CH 77.3

Two-Star Mage Promotion Assessment (3)

“The Demon and His Lover”.

Wait, didn’t he hate this show very much before? Why did he drag her out to watch it again? Was he such an anti that he became an anti-turned-fan?

Anna didn’t mind re-watching it, so she followed him into the VIP private room without asking any further questions.

There were already a lot of people sitting below. There were still many rich and noble people in Black Cloud City, and when people had money, they loved to show it off. If they didn’t have anything personally to show off, they would use watching operas as a capital to show off.

Anna waited while sipping tea on the side, and after a while, the curtain opened.

She noticed that the demon had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood, so she couldn’t help but wonder if he had done something.

The first scene was still the same. The noble girl Luna was crying about her arranged marriage. The demon showed up saying that he was willing to help her, but the demon didn’t wear a mask like last time when Anna had watched this play.

From the second act, the changes were even greater. After the demon rescued Luna, Luna fell in love with the demon. Although Luna’s cousin fled, he came back in the end and knelt down in front of the demon, saying that he was willing to give everything for him. The son of a noble who fell in love with Luna at first sight also swore allegiance to the demon after seeing the demon, and even new characters appeared. Luna’s best friend was fascinated by the demon after seeing him.

Later, Luna’s father, who was the only one who remained sane, still went to find the mage, but the Mage was also fascinated by the demon. Whether it was a man or a woman, they were willing to do everything for him to please him. In the end, Luna, who was deeply jealous, poisoned everyone, including herself, at a banquet. She said that if she couldn’t be the demon’s one and only, then everyone should die. And the ruthless demon left to find his next batch of victims without shedding a single tear.

Anna was stunned ever since she watched Luna’s cousin express his admiration for the demon after returning. She couldn’t even put down the hand holding the teacup, her expression like the old senior on the train looking at his phone.*

[T/N: this is a popular meme in China.]

Wait, how could a good romantic tragedy be transformed into this strange Jack Sue plot?

She remembered the mysterious expression the demon had when he insisted on getting her to watch this opera, and she suddenly realized that this was probably changed at his instigation, but she didn’t expect that his likes were so unique that he had the demon in the play get both the women and the men. Could it be that he also…

Anna turned her head to look at the demon subconsciously, but saw that his expression was not much better than hers at the moment, his sullen face seemed aggressive, as if he would hurt someone at any time.

Hey, wasn’t he the one to have it changed?

Right now, Rothgarr was truly so angry to the point of murdering someone. What was the matter with that theater manager, was he trying to get angry at him on purpose? He clearly only said that demons were very handsome and attractive, and that they didn’t indulge in love and they wouldn’t die for anyone. How could the play be changed to this! How could the demon in the play not refuse the men! No, how could the demon not refuse anyone!

Rothgarr was just about to get up, when Anna suddenly made a noise to bring him back to his senses.

“Raymond, this show has been changed…weirdly.” Anna had a strange expression and leaned over to say, “Did you bring me here to watch it again because you know it’s changed and you like the revised version?”

“No!” Rothgarr looked gloomy. “I didn’t know the play was changed to this.”

In other words, it was indeed he who ordered the change, but Party B did not meet Party A’s requirements…

Anna found it a little funny when she saw the demon so angry. The audience in the stands seemed to have a high degree of acceptance of the story. When the actors came to the curtain call, they stood up and applauded vehemently. She even saw some ladies wiping their tears with their handkerchiefs, their brightly colored nails juxtaposed against the white silk handkerchief.

Because she was worried that the demon would become aggressive and hurt people because of this awful change in the play, Anna pretended to hold his forearm inadvertently, smiled and said tentatively, “Actually, I think this change is not bad, that’s how demons should be, not caring about anyone and not staying for anyone.”

Hearing Anna’s words, Rothgarr turned to look at her and frowned, “Didn’t you see a demon before? Do you think so?”

Anna said: “I’ve seen one before, but…after all, he’s a demon. It doesn’t feel right for him to be like the previous version, willing to die for a human woman. What do you think?”

Rothgarr met Anna’s unwavering gaze, and for a moment, felt as if he had been seen through. She seemed like she knew that there was actually a demon hidden in this body.

But this absurd idea was quickly abandoned by him. This kind of thing was impossible. It wasn’t like he hadn’t appeared before the Pope after possessing someone. Even five-star mages couldn’t see through him. Right now, Anna had only the strength of a two-star mage.