Seconds after the screening bell rang, all the lights in the theater went out and darkness came…..
Then, slowly, the stage curtain rose and light flooded in the place once again.
『Husband, look at that child. We finally had a boy desu yo』
『Oh, right. The male heir of my dream! Oh god! Thank you! Finally, my Viscount Taroimont’s family is secured!』
A murmur of bewilderment rose from the audience.
The actor who was called “husband”, dressed in men’s clothes and wearing a fake beard, was apparently a woman.
『but husband, your heir is Lenitz……』
『Lenitz has been brought up and raised as a man in order to have a male heir to the family but since we now had a male heir, it’s no longer necessary. She must be happy since she can finally be a woman.』
『But, will she be able to accept it?』
『The patriarch of a noble family in this country can only be a man and it is justified for a man to succeed. Also, I am still the head of this viscounty and everything I do is for the territory. I have not raised her to oppose that.』
『I hope so……』
I don’t get the point.
And as for the actress dressed in men’s clothes, are they not going to explain it?
『Lenitz, your marriage has been decided.』
『Ah, father, which young lady will be my marriage partner?』
This time, a beautiful woman in male attire, dressed in a glittering costume that reflects light, came out onto the stage.
Is she playing a man? Or a woman?
Is she a masculine woman playing a woman pretending to be a man?
『It’s not a young lady but a fine gentleman. The long awaited male heir has been born to our family. You no longer have to pretend to be a man. You are going to marry Viscount Jinenjo as his second wife.』
『Viscount Jinenjo? Isn’t he older than father?』
『What about it? He is a fine man. All you have to do is do what I tell you. 』
『………I refuse』
『What?』
『Since I was born, I have been trained in all aspects whether it is martial arts, arts and sciences, and many other things in order to become the next head of the family. Even so, I have no objection to surrendering my position if a younger brother has been born since I love our family. However, even though I’m fine not being the next family head, I will not, as a woman, marry into Viscount Jinenjo’s family who is known for being lustful and vicious to women.』
『Lenitz, are you not going to listen to the order of the head of the family?』
『I won’t.』
『Follow me』
『I won’t follow.』
『Listen to me.』
『I can’t hear you.』
『Are you not going to follow my order?』
『I won’t no matter what.』
『Then……I expel you from the family! You shall never be able to claim the name of Taroimont again! You are banished! Anyone! Come come! Drive this one out of my domain!』
『Banished～♪』
『Banished～♪』
The audience burst into laughter.
Because all the actors who jumped out to the stage at the order of the viscount were women.
『Grab your spear and drive her out♪』
The knights in silver armor were also women and the butler who came rushing onto the stage was also a woman.
『Stop～♪ It’s our princess～♪』
And of course, the maids wearing extravagant clothes were also women.
That means this theater troupe must be a woman only theater troupe.
『I was a princess～Until a moment ago♪ Now I’m just a woman dressed as a man～♪』
『Leave the castle♪』
『Leave the city♪』
『Far♪ Far♪ Leave the hometown♪』
As the main character, flanked by knights, stomps her feet in the center of the stage, the picture behind her quickly switches from castle to town and from town to farming village.
It is indeed a theater made by a theater maniac. It’s a stage set up I have never seen before.
『Get out of my domain♪』
『To the end of the world♪』
『Monsters lurking♪ in the wilderness～♪』
At last, the main character was thrown out into the wilderness and slumped down in her clothes.
What is a woman alone in a reddish brown wilderness supposed to do?
『What a change. I was raised as a man and driven out by the people I love from my hometown. Now, I only have this clothes and a few gold coins.』
I feel sorry for her even though she went against the will of her father.
If it were me, I would be just weeping alone.
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