Whispering Verse

If only in terms of area, the three most famous opera houses in Tobesk are not as good as the Wilde Opera House in Randall Valley. But if we comment on the decoration style and level of luxury, it is obvious that the "Pearl of the North" Opera House is better.

On an early spring night, there are many people who want to spend time and enjoy life in the opera house. The temperature rose quickly, but within two weeks the feeling of winter was completely gone. Even the wind at night can feel the warmth. One of the evidences of this is that the costumes of the audience climbing the steps at the entrance of the Opera House have completely transitioned to spring.

For Schade, the difference between dressing for winter and dressing for spring is not that big. Although Lecia has told him countless times, he still likes the simplest black coat. Even if he attends formal occasions, he only changes his coat into a black formal suit.

The Queen Mary Opera House on Swift Street is still bustling with people on an early spring night. The streets decorated with gas lights are not what attracts people. The brightly lit opera house under the starry sky is what people who love nightlife 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 female opera singers like Miss Vanessa Benenice can freely use such a place as their own stage.

Shade arrived a little later, and when he got off the carriage, the next opera was almost about to begin. He jumped off the carriage and paid the fare, then walked up the steps three steps at a time. When he was almost at the end of the steps, he slowed down again and straightened his tie. He walked in in a gentlemanly but not anxious manner. Opera hall.

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 the first person she saw would be Lesia or Agelina, but she didn't expect that the one who got up from the sofa and looked at the door was actually Cavendi. Another lady from the Xu 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 like you really care about your date with Lesia. Look, you're dressed really formally."

In fact, you have to wear formal attire when you come to the opera house, and most of Shade's formal attire was bought with Lesia's help, and there was no bargain at all.

"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 sent 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:

"This is my date, and don't say such things on such occasions. 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 greeted Shade gently.

"I thought you liked going on group dates."

Miss Carina said teasingly, and then everyone heard an unsuppressed laugh.

Including the maids present, pairs of eyes looked at the red-haired little princess, and Agelina Cavendish subconsciously took half a step back. Lesia twitched the corners of her mouth a few times, glared at her sister "viciously", then lifted up her 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's a date, to be exaggerated, she might have started fighting with Miss Carina by now."

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 coming from the auditorium also gradually became lower. The maid by the wall also dimmed the light of the gas lamp in the room. Shade saw the actress in men's clothing walking to the light in the center of the stage and starting to sing, so she 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 is holding a brass telescope. The small telescope is connected to a metal rod. She only needs 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. After many years, he finally returned to his hometown. 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 use the thinking of a ring warlock to comment on fairy tales. 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, and 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" is in the form of both speaking and singing, and the veteran actor's skills are quite deep. In addition, the playful lines humorously remind the "knight" that although he is about to travel far away, he still misses his lover, which makes the opening atmosphere quite good.

"It is the tradition of this play that most of the time the knights are played by actresses. When she was young, Benenice 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 really not interested in the opera itself, he 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 else?"

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 do I meet strange women? Oh, on Wednesday a lady asked me to find a cat, but that was my neighbor at 23 Place Saint Teresa. She was fifty-three years old. Mother-in-law 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 certainly not an uncommon surname. When 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."