Izumi | It's finally the day of the performance! |
Sakuya | This is different from our usual plays, so I'm a little nervous. |
Citron | Sakuya being nervous is something that always happens. |
Tsuzuru | That's true. |
Sakuya | Ahaha, that's right. |
| ——. |
| This past year, a lot of things have happened... But being able to be here with all six members of the Spring Troupe right now makes me so happy! |
Citron | We all feel the same. |
Itaru | That's right. |
Chikage | ... Yeah. |
Masumi | I want to hurry and show the Director the results of our practice. |
Tsuzuru | And the audience, too. |
Sakuya | Spring is the season of beginnings... Spring Troupe top batters, let's go! |
Spring Troupe | Yeah! |
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Izumi | (The story begins when, during a journey, Lancelot is separated from Gwen——) |
Gawain | "What's the matter, Lancelot?" |
Lancelot | "Gwen isn't here." |
Gawain | "Not again." |
King Arthur | "Has this happened before?" |
Gareth | "Yes. At that time, because of Gwen, my life was saved." |
Lancelot | "Now that you mention it, that did happen." |
King Arthur | "In that case, perhaps she's trying to lead you to something. At any rate, this doesn't seem like a normal situation." |
Lancelot | "May I have permission to search for her?" |
King Arthur | "You may. Gwen is another one of our important allies." |
Lancelot | "You have my thanks." |
Gawain | "On top of that, it seems like we'll be needing Gwen's power." |
Gareth | "Huh? What do you mean?" |
Gawain | "You didn't notice? We've been running in circles for a while now." |
Gawain | "There's something wrong with this forest." |
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Izumi | (After wandering around the forest endlessly, the party noticed that everything was Merlin's handiwork...) |
King Arthur | "To think that this was all Merlin's doing... Because Gwen is a hostage, we're at a loss." |
Lancelot | "We must find a way out of this forest." |
King Arthur | "It looks like Gareth and Gawain headed east. We should search the western forest." |
Lancelot | "Understood!" |
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Izumi | (Lancelot and King Arthur head to the western side of the forest.) |
| (Ahead of them, Rick and Oswald are being attacked by a monster——) |
Rick | "Eeeek! Someone please help~~!!" |
Oswald | "Stop panicking! It's obviously just some kind of trick! Something of this level will easily be taken care of by my magic——Ugh!" |
Rick | "Oz-sama~~!" |
Izumi | (He said that it was a trade secret, so he won't tell us what the trick to the costumes are. I'm really curious how he actually does it...) |
| (This costume is something that was created out of Chikage-san and Yuki-kun's discussions. I'm sure they had a lot of meetings, and had a lot of trial-and-error.) |
King Arthur | "That's——" |
Lancelot | "Please stay behind me, Arthur-sama!" |
Lancelot | "Haaa!" |
Izumi | (Lancelot and company defeat the monster and rescue the other two...) |
Lancelot | "Are you alright?" |
Rick | "T-Thank you so much." |
Oswald | "You helped us out. I give you my thanks." |
Lancelot | "Just a little while ago, you said something about magic. Are you a wizard?" |
Rick | "This is the Great Wizard, Oz-sama!" |
Oswald | "Hey, don't just...!" |
King Arthur | "In that case, this is perfect. We would like you to tell us a way to escape this lost forest." |
Oswald | "Lost forest...?" |
Rick | "Ah! I knew it, there's something wrong with this forest, Oz-sama! I'm sure it's the doing of some evil wizard——" |
Oswald | "O-Obviously, I realized that from the very beginning!" |
Rick | "Is that so? As expected of Oz-sama!" |
Lancelot | "..." |
King Arthur | "..." |
Oswald | "What's with those doubtful gazes..." |
Lancelot | "... Then, you're saying that you already know a way out of this forest?" |
Oswald | "——Of course." |
King Arthur | "Then exactly how do we get out of this forest?" |
Oswald | "If you can fly, it's not a problem." |
Lancelot | "Fly?" |
King Arthur | "Can you do something like that?' |
Lancelot | "I'd like to request your help immediately, then." |
Oswald | "We need an apparatus. It's a big spherical cloth apparatus that has the ability to let people ride in it. We need to find it." |
Lancelot | "..." |
King Arthur | "..." |
Oswald | "If you're going to doubt me, then do whatever you want!" |
Lancelot | "We have no other options. I think we should try believing in him." |
King Arthur | "That's true." |
Izumi | (Because Oz attempts to fool them with his silver tongue, Lancelot and King Arthur begin to doubt him more and more...) |
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Gareth | "I wonder if Lancelot-sama and King Arthur are alright. We might get separated from them at this rate..." |
Gawain | "No matter where we go, we'll be returned to the same place. There's no need to worry." |
Gareth | "T-That's true... That being said, this is an eerie forest." |
Gawain | "Yeah. Even though we need to find a way out of this forest, we have no clues or——" |
Gareth | "Eeeek!" |
Gawain | "What's wrong!?" |
Gareth | "L-Look there! A huge monster is floating over there!" |
Gawain | "An aerial type! A big round head... and an awfully small body... It's the first time I've seen one like this." |
Gareth | "Y-Yes. It's almost like it's a jellyfish or something similar..." |
Gawain | "Gareth, get ready! It's coming over here!" |
Gareth | "O-Okay!" |
Gawain | "Hragh!" |
Gareth | "Grgh!" |
Gareth | "There's gas coming out of the inside——!" |
Gawain | "Poisonous gas! Cover your mouth!" |
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Gawain | "It's gone quiet..." |
Gareth | "It seems like we've successfully defeated it...." |
Gawain | "To think that even dangerous monsters like this would appear. Let's proceed with caution." |
Gareth | "U-Understood!" |
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Izumi | (Oswald and the others don't know that the hot air balloon has been destroyed. They continue their search through the forest, but...) |
King Arthur | "There really is an apparatus that lets us fly, right?" |
Oswald | "..." |
Lancelot | "However, we haven't seen anything that looks like that..." |
Oswald | "Ah, there it is! That's it!" |
Rick | "Oz-sama, is this that apparatus...?" |
Lancelot | "It's quite shabby." |
Oswald | "W-Why did this happen——" |
Lancelot | "It looks like it's been slashed to shreds by a sword. Could it be that Merlin was one step ahead of us...?" |
King Arthur | "That seems like a possibility. Wizard, is it impossible to escape the forest without this?" |
Oswald | "It's all over..." |
Izumi | (Because Oswald's personality has been arranged a bit, the elements of comedy have gotten stronger.) |
| (The comical Oswald and the manly Gawain——Chikage-san is as impressive as ever, being able to act out these two unique personalities.) |
King Arthur | "Hmm, this is a problem..." |
Lancelot | "It seems like we have no choice but to repair it." |
Rick | "That's right! Oz-sama! Let's do our best to repair it!" |
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Izumi | (Oswald was shocked to find the intact but deflated hot air ballon, but then——) |
Rick | "It took off...! It's flying! Oz-sama!" |
King Arthur | "He was actually a wizard..." |
Lancelot | "Honestly, I thought it was all a bluff..." |
King Arthur | "Mm." |
Oswald | "Observe my true power!" |
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Izumi | (Oswald, Lancelot, and the others escape the forest on the repaired hot air ballon and make it all the way to where Merlin is.) |
Merlin | "... I could never have imagined that you lot would escape by the sky." |
Lancelot | "Merlin! Return Gwen to us!" |
Merlin | "That's a proposition that I can't agree to." |
Oswald | "Gwen?" |
King Arthur | "She's a fairy that Lancelot has been friends with since childhood. Normal humans cannot see her, however." |
Merlin | "Rather than wandering about the lost forest, I suppose you'd rather be taken out instantly?" |
Lancelot | "Magic won't work on us. We have someone here who can use magic, too." |
Oswald | "!?" |
Rick | "Oz-sama! Please!" |
Oswald | "Wh-What are you——Hey, don't push me!" |
Merlin | "Heh, so you're the one who's behind that magic. Even I have problems utilizing aerial magic. It seems that you're quite powerful." |
Oswald | "... Naturally." |
Lancelot | "——I'll create an opening for you. I'm counting on you, Oz." |
Oswald | "Huh!?" |
Lancelot | "Haaaa!" |
Oswald | "H-Hey——!" |
Izumi | (In order to face off against Merlin, Lancelot leaps down from the hot air balloon——) |
Merlin | "Oh dear, do you really think you can win against me with just a sword and no Gwen?" |
Lancelot | "Ugh——" |
King Arthur | "Oz, now!" |
Rick | "Oz-sama, we're counting on you!" |
Oswald | "——" |
King Arthur | "What are you doing?" |
Rick | "I believe that he's chanting an incantation!" |
King Arthur | "I see...?" |
Merlin | "It's over." |
King Arthur | "Please hurry, wizard! Lancelot is in danger!" |
Lancelot | "I guess this is it for me——gh. Forgive me, Gawain——" |
Izumi | (The audience is watching over Lancelot's dire situation with bated breath.) |
Oswald | "——Stop! That's enough!" |
Merlin | "?" |
Oswald | "While you were distracted, I took possession of Gwen!" |
Merlin | "What?" |
Lancelot | "Is this true!?" |
King Arthur | "When did he——" |
Rick | "I didn't notice at all! As expected of you, Oz-sama!" |
Oswald | "If you abducted her, then that means this fairy is necessary to you, right? If you want her returned safely, be quiet!" |
Lancelot | "Wha-, don't tell me you intend on harming Gwen!?" |
Oswald | "You guys be quiet, too!" |
Lancelot | "Ugh——How foul of you." |
Merlin | "I don't seem to sense her presence, though." |
Oswald | "... I thought you couldn't see her?" |
Merlin | "If it's just her presence, then I can sense that." |
Oswald | "I've hidden her with a special kind of magic! Even now her life force is being drained!" |
Merlin | "...gh." |
Oswald | "Now, Lancelot!" |
Lancelot | "——Haaaa!" |
Merlin | "Ugh——So it was all a bluff——!" |
King Arthur | "Wait, Merlin!" |
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Izumi | (They save Gwen, and then Oswald and Rick leave on the hot air balloon... Lancelot and the others also meet up with Gawain and Gareth.) |
Gareth | "... So something like that happened as well! I'm truly sorry for not being able to be of any help." |
King Arthur | "No, in the end, we've been able to escape from the forest. It is fine." |
Gawain | "I'm glad that His Majesty hasn't been injured. It's thanks to you, Lancelot. Are your wounds alright?" |
Lancelot | "I'm fine. Thanks to Gwen, they've been healed." |
Gawain | "That's a relief. ... That being said, you've had quite the troublesome experience." |
Lancelot | "I'm also curious about the new species of monster that you all encountered." |
Gawain | "Yeah, that was also quite formidable." |
Lancelot | "Merlin also escaped when he was just almost within our grasp. I'm sure he hasn't given up yet. We must be wary as we continue on." |
King Arthur | "The new species of monster may have been created by Merlin's magic... When we return to the castle, Gawain and Lancelot, you two will go on a journey to investigate monsters." |
Gareth | "I-I will guard His Majesty...!" |
King Arthur | "I'm counting on all of you." |
Gawain | "Yes, Your Majesty!" |
Lancelot | "Please leave it to us, Your Majesty!" |
Izumi | (After all of them meet up, Lancelot and the others head back to the castle——) |
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| (Thank goodness! Including Chikage-san's quick costume changes, everything was a huge success! Next they'll change outfits for the revue part...!) |
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Sakuya | Everyone! Next is our revue part! If you're able to enjoy our performance, that would make us very happy! |
Audience Member A | Eee! |
Audience Member B | We aren't able to see them dancing and singing normally, so this is all so new! |
Izumi | (Thanks to Citron-kun and Masumi-kun's extra hard training lessons, Sakuya-kun and Itaru-san's dancing is perfect, too!) |
| (When the choreography brings all six of them together, it really is beautiful.) |
Audience Member C | Everyone's so cool~! |
Izumi | (Here, they'll come down from the stage and walk around the audience's seats——) |
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Audience Member A | No way!? They're going to come this close to us? |
Audience Member B | I high-fived Tsuzuru-kun! |
Audience Member C | Chikage-san's sidelong glance is amazing...! |
Izumi | (Thank goodness, the audience members are really happy, too!) |
Audience Member A | Sakuya-kun's smile is so great~! |
Audience Member B | Masumi-kun is so cool! |
Audience Member C | Itaru-san smelled really good...! |
Audience Member D | Being able to see Citron-san so up-close makes me so happy! |
Izumi | (Everyone is having so much fun and sparkling so much that they could even outshine an idol.) |
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Sakuya | Thank you so much! From now as well, please——. |
Spring Troupe | Continue to support the Spring Troupe! |