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The second day of the theater opening.

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All the chair seats for the first show were filled, and they were even able to get people into the standing room space.

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'Great job, Albus!'

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Clarice is very excited.

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I guess my policy of changing the target audience has worked to a certain extent.

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Amaranthia heard the buzzing of the crowd. She is waiting for her cue, smiling a little.

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Today's performance at the Mistria Theater was attended by many families from nearby homes.

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And most of them were accompanied by their children.

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Parents plus one to three children.

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That's three to five people per family.

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If more than a dozen families came, the 50 or so chairs would fill up quickly.

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Whether this number of visitors is too many or too few after all of us advertised the event to nearly 300 people is a matter of opinion.

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In any case, we were able to fill the chairs almost to capacity.

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There were some families who left when they found out it was going to be standing room only.

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They were close to home and were talking about coming back an hour later for the 8pm performance.

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What's more.

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In fact, I had a second trick up my sleeve.

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Vegetable porridge. 40 mana per cup.

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Today, Clarice is selling porridge with cereals, which can be used as a staple food.

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Next to her, Burgess was grilling meat, and next to her, Loloi was selling drinks.

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And on the other side, there is a store selling wooden dolls, which I plan to enter as soon as the show is over.

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I also put small wooden swords, mysterious sparkling pebbles, and other things that could be used as children's toys.

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In order to attract the general public of Kilket to this Mistria Theater, who are not familiar with "theaters," I said, "This is a place for aristocratic parades.

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I said, "This place is like a collection of stalls that are set up during a nobleman's parade.

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There are a few food vendors that can replace dinner, drinks, and souvenirs.

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It was my hope that these would sell, and if we were talking about stalls, the residents of Kilkenny would still be familiar with them.

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A nobleman's wedding parade, for example.

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Sometimes, festivals of stalls accompanying such events are held here in Kilket as well.

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Bards and other minstrels often gather at such gathering places.

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The unfamiliar theater (thing) is introduced as a familiar stall (thing).

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Yes.

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The second trick I used was "redefinition.

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It seems that this trick worked better than I expected this time.

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I couldn't stop grinning when I saw the audience that showed up.

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By the way. The elf Shinri seemed to be cleaning the house even at a time like this.

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But just when I thought he had finished cleaning one place, he would spill or smear something, and there would be more work to be done.

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It was like taking three steps forward and two steps backward.

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Sometimes he would break something in the house and ask Burgess or me to fix it.

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But he was still trying his best anyway, so we all felt that we could not hate this elf who was under the control of Sir Warren.

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Then it was time for the show to begin.

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The program was the same as yesterday's, "The Princess of the Cliff.

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'Once upon a time...there was a land of elves west of here.

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The song of Amaranthia also began with these words.

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The event was a great success again today.

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The food and drink stores were selling out even before the show began, and Leroy, Clarice, and Burgess were all very busy.

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And at the puppet store...

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Immediately after I made the same call at the end of the performance as yesterday, several children ran out toward the empty concession stand, and their parents were rushing to catch up with them.

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I got off the podium and chased after them, and they rushed into the store.

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Then several wooden dolls, each costing 200 mana, were sold by the parents, who were beguiled by their children.

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Parents' purse strings have loosened considerably.

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The unusual atmosphere of the stall, as well as Amaranthia's singing, probably made the parents think, "Well, I don't mind if I buy one," or "I might want one.

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One of the points may have been that the residents of this area, which attracted them, are relatively affluent.

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Then came the second performance at 8pm.

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Amaranthia offered to change the program.

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Since some families were going to pay the fixed admission fee again to hear the second song, I decided to go along with it.

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Since I decided to let Amaranthia decide what to sing, I watched with some anticipation, "What kind of poetry is she going to sing?" I wondered what kind of poems she would sing, and as I watched with some anticipation...

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What a surprise. The song Amaranthia chose for her second performance was "The Tale of Ryan the Brave's Defeat of the Wind Demon Dragon.

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It was a story long before Ryan the Younger was given the title of "Brave Man. It is a tale of the young hero Ryan and his wife, a great sorceress, as they slay a dragon that makes one's hands sweat.

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I only now learned that it was made into a bard's song, but of course I knew what it was about.

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After all, I was already a member of that party at that time.

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As for the content.

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The black magician Ruschfeld's hometown was ravaged by a wind dragon that was born in the area. Ryan's party hears about it and rushes to the scene, successfully defeating the dragon and becoming the heroes of their hometown.

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However, on their way to slay the dragon, their fellow baggage handlers become separated from them.

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And when Ryan and his friends meet up with the dragon, they run out of magic restorative medicine. The key to defeating the Wind Demon Dragon, the great magician's magical power, runs out and he finds himself in a pinch. This is the story.

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However, the story has been considerably adapted.

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I was a newlywed at the time.

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I was just a little far away from Ryan and his friends, who were newlyweds at the time. Ten meters at most.

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Of course, I had planned to step aside as soon as I approached the magic dragon's territory. But we were in a bit of a hurry because we met the magic dragon in a completely different place than we had expected.

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Also, when I say 'in a pinch'.

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I'm talking about the fact that Ruschfeld was just a few seconds late when he wanted to use the magic restoration medicine.

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In any case, Ruschfeld's five explosive magic shots that he had unleashed up to that point had rendered the Wind Demon Dragon almost incapable of fighting. So the timing should have been perfectly fine.

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And yet, for some reason...

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Ryan the Brave, in order to protect his wife whose magic power had expired, was playing a grand stand against the Wind Demon Dragon, whose normal sword blows were impenetrable.

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A stray luggage bearer with zero fighting ability runs desperately away when he encounters a pack of monsters.

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In this way, the facts were twisted.

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The "lousy baggage handlers who are friends of the heroes" would be born.

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Well, that's all right.

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And Amaranthia probably sings knowing that I am that merchant.

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The name "Albus, the former member of the brave party" is so widely known in Quilket.

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I'm sure of it, because he glanced at me during the part where the baggage handlers appeared on the stage.

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Incidentally, this story seemed to be quite well received by the children.

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They were cheering for the strong and cool heroes and the great magician. Surprisingly, I could also hear them cheering for their baggage handlers, who desperately run to their friends while running away from monsters.

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And after that second performance.

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The dolls of the knight and the wicked witch went on sale, even though they had not appeared in the songs.

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Perhaps they were mistakenly thought to be a "brave man" and a "magician.

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Do you have any 'baggage handler' dolls?" I was asked many times, so I probably did.

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I'll ask Mitra later to make me a proper "hero" and "magician" doll, as well as a "baggage handler merchant" doll.

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And the sales after the two shows? Together they amounted to about 8,500 mana.

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After deducting Amaranthia's share and various purchase prices, a profit of about 7,000 mana remains.

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And that was more profit than they had expected.

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It was significant that we sold 15 of the 200 mana wooden dolls that had no purchase price.

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After all, we should have more kinds of dolls as soon as possible.

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It's a great job, Mr. Albus. I can't believe this is the same place as yesterday.

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A total of 120 people attended the two performances.

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Amaranthia, who had received 650 mana, or one-fifth of the admission fee, whispered to me with a smile.

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This time, however, the admission fee was only 25 mana, since almost all of the guests were wooden ticket holders. If more customers like the ones who re-entered the theater would like it so much that they would repeat their visit even at the original price of 50 mana...

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Amaranthia's profit will increase along with ours.

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Amaranthia blasted us yesterday. Truth is, I was a little down after yesterday's debacle.

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That's good to hear.

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Amaranthia stared at me with a fixed gaze.

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''What...what?''

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When a beautiful woman like Amaranthia stares at me, I get a little nervous.

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I tried to keep my composure as I answered.

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After all...the key was a child, wasn't it?"

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Amaranthia said to me with a slightly wry look on her face.

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I was not at all disgusted by the fact that Amaranthia had smiled mischievously at me right afterwards.

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I'm not sure if that's true or not.

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After all. After all, it was overwhelmingly the children who wanted the Mithra wooden dolls after hearing the song.

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As Amaranthia had said, the key was the child.

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But the time is night, remember?"

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Amaranthia would have said it should be "daytime" and "for children".

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Also...

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. "I think the wooden dolls sold well, even if they were a little expensive, because they brought in a set of parents and children."

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After all, the key to selling expensive products is adults.

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Oh my...you've been exposed. I was going to charge you for your advice."

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Amaranthia sticks out her tongue.

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I've seen that gesture several times...it's so cute.

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Then I'll raise Amaranthia's share of the admission fee from one-fifth to one-fourth.

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I'm by no means losing my cuteness, you know.

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It's as if Amaranthia's arms are keeping this Mistria theater going right now.

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So they negotiated for a higher share, but as long as I am doing a job that is well worth it, I have no choice but to comply.

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And that's the way it is.

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I need them to sing with great enthusiasm from tomorrow onward, so this is a necessary expense.

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Thank you very much.

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With that, Amaranthia bowed and left.

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It would be dangerous to return to a distant inn alone at midnight, wouldn't it?

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With that, I asked Amaranthia, with Mitra and the others' consent, to stay the night.

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But she refused.

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Amaranthia's fighting ability should be able to handle most things, though.

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Maybe they're on the lookout for me.

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No, it's Burgess...

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I want to believe it must be Burgess.

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