Kasane calls out to Nobuhiko,
“...about...about that...” She uses her jacket to partly cover her face
[/mouth]. Nobuhiko looks at her and scowls. He says that even if he doesn’t
know what she wants from him but since she’ll show her face in public with that
kind of pain, then he’ll suggest that she give up the profession of acting.
This surprises Kasane.
Nobuhiko continues to walk away. Kasane
puts down the jacket and says, “‘Nina’ and ‘Saki’ are in my body. *Nobuhiko
looks surprised and turns to see the image of Saki then it became Kasane*
...so, I myself also know *[Kasane] looks away* doing this is very reckless...
...*looks at him* No matter how this ugly
body vigorously pursues, it is still not enough to reach the past ‘them’.”
Nobuhiko still looked surprised before he becomes a bit tense and in deep
thought.
He slightly turns and says, “...do not
vigorously pursue after actresses that have already disappeared. If that is the
past you, all the more you should stop pursuing vigorously [after them].”
Nobuhiko turns to leave. This made Kasane
call out, “Ah...can you once again watch my performance? Tomorrow...or perhaps,
the day after tomorrow, it’s okay. Next time, I’ll definitely...” Nobuhiko apologizes
and says, that on those two days, he happened to have work. “I... won’t come
and watch again.”
With that, he left. Kasane’s knees weaken
causing her to bend down on the ground. She thinks, “I wasn’t able to display
my acting skills in front of that person. I simply left behind a disgraceful
performance... *covers face and starts to cry*...
...Up until now, this unsightly appearance
had been laughed at countless times and it is so humiliating. Despite that,
this is still the first time I’ve experience this kind of frustration!!!”
Coming out with an umbrella, Kingo sees
Kasane lying on the ground while crying. Then, Kasane’s eyes widen. She
immediately sits up and looks determined while biting her teeth. Kingo looked
shock by it. On the second day, Ake points at Yoi and shouts, “Repent and mend
thy ways right now.”
Yoi answers, “...repent and mend my ways? I
shouldst be the one declaring those words. *Ake is surprised when Yoi suddenly
grabbed her neck* I am already the incarnated forebears’ spirit (gods) whom
thee people has forgotten...!” Iku looked surprised at Kasane’s expression.
While the actors and staff are packing up,
a woman tells a man that Kingo didn’t come here today. The man says that maybe
he is already fed up? “Thanks to someone, it helped us have a good start at the
opening of the show.”
Iku looks at Kasane who is dressing up. She
thinks, “But, just now, for a moment, it felt that Kasane-chan’s acting isn’t
the same as usual. Compared with yesterday, or even in the past, it’s not the
same...” The door opens. Kingo comes in with the stage manager [/supervisor].
The others call out to him and asks where
he went. Kingo says that there is a bit of something that he had to attend to.
“Actors, assemble together for a while, I have something to say.” After
everyone is assembled, Kingo says that he wants to apologize first since it is
too sudden.
Holding up the script with the words ‘Ake
no Hime additional script’, he tells everyone that he had decided that they act
out this addition section at the end of tomorrow’s finale.
The actors look tense and start muttering.
He tells them that it isn’t necessary for them to be alarmed. “The more
difficult part is on the side of the backstage personnel headed by the stage
manager. However, I have already mentioned it to them. Also, with the side of
the theater [owner?]...
...What’s left is...Kasane, the additional
last section will be played by you alone. *Kasane looks at him* Stay behind and
we’ll start practice right now.” Later on, at the theater’s basement, Kasane
looks at the ceiling.
Kingo says that practicing at the
‘theater’s basement*’ also has its’ own distinct approach. [*the original Jap
text is 奈落/Naraku which meant theater’s basement.
It also means hell/abyss.] “Did you come to this kind of place before?” Kasane
says yes...she went there once. Kingo says is that so.
Kingo quietly watches glum Kasane. Noticing
this, Kasane asks what is it. Kingo says that it is nothing... “It is just
that, I’ve been always thinking lately, even if you and Izana-san have the same
appearance but inside, you two are totally different people.”
Looking down, Kasane says that this always
made him dissatisfied, right. Kingo didn’t answer. He stands up from the chair
and goes to Kasane. He tells her, “Way of thinking, fashion taste [/favorite
clothes], love of reading books [/favorite books?], way of talking, the two of
you are totally different...
...And besides, the crucial part is, that
person lives because of ‘attachment’ [/love]. ...right now, I can squarely face
your existence. I no longer shift my view towards ‘Izana’s shadow. *points at
Kasane* So, you also don’t have to reach ‘Saki’, ‘Nina’, as well as ‘Fuchi
Sugeyo’s heights and vigorously chase after them.”
Kasane recalls Nobuhiko advising her not to
vigorously chase after actresses who had already disappeared. Kasane looks at
Kingo who gives her the script. He tells her, “This story belongs to you. Break
away from the endless story (past), portray the life of a woman forging ahead
towards an unknown end...
...*Kasane reads the script* --Use that
appearance, that dark dull obsession [/persistence] and hatred, that sorrow of
being helpless in the face of crisis due to fate, show it all out. Since your
life is a malevolent tragic sight, a disgrace, as well as comically ridiculous that
it doesn’t matter that you look so ugly! As long as... *holds her face* you are
you (Fuchi Kasane), that is already enough.”
Kasane looks at him as he lets go of her.
He turns around and says, “...then, let’s start. There’s no problem, right?” As
a tear falls from her eye, Kasane closes her eyes and says, “...Yes!”
And, it’s the final day of the performance.
It is announced that the play is about to start so the audience are asked to
take their seats and patiently wait. Kasane follows the arrow at the dark stage
and stands in position. Iku smiles as she glances at Kasane.
The curtain starts to open. Kasane’s eyes
look clear and determined. Covering her face, Iku says, “I’m known as Ake.”
Covering her face, Kasane says, “I’m known as Yoi.” The other actors look
tense. Iku says, “Yoi, Yoi, thou art truly stupid. Unexpectedly, refusing my
radiance.”
Seki [their schoolmate during high school]
look surprised and tense. Kingo watches on. Nogiku looks tense at her hooded
seatmate who quietly observes. Kasane points at the side and says, “Ake, Ake,
thou art truly hateful, *looking angry* thou do not know a thing of my
suffering.” Narration: “Now, I’m standing here (imaginary), but seeking to be
myself (reality).”
Comment: In this chapter, it is about how the men in Kasane’s life help her
to be where she is right now. Surprising, there is no violent reaction from
Nobuhiko though I wonder if he knew what Kasane meant that ‘they’ are in her.
From his sad expression, it seems that he’ll be a tragic character who’ll
somehow...will never fall in love again.
And, it is possible that is a goodbye from
him. So, perhaps, that is the cause of Kasane’s reaction since that awful
performance might be the last performance he’ll ever watch. And thanks to how
Kasane managed to quickly compose herself, Kingo got inspired.
Iku had already noticed the difference in
Kasane’s acting the next day. And, the final push for the ‘evolution’ would be
what Kingo said to her. After always comparing her to Izana/Saki, Kingo is now
aware of the real Kasane. And, I guess he had incorporated this to whatever
that added section is.
So, on to the final performance of this
play, Iku’s smile means that Kasane is back to herself or rather, is no longer
the lame awful actress in the previous performances. The other actors seem to
have noticed it. Seki looks surprised, perhaps, didn’t expected to see Kasane
in a play. And, there’s no negative reaction from Kingo.
The scene with Nogiku looking somewhat
tense and nervous is the mystery part. Somehow, I think it can play a big role
whether or not the series will end as a tragedy or a ‘happy ending’. It’s
highly possible that she is Nina’s mother though I wonder why she would be
wearing a hood. Any chance that it is Yuuto?
Whatever the ending will be, we ought to
see a performance from Kasane that everyone ought to remember for a long, long
time or even, as long as they live and it will be talked about...as legendary
perhaps, the way, Fuchi Sugeyo was then. But unlike ‘Sugeyo’, Kasane is going
to be talked about by being herself. Scans by 网易汉化
Quote
of the day:
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep
moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. ~
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Thank you a lot!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome ^-^
DeleteSo that means Nobuhiko doesn't know about the lipstick and face switch, etc.. I mean I don't want Kasane to have a bad end but I think Nobihiko deserves to know the truth about Nina.. And thanks for translation! It's up to author whether Nobuhiko will love again, so I hope he will find someone honest who will never lie to him and will be there for him..
ReplyDeleteYup, it seems so but I guess he had some sort of 'feeling' about it...they are all the same person.
DeleteThanks for reading ^-^
Yup.