#my beloved best friend hates this chapter because hakkaku is unintelligible. i hope the rest of you enjoy it though

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A3! Main Story: Part 4 - Act 14: DREAM CATCHER - Episode 23: Best Shot

Troupe member A: Misumi-kun, rehearsal’s running a little late, so we’re gonna start 20 minutes later than planned.

Misumi: Okaaay!

Troupe member B: Misumi-kun, you’re really good at acting, but how much experience do you have? Have you been acting since you were a kid?

Misumi: Nuh-uh, I started when I joined MANKAI Company.

Troupe member A: The new MANKAI Company was established only a few years ago. Oh-ho, we’ve got a natural amongst us.

Troupe member B: What made you want to act all of a sudden?

Misumi: They invited me when I sneaked into Grandpa’s theater company’s dorm~

Troupe member A: Your Grandpa’s company is…

Misumi: My Grandpa’s name is Hakkaku Ikaruga.

Troupe member B: You’re Hakkaku-san’s grandson!

Troupe member A: Ohhh, is that so? Now that you mention it, you do have the same last name.

Troupe member B: I can tell why Syu-san has his eye on you.

Troupe member A: Did ya know? Syu-san is a die-hard fan of Hakkaku-san. He’s still got a picture they took together on his mirror.

Misumi: A picture of Grandpa!?

Syu: What’re you tellin’ him.

Troupe member A: Uh-oh, and here I take my leave.

Troupe member B: Haha, he’s bound to find out anyway if he pays attention.

Misumi: I wanna see the picture of Grandpa!

Syu: … I got no choice. Here ya go.

Misumi: Grandpa…!

Syu: Hakkaku-san didn’t really like taking pictures. This one’s rare, ain’t it?

Misumi: Yup!

Syu: It’s from right around the time you were born…

[Flashback starts]

Hiro: Congratulations on your grandchild’s safe delivery, Hakkaku-san!

Syu: Congratulations.

Kasumi: Wahhh, the baby is so cute~

Zen: Is it a boy?

Yukio: He has your and Kusumi-kun’s eyes.

Syu: Have you decided on a name?

Hakkaku: No, I’ve got a few on my mind, but I haven’t picked yet.

Syu: Since he’s your grandson, he might have a bright future as a scriptwriter.

Hakkaku: Nah… I’d be more at ease if he were an actor. Well, the best thing would be to let him do what he wants to do.

Hakkaku: But if that does end up being his future, I’d really like to see him on top of the stage.

Hakkaku: Especially if it was here at MANKAI Theater. I’d have nothing to complain about then.

Yukio: Haha, we have to do our best to keep going then.

Hiro: You have to get him into acting while you still can.

Zen: If you force him into it, he’ll just avoid it.

Kasumi: You have to live a long life too, Hakkaku-san.

Hakkaku: You’re right. Who’d have thought I’d be making new dreams at my age?

Yukio: Oh, Hakkaku-san. We should take a picture with your grandchild.

Hakkaku: Whaddya mean, with my grandson? This is just a photograph of him.

Yukio: We’ll do it to commemorate! And I’ve just bought a new camera for our company.

Hakkaku: You just want to take a test shot, don’t you? Well, whatever.

[Flashback ends]

Syu: I’m sure Hakkaku-san would’ve also loved to see ya act.

Misumi: Grandpa…

Syu: Nice photo, ain’t it? Normally he’d have never agreed to such a thing, but he was in an unusually good mood that day.

Syu: I’ll give it to you. It’s only right to give it to the person it oughta belong to.

Misumi: Eh? Are you sure…?

Syu: Just as we were going to give the freshly printed photo to him, he told us he’d decided on a name for his grandson.

Syu: Look–

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