Kathrina
Haah...haah...

Chris
That's because of the acting you did, isn't it? A stage can be destroyed by one person's performance. Don't tell me you forgot.

Kathrina
Haah...haah...

Kathrina
Huh...?

Kathrina
(My line is next...? I need to focus! Um, wait...what was it?)

Kathrina
Haah, haah, haah...!

Kathrina
(I can't use my Sense...? Why...? Where did my Sense go?)

Kathrina
(This is bad...bad! I need to say something...I have to say something...!)

Audience Member
Heh heh, what's that? That's Theresa Griebel's daughter?

Audience Member
What is this? What are we being shown here?

Actor A
Kathrina! Why did you stop singing!?

Actor B
You're ruining the stage!

Kathrina
...I...I...

Kathrina
Ah...! Haah...haah...haah...a dream, huh...

Kathrina
(That day again...I'm different from who I was that day. ...I should be.)

Shizuka
Is something troubling you?

Kathrina
Wah...! W-What...you were awake?

Shizuka
You were groaning next to me. I couldn't sleep because I was worried.

Kathrina
Yet Kokona seems to be sleeping soundly?

Kokona
Kathrina-chan...bath...don't use the towel...mumble mumble...no good...

Shizuka
That's because Kokona...falls asleep easily.

Shizuka
So, what were you having nightmares about?

Kathrina
Nothing...it's not that big a deal.

Shizuka
Really? ...The Kathrina I see doesn't look that way to me though?

Kathrina
...Haah, fine. I'll talk. There's no point hiding it from you two at this point anyway.

Shizuka
...I see, so when you were in Germany, you made a big mistake at the troupe you belonged to...right?

Kathrina
Yes, back then I was impatient to quickly become an actor like Mama. Honestly, it'd be a lie to say I'm not still impatient now.

Kathrina
But back then, I blamed my failures on everyone around me and kept lashing out. I hurt a lot of people.

Kathrina
But because I was the daughter of a World Dai Star...Mama's daughter, I was let off the hook. I had my Sense too.

Kathrina
The me back then...played the lead and failed spectacularly. Even though I said such terrible things to others, I was the one who destroyed the stage.

Kathrina
The program I was performing at that time was 'Cinderella'.

Shizuka
I see...so that's what it was.

Kathrina
Sorry for waking you up over something like this. I just had a nightmare about that time with the same program coming up.

Kathrina
I'm different now from who I was back then. Kokona, Shizuka, everyone at Sirius...I have comrades from the same troupe.

Kathrina
I'm not alone. Besides, it's not like I'll definitely be the lead like back then...

Shizuka
Heh heh, what's that?

Kathrina
Huh...?

Shizuka
The usual Kathrina would aim for the lead, wouldn't she?

Shizuka
Don't worry, it won't be like before. Because...even if you fail, we'll support you, Kathrina.

Shizuka
It's been that way up till now, and actually, there have been times when we were helped by you, Kathrina.

Shizuka
It's give and take. You said it yourself, didn't you-that we're comrades from the same troupe.

Shizuka
So, believe in us.

Kathrina
Shizuka...heh heh. ...I already do believe in you. But, thank you.

Shizuka
You're welcome. ...Still, I can't have you groaning next to me again, so shall I sleep next to you?

Kathrina
Haah...what are you grinning about? Stop teasing me.

Kokona
yawn Huh? Kathrina-chan? Shizuka-chan? What's going on?

Shizuka
Heh heh, nothing. Right, Kathrina?

Kathrina
That's right, nothing. Let's go to sleep. Kokona, Shizuka.

Kokona
Mmm...good night...

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Pub: 03 Nov 2025 17:53 UTC

Edit: 04 Nov 2025 21:39 UTC

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