Chapter 56 (1/2)

Episode 56: Touhou Sunou Theatre Tragedy-Arc

In front of the teacher's platform of the multi-purpose room, which was a little wider than the normal cla.s.sroom's, I spread out both of my hands.

“Now then, this is a Medieval Kingdom.”

All of the female students staring at the teaching platform were gathered as the light of their eyes disappeared, their gazes wandering through the empty air.

Even so, their ears properly picked up my words and were instilled in the depths of their hearts.

All of them had fallen into a hypnotic trance.

I turned to the right and addressed half of the group.

“For the sake of the princess who lives in this Light Kingdom, you are to put every effort in defending it from the Empire who started an invasion. The girls of the Country of Light, raise your hands.”

When I said this, the female students in the right half of the room raised their hands. Satisfied with that, I addressed the other half of the female students.

“Conversely, you are the Dark Empire invading this Light Kingdom, and are trying to raid it so as to take the territory as your own. The girls of the Empire, raise both of your hands.”

The left half of the female students slowly raised their hands with hollow eyes. Just as arranged.

“Well then, this story will begin! Everyone, please be born!”

Clapping my hands with a bang, the female students all began to prepare at once.

Some of them s.h.i.+fted the teacher's platform out of the way and stuck a picture onto the background board. A machine was adjusted so that the BGM flowed out.

“Theatre is pretty hard work, huh.”

So as to not get in the girls' way, I planted my waist on the audience seats where the girls were and decided to wait.

The attraction here was a play. I'm certain I heard that they'd put on three performances.

A part of the female students undressed the uniforms they wore, being reduced to their underwear appearance. It would seem that they were changing costumes. Because they were moving unconsciously, they didn't go to the changing rooms.

Placing the uniforms on the audience seats, their bodies, which still possessed slenderness, was shown to me. The underwear that still covered their developing chests weren't really that cute.

“This here is a sense of immorality that, on the contrary, is actually great, huh.”

While moving so as to not get in the girls' way, I gazed hard at their changing figures.

The ones who were putting on a play as an attraction were the middle school students. Their immature figures in the midst of growing were lined up. Perhaps, amongst the sights I've seen inside of this school up until now, this one was the most immoral.

“Good luck to you too, Sunou.”

“……”

Of course, she couldn't hear me.

However, immediately by my side was Sunou, who was changing like everyone else. Although she was still thin right now, even I could tell that she was somewhat big when comparing her to the rest of the girls like this.

“It appears that, in theatre, there are people who change their own lives because of their role, see.”

I muttered to myself while watching the changing girls.

Meanwhile, the young bodies had changed into the stage prop medieval clothes. There were some who were having trouble, perhaps because they weren't able to wear them well.

“For example, when playing in a drama about adultery, the actors would deliberately cheat on people. At the time of playing a madman, it appears that there were also people who would actually take drugs and see incidents.”

It seemed that there were some who had removed their underwear and changed, and there were girls who removed their bra and exposed their nipples.

Sunou was also among these people, pinching the hook of her bra with her small, slender fingers as it dropped. They were the two protuberances that I always saw, but peeking at them while she was unconscious like this was also entertaining.

“If you think along these lines, then what I'm doing will make this the greatest rehearsal. Be thankful.”

Basically, by my goodwill, the girls would be able to undergo genuine special training. There were girls from other cla.s.ses mixed in, but that couldn't be helped.

As the preparations were gradually put in order, the lights faded to black once they bowed on the stage.

“On a star somewhere in the distant past……”

Crossing both legs, I watched the play.

Just as I said earlier, the play appeared to hold a Medieval Fantasy setting. The plays that one would put on at this age would usually be a student comedy, and those that were more reasonable with a little bit of monkey business were more prevalent.

Perhaps this is really an influence of the suggestions? But the one who pushed for this plan is weird in the head.

“Upon thinking about my loyalty to the princess, even the wounds carved on this body are not painful.”

Sunou continued to fluently speak the memorised lines. The fact that this girl barely feels nervous at all when it becomes the real thing was threatening, huh.

This time, everyone was getting into their roles due to the suggestions, but this probably won't happen in the play.

“This Knight, Snow White, will-“

Sunou's attire was exactly that of a Knight Commander. She was wearing protective equipment that was easy to move in, which was plate armour on top of blue western-style clothes. They were flamboyant, unlike the other knights, and she even wasn't wearing a helmet.

Although it doesn't look reliable, those clothes that didn't cover their body properly expressed everyone's standing of living beyond their means.

Even though it's in the play, the worrying state of whether their young selves would be swept along by everyone else was expressed like a musical.

The figures of the other female camp were also seen clearly, but their exposure was modest. It can't be helped because they're sensitive to such things at this age. The long skirt knight attire seemed very difficult to move in.

“Really, I like the evil side better.”

The setting became dark, as it became the Evil Empire's turn. It seems that, in order to do something about these impoverished land resources, they attacked the Light Country.

Although it's such a cliche, if a play isn't this easy to understand, then people will end up bored.

Before one realised it, a war had broken out, and before one realised it, the battle had headed to its final stage.

“Now then, Dark Empire! Give up and go back to your own country!”

Sunou thrust her sword upwards, instigating the few remnants of the Dark Empire.

The forces of the invading Dark Country had been pretty much devastated by the Light Country, and so desperately began a ma.s.sacre in the Country Light.

The present situation was the last part of the story to prevent that.

The main battle was already over, and it had become a tale that would leave lingering memories of the finale.

It was the conversation part with the last enemy that happened often.

“You truly are to be commended.”

“What for?”

“You guys might be fine with this. However, when we retreated from a crus.h.i.+ng defeat, our families who were waiting for our return, what will happen to them living on the barren land without being able to fight? I don't have the courage to tell them to go starve and die like this.”

Listening to this conversation, things ending with them conceding to a certain extent was this story's original appearance.

Of course, things won't end in such a boring way, though.

“……you are-“

“What, there's no need to sympathise, see. From here on, we too will be well-provided for, after all.”

“……Snow.”

“……eh?”

Appearing on stage was the captured Light Country's Princess.

The girls of the Dark Empire took a final gamble, and created a diversion. Connecting with the aristocrats through bribes, they fished in troubled waters and provoked a coup d'etat.

“Princess!”

“It would appear that, with this, the situation has been reversed, yes?”

“Snow! Kill me! If you do it now, then we can still make it!”

The princess desperately issued the command to kill herself.

However, the Knight, Sunou, could not do that. For her, who originally had the setting of hating to stand above sacrifices, she could not do it.

As a result, the Dark Empire made certain to secure the princess and was successful in overthrowing the country.

Now then, this is the main part.

The Ceremonial Knights, who obeyed the Princess due to loyalty, were unable to support the n.o.bles who caused a coup and were captured as insurgents.

Including Sunou, the beautiful girls were on their knees, unable to move their necks and hands due to the wooden stocks.

“Hear me, People, and look at these figures! This is the end of those who swore loyalty to the pathetic, and foolish Princess! And, from here on, you lot will be made into the slaves you should be as the incarnation of your sins!”

“Don't insult the princess!”

The people was referring to the people in the audience seats. Well, there's no one else here but me, though.

The Dark Empire girl triumphantly laughed as she kicked Sunou and the others.

“But, well, I feel a little sympathetic for slaves such as you. Your lives as humans would just be thrown away, after all. That's why, as a minimal trifle of mercy, I've prepared them.”

After the Empire girl looked over the captured knights, she met eyes with me, who was the populace.