In terms of size, the three most famous opera houses in Tobesk are not comparable to the Wilde Opera House in the Randall Valley. But if you comment on the decoration style and extravagance, it is obvious that the opera house in the "Pearl of the Northland" is still better.
On nights in early spring, there are not many people who want to spend time in the opera house and enjoy life. The temperature rose quickly, but the feeling of winter completely disappeared within two weeks. Even the wind at night can feel the warmth. One of the evidences is that the dresses of the audience who climbed the steps at the entrance of the opera house have completely transitioned to spring.
For Shad, there isn't much difference between winter and spring attire. Although Leiziya has said about him countless times, he still likes the simplest black coat, even if he is attending a formal occasion, he just changes the coat into a black formal suit.
The Queen Mary Opera House on Swift Street is still full of people on an early spring night. Gaslit streets aren't what draws people, it's the opera house lit up under the stars that nightlife lovers want to visit.
Outlanders once saw such a saying in the lace news tabloids that any singer, opera singer and performer in Delarion would be honored to be able to perform in the Queen Maria Opera House. Only female opera singers like Vanessa and Miss Bernice can freely use such a place as their own stage.
Xia De arrived a little later, and when he got off the carriage, the next opera was almost about to start. He jumped out of the carriage and paid the fare, then walked up the steps in three steps at a time. When he was about to reach the end of the steps, he slowed down and straightened his tie, and walked in in a rather gentlemanly but not in a hurry The lobby of the opera house.
The maid arranged by Rezia led Shad to the third floor from the hidden stairs on the side of the theater. She knocked on the door in the middle of the third floor. Xia De thought that the first person she saw would be Rezia or Agelina, but unexpectedly, it was Cavendish who got up from the sofa and looked towards the door. Another lady from the Xu family.
"Good evening, Shad."
Miss Galina spoke lightly, waved Tifa to pour tea, and then looked up and down Shad's attire: "It seems that you really care about your date with Rezia, look, the dress is really formal."
In fact, you must wear formal clothes to come to the opera house, and most of Shade's formal clothes were bought by Rezia, and there were no bargains at all. "Good evening, Galina. Umm... I didn't go to the wrong door, did I?"
Although Xia De was a little surprised, he still walked in the door jokingly.
"Of course I didn't go to the wrong door. I knew you and Rezia were dating 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 didn't you know to take the initiative to find me?"
The red-haired lady pretended to be sad and said, Xia De looked around, but he did not see Rezia and Adelina, but he also knew that the witch was joking:
"sorry, I......"
"I don't need your apology. I asked that purple-eyed fortune-teller, and found out that you almost never took the initiative to send out any invitations for the night."
She smiled and said to Xia De:
"This way I understand. It seems that you usually prefer girls to take the initiative, which is completely different from the impression you left on me. But I have to admit, Xia De, this is very suitable for me taste."
She stretched out her hand and pulled Xia De, letting him sit beside her. And Rezia and Adelina, who came back 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 reputation of the Cavendish family will be discredited, and Adelina is still here."
Her Royal Highness said helplessly, but did not ask Miss Galina to leave immediately, while the little princess pursed her lips to prevent herself from expressing her inner thoughts.
"If you want to be alone with Xia De, then you can make another appointment by yourself." Rezia suggested, and then greeted Xia De gently.
"I thought you liked having multiple dates."
Miss Galina said jokingly, and then
Everyone heard an uncontrollable laugh.
Including the maids present, a pair of eyes looked at the little red-haired princess, and Agelina Cavendish subconsciously took half a step back. The corners of Rezia's mouth twitched a few times, and she gave her sister a "vicious" look, then lifted the hem of her skirt and sat down on the other side of Xia De.
"So, Rezia should be looking for me tonight because she has something to say, not just a date." Xia De thought to himself, took the teacup from Tifa and thanked him.
[Why do you think so? 】
In terms of personality, Rezia is the kind of girl who is difficult to compromise on her own initiative. Of course, this is one of the reasons why Xia De likes her.
Xia De came a little late, so not long after he took his seat, as the light in the theater under the box gradually dimmed, the noise from the auditorium also gradually became quieter. The maid by the wall also dimmed the light of the gas lamp in this room. Xia De saw the actress in men's clothing walk to the center of the stage and start singing under the beam of light, so he asked curiously:
"Speaking of which, what is this scene tonight?"
When dating Rezia at the opera house, opera was never the focus of the date, and Shade had no interest in opera, so sometimes Her Royal Highness would not even mention the repertoire when asking him out.
"This is a play based on a well-known fairy tale."
Miss Galina held a brass telescope, a small telescope connected to a metal rod, and she only had to hold the metal rod to hold the telescope in front of her eyes:
"Generally we call it "Lovers in the Clock Tower"."
"The young knight was summoned by the lord to participate in a war against the enemy country. His fiancée waved goodbye to the knight from the top of the clock tower at the highest point of the city, until the back of the knight riding away 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 in the small window at the top, he saw the girl with the same face again. She was still so young and so beautiful.”
Rezia said that Adelina, 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 swore never to be separated. It was not until a long time later that people discovered that the corpse of the knight who died in the front line appeared in the sky for some reason. At the top of the bell tower, the skeleton of the girl who died of illness many years ago also appeared. The two skeletons embraced and grew together, and no one could separate them.”
"Tsk tsk~"
Xia De sighed softly:
"The power of an oath? Or the power of a soul full of emotion and unwillingness?"
"Xia De, don't always use the thinking of a ring warlock to comment on fairy tales, it will make the story not as romantic as it should be." Rezia said with some dissatisfaction, and gave Xia De a telescope, even though his eyesight was not at all No need for this: "Why would a knight be played by an actress?"
Xia De asked again, and the male and female actors who sang solo on the stage had already put on the armor with the help of the servants. During this period, the old man who looked like a butler used recitatives to explain the background. This "recitative" is in the form of speaking and singing, the veteran actors have a solid background, and the witty lines are humorous if the "knight" is about to go far but still misses his lover, which makes the opening atmosphere quite good.
"It is the tradition of the play that most of the time the knights are played by actresses. When Bernanice was young, she often appeared in this play with Sirius Lathers. The Golden Dawn Opera Company became famous. At that time, "The Lovers in the Bell Tower" adapted by Benanis was one of their masterpieces."
Miss Galina said, putting down the binoculars and looking at Shad. Seeing that he really wasn't interested in the opera itself, he said, "Let's talk business with you, it's not my intention to interrupt your date with Rezia..."
In the darkness, another girl next to Xia De clicked "tsk", but Miss Galina pretended not to hear:
"It's just that you asked me to help you investigate the Edwards family from Green Lake Town. I must
Confirm one thing. UU reading www. uukanshu. com Xia De, you are investigating this family, really only because your teacher, the female sorceress Miss Daniste of the thirteenth ring, asked you to help do so? "
"Yes, otherwise why?"
Xia De looked at her curiously. Although the lights in the box were almost turned off, he could still see the witch's face clearly. "You haven't met any strange women recently, have you?"
Miss Galina asked suspiciously again, this time even Rezia looked at Xia De. Xia De hesitated and shook his head:
"I was only able to barely get out of bed last Saturday, where do I meet strange women? Oh, on Wednesday there was a lady who commissioned me to find a cat, but it was a neighbor of 23 Place Saint-Terrands, fifty-three years old Granny Sidir. Hmm... does this strange woman have anything to do with the Edwards family?"
The witch nodded, her expression a little dignified:
"You know the name Edwards isn't very common, but it's definitely not an uncommon surname. After you wrote me, I realized right away that I knew an Edwards myself. I didn't ask her, Instead, I investigated from the side, and found out that she was really from Green Lake Town.”
"It's not a witch again, is it?"
Reciya, who was quietly touching Xia De's hand in the dark, said suddenly, and Miss Galina nodded, looking into Xia De's eyes: "Audrey Edwards, the fifth seat of the council, the eleventh ring, knowledge and A wise great witch."