Hatsumi
Listen. Let me tell you about my sister...Futaba...

Iruru
Futaba...san...

Hatsumi
Futaba and I were very close. We did everything together.

Hatsumi
She always followed behind me, smiling happily...I loved that smile.

Hatsumi
She wasn't good at exercise or sports, but she loved reading books. Especially fairy tales.

Hatsumi
To make Futaba happy, I read lots of fairy tales to her too. Before bed, we often talked about stories.

Hatsumi
The reason I aimed for the stage, it was all because of Futaba-

Futaba
......

Hatsumi
Futaba, are you reading again?

Futaba
Onee-chan.

Hatsumi
Is that the one you borrowed from the library today? Ah, a Little Red Riding Hood picture book.

Futaba
Yeah. You showed me that play before, remember? After that, I wanted to read it again.

Hatsumi
Oh, that one.

Futaba
I still prefer the story you came up with. I was surprised when the hunter became the main character.

Futaba
By the way, your class presentation is coming up, right? Your class is doing a play?

Hatsumi
That's right. They say we're doing "Cinderella."

Hatsumi
And I'm the lead.

Futaba
What, really!?

Hatsumi
After you praised my acting, I got motivated somehow. I thought I'd give it a try.

Futaba
And then you were chosen for the lead, that's amazing...!

Futaba
Onee-chan, you can become anything.

Hatsumi
Isn't that a bit exaggerated?

Futaba
Not at all. Even when you read fairy tales, you become different characters.

Hatsumi
The ones I tell before bed? I'm just doing whatever I want with those.

Futaba
I love Onee-chan during those times. You look like you're having so much fun.

Hatsumi
R-really...

Futaba
I'm looking forward to "Cinderella" too! I'll definitely come to see it!

Hatsumi
Yeah, I'll do my best.

Elementary School Student A
Today's class presentation was so fun!

Elementary School Student B
Hey, did you see "Cinderella"? The lead was so cute!

Elementary School Student A
I know! Her acting was good too! I wonder if she's in a theatre troupe?

Futaba
......

Hatsumi
Oh, there you are. Futaba, let's go home together.

Futaba
Onee-chan...

Hatsumi
...Why the sulky face? Did something bad happen?

Futaba
...Today's "Cinderella"...

Hatsumi
Huh?

Futaba
It wasn't sparkly at all... That wasn't like your usual acting...!

Hatsumi
...!

Futaba
Everyone was praising it, but...I felt frustrated. Onee-chan is much more amazing than that...!

Hatsumi
Haah...so you saw through it...

Futaba
Of course I did. I'm your biggest fan.

Hatsumi
...I didn't want to do a normal "Cinderella." So during rehearsals, I tried changing the lines and acting.

Hatsumi
But the teacher opposed everything. In the end, it became just a regular "Cinderella."

Futaba
What's that about...

Hatsumi
I thought about quitting, but that would've caused trouble for everyone...

Futaba
...You should have done that.

Hatsumi
Huh?

Futaba
If it meant showing me that kind of Onee-chan, I would've preferred you quit!

Hatsumi
...Fufu, ahahahaha!

Futaba
Onee-chan...?

Hatsumi
Ahaha...sorry, sorry. I was just thinking that you really are my sister.

Futaba
?

Hatsumi
...I've decided. From now on, that's what I'll do.

Hatsumi
I'll kick away everything I don't like, and only think about giving the best performance that I believe in.

Futaba
Really...?

Hatsumi
I don't want to lie to myself anymore.

Hatsumi
Besides...I need to pass my cute sister's strict evaluation too.

Futaba
Yeah...that's the Onee-chan I know!

Hatsumi
This is my current foundation. At the core of who I am as an actor, there's Futaba.

Daikoku
The one who shaped who my Lord is today was Futaba-san...

Nikako
She must have been such an important person to you...

Hatsumi
I mentioned it to Iruru before. That there's one person whose opinion I listen to.

Iruru
Yeah... So that's...

Hatsumi
Yes...it's Futaba.