#082 Play, Chapter 1
It has finally come. The first performance of the two-day cultural festival was a play by the Student Council & Free Activities Department.
Unfortunately, Lady Ruby had chosen her first turn, so we ended up standing in front of the audience before anyone else.
In the waiting room before the performance started, I was memorizing my lines again, almost frozen.
‘I’m in big trouble, aren’t I going to forget my lines like this?’
I am a nervous person, so I probably spent twice as much time memorizing my lines as others, but my mind is already blank.
At that time, someone came next to me and asked in a familiar voice.
“Amber, are you okay?”
“… Miss?”
Ruby appeared with only her face visible, wearing a fur-like covering of her brown fur.
“Is that a monster costume?”
“It’s Sasquatch skin. “I asked Clara to make it.”
“Now… “It’s well made.”
I could imagine how embarrassed Clara must have been making this.
You must have been very tired while imagining and creating a creature that you had no idea what it was.
And actually, rather than being scary, it was cute in its own way because it looked like a bear skin with long fur.
“Give me your hand, Amber.”
“Yes?”
When Ruby suddenly asked for her hand, she suddenly offered her hand to her.
She began kneading my palm with her hand, which was gloved like a bear’s paw.
A slight tickling feeling came over me, along with the fluffy sensation.
“What are you doing, lady?”
“Hand massage. “You used to do this often in the past.”
This is what I did for Ruby whenever she got nervous before her concert.
But, you can’t get a massage at all with her gloves on.
Ruby, who was trying hard to press her hand without even knowing that, was so cute that I smiled without realizing it.
“… Why are you laughing?”
“Because it’s cute. “Ruby.”
When Ruby heard me, she seemed a little embarrassed and let go of her hand.
“… Act well. “Don’t be nervous.”
“Yes… !”
She disappeared toward the stage first, and she remained alone, waiting for the right moment for me to appear.
‘Next now… ‘It was the princesses’ turn, right?’
Emerald and Amethyst played the roles of king and queen, respectively. In a little while, he would go on stage before me.
Sure enough, the girls appeared from behind, ready to leave.
Amethyst was wearing heavy makeup and a dress that emphasized her voluptuous breasts.
‘Wow, it’s s*xy…’ ‘
She grumbled with a red face, as if she felt awkward in such an outfit.
“Do I really have to decorate it like this? I really don’t like it… “
Then, next to her, Emerald, dressed in the king’s attire, smiled and answered.
“You’re the queen, right? “You have to do that to really feel it.”
“Even if we were matched in the first place, why did we end up with you…” Under.”
Unlike Amethyst, who looked depressed, Emerald had a smiling expression.
Just before Emerald went out on stage, she whispered to me.
“Amber, didn’t you forget that today is the most important day for us?”
“… Yes.”
She said that today, crowded with people for the cultural festival, was a good opportunity to arrest the witch.
“I’ll be looking forward to it. “Miss Assistant.”
When Emerald smiled, I also felt awkward, so she accepted me with a smile.
Maybe she doesn’t know. I’m not trying to catch the witch, but rather I’m trying to hide it.
After the conversation between the king and queen, it was finally my turn to enter.
Emerald, who played the role of the king, shouted loudly.
“Is there anyone brave enough to go out and defeat the monster?”
‘Let’s go…’ ‘
I appeared from behind the tent and said.
“I will go, Your Majesty!”
I tried to keep my voice as solemn as possible and walked toward the stage to stand in front of the king, but I tripped on the creaky floor and stumbled.
‘Ah… !’
If I fell here, it would not only be embarrassing, but it would also interfere with my immersion in the entire play.
‘If I don’t somehow get over it naturally… !’
Instinctively, I took out the fake knife from my waist and leaned on the ground to support my body.
I naturally got down on one knee and bowed my head in front of the king.
‘It’s ruined, they’ll definitely look at it strangely…’ !’
However, contrary to my expectations, cheers erupted from the audience.
‘Huh?’
Maybe my mistake was thought of as realistic acting?
Looking at the emerald in front of her with a puzzled expression, she winked and whispered so that only I could hear.
“Nice ad-lib, Amber.”
Anyway, I quickly recited the next line.
“This knight, Phrygia, will sacrifice his life to defeat the monster and return, Your Majesty.”
Emerald said to me with an expression of emotion.
“I was counting on you to come forward, Phrygia.”
She showed her natural acting as if she were a real king.
“If you are a soldier, you can mobilize as much as you want. “Is there anything else you need?”
“As long as we have a few elites, the food needed for the expedition, and a guide, there is nothing more we can ask for.”
“You have great eyes. “I have no choice but to trust you.”
She nodded her head with a serious expression and continued her words.
“Only my daughter, Princess Diana, knows the location of the cave inhabited by monsters. “I will help you on your journey.”
“… “Your Majesty, are you telling me to take Princess Diana on an expedition?”
Anyone would find it strange that she would take her own daughter to something that put her life at risk.
“It’s a pity for me too, but there is no one else who can guide the way other than that child. “Because Diana was the only survivor that came back alive that day.”
“… “I understand, Your Majesty.”
The reason why the king was so obsessed with eradicating monsters, even at the risk of losing her daughter, was simple.
This was because there was a setting that an unidentified monster had started appearing near the village at some point, tearing up any creatures it could see and quietly disappearing.
Emerald, who played the role of the King, called out to her daughter with her sad expression.
“My daughter Diana, will you come here?”
Then, DIA, dressed in beautiful clothes, appeared from behind the stage.
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“Yes, Abama.”
She wore a luxurious white and red dress and captured everyone’s attention with her elegant gait.
‘Pretty…’ ‘
I thought that Diamond, dressed up perfectly, was so beautiful that I couldn’t concentrate on the acting for a moment.
It seems like everyone in the audience thought the same, as exclamations of exclamation erupted from all over the audience.
“You could lose your life. “Are you sure that’s okay, Diana?”
“It’s okay. If it’s to avenge the injustice of her older sister losing her life to her monster, she’s willing… “
The play was going smoothly.
Now all we could do was wait for the King and Princess Diana to embrace in tears and begin the expedition in earnest.
“Come here. “It could be the last time, so let’s hug each other.”
“Abama…”
The two people hugged, and I stood up to leave the stage.
A line that was not in the script came out of the mouth of Emerald, who played the role of the king.
“Diana, I have something to give you before you leave.”
“Yes… ?’
Dia and I looked at the emerald with wide eyes at the sudden unexpected situation.
‘There was no line like that…’ ?’
Emerald smiled naturally, as if it was all an act, and took off the unusual-looking pendant from her neck.
“Diana, this is a keepsake left over from your sister. “As a wish for good luck, wear this around your neck and leave.”
I was able to immediately recognize what the pendant was.
‘That’s a necklace that detects curses…’ !?’
It was the same tool that Emerald gave me the other day, a tool used to find curse users.
For some reason, Emerald even ad-libbed during the play and was trying to hang it around Diamond’s neck.
‘Emerald, why on earth…? ?’
Whatever the reason, if the bead part of the pendant touches the diamond’s skin directly, the bead will turn black.
Before that situation happened, I had to stop it somehow.
Just before Emerald hung the pendant around Diamond’s neck, I shouted loudly.
“Your Majesty… !”
At my sudden shout, the audience and Emerald all looked at me.
“… “What’s going on, Phrygia?”
“This is an impudent request, but would you dare have the honor of hanging it around the princess’s neck instead?”
Then, Emerald looked at me with a strange expression and said with a grin.
“… It’s a bit unexpected, but I get it. “I cannot lightly accept the request of someone who risked his life for me.”
‘I lived…’ !’
“Thank you, Your Majesty… !”
I received the pendant necklace from Emerald and stood facing Diamond, who played the role of the princess.
Dia asked in a very quiet voice as if she did not understand the current situation.
“… Amber, what’s going on? There was nothing like this in the script… “
Before putting her necklace on her, I whispered with a serious expression.
“… “Dia, no matter what happens, you must not let the beads touch your skin.”
“Yes? Why… “
“I’ll explain everything later. “Please trust me first.”
Dia must have noticed the seriousness in her expression, and slowly nodded her head.
‘Let’s be careful. If it touches your skin, that’s it… ‘
I concentrated all my attention and succeeded in hanging the necklace without letting the beads touch Diamond’s neck.
Emerald smiled and said with satisfaction when she saw us.
“Phrygia, I wish you good luck on your journey.”
“… Thank you, Your Majesty.”
I don’t know what the emerald’s intention was, but from the moment it was hung around Diamond’s neck, I couldn’t relax even for a moment.
‘I’m going crazy…’ ‘
I sensed that, at least for me, this play would be the biggest performance of my life.