"Huh? You want to learn to talk from me? As long as you don't eat me, everything is fine."
Kabuki actors refer to the fruit eaten by lions as 'ape-like form'.
Having just eaten the fruit and gained wisdom and curiosity, the lion became very interested in humans. Instead of eating the thin kabuki actor, it decided to follow this first human it encountered and learn the knowledge it was curious about from him.
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"Come on, repeat after me, Go, Go, Go, that's my name."
"name?"
"That's right, every intelligent life with the ability to think independently has its own name. You don't have a name? Then I'll give you mine. I'm Goro the human, and you're Goro the animal. Hehe, it's too bad for me to act in a musical by myself. With you, it would probably be quite impressive."
"What is a musical?"
"Musicals are things that bring people relaxation and laughter."
The only thing the Guardian Ape clearly remembered from that day was the genuine smile of that thin, bony man.
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"Goro, Goro, Lion Goro, if you do this, I'll ride you, and then I'll strike a pose, and you'll be beneath me. That will be very impressive. What? You don't want to? Lions don't let people ride them? Then you can ride me. I'll teach you musicals. You ride me, an animal riding a human, that'll definitely make people laugh!"
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"Goro, you're doing well! Your posture is already quite impressive. If you keep this up, you'll be a master! Hehe, the first animal that can perform a musical has been born in my hands, Goro-sama!"
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"Goro, I'm going to perform. You just watch from afar. You haven't finished your apprenticeship yet, so you should see how I, Goro, perform."
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"Goro, run! These people can't stand it anymore and are going to throw things at me!"
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"Why are you so happy even though you got beaten up?" Shishigoro asked, looking at Goro, whose face was bruised and swollen.
"That one..."
Human Goro grinned, his eyes sparkling like stars: "Didn't you see they were all smiling? This country has suffered too much from war; it needs smiles, even if they're just venting. But they'll feel better. That's the meaning of us musical theatre actors!"
“I don’t understand…” Shishigoro tilted his head, “But, if Human Goro is happy, Shishigoro is happy.”
"Hahaha, then work hard to graduate, and in the future, I, Lord Goro, will guide you to become the strongest kabuki in the Land of Twin Horses!"
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"Goro, they're looking for me in the comical town. Apparently, they want me to put on a show. Look, I'm famous now! Hahaha, our good days are coming!"
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"Goro... don't be angry. Look, they're laughing. The residents are laughing, the soldiers are laughing, and even His Highness the Prince is laughing. As long as people can laugh, that's what Kabuki is all about..."
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boom!
The gorilla raised its limbs again, and the blood stained its golden fur transformed into a blood-flame lion, its pupils turning completely crimson.
"Humans!!!"
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