Dorothy Michiru Otori/Bond Story

*Dorothy and her dog Toto have been sent to a faraway land in the east. In order to return to her hometown in Kansas, she and her friends go to the Great Wizard of Oz. From "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Oh, Where Could It Be?

 **Aruru:**Whaaat!? Michiru-chan, you already memorized your lines for "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"?

 **Aruru:**Even though you are still only at the joint program meeting stage, that's amazing...! You must be really excited to play Dorothy!

 **Michiru:**Thank you♪ Actually, I have a bit of a plan...

 **Aruru:**Plan...? That's an exciting phrase♪

 **Michiru:**Hehe, doesn't it seem like the joint program is different this time around? "Popular roles from past stage plays will be given out by the organizers to the performers"...

 **Michiru:**Then I had a thought when I heard that you were my partner. What if I tried approaching this role differently this time around.

 **Michiru:**That if I go with my gut and charge forward like you, I might be able to find something new...♪

 **Aruru:**Ah, I see... Wait, what is that supposed to mean???

 **Michiru:**Ahaha, I'm looking forward to this! Well then, see you at the next rehearsal during joint practice♪

 **Michiru:**...That being said, it's really difficult to drive myself on instinct. For now, I'll just need to find little things in my day that I can relate to for this performance...

***\*slam\****

 **Michiru:**Shiori...?

 **Shiori:**Ah, sorry for not knocking... Oh! Sorry for barging in!

 **Michiru:**No worries. I was just thinking by myself♪

 **Michiru:**And you must be looking for something, right?

 **Shiori:**Huh, how did you...?

 **Michiru:**It was just a simple deduction, or rather an educated guess.

 **Michiru:**Well, first of all, you didn't knock. You also are holding your phone in your right hand―do you ever walk around like that?

 **Michiru:**And to top it all off, the chihuahua phone strap that you got to match with everyone seems to be missing.

 **Shiori:**Wow...!! Actually, you are 100% correct...

 **Shiori:**I lost the strap that I received from Mei Fan-senpai.

 **Michiru:**Ah yes, the string for the strap was really frayed. So where did you tear the string at?

 **Shiori:**I've looked in all of the places I could think of, but just can't find it anywhere...

 **Michiru:**Oh no, don't cry.

 **Michiru:**Hmm, I got it. How about this...let's look for it together.

 **Shiori:**What...!? You'll help me search for it?

 **Shiori:**I wouldn't want to take your valuable time...

 **Michiru:**If you feel that way, do you remember the part that I am doing for the joint program?

 **Shiori:**Yeah...Yeah, I do! I heard you were paired with Frontier's Otsuki-san for "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

 **Michiru:**You heard correctly! It's a story where Dorothy gets swept up in a storm to the magical Land of Oz and goes on an adventure with Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and Lion to ask for help getting what they want...

 **Michiru:**Pretty similar to your situation, right? So I think this will lead to a deeper understanding of my role.

 **Shiori:**Michiru-senpai...

 **Michiru:**Hehe, am I being a bit reckless? Regardless, I want to approach this assignment with raw feeling this time.

 **Michiru:**So don't worry about me. First, let's figure out what you did today.

 **Michiru:**I see, so it might be in the cafeteria.

 **Shiori:**Yeah...and I already searched the classroom. Other than that, I had lunch with Yachiyo-senpai here.

 **Michiru:**I briefly checked there, but didn't see anything. Just in case, let's ask the cafeteria sta—

***\*chatter\****

 **Shiori:**Huh!? Wait...

 **Michiru:**Yeah, she seems flustered... Can we talk to you for a moment?

**Lunch Lady:**Ahh... You two are Edels...

**Lunch Lady:**Sorry about that―making a huge ruckus!

 **Michiru:**Actually, we are sorry for suddenly coming over. It seems like the kitchen is still cooking―is something going on?

 **Shiori:**Ah... Now that you mention it, lunchtime is already over.

**Lunch Lady:**That's right! Actually, I was making recipes for the new menu...

**Lunch Lady:**But as you can see, I made way too much of it!

 **Shiori:**Whoa! Colorful salads, pot-au-feu...!

 **Michiru:**Over here is boiled fish and chicken roast? It all looks so delicious, but there's no way to eat all of it.

**Lunch Lady:**Right!? I can't put this all in the refrigerator either, so I'm racking my brain for a solution here!

 **Michiru:**I see... Let's see if I can get some time to think about this.

 **Michiru:**If we come up with something, we'll let you know. Do you mind waiting?

**Lunch Lady:**Oh, that would be great. Thank you!

 **Michiru:**There's one other thing we would like to ask...

 **Michiru:**The strap wasn't in the cafeteria, either.

 **Shiori:**Yeah... On top of that, we've only piled on more problems...

 **Michiru:**Ahaha, what will you do about these responsibilities? Everything will be just fine...

 **Michiru:****(Dorothy)**
"Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo♪"

 **Shiori:**That line...!

 **Michiru:**Hehe, wouldn't you know. That's a charm that Dorothy used... That charm helped get Dorothy and company to the Emerald City.

 **Michiru:**Because we got Dorothy, our wishes will definitely come true.

 **Shiori:**R-Right! Thank you very much!

 **Michiru:**(...I wonder if I'm acting a bit childish.)

 **Michiru:**(Though I'm doing the same things, the process feels fresh. It's not all that bad tying all of my actions to the stage play.)

 **Michiru:**(All right, what can I gain through this process? Hope I can find it, along with Shiori's strap.)

I Had All Of It, The Whole Time

 **Michiru:**All right, so... Where else could you have lost the strap, Shiori?

 **Shiori:**After lunchtime, I went to the auditorium. The facilities are starting to get old, so I went to check on things like changing out the flooring...

 **Michiru:**I see, you were doing student council work. This place is so big...it would be nice if someone else could help us out.

 **Michiru:**Oh, hey you, could you help us?

**Girl A:**Oh...oh my god!? Michiru-sama and Shiori-sama!?!?

 **Michiru:**Sorry for approaching you suddenly. Right now we are...

**Girl B:**Y-Yes! We were checking the carpets that were ordered!!

 **Shiori:**Ah...so the auditorium will need to be refloored?

**Girl A:**C-Correct! However, the pattern that we had previously have been discontinued... So we will likely have to order a new pattern.

**Girl B:**We were talking about collecting opinions regarding the new flooring!

 **Michiru:**Oh, a survey. You are going to need a decent number of people for it...

 **Michiru:**Okay, let me take care of it. Also, there's something we want to ask you...

 **Shiori:**\*sigh\*

 **Michiru:**Heh heh, that's quite a big sigh♪

 **Shiori:**Ngh...I'm sorry. I'm just feeling so down about this...

 **Shiori:**It's not just the strap―our problems keep piling up no matter where we go.

 **Michiru:**Well, there was the issue with the cafeteria, then the auditorium flooring problem...

 **Michiru:**I would be surprised if something happened at the next place we went to.

**????:**Everybody just stop!!!

**Michiru & Shiori:**Huh...!?

**Junior High Student A:**We're nowhere near being on time for the next performance!!

 **Shiori:**L-Looks like something is going on...

 **Michiru:**Hey, hey, what's wrong here?

**Junior High Student B:**Eek! M-Michiru-sama, Shiori-sama...!?

 **Michiru:**You guys are ensemble students, right? According to the schedule, you should have been done with your practice two hours ago.

**Junior High Student A:**Well... No matter how much we practice, we just can't get the big dance number right...

**Junior High Student B:**We are sorry for our disgrace of a performance!

 **Michiru:**(I see. You can tell how tired they are... If they keep pushing themselves like this, they won't achieve what they are setting out to do.)

 **Shiori:**H-Hey, everyone! Let's just try calming down a little...

 **Michiru:**Shiori, could you call the cafeteria for me?

 **Shiori:**Huh!?

 **Michiru:**Also, get a hold of the students doing the auditorium inspection... If we do this right, we can solve everything in one go♪

**Lunch Lady:**All right, everybody eat up!!

**Junior High Student B:**Whoa, this is delicious!

**Junior High Student A:**Yeah, and I'm feeling a bit better now... We had been practicing without a break.

**Girl A:**Please take our survey while on break!

 **Michiru:**Heh heh, we were able to give the ensemble students a respite with the food from the cafeteria... while helping the auditorium team out. I would say we got three birds with one stone♪

 **Shiori:**Definitely! On top of that, everyone is smiling...

 **Michiru:**Yeah. I wanted to approach this role in a different manner... Well, I tried doing it...

**Girl A:**We've collected the surveys! This is perfect!

**Junior High Student A:**Okay, everyone! Once we've finished with our break, let's go at this dance again!!

**Lunch Lady:**Thank you all for enjoying my food!

 **Michiru:**(Well, this is a great way for all of this to conclude...)

 **Michiru:**(Oh, that's right...making Akira into the 'king'―performing the best version of Elysion. I've been constantly running towards those goals.)

 **Michiru:**(I had the ability to go with my gut this entire time.)

 **Shiori:**Michiru-senpai?

 **Michiru:**Oh, sorry, just had a thought... Sorry about this.

***\*rustle rustle\****

 **Shiori:**Eek! Why did you put your hand in my pocket...!?

 **Michiru:**Look, there's your strap♪

 **Shiori:**Wh-what... It was there the whole time!?

 **Michiru:**Since we searched everywhere and couldn't find it... The only possible place was in your pocket.

 **Michiru:**The string probably just got snagged on something when you took your phone from your pocket. It was pretty frayed.

 **Shiori:**Th-Thank you very much.

 **Michiru:****(Dorothy)**
"Hehe! I had what I was looking for right here all along!"

 **Shiori:**Dorothy...!

 **Michiru:****(Dorothy)**
"Brains, courage, and a heart... I had them all the whole time!!"

 **Michiru:**I saw Aruru-chan's performance of Dorothy in the material and it was really natural—more than I expected.

 **Michiru:**This was a joint program with other schools, so we tried a slightly different approach, but it worked out better than I expected.

 **Michiru:**We were able to solve the problems of Shiori and everyone else at school together, so we killed three birds with one stone!♪

 **Michiru:**I'll share this with Akira and everyone else next time.