| Homare | Well, well… What theme should I choose for my column… |
| Turning over a new leaf, new horizon, challenge… |
| (...Now that I think about it, ever since I joined this theater troupe, I’ve been doing all kinds of things to help me perfect my roles.) |
| (In the first place, I joined this troupe because I had zero experience in acting.) |
| ...That’s it! I should do something that I've never done before! |
| Izumi | Homare-san? |
| Homare | Oh, welcome home, director-kun. |
| Izumi | You seem to be having fun. |
| Homare | I have found a nice idea for my work. |
| Izumi | By work, you mean the column-thingy you previously talked about? |
| Homare | Yes. I feel like I can write a piece that is more excellent, marvelous and innovative than ever before. |
| Izumi | I’m looking forward to that. Please let me read your piece once you finish writing it. |
| Homare | Sure thing! |
| Manager | Director, you got a call from Edo Park’s staff! |
| Izumi | Ah, okay! Homare-san, good luck with your work. |
| Homare | Now… I need to come up with the details… |
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| Izumi | ...Hmm. |
| Tsuzuru | This is bad… |
| Muku | What happened? |
| Izumi | The people from Edo Park contacted us this afternoon, and… |
| As I’ve told you before, we will perform in the Edo Castle. But I just found out that the theme of the play would be “Inner Palace.” |
| Yuki | By inner palace, you mean the place where Shogun’s wife and court ladies reside? That one place where a battle usually ensues between those women? |
| Azami | So… are we all going to crossdress? |
| Sakyo | Crossdressing… |
| Itaru | No way… |
| Izumi | Sorry, I should have confirmed with them from the start… It’s too late to reject the offer by this point… |
| Itaru | ...Well, it’s not like this is my first time crossdressing. My sister forced me to do it several times in the past. I’ll just think of this as a consort cosplay. |
| Sakyo | ...You mean, think of this as a way to learn how to play female roles, right? |
| Azami | And it’s not like we will ever perform something like this again, anyway. Let’s just do it as part of our job. |
| Muku | T-That’s right! I’m a little bit worried, though…! |
| Izumi | (Thank goodness…! They aren’t really against it. However…) |
| If we’re going to perform a play about the inner palace, four people aren’t enough… |
| Tsuzuru | You have a point. Inner palace is usually bustling with people, so we need around 2 or 3 people more. |
| Juza | ...Can’t be helped, then. I’ll join the play. |
| Banri | Haaah? Who the fuck want to see ya crossdress? We ain’t doin’ some comedy show. |
| Juza | The fuck did ya just say? |
| Omi | There, there. But well… if we think about it calmly, me and Juza aren’t suitable for the roles. |
| Juza | … |
| Guy | Then, I shallーー. |
| Azami | Guy-san is also a no-go. |
| Guy | …I’m sorry, I couldn’t be any of help. It’s such a shame. |
| Tsumugi | Crossdressing is surely not an easy task… |
| Homare | ーーOh my? Why the long face, everyone? What’s the matter? |
| Izumi | It’s about the request from Edo Park. We just found out that the theme of the play will be “Inner Palace”, and that the members have to crossdress. We’re having troubles deciding who will take part right now… |
| Homare | Crossdress… That’s it! |
| Izumi | Homare-san…? |
| Homare | I have never gotten the chance to play a woman up until now. This is a challenge! |
| Director-kun, let me take part in this play. Ah, right. If possible, I want to take on the role of Shogun’s official wife! |
| Itaru | Homare-san’s consort cosplay, huh… |
| Azami | Well, he’ll turn into a beauty, I must say. I don’t have any problems with it. |
| Tsuzuru | Sorry, Tsukioka-san… but can you make some time for this? |
| Tsumugi | Me? |
| Tsuzuru | You once mentioned you wanted to take on female roles, right? |
| I think you’ll look good in kimono, and it’s easier for me to imagine what kind of story I should write. ...But it must be hard for you to make some time, right? |
| Tsumugi | ...Thanks, Tsuzuru-kun. |
| Director, I’ll participate in the play. |
| Izumi | But is your part-time work going to be alright? |
| Tsumugi | I couldn’t refuse when Tsuzuru-kun asked me like that. I’ll ask my students to adjust the schedule. |
| Kazunari | Whoa, awesome! Y’all gonna be crossdressing! Take some photos for us pwease! |
| Itaru | I refuse. |
| Sakyo | Next, we need someone to play the Shogun. |
| Izumi | The Shogun role doesn’t require you to crossdress, so we have a lot of members who can play him. |
| Muku | I think it’ll be better to choose someone who’s taller than the princesses, though. |
| Azami | Homare-san is the tallest among us now, so someone who is taller than him will be… |
| Muku | Ah, looks like someone has just returned home! |
| Itaru | Looking at the time, it must be… |
| Chikage | I’m home. |
| Itaru | I knew it. Lmao. |
| Kazunari | Perfect timing, Chikachon! |
| Homare | Chikage-kun playing the Shogun, huh… It’s a good idea. As Shogun’s official wife, I approve of him. |
| Muku | To top it off, he’s taller than Arisu-san. He’s perfect for the role! |
| Chikage | ...What are you talking about? |
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| Inner palace, huh… |
| Izumi | (He seems to have mixed feelings about this... I mean, that’s to be expected. Chikage-san is bad with women, after all…) |
| You must be busy with work at the end of the year, right? If you can’t, we will look for… |
| Chikage | I’m in. |
| Izumi | Huh? |
| Chikage | I don’t have to crossdress if I play the Shogun. Besides, I’ll have an excuse to skip the year-end party. |
| Yuki | He has the same motive as Elite Swindler. |
| Tsuzuru | ...Salarymen must have it hard, huh. |
| Itaru | Can’t wait to see you wear chonmage[1], senpai. |
| Chikage | I also look forward to see you crossdress. |
| Homare | Crossdressing as consorts at the Edo Park, huh… I look forward to see what kind of experience I will have there. |
