"Life is always more bizarre than stories. ”

Roland turned his face away, a look of disdain.

"That's what the guy said, you can't forget it, right?"

Nidhogg shook his head slowly, smiling happily. Roland thought that he could be refuted with the philosophies of the adult, and it seemed to hold up. But he had forgotten two things—he hated quoting Li Lin's theories the most, and besides, the adult would never let his theories have loopholes.

"The adult also once said that stories come from life, but they are higher than life. ”

The black dragon spread out his hands and continued in imitation of Li Lin's tone:

"You see, no matter what he does, the lord will always find something like an aphorism to prove himself right, and every time, in the end, he will always prove right. ”

He may have just meant to make a joke, but the content of the joke was exactly what Roland hated the most.

...... A Li Lin who is always right, which even makes his scalp tingle.

Although that has been proven to be true so far, Roland just doesn't like the idea of "never making mistakes", which means that it is impossible to stand up and point out that "you are wrong" in Lilin and Alfheim, and even if he had that mind, it would be difficult to do so.

Under the premise of infallibility, other thinking, ideology, values, and logic appear worthless. Even if it reveals a few possibilities, people who are accustomed to convenience will soon get tired of it and return to a system of thinking that is always right. After all, no one likes to make mistakes, and not everyone has the courage to take it upon themselves to fail, in comparison. In this way, it is easier to accept the possibility of biased and unreasonable results.

This kind of dictatorship of thinking deeply frightened Roland.

In order to get rid of the fear of instinctive play, in order to escape from the absolute rightness, he often rebelled against Li Lin since he was 12 years old, and finally ran away from home after a big quarrel, and traveled abroad for 4 years.

But even after 4 years, when I came into contact with that cognition again, the unpleasant feeling still didn't change.

"Don't be too aggressive, even if you think you have some insights at your age. But that kind of tone that sees through a qiē will only make us adults feel nerve-wracking. ”

At the end of the afternoon tea, Nidhogg looked straight at Roland. The eyes that were too similar to Li Lin also made Roland feel unhappy.

"It's because it's young and vigorous. Isn't it mature enough?"

“...... No one will always be young and vigorous, and once they have the weight to carry, they will be constantly pushed to change. However, this is not the same as understanding what is carried in the first place. Be enlightened. It's completely different. ”

In order to bear the weight of the world. Li Lin, who has turned himself into a "container", needless to say. Even that Li Nadu had a certain sense of Cheng Dù, and he did not hesitate to lose his life to fight Li Lin. Roland's dreams were big. But it may be the relationship between experience and age, and enlightenment does not seem to be enough.

Not intending to dwell on the issue, Nidhogg looked to the side.

"By the way, you haven't got anyone together yet?"

Roland's question that changed the subject made Roland sigh, and his mind returned to the track of reality.

"Even if you use the scoundrel method of one person playing two roles, there are still three roles missing. ”

Nowadays, the theater troupes of human countries are roughly divided into two categories: itinerant theater troupes that travel to country towns in horse-drawn carriages, and city-resident theater troupes that are protected by the nobility and named after the protectors of the nobility.

Compared with the elven counterparts of Alfheim, who are sought after and longed for by the public, human society, especially the upper class, is not kind to actors. Actors in touring troupes are treated like "vagabonds" and sometimes sent to prison. Even after the nobility, the big names still hated from the bottom of their hearts those who relied on their own business and regarded them as prostitutes. Granting permission to use the title is already a great deal of mercy, and even in the event of an epidemic or other impact, and income is sluggish, there is no hope of receiving financial assistance.

Therefore, even if you are a nobleman, you have to get in touch with some performing arts to show your cultivation. Such a banner, coupled with the gimmick of Minerva's body and acting as the chief choreographer, there are still only a handful of people who come to sign up.

To make matters worse, the majority of those who signed up were male.

Holding his head, Roland's cheeks twitched. Boys in the dressing room communicate with each other in delicate voices...... Well, when did someone decide the damn rule that "women are immoral on stage, and the famous people in the troupe must be boys"? At present, the only actresses who can appear are kneeling on the washboard, begging grandpa to sue grandma, and Gloria and Venia, who can get it half-push and half-push. To alleviate the difficulties, they also followed the example of folk theater troupes, and had actors work as behind-the-scenes staff or other jobs. However, even with such extraordinary measures, the problem of manpower shortage cannot be solved.

"There are three roles that are missing. ”

Stretching out three fingers, Roland said unhurriedly.

"Professor Grimius, the gloomy butler, Knight John who undergoes the ascetic trials, and the wicked witch Bearles, who led Grandet into the wrong way, and even Knight John wanted to seduce the depraved witch Beatoris. ”

"The three most difficult roles to play. ”

Nidhogg had such an expression on his face, and the three characters were recognized as the most difficult in this play.

Professor Coperius is a gifted puppeteer with great talent and fantasy, and he spends all his spare time and energy making dolls, trying to make dolls that are just like humans, and he falls in love with the puppet Gpelia that he has made. To play this strange old man who is obsessed with his own works and is willing to be a dog leg for this reason is quite a test of the actor's acting skills.

John the Wandering Knight is not a difficult character at first glance, but one of the major features of human drama is the long lines, which are more like long poetry recitals than the interpretation of the story, and John Knight's lines are almost as long as the villain Grande, and it is not easy to memorize them all and say them on the stage with emotion.

As for the witch, it's even worse, she doesn't appear much. Every time she appeared on the stage, she was dazzling, with noble and elegant manners, evil wisdom, distorted morals, beautiful beauty, sensual flesh and movements—all of which she used as her capital, and took pleasure in playing with the men, manipulating them into battles, and admiring the men's bloodshed and death. Even the staunch Knight John almost fell into her way, giving up his dream of becoming a paladin and indulging in the temptation of sensuality.

In addition to this, there is a plot where Beaterys plays with Svanilda on a large bed covered with lilies, trying to seduce John Knight with carnal desires...... To put it bluntly, it's a naked meat scene between two girls. It is precisely because of this kind of passion that almost violates the bottom line of morality that this drama will endure and be enthusiastically enjoyed by the majority of male audiences.

"No one can handle such a demanding role except for professional actors. But before that, no one would let their daughter play such a depraved woman, right?"

"Yes......"

"Where?"

Roland looked at Nidhogg in disbelief, only to see that the other party's stiff face was staring at him, and big drops of cold sweat were constantly pouring out of his head.

“...... Behind you. ”

"Na, Roland, how can you forget to call me for such a good thing as acting?"

There was a bewitching laugh from behind, and a cold air rushed up Roland's back.

Indeed, there is indeed a guy in this world who does not need any training and rehearsal, and can show the image of "witch" just by standing on the stage.

The stiff neck turned little by little, and I saw a bewitching face, with red lips lightly opened, and a slight smile.

"Salome ......"

As if in the worst nightmare, Roland groaned. (To be continued......)

PS: Huhu, Roland is getting closer and closer to the new world, dear friends, give some advice on how to practice the "first time" of chastity?