If we only look at the area, the three most famous opera houses in Tobesk are not as good as the Wilde Opera House in Randall Valley. But if we talk about the decoration style and level of luxury, it is obvious that the "Pearl of the North" Opera House is better.
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On an early spring night, there are many people who want to spend time and enjoy life in the opera house. The temperature rises quickly, but within two weeks the feeling of winter has completely disappeared. Even the wind at night can feel the warmth.
, one of the evidences is that the attire of the audience ascending the steps at the entrance of the Opera House has completely transitioned to spring.
For Shade, the difference between winter clothing and spring clothing is not big. Although Lecia has told him countless times, he still likes the simplest black coat. Even when attending formal occasions, he just changes his coat into
Black formal wear.
The Queen Mary Opera House, located on Swift Street, is still full of people coming and going on early spring nights. The streets decorated with gas lights are not what attracts people, but the brightly lit Opera House under the stars is what attracts people to nightlife.
A place that people want to visit.
Outsiders once read in the tabloids that any singer, opera singer or performer in Delrayon would be honored to perform at the Queen Maria Opera House. Only singers like Fanny
Only a female opera singer like Miss Sarah Benenice can freely use such a place as her own stage.
Shade arrived a little later. When he got off the carriage, the next opera was almost about to start. He jumped off the carriage and paid the fare, then walked up the steps in three steps and waited until he was about to reach the steps.
At the end, he slowed down again, straightened his tie, and walked into the lobby of the Opera House in a gentlemanly and not anxious manner.
The maid arranged by Lecia led Shade to the third floor from the hidden staircase on the side of the theater. She knocked on the door in the center of the third floor. Shade thought that the first person he saw would be Lessie.
Ya or Agelina didn't expect that the person who got up from the sofa and looked at the door was actually another lady from the Cavendish family.
"Good evening, Shade."
Miss Carina said lightly, waving for Tifa to pour tea, and then looked up and down Shade's outfit:
"It seems that you really care about your date with Lesia. Look, you are dressed so formally."
In fact, you have to wear formal attire when you come to the opera house, and most of Shade's formal attires were bought with Lesia's help, and there are no bargains among them.
"Good evening, Carina. Well...I didn't go to the wrong door, right?"
Although Shade was a little surprised, he still joked and walked in the door.
"Of course I didn't go to the wrong door. I knew you and Lesia were going on a date tonight, so I murdered her one step ahead and waited for you here. Now the poor girl is hidden in the closet over there. Oh, knight,
Why don’t you know how to come to me proactively?”
The red-haired lady pretended to be sad and said. Shade looked around, and sure enough he didn't see Lesia and Agelina, but he also knew that the witch was joking:
"sorry, I......"
"I don't need your apology. I asked the purple-eyed fortune teller and found that you have hardly ever taken the initiative to send out any invitations to the night."
She smiled and said to Shade:
"This way I understand. It seems that you usually prefer girls to take the initiative. This is completely different from the impression you left on me on G. But I have to admit, Shade, this suits me very well.
taste."
She reached out and pulled Shade and asked him to sit next to her. Lecia and Agelina, who had returned from the bathroom, also appeared at the door at this time:
"This is my date, and don't say such things on this occasion. The Cavendish family's reputation will be ruined, and Agelina is still here."
Her Royal Highness the Princess said helplessly, but did not ask Miss Carina to leave immediately. The little princess pursed her lips to prevent herself from expressing her inner thoughts.
"If you want to be alone with Shade, then you can make an appointment by yourself."
Lesia suggested, and then said hello to Shade gently.
"I thought you liked going on dates with multiple people."
Miss Carina said teasingly, and then everyone heard an unsuppressed laughter.
Including the maids present, pairs of eyes looked at the red-haired little princess. Agelina Cavendish subconsciously took half a step back. The corners of Lesia's mouth twitched a few times and glared "viciously"
He glanced at his sister, then lifted up his skirt and sat down on the other side of Shade.
"So, Lesia should have something to talk to me about tonight, rather than just going on a date."
Shade thought to himself as he took the tea cup from Tifa and thanked him.
【Why do you think so?】
"If it was a date, to put it more exaggeratedly, she might have already started fighting with Miss Carina."
In terms of personality, Lesia is the kind of girl who finds it difficult to actively compromise. Of course, this is one of the reasons why Shade likes her.
Shade came a little late, so soon after he took his seat, as the light in the theater below the box gradually dimmed, the noise from the auditorium also gradually became lower. The maid by the wall turned on the gas lamp in the room.
The light was also dimmed a bit. Shade saw the actress in men's clothing walking to the center of the stage and starting to sing under the light, so he asked curiously:
"Speaking of which, what is the scene tonight?"
When dating Lesia at the opera house, opera was never the focus of the date. In addition, Shade had no interest in opera, so sometimes when Her Royal Highness the Princess asked him to ask him out, she would not even mention the repertoire.
"This is a play based on a well-known fairy tale."
Miss Carina was holding a brass telescope. The compact telescope was connected to a metal rod. She only needed to hold the metal rod to hold the telescope in front of her eyes:
"Generally we call it "Lovers in the Bell Tower"."
"The young knight was summoned by the lord to participate in a war against the enemy. His fiancée waved goodbye to the knight from the top of the clock tower at the highest point in the city, until she watched the knight's horse riding away and disappeared into the horizon. The knight was fighting outside.
, he finally returned to his hometown after many years. He looked at the dilapidated clock tower, and through the small window at the top, he saw the girl whose appearance had not changed again. She was still so young and so beautiful."
Lesia said, and Agelina beside her helped complete the last part of the story:
"The knight dragged his old body up to the bell tower, hugged his fiancée tightly at the top of the bell tower, and vowed never to be separated. It was only a long time later that people discovered that the body of the knight who died on the front line had somehow appeared in the
At the top of the bell tower, the bones of the girl who died of illness many years ago also appeared at the same time. The two skeletons hugged each other and grew together, and no one could separate them."
"Tsk tsk~"
Shade sighed softly:
"The power of an oath? Or the power of a soul full of emotion and unwillingness?"
"Shad, don't always comment on fairy tales with the thinking of a magician. This will make the story less romantic than it originally was."
Lesia said with some dissatisfaction, and gave Shade a telescope, even though his eyesight didn't need it at all:
"Why is the knight played by an actress?"
Shade asked again, while the male costumed actress singing solo on the stage had already put on the armor with the help of the servant. During this period, the old man who looked like a butler used recitative to explain the background. This "recitative" adopts
In the form of both speaking and singing, the veteran actors have quite a solid foundation, coupled with the humorous lines that the "knight" is about to travel far away but still misses his lover, the opening atmosphere is quite good.
"This is the tradition of this play. Most of the time the knights are played by actresses. When she was young, Benanis often appeared in this play with Siris Lassus. The Golden Dawn Opera Company gradually became famous
At that time, "The Lovers of Notre Dame," adapted by Bernanise, was one of their masterpieces."
Miss Carina said, putting down the telescope and looking at Shade. Seeing that he was not very interested in the opera itself, she said:
"Let's talk business with you. It was not my intention to disturb your date with Lesia..."
In the darkness, another girl next to Shade clicked her tongue, while Miss Carina pretended not to hear:
"It's just that you asked me to help you investigate the Edwards family from Green Lake Town. I have to confirm one thing. Shade, you are really investigating this family only because of your teacher, the thirteen-ring sorceress Dani.
Miss Ste, would you like your help to do this?"
"Yes, otherwise why?"
Shade looked at her curiously. Although the lights in the box were almost turned off, he could still clearly see the witch's face.
"You shouldn't have met any strange women recently, right?"
Miss Carina asked suspiciously again, and now even Lesia looked at Shade.
Shade shook his head hesitantly:
"I was barely able to get out of bed last Saturday. Where did I meet strange women? Oh, on Wednesday a lady asked me to find a cat, but that was my neighbor at No. 23 Place Saint Teresa. She was fifty-three years old.
Granny Sidir. Hmm... a strange woman. Does she have anything to do with the Edwards family?"
The witch nodded, her expression a little solemn:
"You know, although the surname Edwards is not very common, it is definitely not an uncommon surname. After you wrote to me, I immediately realized that I knew an Edwards myself. I did not ask her,
Instead, we investigated from the side and found out that she was really from Green Lake Town."
"It's not a witch again, is it?"
Lecia, who was quietly touching Shade's hand in the dark, suddenly said. Miss Carina nodded and looked into Shade's eyes:
"Audrey Edwards, the fifth seat of parliament, the eleventh ring, the great witch of knowledge and wisdom."