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4 - Acta est fabula.

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[00:00] ---
    Huh? All of it was improvised?
[00:03] ---
    Because I don't really know Mujica's songs.
[00:05] ---
    Huh? Are you joking?
[00:09] ---
    Huh? Huh—?! What?!
[00:12] ---
    What do you mean~?
[00:16] ---
    Yesterday's music show was so interesting!
[00:19] ---
    Thank you~
[00:20] ---
    It ended up feeling like
    a comedy skit, didn't it?
[00:22] ---
    Yeah, that part!
[00:23] ---
    Thanks to the host's humor.
[00:27] ---
    Oh, so that's why.
[00:29] ---
    As expected of a professional host!
[00:30] ---
    She became them.
[00:31] ---
    She became them.
    Huh? Isn't your dad a host?
[00:32] ---
    Huh? Isn't your dad a host?
[00:33] ---
    The world starts to twist and distort.
[02:08] ---
    Ahー I'm so tired~
[02:11] ---
    Which color should I choose?
[02:12] ---
    I can't decide…
[02:13] ---
    Red or black…
[02:15] ---
    By the way, I'm still on a diet.
[02:17] ---
    Ah!
[02:18] ---
    Even if I eat, I won't gain weight.
[02:21] ---
    I'm so jealous~
[02:22] ---
    Sesame-flavored?
[02:24] ---
    It's sesame-flavored.
[02:25] ---
    If we share half, the
    calories will be halved!
[02:27] ---
    I see!
[02:29] ---
    No, no, saying things like this isn't good~
[02:32] ---
    What's wrong?
[02:33] ---
    What?
[02:34] ---
    Not long ago, everyone was still...
[02:38] ---
    I won't let Mujica disband.
[02:40] ---
    If a band member quits, it's
    basically the same as disbanding.
[02:42] ---
    This is such an important moment.
[02:44] ---
    Do you really think this is okay?!
[02:45] ---
    Togawa-san, aren't you the one not
    paying attention to the members?
[02:48] ---
    Whenever I speak up, I ruin everything.
[02:52] ---
    What's the big deal~
[02:53] ---
    Finally, we're in the best state now.
[02:56] ---
    Huh?
[02:57] ---
    That's true, the atmosphere
    of the band has improved.
[03:01] ---
    I was worried we might
    just disband like that.
[03:05] ---
    It's all thanks to Mutsumi-chan.
[03:08] ---
    That's right.
[03:11] ---
    Really impressive to dispel negative
    rumors with such powerful acting.
[03:14] ---
    Even the rumors of disbanding
    have disappeared.
[03:16] ---
    Indeed~
[03:17] ---
    But having such a lazy attitude, like you
    did in that interview earlier, is unacceptable!
[03:22] ---
    Although the direction may differ slightly
    from what Togawa-san expected, Ave Mujica's…
[03:25] ---
    Wakaba-san also expressed Ave Mujica's
    worldview in her own unique way.
[03:29] ---
    It is a sort of success too.
[03:32] ---
    Isn't that why we got a magazine feature?
[03:37] ---
    Starting now, we're a band.
[03:40] ---
    We'll play music together and
    our destinies will become one!
[03:43] ---
    I will write music worthy of Ave Mujica!
[03:47] ---
    Huh? That sounded just like
    something Sakiko would say~
[03:50] ---
    A shared destiny means just that.
[03:53] ---
    Shared destiny, huh…
[03:55] ---
    A bit exaggerated~
[03:58] ---
    I like the Mujica we have now.
[04:00] ---
    Thank you, Uika-chan.
[04:02] ---
    Are you really going to settle like this?!
[04:03] ---
    I haven't finished talking yet!
[04:06] ---
    Huhー?
[04:07] ---
    We worked so hard to come together,
[04:08] ---
    but you're still so laid-back.
[04:10] ---
    We had a tour scheduled but
    didn't even practice properly!
[04:14] ---
    Yeah, we have to perform a new
    song on the last day of the tour.
[04:17] ---
    When will it even be finished~
[04:19] ---
    I want to practice too~
[04:23] ---
    Saki-chan has been pretty busy lately too…
[04:26] ---
    I'll help out too.
[04:29] ---
    Misumi-san, Wakaba-san,
    it's about time to go.
[04:32] ---
    You're off to shoot the cover for
    "Ella," right? That's so nice~
[04:35] ---
    I'll let the editor know.
[04:37] ---
    Yay! Should I come too?
[04:40] ---
    Just for reference for the future~
[04:42] ---
    Aren't you supposed to film a video?
[04:44] ---
    That's right! I'm filming with Nanaya-san.
[04:47] ---
    Amazing.
[04:49] ---
    Right?! The agency agreed!
[05:00] ---
    Saki-chan… I wonder if she's exhausted?
[05:06] ---
    She'd never show that side of herself before.
[05:09] ---
    It's all those invisible jobs,
[05:11] ---
    like directing live shows
    and writing scripts.
[05:12] ---
    She's handling all of it.
[05:14] ---
    Even a little, I want to lighten her burden.
[05:17] ---
    She's composing at home all the time too.
[05:20] ---
    Yesterday, she even pulled an all-nighter.
[05:22] ---
    It's not good for her health!
[05:24] ---
    Then just tell her!
[05:26] ---
    Tell her to sleep properly!
[05:28] ---
    When there's too much
    work, she forgets herself.
[05:31] ---
    A lot of things spiral out of control.
[05:34] ---
    Mutsumi-chan, you kind of
    remind me of Mana-chan.
[05:38] ---
    The mana-chan from "Sumimi"?
[05:39] ---
    Yeah, when I'm with Mutsumi-chan,
    I feel really at ease.
[05:43] ---
    You even brought all of us together.
[05:45] ---
    But the first time we met,
    you didn't talk much.
[05:48] ---
    I had no idea you were this amazing.
[05:50] ---
    Didn't Uika-chan say before
[05:51] ---
    that if a member quits, it's
    basically the same as disbanding?
[05:56] ---
    I think the same as you.
[06:00] ---
    Now, the closest person to
    Sakiko-chan is Uika-chan.
[06:05] ---
    Please take care of Sakiko-chan.
[06:09] ---
    Alright!
[06:11] ---
    Ah, I'll tell the manager we can
    make it in time for the shoot.
[06:16] ---
    Uika-chan.
[06:17] ---
    Yes?
[06:18] ---
    What we just talked about, keep it
    a secret from Sakiko-chan, okay?
[06:32] ---
    Only eternal death will bring no awakening.
[06:36] ---
    Let me weave a cradle for you.
[06:41] ---
    Guiding you into dreams unaware.
[06:47] ---
    Mutsumi… what's wrong with you?
[06:51] ---
    Saki-chan? Why are you still awake?
[06:54] ---
    I need to compose.
[06:57] ---
    It's not good for your health!
[06:59] ---
    Health?
[07:00] ---
    You're not sleeping enough.
    Go to sleep for today.
[07:03] ---
    You can't think of good songs without sleep.
[07:07] ---
    But…
[07:09] ---
    Saki-chan?
[07:12] ---
    Alright.
[07:19] ---
    Didn't you get enough sleep?
[07:20] ---
    Not really. I'm working on
    songs for the next live.
[07:24] ---
    Do you need any math help?
[07:25] ---
    I'm pretty good at it. No thanks.
[07:27] ---
    I see.
[07:28] ---
    I never thought I'd one
    day borrow notes from you.
[07:32] ---
    Me neither.
[07:33] ---
    I never thought I'd see Umiri
    on TV five days a week.
[07:37] ---
    By the way, why are you filming here?
[07:39] ---
    The classroom is too noisy.
[07:42] ---
    So? How is it?
[07:43] ---
    What do you mean?
[07:45] ---
    The band. Didn't you say it might disband?
[07:47] ---
    That's been resolved.
[07:49] ---
    The tour is going well too.
[07:50] ---
    The schedule is filled with
    TV appearances and interviews.
[07:55] ---
    It's like a sparkler about to burn out.
[08:00] ---
    Huh?
[08:05] ---
    Can you try to show more expression?
[08:09] ---
    Your expression is too stiff.
[08:11] ---
    Yeah, yeah~ Smile more!
[08:13] ---
    What are you all doing!
[08:15] ---
    Uika-chan and Umiri-chan, come join too!
[08:16] ---
    No choice, I guess.
[08:18] ---
    I even tried to distinguish
    my image from sumimi.
[08:22] ---
    It's really great!
[08:26] ---
    I love this photo~
[08:28] ---
    Yeah.
[08:29] ---
    In a positive way, it's
    unlike Mujica's style.
[08:31] ---
    It feels like a new side.
[08:33] ---
    Yeah, totally~
[08:36] ---
    I like this photo too.
[08:39] ---
    Then it's approved!
[08:41] ---
    Let's use this one~
[08:45] ---
    I heard you all are going to
    Fukuoka for a tour this weekend.
[08:49] ---
    We'll do our best to show the
    audience a beautiful dream.
[08:52] ---
    Nyamu-chan… Amoris's family
    will be coming too, right?
[08:56] ---
    That's right.
[08:58] ---
    But, well, since we're
    technically dolls, familyー
[09:01] ---
    Hakata dolls!
[09:02] ---
    Huh? Oh, right…
[09:04] ---
    Minami-chan has a favorite shop.
[09:06] ---
    I'm really looking forward to visiting it.
[09:08] ---
    Please leave your recommendations
    for places to visit
[09:11] ---
    in Mujica's social media comment sections!
[09:13] ---
    We'd really appreciate it.
[09:14] ---
    Actually, next week's show
    will have a Fukuoka special.
[09:17] ---
    Will you all be coming again?
[09:18] ---
    Thank you so much! I'll ask the managerー
[09:22] ---
    Ah, the gesture says no… So it's a no…
[09:26] ---
    We'd love to have you anytime.
[09:27] ---
    We might actually come by!
[09:48] ---
    I quit!
[09:50] ---
    How come she's leavin' the topic to me,
    then takin' it right back to herself?
[09:52] ---
    It's just so frustratin', I tell ya~
[09:53] ---
    This is what I get after tryin' so darn hard~
[09:55] ---
    Guess talent really is everythin'.
[09:57] ---
    Ahーー
[10:00] ---
    "Mama"
[10:02] ---
    Mama
[10:05] ---
    Why ya lookin' so down? What happened?
[10:07] ---
    What could've happened!
[10:09] ---
    I thought for sure I'd grab
    myself an opportunity in Tokyo,
[10:12] ---
    but turns out I'm surrounded by geniuses.
[10:15] ---
    Oh dear, how'd it come to this?
[10:17] ---
    Exactly, and today I figured I'd
    use Muuko and chat her up nonstop.
[10:21] ---
    But she went ahead and took over, didn't
    even let me get a word edgewise.
[10:23] ---
    Oh my…
[10:25] ---
    That's why, even though I don't
    usually drink this stuff,
[10:28] ---
    I went and bought the biggest
    latte they had today.
[10:32] ---
    Don't worry.
[10:34] ---
    Your name "Nyamu,"
[10:37] ---
    It means wheat only grows stronger
    after bein' trampled on.
[10:42] ---
    Tomorrow, you'll be somethin'
    even more amazin', ya hear?
[10:44] ---
    Mamaーー!
[10:46] ---
    Sister!
[10:47] ---
    I want to talk to Nyamu-sister!
[10:49] ---
    Wait your turn!
[10:50] ---
    Don't y'all fight~
[10:52] ---
    Rock-paper-scissors!
[10:54] ---
    Ah…
[10:55] ---
    I win!
[10:56] ---
    Nyamu-sister, thank ya for the cat plushie!
[10:59] ---
    Ain't it just adorable~? Happy birthday!
[11:02] ---
    You were on TV.
[11:04] ---
    Everybody's sayin' it was amazin'!
[11:05] ---
    I'm so proud!
[11:09] ---
    I see.
[11:10] ---
    Alrighty! Sis is feelin' fired up now!
[11:13] ---
    I'll set off a big ol' firework for y'all.
[11:15] ---
    Make sure y'all watchin'!
[11:17] ---
    Take care now. We're all rootin' for ya!
[11:20] ---
    Thank ya kindly~ I'll give it my best shot!
[11:23] ---
    Y'all look forward to the Fukuoka concert
    the day after tomorrow, ya hear?
[11:26] ---
    Give a holler to the big brother
    and big sister for me, will ya?
[11:28] ---
    Good night, y'all~
[11:40] ---
    We'll start checking the sound equipment.
[11:43] ---
    I heard you haven't been able
    to play together at all.
[11:45] ---
    Should we try playing a few songs first?
[11:46] ---
    My sincere apologies, we'll leave it to you.
[11:49] ---
    Alright, let's start.
[11:51] ---
    Mortis-san, your guitar.
[11:53] ---
    No need~
[11:54] ---
    Mutsumi, what are you saying?
[11:56] ---
    Because I don't know how
    to play guitar at all.
[11:58] ---
    Huh?!
[12:01] ---
    What do you mean by that?!
[12:03] ---
    I'm only here because Sakiko-chan
    wanted Mujica to perform.
[12:06] ---
    I've never even touched a guitar.
[12:08] ---
    But you've been playing it all this time!
[12:10] ---
    I can't play it because I've
    never played it before.
[12:11] ---
    Is it your fingers or arms that hurt?
[12:14] ---
    Not at all.
[12:15] ---
    You can't even play the
    first song of the tour?
[12:17] ---
    The setlist hasn't really changed.
[12:19] ---
    I can't play any of them~
[12:21] ---
    Wait, what are you talking about?
    I can't understand a thing.
[12:24] ---
    Are you serious?
[12:26] ---
    What's the problem?
[12:27] ---
    I was doing fine without the guitar, right?
[12:31] ---
    What should we do?
[12:33] ---
    When we were on TV before, it was
    fine because we only played one song.
[12:38] ---
    But if we consider the entire set…
[12:40] ---
    Wait, what about rehearsals?
[12:43] ---
    It hurts.
[12:43] ---
    Come with me.
[12:49] ---
    What are you thinking?!
[12:51] ---
    You already ruined the
    performance with improvisation,
[12:54] ---
    and now you're saying you won't play?
[12:56] ---
    You used to care so much about the guitar!
[12:59] ---
    I can't understand you anymore!
[13:01] ---
    This is all for Ave Mujica.
[13:03] ---
    Sakiko-chan said it, right?
[13:05] ---
    That Mutsumi-chan left everything to you.
[13:08] ---
    So, I spoke to everyone
    on behalf of Sakiko-chan.
[13:13] ---
    Uika-chan, Umiri-chan, Nyamu-chan—
[13:15] ---
    Everyone really loves Ave Mujica.
[13:18] ---
    If things stay like this, we
    can stay together forever.
[13:22] ---
    Sakiko-chan.
[13:23] ---
    What nonsense are you talking about?
[13:25] ---
    Do you really not understand?
[13:27] ---
    Sakiko-chan is so fixated on the band.
[13:30] ---
    Isn't it because of this?
[13:37] ---
    Mutsumi… wouldn't call me that.
[13:42] ---
    Are you… really Mutsumi?
[13:45] ---
    Mutsumi-chan is already dead.
[13:48] ---
    Ah, I got it wrong.
[13:49] ---
    It's more like she's asleep, as if dead.
[13:51] ---
    Don't joke around!
[13:55] ---
    I'm serious.
[13:57] ---
    What do you mean by "asleep"?!
[13:59] ---
    Explain it to me!
[14:11] ---
    My name is Mortis.
[14:13] ---
    Huh…?
[14:17] ---
    A long time ago, I chatted with Mutsumi-chan,
[14:20] ---
    played with dolls,
[14:23] ---
    and had lots of fun.
[14:24] ---
    A long… time ago…
[14:28] ---
    After Mutsumi-chan started playing guitar,
[14:31] ---
    she joined Sakiko-chan's band.
[14:34] ---
    with no idea that would be
    the start of her suffering.
[14:37] ---
    One day, when Mutsumi-chan
    couldn't sleep from all the pain,
[14:42] ---
    she desperately followed
    Sakiko-chan, seeking help.
[14:46] ---
    But Sakiko-chan, only thinking of herself,
[14:50] ---
    scolded Mutsumi-chan harshly.
[14:54] ---
    Why?! Why aren't you on my side?!
[15:00] ---
    Just like this, with all the wounds on her,
[15:05] ---
    Mutsumi-chan sank into a deep, deep sleep.
[15:13] ---
    That's why I hate Sakiko-chan.
[15:18] ---
    Don't worry. I will protect
    Mutsumi-chan and her favorite band.
[15:24] ---
    But…
[15:32] ---
    If Sakiko-chan keeps being like this,
[15:33] ---
    Mutsumi-chan might never be back.
[15:54] ---
    Saki-chan!
[15:58] ---
    It seems the rain will stop tomorrow.
[16:02] ---
    What did you talk about with Mutsumi-chan?
[16:07] ---
    That… wasn't Mutsumi.
[16:14] ---
    That just came out of nowhere.
[16:18] ---
    A split personality?
[16:47] ---
    Were you calling for me?
[16:51] ---
    Everyone's here~
[16:56] ---
    What were you talking about?
[16:57] ---
    Is it true you have a split personality?
[17:00] ---
    Hmmーー?
[17:02] ---
    Let's decide what to do moving forward.
[17:04] ---
    We didn't even get to rehearse.
[17:06] ---
    Tomorrow's live will have
    to be canceled, right?
[17:08] ---
    Canceled?
[17:09] ---
    We can't cancel it…
[17:11] ---
    Mutsumi-chan's guitar recordings…
[17:16] ---
    This is the downside of insisting
    on live performances.
[17:19] ---
    Mutsumi-chan's guitar is
    the core of the songs.
[17:22] ---
    I can't handle it all on my own…
[17:25] ---
    If we're going to hold the live, I'll
    immediately find someone to help.
[17:28] ---
    Isn't Muuko herself still here?
[17:29] ---
    I can handle it, no matter
    how many hours it takes!
[17:31] ---
    Whether they're here for a play or the music,
[17:35] ---
    I'll make sure my performance
    satisfies them completely!
[17:40] ---
    But that… doesn't count
    as a band anymore…
[17:44] ---
    You know, I've been holding
    back for a long time.
[17:48] ---
    Even when Muuko stole the
    spotlight and I was ignored,
[17:52] ---
    I kept smiling for the audience's sake.
[17:56] ---
    Whether it's the band or the live,
[17:57] ---
    it's not just us doing it.
[17:59] ---
    There are countless people working
    tirelessly behind the scenes.
[18:01] ---
    They're the ones staying up all night for us.
[18:05] ---
    Have you thought about the audience
    looking forward to tomorrow's live?
[18:09] ---
    It's not just ticket money.
[18:10] ---
    They spend so much on
    travel and accommodation,
[18:13] ---
    saving up from their jobs for
    Ave Mujica's live concert.
[18:19] ---
    Are you going to betray them?!
[18:22] ---
    Then you quit!
[18:26] ---
    Should we expel Muuko?
[18:32] ---
    What are you suggesting?
[18:34] ---
    I want Mutsumi...
[18:36] ---
    ...back.
[18:38] ---
    You fool!
[18:40] ---
    I'll quit.
[18:43] ---
    When I saw your clothes at first,
    I thought you were sloppy,
[18:46] ---
    but then I assumed you'd leave your
    high-society status behind to take this seriously.
[18:49] ---
    I really thought we'd
    climb to the top together.
[18:53] ---
    What "Give me your life"!
[18:54] ---
    I don't have the time to
    play house with a rich girl!
[18:59] ---
    If one person quits, Ave
    Mujica is over, right?
[19:03] ---
    That's…
[19:04] ---
    Huh? How did it come to this?
[19:06] ---
    Calm down…
[19:08] ---
    I am calm.
[19:09] ---
    She did say it, didn't she?
[19:10] ---
    Yes, you did.
[19:12] ---
    If I hadn't said it back then…
[19:14] ---
    Uika-chan, you are always lying.
[19:16] ---
    Didn't you say it was because you
    wanted to stay with Sakiko-chan?
[19:21] ---
    That's why we don't have to disband!
[19:31] ---
    I don't want that, I don't want it!
[19:32] ---
    Absolutely not!
[19:33] ---
    We absolutely won't disband!
[19:34] ---
    A band is about playing music
    together and destinies becoming one!
[19:37] ---
    Our mission is none other than
    to show our audience a dream!
[19:43] ---
    Now is the time to determine
    the true value of the band!
[19:46] ---
    Sakiko-chan, isn't Mujica the only
    thing you have left in this world?!
[19:54] ---
    Sooner or later…
[19:56] ---
    only a few bands can last forever.
[19:58] ---
    Why?!
[19:59] ---
    Why are we even talking about disbanding?!
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    How did it come to this?!
[20:03] ---
    Didn't I say it already?
[20:04] ---
    After I told you to "take
    care of Sakiko-chan,"
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    didn't you smile happily?!
[20:12] ---
    Didn't we talk about using
    everyone's strengths
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    to make Mujica even better?!
[20:17] ---
    Why...
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    Even Umiri-chan said,
[20:20] ---
    "If Mujica could become a place I
    can call home, that would be great."
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    You've got it wrong.
[20:26] ---
    What "wrong"?!
[20:27] ---
    Why are you in Mujica in the first place?
[20:33] ---
    When you acted as a doll...
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    Honestly, it scared me to
    the point of trembling.
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    Even though I knew there were no strings,
[20:39] ---
    I saw the strings pulled tight and then snap.
[20:44] ---
    Even though I felt frustrated,
[20:46] ---
    I realized that this is what
    true genius looks like.
[20:51] ---
    You shouldn't belong here.
[20:52] ---
    Why?!
[20:53] ---
    Why would you be mean to me?!
[20:55] ---
    Is it because I can't play the guitar?
[20:57] ---
    Say something!
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    Nobody's leaving, right?!
[21:03] ---
    We'll stay together as a band, right?!
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    Sakiko-chan!
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    Uika-chan!
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    Umiri-chan!
[21:13] ---
    How could this happen...
[21:15] ---
    The despair brought by silence
    took over her entirely.
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    The silence proclaimed the end of everything.
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    The moon sinks into the earth.
[23:04] ---
    Stop talking…!
[23:05] ---
    Our fleeting lives end here.
[23:08] ---
    Why would you say something like that?!
[23:10] ---
    The dolls no longer exist.
[23:12] ---
    But I'm still here!
[23:14] ---
    With tonight's masquerade…
[23:16] ---
    Stop! Don't say it!
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    We announce the curtain call of Ave Mujica.
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    NOーー!!!