A Centaur's Life (セントールの悩み)

Huh?!

--Huh? --Hmm?

Ahh?

Huh?

We're supposed to be rehearsing, here!

You didn't actually have to do it.

Ah! But, well I...

It's just...

It was written in the script, so...

What? It was?

Hmmm...

Uh-uh.

Where?

Um... Here, look.

This was added by hand.

Not me. I had no idea.

Okay, someone must have written it into her script.

But when?

They were just handed out earlier today.

I don't know if it helps,

but I got my script from Komori.

Talk. Now.

Uh... Well, the thing is...

Komori. Komori. Komori.

That's it.

Okay, the part of the prince will be played by Makoto Komori.

All right! Yes!

That's enough. Sit down.

Yeah!

I mean it. Sit.

Here. I brought your script.

Oh. That's nice, thanks.

We're gonna knock 'em dead.

Yeah. Sure.

Seriously? Creep.

Don't forget our deal.

I want my foie gras roll.

Shut up, idiot!

Heh. Heh.

So, it has come to my attention

that Komori used bribery to secure his role.

He will no longer play the prince.

I have decided--the part will be played by Nozomi Gokuraku.

I don't wanna be the stupid prince.

The part was supposed to be mine, not yours.

Such a pervert. How desperate are you, man?

And as for you, Hime,

did you actually plan to kiss Komori?

Well, I just, you know.

I thought it would be okay if it was you.

Uh?!

Gettin' hot and heavy.

Love is in the air.

Please go away.

All right, people it was just a kiss.

Back to rehearsing.

Oh? You wanted more?

Well, I, uh... Wha...?

That's enough.

A kiss between friends doesn't count as anything.

Let's get to work.

Yeah, okay.

By the way, I'm sorry.

No, don't.

There's nothing to apologize for.

Man, I'm exhausted.

Why did we have to pick a play?

A chorus or something would've been easier.

I doubt that would have been impressive enough

for our class president.

Come on. It is kinda fun.

To you, maybe.

Well you did get to kiss Hime, didn't you?

Oh. I wasn't expecting that.

You're a good actor, Hime.

Have you done plays before?

Yeah, I have.

I played a princess in middle school, too.

And in elementary school.

And in kindergarten.

Impressive what about in the nursery?

Yeah, there, too.

I was my daddy's princess.

It's probably because of my name.

Nope, I'm gonna go with looks and behavior.

I'd be fine just playing Passerby A.

Wow, so humble it almost sounds like bragging.

Hey!

Things are really coming along.

We've got a costume for you to try on, Hime.

Wow!

It's amazing!

Better be. That was hard work.

The play's set in medieval Scandinavia, right?

So, it's historically impossible

for there to have been a centaur princess.

It could have happened in Russia though,

so I used that for reference,

along with Central Asia and the Near and Middle East.

You'll also see some Baroque influence in the lace.

I guess you'd call it Bourbon style?

Anyway, I guess the historical inaccuracy bugs me a little,

so I just wanted to add some...

That's gonna go on for a while.

Anything to do with costumes brings out her inner nerd.

...everyone might as well be on stage naked!

I'm not sure, though.

What?

I thought I made it on the larger side,

but it's pretty tight on you.

Ah!

Hmm...

Oh...

Hey, that looks great!

Way to go me!

Mitama!

Is it okay if we bring the set pieces in?

Oh, sure. Go ahead.

All right, you guys.

Let's go!

Coming!

Hey, Fujimoto. One thing.

Huh?

I think we need to use more braces on the platforms.

We tested them out, though.

They'll hold anything.

I mean, no one can be heavier than Nekomi, right?

Uh...

Just do it.

You never know what could happen.

It's better to be safe.

You're the boss.

All right, we've got costumes and the set.

Let's do a run through of the whole thing, with feeling.

Oh, and skip the kiss this time.

Okay, everybody. Places!

The play they're doing has a real kissing scene.

Seriously?

Go on. You're gonna kiss, right?

No, they aren't.

Aww...

Perfect.

There's no stopping the high school rumor mill.

Right. We're up next.

Okay, let's carry in our set.

It's our turn!

I'm kinda nervous.

It'll be okay.

Hey, careful with that.

Don't worry. It's fine.

Next, we have Class One-One's play,

A Dream Under the Midnight Sun.

Hey, good job.

You were a perfect queen.

Comes naturally, huh?

Shut up!

Don't you have something to do?

Nice work out there.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, let's nail the final scene!

My love is true.

Even if Heaven and Earth should fall, it will remain.

Hey. This is the part with the kiss, right?

You think they'll actually do it?

I guess there was no way they'd do it for real, huh?

Yeah, that would be crazy.

Help! Quick!

Thank you.

The crowd loved the ending.

They said it was perfect.

Yeah, well.

I don't think the principal was as impressed.

That's not surprising.

You two could've been hurt bad.

Hmm...

Leave that to the president.

She'll smooth things over.

Hey! I just wanna say, you guys were great!

Thank you!

Hey, what's wrong?

Don't be shy.

We're past that now.

We are?

I'm glad you two are having so much fun.

Sorry, I can give you a kiss too if you want.

I'll pass!

As I'm sure you recall from your early biology courses,

modern day mammals, birds, reptiles,

and amphibians have six legs.

It is widely believed that this originated with fish,

whose pectoral, front ventral, and rear ventral fins

grew over many generations until they eventually became limbs.

The genes that determined the shape

of the pectoral fins duplicated to form ventral fins,

which duplicated again to form rear ventral fins.