nycdaug Chapter 817 Please make this mistake again
Chapter 817 Please make this mistake again
"Calm down! Brother Kong, you've startled our former Water God. Sit down and continue eating."
Xu Ning patted Kong on the shoulder, gesturing for him to sit down again.
"Think about it, if those people were some kind of villains, would I have brought Lady Funina out through the back window? I would have buried them on Mount Qiufen this morning."
After thinking about it for a while, I picked up some food again, but I was still a little curious about this matter.
"That makes sense, so what are they doing blocking the door?"
Xu Ning took a sip of wine and laughed, "Isn't it because we want to ask our former Water God, this extraordinary connoisseur and performing artist, to help them guide and perform in a play?"
"Speaking of which, this theater troupe is quite pitiful."
"The play was booked long ago, but then they took on a sponsorship they didn't like and got 'Les' instead. The troupe leader and lead actress strongly refused to advertise for this harmful company, and as a result, she became a victim of a series of missing girls. The actress who replaced the troupe leader as the female lead happens to be an asthma sufferer who has frequent attacks. The actor who played the villain, because he was the one who arranged the sponsorship, feels that he caused the troupe leader's death and is now completely withdrawn."
"With the performance date getting closer and closer, we haven't even had a few rehearsals. We're now relying on Lady Furina as our only savior, hoping to persuade her to personally guide us and take on the lead role. After all, when it comes to theatrical appreciation, no one in Fontaine can surpass Furina."
At this point in Xu Ning's speech, both Kong and Paimon couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"Indeed, after all, I've been watching operas for hundreds of years out of boredom... mmm..."
Xu Ning casually stuffed a meatball into the little mouth of the heart-wrenching white-haired girl, and continued, "However, as you all know, Lady Funina refused their request, but when she had no other choice, she sent different people to plead with her time and time again..."
Kong was a little puzzled. "Actually, Funina, you don't seem to have anything going on lately, do you? Just go out and have some fun, and you can also earn some Mora while you're at it..."
Funina retorted irritably, "I already said I don't eat noodles every day because I'm short of money, I... I just... it's a new hobby..."
Xu Ning nodded perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, I believe it. I've always believed it. Since Lady Funina's hobby has changed from tasting desserts to slurping noodles, then I'll pack up the 'Sweet Elf' that Chef Aikofei made herself, which I booked a few days in advance, and take it back for Qingyi and Shenhe to eat."
Furnessa was furious. "How can that be? I only asked you to bring me out because of that!"
After finishing her sentence, Funina realized her lapse in composure and blushed slightly. "I... it's not that I don't want to help them. After all, their leader, Aurelia, became a victim in the serial disappearances of girls because of my incompetence during my time in power... but I've been playing another role for nearly five hundred years, and I really don't want to play someone else again."
Upon hearing this reason, Kong fell silent.
Knowing the inside story, he naturally understood how Funina had lived for the past five hundred years, and he was also very understanding of Funina's rejection.
"You just don't want to play the female lead, right? Simple, I'll cure that understudy's illness for you and let her come. You just need to give guidance and point out their flaws."
Xu Ning's suggestion clearly appealed to Funina.
"If it's just about offering advice as a seasoned viewer... I think it's acceptable... Paimon, what are you eating? Put it down! That was my chosen dessert... I'll fight you to the death..."
In the end, Kong and Xu Ning each took one of them and pulled the two unruly guys away from grabbing food. As for the result, it was a draw between Fu Ningna and Paimon!
Fu Ningna ultimately accepted the position of director of the troupe as Xu Ning suggested. After discussing the plot with the troupe members, she discovered that the ending of the script was handled very hastily because the troupe leader, who was the playwright, had passed away before finishing it, and the others were unable to complete it satisfactorily.
So Furina suggested that everyone simply incorporate the troupe leader Aurelia's true feelings for the troupe into the play, making it the pure water sprite's love and attachment to this world, and personally applied to Navigette for the right to perform at the Opiclie Opera House.
Kong and Paimon also infiltrated the troupe as prop master and lighting technician under the guise of helping out, but in reality, they were just responsible for manual labor, carrying things and hanging lights high in the air.
Xu Ning, on the other hand, was to fulfill his promise to help Dilfi, the actress who was filling in for the lead role in the troupe, treat her illness.
However, when Xu Ning saw the bandage wrapped inside the lace cuff of Dilfi's wrist, he looked at her with some surprise.
"It's okay. I've had this illness since birth, and I've gotten used to it."
Seeing Xu Ning's expression, Dilfi smiled and said, "Many doctors have said that this disease is incurable."
Xu Ning shook his head slightly, "It's not that it's incurable, I'm just curious how you've managed all these years, you're still so...healthy..."
Darfy thought Xu Ning's mention of "health" was just to comfort him, and smiled gently.
“I was born with this disease. My parents found that it was incurable, so they abandoned me. I went out to work and buy medicine all by myself. When the disease flared up, I would lie in the alley for a few days, like a beggar.”
"It was the troupe leader who discovered me and brought me back to the troupe. She said I had a beautiful voice and that I could learn to sing from her. After that, she not only taught me to sing and act, but also helped me buy medicine and took care of me when I had an attack... And I couldn't do anything for her... I really wanted to finish performing this play for her, no matter if the troupe disbanded or if I could go back to my old life..."
Xu Ning listened quietly to her story, and only after she finished did she tell her some good news that she would never have expected.
"First of all, I want to say that there is now a specific medicine for your disease that can cure you from the root, so that you will never be troubled by it again and can become a truly healthy person."
Before Darfi could even process the good news, Xu Ning spoke up again.
"Secondly, with Fryna's addition, this production is sure to achieve unprecedented success at the Opicclay Opera. As for whether you continue Aurélie's company after you have achieved success, or disband the company and go your separate ways, at least you will have fulfilled Aurélie's last wish."
With tears welling in her eyes, Dalfi covered her mouth with joy and sobbed softly, "If only it were possible... if only it were possible..."
"If it's really possible, I hope you can grant me a small request."
Xu Ning said solemnly, "And I will cure your illness as soon as possible, so that you can step onto that stage with a completely healthy body. Then, after you have fully demonstrated your strength, please have your illness relapse..."