Well, do whatever you like, as long as you do your shifts properly.

Taiga: Su―re.

Taiga: Bytheway Ginsei, you've come here (all the way to Starless). How's it going with the Team K Valentine event?

Ginsei: Hn? There's nothing particular going on.

Maica: I heard something like that the ranking within the team might change?

Maica: ...by the vote? Is that okay? You're also showing up for our practice.

Ginsei: Hmmm... If we speak of circumstances, it does probably seem like not being able to focus solely on K's performance is a disadvantage for me.

Ginsei: But everyone's got their individual circumstances, and it's not like everyone can perfectly only focus on this battle.

Ginsei: It's not the first time something like this has happened. I'm not the only one who cannot tap to their full power.

Maica: Well, if you say it like that, then...

Maica: When Taiga came here the first thing he had to do was the Borderline and Valentine event at the same time.

Taiga: Ah, that. When I heard the words Valentine performance, my stomach got all tight and painful.

Taiga: That has to be the reason it happened― That was truly hell...

Maica: If you had forgotten about it till just now, it cannot have been that bad of a hell?

Taiga: Maybe so―. At the moment for me it's hell to try and get to the finish line in time for this event.

Taiga: The whole thing is pay to win. I cannot forgive the makers―.

Ginsei: It is always like “Once on the shore, we pray no more*”, so when it's over we tend to think the whole ordeal was nothing at all.

Ginsei: I can't slack off in Team P's rehearsals, nor do I have any intention of losing in the Valentine show vote.

Ginsei: At any rate, I'll just have to do what I have to do.

Maica: For me, so long as you do your part properly in Team P, it is enough.

Maica: Do your best in the Team K vote.

—-

Common route / 5th Chapter

Akira, Zakuro & Yoshino, the office

Un'ei: Thank you so much Yoshino-san, helping me with counting the votes.

Un'ei: If I was doing this alone, it would probably have taken me until the wee hours of the night.

Yoshino: Don't worry about it. I had no plans after the show, so I was a perfect available pair of hands.

Un'ei: It's a big help! Looks like this will be done quickly today.

Akira: Nani nani?** You're counting the chocolates? How's my rank? It's nro 1. isn't it?

Un'ei: Thank you for your hard work, Akira-san, Zakuro-san.

Zakuro: Akira's result is.... Hmm. The count is still not done, but looks like it's a hefty number (of chocolates).

Zakuro: As should be expected from the Top Singer of Starless. Not losing even to the Team Tops.

Akira: FOR REAL―? Just as you'd expect from me.

Yoshino: Hey you two, if you've got free time, help us count the chocolates.

Zakuro: Oh, how rude of me. If someone like me is good enough for this sort of thing, I will gladly help out.

[Counting happens]

Zakuro:...But it feels somehow a little wretched to gaze upon the sincere feelings of the customers turned into numbers like this.

Zakuro: Especially since it is very important for them to whom they give  their Valentine chocolates.

Un'ei: When these are all given via putting them into voting boxes, the recipient will never know the name or face of the giver.

Yoshino: Personally I think it is better that there are voting boxes instead of every chocolate being handed over by hand.

Yoshino: I mean having something like that handed over to you face to face is pretty embarrassing after all.

Akira: Heee―, I want to know from whom I got the chocolate. I mean, you'll like that girl even more after that, wontcha?

Yoshino: That's very Akira-like.

Akira:  Maa, I don't even need the chocolate, I'll end up liking anyone who comes to listen to me sing.

Zakuro: As one would expect from Akira. Easygoing and easily flirty/flashy.

Akira: I'm just a bearer of boundless (ability to) love.

Akira: Speaking of which, Yoshino and Zakuro, who would you like to get chocolate from?

Akira: The important thing is not the amount, right~?

Yoshino: ....Why do I have to tell that to Akira?

Un'ei: Yes! I would like to get chocolate from That Person!

Un'ei: They're a companion with whom we can always worry over the affairs of the restaurant together!

Akira: Hey, Un'ei, you're not one of the cast, are you now.

Yoshino: Un'ei-kun might not be a member of the cast, but he still wants chocolates, doesn't he?

Zakuro: Hmmm, I see.

Zakuro: If this is how it is, there is no reason to keep helping one's rival in their hour of need, meaning I will cease helping with the counting now.

Un'ei: Eeee―!! Hey, why would you~! Please help me count―!

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Common route / 6th chapter

Lico, Gui & Kongou, the kitchen

Lico: Hey Gui, it's totally no good to thank someone for the chocolate they give with just a simple "Thanks." and nothing more

Gui: Why? It conveys my gratitude for the support.

Gui: Is it “no good” to thank?

Lico: ...It's not that. It's not “no good” to thank for the support.

Lico: It's not wrong to thank, but saying nothing but the thanks is the problem, do you understand?

Lico: It's an event where the cast receives the chocolates, so we've gotten used to receiving them.

Lico: But for the girl, it is something very serious (and scary). I mean normally you get nervous giving a present, don't you.

Gui: You do?

Lico: You do.

Lico: Do you even understand that gifts are given to make the recipient happy in the first place?

Gui: ...Yes. That I understand.

Lico: If you do understand, then the least you can do is give a smile to the girl who came to give you chocolate in person.

Lico: That's the absolute minimum of common courtesy.

Gui: Courtesy.

Gui: Kei said that I should not give special treatment to customers who're not special themselves (like VIP/regulars/the MC).

Lico: That might be so, but you're not Kei are you.

Lico: Besides who is even that, no one is special just at the moment when you've only met.

Lico: It's determined after that, whether or not someone becomes a special customer or not.

Gui: ....I don't understand this well.

Gui: But I think I understand that someone becomes important to you slowly, I think...

Lico: If so, then go back to the table of that girl from just before and try again. 

Lico: If you want to get abandoned by your fans and fall down to being an understudy, do whatever you please, though....

Gui: I don't want to become an understudy, if I don't stand on the stage it will be troublesome for me.

Gui: You need to give gratitude for gifts. Gratitude is smiles. Understood.

Gui: Lico, thank you for teaching me this.

Lico: You're welco―me.

[Gui leaves]

Lico: Sheesh, why do I have to save his ass...

Kongou: That's rare, Lico. For you to give a speech like that to Gui.

Lico: Nothing special here, I just happened to see that and spoke up.

Kongou: Is that so?

Lico: It's Valentine's time, I just want the girls to spend it pleasantly, nothing more.

Lico: But the lot in here, they're really bad with this stuff. They don't even try to teach others (I think he refers to Gui’s cluelessness with this, but it’s a bit vague).

Kongou: I see. Lico is also thinking about the restaurant’s good (as a whole).

Kongou: I certainly thought a girl you are aiming for felt sympathy for a Gui fan...

Lico: What's that even, how dumb can you get?

Kongou: Sorry, sorry.

Lico: For real the jerks in this place don't have a smidgen of delicacy/tact in them.

[he storms off] (poor Lico :’’’D)

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Common route  / 7th chapter

Kei, You, Mokuren & Nekome, entrance hall

You: (I came here with the Valentine's chocolate, but to whose box should I put it....?)

You: (It looks like the competition is building to a climax, so not even one vote should be cast lightly.)

Kei: Ah, you've graced us with your presence. Tonight, as always, I am elated to see your face.

You: Kei-san, good evening.

Kei: Thank you. You came here to cast your vote, didn't you.

Kei: In this place, there is nothing more precious and valuable than that. It is the thing everyone here will never cease desiring and seeking after.

Mokuren: Princess. The recipient of that chocolate is of course me, isn't it.

Mokuren: With my dance I shall invite you to a wondrous world. Please, let me alone have your gaze (upon myself).

Kei: Mokuren. Distance yourself (from her/us).

Kei: Your affection is yours alone. You do not need to lend ear to the words of others.

Kei: That being said, if you come see our Team K's shows, you will surely be unable to tear your eyes off me.

Mokuren: I wonder how that'll go. Do you really think hastily rehashing two shows is going to work out for the best?

Mokuren: Princess, come see our Team C's shows. I swear I will give you a night you'll never forget.

Kei: What tremendous hubris. Do you really think your shows can surpass ours?

Mokuren: But I do. If you like, we can also change this into a team versus event?

You: (S-somehow the situation is turning pretty dire right now...?)

Nekome: Uwaaa― They're really going at it. Troublesome fellows, these two.

You: Nekome-san.

Nekome: Shall we leave these two to their business, and go to the voting spot together?

Nekome: That box over there, number 26, comes with no strings attached, so it is an easy one to put your vote in, I think~.

You: Eh? Ee―to― That's....

Nekome: Are you unsure which box is which? Yosh, I will guide you through them!

You: E--, ah, Nekome-san...!?

Kei: Get your hands off her, Nekome.

Nekome: Uh oh, they noticed after all.

Nekome: Well, I should probably just honestly plead with you. Please give your support to me. I want to be able to do more here.

Mokuren: Princess, you should forget about shallow guys like these. There's plenty of better options from which to choose.

Kei: I completely agree. But still, your affection and feelings are your own.

Kei: You should give your chocolate to the one you want to support. Of course, I hope that the one will be me.

You: Yes... understood.

You: (The one I will give my chocolate to is――――)

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Common route  / 8th chapter

Kei, You, Ginsei, Yakou, Yoshino, Sotetsu, Gui, the office

You: (And suddenly it is already time to announce the ranking. Even I am getting nervous....)

Kei: It is time. As Haseyama is late we will begin without him.

Kei: There's no reason to go through the trouble of waiting for him. Begin, Un'ei.

Un'ei: Understood!

Un'ei: Well, I shall now announce the results of this year's Valentine vote.

Un'ei: The one who got the most votes within the team and thus will be the top of the team is...

Un'ei: …Is Kei-san! As only to be expected! My prediction was correct!

Kei: I am grateful for this. There is no way I could yield this throne (to anyone).

Un'ei: Next, I will announce the second and the third place.

Un'ei: Ginsei is second.

Un'ei: And third place was Yakou's!

Ginsei: I came back, to my seat as the second of Team K. I shall give my all to do what I have to do (for the team).

Yakou: Third place huh. I will answer the expectations of the customers as a Stamen.

Un'ei: As for the place below the third I will put up a notice (paper).

You: Everyone, thank you for your hard work! And congratulations!

Ginsei: Kei, when will this new ranking become effective?

Kei: There is already a show I am preparing for. Depending on when it will be finished, this result will most probably be put into effect.

Un'ei: As Kei-san said, for now we will be working with the current teams and ranking.

Un'ei: Thus, please wait a little bit for the results to take effect.

Un'ei: Well then, everyone (from Team K). Again, thank you for your hard work with the Valentine shows!

[you go to the hallway]

Haseyama: Oh, if it isn't Jou-chan***. Is the ranking announcement already over?

You: Owner-san. Yes, the meeting just ended.

Haseyama: So, who won? It cannot have been that Kei-sama, can it?

You: As Owner-san anticipated, Kei-san was the first.

Haseyama: Aagh, for real? If the Tops don't change at all, then nothing is fun and interesting, is it?

Haseyama: Time after time, again and again the centre is Kei, Jou-chan too will grow bored of that, right?

You: No... I am very happy and enjoying myself with everyone's performances as they are....

Haseyama: Hoo, you're very kind.

Haseyama: Well, keep coming to the restaurant and stirring up those guys, won't you.

Haseyama: I am sure that this place will become even more interesting than it has been this far.

End of Story

*This is a proverb that I couldn’t at least remember had a good equivalent in English, but the gist is that once the danger is over we forget how bad it was.

**I'm sorry, it's just so cute when Akira says this I'm not going to to translate it xD Nani means what. I'm also probably not going to translate Otsukaresama (and variations) every time since it sounds so stiff when turned into English imho.

*** IDK what to translate this to really so I'll stick with Jou-chan for now, it basically means young girl, but no one addresses anyone like that in English xD I'm open to any ideas as to what to translate this into :’’’D Just little girl? Little lady? Girl? 

[Translators note(s):

Kei and Zakuro are among the cast members who have a very distinctive style of speaking. I try to put that into the translations as best I can, but I’m not a real translator so I’m sure someone else ( a native speaker of English), would do a much better job than me. But I try my best xD It probs also means some of the stuff they say is totally unnaturally sounding in English, my apologies. 

Also, after this year’s April Fool’s event everything Hasse says hits pretty differently doesn’t it.... :’’’D

Mainstory 1st Chapter

Rindou, Sinju, Maica, you, Nekome, training hall

Rindou: Looks like everyone is here. I have something to tell you about our play.

Rindou: Our initial plan was to follow the script and thus replace Sinju with Nekome this time around but... I think we will revise that.

Rindou: I want to make Nekome's role a dual casting with Sinju. I wonder if it is okay?

Sinju: Eh, dual casting?

Nekome: I see, so it will be a cooperative play with Sinju this time. Or, no, maybe it will be a Rindou-esque versus?

Rindou: No. It is not that I want to compare you two. I want to test this out for the future of Team P.

Rindou: With rotating the cast, we can expand the different ways the characters can be interpreted.

You: Yes, it is true that Sinju-san and Nekome-san will probably have a different flair to how they play the character.

Rindou: Yes. I would be happy if you will be able to enjoy both shows.

You: Yes!

Rindou: So... I will leave the character building to you two. You can cooperate in matching your characters as closely as you like, or not at all if you want.

Rindou: Whichever way you do it, I'm sure you will arrive at a good method to express the character.

Nekome: I see―. As I anticipated it will be a cooperative play instead of a rivalry. Okay― Orders have been received! (He uses a pretty humble type of verb in an informal way, which is impossible to translate xD)

Sinju: Me and Nekome...

Maica: Sinju. Did you listen to what he said properly now?

Sinju: Eh!?

Sinju: Aaa, yeah. It's okay, I was listening.

Nekome: Please take care of me, Sinju (he says yoroshiku in katakana, indicating he emphasises it to a high extent, or says it weirdly). Let's get along―

Sinju: Ah, aaa.... Ummm, yes, please also take care of me (Yoroshiku back at him).

Maica: .....

Rindou: That's all from me. Let's make it a good show together.

You: Do your best, everyone!

Rindou: Thank you very much. Well, I have a shift starting after this, so I shall excuse myself.

Nekome: Meeting over, meeting over.

Sinju: A dual casting...?

Maica: Sinju, did something happen? If there's something bothering you, I'm here if you want to talk about it.

Sinju: Eh, aaa. I'm okay. It just surprised me, the dual casting, coming out of nowhere.

Sinju: Thanks, Maica. I also have a shift after this, so I'll be going now

Sinju: Y/N-chan, I'll see you later, too.

You: Yes, see you later.

Maica: Nee, Y/N.

You: Yes?

Maica: That Sinju just now....

You: ....?

Maica: Ah, no, it's nothing.

TBC

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Main route 1 / talks

Sotetsu, Ginsei & Yoshino, the office

Sotetsu: So, Ginsei, you're one of the stamen in Team P's event this time.

Ginsei: Yeah, it's so. We'll all be going onstage, Nekome and Sinju will be dual casted.

Yoshino: There hasn't been a dual casting since『Gingatetsudou wo Sagashite』, has there? It's going to be interesting to have Sinju and Nekome do it.

Sotetsu: That's a pretty bold attempt. Those two, they're completely different types.

Sotetsu: Their physique and strong points are different. It's going to be like there's two shows going on.

Yoshino: Isn't it good just because they're so different?

Yoshino: Instead of trying to force them together (to be more similar as performers), P can have shows where both of them get to shine in their own ways.

Yoshino: Especially Rindou and Menou who have the ability to perfect two shows at the same time.

Sotetsu: Hmm―mm. How's it actually going, Ginsei?

Ginsei: At the moment, and with the dual casting included, Team P's customers have had a favourable reception.

Sotetsu: It might be that they just don't even notice the dual casting?

Sotetsu: After all, it's not even the centre position. Even if you switch them, no one will notice.

Ginsei: No, it changes quite a lot. Sinju and Nekome are completely different when you try to fit your performance together (with either).

Yoshino: Oh, really. When Ginsei and Yakou switched places in Team K, there was not that big of a change.

Sotetsu: Yeah, that's correct.

Sotetsu: Was it how well Yakou is able to match himself with others, or just that Ginsei was not that noteworthy.

Ginsei: Hey. You don't need to make light of me every chance you get.

Yoshino: ....Sotetsu, he tries to spin every possible thing to the bad side.

Sotetsu: Oh, oops, how rude of me.

Ginsei: The reason why mine and Yakou's performance didn't vary so much was just testament to how precisely and accurately Kei directed us.

Ginsei: No matter who is in his team, Kei makes it into a perfect Team K show.

Sotetsu: ...Ginsei, you've gotten strong haven't you.

Ginsei: What are you on about?

Sotetsu: Before, this level of teasing would've had you shaking. This is praiseworthy.

Ginsei: What's this now, are you trying to go all uncle on me?

Yoshino: Ginsei is older than Sotetsu, too...

END

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Main route / Side A

1st story

Sinju, Maica & Nekome, Training hall

Nekome: Hey, Sinju. What do you think about the direction in this part? Shall we go according to the script?

Sinju: Eh!? Ah... I wonder.

Nekome: It gives me the feeling of being difficult to understand. I just wondered if we would be better off cooperating a bit more.

Sinju: I... well, I might not understand well.

Sinju: But... if you feel like that, Nekome, I think it is good to change it.

Nekome: Yeah. Understood.

Nekome: Where should I emphasise this... Acting? Or dancing?

Sinju: Uu―ummm... I think that too, you should emphasise where you feel it is best...

Nekome: Okay. Well then, let's put the emphasis on dance, then.

Sinju: Y-yeah. Understood. Please take care of it.

[time skip]

Maica: Sinju, you, are you able to focus? You've been out of it for a while now.

Sinju: Maica.... I'm sorry.

Sinju: I am trying... to focus .

Maica: Well, since it looks like you aren't able to, I asked you after all.

Sinju: Sorry....

Maica: Are you feeling ill? Or, are you worried about something again?

Sinju: It's not like I am worrying about anything, just, somehow, I just can't get in the zone.

Maica: Listen you, I've been thinking this for a bit now, but, you, you can't get along with Nekome, can you? (more literally he's not good with Nekome)

Sinju: Eh!? Why do you say that?

Maica: You can see it just by looking, you know. Sinju, he's the only one you get hesitant around.

Maica: Should I say you are afraid of him, or rather you're just acting suspicious around him.

Sinju: Eh, th, that's....

Sinju: It's not like that....

Sinju: No, sorry! It's okay, it's nothing! I'll go wash my face!

[he runs away]

Maica: That guy... Even when I said I started talking about this because it didn't look like he was okay...

Maica: .....

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Side A, talks

Mokuren & Kasumi, the backstage hallway

Kasumi: Mokuren? Has there been a time when you were curious about Team P's rehearsal?

Mokuren: .....No, it's nothing worth mentioning.

Mokuren: That Sinju, he's shaky and crumbling. Can he stand onstage like that?

Kasumi: Aa~ Um, that's so....

Kasumi: It's true I've been hearing that he's been repeating small mistakes while performing.

Mokuren: If that's true, it'd be better that I, who doesn't know of shaking and crumbling, should go on stage instead of him.

Kasumi: That's saying too much, Mokuren.

Mokuren: ....All right. I'll go onstage tonight.

Mokuren: I'll have Sinju work the hall.

Kasumi: No no! As one would expect, that joke is a bit too extreme.

Mokuren: Joke? I'm being serious.

Mokuren: It is true that the show they're having now has Nekome and Sinju dual casted.

Kasumi: Well, that's true. They switch performers day to day.

Mokuren: Well, changing dual to triple won't even change things that much, won't it.

Mokuren: The customers will certainly rather watch my dance instead of that unsightly dance.

Kasumi: Ehhh.... Well, will you start learning the lines right now, too, Mokuren?

Mokuren: There's no need for any lines before a good dance.

Kasumi: That's some high handedness right there.

Kasumi: Hey, look, let's go, Mokuren.

Kasumi: I know you dislike working in the hall, but let's give up and go work shall we.

Mokuren: Tch.

END

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Mainstory 1, Side B

Ginsei & Maica, The changing room

Maica: .....

Ginsei: Oh, Maica, good work.

Maica: Aah, Ginsei. You hadn't gone home yet.

Ginsei: I got deep in talk with Nekome. I'm going to go home now.

Maica: ... With Nekome....

Maica: Hey, it's true that Nekome is one of the starting members of Starless, right?

Ginsei: Yeah, Kokuyou, Akira, Menou, and then me and Nekome, we're the first cast members.

Ginsei: Is there something the matter there?

Maica: What kind of guy is Nekome? I don't know him that well yet.

Ginsei: What kind... Hmmm― 「Even if he is flirty, he is clever and skillful」type I guess.

Maica: Not that, but more like, how should I say it,  「The type to do stuff like this」sort of a guy. Is he not? (I really don't know if there's a level to this that I'm missing ;;;; )

Ginsei: Hmmm... He had a side where he might've just aimlessly wandered off while you weren't looking.

Ginsei: That's why, it was somehow satisfying that his name was Nekome.

Maica: Hm―mmm.

Maica: I want to ask one more thing, how were Sinju and Nekome back then? Did they not get along?

Ginsei: With Sinju? No, I don't think their relationship was bad.

Ginsei: What's this all of a sudden? Did Nekome do something?

Maica: No.... Nothing in particular, I just thought it over again and came to the conclusion he is suspicious.

Maica: He was missing for so long, then appeared out of nowhere.... No matter how you look at it, it's just too suspicious.

Ginsei: Well, when you say it out loud like that. But he's been kind of irresponsible from the start.

Ginsei: When he disappeared I was surprised, after all, and when we couldn't get ahold of him it was all sorts of troublesome.

Ginsei: But, Starless is a place where many of the people have a guilty conscience.

Ginsei: It's the rule that no one tries to pry too deep into each others' pasts.

Maica: Yeah.... I guess

Ginsei: It's different if Nekome actually did something, but if it's not so, then the recommendation is just to let it slide, isn't it?

Ginsei: Maica, you should also know, that this is that sort of a place.

Maica: ....Well, yes....

TBC

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Mainstory, Side B, talks

Zakuro, Kei & You

Zakuro: Well, well. You seem to be in high spirits, little bird of fate.

You: Hello, Zakuro-san.

Zakuro: When it is done by your lovely voice, even just an ordinary name feels to have a special echo to it.

Zakuro: Yes, yes. I was just on my way to practice my singing.

Zakuro: It has to be some sort of fate that brought us together here. I would love for the little bird to come hear me sing.

You: Are you sure I won't be a bother? If not then...

Kei: Y/N. (The way he pushes Zakuro away xD)

You: Kei-san. Hello.

Kei: It looks like Team W is going to have a dress rehearsal starting now. How about you go and watch.

You: Eh, they do, don't they.

Kei: If you're there to watch over them, I am sure they will all put their hearts into the rehearsal even more than usual.

Kei: Would you lend your strength to them, please.

You: I-is that so? Umm....

Zakuro: Oya oya. To appear out of nowhere to steal away the little bird, what an act of outrage.

Zakuro: Why would you obstruct mine and little bird's secret date? (Yes, he uses a word that means a tryst / secret date )

Kei: Have you forgotten what you have done? For the time being, we shall be wary of your actions.

Zakuro: Oya, this... To bare your fangs so, in front of our little bird.

Zakuro: ――I shall immediately engrave this to mine heart, deeply, deeply.

END

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