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ALIVE STAGE Taikyoku Denki Backstage SS - 8/27/2023
š¼Taikyoku Denki Backstage ā The Backstageš¼
A grand exhibition of various conversations and scenes which were cut from the stage due to length and other issues ā
It would be nice if you could imagine that this sort of conversation took place around the time of the stage š¼
ā»For those who havenāt watched the stage and are worried about spoilers, please check this out after watching the stage.
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Nozomu: Hello there~!
Ren: Hello there.
Kensuke and Ryouta greet the two.
Ryouta: Hey there. Welcome.
Kensuke: Ooh, whatās up?
Ren: SOARA would like to share this with you.
Nozomu: Ta-daaah! Itās a watermelooon~! Morihito-senpaiās... uh... uncleās cousinās sisterās kidās friendās first love is a watermelon farmer, apparently!
Ryouta: I see. Itās from a complete stranger.
Ren: We received a lot and we canāt eat it all, so please do take it off our hands.
Kensuke: Ooh, for real? Thanks~!
Ryouta: Thank you. Weāll accept it.
Kensuke: Maybe we should chill it in the fridge? I feel like Mamoruād be happy with it~āŖ
Nozomu: Chill it~ Chill it~āŖ
Kensuke and Nozomu go off-stage temporarily. Ren casually checks out the TV screen.
Ren: Is that a ballet program?
Ryouta: Oh, yes. Itās a documentary about the participants of the Lausanne international ballet competition. Itās interesting.
Ren: Ryouta-san, youāve learned ballet before?
Ryouta: Iām surprised you know.
Ren: I was entranced by how beautiful your fingertips and toetips looked when dancing, so Kensuke-san told me in secret.
Ryouta: I swear, that guy... I learned a little bit when I was young and quit right after, so I wouldnāt exactly say that I learned much. (wry laugh) But I like watching it, and Iāve been watching it a lot since I was a kid. That might be why I inadvertently approach that style of dancing.
Ren: I see.
Ryouta: And Ren, too. Your postureās fantastic, as Iād expect from someone who does kendo.
Ren: Iām told that occasionally. (laughs) I suppose the things that we come in contact with when weāre young come to have an influence on us?
Ryouta: That sounds possible. Itās a period in our lives when weāre greedily absorbing all sorts of information, and we become capable of incorporating lots of information into ourselves... It could very well influence our personalities and natures, too.
Ren: And for Ryouta-san, thatās ballet?
Ryouta: Yeah. Itās high-class, high-quality, with a strict diligence hidden behind an exterior of a gorgeous world.
I admire being that way. Ren, your kendoās the same, isnāt it?
Ren: ...Youāre right. Perhaps I came to gain this personality, which people say makes me stiff as a square, because etiquette and manners were beaten into me through kendo. (wry laugh)
Ryouta: I like that stiffness of yours.
Ren: Thank you very much. I also admire your high-class and strict diligence.
Ryouta: ...Thanks.
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Sora: Weāre hooome~!
Morihito: Weāre back!
Kouki: Weāre back.
Kensuke: Oh, welcome home~!
Ren: Welcome back!
Nozomu: Welcome home~!
Ryouta: Welcome back.
Soushi and Mamoru come out to greet them, too.
Mamoru: Ah, Kou-kun, Sora-kun, Morihito-kun. Welcome home!
Soushi: You were at the leadersā meeting, right? Good work too, Mori.
Morihito: Yep. Thanks.
Sora: Weāve brought home a special offer today~?
Okay, everyone, gather āround~?
The members gather around Sora and Kouki.
Soushi: What is it? Jeez, it hasnāt even been that long since you got back, yet youāre still noisy.
Morihito: A big project was announced at todayās leadersā meeting.
Kouki: Itās a joint project between Growth and SOARA.
Nozomu: Ooh~! Are you serious!?
Sora: Weāre serious, totally serious!
Ren: A joint project... Is it a concert?
Sora: Hmm~, not quite! But thereās music elements in it!
Mamoru: There are music elements in it, even though itās not a concert...? Um......
Ryouta: Isnāt it a stageplay?
Sora clearly stiffens up, as Ryouta reached the answer so casually.
Sora: ...... (ā»Bullās-eye)
Everyone: ...... (ā»Beat where they realize āAh. He hit the bullās-eyeā)
Kensuke attempts to hype it up, having read the room.
Kensuke: .....AaaaAAAHHH~~~~ WOW, I wonder what it could be! Jeesh, I canāt even think of anything~! Iām so curious~! Arenāt you, Mamoru!?
Mamoru: Yes, definitely~! I wonder what it is~! Iām so thrilled to know~! Right!? Ren-kun!?
Ren: Y-yes, of course, me too! Whatever could the nine of us be doing together? Donāt you want to know, Sou-nii!
Soushi: ......Didnāt we just find out? Itās a stageplāOOUGUHGHHHGGH~~~!!
Before he can say, āItās a stageplay,ā Ren strikes him with a no-look elbow jab to the solar plexus.
Nozomu: Hey, Sora, tell us? And Kou-kun-san can explain too!
Sora: S-sure...! Y-youāre right! So, well...
Ta-daaah~! Itās an announcement of a stageplay where SOARA and Growth will be the main leads!
Everyone: Ooh..... (ā»It was more important than they expected)
Ryouta: Itās a stageplay, but itās not one of our cross-unit joint stages... but weāre... the leads? You said we were the leads?
Sora: I did, I did! See, isnāt it amazing~!?
Ren: Y-yes, it really is!
Soushi: It sure is incredible. Our joint stages are treated as if all units are the leads, so thereās no hierarchy or ranking in what position we have. Though that also means there are no main members. But this time......
Kouki: Weāll be performing this stage solo. Weāre the mains.
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Nozomu: Weāre back~!
Ren: Weāre home.
Sora: Welcome home~!
Morihito: Welcome back, you two.
Soushi: Yeah, welcome home. Looks like you took part in the whole three days. How was it?
Ren: It was...... incredibly intense.
Nozomu: It was so much fun~! I got sooo pumped up!
Morihito: Ahaha. What contrasting reactions to it. (laughs)
Soushi: (To Ren) You said youād get heartburn, right? (wry laugh)
Ren: Mhmm... It was just as Iād expected. (wry laugh) But... it sure helped me out.
I guess you could say that I obtained... impressions, developments, and realizations that I couldnāt have come up with on my own... āAh, this sort of thing is possible.ā āItās not necessary to explain each and every thing.ā āThereās a degree to which someone can allow the accepter to handle it.ā
I wouldnāt go so far as to say my whole worldview was changed... but a filter was removed from my field of vision.
Sora: Ooh... Is Ren-kun about to awaken?
Soushi: Anyway, thatās a fitting impression you gave just now.
Ren: That just means Iām hardheaded, right...? I think so too, though. (wry laugh)
If I said that to Nozomu, I feel like heād go, āDonāt do that! Thereās no need to think. Just feel it.ā
Nozomu: Huh? Nah, I wouldnāt shut you down~
Ren: What, you wouldnāt?
Nozomu: Mmhmm. In Renās case, I just think thatās how you enjoy things. You feel things by thinking about them, donāt you? Youāre the type to want to investigate or explain things. I think itās totally fine for you to wrack your brains over what they wanted to express in this scene, or why this point was interesting! If anything, I really respect you for being able to look closely and think about things so thoroughly!
š¼Taikyoku Denki Backstage ā The Backstage - 2š¼
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>Break time during rehearsals
Sora: Mori... Sou... I wanna offer Hajime-san some water... but what do you think?
Morihito: Huh? Canāt you just do it?
Soushi: Yeah, just go.
Sora: True... Youāre so right!? Iām gonna go...!!
dash.
Hajime: ...Phew.
Sora: Um!!! Hajime-san!!!
Hajime: Yeah.
Sora: ...
Hajime: ...
Sora: ...
Hajime: ? Whatās the matter?
Sora: ...Um, um! Itās nothing!! Even the sweat sparkling on your chin looks handsome as always today!!!
dash.
Sora: I COULDNāTTTTT!!!! IāM SO EMBARRASSED!!! I was so nervous that I couldnāt hand him the water!!!
Morihito: I see~
Soushi: Dude. Are you aware you just said something way more embarrassing than giving him water?
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š¼A conversation in the Taikyoku Denki universeš¼
Kensuke: Youāre a big deal among Jinzoku. Youāre even a civil official, right?
Ryouta: Yeah.
Kensuke: Despite that, youāre used to fighting, or rather... Youāre able to swing around that huge sword? Thatās incredible.
Ryouta: ...Ken, youāre from the strongest species when it comes to fighting, so that compliment doesnāt mean much. Iām not nearly as strong as you all.
The arts, studies, etiquette, all of it. Iām only as capable as my limits allow.
Kensuke: Doesnāt that also mean youāre above average for all of it? Then you really are incredible.
Ryouta: ...
Kensuke: ...?
Ryouta: People who lack āsomethingā that they can surpass others in, have no choice but to work hard. As a result of that, Iāve become halfbaked in just about everything.
Iām not intelligent enough to become a scholar.
Iām not powerful enough to become a warrior.
The only things I have are these abhorrent, blistered hands despite being a civil official.
Kensuke: Hmm? ...Ah. I see, thatās why your sleeves are long.
Iāve heard that humans above a certain social class have long sleeves as proof that they donāt dirty or use their hands. I thought that was the reason why, but... In your case, itās because you want to hide your hands, huh?
Ryouta: ...Youāre reading too much into all sorts of things. For a Gokuzoku, that is.
Kensuke: Yeah, people tell me that often~ (laughs) You donāt need to hide them, though. Theyāre as strong and gallant as our hands.