SPRING TROUPE 10TH PLAY: MOON TRAVELER — ムーン・トラベラー 【CHAPTER 1】
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On a spring night a few weeks before my birthday––
I escaped from a facility and went to the town where I grew up.
It took several hours to get here by bus, and the return trip would take the same amount of time.
The small amount of pocket money I got from helping out is for the bus fare back.
If I lost it, I would not be able to go home.
I clutched the small amount of coins in my pocket.
No matter how uncomfortable it was, I can still get food from the facility.
If I don't want to die by the side of the road, I have to go back there.
If I'm not back by dawn, I'll be sent to the punishment room again.
I walked along the walled off path before stopping. I put my hand on a lower part of the wall, where two blocks had collapsed.
I pull my body up and jump over the wall in one go.
Since the night I was driven out from my house, nothing had changed in the vacant land where I used to look at the moon alone.
I thought I would feel more nostalgic, but strangely, I felt nothing.
"Ah, right. The moon......" There were only small stars twinkling in the night sky.
"Why can't we see the moon?"
Suddenly, a boy's voice came out of nowhere. I turned around, startled.
"Do you know?"
Before I knew it, there was a boy dressed in all white standing in the vacant lot that was supposed to be empty.
"……Because moonset has passed. The moon sets just like the sun. You cant always see the moon just because it's night time."
"Heh, you really know your stuff, don't you! And you jumped over that high wall just now, right? Your athleticism is good too, too. That's amazing."
The boy's eyes sparkled.
(Who the hell is this guy....... To be at this kind of place at this hour, what a suspicious guy......)
I was about to get on top of the ledge and distance myself slightly, when I heard a loud talking voice.
"HAHAHA! Like I said, you always drink too much! You're gonna get in trouble again!
"You're in no position to tell me about that!"
I heard the footsteps of men who seemed to be on their way home from a bar coming closer. With a start, my body shivered.
(If kids are found in such a place at this hour, we'll be in trouble. We need to run……)
Even as I slowly walked away with a wandering gaze, the boy was still in a daze, thinking about something.
(No, I have to ditch him and go.)
As I was about to start running, a quick hand grabbed my arm and stopped me.
"Hey."
"What?"
"Do you have any family?"
The boy's question made a number of faces pop up in my mind.
Immediately after, I drown out those faces from my mind, annoyed.
"No."
"Do you have a dream?"
(What a carefree question......)
Thinking that now isn't the time to talk about something like that, I try to shake him off my arm, but he's surprisingly strong.
"Come on, do you have a dream?"
"A dream......?
Irritated, I subconsciously looked up at the night sky.
What I was looking for isn't there.
As always, what I wish for disappears from me.
"No."
"Then, do you want to help me make my dream come true?"
The boy laughed softly as he said this.
Izumi: Alright then, that'll be all for today's leader's meeting.
Tsumugi: Good work everyone.
Tsuzuru: Are you guys done?
Izumi: Yeah. We'll have our next meeting now.
Banri: Next up is the Spring Troupe meeting huh.
Tenma: Doing two meetings in succession... Thanks for your hard work.
Sakuya: Thank you!
Banri: ......
Chikage: ?
Could it be, you guys were talking about me?
Izumi: Huh?
Sakuya: How did you know?!
Chikage: Bull's eye?
Izumi: As expected, you're sharp. We were just about to start talking about you.
Well then, let's start up the Spring Troupe MTG again.
First of all, regarding the 10th play of the Spring Troupe, we were discussing during the leaders' meeting earlier about having the sixth member of each troupe play the lead role.
Sakuya: So for the Winter Troupe it'll be Guy-san, Autumn Troupe will be Azami-kun. Summer Troupe will be Kumon-kun, and Spring Troupe will be Chikage-san!
Chikage: Why is that?
Izumi: I think now, more than ever, is the time to show off our individual abilities before the new Fleur Award, which is about to have a new structure soon.
The last four people to join the company have only had one lead role, right?
I think there's a certain freshness and 'buzz' that comes with playing the lead role.
Additionally, we all agreed that we wanted to see what would happen if the four of you, who have matured as compared to when they first joined the company with simple reasons, played the lead roles.
Chikage: I see.
Sakuya: I also learned a lot from my experience as the second lead role in the company's play, so I hope Chikage-san can experience it too!
Tsuzuru: It's true that everyone grows a lot when they play a lead role.
Itaru: It's a great opportunity, isn't it?
Citron: Chikage also break dances with one step!
Masumi: Breakthrough.
Chikage: But the next show will be the monumental 10th play of each troupe, right? Is it really alright for me to play the lead role?
Izumi: Yes, it is a nice milestone and a commemorative number, but for the company, it is just a checkpoint.
Sakuya: We're gonna keep on going from here on out!
Chikage: You're as positive as ever.
Tsuzuru: So, what're you gonna do? Are you gonna do it or not?
Chikage: I suppose you're right...... For you all, it might just be another milestone, but I think fans will hope for something significant for the 10th round of plays.
After so many performances, I wonder what they'd want to see next.
I'm sure that my first starring role was warmly received as I was still a rookie, and I do feel some pressure but......
I'll do it. It seems like people are also hoping I'll do it.
Sakuya: Thank goodness!
Citron: What a long time to turtle!
Tsuzuru: I think you meant to say accumulate. [1]
Masumi: But yeah, it was long. Why didn't you just say you'd do it.
Izumi: That's just shows how much he thinks about the theater company.
Itaru: It was so much easier during the 4th play, huh.
Izumi: You're right. If he had just nodded his head like he did then, would that have worried you?
Tsuzuru: We're on the 10th play now, so it's been quite a while since Chikage starred as the lead...... I guess I'll have to put my all into the script too!
[1]: citron says カメ (turtle) which tsuzuru corrects with 溜め (to accumulate)
it was hard to put these two sentences in a way that still captures the meaning of "wow he took so long just to say he'll do it" so i left it as is TT
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