| Sekimura is suddenly offered a role in a drama. Until now he's always attempted every job, but as soon as he reads the script he claims he only received the offer due to a shortage of actors... |
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 Sumisora Tsubasa I'm sorry to bother you, Mikado-san. Thank you for coming to the office even though you're busy.  |
 Sekimura Mikado No, it's not a problem. What was it you wanted to discuss with me? |
Sumisora Tsubasa Well, the truth is... |
Sekimura Mikado Ah! Could it be... have I received a request to appear as a guest voice actor in Magical Girl Mamirin?! |
Sumisora Tsubasa N-no, unfortunately... |
Sekimura Mikado Of course, I know that. Although I know I wouldn't get a request like that, certainly you'll take care of me. |
Sumisora Tsubasa Yes. It's not for anime, but it's a request to appear in a drama. I wanted to discuss that invitation with you today. |
Sumisora Tsubasa It's for a pretty big part in a two-hour drama. |
Sekimura Mikado Oh...! That's a very happy thing to discuss! This is the first time I've been invited to appear on a two-hour drama. How interesting! |
Sekimura Mikado The story is condensed into such a short span of time... will it be more like a movie? |
Sumisora Tsubasa Maybe so. The serious content matter will leave a deep impression, and it has a wide target demographic. |
Sekimura Mikado This seems to be a unique opportunity for more people to get to know the group and myself! I'm getting more and more interested! |
Sumisora Tsubasa I'm glad you think so. As a matter of fact, Momo-kun has been offered a role as well. |
Sekimura Mikado What?! Momotasu and I will be acting together?! Tsubasa-san, you need to say such an important thing sooner! |
Sumisora Tsubasa Hehe, I'm sorry. I've already got a copy of the screenplay. Why don't you take a look at it? |
Sekimura Mikado Yes, certainly! |
Sumisora Tsubasa Let's see... here's the script. The setting is an exclusive private school. Mikado-san, you'll be playing a new teacher who's just moved to start his first job at the school. |
Sekimura Mikado Hmm... |
Sumisora Tsubasa How does it sound? I think it's a role that can provide new challenges for you as an actor. |
Sekimura Mikado ............ |
Sumisora Tsubasa ... Mikado-san? |
Sekimura Mikado ... I'm terribly sorry. I regret to inform you that I must decline the offer. |
Sumisora Tsubasa Ah... m-may I ask why? |
Sekimura Mikado To put it simply... I think this role will be too difficult for me. |
Sekimura Mikado This must be what they mean by a so-called "lack of available actors." |
Sumisora Tsubasa But you won't even try... I don't understand... |
Sekimura Mikado No. I don't think this is an easy role that I could successfully challenge as if I had nothing to lose. |
Sekimura Mikado I believe that would be disrespectful to the staff and other co-stars. So this time... I'm sorry. |
Sumisora Tsubasa ... I understand. If you say that much, Mikado-san... |
Sekimura Mikado Yes, thank you. |
Sumisora Tsubasa (After that, I received a favorable response from Momo-kun, but...)  |
Sumisora Tsubasa (I never thought I'd see Mikado-san turn something like that down, since it's the sort of work he always does. After all, he's the sort of person who tackles a challenge without hesitation.) |
Sumisora Tsubasa At first he looked interested. I wonder what made him so uneasy... |
Sumisora Tsubasa I don't think it's a lack of available actors, but-- |
 Onzai Momotaro ... Mika, why did you turn down the offer for the drama? |
Sekimura Mikado Oh. News travels fast, doesn't it, Momotasu? |
Sumisora Tsubasa (Momo-kun and Mikado-san...!) |
Onzai Momotaro Because I was offered a role after you were, Mika. |
Sekimura Mikado Oh, that's right! You took the role, of course. Right, Momotasu? |
Onzai Momotaro ... Yes. |
Sekimura Mikado That's good news! Momotasu as a school nurse... dressed in a resplendent white lab coat...! I have to record this in the highest quality! |
Onzai Momotaro ... You don't have to do that. You can see it in person every day if you come to the set. |
Sekimura Mikado Oh, that's a delightful invitation! Certainly, it's difficult to sacrifice seeing you dressed in that white lab coat face to face... |
Sekimura Mikado But if I record it, I could worship you in all your sublime glory for a long time... it's better if I don't see it in person. |
Onzai Momotaro Mika. |
Sekimura Mikado What is it? |
Onzai Momotaro Is this because you refused the role, Mika? |
Sekimura Mikado Ah--...... |
Onzai Momotaro A newly-graduated teacher rebelling against a veteran one... |
Onzai Momotaro The argument between the two of them... When I read it in the script, I felt the tension. |
Sekimura Mikado Yes, I agree. I thought it was an extremely realistic and excellent screenplay. |
Sekimura Mikado That's why I thought there'd be a better actor for it than I would be. |
Onzai Momotaro I don't think so. |
Sekimura Mikado That's... |
Onzai Momotaro When I read that argument, I thought the newly-graduated teacher was a role you could play for sure, Mika. |
Onzai Momotaro This role definitely can't be played by anyone else. Mika, the passion you have inside you makes you perfect for the role. |
Sekimura Mikado ... Ha, haha... Momotasu, you vastly overestimate me. |
Sekimura Mikado Because... I'm like him... |
Onzai Momotaro ... Mika? |
Sekimura Mikado ... At any rate, this conversation is over. Ah, I would never miss anything you do, Momotasu, so don't worry. |
Onzai Momotaro ............ |
Sumisora Tsubasa (During that conversation just now... It seemed like Momo-kun knew something.) |
Sumisora Tsubasa (Besides, it felt more like Mikado-san was trying to avoid something, rather than being unable to perform the role.) |
Sumisora Tsubasa (I would have liked to talk to him again before I have to send in his refusal--) |
Sumisora Tsubasa --Ha... In the end, I never did get the time to talk with Mikado-san yesterday.  |
Sumisora Tsubasa I have to respond soon, but I hope I can get some time after today's meeting... |
Sekimura Mikado ............ |
Sumisora Tsubasa Ah, Mikado-san... |
Sumisora Tsubasa (What is he reading so seriously? Oh, that's--) |
Sekimura Mikado ............  |
Sekimura Mikado "I won't acknowledge you." |
Sumisora Tsubasa ......! |
Sekimura Mikado "You're just forcing your personal values. You're not listening to what the children have to say." |
Sekimura Mikado "What gives you the right to be talking about education like that? Those boys aren't your property...!" |
Sumisora Tsubasa (This is... dialogue from the drama, isn't it?) |
Sumisora Tsubasa (Mikado-san is only reading this... and yet, my heart is so badly shaken.) |
Sumisora Tsubasa (It's exactly as Momo-kun was saying. After all, this role--) |
Sekimura Mikado "I'm going to keep following what I believe in. Someday... you'll acknowledge me..." |
Sekimura Mikado ... Acknowledge me... |
Sekimura Mikado ............ |
Sumisora Tsubasa (Mikado-san...?) |
Sekimura Mikado Just as I thought, it's impossible... I can't do it. |
Sumisora Tsubasa Th... that's not...! |
Sekimura Mikado Tsubasa-san? |
Sumisora Tsubasa Ah... s-sorry. I meant to call out to you, but that... |
Sekimura Mikado ... No, that's fine. I'm the one who should apologize for not noticing you. |
Sekimura Mikado I finished my last job early so I came straight here, but I had more time than I expected. |
Sumisora Tsubasa Right... that was it, then. |
Sekimura Mikado Oh, if you wanted to use this room before our meeting... |
Sumisora Tsubasa No, it's fine for you to use it. However... Mikado-san. |
Sekimura Mikado Yes, what is it? |
Sumisora Tsubasa Just now... that was the script for this drama, wasn't it? |
Sekimura Mikado ... Yes. Momotasu asked me to read it again. I said I had already refused and there was no point in reading through it again. |
Sumisora Tsubasa ... Is there really no point to it? |
Sekimura Mikado Huh? |
Sumisora Tsubasa Truthfully, I haven't passed your refusal along yet. I'd hoped you'd change your mind. |
Sumisora Tsubasa After all, you aren't the type of person who gives up on a difficult role without even attempting it, are you? |
Sumisora Tsubasa If there's a reason you're thinking something like, "I can't do it," could we help you resolve that? |
Sekimura Mikado Tsubasa-san, I'm sorry. I appear to have worried you. |
Sekimura Mikado But what I said yesterday were my true feelings. Nothing more, nothing less. |
Sumisora Tsubasa ... Is that so. |
Sumisora Tsubasa But if you really believe this offer was due to a lack of available actors, I think you've misjudged your own ability, Mikado-san. |
Sekimura Mikado Hn--...... |
Sumisora Tsubasa Mikado-san, just now your acting was absolutely heartbreaking. |
Sumisora Tsubasa You're just sitting there and reading the dialogue, but I can actually see the scene in my mind... |
Sekimura Mikado ... That's because I have a lot in common with this character. |
Sumisora Tsubasa Huh? |
Sekimura Mikado It's not due to my acting ability. Those are lines that speak to my experience, so they sound very natural coming from me. |
Sekimura Mikado You could say it's due to me "fitting the role," but this role is... |
Sekimura Mikado It resonates deeply with who I am now. I'm not confident I could stay composed while I play the character. |
Sekimura Mikado I'm sorry I couldn't meet your expectations. Please excuse me. |
Sumisora Tsubasa Mikado-san...! |
| Translation: User:Analogwatch |
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