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No, my hat!

Come back!

Whirlwind!

Nice catch!

Anna!

Wowzers! Was that magic?

Did you learn it in the big city?

That's right!

Thanks for your help, Anna.

Sister!

It's great to see you again.

Sorry I haven't kept in touch.

Here, these are from our bakery.

My mom told me I should deliver them to you.

Oh my! Why, thank you.

So, hey! What are you doing back in town?

For summer vacation, I'd bet.

Yes!

I came to pay a quick visit to my parents before school starts back up again.

I've become good friends with a very helpful classmate of mine

who strongly recommended that I take this trip.

She said, "showing your parents a cheerful smile

is the most rewarding thing you can do for them."

Dad Mode Advice

Aw. She sounds like a lovely person.

Yep!

Lady Grace is one of the most lovely people I know!

In fact, she's been a big part of my summer vacation...

That's the noon bell! I need to get going.

Do you have somewhere to be?

Yes!

Lady Grace is actually coming to visit my house later this afternoon!

I have to hurry and finish the rest of these deliveries!

Please introduce me to your friend when you have the chance.

Sure.

With pleasure!

Little do you know, but I'm already here, Anna.

From

From Bureaucrat

From Bureaucrat to

From Bureaucrat to Villainess:

Dad's Been Reincarnated!

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!

Itsumade tattemo role play kara

Nukedasenai yo na

Asa kara ban made watashi wa haguruma

Kochira ijou nashi

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9

Acchi mo kocchi mo miwatasu kagiri ni

Murabito bakkari

Hoshi ni negai o inoru hito ni

Kamisama ga hokusoemu

Nonsense

Shinjiru mono wa jibun de kimeru

Ookina koe ni damasarenai

Tadashii mono bakari janai

Namida o nomu koto mo aru

Aa, kimi mo erande kitanda

Suki na koto o utau tame

Aa, kimi no koe ga kitto

Boku no michishirube da

Episode 10: Dad Cross-dresses

The Doll Bakery

It's quite blustery today.

This must be the bakery run by Anna's family.

I can smell all sorts of yummy things inside!

I wonder if that gentleman working in the back is Anna's father.

His sharp movements and the discerning gleam in his eyes

as he works the oven all attest to his expertise.

Even from behind this window, I can tell that man is an honest-to-goodness artisan.

That answers my question. I have no doubt he must be Anna's father.

O-oh gosh. I beg your pardon.

You don't need to apologize.

The delicious aroma coming from this bakery

would be enough to make anyone hungry.

Well now! That's some mighty kind praise!

Oh?

I haven't seen you two around here before.

Is this your first time in town?

Y-yes. A fine day to you, Madame.

Oh, please! Don't call me madame!

I'm just known as the baker's missus around these parts.

So, what kind of bread are you looking for?

Everything we sell is guaranteed delicious!

Oh, well, actually...

Ah, I see how it is.

Wait just a moment.

O-okay...

Here. On the house!

The inside of this cone-shaped bread is filled with chocolate cream.

Go on. Don't be shy.

O-oh, thank you.

Love at first bite, it seems.

Truth be told, Grace...

we came up with this bread after hearing stories of you.

How do you know my name?

Oh, don't be silly!

The only upper-class mademoiselle who'd bother visiting our little ol' shop

is the "Lady Grace," obviously!

Anna couldn't stop talking about you in her letters.

It's always "Lady Grace" this and "Lady Grace" that.

So we know all about you!

I know writing letters is one of Anna's hobbies,

Lady Grace!

but I'll have to advise her against

oversharing my personal information from now on.

Anyways, after reading about how beautiful your golden curls are,

it gave us the idea of making bread in a similar shape.

I see.

So that's how you invented these little chocolate cornets?

"Chocolate cornets"?

Ah, sorry.

That's apparently what they call this type of bread in a kingdom to the far east.

A choco-cornet, huh?

What a cute name. I think we'll start calling them that!

I'm curious, Madame...

Or rather, Missus.

How did you know I was from the upper-class?

I thought my "merchant's daughter" disguise was pretty fool-proof.

Well, shucks!

The elegant way that you conduct yourself,

and the superb tailoring on your clothes made it a dead giveaway.

I knew from one look at you.

Interesting. In other words...

you're well-versed in the behaviors of the upper-class.

Plus,

despite knowing of my aristocratic status, you showed no fear or deference at all,

and approached me in a normal manner.

This leads me to believe that you were originally born into a family

with deep ties to nobility, isn't that right?

O-oh, pshaw! That's just ridiculous.

I mean, look at me, I'm nothing but a plain ol' lady from the working class!

She's not a very good liar.

Sincerity seems to run in the family.

What was that scream?

It came from the town square.

Lady Grace!

Look up there!

S-somebody help me!

That poor boy!

How did he get so high up?

He climbed up there to fetch some laundry that got blown away

and now he can't get down!

This happens with young beastkin sometimes.

Many of them don't know how to think ahead,

which can be a problem since they are stronger than humans.

All right! Let me handle this!

No, wait!

Those branches will snap under the weight of an adult!

Then what should we do?

Air Gust!

Anna!

Excellent work, Anna.

Lady Grace?

Why are you here with my mom?

I'll explain that later.

Right now,

is there a way for you to bring that kid down safely with your wind magic?

Well, to be frank, that's a tall order...

My whirlwind spell is too powerful to help.

I don't think that boy would survive the rough conditions inside of it.

That's a good point.

FLOAT

Then perhaps I can use a basic spell to make him float...

Except he's too high for my magic to reach him.

Anna! Grace! Don't worry!

You two can work together to save him!

With the choco-cornet!

Huh?

Okay, folks! Clear the way!

A rescue team is here to save that boy!

These two bright students from Royal Magic Academy:

our own Grace and Anna!

More oversharing...

Is my son really going to be okay?

Are you sure about this, Anna?

Anna! Do your best!

Everything's okay.

We're going to save him for sure!

Whirlwind!

That's the ticket, Anna!

Just wrap your "whirlwind" spell around that tree from the ground up!

And then, Grace comes in with her water magic!

She draws out some water from the fountain and makes it flow alongside the wind!

And finally,

the wind and water magic empower each other!

Which creates...

a spiral of ice!

SPIRAL OF

ICE!!

You'll be okay now.

What's that?

A wind spell that carries her voice.

Just ride the ice down like a slide.

She can convey her voice through her beast to people who are far away.

That was incredible, Anna!

Wow, Anna! Your magic is super cool!

You're the pride of our town!

Anna's control over her spells has definitely improved.

But I'm more curious about her mother.

The idea to create an ice spiral similar to that chocolate pastry

isn't something she would conceive of without knowledge of magic.

She's not just a simple villager. There's a secret behind her.

And I suspect it relates to important information

that's needed to beat this game.

However...

Anna's mother is a real person entitled to her privacy.

Would it really be proper of me to pry into her personal life?

Listen, everyone!

We're all happy the boy got down safely.

But I couldn't have done it alone! I had help!

From none other than Lady Grace Auvergne!

Huh? Isn't that the duke's daughter?

So, a member of the nobility went out of their way to help us commoners?

And Lady Grace is well on her way to becoming the next Queen of our kingdom!

No, wait! That's personal info!

In the very near future,

Lady Grace will help make this an even better kingdom for everyone!

Long live Lady Grace!

U-ugh, there goes my privacy!

Long live Lady Grace!

Grace AKA Kenzaburo realized it was hopeless to expect anyone in this world

to uphold the standards of compliance.

Royal Magic Academy

A campus festival?

Royal Magic Academy: Courtyard It's a big event that's held during the semester after summer vacation ends.

Just like the cultural festivals we have at high school here in Japan!

In the original "LnB" game,

it's an event where Anna and her love interest

successfully perform a skit or activity that helps fosters their relationship.

Of course, this is normally where the big bad Grace By the Authority of the Student Council!!

becomes a huge problem for them.

Royal Magic Academy: Student Council Office Grace It's back to the drawing board for you!!

By using excuses like

"it's not traditional enough" or "it's not dignified enough,"

she acts as a gatekeeper who finds a way to reject

everyone's plans for the festival.

It's back to the drawing board for you!

But now...

Well, you see,

there's a thing called "maid cafes" that are all the rage in town right now.

I told you this wasn't going to work.

She's going to reject it for not meeting the academy's standards, huh?

Well, I must say...

this is a wonderful idea!

Huh?!

As members of nobility, we recognize maids as a fundamental part of life.

And running a cafe that imitates the work they do

should help give the student body an even greater appreciation for them.

Y-yes, exactly!

Thank you very much!

Thanks for taking charge, Grace.

Sorry we had to leave everything in your hands.

Your Highness!

How nice to see you.

I gather the review process is going smoothly.

Yes.

As of now, we've approved all ideas that have been presented.

If I may, Lady Grace.

Would it not be prudent to choose more rigorously?

For example, this "maid cafe" idea seems a little too undignified.

Not only does the campus festival have public attendees,

but many parents from the nobility will also attend.

We must manage this event so that it does not besmirch

the traditions and dignity of our beloved academy.

I understand your concern, Pierre.

But in my opinion...

Whenever novel ideas crop up in our society,

they most always appear to be indecent or undignified

because we can't help but judge them by current standards.

Case in point,

the programs that the PTA often try to ban children from watching

are the ones with innovative characters or fresh takes on comedy!

The PT-what?

You mean like how the newest styles of music or art

are almost always universally panned when first introduced to the public?

Exactly, Your Highness.

Miss Grace.

May I have a moment of your time?

Some students have submitted a request for use of the auditorium...

Understood.

Come along, Anna.

Okay!

Lady Grace.

If anything goes wrong with these activities,

I hope you understand the responsibility may fall on your shoulders.

Then so be it. I will gladly take the blame.

"Noblesse oblige," as they say.

Is that not what we nobles are supposed to do?

Gosh, talk about cool!

Royal Magic Academy: Student Council Office Anna Talk about cool!

Was Dad born to a noble family or what?!

No, he's a commoner through and through.

But I guess he has worked in a supervisor position for years now.

There's more.

Besides, if something goes badly enough to cause real harm to Grace's reputation, Royal Magic Academy: Student Council Office ENGAGEMENT CALLED OFF Kenzaburo's Inner Thoughts

it could put an end to the engagement between her and the prince,

which in turn will open the door to the route where Anna marries him instead.

All's well that ends well!

He's already factored in a plan for if things blow up in his face!

The power of a bonafide gamer!

And he's totally treating Anna like his daughter.

We've been working non-stop this morning.

Everyone is buckling down to prepare for the campus festival.

It must be tough!

Funny you say that.

We could use your help, too, Prince Lucas.

Oh? But I'm not good at doing that kind of work.

On a related note,

have you guys decided what activity the student council is going to perform

for the campus festival?

Oh. That's still up in the air.

It's customary for the first-year valedictorian to take the lead in choosing

the student council's activity.

You'll need to make your decision soon, Anna.

Yeah, I know.

But I've never actually seen a campus festival for myself,

so it's hard to imagine what might be good...

Well, here's something to consider.

Our upperclassmen on the student council are very popular with everyone.

So perhaps an activity that showcases them all publicly would go over well.

You're right!

In that case, how about we put on a play?

I like that idea.

Is there a particular play you have in mind?

Let me think.

There is one play I remember seeing at a local festival.

It was about a series of events that lead the prince of a kingdom

to befriend a young commoner,

until they end up swapping places through a magic spell,

which causes all sorts of hullabaloo.

It really stuck with me because it was so funny!

Ah, yes.

A common trope in many fairy tales.

I guess they have those "body swap" type of stories in this world, too.

That does sound rather amusing.

It is!

And what makes it even better,

is that we already have a real prince to fill the role!

Ah, you mean Virgile?

You fit the bill, too.

Oh, wait a second.

If I remember right, there is a unique restriction

the student council has to abide by when performing a play.

Restriction?

That's right.

Basically, it's a special rule that makes things harder.

For instance, if we chose to perform music,

we might have to use magic to move the instruments

instead of just playing them normally.

Does that make sense?

Since the student council are the cream of the crop,

it's tradition for a handicap to be imposed on their activities.

I see.

In that case, Prince Lucas, would you mind finding out what that special rule is?

Okay!

And will you look into the specifics of that play, Anna?

Of course, Lady Grace!

How is school going, Grace?

Things have gotten busy with the campus festival on the horizon,

but I'm quite enjoying all the work.

The campus festival, huh? Now that takes me back!

I remember pulling a few all-nighters

to make sure everything was ready for the big day when I was a student myself.

You went to Royal Magic Academy as well, didn't you?

Yeah. As did your mother.

Ah!

I nearly forgot, milord!

We received a letter from the villa the Duchess is recovering at.

She seems to be back in good health, and will be returning home sometime soon.

Jacqueline's better? Well, that's wonderful news!

She might even come to see you at the campus festival, Grace.

O-oh, that would be most splendid, Father.

Grace's mother, Jacqueline Auvergne.

She fell into poor health about a year ago

and has been recuperating at a villa ever since.

I haven't crossed paths with her after becoming Grace.

And meeting her makes me nervous,

since her maternal instinct may tip her off about our change in personalities.

In any case, it's great news to hear that she's making a recovery.

Especially seeing as how she's related to Grace.

So, back to the subject of the campus festival...

I was wondering if you might know something, Father,

about the student council's special "restrictions."

Ah, yes. I know them very well.

I was also a member of the council, after all.

Oh, my! Is that so?

Well, as it happens, the council will be...

How interesting.

You're all planning to put on a play, huh?

Well, I have your answer, Grace.

Because, if you can believe it,

the one who came up with the special rule for plays...

was none other than your mother!

Wow!

Your mother created that rule

during the year she was the student council president,

and it helped make their performance a huge success.

The restriction that she came up with

has been a tradition at the academy ever since.

I had no idea.

What exactly is the restriction that she came up with?

It's the wildest thing...

C..cross-gender casting?!

You mean, that a girl would play the prince and a boy would play the princess?

Exactly, Anna.

Between Kabuki and Takarazuka,

it's not uncommon to see cross-gender casts in entertainment, but...

To be frank, I feel like it's too high of a bar for novices like us to meet.

And it's not as if the rule has been documented in writing.

But, unfortunately, now that I know it was created by my mother...

we don't have the option of pretending it doesn't exist.

Nothing is more important than family tradition, I suppose.

Huh.

Is that rule part of the regular game, too?

You betcha!

It's a really popular event with the fans!

But...

as far as I know, there was no backstory about the villainess

having a connection to the rule's creation.

In fact, Grace's mother never comes up in the game at all.

Okay, so, maybe this world

Anna Nothing is more important than family tradition, I suppose. Royal Magic Academy: Library

is exactly like you theorized before.

It's not the game itself,

but a real world somewhere in the universe

that just strongly resembles it.

Yeah, it's really starting to feel like that's the case.

In the game, the "cross-casting" rule

was something that the author of the story came up with. CROSS-GENDER CASTING

But in this world, it was something created by Grace's mom.

A different origin, but the same end result.

That's just the nature of the connection, I guess.

I see.

Honestly, there's a lot about this that I still don't understand.

But I can say one thing for sure.

If I ever had the honor of meeting Grace's mother...

I would say thank you! For making the pretty boys cross-dress!

Cuz I love them!

Me too!

Fangirl Scream

I can't deny that the idea of handsome men dressed as women

has broad appeal that would certainly draw in a crowd.

But just imagine if Lord Auguste or Lord Richard were to cross-dress...

KAPOW

Those broad shoulders won't do them any favors.

But their faces might clean up well.

Oh, hold on!

What about Crown Prince Virgile or Lord Pierre?

DAZZLE

I think they would make beautiful ladies.

That's true.

Goodness me! Assuming they'd be willing...

I imagine Lord Lambert would make a good intellectual beauty.

Yes! And you know what?

SPARKLE SPARKLE

I bet he'd go through with it if we just asked him.

Gofer

That just leaves...

Ah, there you are! Grace! Anna!

I found out what the special restriction for the student council is!

Cutesy-wootsy!

Cutsey-wootsy

Perfect

He's a natural fit.

More than natural, even.

Huh?

Aw, poo.

You two already found out about it?

So, who's going to play the star role of the prince?

The answer is obviously Anna.

Huh?!

Th-that's impossible!

I've never done any acting before, plus I'm not tall enough,

and above all, I'm a commoner!

True, but you're also the valedictorian of the first-years.

If you won't take up the mantle, then we'll just have to do something else.

What a bummer.

I wanted to see what you'd look like as a guy, Grace.

Oh please. I'm not the type for the stage.

Huh?

Lady Grace will cross-dress?

Lady Grace will cross-dress?!

CROSS-DRESS WILL LADY GRACE?!

Flipped it Backwards

Wait, I'll do it!

On further thought, we can't let

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this slip by!

Especially since it will totally be a huge hit with the attendees!

O-oh, really?

Welp, that settles that.

I'm going to bring my A-game, Lady Grace!

Since I'm valedictorian and all!

O-okay. I'm glad to hear it.

I guess her main character instincts finally kicked in.

Royal Magic Academy: Library Grace (Kenzaburo) O-okay. I'm glad to hear it.

Thankfully, that does keep

the main plot on the right track.

But...

I still got a bad feeling about this.

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Aa, koi se yo (amigo)

Odorou (senorita)

Nemuri sae wasurete odori akasou

Samba viva samba

Matsuken Samba

Olé!

We have a letter here from username: TreasuresR'Us.

"They say the path to being a sorcerer starts with stamina,

so I've been doing 100 kilometer runs every day.

Will I make it into magic academy?"

You're already doing a splendid job.

Please keep giving it your all!

Um, what's going on here, Lady Grace?

Well, I know how you like letters, Anna.

Next Episode: Dad Gets into an Elegant Pickle!

Th-these are a little different from what I had in mind...