Unni, I want to dance.”
“Surka, you want to dance? What degree of difficulty would you like?”
“Degree of difficulty? I want to learn the dance you were dancing right now.”
The atmosphere changed to that of women learning to dance together. Hwaryeong taught the girls the simple dance and said.
“Do you also want to perform with me?”
“Can we?!” Romuna said. “I’m really interested in putting on a show.”
Mapan and Pale continued to look at the girls dancing. It was slightly awkward but cute, and the boys still enjoyed the view. However it was not a show to put on with a just a bard.
“…Instead of just music and dance we should perform the story as a play!”
The audience would be the mermaids, sea creatures, birds, and barely visible spirits.
Before the story was decided Hwaryeong picked her role.
“I want to be the world’s most beautiful and kind princess.”
A role that every woman desires. Nobody in the voyage looked as good as Hwaryeong in a frilly dress so the role was set. Romuna spoke up next on her desired role.
“Well I want to be the continent most powerful wizard. Isn’t that the best role for me to fill?”
“I want to be priest who saves people!”
They were picking roles not much different from their current classes.
It was a good thing since it means they wouldn’t need many special clothes as props. Maylon following along with the idea, said.
“To be a true enemy of injustice like in William Tell’s stories I want to be a ranger.” (PR Note: Swiss crossbow user, famed for his marksmanship. He refused to bow down to a hat, as a show of accepting foreign rule. As punishment he had to hit an apple from his sons head with his crossbow. Later he was bound, escaped and killed the villain with a bolt. That’s the cliffsnotes, feel free to Google him.)
She had dreams of the inevitable fairytail fight between hero and villain.
Bellotte was unable to follow along with the atmosphere.
“There's no such thing as a minstrel hero.”
The men jumped at that remark.
“Bullshit!”
But Zephyr scratched his head and replied.
“This show has a lot of memorable roles so I don’t know what I’ll do…”
Pale stated his and Maylon.
“I’m going to be a ranger with Maylon.”
Mapan also had a role he wished for.
“I want the role of the trader with most money in the world.”
Various hopeful roles! Perhaps a play in the middle of the ocean was not quite as romantic a setting as it seemed.
With the last of the roles being picked, all eyes wandered over to Weed.
They were worried about what he would role he would want.
Weed didn’t have to think about what role he wanted to play.
“A great scoundrel! The world isn't a nice place. I want to dominate the world as a great devil.”
There was a long standing play by Mr. Otou that was interesting enough.
They hurriedly modified the play to fit all of the roles.
It only took 15 minutes to write the script.
***
The first half of the play began with a sweet performance by Bellotte.
“La la la.”
Hwaryeong was dancing with flowers adorning her hair.
As she laughed the sound of ghost crew laughing was clear! The title of the first part of the show was .
The ghost sailors did a song and dance while drinking and eating meat.
“*Om nom nom* This is delicious.”
“Say whatever you please but please order something.”
After the awkward dance the ghost sailors brought out a carpet and placed a chair on it.
With a transcendent smiling expression Hwaryeong said.
“I’m going to get married to a great prince.”
Far far away Weed was watching the scene with Death Knight.
“Anti-Austrailian.”(PR Note: I swear this is what it says.)
“Yes, master.”
“What a beautiful lady.”
“Yeah.”
It was love at first sight!
“Would you be so kind as to escort her to me so I can marry her… gently.”
Death Knight diligently walked towards Hwaryeong.
“The master has ordered me to kidnap you.”
“Oh really? So you’ve come to take me away… I’ll go but don’t fight the crew.”
The ghost crew rushed to protect Hwaryeong.
"*Chuckle* You think you can take the princess.”
“We will be the ones to bring you down."
Death Knight only pulled out his sword in silence.
Amongst the undead Death Knight was commander, the princess skeletons were quite inferior.
Poor sluggish ghosts! Death Knight returned to Weed after leaving not one intact. Rather than acting it was actual violence! Weed received a whisper from Pale.
Weed, is this ok?
After the very realistic defeat of the ghost crew Hwaryeong was brought to Weed and said.
“Hic hic. I’m gonna end up married to the devil after all.”
Looking at the skeleton Hwaryeong mourned her fate.
She then got up and began to dance away. A thrilling chase scene right out of a horror film started.
Even as Hwaryeong threw daggers at him Weed refused to give up courting her.
“I’m not that much older and I have a lot of money."
“…I don’t want it. You got that money through violence!”
“Oh!”
The music changed tempo as the skeletal devil eyes moistened. Weed looked at Hwaryeong and said.
“There has been a change in this devil ever since he set eyes on a girl like you. You have not only changed my naughty mind with your body but also my mentality. I will give you all of my accumulated treasures. Though I have many shortcomings, will you please take me?”
“Whatever.”
After the devil caught up and gave his saddened confession, Hwaryeong the Fire Princess decided to marry the devil.