When Shirayuki covers her hair so it will not be seen, the manager feels that her hair should be seen and comes up with a plan to make it happen with one of the other actor's so that the entire crew will start to get more attention. Before she heads out, Shirayuki is informed of what is currently taking place on stage and what her role will be once she goes out. When Shirayuki lowers her hood to tie her back to help Ryuu dress the woman's ankle, the stage manager becomes entranced with Shirayuki's hair and asks her to fill in for the actress.Īfter Shirayuki agrees and changes into the costume of the princess, Obi teases Zen about blushing at her appearance. Distressed, the actress confesses that this was her moment to shine and have one of the prince's fall in love with her as well as becoming famous and wanting to wear beautiful clothing. Ryuu confirms that her ankle is broken and she will not be able to continue her performance. The actress has tripped on stage but pleads with Shirayuki to give her something for the pain as she wants to go back on stage. After locating Shirayuki, the group head to the theater where an actresses is looked at by Ryuu and Shirayuki backstage. He listens as Zen admits that he has thought a great deal about his future with Shirayuki.Īfter the greeting is done, Zen notices Ryuu running about trying to find Shirayuki as a performer has just been injured. While Zen thinks the timing of the conversation is poor, Izana feels otherwise. As they greet the crowd, Izana questions Zen if he has given further thought about the future with Shirayuki. They head off to join the crowd and hear the people praise their prince's and how Zen has become a more dignified prince. Shirayuki agrees and Obi presents a hairpin to her that was part of his prize. Obi tells Shirayuki that Zen needs to greet the crowd with his brother and asks if she wants to watch. Kiki points out to Zen that he needs to move on and Zen promises to meet with them afterwards. He meets back with the four where Zen chastises him for running off but Mitsuhide accepts a challenge to fight against him one day. They find him competing in a fighting competition under his alias Nanaki and win the grand prize. As the act completes, Mitsuhide informs Shirayuki that Zen had confided in them that he has chosen the path that will allow him to stay with her and Shirayuki confirms that she wants the same.Ī while later, the group meets back up but notice that Obi is missing. Seeing Zen's serious expression, Obi understands what he means and does not fault Shirayuki for wanting to avoid attention during a time like this. When Mitsuhide and Kiki escort Shirayuki to see a clown act, Obi asks Zen if Shirayuki's hair has gotten bad attention before.

Seeing how busy it's getting, Obi notices Shirayuki pull on a hood and she explains it's so that she doesn't draw so much attention because of her hair. However, his plans are quickly foiled when Mitsuhide, Kiki, and Obi appear.Īfter being warned to still be careful of where is goes, Zen decides that the group should spend some time together. However, his biggest reason was that he wanted to spent time alone with Shirayuki. Finding an area to be alone for a while, Zen confesses that he's dressed as a guard to check on staff and to see the citizens. As Shirayuki is about to head down a heavily crowded area, a disguised Zen leads her down a different path. Remembering his words and his same good-bye, Shirayuki feels certain that everything will be alright.Īs she is walking through the castle, Shirayuki is amazed at how many people are attending Open Castle Day an event held every few years where part of the castle is open to the public and festivities are held. Waking in her room, Shirayuki recalls the moment she and Zen shared when he confessed his certainty that they would make it through anything. During the festivities, Zen, Shirayuki, Mitsuhide, Kiki, and Obi spend time together and reflect on their future together.

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