Hello everyone, I'm Izumi.

I'm in a very melancholy mood right now.

If anything, because I'm in a very troublesome situation right now.

"Cinderella, where's my bread?"

"In, here, second sister."

"How is it bean paste bread? I want to eat fried noodle bread today, you're so stupid. ”

“……”

I'm having a rehearsal with them.

But it always feels a little strange, right?

"Qua, ahem, where's Cinderella's milk? You know, I can't eat chocolate milk! ”

"You're just eating!"

I couldn't help it, so I grabbed the guy with the bread in his mouth.

"Cai, Caicai is not! I've got a good job! ”

"I obviously wanted to shout Izumi just now, right?"

"No, no, no, there is no such thing!"

You'd better wipe the crumbs off your mouth first.

"You two sisters are really stupid, what are you arguing about," Okazaki sat aside and flipped through the script with a bored expression, "I just want orange juice." ”

"You don't have to be there alone! And who prepares orange juice! ”

I cupped my forehead and let out a long sigh.

These two guys aren't going to practice properly, are they?

Now we're having a rehearsal, but it's a separate practice for boys and girls.

In the words of a certain rabbit director, this is to improve efficiency.

… Actually, you deliberately proposed this because you anticipated the situation on the boy's side, right?

"Are you two really going to play well?"

Releasing the hand that was holding Haruhara, I sat down across from Okazaki.

"Of course!"

Haruhara, touching his stomach, replied loudly.

I think you're just having a good time, right?

"Rest assured, isn't my role very simple?" Okazaki yawned, "Just read the lines well." ”

"It's not all, is it?"

If only it were that easy.

"Blonde! The heroine's words must be blonde! ”

"No, no, no, the girl's style has to be pink!"

"Wrong! Black and straight is king! ”

In the direction of the diagonal rear, the girls have already begun to start a heated debate about what the heroine should be dressed up in.

Seriously, can you use this extra energy for acting and just dress up, I really don't mind at all, not at all!

Covering my face and walking to the corner on the other side of the room where no one was there, I pulled out a chair and sat down.

I feel so tired.

"Ahh~ Why does the popular king look distressed?"

Usami didn't know when to come over, so she came out from behind and patted me on the shoulder and smiled.

"Where is it popular, and you obviously know the reason, right?"

"Hahaha, it's rare for everyone to participate in this cultural festival together, so the interest is even higher."

"That's what I said..."

"Okay, if the protagonist keeps doing this, it will affect morale."

"Yes, yes, I'll try."

But wearing women's clothes, even if you show enthusiasm, it's not easy for you to make me happy to accept it.

"Anyway, I've always wanted to ask," I asked curiously, noticing that Usami was holding the script in her hand. "Has the assignment of roles on the girl's side been completed?"

To explain, at present, only the female roles that boys need to play have been allocated, and the male roles are because the chief director said that we must think carefully about how to distribute them in order to produce a chemical reaction, so for us boys, it is still unknown who will play the opponent.

Please, Miss Black Rabbit, what kind of chemistry do you want?

It's enough to be able to propose a male and female anti-string, but if I'm trying to make something more powerful than the anti-string, I'll definitely oppose it to the end.

"Well," Usami looked up at the ceiling and tapped her chin with her finger, "it's done." ”

"Really?!"

"Why are you so surprised, I'm senior, are you the kind of person who likes to be lazy?"

"I'm just surprised that you said you had to think about how to distribute it, and you actually decided it in one night."

"Want a night?"

"Huh?"

Why are you also a question mark?

"No, no, no, the role is just that after you left yesterday, the girl decided the role by drawing lots."

"Why do boys have to vote! The role assignment of girls is so sloppy! ”

"That's because I believe that girls can perform well no matter what role they get, and," after a pause, Usami glanced at the front pointedly, "Seeing the way Senior Haruhara looks, do you think what I said is wrong?" ”

"Well..."

After all, facts speak louder than words, and there is really no way to refute them.

"Can you tell us about the role assignment?"

Sighing helplessly, I asked.

"NONO, I DON'T PLAN TO ANNOUNCE IT UNTIL THE OFFICIAL REHEARSAL," USAMI VETOED, SHAKING HER FINGERS, "AFTER ALL, SENIOR, IF YOU KNOW WHO YOUR OPPONENT IS, YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE LAZY WHEN YOU CAN." ”

Hey, hey, hey, that's true, but you can't say it directly...

But if it's those two, it's very likely that they will do it... Wait a minute? What's going on with "you"?! Was I included too?!

Actually separated me from those two lazy guys, who practiced honestly and seriously, even a senior with such a good temper would be angry!

"But senior, you don't have to worry, these days are the time for everyone to familiarize themselves with the lines, the goal is to be able to read fluently, and when the preparation is completed, the formal rehearsal will begin."

Looking at the crowd not far away, Usami said with her hands folded.

It's worthy of the chief director, and it turns out that he has a good plan.

"Why do I think you're thinking about rudeness, senior?"

"How so? It's a delusion. ”

"That's right!" Suddenly clapping her hands, Usami tilted her head to look at me. "Senior, how are you pronouncing your tongue twister?"

"Hmm!"

The hand holding the script shook a little, and I looked away with a weak heart.

Why all of a sudden?!

"W-That..."

"It seems that you are still practicing, so senior, you only need to concentrate on practicing what you need to be responsible for now," sighed with a "sure enough" expression, Usami held her chin and smiled, "As for other things~ When you need a senior, I will definitely tell you without hesitation." ”

"Ha, haha, I see."

Since I had said so, I nodded with a wry smile.

Although I'm a little sorry for Miss Black Rabbit to say this, it seems that she is really serious about it this time, and my previous worries are probably unfounded.

But tongue twisters were too difficult for me, and I bit my tongue countless times when I practiced in my room last night.

Could it be that ... I'm not gifted with languages?

Just when I was questioning myself, Usami suddenly asked.

"Senior, what do you think of the story of Cinderella?"

"What do I think?" I turned my head in surprise, a little surprised why she suddenly asked this question, "It's a fairy tale that I was familiar with when I was a child, HappyEnd, where a kind girl gets the love of a prince and finally lives happily together, is a very suitable story for children." ”

"Hmm~ a very popular answer," Usami didn't seem particularly satisfied with my answer, she continued to smile and asked, "So what do you think of Cinderella, senior?" ”

"Cinderella...", although I didn't know the meaning of her question, I touched my chin and pondered for a moment, and said the answer I had in mind, "Even in a bad environment, I will still maintain a kind heart, and I will bravely pursue love, and finally exchange my own happiness through my own efforts." ”

"Hmm~ a very senior-style answer."

"I'm sorry for my style."

"Hahaha, I'm not joking at you, senior, maybe I'm still envious of Cinderella, senior, you see."

"Envy?"

"Because in my eyes, Cinderella is not like this," a serious expression appeared on her face that did not look like she would show, Usami flipped through the script in her hand, with a hint of self-deprecating smile on the corner of her mouth, "In the story, even if she is bullied by her stepmother and sister, she will not show a trace of complaint, this may be the kindness that embraces everything, or it may be the weakness that dare not resist, in the face of the beloved prince leaving a crystal slipper when it rings at twelve o'clock, it may be to believe in the love between himself and the prince, he will come to find himself, But it could also be a test of the prince's love for him, whether he will come to find himself. ”

I didn't interrupt her, and I listened quietly.

"Is Cinderella's insistence on going to the castle's ball because she longs to dance with the prince like the other girls, or does she yearn for a chance to change her situation?"

"If you say that, 'Cinderella' isn't romantic at all."

Hearing my words, the smile on her lips seemed to deepen.

"Yes, because the world of children is very simple, everything we see is beautiful, and in the eyes of us as children, it is a very beautiful fairy tale."

"Why is Cinderella called Cinderella? That's because she was abused by her stepmother and sisters, and always wore dirty clothes covered with dust and mud, so the bullied girl wore a beautiful dance dress and danced with the prince at the ball, and finally won the prince's love, and the two lived happily together, which is really gratifying. ”

"So even now, girls still dream of Cinderella, and one day their own prince will appear in front of them with a "crystal slipper".

"Shakespeare said, 'There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand men,' and it was this one thousandth of Cinderella that I wanted to write."

Her clear pupils showed her strong will.

I've seen this kind of stare several times.

Nagisa wants to resurrect the drama department, Okazaki wants to help Kotomi come out of the shadows, and Mei wants Haruhara to change back to her former brother, too much.

That's right, you'll have that kind of expression on your face.

"It seems that you chose "Cinderella" for a very important reason this time, right?"

"Hmm~ the reason?" Fingers to her lips, Usami tilted her head and her usual smile appeared on her face, "If you can guess, senior, then you will definitely understand why I chose "Cinderella". ”

It's still the same, and it's doing some strange mysticism.

But she must have her reasons for doing so.

There's only one thing I have to do as an actor.

"I don't know why," I said confidently as I clenched my fist at her after taking a deep breath, "but I'll do my best to perform your thousandths of Cinderella." ”

Do your part well, and believe in our director.

Hearing my words, Usami was stunned, but immediately laughed out loud.

"Senior, you still dare to say big things."

She reached out and grabbed my fist.

A defiant smile returned to me.

"But since it's all said, I'll wait and see."

"Don't worry, you'll be surprised."

If you dare to let out such a big talk, no matter what you say, you have to figure out what your "one in a thousand" Cinderella looks like.

"Yes, yes, although I want to say that too," Usami smiled at me as she let go of her hand and held my hand, "but there's a sharp gaze over there." ”

"What?"

"Then I'll take my leave first, I still have some work to do," Usami stood up from the chair and patted her skirt, and smiled sweetly at me, "Senpai Xing seems to have something to find a senior, you'd better go over." ”

Then she turned and nodded in the other direction, and walked out with a brisk step.

Looking in the direction of her nod, I couldn't help but let out a "woo" in my heart.

There really is... A very fierce inverted triangular eye was glaring at me viciously.