"I'll make you walk where no light will shine upon you." "What are you saying?" "You mean I'll be in your shadow?" "In showbiz?" "an idiot?" "Save that line for after you've stolen this job from me and debuted." "Wh-Why does she look so confident?" "Princess Resurrection put the lights over here." "On it!" "My goodness." "Hats off to your guts." "victory is out of the question." "I'll sit up straight once he yells action!" "I can't force her much. let's see how far she can take it." "There's no way she can act properly like that." "Ruriko clearly has the advantage here." "Her tea ceremony looked really good." "and Director Shingai is really a stickler for details." "there's no way I'm going to lose to you. you must keep smiling no matter what happens." "you must not show it." "Customers..." "Sitting in front of me..." "Ready!" "...is a customer!" "Action!" "She's smiling." "Maybe it doesn't hurt as badly as it looks." "Of course it hurts." "She already has the guts of a pro." "Oh?" "She's good." "So she's been taking tea ceremony lessons. but this girl's a natural." "This girl..." "She had the confidence to beat me all along." "I went to the Suzunari Cape this morning." "The wind there truly sounds like the ringing of bells." "I've heard that to be true." "You've... never been there?" "Th-That's right." "Damn!" "I was supposed to smile sadly and quietly say the line." "Not even once?" "No." "considering where you live." "There... must be a reason why." "Excellent." "Ren is seriously acting against her. but I can tell that Tsuruga is acting totally differently than how he was with me." "Could that mean that he chose her?" "What's going on?" "The mood suddenly changed." "What is this intimidating aura?" "Could it be that he's picking a fight with me?" "She's recovered." "So she's rising up against Ren." "I've been told not to go to that cape since I was little." "I've been told not to go to that cape since I was little." "The sound of bells... invites you." "Right?" "H-He tricked me." "It was just a line from the script." "That's a nice facial expression." "I can do that much!" "You sure about that?" "Ren was responsible for coaxing that performance out of her." "She reacted the way she did because Ren is reacting seriously to her." "you first need to get Ren to act seriously." "What can I do to get Tsuruga to take me seriously?" "It's the guts of a pro that she has that caused him to act so seriously." "you can say she has pride in her work." "I can tell you know something." "About the story of the cape." "Kyoko." "You have to bear with it until the customer gets up." "Just a little more." "Just a little more." "Can I tell you about it?" "I can't let this go on." "Cut!" "That's enough!" "What happened?" "You've done enough." "Kyoko." "Please stop now." "You can stop now." "Do you hear me?" "I can't end here." "I won't leave this position until it's over." "This girl..." "Please let me sing some more!" "you have a fever." "I'm not satisfied yet!" "Please!" "That was when I had just made my debut." "I forgot how I felt in those days." "I can see your passion." "The customer..." "The customer... is still here." "I will not allow myself to get up until the customer does so first." "Ky-Kyoko!" "Snap out of it!" "A doctor!" "Someone get a doctor!" "Be careful carrying her!" "Careful!" "Is she gonna be all right?" "She fainted as soon as Ren left the set." "She's like a star with lots of war stories." "Director." "I have a request to make." "Please allow me to do another take." "I beg you." "That's what I wanted to hear from you." "But I won't make any compromises in return." "I'll make you do as many takes as necessary." "Understand?" "That's what I want!" "really sorry." "I had no idea you broke your leg because of Ruri." "I didn't break a bone." "I just had a crack in the bone that seriously opened up." "She's really mad!" "Of course she's mad." "Ruriko got the part." "There was no other choice." "I don't think the Director ever intended to use that girl at all." "Or am I wrong?" "Mr. Takarada himself asked me to take care of Ruri." "Even I wouldn't be reckless enough to switch actresses on my own." "Then that means Kyoko was... right? it might have caused her to change some." "I got an unexpected reward." "100 Points" " Full Marks" " Great Job" "Ruriko?" "you tried pretty hard." "What's that look for?" "nothing." "Tried pretty hard? and yet she complements me and gives me a reward?" "I don't like this." "Did she bump her head and flip some weird switch in her brain or something?" "just say it!" "Huh?" "I get it." "You think I got the role by sucking up to the Director while you were unconscious." "Why?" "Huh?" "I think I deserved to lose." "I don't remember anything after I dropped the tea." "I don't think anyone who loses consciousness in the battlefield has any right to survive!" "I agree with you 100%." "I'm... starting to like you." "Wh-What's that look for?" "!" "Shut your mouth!" "You're so annoying!" "Geez!" "I'm outta here!" "Ruri!" "It's amazing!" "I'm glad you like it." "Director! so I really wanted some proof that it wasn't just a dream!" "you're really a great person!" "A great person wouldn't use an injured girl as a dummy in his plot." "I guess this was his way of thanking and apologizing to her." "Kyoko." "Yes?" "I think you must be disappointed about the results this time." "But I don't think for a second that your acting was inferior to Ruri's." "I actually think you did the better job." "I'm glad I lost to her." "I did react the way it's written in the script." "But I was just genuinely reacting to the way Tsuruga was acting." "I would have been mad at myself for merely reacting the way Tsuruga wanted me to." "It's not just you." "Ren's acting can really make an actor fall in love with him." "he can make an actor genuinely scared." "Ren always brings out genuine acting in his costars." "That's not fair!" "that's deception!" "Coaxing!" "Remote control!" "Telekinesis!" "I was just forced to move by his will!" "And that just pisses me off. it wouldn't have been my genuine acting ability." "I wasn't allowed to really act." "Ren." "Good timing." "I want to ask you something." "Thank you! Yashiro." "I'm just accompanying Ren." "What's with this tension between those two?" "how long have you been performing tea ceremonies?" "Why is the atmosphere getting gloomier?" "I was twelve years old." "how about you learn how to seriously do tea ceremony?" "It will definitely serve useful when you grow up." "When I grow up?" "Definitely?" "The only person who can make tea and serve the customers in that inn is the proprietress." "That means..." "I was being groomed to become Shotaro's wife!" "Kyoko?" "Ren?" "The only reason I had confidence in that test earlier is because of something I had learned for Shotaro's sake." "Are you all right?" "No." "This isn't the first time." "I'm empty inside." "Can you stand?" "But I finally realized something today." "I want to get better." "I want to be able to act on equal footing with this man." "I want to try." "I'll try to show my genuine acting ability the next time I act with him." "I'll remake myself from today on!" "Kyoko Mogami..." "I didn't expect to find this treasure." "I cannot wait for the day she really learns how to act." "you have to take your makeup off or your skin will get damaged." "It'll get flake off." "No!" "and falls off!" "The beauty of your skin will visually improve." "You won't be able to win against him." "And thus the magic spell that was cast on me for just that one day ended." "Thanks for all your help last night." "don't mention it." "I'm glad you can walk again." "Huh?" "You fell down and couldn't move in the hallway last night." "that was just because we were talking about tea ceremony and I remembered this guy that I despise." "Guy you despise?" "Are you talking about who I think you are?" "yes." "Then you did well in your mission to get revenge on him." "And you did well in the acting battle where you had your guts on full display." "Of course!" "Oh?" "10 Points" " Very Poor" "Wh-Why did he have to give me minus ten?" "!" "What did I ever do to you?" "!" "And here I was thinking you were starting to like Kyoko." "you were serious when you acted opposed to her." "I like her guts." "I don't like her driving force." "Ren Tsuruga!" "Sink or Swim Together" "See you next episode!" "we'll get through it." "But pretending to be clumsy and turning tail is not an option." "Though I'm sure you know that already." "We're not afraid of blowing our last chance." "and affection will all find their remedies someday. so I lie to myself that everything is A-OK." "But something inside me is about to burst and tears will come flowing out." "Unable to be honest." "Unable to put on my true face. no one will ever understand my feelings." "in fact it hasn't even begun!" "I haven't given up yet." "I have yet to fully appreciate the joy of what it means to be me." "my future awaiting." "All those tear-filled days are over." "We're going to be strong once again." "But pretending to be a coward and turning tail is not an option." "Though I'm sure you know that already." "we'll get right back up." "Your voice will guide me as I continue journeying onward." "looking up at the sky." "There was one star in particular that shone more than the rest." "saying "dreams are just that - dreams." "But looking at that star fiercely burning gives me renewed vigor!" "I can find comfort in the frigid winds." "They give me the push I need to advance!" "I will change the world!" "I'll make lemonade!" "I'll use all my heart-pounding anxiety regarding my future and sprout myself some wings!" "My star will soar so high that no one can touch me!" "Shining like a star!"