A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 50 : The theater has been in rest for many years
Chapter 50 - The theater has been in rest for many years
Although to outsiders, Helga seems to prefer training and fighting, showing little interest in various artistic works, in reality, Helga has a fondness for watching stage plays.
This interest seems to have been instilled by Helga's mother, and when they were young, Anna often accompanied Helga to watch these plays.
However, Anna wasn't interested in those stage plays back then, always returning home yawning.
It's indeed strange. Anna is very interested in all kinds of books, having flipped through many novels, yet she has no interest in stage plays, even if those plays might be based on novels she likes.
...Of course, adult novels could never be staged, although the Carrick Empire did such absurd things in the past.
And for so many years, Anna has not set foot in a theater, until now, when she accompanies Helga back into the theater she hasn't entered for over a decade.
The play Helga brought Anna to see today is “The Blue Collection”...
This book, as introduced before, is based on a knight from a hundred years ago, telling the story of how the knight fell in love with two people but was killed due to mishandling the relationship.
Anna didn't know it was this play before coming, and after hearing the name of the play, her expression became somewhat strange.
Is Helga bringing me here to hint at something?
Looking at Helga sitting next to her, holding a box of snacks she just bought, Anna inexplicably felt a bit nervous.
The surrounding magic stone lamps went out, and then the spotlight on the stage lit up, the curtain was drawn, and the play began.
...And then Anna couldn't watch it anymore.
Admittedly, adapted a novel into a stage play in the hands of a skilled person can indeed more vividly and flexibly showcase the charm of the novel... but Anna just can't get into stage plays.
Even though Anna herself thinks the play is good, she just feels drowsy.
Meanwhile, Helga is watching with great enthusiasm.
Helga didn't bring Anna to see “The Blue Collection” to hint at anything; it's just that this play happened to be on today.
Although Helga has seen various versions of the performance and is familiar with the plot, today she is especially happy.
After all... watching alone is completely different from watching with someone you love, especially someone you've loved for over a decade and only recently reunited with.
After Anna moved away, Helga never went to watch stage plays with her mother again. Although her parents later allowed her to go out alone as she grew up, she always went to watch stage plays by herself.
This time, coming to the theater with Anna is the first time in over a decade.
Even the clichéd plot seems interesting when someone is accompanying you. Even knowing the next development, the mood can't help but become more cheerful because of the company.
The snacks in her hands were unconsciously finished by Helga, who was engrossed in the play, but she suddenly realized that Anna hadn't spoken for a long time.
“...Anna?”
Helga called out softly to Anna, but there was no response.
No, there was a response, the familiar steady breathing sound was sending a special signal—
Anna was asleep.
Helga turned her head slightly, carefully looking at her lover's face. It seemed Anna had indeed fallen asleep on the comfortable theater seat.
Indeed, the theater seats are very comfortable, no less than the sofa at home. If one is very tired, it's easy to fall asleep...
Even some idle young nobles who love watching plays might “live” in the theater, lying on the seats for an hour or two after watching one play... Not to mention the ticket money, these nobles have poured a lot of money into the theater, probably enough for them to watch until the end of time.
“Really, just like when you were little...”
Looking at Anna's sleeping face, Helga couldn't help but recall the past.
In the past, Anna would always fall asleep in the theater, and Helga's attention would always be drawn to Anna's sleeping face. Even Helga's mother once teased her, saying she stared at Anna's face for an hour without letting go, thinking Helga was also sleeping with her eyes open.
Now, after so many years, looking at Anna's sleeping face again, Helga is no longer as innocent as she was in childhood. Now, she can only think of Anna's flushed sleeping face after playing games at night.
However, watching Anna here, Helga has no improper thoughts in her heart, just an inexplicable impulse to keep looking at Anna's face.
The peaceful sleeping face seems to carry a certain gentleness.
In the gentleness, there seems to be a magical charm, deeply attracting Helga.
After staring at Anna for a long time, even Helga herself felt she had been staring for too long, she finally withdrew her gaze—
The play had reached the part where the knight protagonist was kidnapped by his lover.
Did I...stare for too long again?
Thinking this wayatedly, Helga took off her coat and covered Anna with it.
Now, it's time for her to watch the play alone again...
...
“Mm...”
Waking up from her daze, the first thing Anna noticed was Helga's coat on her.
The play seems to be nearing its end, with the two leading actresses wielding prop swords in a duel, both choosing to die at the knight's grave.
And because this book is a “third-person narrative,” the actor playing the narrator needed a small interaction with the audience to bring the play to its conclusion.
After looking around in confusion, Anna's gaze returned to the coat on her.
‘...I don't remember putting my own coat on me while I was sleeping?’
Upon waking, Anna indeed noticed the coat but didn't understand where it came from.
As her confused mind gradually cleared, Anna looked at Helga, who was only wearing a shirt and watching the stage intently, and then she realized.
“...Helga?”
“Ah, you're awake.” Helga heard Anna's soft voice, as the audience was very quiet, and the actors didn't need to interact at this time, so no one was making noise. “How was your sleep?”
“...Very comfortable.”
Anna felt she hadn't slept so naturally and comfortably for a long time.
...Being too tired from gaming and sleeping deeply doesn't count as natural sleep.
“Comfortable is good.” Helga rubs Anna's head, her affectionate gesture making Anna inexplicably want to transform into a small animal and snuggle into Helga's arms.
Helga's boyfriend power is really high right now!
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Chapter 50 : The theater has been in rest for many years
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