Part 1

Phoenix Wonderland

Wonder Stage

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1

Nene

Phew...

2

Nene

I was worried about how practicing without Tsukasa would go, but things are going a lot smoother than I expected thanks to KAITO and Miku.

3

Rui

Yes, since not having any understudies would make it just that much harder to time our lines and make them sound real.

4

Emu

Yup yup♪
And we just have to wait for Tsukasa to come back...

5

Nene

Yeah.

6

Nene

I mean, I kept wondering what he's been doing this whole time...

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KAITO

It seemed like he had a bit of a realization the last time he was here.

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Miku

Yup! He was trying really hard and nodding his head a lot!

9

Rui

Based on what KAITO and Miku said, I'm sure he's on the right track.

10

Nene

Yeah, I guess we should trust him a little here.

11

Emu

Yup!

12

Emu

Oh, but Tsukasa's probably thinking lots and lots and lots about Thorpe right now, huh?

13

Nene

Hm? Yeah, probably...

14

Emu

What if he's whistling like a kettle?
Or what if he's getting really hungry?

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Nene

I'm sure he's getting enough to eat.
I mean, he's the kind of person who actually says, “You can't fight on an empty stomach.”

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Emu

Hmm...
I really hope you're right...

17

Emu

But can't we just check up on him a teeny bit?

18

Rui

Are you that worried about him?

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Emu

Yeah, since we can't practice with him.
We go to different schools too, so it's like I haven't seen him in forever now.

20

Nene

Emu...

21

Rui

Yes, point taken. It might be good for us to get an update on his progress soon.

22

Emu

Does that mean...?!

23

Rui

Hehe. The three of us can take a quick look while making sure not to interfere.

24

Emu

Yay!

After school the next day

Kamiyama High School - Class 1-B

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25

Emu

Knock knock. Nene, are you there?

26

Nene

Yeah, yeah. I'm here...

27

Nene

Can't you just let yourself in since you're here pretty much all the time now?

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Emu

Hehe. I'm just trying to be polite.

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Emu

But! I'm also trying to be sneaky by talking softly so Tsukasa doesn't find out that I'm here☆

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Nene

O-Okay...?

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Rui

Hello, you two.

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Rui

Tsukasa seems to be on the rooftop.
Shall we go take a look?

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Emu

Okay!
Here we go!

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Nene

Huh?! Emu, wait!
What happened to being sneaky?!

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Rooftop

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35

Nene

(Alright, where's Tsukasa...?)

36

Nene

Oh, there he is.

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Emu

Yeah! Wait, look at all those books!
Is he reading them right now?

38

Rui

Ah...
Those all seem to be “A Pianist Named Thorpe”...

39

Nene

A-All of them?

40

Tsukasa

Hmm... In this book, the way he shouts, “I don't care about your party!” during the scene with the squirrels makes it sound like he's frustrated with the way he played...

41

Tsukasa

But this translation goes further with Thorpe being more aware of the contest closing in on him. That means the star scene...

42

Nene

Oh, that's what he's doing... He wants to get inside Thorpe's head by seeing how all these people translated his story.

43

Emu

Whoa! That's so amazing!

44

Rui

It looks like he's still trying to work things out, but he also seems to be making progress. I'm sure he'll be fine without us.

45

Emu

Yeah, I'm really glad.

46

Emu

Nene, Rui...
He'll figure out how to play Thorpe, right?

47

Nene

I'm sure he will.
There's no way he's ever gonna give up by saying, “I can't do it!”

48

Rui

Yes, I agree.

49

Rui

Anyway, let's leave him be and head off to practice before he finds out we're here.

50

Nene & Emu

Okay.

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51

Nene

(We can't do this show without you since you're our lead, so please figure this out soon...)