[One Piece] Dionysus’ third-rate script

Chapter 8 Returning to the stage

This is the sea platform Rolchion, a city that never sleeps on the North Sea. It is world-famous as a regular base and performance platform for the Dionysus troupe.

"The most exquisite drama, the most delicious wine." was Rorgion's publicity slogan to the outside world, and the Dionysian Theater's dedicated theater, the Geoffrey Theater (Geoffreytheatre), came into being. Different from the traditional theaters used during tours, the Geofei Theater retains the seats under the stage and builds the second floor into a large cloister structure, which is divided into independent areas. The curtains are soundproofed, which not only protects the audience's privacy, but also provides them with space to talk and drink. A passage was built in the audience pool on the lower level that leads to the stage and is higher than the audience seats on both sides to facilitate transitions between acts. This design also gives the audience on the lower level an opportunity to interact with the actors. Therefore, the upper and lower floors of the theater Each seat has its own advantages, and the prices are similar.

Some people come here to watch the troupe's exquisite and captivating performances, some come here to taste the rich and mellow wine, and some regard it as a fantasy land to escape from real life for a short time. No matter what, once the play begins, the audience must put all their hearts in the Geofei Theater and hand it over to the Dionysus Troupe.

Today's play is the highlight of this round of residency performances. It is still the famous "Fourth Night of Roses", but the curtain has fallen and the orchestra is ready. Why has it not started yet?

"Why hasn't Corellian's look been ready for so long? The audience is already urging her."

"I'm sorry, I'm going to the dressing room right now!"

Corellian is the current leading actress of "Fourth Night of Roses" and is the most popular troupe actor besides Dini. She relies on her beauty so she is very arrogant in private. Although Dini is slightly dissatisfied with her, she doesn't expect the other party to do the same. Even though he is the best actor in his hands, he is essentially a good boy who loves drama, so he always turns a blind eye. When other people saw the troupe leader behaving like this, naturally they could only be angry but dare not speak.

Obviously even Ms. Wienna has never asked for a separate dressing room for herself. She is really tempered.

The director's assistant ran to the heroine's special dressing room with a slight dissatisfaction, and asked somewhat impatiently: "Are you ready, Miss Corellian? It's about to start."

It's strange. When he came to remind me twice, there was a makeup artist who answered that he would finish it soon. Why is there no sound now?

The assistant, who had an ominous premonition, slammed the door hard, "Miss Corelian, are you there? Miss Corelian!"

"I'm so offended!" The assistant who didn't get any response took two steps back, then slammed forward and opened the door with one lunge.

"Oh no no no no, go and inform Ms. Vienna! Corellian is missing!"

Serra, who heard the knock on the door and came to help, immediately ran out in high heels. The director's assistant ran to inform the stage that the actor had an accident and the opening had to be suspended immediately.

When Sera found Vienna in the theater director's lounge, she was playing with a string of black pearl necklaces. Ever since she received Dover's solid gold rose, the man would give her some "baubles" every now and then, and If he saw her carrying these things the next time he met, he would always show that smug expression, as if to say, "Women are so easy to coax." Fortunately, his eye for choosing gifts was not as exaggerated as his clothes, and Dini was happy to coax him.

Dini had a pearl necklace wrapped around her hand. She looked at the assistant who was running out of breath and asked in confusion: "Why are you so panicked?"

The tired Sera answered her almost word for word.

"No, Kokolerian is gone."

Dini disappeared in an instant.

When she arrived at the heroine's dressing room, the stage director and others were already waiting for her there. No one was surprised at the sudden appearance of Dini. The security captain handed the letter on the table to Dini. Wait for her to open it and check it out.

The main message of the letter Corellian left behind was that her fate with the Dionysus Troupe was over and she didn't want to waste any more of her youth here, so she planned to leave without saying goodbye, and then there was a lot of pretentious talk.

Because few people can catch the eye of Dini, the staff of the Dionysian troupe is extremely streamlined. Usually, one person has to play multiple roles, and even the announcer is responsible for playing some roles during the performance. The heroine's sudden departure leaves no one to replace her except one person.

Didn't I specifically choose to leave today because I wanted to take this opportunity to slap the troupe in the face and divert the audience? Corellian, you have such good intentions.

Dini closed the letter expressionlessly, crumpled it into a ball with her right hand and threw it into the trash can in the corridor.

The security captain observed Dini's expression and asked her carefully, should she send someone to chase Corellian back now?

Deanie smiled sarcastically. "I don't need a dog that I don't know how to handle."

She looked at the costume designer on the side and asked, "Do you still have my clothes?" The costume designer immediately understood: "I have kept them all for you!"

Dini turned and walked into the dressing room, "Come and help me change my clothes. Lines, the stage is ready as usual and will open soon."

Stage director Lynes led the crowd toward the stage in a hurry.

The costume designer hesitated to say that the makeup artist had also been pried away by Corellian, but looking at the group leader who had already begun to skillfully tie up his red hair, she suddenly remembered.

When Ms. Wienna goes on stage, she doesn’t need makeup.

"Why is it so slow today? It usually starts a long time ago at this time, right?"

"Why haven't you started yet? I really want to see Miss Corellian soon."

A man next to him sneered, "Compared to Miss Vienna, Corellian is nothing worth mentioning. There is a huge difference."

The man who had just been expecting Corellian turned to look at him angrily and raised his voice: "What did you say! Miss Corellian is the most beautiful actress in the Dionysus Troupe!"

"Ha, that's because you've never met Miss Vienna, country bumpkin."

The loud noise of the two men was incompatible with the whispers of the others, but their conversation seemed to have broken some kind of ban, and the whole theater was suddenly filled with the rustling sound of conversation.

The commotion also spread to the auditorium on the second floor.

"What's the noise going on downstairs?"

"It seems that they are discussing why the show hasn't started yet and who is the prettier actress. It has nothing to do with us." The man who answered the question paused and then said: "Even so, you drank too fast, boss."

The red-haired young man who was still pouring wine into his mouth still insisted on drinking all the wine and laughed heartlessly, "Hahahahaha, isn't that why we came here to drink, Beckman."

Two days ago, they accidentally got two tickets for the "Bacchus Theater" from the merchant ship of an unlucky nobleman. The tickets were full of gimmicks and advertised that they had the most fragrant wine in the world. They happened to be sailing near the North Sea recently. Adhering to the concept of "no come, no come in vain", I came to Rorgion.

After all, when the noble master watched them take away the two tickets, his expression was much more exciting than when he saw his slave ship being released.

The red-haired young man poured himself another glass. "The wine here is indeed a rare treasure. It's a pity that everyone can't come."

Beckman seemed to be used to him being like this. He also allowed his body to slowly sink into the soft seat and took a sip of the red wine in the glass. It has a rich aroma and a sweet aftertaste. The second half of their promotional slogan is really not an exaggeration. It was rare for this man, who had always been rigorous and thoughtful, to relax his hard-working brain here and surrender his spirit to the comfort of fine wine.

The commotion in the audience below was getting worse, but the door on the side of the stage suddenly opened, and the lights followed.

A white figure appeared behind the door, and the commotion in the venue was still heard.

"It's finally about to begin."

"Hey, is Miss Corellian a little taller today?"

"No, that big burgundy color, that's what it should be!"

After seeing who was coming, the place suddenly fell silent.

A red-haired girl wearing a white dress appeared from the side of the stage. She did not have any gorgeous jewelry, only a red rose on her temples. She was like a piece of natural jade. Too much carving would only be self-defeating and cover up. Her own aura. The delicate roses were inferior to her gorgeous face, and silently became the foil for her burgundy hair. The two similar but different reds complemented each other, like a sunset that only appeared in her hair.

She held up the pure white dress and danced. From time to time, she held the hem of her skirt with her hands and twirled it left and right. She walked briskly towards the stage, humming a tuneless tune. Even the stupidest person can see that this is a girl in love. Her face is flushed with anticipation for the next date, and her violet eyes are as passionate as spring water in her mouth, which makes people feel sad involuntarily. Love.

When the hem of the skirt was flying, she looked like a white rose in full bloom, and the top of the petals showed an intoxicating burgundy color. It was truly a wonder of creation. As the distance between her and the stage gradually shortened, the curtain slowly opened, and everyone in the audience reacted as if they were awakened.

Today it was Miss Wienna who took the stage in person.

One person had a particularly strong reaction. When Wienna walked past him quickly with her skirt in hand, the tall man suddenly stood up from the audience pool below in disbelief, "Wei, Miss Wienna!"

It was a taboo for theatergoers to shout out the actor's real name after the play started, so the girl named Vienna naturally stopped next to him.

It's all over, Miss Wienna will definitely kick me out. A look of remorse appeared on the man's face, feeling ashamed for his reckless behavior just now.

But the girl turned back and tilted her head towards the man who spoke, her face still had a warm smile like the spring breeze.

"Good evening sir, my name is Luna, have you seen my lover?"

It's me! It's me! The tall man restrained his impulse to agree and answered her shyly: "No, no."

At this time, a noble-looking blond man appeared on the stage. He adjusted his clothes under the dim light of the artificial moon hanging high in the dome, and seemed to be extremely nervous for the upcoming date.

"I think I found him, bye sir."

The girl in the white dress smiled and thanked the man who put her hanging heart back into her belly, and flew like a happy bird into the arms of the handsome man in the center of the stage. The noble prince hugged her tightly with his arms and whispered some disgusting words of love into her ear, causing the girl in his arms to giggle, and the loud laughter echoed in the theater.

"Boss, her red hair looks like yours. You don't have any older sisters missing, do you?"

Beckman quipped to the red-haired young man, who hadn't had a drink for a while since the actress came on the scene.

But he found the eldest brother, Shanks, touching his chin and thinking about this question seriously: "Impossible, how can I have such a beautiful sister without knowing it."

The rather young red-haired man completely ruled out the possibility that this woman was older than him, and he continued to talk to his second-in-command in a leap of thought: "Beckman, do you think she could be another me in the world? "

No way, my crazy captain. Beckman cursed and turned his head to continue watching the drama on the stage.

I didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful woman in Beihai. This resourceful man foresees that in the not-too-distant future, the name of the woman on the stage will be famous all over the world, and will not just be tied to Beihai.

Before the two men realized it, they had deviated from the purpose of simply drinking and gradually became immersed in her performance.

They watched "Luna" fall in love with the noble prince, watched her being sold to a rich man, and watched her commit suicide with hatred on her wedding night. Although when they saw this, the red-haired man smashed the granite in the compartment with one palm. Stone Round Table, but it was rare that Beckman didn't nag him for always causing trouble. The two of them continued to watch the plot progress in silence.

It wasn't until Luna's soul appeared from the noble prince's dream that the red-haired man's ugly face softened. Although the next scene where the two met in the dream did not have any extraordinary actions, the actor's performance made it particularly tense. full of pathos. The girl's wet eyes were full of love, her hands moved up from his chest, and finally she hugged the noble man's neck, and exchanged a kiss with him.

The red-haired man picked up the wine bottle that had been neglected for a while and started pouring wine directly into the bottle. Beckman lit a cigarette and started puffing away. The two of them would discuss a few words about the plot from time to time, but most of the time they were meditating intently following the actors' movements.

It wasn't until the last scene of the last scene, when the couple exchanged rings amidst the blessings of everyone, that the ringing of the auditorium bell brought them back to their senses.

The first half of the slogan seems to be true.

The red-haired man said quietly: "If I were that man, I would not break our oath easily." Beckman nodded aside, "I feel the same way."

The audience obviously didn't react. Whether it was the exquisite dramatic performance that had just ended, or Miss Wienna's return to the stage without warning after three years, all of this was enough to shake the soul.

The play unfolded slowly, and the actors returned to the stage from the backstage, continuing their role in the play and thanking the audience. The last person to appear on the stage was Dini, who put her hand on the leading actor's hand and appeared completely like the leader of the troupe.

She listened to the overwhelming cheers and applause from the audience, held the hands of the actors around her, and thanked the audience. Then she looked around at the theater that had been built with years of hard work, and listened to the sounds from the audience fading away like the tide.

Dini spoke with a sad face and choked with sobs.

"Thank you very much for your continued support of the Dionysus Theater Company. It is you who have given the theater company the strength to continue. But today I just discovered that I"

The thin woman was almost crumbling due to excessive sadness. The actors on both sides also supported her with sad faces: "Ms. Wienna, cheer up."

She gently shook her head to indicate that she was fine, and took a long breath as she summoned up her courage: "My abilities are still too limited. My favorite child, the pearl of our Dionysus troupe, Miss Corellian, because of me I was so incompetent that I had no choice but to leave silently."

Her face, which was blurred by tears, was still radiant. She was so delicate and fragile, making people unconsciously feel protective. They wanted to go forward and hold her in their arms, and tried every means to make her happy.

The audience in the audience were anxious and finally understood the reason for the incident. Corellian disdained the Dionysus Troupe and betrayed Miss Vienna. Today's unexplained delay in opening the show and Miss Vienna's hasty appearance on stage turned out to be Corellian's fault.

Dini's tears were still flowing. She looked at the actors on both sides with extreme self-reproach. She suppressed her trembling voice and pretended to be strong and said: "I don't know if I can continue to lead the troupe. Everyone presents more amazing plays, I”

Dini finally couldn't bear it anymore and covered her face with her hands and cried.

"Stop talking about Miss Wienna! We will always believe in you and support you!" The man who suddenly talked to Dini at the beginning stood up and shouted again, but this time his recklessness was obviously a good thing.

"That's right! Miss Vienna! We will always support the Dionysus Troupe!"

"This is not your fault at all, Miss Wienna! Please stop crying!"

"That's it! That's it! It's clear that Corellian betrayed you!"

"Stop blaming yourself, Miss Wienna!"

The audience began to stand up to comfort her. In the end, no one was sitting in their seats. Everyone wanted to convey their voices to Dini, hoping that she could stop the torture in her heart and cheer up again.

"Thank you everyone, really, thank you everyone."

Dini finally broke through tears and smiled. She bowed deeply to the audience and raised a confident smile again.

"Forgive me for being rude just now. I will definitely work harder in the future and will not let you down again."

Deanie dropped a bombshell.

"From today on, I will return to the Dionysus Theater Company's performance lineup and try my best to provide you with more exciting performances."

There were long-lasting cheers and applause in the theater. Now for them, seeing Miss Vienna on the stage again is undoubtedly earth-shattering news. As for the ungrateful Corellian, no one cares about it.

This woman is really good at tricks. As a result, the actress may not be able to survive in this industry at all. Beckman shook his head in amusement. This cunning look was completely different from how she felt during the performance. He was just about to tell the boss that this woman was indeed extraordinary, when he saw the other party standing up with an moved face and looking directly at him.

"I say Beckman, let's support her more in the future. She is so pitiful."

A tic-tac-toe appeared on the top of the second-in-command's head.

Dini left the stage hand in hand with the actors amid thunderous cheers.

Corellian, as fast as I can lift you to the clouds, I can bring you down to earth. Do you think you don't have to pay any price after betraying me?

Dini put on a black tube top skirt with gold leaves on the waist, put on a black pearl necklace, and looked at herself in the mirror carefully. Dover has a really good eye for choosing gifts for women.

A knock on the door interrupted Dini's thoughts. When he opened the door, there was no doubt that his assistant Sera and two men looked embarrassed. One of them also had red hair of a similar color to hers.

Dini raised her eyebrows with slight interest.

Sierra nervously told Dini that the two men were here to pay for the broken table in the cubicle, and by the way, they also wanted to purchase some wine from the theater troupe. Although they said they could just go to the financial manager for these matters, they insisted on meeting the troupe leader and even fought with the security captain twice. The security captain said that the group leader would be interested in them, so Sera led them over.

A desk in a cubicle? That hard natural granite round table? There are actually humans who can smash things like that with their bare hands.

Dini stood in front of Sera, protected her without leaving a trace, and gave the men in front of her a friendly smile: "Good evening, gentlemen, I am Vienna, the troupe leader of the Dionysian troupe." Dini continued Jokingly: "I heard that you broke my table?"

The red-haired young man who didn't know what his eyes were evading replied hesitantly: "Ah, it was just broken. I was a little excited at the time."

The dark-haired man next to him couldn't stand the coquettish look on his boss's part: "The boss saw you committing suicide there and smashed the table into pieces when he got angry."

Dini opened her eyes slightly, covered her mouth and laughed. This laughter was not mixed with any other emotions, but was just full of pleasure from hearing interesting things. At this moment, Dini's image overlapped with that of Luna in the play just now, she was just a lively and laughing girl.

She suppressed her smile, opened the door behind her, and made a "please" gesture to them: "Let's sit down and talk, gentlemen."

"Ah, there's no need for sir, just call me Shanks." The red-haired young man, who was still at the age of a big boy, scratched his head and raised a bright smile.

The black man holding his arms beside him said coldly: "Ben Beckman."

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