【OSHI NO KO】 (【推しの子】)

In this village, there is only one inn.

Once you check in, you may explore the area.

Aqua, you were amazing.

You were really creepy. Good acting. You're a genius!

You shouldn't say that to your son.

Come on, it's a compliment.

You really are amazing.

Aqua, I'm sure you'll become the greatest actor.

Take that!

Aqua's emotional acting.

After losing someone precious,

Touki is seized with rage and sadness.

He's amazing.

But why does he look like he's in so much pain

and so miserable?

That's right. You should suffer more.

Did you see the light in Kana Arima?

Did you think you found someone who understands you after meeting Akane?

Is acting fun?

Did you want to forget everything

and enjoy living your life falling in love and spending time with friends?

I won't let you.

You're going to chop up the guy who killed Ai into pieces,

torture him mentally and physically,

and make him experience hell worse than death.

Until then, you have no such right.

"You"?

That's not quite right.

You are me.

Me, who was too powerless to do anything

and burning with regret about it.

I was frustrated

and heartbroken.

I just wanted to hear Ai's voice one more time.

I'm going to use those emotions.

The battle is over!

Tend to the wounded!

It's too late.

She's lost too much blood.

Princess Saya won't make it.

Not so fast.

This is a wound-transferring sheath.

The bearer is able to transfer their wound to others.

But she used that power

to transfer her comrades' wounds to herself instead.

She even took on my wounds while on the brink of death.

To think, she shows mercy to her enemy.

My wounds are gone too.

Was she planning to settle the battle like this from the start?

That's the kind of person she is.

That's why we...

Geez.

This sheath was meant to be

used like this!

How many times have I seen that convenient dream?

Like some fairy tale,

hoping for a miracle to happen at the right time.

Back then,

if I had been able to save Ai...

Ai?

Ai!

Ai!

What's wrong Aqua?

You're acting like a baby.

I'm too strong to die from that.

How many times have I wished for that?

For a dream

that would never come true.

Well, how should I put it? You were amazing!

-I couldn't believe it was you, Akane. -Yeah.

You look like the Akane we know now,

but you're a completely different person on stage.

Can I call you Ms. Kurokawa from now on?

What?

You're a genius!

A genius actor!

Stop it!

I've been reminded many times that I still have a long way to go.

Real geniuses are people like Mr. Himekawa

and Kana Arima.

Huh?!

What's wrong? You were really good!

I want to be better.

You're good enough already, right guys?

I'm exhausted.

I want to go home, take my socks off and lie down.

I haven't felt this tired in a long time.

Do I really have to do this for another month?!

I can't outdo the performance I gave today!

I'm sorry to say this when you're tired,

but we're making a YouTube video at the office after this.

Senpai, you really are an actor.

I don't really know much about theater,

but you're a very talented actor, right?

What's this about?

You've been a genius actor since you were a child, right?

Yeah, that's right. I'm...

I'm not a genius.

You can tell if you look at those who are called geniuses.

I'm just desperately trying to keep up.

It's pretty easy to act selfishly on stage and pretend you're a genius.

Bold acting is easy to understand.

What's really difficult is...

Back then, Akane Kurokawa was on another level.

She wasn't just acting as Princess Saya,

something else had possessed her.

That's something I could never do.

An overwhelming presence.

So much so

that it allowed Aqua to perform so emotionally.

She did that so smoothly too. That's what you call a talent.

This is frustrating! I'm so annoyed!

I'll show her what I can do by the end of the month!

I heard, Kin-chan.

You redid the direction plan right before the production?

I know you like to let actors perform freely,

but you shouldn't cause trouble on set.

I had no choice.

Himekawa was filming a movie and rehearsing at the same time.

Kamoshida was acting in another play.

As for Mitano, he was rehearsing whilst shooting two TV dramas.

We had no time to adjust the direction as a whole.

Plus, we had a lot of teenagers for this play.

A lot of them grew during the rehearsal.

Some even improved drastically during the first performance.

Do you mean Arima?

I didn't have high hopes for her.

But I love how young people do the unexpected.

Did her experience as an idol give her a new perspective?

Or maybe she's found herself a boyfriend?

You know, I sometimes wonder.

In an industry full of cute girls,

why do some end up being considered exceptionally cute?

Why is that?

It's their ability to convince people of their cuteness.

Girls who are in famous idol groups

or those who have won an award

seem cuter than they really are, right?

It's the same as that.

An ability to convince you to believe in the lie

that they are especially cute.

I call that "star quality."

Back then, she had that.

If Kana Arima is the real deal...

Don't laugh like a creep.

Oh, you know,

I just came up with something interesting.

Kin-chan, who do you think is promising?

Kurokawa, who's perfected her acting for better or worse,

showed an interesting performance at the end.

It might give her a chance to grow.