Muku | Phew… |
Citron | You’re under arrest! You’re under arrest! |
Muku | Whoa! You surprised me right there…! |
Citron | Sorry, I’ve unintentionally pretended to be Shinsegumi! |
Muku | Fufu, Citron-sama looks cool as Shinsegumi! |
Citron | What are you reading, Muku? |
Muku | The new issue of a shojo manga! It came out just recently. |
| It’s a very romantic story that centers around royalty. It follows the protagonist whose fiance is actually her first love. |
Citron | … |
Muku | ...Citron-sama? |
Citron | Oops, sorry! It’s nothing. |
Muku | Speaking of which, did you decide to stop sporting that hairdo from before, Citron-sama? |
Citron | That hair extension actually suits my fancy… |
| But since no one is surprised by that anymore, it doesn’t feel new. So I took it off. |
Muku | I see. |
Citron | Now that it has come to this, I’ll have someone else put that on instead. For instance… |
| … |
Muku | ? |
| |
Izumi | I’m home. |
Tsuzuru | Welcome back. Dinner’s ready. |
Izumi | Thanks! Whoa, it looks tasty today too! |
Citron | You’re back, Director? |
Izumi | Yup, I just got back. |
Citron | ...Are you prepared? |
Izumi | Huh? I… I guess…? I don’t know what you’re talking about, though. |
Citron | Come on!! |
Muku | W-Welcome home. |
Izumi | Eh!? Muku-kun…!? |
Citron | Our prank was a big success! |
Tsuzuru | Huh!? What’s with that? |
Citron | I have Muku put on the freebies I got the other day! |
Muku | On, on second thought, this is surely embarrassing…! |
Citron | No, you’re fine! It looks incredibly great on you! |
| My addiction is never wrong! |
Tsuzuru | It should be prediction, not addiction. |
Izumi | You really look like a girl. |
Tsuzuru | Yeah, indeed… I’ve been considering this since the inner palace play, but maybe I’ll have you take on female roles in future plays. |
| *bell rings* |
Citron | Hm? Who came? |
Izumi | Maybe a courier? |
Tsuzuru | At this time? I’ll go greet them for now. |
Izumi | For real, though… you look so great in this that you don’t look weird at all. |
Muku | Sho-should I be happy about this… |
Citron | Obviously! You’re very cute! Lemme hug you, pretty Muku! |
Muku | Ci-Citron-sama…! |
Izumi | (Ahaha, they sure are close.) |
Tsuzuru | Hey, hold on! What on Earth are you--. |
Izumi | ? Tsuzuru-kun? |
| *door opens* |
??? | ...Citronia-sama! |
Izumi | !? |
| |
??? | … |
Citron | … |
Guy | … |
Izumi | Uhhh, alright, they all have left so please tell us what’s your business here… |
Leila | ...My name is Leila. |
| Just as I mentioned earlier, I came from the Kingdom of Zahra. |
| I’m here to meet Citronia-sama… |
Izumi | (Leila-san… is very beautiful. Furthermore, she’s really fluent in Japanese.) |
| Ummm, can I ask what’s your relationship with Citron-kun…? |
Leila | ...I’m Citronia-sama’s fiancee. |
Izumi | !? |