| Izumi | *pants*... *pants*... *pants*... |
| (I ended up going ahead of them...) |
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| Yoiyama | “Leaving the Miyakoji where I have lived for a long time; But no matter how many days have passed since then, this journey to the East is still hardーー.” |
| Hatsuno | “Yoiyama-sama…” |
| Yoiyama | “No need to make that kind of face. This poem is a piece that is written by another person. In my heartーー.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “What’s the matter? I can hear what’s inside “your” heart.” |
| Izumi | (Homare-san…! Thank goodness. He barely made it in time…) |
| (The audience has also gotten into the world of the play…) |
| Murasakinomiya | “Now, it’s time to begin this storyーone that tells the love and hate inside the inner palace…” |
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| Narrator | “In the Sengoku era, there was a shogun who cared about nothing but his job, making his vassals anxious. Thus, they decided to bring over two beauties from different regions to the inner palace.” |
| “The two beauties were Murasakinomiya from the Imperial Court, and Yuuhime from the Military Family.” |
| “Along with their faithful attendants, Murasakinomiya and Yuuhime entered the battlefield in the inner palace.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “It’s been decided that the legal wife of the shogun will either be someone from the Imperial Court or the house of the imperial prince. Does the daughter of the barbaric Military Family not know this?” |
| Yuuhime | “Even though the daughters of the Military Family aren’t usually considered to be the shogun’s legal wife, there was one in the past. So you’re not very knowledgeable of the inner palace’s history, Miya-sama.” |
| Yoiyama | “How rude…!” |
| Kanashima | “Excuse me? YOU were the rude one here.” |
| Hatsuno | “Miya-sama, we shall go away! You will only get yourself dirty if you keep talking to these barbarians.” |
| Kuroyama | “Dirty, you say…? I didn’t know the people from Imperial Court are this stupid.” |
| Narrator | “Not only the daughters of Imperial Court and Military Family, but their respective attendants were also involved in this heated fight between the ladies.” |
| Audience A | Their impact was something else…! They look like real princesses and attendants. |
| Audience B | Fight between women got me excited! |
| Izumi | (Looks like the audience still thinks they’re girls…) |
| (With their detailed speech and gestures, they all have transformed into the princesses and the attendants in the inner palace…) |
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| Narrator | “As the shogun didn’t seem to take interest in either of them no matter what they did, the feud between Murasakinomiya and Yuuhime continued to heat up.” |
| “In the end, Shogun Ietoki got tired of seeing the ladies fight over and over again.” |
| Ietoki | “...That’s enough. I’m not interested in a princess who’s only beautiful and nothing else.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Ietoki-sama…” |
| Yuuhime | “I’m going to show you the art of wielding a naginata, then. Kuroyama, bring it in.” |
| Kuroyama | “Yes!” |
| Hatsuno | “Naginata… the daughter of Military Family sure is barbaric.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Fufu, let’s see what you’ve got.” |
| Yuuhime | “Thenーー.” |
| “Ha!” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Hey!?” |
| Yuuhime | “Ya!” |
| Hatsuno | “Watch out!” |
| Yoiyama | “Isn’t this dangerous, Yuuhime-sama!?” |
| Hatsuno | “Could it be, are you planning to take this chance to bring Miya-sama to death!?” |
| Kanashima | “How rude… If you keep saying rude things like that, we will never forgive you!” |
| Yoiyama | “Oh, please! Who’s the rude one here, actually? The daughter of Military Familyーー.” |
| Ietoki | “Stop this at once! Do you think I would be entertained if you keep butting heads whenever you meet?” |
| “Yuuhime, you can stop. I already know your skill.” |
| Yuuhime | “Understood…” |
| Murasakinomiya | “I shall change the mood, then. Let me tell a secret that will wash away your boredom, your highness.” |
| Ietoki | “...*sighs*, fine. Tell me.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “...The truth is, I am merely a replacement that is sent here to protect Murasakinomiya.” |
| Yuuhime | “I beg your pardon…?” |
| Ietoki | “What… are you saying… now…?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “...This is what you called a joke.” |
| Yuuhime | “...Huh?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “How was it? I’m sure it could rid you of your boredom a little.” |
| Ietoki | “...That was interesting. I enjoyed that quite a lot, Murasakinomiya.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “It made me happy to be receiving a compliment from you.” |
| Yuuhime | “Ugh… That Murasakinomiya…” |
| Kanashima | “We are still far from losing, your highness. Let’s come up with something that can be enjoyed by Ietoki-sama.” |
| Yuuhime | “I know. Let’s go, Kanashima, Kuroyama.” |
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| Yoiyama | “...Goodness gracious. You sure are daring, Murasakinomiya-sama. How can you have the nerve to tell a joke like that?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Fufu. I agree it was such a terrible joke.” |
| Yoiyama | “What should we do if they know it actually was not a joke?” |
| “Your life would be in danger.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Do not worry. I will not make a mistake like that. After all, I have sworn to protect “Miya-sama” for life.” |
| Yoiyama | “...” |
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| Narrator | “In the end, Ietoki fell in love with Murasakinomiya who showed him a good time.” |
| “Not only that, but the battle between the inner palace ladies also came to an end.” |
| Yuuhime | “...I admitted defeat. I hand over the position of shogun’s legal wife.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Fufu. You were a worthy opponent for me.” |
| Yuuhime | “Then again, this is the inner palace. What matters is the will of your highness.” |
| “I’m sure... you understand what I mean, yes?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Bring it on.” |
| Ietoki | “Now, I shall say this again, Murasakinomiya. Will you please be my wife?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “Before that… There’s one thing that I want to tell you.” |
| Ietoki | “What is it? Tell me.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “The truth is… I’m a replacement.” |
| Ietoki | “Haha, you have said this joke before…” |
| Murasakinomiya | “...If I tell you I’m not joking, what are you going to do?” |
| Ietoki | “...What do you mean?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “I mean it literally.” |
| Yoiyama | “Miya-samaーー.” |
| Ietoki | “...To me, there’s only one Murasakinomiya. My feelings for you are real.” |
| “Is this answer not enough?” |
| Murasakinomiya | “...No, it’s more than enough.” |
| “Say, Yoiyama. To be desired by Ietoki-sama like this, I sure am a fortunate person, right?” |
| Yoiyama | “ーーYes, Murasakinomiya-sama.” |
| Murasakinomiya | “It is my fate to live in this inner palace, and that is… my happiness.” |
