The Cowardly Lion Becomes King of the Forest

Unable to Sit Still

Towa
(Iroha's seemed kinda off lately...... She's always been super into rehearsals, but things feel a bit awkward with Mito too)

Towa
(Iroha has this bad habit of shouldering everything alone. It was the same when she played Luluc before......)

Towa
(She's probably rehearsing early and overdoing it anyway, so I should show up a bit early today at least)

Towa
Sigh...... Geez, she's such a handful.

Towa
(For me to arrive earlier than rehearsal time...... If Tsubomi or someone saw me, she'd probably say something like "A sign of the apocalypse!")

Tsubomi
Oh my, is that...... Motosu? How unusual, you're quite early, aren't you.

Towa
Ugh. Speak of the devil...... Though she didn't say apocalypse.

Kamira
Huh? Morning, Towa, senpai! What what? That's an unusual combo this early in the morning?

Towa
Morning. I mean, it's weird for me to say this, but aren't you two early too?

Tsubomi
Good morning. ......That's our line, Motosu. What's gotten into you today? Could it be...... a sign of the apocalypse!?

Kamira
Nah nah, it just means Towa's getting serious! But still, starting rehearsal early, that's super admirable!

Kamira
Actually, I couldn't sit still after the audition ended either. I just kinda ended up coming to rehearse early~.

Tsubomi
I see...... So Motosu has finally gotten motivated as well......

Tsubomi
Splendid, Motosu! Let us aim for greater heights together and encourage each other!

Towa
Hehe...... Well yeah~. Sometimes even I get down to business, you know?

Towa
(I just came because I'm worried about Iroha, but...... I don't mind being praised)

Towa
(Anyway, I'll just keep up this serious and super admirable act. If it gets annoying, I can just take a break whenever)

Towa
(More importantly...... The problem is Iroha)

Kamira
......And so, when I read the original work, 'The Wizard of Oz' was surprisingly deep, you know.

Kamira
Like, you know how isekai reincarnation stuff is popular now? They were doing reincarnation stories way back then, cutting edge! Like that!

Tsubomi
Hmm, to be precise, it's isekai transportation. Dorothy didn't die and come back to life, she moved while still alive.

Tsubomi
But I never thought of it that way. As expected of Akiru. Your perspective is always interesting and thought-provoking.

Kamira
Oh, senpai praised me! I'm happy, but it's kinda embarrassing~.

Towa
Isekai transportation, huh.

Towa
If it were modern times, would it be something like 'About How When Dorothy Went to the Land of Oz, She Ended Up Forming a Party with the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Lion'?

Kamira
That could totally happen~! But the title's way too long, it's crazy! Super funny!

Iroha
Why......! Why did you do something like that?!!

Kamira & Tsubomi
!?

Towa
(Could it be......)

Kamira
Wasn't that Iro-cchi's voice just now? I wonder what happened......

Tsubomi
Yes...... Let's calmly go check on things. Motosu, Akiru, we're going in.

Towa & Kamira
Yeah.

Iroha
The one who was chosen was Mito-chan.........That's the answer......

Iroha
And yet, to give up a role like that...... And for someone like me...... I absolutely think that's wrong!

Iroha
Even if I could become Dorothy...... I don't want to become Dorothy through that kind of process!!!!

Mito
......!!!

Towa
Huh......?

Towa
(What's this...... What's going on here......?)

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Pub: 23 Feb 2026 16:14 UTC

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