Chapter 637 The Song of Iriya
For the following time, Funina sat in the chair that belonged to her, sulking alone.
Clorinde, who was standing by, saw the unhappy look on Furninna's face and felt very worried. She wanted to say something to comfort her.
"Lady Fernina, how about..." Clorinde had just said half of her words when Fernina interrupted her with a gesture of silence with her hand.
Then, Funina said "hush" softly, and then she stared at the stage and said slowly, "Don't make any noise. The lights are starting to dim, and the show is about to begin."
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As the lights in the venue gradually dimmed, the entire venue was shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere.
The drama "Song of Ilieya" officially kicked off.
On the stage, the actors were dressed in gorgeous costumes, and every movement and every look was full of power and emotion. They were fully engaged, interpreting the characters' joys, sorrows, anger and happiness vividly.
The scene layout is even more ingenious, and every detail has been carefully crafted.
The patterns and colors on the backdrop change as the plot progresses, creating different atmospheres and scenes.
The selection and placement of props are just right, which not only meets the needs of the plot but also increases the viewing experience.
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In the blink of an eye, the performance entered the intermission.
After watching the first half of the wonderful performance with a dazed look on his face, Paimon felt a little confused.
She turned her head in confusion, looking at Funina who was watching with great interest, and asked curiously: "Funina, what kind of story is this? Why do I seem to be a little confused?"
When Furninna heard Paimon's question, she smiled slightly and took advantage of the short break during the intermission to patiently explain the story to Paimon.
"Actually, this play tells the story of the legendary experience of the Pure Water Knight 'Iliye'... It's the story I was going to tell you yesterday, but was interrupted by Shao Yun."
As she spoke, Funina looked at Shao Yun with a reproachful look.
Shao Yun noticed Fu Ningna's eyes, bared his teeth and scared her.
"What is the general story about? I don't quite understand it." After saying that, Paimon still scratched his head in confusion.
Furninna briefly explained the general outline of the story to Paimon.
"The plot of the first act is in an unknown village in Fontaine during the period when King Remus established the Golden Empire."
"The singer Irie and the young boy Cassiodore were childhood sweethearts. The boy placed the feather ornament on the singer's ear and made a vow to each other until death."
"The plot of the second act is that the peaceful life was broken. King Remus's Iron Legion destroyed the tribe and all the people were slaughtered. Only Irie and Cassiodor managed to escape."
"Cassiod was chosen by the trainer Boethius and became the co-ruler of the Golden Empire; while Irie was adopted by the lord of Eremolica Island."
"The plot of the third act is that when Ilie grows up, he takes over the lord's business and unites the tribes that were originally fighting each other."
"She claimed that she heard the divine revelation of the previous water goddess, Egolia, and became a pure water knight who carried out her will."
"She swore two vows on the silver everlasting flower: not to draw the sword against Egolia's followers and to protect the pure water spirit; and not to compromise with the villains and to drive Remus out of Fontaine."
At this point, Funina closed her eyes with a look of unfulfilled desire and said, "This is the general outline of the performance just now."
Then, Funina opened her eyes again, touched her chin, and gave a spoiler of what would happen next.
"The next part, if I remember correctly, should be the fourth act. King Remus sent Cassiodorus to recruit Irie, but Irie refused. Although the two were childhood sweethearts, they gradually drifted apart because of their different paths."
"There is also the fifth act. Irie finally parted ways with Cassiodor during the destruction of Lemuria. Irie led the knights to bring back the previous generation of water goddess Egolia from confinement."
After listening to Funina's explanation, Paimon opened his mouth in sudden enlightenment and exclaimed: "Wow, so this is a Fontaine historical drama!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Paimon frowned again and asked another question that puzzled her.
"But what about the story of Cassiodoro? I always feel that such an important person as him must have many experiences and stories!"
"But when I was watching the performance just now, it seemed that the plot about him was only briefly mentioned."
At this time, Clorinde on the side added: "I heard from my master that this Cassiodoro is not only one of the founders of the 'Shadow Hunter' organization, but also played a pivotal role before the fall of the Lemurian Dynasty.
"Unfortunately, with the destruction of the Lemurian Dynasty, all records about him disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea."
"Some scholars from Xumi have come to Fontaine to conduct archaeological research, but without exception, they all returned empty-handed."
When Paimeng heard that scholars from Xumi had come to study ancient times, his curiosity was immediately aroused.
"Where did those Xumi scholars study ancient times?"
Clorinde uttered five words slowly.
"Petriko Town."
Paimon's eyes widened, trying hard to remember this difficult place name.
"What? Pete... Keli Town? Oh, this name is so hard to pronounce, I feel like my tongue is going to be tied!"
Clorinde stroked her tongue and gently corrected, "It's not Petrick Town, it's 'Petrick Town'."
After hearing this, Paimon reached out his hand and touched his head awkwardly, then said apologetically: "Oh, I'm sorry, the name of this place immediately reminded me of my good friend in Mondstadt."
Ying, who was standing nearby, heard Paimon mention Mond's good friend, tapped her chin with her finger, and commented thoughtfully: "Hmm... Paimon, you are not talking about the cute and naughty little Klee, are you?"
"Come to think of it, the name of this town is somewhat similar to her name."
Paimeng saw Ying holding the same view and nodded excitedly, then he expanded the topic to Shao Yun.
"Right, right, Shao Yun, you must think so too, right? By the way, I wonder if our lovely little Keli will have the chance to come to Fontaine to play? I miss her a little bit."
When Shao Yun heard this, images of people who might bring Ke Li to Fontaine for a trip flashed through his mind.
Finally, he smiled and replied, "Maybe. You can expect Kaeya or Albedo to bring Klee to Fontaine. After all, these two people have more time."
Just as everyone was discussing enthusiastically, the halftime break ended.
The lights in the opera house gradually dimmed.
Furninha quickly made a gesture to silence everyone and lowered her voice to hush them.
"Alright, alright, everyone, stop talking! The next scene is about to begin!"
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The following performance was just as Furninna had described before. Ilie rescued Egolia and became a household hero.
When the performance finally came to an end, the entire opera house erupted in thunderous applause.
The audience gave the actors high praise and affirmation without reservation, and they expressed their love for this wonderful performance with excited cheers.
And Furninha herself was also very satisfied with the actress who played Irie.
She stood up with a smile on her face, clapped her hands vigorously, and kept talking.
"Not bad! Not bad." The praise was evident in his words.
At this time, all the performers of the troupe stood neatly on the stage and bowed deeply to the audience to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support and love.
"Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone!"
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With the actors’ curtain calls on stage, today’s opera performance came to a successful conclusion.
Some audience members who were still not satisfied began to leave their seats in twos and threes and slowly walked towards the exit.
Seeing this, Funina naturally thought that the performance was over, so she clapped her hands and said to the people around her: "Okay, the performance is over, and we should leave."
However, at this moment, Paimon looked at the staff who were still busy on the stage and said quickly, "Hey? Wait, aren't there other shows? I see these staff are setting up a new stage."
Funina glanced at the staff who were busy setting up the stage and felt very strange. Wasn't they going to perform "Song of Ilie" today?
"Hey, that's weird. I clearly remember that there was only this one show today. Could it be that the program list has been changed temporarily? But... never mind! Do you want to continue watching?"
As she spoke, Fu Nina turned her gaze towards Shao Yun and his group, as if wanting to hear their thoughts, and then asked, "How about it, do you want to stay and continue watching the rest of the performance?"
Hearing Finina's question, Paimon nodded vigorously and answered with a smile.
"Hey, now that we're here, why don't we stay a little longer? There might be more exciting shows later! And we still have plenty of time now."
Ying on the side also agreed and chimed in, "Yes, Paimon is right. I see there are many other spectators here. We don't have to leave in a hurry."
Seeing that Ying and Paimeng were both willing to stay, Shao Yun naturally had no reason to object. He shrugged his shoulders and indicated that he would follow everyone's arrangements.
Clorinde seemed calmer, and she didn't care whether to continue watching the performance or not.
When Funina saw everyone's decision, she sat back in her seat and gave the order seemingly nonchalantly.
"Well, in that case, Clorinde, please go and say hello to the people in the troupe and tell them that we will meet them in the lounge after we finish watching the next performance."
Upon hearing this, Clorinde immediately responded respectfully, "As you command, Lady Funina."
Then she turned and went downstairs towards where the troupe members were.
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