Hatsumi
Before announcing the roles...let me reconfirm the content of this script.

Hatsumi
The source material is Charles Perrault's operetta 'Bluebeard'. But simply performing the operetta itself would lack artistry.

Hatsumi
Of course, I have no intention of approaching the Prometheus Award with an unoriginal story that merely traces the original fairy tale.

Hatsumi
As I mentioned before, we'll show the world Eden's unique Bluebeard with heightened suspense elements.

Shigure
Not Bluebeard, but 'Blue Hair'...

Hatsumi
Yes, that's right. I wanted to make it even more mysterious and beautiful than Bluebeard.

Iruru
The Blue-Haired Duke's new wife, Elemia. We're elevating the operetta version's heroine to a lead role on par with the Blue-Haired Duke.

Hatsumi
Yes. In other words, this stage will have dual leads.

Shigure
Two leads...

Shigure
(If I could play the Blue-Haired Duke or Elemia...I should be able to shine on the Prometheus Award stage too...!)

Hatsumi
The story begins with "the Blue-Haired Duke's seventh marriage"-

Hatsumi
From there it's close to the original fairy tale: "The new wife Elemia breaks her promise and opens the small room with the key given to her by the Blue-Haired Duke before he goes out".

Hatsumi
There, Elemia finds the corpses of the previous wives.

Hatsumi
The ghosts of the previous wives, trapped even in death by magic, lament Elemia's arrival as the next victim and tell her their story.

Hatsumi
How the Blue-Haired Duke brutally murdered them. ...And the finale is the confrontation between the Blue-Haired Duke, who has committed atrocities, and Elemia's brothers.

Daikoku
The Blue-Haired Duke, who has taken Elemia hostage, through his self-righteous love...is dragged down from the tower by the spirits of his previous wives...

Daikoku
(What a thrilling story...! It's wonderful, my Lord...!)

Iruru
Karma and retribution, huh. It's certainly become a stage with strong suspense elements. Very much like Hatsumi.

Nikako
The brother dragoon who rushes to save Elemia-unlike the original, he doesn't defeat the Blue-Haired Duke, does he?

Hatsumi
The ending the Blue-Haired Duke should receive isn't execution by his new wife's brother. I thought it should be the retribution from the love that captured his previous wives.

Daikoku
This is my Lord's unique Bluebeard...a magnificent reinterpretation and reconstruction...

Eden Troupe Member
Amazing...! It's so interesting...!

Hatsumi
I knew you would understand the merit of this script. This is the stage that will showcase our Eden's true worth.

Iruru
Right. It has originality, and the rest depends on character development and art direction, but...this seems like a stage worthy of challenging the Prometheus Award.

Shigure
(The script is perfect...the rest depends on character development and winning the prize...if it's a lead role, it's even more important...)

Shigure
(Now then, who will play the 'Blue-Haired Duke'...?)

Hatsumi
Now then, I'll announce the casting.

Hatsumi
First, for this performance's lead role of the Blue-Haired Duke...Toneri Nikako!

Nikako
Eh!? M-Me!?

Daikoku
(How unexpected-a role far removed from Nikacchi's usual image...!)

Hatsumi
I'm not just going for novelty. I thought it should be entrusted to Nikako precisely as she is now.

Hatsumi
You'll meet my expectations, won't you, Nikako?

Nikako
Y-Yes! I'll do my best!

Hatsumi
Next, the role of the new wife Elemia goes to...Fudeshima Shigure!

Shigure
! ...Yes!

Iruru
(You did it, Shigure.)

Iruru
(Knowing Hatsumi, she wouldn't let personal matters interfere. Whatever the circumstances, this is your chance to give it everything you've got.)

Hatsumi
For the spirits of the dead previous wives, Karasumori Daikoku and Iruru!

Iruru
Well, that suits me. I'll solidly support from the sides, so don't worry.

Daikoku
Ghosts...heh heh heh...a casting where I can show my true colours...

Hatsumi
I'll play the dragoon, the new wife's brother. ...Those are the main roles.

Nikako
(I'll face off against Ren-san as the lead and the villain...!)

Hatsumi
I've already spoken to Tetra-san about the 'Prometheus Award' matter and the script for 'The Blue-Haired Duke's Wife Who Never Returned'.

Hatsumi
It seems she has quite high expectations for us as we are now.

Nikako
We have to meet Tetra-san's expectations too!

Iruru
This could become a step toward the dream of a travelling troupe too. If things go well, this'll be quite the event~?

Hatsumi
That's exactly what I want. Let's all go claim it-the 'Prometheus Award'.

Shigure
(Shigure has to work hard as a lead too...! I'll shine on the Prometheus Award stage...!)