Kokona
"You finished cleaning? Hah, there's no way you finished so quickly. You two, go check for me."

Panda
"Geez, Mother, you work us so hard..."

Chisa
"Cinderella, what's this? Look, here! If I run my finger over it, there's still dust!!!"

Kathrina
"O-Onee-sama? It doesn't look like there's any dust..."

Panda
"Be quiet!!! If we say there's dust, then there's dust! Really, such a slow and stupid child! Right, Mother?"

Kokona
"Indeed, I'd like to see her mother's face. Ohohohoho!!!"

Yae
"Kind hearted Cinderella. So you can go to the ball, I'll cast a spell on you. There!"

Yae
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!"

Kathrina
"Oh my...what a beautiful dress...! And look, the shoes are glass...!"

Kathrina
"Am I still sleeping? It really is like a dream."

Kathrina
"...Ah, my wonderful dream has come true."

Kathrina
......

Kathrina
(Next is the scene where Cinderella realises it's almost midnight and, in her rush to descend the stairs, forgets her shoe.)

Kathrina
(The scene where I failed in Germany...)

Shizuka
"W-Wait! You don't have to rush so much...! I want to talk with you more! I want to be with you!"

Kathrina
"I feel...the same way. But I'm sorry. I have to go home now...!"

Kathrina
"Ah...it will soon be midnight! The clock hand will reach the top! The magic will break...this fun dream will end here."

Kathrina
"Before I return to my original self, before I go back to being Cinderella in dirty clothes, I have to go home...!"

Kathrina
(I said it...?)

Kathrina
(I said...the lines. I did it, I did it!)

Kathrina
(It's okay now...all that's left is the actual performance.)

Noa
I've confirmed the flow for the actual performance. ...No problems.

Noa
Rest up today for the performance. Dismissed.

Everyone
Thank you very much!

Shizuka
Good work, Kathrina. You performed solidly until the end. That's great.

Kathrina
Yes...I'm relieved myself.

Panda
Hm...? Oshizu-chan, have you ever been worried about Katorin's acting before?

Yae
Right, when she practiced with me on my own time, she was stable and actually led me...

Kokona
Yeah yeah! She was practicing hard the whole time, and she read through the acting books thoroughly too!

Chisa
But I get it. Until you go through the rehearsal together, you worry...right?

Shizuka
Y-Yes. That's part of it, but...

Kathrina
...I haven't told everyone. It's fine, can I have you listen for a bit?

Shizuka
Kathrina...are you sure?

Kathrina
I am, rather there's no reason not to tell you. We're Sirius comrades...right?

Kathrina
I thought it might become noise if I talked during character building, but since the rehearsal was successful, I wanted to talk about it.

Kathrina
Otherwise, I'd still be turning away from my past, I think.

Kokona
Your past...?

Kathrina
When I was in Germany...when I still belonged to the same troupe as Mona-san. Back then I...was impatient to become an actor worthy of being Mama's daughter.

Kathrina
I thought everyone around me was an enemy, and hurt the comrades I was supposed to create the stage with. ...Even so, I was the one who destroyed the stage.

Kathrina
The program at that time was...'Cinderella'. I...was the lead.

Kathrina
A glass slipper broke behind me, my Sense stopped, and I couldn't get my lines out.

Kokona
That's like...when we performed 'The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter' right after you joined...

Kathrina
Right...that time, thanks to you being there, Kokona, I was able to continue acting.

Kathrina
Let me say it again, thank you so much.

Kathrina
The old me was terrible. ...But now I'm different. After meeting all of you, I've changed...I think.

Kathrina
This time, I was chosen as the lead again. That's why I'll prove it. That I've overcome the failure I made back then...that I've overcome my past.

Kokona
Kathrina-chan...right, let's absolutely make it successful!

Panda
That's right! Katorin, I caused you trouble during 'Peter Pan'! This time it's our turn to help!

Chisa
Yeah, you're not alone, Kathrina.

Chisa
Even if Kathrina forgets her lines, I'll keep the scene going. Like flowing somen noodles...you know?

Panda
Stop with that smug face like you said something clever, Sassu! And don't say such inauspicious things!

Yae
Kathrina-san has definitely changed. Compared to when you first joined, not just in acting ability but as an actor too.

Yae
So it will definitely work out. Let's make it a great stage...!

Kathrina
Everyone...

Shizuka
Heh heh, it was just like I said before, wasn't it? That it's give and take.

Kathrina
That's why I told you before, didn't I? That I believe in you!

Performance Day――

Audience Member
Cinderella following Les Misérables! Ahh, I'm so excited~!

Audience Member
The lead, she's the one who played Javert in Les Mis, right? She has such a wide range of expression...I'm glad I was able to buy an opening day ticket!

Ramona
Heh heh, Sirius's stage this time is lively. ...Still, 'Cinderella', huh.

Ramona
(The same program as back then, and with Kathrina as the lead. Will you be okay...Kathrina?)

Ramona
Hm...? Chris...!?

Christina
Huh, R...Ramo!?

Ramona
What, Chris, you came to watch!

Christina
...Not really. I heard a certain someone was going to stand on stage with the same program and role as back then. I just felt like coming, so I came to watch.

Ramona
I-I see...Chris, Kathrina is...!

Christina
You don't need to say it all. I finished talking with her about that time before. I'm not thinking things like hoping she fails.

Christina
Rather, the opposite...she's changed from back then, right? Then I won't allow a failure like that time.

Christina
Speaking of which, I have to see Kathrina Griebel's 'Cinderella'...or my ticket money would be wasted.

Ramona
Chris...heh heh, I see. I'm looking forward to the opening.

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Pub: 03 Nov 2025 17:55 UTC

Edit: 05 Nov 2025 10:45 UTC

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