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Prelude to the Festival and Desire | Chapter 5
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Shylock: Pleased to make your acquaintance, Lord Antonio. I am the Western wizard Shylock.
The gentlemen beside me are the Sage from another world and the Sage’s wizards.
Mister Antonio glares at me, one eyebrow raised in weary displeasure.
Antonio: The Sage..... So you’re the Sage’s wizards who fight the < Great Catastrophe >.
Akira: Yes. My name is Akira.
Mister Antonio lowers his eyebrows and releases a huff of ridicule.
Antonio: So you came from another world — but you seem to possess neither beauty nor intellect. What a boring creature you are.
Eastern wizards: What?
Before I can say anything, the Eastern wizards unleash an air of displeasure; their eyes are filled with rage.
Akira: (The Eastern wizards are standing up for me..... That makes me happy.....)
The Western wizards, on the other hand, remain unmoved.
They might be mad, but Mister Antonio’s words do nothing to dim their smiles.
Rustica: Sir Sage is both a very beautiful and very intelligent man.
It certainly has been a while, Lord Antonio.
Antonio: "It’s been a while"? Have we met before?
Rustica: Indeed. We met in this very palace. You were delighted by my magic and my performance on the harpsichord.
Have you forgotten?
Antonio: I don’t bother to remember worthless nonsense.
Rustica: Worthless nonsense.....
Rustica’s face clouds over in sadness.
Antonio: Hmph. So what brings you here?
Akira: Because the < Great Catastrophe > approached this world too closely, bizarre incidents have cropped up all across the continent.
We’d like to carry out a holy festival to placate these incidents. Would you be willing to lend us this palace so we can perform our ritual?
Antonio: Lend you.... the Heavenly Imperial Palace?
Akira: We’d like you to clear the palace of people. The original spirits loathe humans; in order to revive the ancient temple, we....
Antonio: Revive the ancient temple? In the Heavenly Imperial Palace? .....Ludicrous! We would never rely on wizards to do anything for us!
Your negligence is what triggered the < Great Catastrophe > to wreak havoc. Be grateful I’m not suing you for compensatory damages!
Akira: But.....
Antonio: We don’t need to rely on wizards: we have the power of magical science technology, and mountains of mana stones to fuel that technology.
Your little magic show just now could be easily accomplished with mana stones. It’s nothing worth gawking at!
Stop monkeying around on the chandelier, you phony clown!
Mister Antonio points at the chandelier. Murr tilts his head.
Murr: Monkey? Ook ook!
Antonio: Stop spewing nonsense with that face! You’re just disguising yourself using magic — charading as the paragon of our nation, the genius of the ages, Murr!
I’ve seen his portrait before! And I know you’re not the real Murr! The real Murr would never put on such a foolish act!
Shylock steals a glance at Murr, who’s still acting like a monkey, before nodding in sincere agreement.
Shylock: I deeply understand how you feel. But he can be quite cute once you get used to it.
Murr: Ook? Ook!?
Shylock: See? Don’t you think he’s sweet?
Murr: I’m sweet~! Ook~!
Antonio: Silence! You can’t fool me! Get off the chandelier right now!!
Chloe: M-Murr! Come here! Come on!
Murr lands on the ground in response to Chloe’s beckoning. Mister Antonio lets out a deep sigh, before grumbling.
Antonio: The great genius Murr is no more.... I saw his ghost in the casino room.
Akira: ....You saw Murr’s ghost?
Chapter 4 << | index | >> Chapter 6
Shylock: Pleased to make your acquaintance, Lord Antonio. I am the Western wizard Shylock.
The gentlemen beside me are the Sage from another world and the Sage’s wizards.
Mister Antonio glares at me, one eyebrow raised in weary displeasure.
Antonio: The Sage..... So you’re the Sage’s wizards who fight the < Great Catastrophe >.
Akira: Yes. My name is Akira.
Mister Antonio lowers his eyebrows and releases a huff of ridicule.
Antonio: So you came from another world — but you seem to possess neither beauty nor intellect. What a boring creature you are.
Eastern wizards: What?
Before I can say anything, the Eastern wizards unleash an air of displeasure; their eyes are filled with rage.
Akira: (The Eastern wizards are standing up for me..... That makes me happy.....)
The Western wizards, on the other hand, remain unmoved.
They might be mad, but Mister Antonio’s words do nothing to dim their smiles.
Rustica: Sir Sage is both a very beautiful and very intelligent man.
It certainly has been a while, Lord Antonio.
Antonio: "It’s been a while"? Have we met before?
Rustica: Indeed. We met in this very palace. You were delighted by my magic and my performance on the harpsichord.
Have you forgotten?
Antonio: I don’t bother to remember worthless nonsense.
Rustica: Worthless nonsense.....
Rustica’s face clouds over in sadness.
Antonio: Hmph. So what brings you here?
Akira: Because the < Great Catastrophe > approached this world too closely, bizarre incidents have cropped up all across the continent.
We’d like to carry out a holy festival to placate these incidents. Would you be willing to lend us this palace so we can perform our ritual?
Antonio: Lend you.... the Heavenly Imperial Palace?
Akira: We’d like you to clear the palace of people. The original spirits loathe humans; in order to revive the ancient temple, we....
Antonio: Revive the ancient temple? In the Heavenly Imperial Palace? .....Ludicrous! We would never rely on wizards to do anything for us!
Your negligence is what triggered the < Great Catastrophe > to wreak havoc. Be grateful I’m not suing you for compensatory damages!
Akira: But.....
Antonio: We don’t need to rely on wizards: we have the power of magical science technology, and mountains of mana stones to fuel that technology.
Your little magic show just now could be easily accomplished with mana stones. It’s nothing worth gawking at!
Stop monkeying around on the chandelier, you phony clown!
Mister Antonio points at the chandelier. Murr tilts his head.
Murr: Monkey? Ook ook!
Antonio: Stop spewing nonsense with that face! You’re just disguising yourself using magic — charading as the paragon of our nation, the genius of the ages, Murr!
I’ve seen his portrait before! And I know you’re not the real Murr! The real Murr would never put on such a foolish act!
Shylock steals a glance at Murr, who’s still acting like a monkey, before nodding in sincere agreement.
Shylock: I deeply understand how you feel. But he can be quite cute once you get used to it.
Murr: Ook? Ook!?
Shylock: See? Don’t you think he’s sweet?
Murr: I’m sweet~! Ook~!
Antonio: Silence! You can’t fool me! Get off the chandelier right now!!
Chloe: M-Murr! Come here! Come on!
Murr lands on the ground in response to Chloe’s beckoning. Mister Antonio lets out a deep sigh, before grumbling.
Antonio: The great genius Murr is no more.... I saw his ghost in the casino room.
Akira: ....You saw Murr’s ghost?
Chapter 4 << | index | >> Chapter 6