Sumiaki Raida/Plot

2.5D Stage Play Arc
After acquiring the rights for the Tokyo Blade Manga, created by Samejima Abiko, a mangaka, Raida Sumiaki announced to Masaya Kaburagi, a well-connected producer, that a 2.5D stage-play adaptation of the popular manga would be in the works. The purpose of meeting with Kaburagi is that he is well-connected and capable of pulling cast members vital for the play. Kaburagi's assistance, a sizeable budget, materials, partnership with Lala Lai Theatrical Company, and backstage crew all were positive for Raida and the prospects of a successful stage-play. Once the cast members set in stone, especially ecstatic seeing that Kana Arima and Akane Kurokawa, who were rivals, were a part of the play, Raida personally oversaw the progress of the stage-play alongside Kindaichi Toshirou, Company Representative of Lala Lai Theatrical Company.

Progress went smoothly as time passed by. Despite conflicts of schedules between cast members and discussions of script changes due to underdeveloped characters' arcs, things went according to plan. Unfortunately, progress stopped when Samejima Abiko and her companion, Yoriko Kichijouji, the mangaka behind Sweet Today, came to see how the stage-play played out. Disaster struck as Abiko requested a script revision lest she'd not approve the stage-play, despite admiring the talent of the performers.

Because of this, Raida and many other higher-ups worked around the clock to get a revised script ready on time. Abiko was very demanding and overtly rejected the many revisions -- disliking them to the point that she didn't want Goa, the scriptwriter, to be involved further in the play. Raida tried to console him as Abiko's negative sentiments dejected him.

Raida would cope by checking out the audience as they exit the theatre -- affecting his mood depending on their expressions after a stage play. He stumbled into Akane Kurokawa and Aqua Hoshino and stopped by them for a quick greeting. He talks briefly of the development hell the stage-play was at due to Abiko's stubborn interference. He trusted Goa's strengths as a scriptwriter and was firm in his stance that Abiko didn't understand the theaters' strengths and that Goa not be fired.

Thanks to Aqua's intervention, Abiko was given a ticket for a stage play at Smash Heaven for reference material. The news reached Raida -- He was surprised by her sudden visit and immediately accommodated her. Raida used this as an opportunity to negotiate with her regarding the script. On the condition that all parties must use collaboration tools to share text data in real-time and edit on the fly while communicating via video chat, Goa would remain as a scriptwriter and collaborate with Abiko. This collaboration played a relevant part in the stage-play success. Raida adored the looks of the audience as they exited the theater.