Chapter 179

After following the photographer and the camera director into the aquarium with the two guests, Fujimaru Ritsuka sent a message to Amphitrite, the aquarium construction assistant who stayed in Chaldea, while organizing the staff squatting opposite the aquarium entrance to move the venue in an orderly manner with their equipment and start the filming of today's highlight.

Not only are there no NPCs in this special point, but other than the office, photo studio, stage and other buildings related to idol performances, the other buildings are just empty shells - the two villas and today's filming locations were all arranged by Fujimaru Ritsuka by squeezing his servants to the utmost.

——Just like this aquarium was actually built by Amphitrite, Poseidon and Triton together.

Fujimaru Ritsukawa looked up at the aquarium sign that was obviously produced by Leonardo da Vinci, shook his head to get rid of some wild ideas, and watched the figure of the follow-up director disappear around the corner leading to the ocean tunnel exhibition area. He kept a certain distance from the few people walking in front and led everyone to follow.

"...Are they trying too hard?" Looking at the video content transferred to his communication screen, Fujimaru Ritsuka complained subconsciously, "Isn't the scenery here too spectacular? It's not like they've really built Atlantis 2.0 and Oceanus 2.0!?"

The two protagonists who had a date at the aquarium today were enveloped by the deep and endless blue sea after entering the ocean tunnel exhibition area.

"Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal." Under the glass tunnel that runs through the entire exhibition area, Meifeng Lan is looking up, watching the colorful marine creatures shuttling through the sea water. "What a beautiful view."

"You were talking about the opening scene of "Daughter of the Sea" right? Far, far away in the sea, the water there is so blue, like the most beautiful cornflower petals, and at the same time so clear, like the brightest crystal." Tsukioka Tsumugi, who was looking at the colorful coral reefs at the bottom, turned her head to look at Mifuze Ai. "Generally speaking, few people would read English fairy tales, right?"

"This is the gift someone gave me." Meifenglan paused, remembering the situation at the end of Lost Alice, a Shining Masterpiece Show. "The person said he didn't have the Japanese version, and didn't think I could understand the Danish version - so he gave me a stack of English-language Andersen fairy tales."

"The story inside is surprisingly more comprehensive than any other version on the market."

"From Animusphia Office?" Tsukioka Tsumugi thought for a moment and soon realized who Mikaze Lan was talking about. "That Mr. Andersen... should be attending Clover's debut performance at the concert hall today. However, a gift like this does fit his name - after all, it's 'Andersen'."

"By the way, I know you have adapted classic works." Mikaze Lan asked Tsukioka Tsumugi while eating crepes, "Have you ever thought about adapting other classic works in the future?"

"Well... Actually, except for the second and fourth performances of the Spring Group, the Spring Group's inaugural performance and the Winter Group's fourth performance were all adaptations chosen due to time constraints rather than original creations." Tsukioka Tsumugi touched her chin, and her gaze with Mikaze Aoi was unconsciously drawn away by the fish swimming in the water. "Roju only had one week to create it, and Winter Group... At that time, Tokiga was not yet a formal member."

"But if they want to adapt 'Daughter of the Sea'... I'm afraid the director will choose our winter group to perform."

"Why?"

"Well... Strictly speaking, this kind of atmosphere is what the Winter Group is good at - although the Spring Group's Clockwork Heart didn't have a happy ending, the atmosphere was still different from that of the Winter Group. Ahem..."

"Even so, I was able to protect the person I first fell in love with, and my most important friend was able to welcome my soul. I am so happy."

"Thank you. I am always with you..."

Although Tsukioka Tsumugi did not make corresponding movements as if she was performing on the stage, just with Michael's final words, he once again dragged the world around him into the solemn and sad world of "Elegy for Angels", the winter group inaugural performance of the Shinsei Mankai Theater.

When the speech ended, Tsukioka Tsumugi smiled and winked at Mikaze Ai, and her whole mood changed from the anxious state of waiting to her usual calm and gentle appearance - and because of Tsukioka Tsumugi's sudden impromptu performance, Mikaze Ai, who was watching from a distance, had a fleeting light flash in her eyes.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was observing the scene through the screen, immediately cut into the work chat room inside Chaldea when he saw this scene.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka: I feel like it's all over."

"Roman:?"

"Kirshtalia: What's wrong? Didn't you just praise Mikaze Aoi for being suitable for a love variety show?"

"Fujimaru Ritsuka: ...Who is going out for a date to discuss work?"

"Lancemero: Well, Fujimaru, it could be that there is nothing else to talk about except work."

"Da Vinci: So why did Ritsuka-chan feel that something was wrong? I remember the guest profile mentioned that Tsukioka Tsumugi was a drama queen, right?"

"Fujimaru Ritsuka: I just thought that, except for the group led by Kirshtalia-senpai, the remaining two groups today should have been discussing work. After all, the aquarium group has their own script, and the concert hall group... "

"Marisbury: It seems that these two groups are typical examples of people who treat their hobbies as jobs."

"Fujimaru Ritsuka: But in that case... is there any difference between having a nest in a villa?"

"Roman: After all, even if we are talking about work, the atmosphere in the villa is different from that of a date location - because something called a date will create a romantic atmosphere in the consciousness of the dater like a magic trick. The villa is a public area for six people, so it doesn't have the romantic feeling of being alone with two people."

"Kirshtalia: As expected of Dr. Roman, he is also well versed in romance."

"Roman: Dreaming of future freedom, pursuing a better tomorrow - this is the essence of human romance. I was attracted by such things and made a wish to become a human being - only by becoming a completely ordinary person can I have the qualifications to enjoy such romance in this world."

By the time Fujimaru Ritsuka switched back to the recording surveillance footage, the two protagonists of the aquarium date had finished their crepes, sat down on the silver bench connected to the bottom of the tunnel glass, and took out a stack of scripts from their shoulder bag to discuss the details of the performance on the stage.

"You have fewer actors in each of your scripts than we do." Tsukioka Tsumugi sat closer to Mikaze Aoi and flipped through the scripts of Shining Agency. "The entire agency participated in the Shining Masterpiece Show series... I remember that you have a collaboration with Raging Agency, right? Is there no HE★VENS in this series?"

"HE★VENS just joined this year's Dramatic Masterpiece Show." Mikaze Ai leaned against the glass behind her and tilted her head to look at Tsukioka Tsumugi. "It's the same theme as your Spring Group's fourth performance - but you mainly tell the story of the fraudster Oz, while we tell the story of Dorothy."

Although the two exchanged scripts, they each left a script of their own by their side. The script left by Mikaze Ai was the gray "ファウストカンタータEnd of the Last Cantata"; and the script left by Tsukioka Tsumugi was the Mankai performance script, which had special significance for the entire Mankai Theater Company.

"I'm a little interested in this line." Tsukioka looked at the script of "BLOODY SHADOWS" and pointed out a line that belonged to Mikaze Aoi. "I want to challenge this type of role."

"Which line?"

『Kun's lover, Tomouda's lover.いいかい、よく覚えておいて?君にはPUしかいない.そして, Servant には君しかいないんだ. 』

"How is it?"

"I feel like she's like Izumi Ryohei from Midnight Residents?" Mikaze Ai held up the script she had received earlier and looked at Tsukioka Tsumugi standing in the middle of the tunnel. "Is it mainly because no one realizes that both AILESS and Izumi Ryohei have sides that are completely different from their first appearance?"

"Indeed, the contrast between the two sides is also a feature." Tsukioka Tsumugi looked at the script that Mikaze Aoi was reading, "'Weirdo F and the Lamentable Opera' - is there any problem?"

"This is the script of The Phantom of the Opera - adapted from an opera, right?" Mikaze Lan picked up the script of "End of the Last Cantata", opened it to a certain page and handed it to Tsukioka Tsumabuchi, "I heard that you changed the singing part of the opera actors to a violin - I want to ask you, if you want to insert a song to advance the plot during the performance, what aspects of the movement choreography should you pay attention to?"

"Although the Phantom and Chris' singing voices are replaced by cello and violin, we will also have movements to coordinate when the music sounds..." Tsukioka Tsumugi moved to Mikaze Aoi's side and turned her head to look at the lyrics of the song written on the script, "Can I hear your accompaniment, Aoi?"

"The official website of the agency had already announced it before we showed up here - never mind, I'll just use the files I saved myself. Lower your head a little, Tsumugi." Mikaze Ai connected the Bluetooth headset to her phone, asked Tsumugi to lower her head, and put a lavender headset into Tsumugi's ears. "This is a scene after Wagner made a contract with Mephistopheles in order to save Marquez."

Bright light filtered through the water in the aquarium and the glass tunnel beneath the water, falling on the two people who were huddled together studying the script, casting a bright and warm halo around them - a peaceful and beautiful scene that represented a beautiful story in a fairy tale picture book.