The curtain rises on the final scene of the play, and Haruki continues his soliloquy. He tells the audience that he feels that the show is "beyond what I'd hoped for" and that he wants them to "remain unsatisfied" until the final curtain call. Haruki says that he and his old staff have been performing overseas for ten years, and he wants to show off their talent. He says he's not ready to "give in" to old age, but that he'd like to "step out into new territory" and show off the "yoling japanese talent." Haruki asks the audience if they're planning on going back home, and they all agree that they are. They also agree that Haruki is "much like her" , but Haruki doesn't think it's his looks or his skills that make him like her, but "something else" that makes him resemble her. "At first glance," Haruki tells us, "you seem like a strong person, you have confidence, you understand others, you support them -- but you never take any complaints yourself, and you always rely on anyone." He says that when they worked together, Haruki asked her something, but she didn't know what it was. "She just thought that she had a deep, secret pain," he says, "and Haruki so you have been worry-ing about me -- but I have no deeper pain." He adds that he is happy right now, because he feels like he can "live as myself" for the play. He also tells us that the play's star, saki, has already sold out, and that people are crowding into the theater to see Haruki break into a new territory. "If you get a reputation , push on ahead -- saki hey!" Haruki exclaims. He's sorry that he said that Izana's death "was