Episode 10

**The Creation of the World and Other Business** is the 10th episode of the Gekidol anime.

## Summary

The next play for the Alice in Theater is decided to be an original sci-fi play with material referenced from a diary by Kaworu. An audition for the role of Miki is held and both Seria and Izumi audition for it. Meanwhile, more of Kaworu's past is revealed as well as her true identity.

## Plot

Akira announces that there next play will be an original one and that Manami will act as the writer. The group kick around an idea involving sci-fi elements and Manami states how she can't work without any material. It's then that Izumi pulls out an old diary by Kaworu. From it they learn that Kaworu was a hunter (Gazer) of time traveling criminals called Innovators whom sought to change the past. She, along with two others were assigned to hunt an innovator posing as a high-school student. Unable to comprehend the information behind the writings in the journal, they decide to use it as material to their play and ask if Manami can use it. Notably hesitant, Manami says it's a possibility, however, the ending would be problematic to write. With that in mind, Akira states that they can figure out the ending for a later time and mainly focus on using the material they have presently. When asked how Izumi was able to retrieve the book when Alice in Theater was locked up, she confesses that Airi "helped" her. This makes Airi flustered as Kazuharu states that they committed unlawful entry.

Eventually, Manami submits the first draft to the play and everyone is impressed by it. From there, Akira assigns the roles out to everyone and Izumi is assigned Miki, but Manami suggests that Seria play her as she wrote her in mind of it. To that notion, Mayuri concurs and Seria states her interest in the role as well. As a compromise, Akira announces that an audition will be held for the role in three days. A flashback showing more of Kaworu's past is shown where a student named Miki is suspicious of another student named Asuza.

The day before the Miki audition, Seria meets with Manami and Mayuri at Mayuri's family cafe to discuss about the auditions for the role of Miki in the upcoming play. When Seria asks Mayuri why she voiced her reason for wanting the role of Miki to go to her as well, Mayuri answers that she was impressed with Seria's acting skills. Manami concurs stating how she knew Seria would easily surpass her on the stage and wishes her the best of luck on the audition and hopes she brings the real Miki to life. At the Horumon restaurant that Kaworu once worked at, Akira talks shop with Kazuharu, Izumi, and Airi about how she believes Izumi to be best fit to play the role of Miki. The notion of how the balance of the theater's future is in the balance of it all and that the only sure way to achieve success would be that Izumi would be the lead of the play.

On the night of the audition for the work in title name "Chrono Gazers". Both Izumi and Seria perform the roles, but in the end, Izumi concedes the role to Seria noting how Seria grasped the character better than she did.

Meanwhile, Hirokazu and Mino find Kaworu unconscious deep within the Grand Material System. Afterward, at the SMT theater, Doll and Kaworu confront one another, until Hirokazu intervenes and learns from Doll that Kaworu is really Miki Schteinburg.

## Characters

* Kaworu Sakakibara
* Akira Asagi
* Izumi Hinasaki
* Airi Kagami
* Seria Morino
* Manami Fujita
* Kazuharu Yamamoto
* Mayuri Nakamura
* Hirokazu Takezaki
* Doll