Chapter 183

"Good evening."

"Welcome home."

At nine o'clock in the evening, the last dating couple of the day returned to the villa before the curfew at ten o'clock.

"From the looks of your faces, your date today must have been a great success."

"I guessed there was a double arrow between you two." Nishikino Maki, who participated in the same episode of "This is just basic reasoning "Elementary"" with Mikaze Ai and Tsukioka Tsumugi, leaned on the bar and turned her head to look at the two people who just stepped into the door. "After all, you got such a script there - I heard that the relationship between the characters in that episode was written by Minaki-sensei."

"After all, the play that is the basis of the play, Clockwork Heart, is the third performance of the Spring Troupe." Tsukioka Tsumugi took her slippers from Mikaze Aoi's hands and took off her leather shoes that she wore for a date today. "And - by the way, if you have time, how about I show you the BD of the third performance of the Winter Troupe tonight?"

"Aren't you going to watch the opening performance?" Mifuze Lan took off the canvas bag on her shoulder and turned to look at Tsukioka Tsumugi.

"From the perspective of the plot and casting, it's not very suitable to be shown in our villa - if it is to be performed publicly." Tsukioka Tsumugi thought for a moment and gave the answer, "Besides, "Midnight Residents" - this is the first time that Tsuna-kun has expanded the emotional range of the Mankai Theater's script."

"Why do you say that?"

"Before, the relationship between the protagonists... because there are no women in our troupe, in the early days, only Taichi-kun and Koyuki were assigned female roles." Tsukioka Tsumugi walked to the TV cabinet and took out the discs of works that the program team had collected from various agencies in advance, "So Tsukio-kun has always been written more as a friendship."

"Well, the most famous one should be the adaptation of Luo Zhu in the Spring Group's inaugural performance? However, starting with "Midnight Residents", Tsuna-kun's creative tendency has changed."

"Romeo and Julia." Artoria, who was helping Nishikino Maki carry drinks from the kitchen to the living room, blinked and recounted some real events that happened in Chaldea. "Clover's Shakespeare has been clamoring to see Romeo and Julia live since he found out that the Mankai Theater Company was performing Romeo and Julia. However, he was shocked for a long time after Ritsuka told him that Juliet was changed into Julius."

"Come to think of it, many people in your firm are famous people from history or legend." Kitaoji Sakura closed the picture book in her hand and looked at the six drinks brought by Artoria. "Not only did they participate in TDJ's "The Day of Judgement" in "This is just basic reasoning "Elementary"", but also Clover who is holding a concert today."

"Isn't it the same for Artoria's GOA?" Nishikino Maki walked out of the kitchen and found a seat on the sofa in the living room. "Moreover, compared to the GOF we've encountered before, the name Garden of Avalon can better connect you with the legendary Knights of the Round Table."

"In fact, we have two choices when we divide into teams." Artoria was already drinking a drink, "One is to split into two teams as we are now, and the other choice is to combine the two teams and call the already distant ideal city 'Lord Camelot'."

"Since you already know that the legend that GOA corresponds to is the Knights of the Round Table, why don't you guess which part of this legend the GOF is - I guess you haven't heard them call each other by their real names."

"Maki, do you know what their pseudonyms are?" Mikaze Ai, who had already sat down on the sofa, asked Nishikino Maki.

"Fairy Knights - Lancelot, Tristan, Gawain..." Nishikino Maki thought for a moment and named several people who were related to the Knights of the Round Table but would not be called by other GOA members by other names. "There are two more Fairy Knights - one of them is named Galahad and Bedivere, but will be called by other names by others; the other one has nothing to do with the Round Table, but will also be called by other members by other names. There is also a name related to the legend, which should be Avalon Le Fay."

"By the way, there is a member with the same name as Artoria."

"We have different last names and are not related by blood, but in a sense, we are like the same person."

"Where's their captain?"

"The first three Fairy Knights mentioned would call her Her Majesty. Fairy Knight Bedivere would also say so when addressed by the Fairy Knights' names, but would call their captain "Tonerico" if addressed by any other name, while Fairy Knight Galahad would do the opposite. Finally, Avalon Le Fay would call their captain Vivian."

"No wonder it's called the Fairy Garden." Mikaze Aoi left the sofa and went to the TV cabinet to help Tsukioka Tsumabuchi use the player to play the disc. "GOA is King Arthur's round table that led humans to survive in Britain; GOF is the non-human beings on the island itself, led by the witch Morgan who overthrew King Arthur's rule - I think I'm right?"

"After all, the word Le Fay - after all, it can only be Morgan Le Fay. And Vivian is a well-known fairy and goblin in the legend of King Arthur - in short, not a human. So GOF and GOA represent the non-human creatures and humans in the legend respectively -" Meifeng Lan pressed the play button and asked Artoria before the curtain of the stage in the video was opened, "So, what do you represent in GOA?"

"If we divide it by the round table, there are non-staff members on GOA's side." Artoria shook the drink cup in her hand lightly, squinted her eyes and watched the play on the screen, imitating her teacher to ask other members questions, "You already know so much, why don't you guess--"

"Who is the real knight king who commands the knights in GOA?"

At the same time, the winter vampire story on TV screens officially begins.

『时がどんなに流れたって

I forgot about it

Ah 君よどうか好い梦を

This is it

The stage play was coming to an end, and everyone stood up to the sound of the performance song and began to clean up the living room. The work groups were divided into twos according to today's appointments. Tsukioka Tsumugi and Mikaze Aoi went to the kitchen to wash the cups; Nishikino Maki and Artoria swept the floor; Amura Ransu and Kitaoji Sakura were responsible for putting the lazy sofas and stools back to their original places.

"The first muscle is sweet and delicious

Red blood and blood

Instinct calls

The water rushed over the wall of the glass, and the remaining water droplets dripped slowly like the blood sipped by a vampire in a stage play - Tsukioka slowly stopped what she was doing, turned around and saw Mikaze Aoi tidying up the kitchen table. Thinking of the playlist she had listened to today, she smiled unconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Mifuki Lan put away the chopping board and turned her head to see Tsukioka Tsumugi's smiling face. "Come to think of it - you know that according to the plot, the character who is more similar to AILESS should be Franz, right? Preventing his vampire companions from approaching humans and yearning for everything under the sun..."

"Because Franz is not my character, Izumi Ryohei is - even though our characters are actually opposite positions." Tsukioka Tsumugi was surprised by the look Mikaze Lan cast at her. She turned off the faucet and quickly wiped the cup in her hand. At the same time, she answered Mikaze Lan's question quite directly, "The only similarities should be us and our characters - I don't like others to appear in this range."

"Not even if it's the Prime Minister."

"Ah..." Mikaze Lan stopped what she was doing and sighed helplessly, "I was a step too slow this time, Tsumugi."

"Don't always think that only 'seniors' can walk ahead with ease, Lan." Tsukioka Tsumugi put the cup back on the cup holder with a smile and winked at Mikaze Lan, "I won't fall behind in this area - although I debuted much later than you, I am at least an adult who reached adulthood before the legal age of majority was lowered."

"I won't let you get the chance next time." Mikaze Lan looked down at her date, relying on the three centimeters height difference between her and Tsukioka Tsumugi. She deliberately called Tsukioka Tsumugi's name word by word in a lingering tone, "Mr. Tsumugi."

"I'm looking forward to it." Tsukioka Tsumugi smiled gently, just like when she played the role of alchemist Izumi, she naturally exuded the temperament of an elder and suppressed the young man who had just come of age. "Okay, we should take the disc out of the player - it's time to rest."

『人にかぶれた自分を笑い

The secret of the darkness is the only one in the dark

The stage on the screen returned to darkness. Mifuki Aoi turned off the TV, took out the disc, turned off the player, put the disc back into its original packaging, and placed the disc back to its original position. The other four members had already returned to the bedroom. Tsukioka Tsumugi turned off the lights in the kitchen and dining room, and stood beside Mifuki Aoi waiting for the finishing work to be completed.

"Okay." After Tsukioka Tsumugi walked up the stairs with her, Mifuze Lan reached out to turn off the last few lights on the first floor. "Shall I take you back to your room? I live on the third floor, so I can just turn on the light outside the second floor for you guys. Unless you want to have a midnight snack, I don't think anyone will leave the room again."

"Then let's go together."

The lights outside the room on the second floor went out, leaving only a little light coming through an open door - Mikaze Aoi and Tsukioka Tsumugi were saying goodbye in front of the door, and at the same time continuing today's date.

"...I have to go back to the theater for rehearsal tomorrow." Tsukioka Tsumugi stood in the door, holding the door handle so that only a small gap of light could penetrate through. "Isn't your agency's concert before the joint concert? The rehearsal time should be tighter than ours. However, since you have become a top idol at the age of fifteen, I think you will definitely not be troubled by the schedule."

"Well, I will go to the office tomorrow to practice with my teammates." Mikaze Lan looked at Tsukioka Tsurugi calmly, "But, since you said that I am suitable for playing the role of a witch, then - I hope that when "Faust" is performed, you can have time to watch my performance, Tsurugi."

"Good night, I wish you a good dream tonight."