Kaname
I'm starting the auditions. First, the Lion.

Kaname
...Next is the Wizard of Oz. Alright, Iroha, you're up.

Iroha
Yes!

Iroha
..."I am the Great and Terrible Oz. Who are you? Why have you come to see me?"

Denki Troupe Members
(Whoa! Iroha-san is amazing! She's totally like a witch!)

Kamira
(Oz acting intimidating so no one finds out he's human...Irocchi's really nailing it~.)

Towa
(Look at Iroha go.)

Iroha
"You cannot see your uncle and aunt until the Wicked Witch is dead. The Witch is wicked...terribly wicked...she must be killed.'

Iroha
"Now go. Do not think to see me again until the witch is dead."

Mito
(Iroha-chan is amazing...! Mito has to work hard too...so I can stand on the same stage...!)

Kaname
Alright next, Iroha. Try doing Dorothy.

Iroha
Yes...! "Please, good witch. I want to go back to my uncle and aunt. I'm sure they're worried about me."

Mito
(Iroha-chan's Dorothy...it's gotten even better than the other day. So cheerful and straightforward...the kind you can't help but cheer for...)

Tsubomi
(Senju, quite good...wonderful acting that doesn't make you feel the presence or absence of a Sense.)

Iroha
"Come, let's go to the Emerald City! I must ask the Great Oz how to get home!"

Kaname
Yes, thank you. Alright, last one, Mito.

Mito
Y-Yes...!

Mito
...Phew...

Mito
"Please, good witch. I want to go back to my uncle and aunt. I'm sure they're worried about me."

Iroha
!

Towa
(Whoa...this is a formidable opponent.)

Tsubomi
(Oh...!)

Kamira
(Wait, seriously...that's Mitorin...?)

Kaname
"Then you must go to the Emerald City. Oz might be able to help you."

Mito
"Oz...? Is he a good person?"

Kaname
"He is a great wizard. He lives in the Emerald City. He is more powerful than any other witch or wizard."

Iroha
(Mito-chan...)

Mito
"Look, Toto! These silver shoes fit me perfectly! Even on a long journey, these surely won't wear out."

Mito
"Come, let's go to the Emerald City! I must ask the Great Oz how to get home!"

Iroha
...I wish I had a Sense like my sister. ...Why don't I...

Kamira
Irocchi? ...What's wrong? Are you feeling sick?

Iroha
N-No...I'm fine.

Kaname
Okay! You can finish up.

Mito
T-Thank you so much...!

Kamira
Great work~! That was amazing, Mitorin!

Tsubomi
Indeed. Anyone could see that was truly Dorothy.

Towa
After seeing something like that, I can't compete. Even I have to throw in the towel this time.

Mito
R-Really...?

Iroha
Yes, it was really amazing! Mito-chan!

Mito
Iroha-chan...thank you. But Mito thinks Iroha-chan...suits the role of Dorothy better.

Iroha
Ah...

Iroha
Ehehe...thank you.

Mito
...?

Mito
Iroha-chan...?

Kaname
Sorry to be so sudden, but...the casting has been decided. I'll announce it.

Kaname
First, the Cowardly Lion, Motosu Towa.

Towa
The Lion, huh. Okay.

Kaname
The Scarecrow seeking wisdom, Akiru Kamira.

Kamira
Oh, alright, I'll do my best!

Kaname
The Tin Woodman, Nekoashi Tsubomi.

Tsubomi
Understood.

Kaname
The Wizard of Oz, Senju Iroha.

Iroha
Yes...

Kaname
And Dorothy is...Shiromaru Mito.

Mito
Ah...y-yes...!

Kamira
Ooh! So Mitorin really is Dorothy!

Towa
No surprise after seeing that performance~.

Tsubomi
An undisputed result.

Denki Troupe Members
"Shiromaru-san's acting was divine." "That's gonna be popular~. I'm totally supporting her." "Totally get it."

Iroha
...

Kaname
Alright, quiet down. I'll hand out the scripts for the actual performance.

Denki Troupe Members
Yes!

Iroha
(It's true...everyone could see how amazing Mito-chan's acting was. I was reminded of that once again.)

Iroha
("If I work earnestly like Dorothy, someday I'll be able to use magic and shine." That's what I thought when I was little. And even now...)

Iroha
(That dream should have been shattered long ago...but I was still being naive.)

Iroha
(Not only that, but to think I'd harbor such bad feelings towards my dear friend Mito-chan.)

Iroha
(The words I said when I was a child, when I was jealous of my sister... "...You don't understand my feelings, Onee-chan.")

Iroha
(Because of my words, I made my sister carry the burden of the Senju family.)

Iroha
(If I said those words to Mito-chan and ended up hurting her too...)

Iroha
(My precious friend...if I did something like that, I could never forgive myself...)

Iroha
(Maybe I...don't deserve to be Mito-chan's friend.)

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Pub: 20 Jan 2026 21:14 UTC

Edit: 21 Jan 2026 10:27 UTC

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