That Wish, I'll Grant It For You!

The Truth About the Wizard of Oz

Iroha
(I haven't told grandmother and the others about the performance of 'The Wizard of Oz' yet...... so it's hard to use the Senju family rehearsal space......)

Iroha
(For now, I'll read the script in my room)

Kaname
The Wizard of Oz, Senju Iroha.

Iroha
(My role is...... the Wizard of Oz......)

Iroha
'I am...... the great and terrible Oz. But don't strike me. Please. If you do that, I'll grant any wish you have.'

Iroha
Dorothy and the others stare at the man with expressions of shock and disappointment...... 'I thought Oz was the possessor of a great brain.'

Iroha
'I thought Oz was a lovely lady.' 'I thought Oz was a terrible beast.' 'I thought Oz was a ball of fire......'

Iroha
'No, that's not right. The Wizard of Oz was just for show. ......I'm just an ordinary human being.'

Iroha
......!

Iroha
(The Wizard Oz who appears in 'The Wizard of Oz' wasn't really a wizard......)

Iroha
(Oz, just an ordinary human who can't use magic...... The one playing that role is me......――)

Iroha
(Me...... just an ordinary human who can't use a Sense......)

Iroha
I don't have a Sense like you do, big sister. You don't understand my feelings.

Iroha
......I wish I had a Sense like you do, big sister.

Iroha
Please don't put on that kind face when you don't know anything.

Iroha
......Sigh......

Iroha
(In the end, I'm...... always envying someone, thinking that I'm inferior because I can't use a Sense...... My sister, and then......)

Iroha
(Mito-chan too. Even though she's a precious best friend...... Even though I should love her...... To think I'm thinking things like this)

Iroha
......'You are a very bad man,' says Dorothy.

Iroha
(As I thought, he gets blamed for lying. ......Of course. He deceived everyone, after all)

Iroha
'I am, as I said, no great Wizard. But if you come here tomorrow morning, I'll stuff your head with brains.'

Iroha
And then, Oz says he'll give courage to the Lion...... a heart to the Tin Woodman, and he'll think of a way for Dorothy to return home......

Iroha
(Even though everyone called him a liar, even though he came to a country he didn't know and must have had a hard time......)

Iroha
(Oz tries to grant Dorothy and the others' wishes as promised......)

Iroha
(......I can't stay like this either. If I keep envying everyone, I'll keep becoming a worse and worse person)

Iroha
(Senju Iroha, who doesn't have a Sense...... Even someone like me can surely play this role!)

Iroha
(I was chosen in the audition for a main role, after all...... I need to face the role properly and perform well!)

Iroha
I'll do my best to be like the Wizard of Oz...... so I can guide Mito-chan and the others! Yeah!

Iroha
(And now that I think about it, to be able to stand on the same stage as my best friend Mito-chan, and on top of that, to play a role where I can guide Mito-chan)

Iroha
(Isn't that a very, very happy thing! If I ask for too much, I'll surely be punished!)

Iroha
......Yeah, it's okay. I'm the Wizard of Oz...... Even without a Sense, it's okay...... I can perform just like everyone else......

Iroha
It's okay...... It's okay...... Because Mito-chan and everyone in Denki are here for me......

Iroha
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Pub: 23 Feb 2026 10:57 UTC

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