Wonder Stage

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Tsukasa

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Now we know what to do...!
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Tsukasa

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Our mission, as Wonderlands×Showtime, is to crush the Phoenix Stage troupe!
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Rui

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Slow down, Tsukasa. Let's not change our priorities on a whim.
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Rui

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Our goal is, and has always been, to produce shows which will delight our audience. We must not forget that.
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Emu

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Yeah, listen to Rui! It's not good to get so tied up in knots!
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Tsukasa

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M-My bad...
I need to cool off...
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Rui

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Yes, you should do that.
And that applies to you too, Nene.
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Nene

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Okay...
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Rui

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I didn't expect you to get so flustered, Nene, considering how shy you are.
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Nene

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I couldn't help it...
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Nene

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She was making fun of our shows.
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Rui

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Hehe, that is true...
That was quite unforgivable.
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Rui

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But the only way we should get revenge is by putting on an amazing show that knocks her socks off!
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Emu

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For show! Something really super amazing!
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Nene

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Was that supposed to be, for sure?
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Emu

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Yeah, for show!
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Nene

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Hehe. You're proud of coming up with that, huh...
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Tsukasa

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Well, let's forget about that unpleasant encounter, clear our heads and get back to rehearsing!!
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Emu

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Yeah!
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Nene

♪♪♪

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Nene

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How was that...?
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Rui

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That was good. You conveyed the girl's loneliness very well with your voice.
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Emu

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Yeah! It made me feel so sorry for her! I think I started to tear up...!
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Nene

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Thanks...
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Nene

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(But I'm nowhere near as good as her...)
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Rui

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All that's left is the final song, so shall we try it out?
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Rui

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The girl bursts into song as her emotions well up while watching Santa's young apprentice disappear into the snowy night.
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Rui

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This is the climax of the play.
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Nene

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Okay. Got it.
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Nene

♪♪♪

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Emu

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Aww...! That's so beautiful...!
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Nene

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(I can do it, and I'm not losing control of my voice like last time...)
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Nene

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(And yet...)

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Sakurako

♪——!
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Nene

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(Her voice was stronger, richer...)
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Nene

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(I... I just can't sing like her...)

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Tsukasa

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Alright, everybody! That's it for today.
Let's pack up and go home!
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Emu

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Roger♪
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Nene

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...
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Rui

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Nene, what's the matter?
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Nene

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Huh? Wh-Why do you ask?
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Rui

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You seemed a bit down, so I thought something was wrong...
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Rui

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Is something bothering you?
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Nene

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Well...
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Nene

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I keep thinking that my singing isn't as good as that other girl's...

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Emu

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Huh?
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Rui

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The girl from earlier? You mean Sakurako Seiryuin?
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Rui

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She certainly is an excellent singer and can stir her audience's emotions with the power of her voice alone...
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Rui

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But I believe you're in the same league as her, Nene.
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Tsukasa

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Same! That puffed-up girl isn't any better at singing than you!
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Nene

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Maybe that's how it seems to you all...
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Nene

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But Seiryuin's singing is... Just so different. I can tell because I've spent so much time learning about songs from musicals.
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Nene

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I don't know how to put it into words, but she has a way of breathing life into each note. I don't know how I can...
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Nene

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Sorry. Go ahead without me. I'll stay back and practice some more.
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Emu

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Nene...
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Rui

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...
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Rui

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(I feel that it's my responsibility, as the stage director, to help Nene overcome her insecurity.)
Nene's Room

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Nene

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Sigh... In the end, my singing was nothing special.
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Nene

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Is it even possible for me to ever sing like her?
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Nene

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(A musical with mediocre singing will only flop.)
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Nene

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(Which means we won't win the contest, and it'll all be my fault.)
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Nene

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(My fault, again...)

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Troupe Member

Kusanagi came to practice? You'd think she wouldn't show her face again after what happened last time.
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Troupe Member

I mean, she never really talks to anyone else, so what did she expect?
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Troupe Member

We put so much effort into this and she ruined it for the rest of us...
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Nene

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No... I can't let that happen again...!
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Nene

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I have to practice more.
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Nene

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I have to learn to sing better than her and make our show a success...!
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