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The maidens, who flock to Maria-sama's garden,

pass through the tall gates today yet again with innocent, angelic smiles.

Their pure hearts and bodies are clad in deep-colored uniforms.

So that the pleats of their skirts are not disturbed...

...and so that their white sailor collars are not set aflutter,

it is customary here to walk slowly and with decorum.

The Private Lillian Girls' Academy, a garden of maidens.

Maria Watches Over Us

Spreading a blank map wide open Shiroi chizu ookiku hiroge

Let's go hide the treasure box Takara-bako kakushi ni ikou

No need for coats or even hats Kooto nante iranai boushi mo ne

Armed with just mechanical pencil lead Shaapen no shin dake haite

Round and round and round, Kururu kururu ku

Running through kakenukeru

Round and round and round, Kururu kururu ku

Our footprints mark the X ashiato wa batsu-jirushi da yo

Passing through the walls of the school Kousha no kabe tsuki-nuke

We can go anywhere, there will be a path there Dokonimo ikeru soko ni michi ga aru

The pleats of our skirts won't be disturbed Sukaato no hida midare-nai

If it's a secret journey Himitsu no tabi nara

With the sports fest safely behind us,

this happened during lunch break, right before the school trip.

It began with the following comment

from my dear sister, the Rosa Chinensis.

Sachiko Ogasawara (Rosa Chinensis) Oh, yes.

Sachiko Ogasawara (Rosa Chinensis)

Sachiko Ogasawara (Rosa Chinensis) About the play for the school festival...

Sachiko Ogasawara (Rosa Chinensis) We will be doing "The Changelings" this year.

We will be doing "The Changelings" this year.

"The Changelings"?

The one who murmured that was Yoshino-san, the Rosa Foetida en bouton.

Yoshino Shimazu (Rosa Foetida en bouton) The one who murmured that was Yoshino-san, the Rosa Foetida en bouton.

Oh... Oh...

The two who spoke in unison have only been soeurs for 3 months.

Noriko Nijyo Shimako Todo (Rosa Gigantea en bouton) (Rosa Gigantea) The two who spoke in unison have only been soeurs for 3 months.

Noriko Nijyo Shimako Todo (Rosa Gigantea en bouton) (Rosa Gigantea)

Noriko Nijyo Shimako Todo (Rosa Gigantea en bouton) (Rosa Gigantea) Shimako-san, the Rosa Gigantea, and her petite soeur, Noriko-chan.

What do you mean "Oh..."?

Rei Hasekura (Rosa Foetida)

Rei Hasekura (Rosa Foetida) The one who posed the question to the White Rose sisters...

Rei Hasekura (Rosa Foetida) ...was Rei-sama, the Rosa Foetida.

...was Rei-sama, the Rosa Foetida.

W-What is it?

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection Yumi-san, you read this book, right?

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection Yes, my dear sister told me to, so...

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection As I recall,

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection the story is about a brother and a sister who...

classical Japanese Literature 3rd collection ...look alike, and trade places...

...look alike, and trade places...

What?!

I feel for you, but I think it's settled.

Onee-sama?!

That's the plan, so resign yourself to it, Yumi.

Yumi Fukuzawa (Rosa Chinensis en bouton)

Yumi Fukuzawa (Rosa Chinensis en bouton) And so, it was determined that we would have a costume fitting.

The School Festival is in Shock²

For Lillian's school festivals,

the students of our neighboring boys' school, Hanadera Academy,

always come to help us out every year.

And at Hanadera, my younger brother Yuki, who looks just like me,

serves as the student council president.

You're so lucky! You get to play a female role!

I envy you, Yukichi.

It's not a female role.

My role is to dress up as a woman to switch places with the elder sister.

Our apologies for keeping you waiting.

Oh, my.

Ooh.

Well, well...

He really does look like her.

How fantastic!

Pardon us for being late...

Oh, Kanako-chan.

Look. What do you think?

Isn't Yumi-chan pretty?

What purpose is there in this game of "find the mistake"?

What?

Oh, you see, Kanako-chan, this is...

Uh, um, none of you from Hanadera have met these two, have you?

Um, these are first-year students Matsudaira Toko-chan and Hosokawa Kanako-chan.

Toko-chan is a distant relative of Sachiko-sama's...

...and Kanako-chan is a girl from the same class as her.

The two aren't members of the Rose Families,

but they occasionally come help us out at the Yamayuri Council.

It's nice to meet you.

Now, I'd like you to go change as well.

Yes, ma'am.

Kanako-chan doesn't care much for men,

so she gets a bit on edge when she sees male students.

When we were helping with Hanadera's school festival...

So you hate men?

I hate them. They are the most despicable creatures in the world.

You have a father too, don't you?

I do not.

That man is no father to me.

But...

Yumi-sama, please forever remain an angelic being.

Never showing even the slightest interest in filthy men...

Things became awkward between us after that.

Okay, please look this way!

Even so, I still wanted to be friends with her,

so I got her to promise to help with the school festival, but...

Okay, we're done here.

And the one who made a suggestion that blew such worries out of the water...

...was, yet again, my dear sister.

Who amongst you have completely memorized your lines?

I see.

I must apologize to those of you who have,

but I will now ask...

...that you forget it all.

What?!

Sachiko, are you changing the script?

No, we will use the script as is.

An even better idea has occurred to me.

The casting of the male and female roles will be completely swapped out.

I want to do the play so that not only our protagonists,

but our entire cast is composed of a dual layer of "changelings."

I'll get to play a female role!

It will be Toko's debut in a male role!

I definitely think it'll make for an interesting performance, but...

Will it not make things troublesome for our two leads?

Yuki-san.

Yes?

Will it be too difficult?

What? No...

What?! What? No...

What?! I see. I am glad.

I see. I am glad.

Um, Rosa Chinensis?

We should check with Yumi-sama as well...

Yumi will be fine.

O-Onee-sama?!

You can do it.

Of course! I will do it!

"The Changelings" was written during the Heian era, and in the story,

Lillian Girls' Academy School Festival The Changelings Yamayuri Council "The Changelings" was written during the Heian era, and in the story,

Lillian Girls' Academy School Festival The Changelings Yamayuri Council the shy young lord is sent to serve the Imperial Court as a woman,

the shy young lord is sent to serve the Imperial Court as a woman,

while the spirited young lady is sent to serve as a man.

Those around them become embroiled in controversy due to this,

but at the end, the elder sister and the younger brother trade places...

...and it ends happily ever after.

I see, I see, what a joyous event.

For both the Lady Saisho and the Lady Chunagon...

...to have been safely delivered of their children.

Shimako, you are playing a man,

so behave more sharply.

All right.

Akimitsu-san and Tomomitsu-san, you are playing women,

so be more feminine rather than taking such imposing stances.

I get it now.

It's definitely fun to have the male and female roles swapped.

That's my dear sister for you.

Let me see...

Kanako-chan.

Could you possibly sound a little happier when you say those lines?

Sound happier?

Yes, with a smile.

Good, like that.

I am such a fortunate man.

My two wives have born me a son and a daughter.

My dear children both take after their mothers and are beautiful.

Oh, my... Oh, my...

I see, I see, what a joyous event.

It'll have been a year soon.

What?

The night of the school festival is the anniversary...

...of your becoming Sachiko-sama's soeur, right?

Y-Yes...

Are you going to do something?

What? I haven't thought about it at all.

It is a special day for the two of you, after all.

You should plead like crazy with Sachiko-sama...

...and make it a wonderful anniversary.

Doing the pleading is a high hurdle in itself, though.

What makes for a wonderful anniversary?

What could I ask her to do to make it an unforgettable day?

What do you think of that?

I suppose...

I don't want to do this.

What?

I don't want to be in the play.

Kanako-chan...

Just having to perform alongside boys is painful enough,

but to have to play a man?

You hate it that much?

I'm sorry. I didn't realize.

And I'm the one who dragged you into helping out...

But even with all that, I want you to be in the play.

Yumi-sama?

I feel like if you were to quit now, I would be left with regrets, too.

You promised me, remember?

That you would help with the school festival?

I wish I had never made that promise.

Kanako-chan!

I will help you.

Oh, thank you.

And our first anniversary is just around the corner...

Trouble had arisen concerning Toko-chan as well.

Toko-chan withdrew from the Drama Club's play?!

Yes, there seems to have been a little quarrel...

What quarrel?

I don't know the details...

...but I think it would be hard to say that it's unrelated...

...to her being in the Yamayuri Council's play.

Meaning it's hurting her performance in the Drama Club's rehearsals?

I don't know.

Have you told the Lady Roses about this?

Not yet.

Pardon me for coming to you with such a vague problem.

It's okay! Thank you for letting me know.

You're headed for the Rose Mansion after this, right?

Let's go together.

All right.

Why did I go to Yumi-sama with this?

There you are.

Thank you.

Toko-chan, aren't you supposed to be over at the Drama Club today?

Things are coming along nicely over there, so we got a special day off.

Oh, so that's why you're in a good mood.

Does it seem that way?

How envious that things are coming along nicely.

Onee-sama...

Now, once you have finished your tea, we must get to practice ourselves.

We cannot let the Drama Club outshine us!

A manly young lord, brimming with talent!

I would very much like to have one such as he marry my daughter.

I think her good mood is either bravado or an act of desperation.

But Toko-chan is undoubtedly a talented actress...

...and an incredible liar.

We will be leaving ahead of you then.

Thank you for all your great work.

Yeah, great work.

Good-bye.

Um...

What is it, Yumi?

This is actually about Toko-chan, but...

I see. I had no idea such a thing had happened.

What should we do?

You ask that, but...

Is there any room for debate?

What do you mean by that?

Which do you think is more important to Toko-chan?

That would have to be the Drama Club, right?

Don't you think it would be better to leave her alone?

She withdrew from the Drama Club's play...

...without discussing it with anyone, right?

Then it would make the most sense...

...for her to think it through and settle matters on her own.

In a way, Yoshino-chan is correct, but...

...she's still a first-year student.

Is it all right for us to be so detached?

What do you think, Rosa Gigantea?

I also think that if Toko-chan cannot juggle both roles,

it would be better to return her to the Drama Club.

When all is said and done, she is an official member of the club.

Agreed.

Well, providing guidance against making the wrong choices...

...is also part of an upperclassman's duties.

Now that we have settled that... Yumi.

Yes?!

You be the one who tells Toko-chan this.

What?

To withdraw from the Yamayuri Council play...

...and to return to the Drama Club's stage.

Me?

Yes.

I understand.

Yumi-sama, why are you barring my way?

I want to know what's going on.

With what?

What about your club activities?

I have the day off today!

This is the Drama Club's schedule.

You're supposed to be rehearsing in the gymnasium today, right?

I alone have the day off.

Are you satisfied?

No, I'm not.

The more days you skip, the harder it will be for you to go back.

I heard a rumor that you withdrew. Is it true?

Yes.

Why would you do that?

No reason.

It just became boring somehow.

You're such a liar.

Liar?

You like performing, don't you?

There's no way you would grow bored with the Drama Club.

Please do not talk to me as if you know everything.

What happened?

Nothing...

It's just...

They are amateurish.

I mangle my lines just a little and I get jumped on all over.

Though, as a first-year student who won a big role,

it can't be helped that some would be jealous of me.

A big role?

I was given the role of Amy in "Little Women."

Wow! That's incredible! One of the lead roles!

I'm definitely coming to watch you!

"Was." I spoke of it in the past tense, you know.

Oh...

There is one upperclassman who nitpicks incessantly.

I countered, "Isn't it fine as long as I perfect it by the actual performance?"

And she said, "If you can't do it during rehearsal,"

"will you be able to do it during the performance?"

So I finally ended up saying it.

Then why don't you do it?

S-So, that upperclassman is playing Amy now?

I don't know.

I ran out on the rehearsal after that...

...and I haven't been back since, so...

Why am I telling Yumi-sama all this?

Toko-chan.

You see,

the Rosa Chinensis and the others...

...say you should return to the Drama Club.

Does that mean that I'm not needed?!

No, I'm really grateful that you've come to be a part of this.

But if it's going to hinder your performance in the Drama Club,

I think that's a problem.

I don't want to hear such excuses!

Seeing this goody-two-shoes side of you infuriates me!

Why don't you stop mincing your words and just tell me that I'm fired?!

That's definitely true,

but I've just realized that that won't resolve anything.

Let's go to the Drama Club now! I'll go with you!

Huh?

And let's try asking them to give you the Amy role again.

If they can't, you could still go for Passerby A or B!

There are no such roles.

They were just examples.

I mean, not using you would be a huge loss for Lillian's Drama Club.

Resorting to backhanded compliments now?

Of course not!

Since it's come to this, I expect you to be in our play, too.

Oh, but first, you have to give priority to your Drama Club duties.

Put on a performance so good that no one can complain, all right?

Um... Put on a performance so good that no one can complain, all right?

Um...

For "The Changelings," why don't you come to my house to practice?

Yuki will be there too, so it'll be perfect.

It would be an inconvenience if I were to disturb you at home.

No, it wouldn't!

There you go again with that open, vulnerable look.

What?

I understand.

I understand, so please let go of my hand.

Then?!

There will be no need for me to disturb you at home...

...and I will go to the Drama Club alone!

A-Are you sure?

We're not children who've had a fight...

...and need a parent to help patch things back up.

As I said, please don't follow me!

Really! It's embarrassing!

Toko-chan!

No pushing yourself too hard, all right?!

If you feel like griping, you come to me!

Got it?!

Honestly, what a girl you are.

O-Onee-sama!

I'm sorry for behaving so irresponsibly.

I was supposed to tell her...

...to withdraw from the Yamayuri Council's play and I...

Indeed.

But...

You probably made the best possible choice for Toko-chan.

I'm not confident about that, though.

Oh, no, you don't.

If you don't stand firm, Toko-chan will lose her motivation.

Yoshino's right.

Yup, yup.

Then, shall we go upstairs?

Yes!

All right!

Having gone to apologize alone,

Toko-chan was reinstated as Amy without mishap...

Little Women Cast Meg... Ryoko Takahashi Jo... Ai Yaguchi Beth... Masami Niidome Amy... Toko Matsudaira Mother... Mariko Miyazawa Father... Megumi Yoshino Toko-chan was reinstated as Amy without mishap...

Little Women Cast Meg... Ryoko Takahashi Jo... Ai Yaguchi Beth... Masami Niidome Amy... Toko Matsudaira Mother... Mariko Miyazawa Father... Megumi Yoshino ...and a crisis was averted.

Look.

Lillian Girls' Academy School Festival

Foot Bath

We are from Year 2, Cherry Blossom Class!

We have brought you the coffee and cookies we will be serving tomorrow.

Well then, we have preparations to see to,

so if you could give us feedback later...

We would appreciate it! We would appreciate it!

Thank you for bring us this treat.

Every class seems so busy.

The school festival is tomorrow, after all.

Tomorrow...

Did Sei-sama say she was coming?

Yes.

It seems Yoko-sama will be attending as well.

Will this be one of those rare occasions...

...when the three previous Lady Roses all come together?

Have you decided what to do for your anniversary with Sachiko-sama?

Not yet.

Yumi-san!

This will be our final dress rehearsal.

Let's go once we have eaten.

What are we going to do?!

This is all your fault, Sister!

Whether we liked it or not,

the school festival was just a day away.

Lillian Girls' Academy School Festival Admission Ticket the school festival was just a day away.

Lillian Girls' Academy School Festival Admission Ticket

A winterscape where even... Machi no irodori sae doko

...the town's colors seem forlorn somehow to naku samishige na fuyu no keshiki

I think of you, turning your back on me... Senaka mise kaketeitta

...and running off anata o omou

There's a clear square pane... Futari no aida ni wa

...between the two of us toumei na shikakkei

It's misted over right now... Ima wa kasunderu

...with the crystals of sighs tame-iki no kesshou de

Window glass, window glass Mado garasu mado garasu

It's clouded and I can't see you Kumottete anata ga mienai no

Even though I know that you're there Soko ni iru koto wa wakatteiru no ni

Are you smiling? Are you crying? Waratteru naiteru no

I don't even care if you're frowning, let me see you Shikamettsura demo ii kara misete

Wipe the glass from your side, too Sochira no hou kara mo garasu o fuite

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Preview Oh, Yumi-sama, would you happen to have any extra school festival tickets?

Preview I'm sorry, I don't have any left.

Preview I see.

Preview That reminds me. Has Toko-chan been attending Drama Club like she's supposed to?

Preview Yes, she seems to be gaining favor...

Preview ...thanks to her range having expanded since before her hiatus.

Preview I can't wait to see the play.

Preview Yumi, remember that the performance of our own play is imminent as well.

Preview We will practice relentlessly until the last minute!

Preview Y-Yes, ma'am!

Preview Y-Yes, ma'am! An Ordinary Day with Nothing Special About It

Preview The school festival is almost here. An Ordinary Day with Nothing Special About It

Preview And so is my dear sister and I's first anniversary. An Ordinary Day with Nothing Special About It

Preview Next time, "An Ordinary Day with Nothing Special About It." An Ordinary Day with Nothing Special About It

Preview I wonder what kind of day it'll be. An Ordinary Day with Nothing Special About It

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