Chapter 158: 15-year-old Inglis and the Two Leading Actresses (11)
「Houho! Of course, I will take account of you Inglis, the Heroine! It’s for the sake of creating a better work of art, after all!!」 「Yes! I am declining the heroine role!」 「EEeehh?!! H-, hold on, what are you saying, Glis?! What about our meal……!」
Rafinha stuttered in her question. Of course, it was only natural that she would be so concerned.
「I know that, Rani. Count Weissmall, please give the role you were going to give to Senior Silva to me instead!」 「Hoho?!! Th-, then, who will fill the heroine role?」 「Please give it to one of the men!」 「Men……?!」 「Yes. In other words, Mariabelle the heroine will be a man. Conversely speaking, the two main characters who were supposed to fight over her will be women!」 「So you’re saying……you want to reverse the gender of the cast?」 「Yes. That way, you don’t need to revise the plot! You said it yourself, Count Weissmall, the highlight of this play is the gaudy battle scene between two suitors! If so, we just need to focus on that highlight. I’m sorry if I sound rude, but in terms of combat sequences and piloting Flygears, I am more proficient than the actors of the troupe! Let us show the audience something that will satisfy them!」 「Hmm, I see the logic. The sight of you fighting, Miss Inglis, is truly beautiful and dignifying… it would be a spectacle for the audience.」
Redas nodded at Inglis’ statement.
「Indeed, you really look majestic when you’re fighting! Come to think of it, I discovered you because I saw you fought, did I not.」 「This is an age where women have to be strong too! It’s old-fashioned to think that women are mere flowers who can only be wanted and loved by men! We must show that we possess the strength and will to grasp what we want in our hands! That’s what I want to convey to the audience!」1 「Hou ho ho……! Ho Ho!」 「Don’t decide just yet who will win the duel, the rival or I! As the winner will be rewarded with the kissing scene! By purposely letting the plot open, we should be able to create the intensity of an actual battle!」 「Ooh!! What an unprecedented idea! This is fresh, really fresh!! I am excited!」 「No, rather than a stage play, wouldn’t that be more like an exhibition match then?」 「If Inglis were to have a serious fight on the stage, though, the entire theatre would be leveled……」 「Forget that, a single stray bullet from her will kill anyone!」 「Ssh!! Everyone, be quiet! This is a new stage production in the process! It’s art!」 「Indeed it is! What is it if not the most fascinating experiment! There is no progress without challenge! And so, the one to play the role of your rival will be Rafinha, is that how it is?」 「M-, me? If anything, I would rather play the role of the cute heroine……」 「No! Not Rani!」
If it was her, that meant either Inglis or Rafinha would have to perform the kissing scene at the end of the show. Both of them mustn’t do that, absolutely. Inglis’ goal was to avoid the kissing scene while still being able to be on stage and eat as much of the bribed cater as she wanted, but that would be putting the cart before the horse. Although she was also thinking of fulfilling another goal in mind with this agenda she tried to push through…
「Who is it, then?」 「Yes. I’m thinking of asking senior Yua to play the role of my rival!」
In a snap, Inglis pointed her finger to Yua.
「……Howeeh?」