“We hope you enjoyed the first half of the show! We’ll take a brief intermission and prepare for the second half shortly. Please take the time you need.”
Various people left the tent after the ringleader’s announcement. I heard that some people had bought cheap tickets that only accounted for half of the show, so some of them moved to leave while others came in to take their place. Others left to use the restrooms or eat.
We decided now was as good a time as any to eat our food. Lu pulled out stacks of boxes and placed them on a nearby table. There was a lot more food than I was expecting!
“Feel free to grab whatever you like! We’ve got drinks too!”
“I’ve got plates for all of you as well!”
Lu and Arcia pulled the lids off the boxes, prompting our group to stare at the array with hungry eyes. There were all kinds of meals from all kinds of countries, so we certainly weren’t hurting for variety.
“It looks great! I’m gonna get one of these—”
Before Linne could grab a rice ball, her mother grabbed her by the wrist.
“Hold on there, Linne. You have to wash your hands first, remember?”
“Oh, that’s right...”
Linze conjured up a water orb in the air, which the kids all used to rinse their hands. I took out a few warm hand towels from [Storage], letting everyone dry off.
“Let’s eat!”
“Let’s!”
With that, we all descended upon the selection of foods, taking whatever we wanted. Several of the boxes were completely emptied in the blink of an eye. But that was to be expected. It was my family, Ende’s family, and a few gods for good measure.
After clearing away the empty boxes, Lu tapped into her ring’s [Storage] and pulled out a few more to replace them.
...How much did she make?
“Mmm, this stuff tastes wonderful, you know?”
“Nya ha ha ha! It’sch, hic, good to snack with a li’l drinky!”
Karen and the other gods seemed to be in high spirits as they grabbed all sorts of food.
...Wait, are you even allowed to drink alcohol here? I thought as I glanced at Suika’s bottle of Eashenese booze, then nervously glanced around the area. I spotted a couple in the reserved section with some wine, so thankfully, it was probably okay.
“I must say, this show is incredible. Far beyond the performance I saw at Belfast Castle when I was younger,” Yumina said. She was clearly taken in by the performance. The one she’d seen sounded fairly mundane in comparison.
“I really liked that strongman!”
“I was quite fond of the illusion magic they used in some of the acts.”
“Oh, yeah, I really liked those illusions too.”
Linne, Elna, and Allis were all discussing their favorite acts as they chowed down on some wrapped tofu.
...I can do illusion spells too, guys... It’s not THAT awesome.
It was true that the specific illusions used in the show had been impressive, though. One part of the show made the entire tent feel like it had transformed into some kind of deep sea aquarium.
I wondered if that was some kind of Null spell...or maybe a magical artifact. Doc Babylon could probably make something like it.
“What happens in the next part of the show?”
“It’ll be a play, I believe. Something or other about a ruckus in a royal court, I think?” Leen answered Sue’s question as she skimmed over the programme.
Oh yeah, the play... The god of theater, Theatro, might be in that one, right? Or wait, is he just directing it? Don’t tell me he’s gonna play a princess or something... Well, I guess it’d work if the show’s a comedy?
I briefly tried to imagine Theatro all dolled up in a dress. I immediately stopped, however, as I didn’t want my kids to see something that scary.
“I’ll be looking forward to the play.”
“Same here. It’s been a while since I last saw one.”
Elna and Arcia smiled as they chatted. I felt a little bad for my kids, since my future self didn’t let them see plays often... Hopefully they enjoyed this one.
It’d be a play created by a literal god, so it had to be interesting at the very least... Hopefully... Of course, that depended on what the play was, as well as who was watching. If it were too adult-oriented or too political in nature, then it’d fly right over the heads of the kids. But Theatro had told me it’d be something kids would enjoy, so I just had to place my faith in him.
“Linze, do you know anything about this story?” I quietly whispered my question to Linze. Apparently, the play was fairly popular in this world, so I figured if anyone would know, it’d be her.
“From what I recall, it’s the tale of a village girl who works as a maid in the royal court. She goes through a lot of trouble there, but eventually, everything works out for her. It’s not a book, so I don’t know the full story or anything.”
Oh, I see... Maybe it’ll be like Cinderella, then? A poor girl finding her prince? That’d be fun.
“I am looking forward to the show, I am!”
“I’m looking forward to it too!”
Yae and Frei cheered as they stuffed their cheeks full of rice balls. They were gluttonous as ever. Hilde could only watch the duo, her complexion pale.
Nearby, Ende had much the same expression as he watched Melle, Lycee, and Ney devour their own meals. Lu didn’t seem to mind at all, however. In fact, she was already there in a flash, plopping down another set of food boxes for our hungriest companions. It was as if she’d predicted this from the very beginning.
Oh well... If they wanna eat, let ’em. I should enjoy some too.
I took a piece of fried chicken from my plate and chowed down.
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