| Muku | Whoa…! the set looks really good! |
| Tsumugi | It looks like a real castle. |
| Azami | I’m sure our costume and makeup will shine even more in a set like this. |
| Sakyo | Hey, we’ve gotta confirmed our positions for the play. Let’s move. |
| Person in charge | Sorry to keep you waiting! I’m in charge of theーー. |
| ...H-Huh…? Umm… |
| Izumi | Thank you for entrusting this job to us. I’m Tachibana from MANKAI Company. |
| The people over here areーー. |
| Person in charge | MA, MANKAI Company? |
| Izumi | Huh? |
| Person in charge | You’re not from Hannari Company? |
| Itaru | ...Hannari Company? |
| Chikage | I don’t have a good feeling about this. |
| Izumi | Wh-what do you mean? |
| Person in charge | No, it’s just… I’m pretty sure we offered the job to female-only theater troupe “Hannari Company”... |
| Izumi | Eeeh!? |
| Sakyo | What’s the meaning of this? |
| Izumi | B-But we received a formal offer. I even stated that we’re MANKAI Company on the phone… |
| Person in charge | I wasn’t the one contacting you. It was another person… Looks like there have been some misunderstandings between the staff. |
| Izumi | Oh my God… |
| Azami | Does something like this often happen in a company? |
| Chikage | Well… normally, it doesn’t. |
| Izumi | But is it possible for us to still go onstage? We’ve prepared and rehearsed for this day. |
| Person in charge | I don’t mind, but… we’ve told the public that our show today will be filled with beauties playing gorgeous ladies of the inner palace. |
| We can’t show them that it’s actually a group of men crossdressing… |
| Izumi | … |
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| Person in charge | We deeply apologize for this. We will discuss this matter at the head office… |
| Izumi | We’ll be very grateful if we can still go onstage. It doesn’t matter even if we have to perform a different kind of play. |
| Person in charge | I hope so too. |
| Muku | What if we don’t get to go onstage… I’m sure it’s because I look like a tiny member of chindon'ya[1] as a girl… |
| Azami | It’s not particularly your fault, Muku-san. |
| Homare | He’s right, Muku-kun. You see, even a tiny member of chindon'ya is cute! |
| Tsumugi | ...How about we go somewhere and enjoy tea for now? |
| Izumi | I agree. Let’s take a little breーー. |
| Visitor A | Ah, so this is where the inner palace-themed play is gonna be held. |
| Visitor B | I’m so looking forward to it! |
| Izumi | ーー. |
| ...Umm, as I thought, will you allow us to continue with the performance? |
| Person in charge | Eh? |
| Izumi | Some people may be disappointed if they know that the performers are men in crossdress. |
| However… isn’t that better than making them disappointed because the play is canceled? |
| Person in charge | ...You have a point. In the first place, it was a mistake in our part… |
| Fine. You guys are going to perform as planned. |
| Izumi | Thank you…! |
| Person in charge | But I have one request. |
