Audience Member
Look at this! Kathrina-san in the pamphlet, she's so beautiful...gorgeous.

Audience Member
Hey, don't show me! I'm the type who wants to treasure the live experience!!

Kathrina
(There are...a lot of audience members. Well, of course. After Les Misérables, they have high expectations.)

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?

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...!

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

Kathrina
A stage where everyone's cooperating, I have to make it successful. I can't repeat that failure again...

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

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

Actor B
You're ruining the stage!

Kathrina
It's different from that time, haah...I'll prove it...haah, haah...

Kathrina
(Why...I can't breathe...I was fine during rehearsals, so why now...)

Kathrina
(I've changed! I can't fail like that again...why...why won't my legs move?)

Kathrina
Haah, haah...haah, haah...

Kathrina
(My chest hurts, I can't think straight...why, why is this happening...)

Yae
Kathrina-san~? The costume crew is calling for you. Oh my, Kathrina-san...?

Kathrina
Ah...Niizuma, I-I understand...I'll go...now.

Yae
Kathrina-san...your face is pale. Are you okay...?

Kathrina
I-I'm fine. I'm fine, so...

Yae
(Kathrina-san, you're thinking about what happened in Germany after all......!)

Yae
Kathrina-san!

Kathrina
Eek!? W-What!? Why are you holding my hand...?

Yae
Your face was pale, so I thought I'd warm you up. Ehehe, your hands are cold, Kathrina-san.

Kathrina
Y-Yes...

Yae
Sorry if I'm wrong. Could it be you remembered what happened in Germany...am I right?

Kathrina
...Yes. For everyone who's cooperating, I have to make it successful, and yet I...

Yae
There's nothing strange about it. I think past trauma probably isn't something you can forget so easily.

Yae
Even if you've grown since you failed, I think there are times when you remember and your legs freeze up.

Kathrina
Niizuma...

Yae
Kathrina-san, why are you working hard as an actor right now?

Kathrina
Huh...?

Yae
I'm working hard to stand on stage with Hiiragi-san. ...I told you that before, Kathrina-san, didn't I?

Yae
So this time, I want to hear from you, Kathrina-san. Why have you been working hard as an actor until now?

Kathrina
I...to become an actor who can stand alongside Mama and Papa.

Yae
That's a wonderful goal. I'm sure Kathrina-san can achieve it. The current Kathrina-san is a better actor than when you first joined.

Kathrina
Is that...so?

Yae
Yes, it is! So this stage isn't about proving yourself...it's a debut!

Kathrina
A debut...?

Yae
Yes, it's a performance to show everyone the Kathrina-san who's different from back then, finally performing Cinderella!

Yae
So you don't need to be so tense. Kathrina-san, you can perform the lead role just as you are.

Yae
Back then, Kathrina-san told me we'd make this stage successful to fulfill my dream too, right?

Yae
To fulfill Kathrina-san's dream too, let's make this stage...a success! Together!

Kathrina
Niizuma...

Kathrina
(Her hands are warm. ...Probably a warmth the old me would never have felt.)

Kathrina
(That's...right. I don't need to be anxious, the current me is clearly different from the old me.)

Kathrina
(Unlike the old me, the current me has everyone at Sirius. I'm different from when I thought there were only enemies.)

Kathrina
...Heh heh, I'm sorry. What was I getting anxious about all by myself?

Yae
I'm glad I could cast a smile spell on you.

Kathrina
Yes. ...Thank you, fairy godmother.

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...!"

Audience Member
Beautiful...

Ramona
Kathrina...you overcame your past! Thank goodness...truly, thank goodness!

Ramona
Chris...! Chris...?

Christina
What's with that?

Christina
If she can do acting like that...I wanted to see it back then...on the same stage.

Ramona
Chris...yes, you're right.

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Pub: 03 Nov 2025 17:55 UTC

Edit: 05 Nov 2025 10:55 UTC

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