Episode 190 < Prima Donna. (2) >
2.
“so.”
The Saegi tribe’s splashing in the water was intense.
The water in the bathtub ran out in an instant, and the Black Dragon Master had to refill it according to the Holy Knight’s orders.
“If anyone sees me, they’ll think I did something bad, kid. “I also helped you clear the quest,” the Black Dragon Master grumbled.
The Paladin just sighed, as if he was used to the Black Dragon Master’s shamelessness.
“What did you call me for? “Is a [lie detector] even necessary?”
“I said no. I don’t need your skills. “You need musical talent.”
“…my musical talent?”
The paladin frowned.
The Black Dragon Master nodded his head.
“huh. Even before you joined the vigilante group, you hit a lot of people. You made a lot more than your current vigilante salary, right? you. “Wouldn’t you have spent a little more money than exaggerating?”
“I don’t know when on earth you’re talking about… . “Isn’t this an old story from before I even got my tinnitus?”
I was confused as I quietly listened to the baby next to me.
Paladin. Ranked 7th.
Vice leader of the vigilante group in charge of security in Ascension City.
Since the position of vigilante leader became vacant when the Sword Saint announced his retirement, the Holy Knight is actually acting as the leader.
I know that he is a Venezuelan refugee and graduated from a music school, but that’s it.
Like other colleagues, the paladin does not talk about his past history, so I know very little about the vice-captain.
“You’re stealing money? “What kind of baby is this, you two?”
“It is nothing. The past is all useless… … .”
“It’s a little-known story. “This person made money through jazz concerts.”
Despite the Paladin’s efforts to gloss over the conversation, the Black Dragon Master spoke clearly. The paladin glared at the Black Dragon Master. But the Black Dragon Master just shrugged his shoulders.
“When we moved in, there really wasn’t much to do or enjoy. There were a lot of people drinking, taking drugs, and having fun like that. However, when the Paladin holds a concert, hunters flock… .”
“Black Dragon Master!”
“I don’t know why, but I heard you get angry like that when you bring the baby out. It’s tricky. Ah, what was the paladin’s nickname back then… of the night sky… .”
“If I say any more, it really is a declaration of war!”
“okay. Sorry.”
Hehe.
This is something I didn’t even know.
Before returning, I was quite a fan of some famous hunters, although not as famous as the Flame Emperor. I regularly bought and collected magazines that featured the Black Dragon Master, a saint, or a heretic inquisitor as the cover model. but… .
‘The initial data on the tower is very limited.’
There are stories like this that I don’t know about.
I looked back on my memories.
‘If you think about it, the Paladin didn’t have a single pictorial… ?’
At least she has never appeared as a cover model for a magazine.
He is a hunter who is responsible for the conscience of the tower along with the saint and the alchemy lord.
‘Are there hidden secrets? Could it be that covering your face with a helmet on a daily basis is not fashion, but is there some kind of secret?
It’s been a while since I’ve been a hunter for 10 years.
I held back because I thought I might intrude on privacy.
“…….”
When our eyes met, the paladin cleared his throat.
“…I still haven’t received an answer as to why I was summoned. Black Dragon Lord. If you just wanted to show the Death King that I turned into a mermaid, then I too will gladly expose your dark history.”
“oh. Boy. “Are you saying I have some kind of dark past?”
“You write whenever you have time and publish it anonymously… … .”
“Death King! “Do you want to show the Holy Knight a performance?”
The Black Dragon Master spoke urgently.
what? What a secret. Why are there so many secrets that only I know about even though we are colleagues? I’m so curious.
“What are you writing anonymously?”
“Mr. Confucius.”
The Black Dragon Master grabbed my shoulder.
It was no joke, a dark aura was blooming from the Black Dragon Master’s body. Even an unusual smile twitched at the corners of his mouth.
“Everyone has a secret that they don’t tell others. Don’t you think so? Even Death King often makes ridiculous excuses about being a prophet or something when he gets the chance.”
“Eck.”
Did this guy know that was old!?
“But I don’t interrogate more deeply than necessary. Because you are my colleague and comrade in arms. “True friendship is proven not by what you say to each other, but by what you don’t say to each other.”
“Joe, that’s a good thing.”
“Mr. Confucius. “We’re friends, right?”
I nodded my head with difficulty. If the force of the fingers digging into my shoulders had been a little weaker, I would have easily nodded.
“Yes, yes. A friend. of course.”
“huh. “My dearest best friend.”
Suddenly, I became best friends with the Black Dragon Lord.
“I think I would be very happy if our Death King could show the Holy Knights a bloody show as well.”
I made you happy.
It’s a request from my best friend, so how could I possibly accept it?
“…….”
The paladin was silent the entire time he was watching the bloody drama.
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Early in the morning, as soon as they got to work, the members were a little embarrassed as they had to practice in front of some vampires and bird tribes. There was a large bathtub in the auditorium, and there were birds wagging their tails in it, so I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
“… … indeed.”
The paladin muttered, ignoring the glares from the members.
“That’s amazing. Death King, did you create that yourself?”
“no. “The blood drama has been around since the beginning.”
“Really? “There was originally a play that mixed dance and music?”
“Oh, that’s not it. I thought it would be good if I introduced things like choreography and music….”
A strange look appeared in the paladin’s eyes.
“Why did you think that?”
Hwageuk started out as an Auror art from its inception. If you learn choreography based on the basics of martial arts, you will become more familiar with Aurors, and if you learn how to play music with Aurors, you will become more ingenious… .”
“Ah, I see. “It was born from a completely different idea!”
The paladin’s mermaid tail fluttered, fluttered, and swayed on the water.
According to dog decoding, he was probably excited.
“Death King. “Don’t you see what an interesting discovery this is?”
The paladin’s eyes looking at me were sparkling.
This is the first time a paladin has shown something like this.
“W-what is it?”
“You created comprehensive art through Aurors.”
The paladin spoke with excitement.
“Usually operas and musicals are viewed as comprehensive arts. However, among these, [music] always remained an unresolved task. No matter how natural it is, no matter how much effort is put into making it seem natural, there is an aspect of music that is definitively separated from the actors.”
“uh… .”
What are you talking about?
“It’s a saying that actors cannot directly interfere with music.”
The paladin became even more excited and started talking.
“Whether background music is played or an orchestra is hired, the music that resonates in the theater is not created by the actors. “You can sing in musicals, but that’s limited.”
“hmm… .”
First, let’s nod our heads.
“Even though the audience clearly knows that [the music I hear now is actually the sound coming from the speakers], they are nevertheless forced to accept the illusion of [music unfolding in a story on stage]. Tacit agreement. But in the blood drama you created… The actors even play the music themselves! Through Aurors!”
The paladin raised his hand.
“This is great progress!”
The paladin snapped his fingers.
Then, an aura-filled rhythm rang out in the air.
A much more colorful and agile melody than anything I’ve ever played.
“Wow.”
I was honestly impressed.
Are experts any different?
“Oh right. I want to learn music from that paladin. I wanted to tell Raviel… .”
“no! “That’s not important now!”
The paladin pounded his chest in frustration.
[Something like that].
That’s too harsh.
“You must understand what a wonderful discovery you have made! Death King! Dancing or acting while immersed in music recorded by someone else is of course meaningful, but being able to bring out music, dance, and acting directly from within yourself is amazing! Innovation! Imagine that in figure skating, an athlete not only performs, but also creates music as an aura. How… !”
“I’m sorry, but if you could summarize it in one word… .”
“That’s crazy! Is that enough now?”
It’s a compliment after all.
Then just praise it.
“thank you. “It was no big deal.”
I laughed and scratched the back of my head.
“… … Unbelievable.”
The paladin looked up, pounding his chest to see why he was so upset.
“The person who made this discovery doesn’t know anything… . Death King. This may, in some way, give rise to a trend called [Auror art] in the future. “It’s a huge deal.”
“no way. what.”
I thought the Paladin’s exaggeration was too much.
“It’s common to strengthen your voice with an Auror and sing, right?”
“I’m not saying you created something that doesn’t exist in this world. “It means that things that already existed in the world, but no one paid attention to, were woven together.”
The paladin sighed.
“When all hunters only saw aurors as [for combat] or [for body enhancement], you discovered that aurors can also be [invisible instruments]. Now actors can unleash their inner music without relying on props or devices. Wouldn’t only actors do that? Musicians, dancers, singers, everyone…”
“and.”
The Black Dragon Master naturally joined the conversation, holding the Paladin’s shoulder.
“You will have something to brag about to the outside world.”
The Black Dragon Master grinned.
“People in the outside world chew on us every day. When we fight, we are barbarians who only know how to fight. If you don’t make money, you’re a beggar. Since they start making money, they only know money. Now, if we achieve amazing results in art, I don’t know what to call it? An artist who makes good money? “I wonder if that would be an insult.”
“Black Dragon Master… .”
It was confusing.
“I’m not saying this, but the Black Dragon Master is very competitive in the outside world. “I feel sorry for him sometimes.”
“Noisy. “It’s because you don’t know how much our tower is ignored.”
His words were harsh, but his expression was soft.
The way the Black Dragon Master looks at me… It was like looking at a bundle of luck.
With a happy smile, she placed her hands on both the Paladin and my shoulders at the same time.
“Death King.”
“yes?”
“Paladin.”
“… … What. Ominously.”
“I want to push this as a national project.”
The Black Dragon Master smiled like an angel.
A smile that he never shows to his colleagues. It was a commercial smile that he wore only occasionally when giving public interviews or taking photos for magazines.
“I looked into him for a moment, and it turned out that this kid, Death King, had dramatized the things he had been through and turned them into a bloody drama. “Isn’t Death King the proud rookie of our tower and the most popular star?”
“…….”
“I think it would be really great to take this and perform it at the Tower of Babel, then film it and share it with the outside world. “Wouldn’t artists in the outside world be shocked and start rushing to the top, saying they too would learn Auror skills?”
“Uhm….”
The Paladin, who was reluctant at first, gradually changed his expression.
“I’ve already had a few movie offers, but I’ve turned them all down. “I’m afraid it will only ruin our image as the Death King by dramatizing it strangely.”
A movie offer?
Did something like that come?
“Now that I’m watching it, I think bloodshed dramas are much better than movies. huh. It is an art form created directly by us, and it shows the stories of our top stars. “How good is it?”
I was embarrassed.
Somehow, the story is growing beyond my imagination!
“No, wait a minute. I don’t really… .”
“surely.”
The paladin slowly lifted his chin.
The tail of the flounder was also moving smoothly.
“If nothing else, our tower is very poor in art. “There are quite a few things to enjoy in jazz performances and novels, but there are very few larger-scale performances.”
“That’s what I’m saying. I tried encouraging it a few times, but it all failed. They always take movies shot in the outside world and show them, and the royalties are enormous. They say they only get paid more when trading with our tower on purpose. really. “Isn’t it scandalous?”
“hmm.”
“Let’s give it a shot. Aurors can only be used by us hunters in the tower. “Now we can break away from being a cultural importing country and become a cultural exporting country.”
“Not bad…” .”
Uh oh.
The Black Dragon Master and the Paladin both stared at my face.
“…….”
“…….”
The two people nodded, then smiled.
“Death King, you are truly amazing.”
“right. Death King must be a genius to think of something like this.
Uh oh.
what?
I’m anxious.
“What is it all of a sudden? To embarrass people… .”
“no. I’m serious. When it comes to martial arts, you rival the Sword Saint, and when it comes to Auror skills, you’re on par with me, right? But you even touch art. “I used to be second in line, but I really can’t stand up to Death King.”
“Death King… . “How far will you go when it comes to your talent?”
no.
“The top genius! The best rookie of all time! Ah, talent might be a word created just for the Death King. When I see you, that thought just comes to mind… .”
“Shit. Why did heaven give birth to the Death King and then me…? !”
I feel dizzy.
“Wait a minute, guys… . wait for a sec… .”
“If it weren’t for Death King, we wouldn’t have even made it to the 10th floor!”
“Really…?” . It’s the worst… . In fact, thanks to Death King, I guess I skipped past the 30th floor.”
“I know yeah! No wonder I lost second place. “What would someone like me do if I stayed in second place?”
“I feel ashamed as an original member of TOP… . Death King. You are the one who makes me feel ashamed. If I am a shadow, you are the sun, so when you rise, I have no choice but to hide behind someone… .”
crazy.
“no… … Everyone, wait… … .”
I’m really dizzy.
“Awesome, our Death King! You are my comrade in arms. “I’m so moved that I can’t help but make it the pride of my life!”
“hmm. Even if I die, climbing the tower with the Death King will remain a legend and make people jealous. “It’s such a joy.”
“please… … .”
“Amazing!”
“That’s amazing.”
“I heard it’s huge!”
“Death King. He is a legend… .”
“I believed it, damn it!”
“I can’t believe it!”
I have trouble breathing.
“Okay, thank you. Because I appreciate the compliment… . Just to that extent… .”
“Then, is it okay if we create a separate art guild and appoint Death King as the guild leader? Would it be okay if we borrowed the extremely sacred name of the Death King for a moment?”
“yes… . It’s okay, so just stop… . I think I’m going to die… .”
“I also plan to become deputy guild leader. Don’t worry. Death King only needs to give his name. We’ll take care of the rest. “I can’t afford to go to the trouble of someone as great as Death King.”
“I’m dying… … .”
“huh. “I’d like to ask for a seal here.”
Guild leader?
I don’t know what it is, but I stamped it just as the Black Dragon Master gave it to me.
“thank you. Death King. “Don’t be too surprised if a lot of money suddenly comes into the bank.”
“I will use it well.”
While my head was dizzy, I heard Bae Hu-ryeong sigh from the other side.
-Tsk tsk. It’s so f*cking easy… .
-…….
And Sonia was looking at us with an unknown expression.
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