Eternal Brilliance - Romeo & Juliet/Story

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
* Part 4
* Part 5
* Part 6
* Part 7
* Part 8
* Part 9
* Part 10
* Part 11
* Final Part

Joint Camp Begins! Part 1

 **Karen:**Ahh, we finally made it to the camp!

 **Aruru:**Blue seas, blue skies—it feels good!!

 **Hikari:**The ocean is beautiful... I wonder if there are any jellyfish?

 **Karen:**Oh! Wanna go find jellyfish!?

 **Aruru:**Okay! Wait for me, I'm gonna take my shoes off first...

 **Tsukasa:**Hey, Aruru, Aijo-san, wait! You're not seriously going to go into the ocean, right!?

 **Yuyuko:**Goggling here and wandering there... They're like herrings that have just come down from Hokkaido.

 **Akira:**Then, Tanaka, you must be a kamaboko.

 **Yuyuko:**...! Yukishiro-san...you know the rakugo "Gonsuke's Fish"?

 **Akira:**It's basic knowledge to have as a Stage Girl.

 **Aruru:**I don't really understand, but that's so impressive!

 **Karen:**Heh heh♪ Yukishiro-san, splash!

 **Akira:**Hmph...not so fast.

 **Karen:**You managed to avoid it!?

 **Tsukasa:**With minimal movement—a beautiful side step...

 **Aruru:**That's Akira-chan for you! Next time for sure!

 **Shiori:**Y-You can't! No more—

 **Shiori:**Eek!

 **Aruru:**Oops, I splashed Shiori-chan instead!?

 **Hisame:**Yumeoji-san, here's a handkerchief.

 **Shiori:**Th-Thank you, Honami-san...

 **Aruru:**I'm so sorry, Shiori-chan!!

 **Shiori:**No, it's my fault for jumping in without thinking... I only got a little wet. It's so sunny today, it'll dry in no time.

 **Tamao:**Sea water will wash off properly with water, don't worry.

 **Tamao:**Once we're settled in, I'll help you.

 **Shiori:**Th-Thank you very much...!

 **Hikari:**You're like a mother...

 **Tamao:**What!?

 **Tsukasa:**Come on, that's enough playing. We have to head to the camp...

 **Tsukasa:**...Wait a minute! Where's Yanagi-san!?

Joint Camp Begins! Part 2

 **Hisame:**Koharu-san has already headed toward the camp to let the teacher know we've arrived.

 **Hisame:**I said I'd go with her, but she told me she'll be fine since it's not her first time here.

 **Tsukasa:**I see. It's the first time for me, you, Shiori-san, and Tanaka-san, right?

 **Hisame:**Yes. Every time I heard about the joint camp from Koharu-san, I was so jealous...

 **Yuyuko:**I know, right? They have clean meeting rooms, a spacious gymnasium, and even a studio for making big props, right?

 **Aruru:**That's not all there is!

 **Karen:**There's even a mini theater!!

 **Tsukasa:**Haha, you guys are talking as if you built it.

 **Shiori:**That's amazing...! They've got everything here when it comes to the stage, huh.

 **Hisame:**I'm getting really excited.

 **Hikari:**A program created for Stage Girls from all the schools at once...

 **Tsukasa:**We don't get to gather together like this very often, so let's have fun and enjoy.

 **Akira:**...I don't think it'll be so easy. The joint camp shouldn't be taken lightly.

 **Tamao:**You're right... The topic we're given isn't going to be so straightforward.

 **Tsukasa:**Huh? But the assignment this time is...

 **Aruru:**Yeah, it's—

 **Koharu:**—"Romeo and Juliet"

 **Karen:**Koharu-chan!

 **Tamao:**Welcome back, Yanagi-san. Thank you for reporting to the teacher for us.

 **Koharu:**I don't mind. Miss Yakumo, over here please.

 **Tamao:**Huh...?!

 **Yakumo:**—I hope you had a pleasant trip here.

 **Yakumo:**I'll introduce myself again... I'm Kyoko Yakumo from Seiran General Art Institute.

**All:**Thank you!!

 **Yakumo:**Let's start talking about the assignment this time.

 **Yakumo:**It's going to be a longer meeting than usual. We'll reconvene in meeting room 4 after you've dropped off your bags in your rooms.

**All:**Okay!!

 **Karen:**Man, that scared me... Miss Yakumo just appeared all of a sudden!

 **Aruru:**Same. Miss Yakumo has a unique aura about her. You can't help but stand up straight around her!

 **Hisame:**And also, what did she mean by it'll be a longer meeting than usual...?

 **Hikari:**...It sounds kind of grandiose.

 **Akira:**I agree. I don't think it'll be your usual "Romeo and Juliet".

Who are Romeo and Juliet? Part 1

 **Yakumo:**Okay, everyone's here. Do you all have a copy of the script with you?

**All:**Yes!!

 **Yakumo:**As you've been told already, the performance this time will be "Romeo and Juliet"...

 **Yakumo:**A story with only Romeo and Juliet and no supporting characters.

 **Shiori:**What...only two roles...?

 **Tsukasa:**No Mercutio, Romeo's friend, or Friar Laurence—!?

 **Akira:**—And I'm guessing the assignment has already begun?

 **Yakumo:**Exactly. Flip to the casting page.

 **Yuyuko:**Oh, you're right... It's all Romeos and Juliets...

 **Koharu:**And this—

 **Yakumo:**Yes, I decided the casting.

 **Karen:**Whoa! I'm Romeo and Hikari-chan is Juliet...!

 **Karen:**I can't wait to stand on the same stage together!!

 **Yakumo:**That's the key point of this assignment.

 **Karen:**Huh...?

 **Yakumo:**You aren't allowed to pair up with someone from the same school.

**Karen & Aruru:**Whaat!?

 **Yakumo:**You'll each decide among yourselves who you'll pair up with...which act to appear in, as well as the composition.

 **Yakumo:**I have high expectations for your performance on the last day.

 **Yuyuko:**That's a lot of pressure...

 **Tamao:**Yeah...it's a little perplexing. It's true it's a fitting assignment for a joint camp though...

 **Koharu:**...But why now? We've all had experience working on a play with people from other schools.

 **Akira:**......

 **Karen:**I was surprised at first, but now I'm getting excited.

 **Aruru:**Yeah♪ We're so lucky to all get to be the main character on stage!

 **Karen:**Right!? We'll connect our brilliance one after another... Just thinking about it has my heart racing!!

 **Tsukasa:**The two of you are jumping up and down like rabbits...

 **Hisame:**For now, let's just go over the script once and we'll decide the pairings later.

 **Koharu:**I agree. Let's see here—

Who are Romeo and Juliet? Part 2

 **Hisame:**For now, let's just go over the script once and we'll decide the pairings later.

 **Koharu:**I agree. Let's see here—

 **Akira:**—It's composed of 5 acts. The same as the original.

 **Tamao:**I see. And we'll have five pairs...so one act per group.

 **Aruru:**Let's see... Act 1 starts with Romeo and Juliet's meeting!

 **Koharu:**In Verona, a city in Italy, the Montague and Capulet families are at war with each other...

 **Koharu:**The two of them should only have met in hatred. But Montague's only son, Romeo, sneaks into the party held by the Capulets.

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"Who does that beautiful voice belong to? Even the sound of the orchestra becomes distant..."

 **Koharu:****(Romeo)**
"Who is that beautiful lady... She shines brighter than the flame of a torch—"

 **Koharu:**—And that's how Romeo and Juliet have their fateful encounter.

 **Aruru:**Just imagining their dance scene in this large hall is enough to make me smile!

 **Koharu:**I agree. A passionate exchange that reminds you of the fate that's about to begin... This is definitely a rewarding scene.

 **Tsukasa:**Act 2 has the famous scene.

 **Hikari:**Romeo and Juliet grieve over their identities but still choose one another... They then have a wedding with just the two of them.

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

 **Tsukasa:****(Romeo)**
"Call me but love, and I'll have a new name. Henceforth I never will be Romeo—"

 **Tsukasa:**\*sigh\* It's so romantic... It'd feel so good to be able to nail this famous scene.

 **Hikari:**Yes...very good.

 **Karen:**The highlight of act 3 is the fight scene and dance!!

 **Hisame:**Romeo's friend is roped into the conflict and dies. Enraged, Romeo strikes Lady Capulet's nephew...

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"O sweet Juliet...I will turn my back on our love for now. Your beauty has made me soft...!"

 **Hisame:****(Juliet)**
"Romeo, you must not... Do not feed the flames of hate!!"

 **Hisame:**The rhythm for the fight scene is different from the dance—a complicated exchange... This scene is quite difficult.

 **Karen:**Yeah! It's tricky, but also keeps you on edge... It'll definitely liven things up!

 **Tamao:**In act 4, Juliet's parents decide she is to wed someone else, so she chooses to take the medicine that will put her in a deathlike coma.

 **Shiori:**But the letter doesn't reach Romeo and he is in despair over Juliet's death.

 **Shiori:****(Juliet)**
"I choose to appear like death for his sake... Farewell."

 **Tamao:****(Romeo)**
"My Juliet lies dead... My soul is gone..."

 **Tamao:**...A sliver of hope that disappears with his sigh and the passion hidden beneath it.

 **Shiori:**What a delicate and painful scene... A really memorable scene.

 **Akira:**In the final act, Romeo chooses to die next to Juliet who appears dead. And then Juliet also chooses to follow Romeo's footsteps.

 **Akira:****(Romeo)**
"My dear Juliet, wait for me... Here's to my love—"

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"Love give me courage... I will only live for Romeo—!"

 **Yuyuko:**It's ridiculous, but...The danger gives an exquisite flavor.

 **Akira:**Yes. They chose to end their lives for love... You can say this scene is the core of the story.

 **Yuyuko:**I agree. And Juliet is asleep for half of it, an easy job...

 **Akira:**......

 **Yuyuko:**Just kidding, heh heh.

 **Karen:**Oh? Based on all of our initial impressions, the pairs have been divided perfectly, no!?

 **Tamao:**You're right...! We're all able to get the scene we're curious about.

 **Hisame:**Then if everyone is okay with it, we can decide on the pairs and casting right away.

**Aruru & Karen:**Seconded!

 **Akira:**Very well.

 **Yuyuko:**Whoa...

 **Shiori:**I'm glad everything went so smoothly...!

 **Tamao:**It's late already and we have rehearsal tomorrow, let's call it a night.

 **Aruru:**Oh! Then I'm gonna go to the costume room!

 **Hisame:**Miss Yakumo did say she has costumes prepared for us...

 **Tsukasa:**How about we all go to check out the sizes and style?

Costume Room

 **Karen:**Whoa, so beautiful!

 **Shiori:**Yeah, look at the details...

 **Hikari:**...It's surprisingly easy to move around in.

 **Aruru:**Hey, Tsukasa-chan! Over here!!

 **Tsukasa:**W-What...? Hey, why are you taking your clothes off!?

 **Aruru:**One, two, three. One, two—

 **Aruru:**Come, Romeo! Smile, smile♪

 **Tsukasa:**What am I going to do with you, dear Juliet.

 **Hisame:**You two look wonderful...!

 **Tamao:**Yes... It's just an ad-lib, but their steps are so in sync.

 **Karen:**Yeah! It really feels like the Capulet's party...!!

 **Yuyuko:**They certainly are close. They make synchronization look effortless.

 **Yuyuko:**I wonder how long it took for them to get to the level they're at...

 **Karen:**Haha, don't worry. I'm sure we'll be able to meet the best Romeo and Juliet!

 **Koharu:**Yes, I hope so... We'll just have to keep on rehearsing.

Hesitant Stage Girls Part 1

Joint Camp – Day 2

 **Hikari:**......

 **Tsukasa:**Just like we discussed yesterday, we'll start off today's rehearsal with scene 2.

 **Hikari:**Okay.

 **Tsukasa:**Or we could start from the top to get into the mood first.

 **Hikari:**It's fine, we can start from scene 2.

 **Tsukasa:**You sure? Then, from the start of scene 2... Uh, Kagura-san, where are you going!?

 **Hikari:**I thought it's better to stand here because there's more space.

 **Tsukasa:**Ohhh, I...see. Right. Let's start with somewhere spacious!

 **Karen:**Hikari-chan...

 **Hisame:**Aijo-san? You stopped moving in the middle of the fight scene...

 **Karen:**Oh! No, I'm totally focused...!

 **Karen:**...Or at least I'm supposed to be. I'm sorry.

 **Hisame:**It's okay, I couldn't get my steps down either...

 **Karen:**D-Don't worry, it's okay! We just have to keep on practicing...!

 **Hisame:**...Are you worried about Kagura-san?

 **Karen:**Ngh! You can tell!?

 **Hisame:**Yes. Because I feel the same...

 **Koharu:****(Romeo)**
"—Beautiful lady who I know not the name of, please give me this dance."

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"Certainly! I know this evening was so we could meet."

 **Koharu:****(Romeo)**
"What a heated hand... My heart is beating out of my chest, as if it were to flow out from my fingertips"...

 **Koharu:**...I'm sorry, can we pause?

 **Aruru:**Okay, what is it!?

 **Koharu:**Why did you do a cross turn before we held hands? You didn't do it for yesterday's rehearsal.

 **Aruru:**Huh? Um, I got so happy when I became Juliet that it just came out!

 **Koharu:**I-I see... I'm sorry I wasn't able to match you...!

 **Aruru:**Don't sweat it! I was the one who added that move without discussing first... My bad!

 **Aruru:**That's right! Why don't we take a break and talk about the scene again!

 **Koharu:**You're right... It might be a good idea to talk about how we're each envisioning the scene to be.

 **Aruru:**Yeah! Let's go to that corner—

 **Akira:**......

 **Aruru:**...Huh? Akira-chan, you're taking a break too??

 **Akira:**No, I just came to grab a water bottle.

 **Koharu:**Water bottle...?

Hesitant Stage Girls Part 2

 **Yuyuko:**Ngh...!

 **Akira:**...Tanaka, I'm putting this on your abs.

 **Yuyuko:**Phew...

 **Akira:**Can you see the water bottle is swaying slightly? This is because you're not tightening your abs.

 **Akira:**Portraying death isn't the same as portraying sleep. Tighten your abs and don't move your eyeballs. Even if your eyes are closed, you need to keep your sight focused on one point in the dark.

 **Yuyuko:**I understand what you're saying, but I just can't seem to...

 **Akira:**We'll keep at it until the bottle stops swaying.

 **Yuyuko:**Eeep...!

 **Tamao:**Yuyuko-chan...

 **Shiori:**Yukishiro-senpai...

**Tamao & Shiori:**Hah!

 **Shiori:**I-I'm sorry! I spaced out in the middle of rehearsal...!

 **Tamao:**No, I could say the same thing. I need to focus.

 **Tamao:**We've gone through it once now, was there anything that stuck out for you in particular? You can tell me if there's anything you'd like to try.

 **Shiori:**Oh I...well... I'm the one who is learning from you so...I'd actually like to hear what you think instead.

 **Tamao:**Not at all. I'm the one who is learning a lot.

 **Tamao:**Oh, then I guess...why don't we do it again from the top?

 **Shiori:**Y-Yes!

 **Yuyuko:**\*wheeze\* \*huff\*

 **Yuyuko:**Um, Yukishiro-san... How was that?

 **Akira:**......

 **Yuyuko:**Yukishiro-san?

 **Akira:**Well...

 **Akira:**...It looks like there's still room for improvement.

Romeo and Juliet on the Beach Part 1

***\*knock knock\****

 **Aruru:**Come in♪

 **Tamao:**Excuse me...

 **Yuyuko:**Hello.

 **Tsukasa:**Come on in...this isn't my room though.

 **Hisame:**Heh heh, thanks. I'm coming in.

 **Koharu:**...Yukishiro-san isn't here?

 **Tamao:**Oh, you're right. She was the one who said she wanted to discuss the performance...

 **Koharu:**Something she wants to discuss...? The thing that comes to mind—

 **Tsukasa:**I can come up with more than one thing...

 **Tamao:**Yeah. Of course, this isn't anyone's fault at all...

 **Koharu:**Yes... I haven't been able to get a good grasp on my role either.

 **Hisame:**...So everyone feels the same way, huh.

 **Yuyuko:**But we've never felt this way in any of the other joint rehearsals we've had before.

 **Aruru:**Yeah, the issue here doesn't only lie in the unfamiliar pairings. What else is there...

 **Tamao:**Yukishiro-san must have noticed something and that's why she called all of us here.

 **Tsukasa:**Yeah, we just need some sort of clue...!

 **Yuyuko:**...So, where's Yukishiro-san?

 **Tsukasa:**She left with Shiori-san earlier to go fetch Aijo-san and Kagura-san—

***\*slam\****

 **Shiori:**W-We have a problem...!

 **Tsukasa:**Shiori-san!?

 **Shiori:**We can't find Kagura-san and Aijo-san anywhere...!!

**All:**What!?

 **Akira:**What about the public bath?

 **Tamao:**It didn't look like it's been used.

 **Hisame:**There's still time until lights-out, but where would they have gone...

 **Akira:**Yes, let's keep on searching. If we still can't find them, we have to talk to the teacher—

**????:**"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

**All:**...!!

 **Shiori:**That line is from the wedding scene in act 2...?

Romeo and Juliet on the Beach Part 2

 **Aruru:**Thank goodness...they're just doing extra practice!

 **Koharu:**This is...extra practice...?

 **Tamao:**...Yeah, it doesn't feel like a practice. I feel like I can picture the whole scene—

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"My Juliet... To think my only love was born from my own hatred."

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love."

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"Of course, Juliet... Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged."

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"Then have my lips the sin that they have took..."

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"I have prepared to taint the church with our vows. My prayers are for you—"

***\*clap clap clap\****

 **Karen:**Huh...everyone's here!?

 **Hikari:**How long have you been...

 **Yuyuko:**We were panicking because we couldn't find you two anywhere.

 **Karen:**What, really!? Thank you...for looking for us!

 **Tsukasa:**Hold up, that performance you just did!

 **Aruru:**Yeah! It was so, SO wonderful!!

 **Karen:**Huh!? Heh, you think so?

 **Hisame:**Yes...I was holding my breath.

 **Koharu:**You could sense how the two of you were made for each other...

 **Tamao:**I could see the stage...the entire world just from Romeo and Juliet's feelings.

 **Aruru:**Yeah...the thing we're missing!

 **Hikari:**Oh...

 **Karen:**I see, so something felt off for everyone too!

 **Karen:**Hikari-chan and I weren't able to become Romeo and Juliet like usual either...

 **Hikari:**Yeah. That's why I asked Karen to help since we're familiar with each other.

 **Hikari:**...It finally feels like we were able to create a world with just the two of them.

 **Yuyuko:**A world with just the two of them...

 **Aruru:**That's it!!

 **Karen:**Huh?

 **Akira:**That's right. We didn't create a world.

 **Akira:**Up until now, we've created worlds with numerous co-stars... But this time, we have to create a world with only Romeo and Juliet.

 **Tamao:**...I see. We weren't able to express a one and only love like Romeo and Juliet...

 **Tsukasa:**Is that why we couldn't create the "world"?

 **Koharu:**But how can we—

 **Aruru:**In that case!!

 **Karen:**Yeah! Let's all create the world here together!!

Vast World Part 1

 **Koharu:**Create a world here...?

 **Hisame:**What do you mean...?

 **Aruru:**It's really simple... We just do what we always do!

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"Right, Romeo?"

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"What—there are two Juliets!?"

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"Huh... Who is that lady over there?"

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"Don't tell me...the love you sworn to me was fake...!?"

 **Hikari:**Hmph...

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"O Romeo, do not be fooled...! They are but a false image."

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"The other side of the mirror. The shadow on the surface of a shimmering lake... It must be my father's doing!"

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"But in my eyes, all I see is more love..."

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"Right! If you are my Juliet, you should know our promise..."

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"Our vow of love...oath of marriage!!"

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"O-Oath of marriage...? But we only just met—"

 **Tsukasa:****(Romeo)**
"Wait, Juliet!!"

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"Huh...now there's two of me!?"

 **Tsukasa:****(Romeo)**
"Do not be tricked... Your oath in marriage belongs to me!"

***"—Oh, how absurd and unreasonable, or is it a miracle."***

 **Tamao:**Yuyuko-chan...?

***"The great love between Romeo and Juliet has brought the two of them here from the future, the past, and all the times in between."***

 **Akira:**...I see.

 **Tamao:**Hehe...!

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"Oh my! I awaken to find many Romeos... What heaven is this...!?"

 **Tamao:****(Romeo)**
"Do not leave, my beloved...!"

 **Akira:****(Romeo)**
"The passion burning in my chest... I will not allow any one of me to take you away!!"

 **Shiori:****(Juliet)**
"Romeo, you must not... Do not let yourself succumb to a moment of anger...a moment of passion..."

 **Hisame:****(Juliet)**
"She is right, Romeo! The you when we first met should understand..."

 **Koharu:****(Romeo)**
"Yes, exactly! This joy of love that pierces through my body is my everything—"

Vast World Part 2

 **Karen:**\*huff\* \*pant\*

**All:**Ahahaha!

 **Tsukasa:**Who would've thought all the Juliets and Romeos from every act would come raiding their own home!

 **Karen:**Right!? It's so ridiculous, yet...

 **Aruru:**Yeah! Akira-chan, Tamao-chan, and Hisame-chan were able to keep a delicate balance!

 **Tamao:**I'm glad... I always thought acting without thinking of the ending was a bad habit of mine...

 **Shiori:**No matter what happened, the foundation supported us... That's why we were able to act freely.

 **Akira:**Tanaka's narration wasn't bad. A story with a core is easy to control.

 **Yuyuko:**Well...thank you very much...

 **Koharu:**I was surprised at Otsuki-san's flexibility. Even acting that seemed abrupt was able to match with the flow... It's not something that can be achieved so easily.

 **Aruru:**I only did whatever came to mind, but I'm happy to hear that♪ It also felt good for me to have you be on the receiving end of my acting!

 **Tsukasa:**...Kagura-san was the one who raised the overall skill level.

 **Tsukasa:**No matter how ridiculous it got, you stayed in character the whole time!

 **Hikari:**...I can't embarrass myself in front of Romeo.

 **Tsukasa:**Heh heh, is that right. So it's all for Romeo's sake, huh.

 **Karen:**When Romeo was lost, Hisame-chan's Juliet's singing cheered him up. It was so wonderful...

 **Karen:**I heard from Banana that you used to be in the chorus team!?

 **Hisame:**Y-Yes... It's a little embarrassing to have it brought up again.

 **Koharu:**...Hisame's singing is wonderful. She's the fastest to pick up the melody from a music score and adapt it to her acting.

 **Hisame:**Not you too, Koharu-san...

 **Tsukasa:**I see... It'd be such a waste if we hadn't heard about this.

 **Aruru:**Yeah, I wanna know more!

 **Karen:**All right, why don't we have a fun question and answer corner! We can ask everything we'd like to know!

 **Shiori:**—It feels strange...

 **Tamao:**Yes...but the more we get to know each other, the closer I feel to Romeo and Juliet...

 **Akira:**...The more you know about your partner, the more you know about their charms.

 **Yuyuko:**I see...It feels a teensy bit like...when you first fall in love.

 **Karen:**Ohh, you're right...!!

 **Karen:**It must be connected to Romeo and Juliet's love!

 **Hikari:**From understanding to love...?

 **Akira:**...This feeling we have right now must mean we'll be able to create it.

**All:**Our very own Romeo and Juliet stage—!!

Our Stage Part 1

Assignment "Romeo and Juliet"

 **Koharu:****(Romeo)**
"This is the house of the wretched Capulets... What lady is that?"

 **Koharu:****(Romeo)**
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand."

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"You do wrong your hand too much. For saints have hands, lips that they must use in prayer..."

 **Aruru:****(Juliet)**
"May our dance last for eternity—"

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

 **Hikari:****(Juliet)**
"What's in a name that which we call a rose? By any other name would smell as sweet."

 **Tsukasa:****(Romeo)**
"I live for love. An oath in marriage so even death cannot keep us apart—!"

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"Blood of my very friend... Blood that should not be shed..."

 **Karen:****(Romeo)**
"O sweet Juliet...I will turn my back on our love for now. Your beauty has made me soft...!"

 **Hisame:****(Juliet)**
"Romeo, you must not... Please put away your sword..."

 **Hisame:****(Juliet)**
"The living is not the sheath of thy blade!!"

 **Tamao:****(Romeo)**
"Murder'd her kinsman... I let anger go to my head and forgot my one and only love!"

 **Tamao:****(Romeo)**
"For exiled means I may never lay my eyes on her beauty...!!"

 **Shiori:****(Juliet)**
"O, tell me, friar... If I cannot be with my sweet, I choose death..."

 **Shiori:****(Juliet)**
"For his sake, so I may be with him, I choose to appear like death...!"

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"......"

 **Akira:****(Romeo)**
"My Juliet lies dead..."

 **Akira:****(Romeo)**
"No, do not leave me... The one to be by your side should only be me and not death."

 **Akira:****(Romeo)**
"Wait for me. This poison—"

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"Oh no, you jest... Wake, my Romeo..."

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"What's here? A cup. Poison, I see. Drunk all and left no friendly drop to help me after?"

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"...I will kiss thy lips. Perhaps some poison yet doth hang on them."

 **Yuyuko:****(Juliet)**
"Sweet Romeo... Thy lips are warm... A kiss of eternity...!"

 **Karen:**—Thank you for watching Romeo and Juliet.

 **Yakumo:**......

 **Karen:**Er, Miss Yakumo...?

***\*clap clap clap\****

**All:**...!!

 **Yakumo:**A splendid performance... It went beyond my expectations.

 **Yakumo:**..."Romeo and Juliet" is known to be a tragedy, but it is a love story at its core.

 **Yakumo:**That was the aim this time—whether you're able to understand one another even when you're from different schools, love your partner, and give off brilliance.

 **Yakumo:**I have nothing left to say.

 **Yakumo:**This marks the end of the training camp!

**All:**Thank you very much!!

Our Stage Part 2

 **Karen:**Phew... The joint camp is over!

 **Yuyuko:**It went by so fast.

 **Tamao:**Heh heh... We had rehearsals the entire time, but every day felt rewarding.

 **Tsukasa:**Yeah. The results we achieved were better than expected too...

 **Hisame:**Is something wrong?

 **Tsukasa:**Oh, it's nothing. I'm just surprised...the "Romeo and Juliet" this time turned out better than I'd imagined.

 **Shiori:**Yes... Thinking back on our first day of rehearsals, we improved a lot.

 **Yuyuko:**The way I see it...it's because of that night on the beach when we deepened our understanding of one another.

 **Koharu:**Yes... Even so, the quality of the performance was high.

 **Karen:**What, easy peasy! Right, Hikari-chan?

 **Hikari:**Yes...it's as Miss Yakumo said.

**Karen & Hikari:**Because "Romeo and Juliet" is a love story!

 **Tsukasa:**You mean...?

 **Akira:**I see. It's because we know each other's hearts.

 **Karen:**Yeah... We know that love has no shape or form.

 **Hikari:**Love is...something to support one another with.

 **Aruru:**Something that brings smiles?

 **Hisame:**Respect perhaps?

 **Shiori:**Yes, to understand one another deeply...

 **Koharu:**To be reckless...

 **Tsukasa:**...It can also be painful.

 **Yuyuko:**Yes. Frustration that cannot be soothed.

 **Tamao:**Even so, you can't help but be attached...

 **Akira:**Compete for that one thing...

 **Karen:**Yes, that! All of it!

 **Karen:**Giving off the brightest brilliance, no matter the shape... Love is something that's like the stage!!

 **Tsukasa:**And that's why we were successful? Heh heh, Aijo-san, you sure have a way with words!

 **Karen:**Haha! Tsukasa-chan, stop tickling me!!

 **Aruru:**Aww, I wanna join in♪

 **Hisame:**Heh heh, that's enough play time... It's time to leave.

 **Tamao:**Yes, everyone's waiting.

 **Koharu:**Let's go back to our every day lives.

 **Akira:**Yes. To new heights...

 **Karen:**Yeah! The next stage is waiting for us!!