"That's what happened."
Duanmu Huai dusted off his backside and left, while Kazemina Genjuro still had to stay behind and clean up the mess. Well, he would get used to it soon enough, because the Inquisition always did things this way.
But for now, Kazemina Genjuro still had to explain the situation to the students.
"They have other important missions to carry out, so I'm afraid they won't be able to perform onstage. According to the plan, we'll still select the cast for the stage play from among our own people."
"..."
However, no one responded to Kazemina Genjuro. Everyone wore a gloomy expression. After all, they all knew this was nothing more than an excuse. They were simply too weak to perform opposite those two, which was why things had turned out this way.
"Uh, anyway, don't take it so... seriously. Their abilities really were beyond expectations. I also underestimated them beforehand..."
Kazemina Genjuro wasn't lying. Who could have expected that two people picked up randomly by the roadside would both have master-level acting skills? Wasn't this ridiculous?
Damn heavens, are you messing with me?
"Anyway... just continue according to your own methods..."
As Kazemina Genjuro spoke, he was already sweating profusely. He had never encountered such a difficult situation before. He almost wished a Noise attack would happen right now. That would still be better than standing on the podium and desperately searching for something to say.
Fortunately, someone came to his rescue.
"No need to explain, Kazemina-sensei."
Tendou Maya stood up, clenched both fists, and stared at him.
"I understand. Our level is still far behind those two. Perhaps, perhaps we will never reach their standard even after a lifetime. But we won't give up just like this, because we are Stage Maidens! No matter what, we