Kathrina
Niizuma...!?

Yae
Kathrina-san! Ah, I'm sorry...are you going to use the stage...?

Kathrina
No, it's fine. I was just about to head back to the dorm.

Kathrina
Rather, I'm the one who should apologise. I interrupted your practice, didn't I?

Yae
Not at all...please don't apologise, Kathrina-san.

Yae
In Cinderella, the fairy godmother is the major catalyst for Cinderella meeting the prince.

Yae
It's such an important role that I couldn't sit still...so I was just practicing on my own, please don't worry about it.

Kathrina
Niizuma, you're the same as always...as expected.

Kathrina
(Among us, Niizuma is the only one who's already a Dai Star.)

Kathrina
(Including this stage, but even after becoming a Dai Star...no, even before that, Niizuma rarely loses her composure, right?)

Kathrina
(It's like she hardly ever wavers.)

Kathrina
(What kind of mindset would you need to be like that...? I'm curious.)

Kathrina
(Right now it's just Niizuma and me...maybe I should ask about what I've been curious about.)

Kathrina
Um, Niizuma. There's something I've been curious about for a while-can I ask you...?

Yae
Ah, yes! Of course.

Kathrina
Niizuma, you're a Dai Star...right? I want to know the reason you're working hard during Horoscope Season.

Yae
Huh...?

Kathrina
Ah, no...if that came out sounding bad, I'm sorry.

Kathrina
Um, Niizuma became a Dai Star before the rest of us, and you rarely lose your composure, right?

Kathrina
I thought it might be helpful to know what kind of mindset you have toward theatre.

Yae
I see...my mindset toward theatre.

Yae
I don't know if it'll be helpful, but I...I'm aiming to be an actor who can stand on the same stage as Hiiragi-san.

Kathrina
With Hiiragi-san?

Yae
Right now, Hiiragi-san has stepped down from the stage to devote herself to management in order to produce a World Dai Star from Sirius, right?

Yae
So I thought that if I become a World Dai Star, maybe someday I'll be able to stand on stage with her and perform together...

Kathrina
(...It's the same as me.)

Kathrina
(The reason I'm working on theatre now. It's because I want to become an actor like Mama as Theresa Griebel's daughter.)

Kathrina
(And I think the same thing-that someday we could stand on the same stage...)

Kathrina
......

Kathrina
Then first, we need to make this stage successful. Since it's a stage that World Theatre League judges will be watching.

Yae
Yes! That's right!

Kathrina
So then, if you'd like, would you do a read through with me? The scene where the fairy godmother casts a spell on Cinderella.

Kathrina
That's the part you were practicing just now, right? I want to see your fairy godmother performance and think about various acting plans too.

Yae
Really!? I'd love to rehearse together! ...Ah, but you were about to go back to the dorm, weren't you?

Yae
Um, if you're being considerate, I'm fine...

Kathrina
No, that's fine now.

Yae
Huh...?

Kathrina
After hearing what you said, I want to rehearse with you right now too.

Kathrina
Besides...the fairy godmother is working hard. I thought I wanted to aim to be a Cinderella worthy of having a spell cast on her.

Yae
Kathrina-san...

Yae
Then, let's start from the scene where Cinderella and the witch first meet-

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Pub: 05 Nov 2025 19:30 UTC

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