My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (友達の妹が俺にだけウザい)

With Iroha handling this, we can't fail.

Go on, show them the very soul of acting!

MY FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER HAS IT IN FOR ME!

#11 "WE'RE PERFECT FOR TRAINING THE DRAMA CLUB"

From that moment, our competition prep took off at lightning speed.

First, I had Makigai Namako-sensei turn that ridiculous

failed Black Goat script into a play.

I knew I was asking a lot, so I was pretty nervous internally,

but Makigai-sensei agreed immediately.

It was finished in no time.

05TH FLOOR ALLIANCE THANK YOU FOR THE REVISION. WAS THAT OKAY FOR YOU?

Now, if we could just do something about that sparkly, saccharine fixation.

YES, PERFECT! I'M IN THE SWING OF IT NOW, SO IF THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, I'LL WRITE ALL YOU WANT!

UH, GREAT. THANK YOU.

For the stage backgrounds and lightning,

Oz put together a backdrop creator program in the blink of an eye.

It's rare for him to go all Ozuemon on me, but each time, I can't help but be impressed.

For the sound effects and BGM,

I had Otoi-san apply her skills to what the club already had.

Those came out pretty great, too.

The only hurdle left is...

What are you doing?!

Oh! I'm sorry! I had something on my mind.

Concentrate on the decorations!

Is there something bothering you?

What?

If you don't mind talking to me, I am glad to listen.

Sob, sob, sob...

No! Why are you doing it that way?!

Why?! Why, why, why?!

Imagine being able to get under Iroha's skin.

Drama club, you're scary.

Midori-san, are you trying to play your part flawlessly from beginning to end?

What? Isn't that what I'm supposed to do?

No. You shouldn't try to get it perfect from the get-go.

Try to acclimate yourself to each line, one by one.

Acclimate?

You're trying so hard to recite your lines perfectly

that you're stiffening up and making them sound unnatural.

I get it!

And Yamada-san, I think you can tone down the gesturing a bit.

Looks like Iroha's doing just fine.

Okay!

Yamada-chan, are you okay?

Oh, yeah. I'm just a little hungry.

Should we take a short break?

No! Let's run through that scene one more time!

Right! Now...

Stare...

You've been peeking in on us almost every day.

You don't have to wait for me, you know. You can go home.

I haven't been waiting for you or anything.

Here.

For you. I made tuna sandwiches.

O-Oh... Thanks.

You always lose track of time when you get absorbed in something.

Y-You need to take better care of yourself.

Should you be doing stuff like this so openly when we're at school?

People might get the wrong idea.

We're not, you know, going out or anything.

Are you stupid?

We are going out. Here at school, at least.

Also, what I said wasn't a joke.

Like I told you...

I will make you love me one day.

So I'm going to be using all of my fake girlfriend privileges!

Th-That's as far as I can go! Bye!

Also, die!

S-Sure. Be careful getting home.

I'm looking forward to the play.

O-Okay.

Okay! You guys have gotten so much better!

You thought so, too? We have, right?

It's all thanks to you that we've been able to improve so much!

Thank you, Instructor!

We look forward to continuing tomorrow!

Okay, everyone, great work today!

We're in the final stretch before the competition!

Let's knock 'em dead!

Yeah!

It's been another exhausting day, huh?

Why are you flopping onto my bed like you own the place?

Yours just feels more natural to me. It must be because I've been coming over every day.

I feel like it's basically my own bed at this point!

What's this now, Senpai?

Are you curious about what's under my skirt?

If you say, "I'm a perv who can't stop thinking about my friend's sister's underwear!"

"Please allow me to see yours, Iroha-sama,"

I might be willing to show you.

Like hell, moron. I haven't the slightest interest in your underwear.

Yeah, right! You are a guy, after all!

You just can't help—

Stop.

Hey! No spraying me with deodorizer just because you're at a disadvantage!

I can spray my own bed all I want.

DO NOT SPRAY DIRECTLY AT OTHER PEOPLE.

If you don't like it, go back to your own place.

Fine, fine. I get it.

What? What are you plotting?

Oh, what now?

I do what you tell me to do, and you get suspicious.

Are you just a little contrarian who really wants me to stay?

Well, you seem tired, too, so I'll take off early this time.

Did something happen?

Huh?

I mean, I just thought maybe something was bugging you about the drama club.

Was it that obvious?

When your teasing gets that weak? Yes.

You're only half as obnoxious as usual right now.

Oh, man! So that's what you based it on!

How can you be so perceptive only at times like these? You're so unfair.

Well? Let's hear it.

I just felt a little envious of the drama club.

They get to act on the stage, front and center, with their clubmates.

I mean, I'm having fun doing the voices for Black Goat, of course.

I've learned from it, and it's helped me grow.

But I just can't help thinking about how,

no matter how good I am, I'll always just be "Mysterious Voice Actor Brigade X."

If I could say, "It's me! I'm doing this!"

and speak proudly about what I do, it'd be so great.

I can't help myself.

Because then...

I could really be a part of 05th Floor Alliance.

Yeah... She's right.

It's obvious if I think about how she must feel.

She doesn't have a place where she can show off her talent.

Then I'll put you out there in the open one day.

We could even try some 2.5D media like what the drama club's doing.

With you acting, of course.

What? But that would...

What do you think I made 05th Floor Alliance for?

It's a stage where you all can make the most of your talents without holding back.

Now there'll be even more work I can give you in the future!

This has been very productive!

You're talking big, but just how much work are we talking here?

Sorry to say it, but we run a real sweatshop in these parts.

If it's what you want, I'll make it happen.

So you'd better be ready!

Roger that!

All right, Iroha! The competition's not far off.

We're at the critical point. No slacking off now!

You got it, boss!

You can expect great things from the legendary star instructor Iroha-san!

This production is packed with my dreams!

I'm gonna make it a success, no matter what!

Yeah!

Who is it?

Reprint guaranteed! This is where "fun" lives!

Whether it's comedy, drama, or tragedy, I'll bring out its glorious majesty, chirp!

The idol editor of UZA Publishing...

Kiraboshi Kanaria, age seventeen!

Mashiro-chan! No violence, chirp!

Shush!

Oh, I get it!

It's called "05th Floor Alliance" because you all live on the fifth floor, chirp!

Remember that they have no idea that I'm Makigai Namako.

Don't do anything careless.

'Kay! I'll be a careful little birdie!

STAGE PLAY SCRIPT "CASTELLA IN THE CENTER, JAPANESE SWEETS IN THE RIGHT HAND, WESTERN SWEETS IN THE LEFT" BY MAKIGAI NAMAKO

Is this really a Makigai-sensei script, though?

Yes. I think it came out pretty well. I'm kinda proud of it.

Wait, what is this? You don't write like this! What happened?!

I-Is there something odd about it?

Anyone can tell it's chirping weird!

This girly, lovey-dovey stuff is a 180-degree turn from the way you usually write, chirp!

Your works are usually more... dark and creepy!

They're like big, nasty bundles of resentment!

You called them nasty.

So how'd you end up writing this, chirp?!

Darn it! And your deadline's so close!

Just go back to being the old Makigai-sensei already!

MY FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER HAS IT IN FOR ME!

Tomorrow's the day of the competition,