Chapter 26: Opera Genre
Rising Sun Theater.
After Yezstar got the news, she was ecstatically running around the theater. Her heart was pounding with excitement.
“Hooray! Our theater group is no longer affiliated with the scary organization!”
Yezstar’s happy voice echoed through the theater. She ran over and hugged Lianhua and then the singer, just to calm her nerves a bit.
Yezstar stepped onto the stage and declared with great flair, “From now on, the Rising Sun Theater Group is a legal entity! Who dares mess with us anymore?!”
At that moment, several shadows emerged from the darkness—these were none other than the group leader and others who had heard Yezstar’s declaration.
“Today’s audience performer is really spirited! Such emotional influence can even impress me,” the group leader said warmly.
Indeed, he came out because of Yezstar’s infectious enthusiasm. Just hearing her words had him grinning like an idiot too.
The gentleman nodded politely.
“While it’s not entirely ladylike to shout and scream in public, given her elation, let’s allow her a moment of freedom.”
The fraudster adjusted his mask.
“Why is she so d*mn happy?”
“I’m guessing the impolite ones finally kept their promises.”
“We don’t need their pity, you know.”
It seemed the fraudster had some issues with the night watchers.
Even though the gentleman did too, his manners didn’t let him speak his mind.
“Fraudster, we shouldn’t be so harsh. This success is because of the audience performer’s efforts, right? Don’t tell her that or she’ll get depressed.”
“I know. We don’t need their promises anyway. They’re made for the group and us.”
Behind them, the announcer chuckled as she listened in.
“Aww, so pampered.”
Yezstar noticed a few figures nearby and zoomed toward them.
“Group Leader! Let’s have another performance session this weekend! I’m sure you’ll get a real applause from real audiences!”
“Thank you for your support, audience performer.”
“Mmm!”
Then Yezstar suddenly remembered a scene from the last time the group leader performed.
It was far less impressive compared to the performances by the fraudster, singer, and puppeteer.
The group leader’s magic show wasn’t all that special—modern magic shows were much cooler. If he used his true skills, it would’ve been brilliant, but why did it turn out so mediocre?
Yezstar recalled the group leader’s star eclipse effect.
Did he use it to manipulate people’s minds?
This effect couldn’t be hidden by one-third of Existence Interference.
It must be that he was worried about ruining a successful performance, so he didn’t use his full abilities.
But if he doesn’t perform seriously, he won’t attract any audience either. What could he do?
Yezstar didn’t want to sacrifice someone for the sake of others’ benefits; that wouldn’t be fair.
Suddenly, Yezstar had a light bulb moment.
“Lel, lel, lel! Group Leader, how about changing our performance format?”
“Oh? What idea do you have?”
“How about switching to ensemble performances? Everyone plays a part and does the show together, exactly like that.”
“Ensemble performance?”
Loli lifted an eyelid, interested in joining the conversation.
“So, Audience Performer, what do you think?”
“I…uh…”
Yezstar sank into deep thought before asking tentatively, “What about opera?”
Blank Singer and Puppeteer Lianhua came closer.
“Do you want to see an opera?”
“Yeah, I saw a performance online and thought it would be awesome to see everyone perform in one. It’d be epic for sure!”
The group leader mused, “Opera? Yes, I know that style. It’s something new for us.”
The fraudster stated, “With opera, there’ll be singing. In the group, only the singer and audience performer sing well.”
Hearing this, Yezstar corrected, “No, not necessarily. Not every actor needs to sing. Only some parts need lead vocals, and the others act out the story with them! That’s the beauty!”
“It seems pretty good. Those who’ve been on stage long enough could pull it off.”
Seeing the interest, the fraudster agreed. The group leader nodded calmly, seeming to agree.
Yezstar then turned to the silent gentleman.
“How about you join in, sir?”
“Gentleman, although grateful for the invite, I am not a performer,” he shook his head.
“But… I want to see the gentleman perform in the opera…”
“Alright, I can give it a shot. Once.”
“Woo-hoo!!”
“Hmmph.”
The announcer glanced at the gentleman disdainfully; everyone could see what she thought without a word.
Is this the feared Rising Sun Theater Group?
How hilarious.
One suggestion from the audience performer and they’re switching up their act!
If they didn’t know better, they’d assume she was the actual leader.
The Rising Sun team is hopeless.
Wait… isn’t the announcer a team member?
All good then.
The announcer chimed in, “Audience Performer, while everyone agrees with your idea, do you have a plot in place? Without a storyline, even with top-notch performers, the show can’t begin.”
“Uhh…”
Yezstar went back into thought.
d*mn, a plot’s needed too.
An opera without a story is boring.
Unfortunately, she had no clue what a compelling story would look like. She was actually worse at storytelling than Lianhua.
Comparing herself to Lianhua was just being kind—she’s just a simple spectator after all.
Even though her brain had tons of ideas, writing them down might as well be impossible.
Like those who read lots of books with cool stories, trying to write one themselves is bound to fail.
Yezstar looked towards Lianhua with hopeful eyes.
“Lianhua, you’re great at making stories, right?”
“That’s true, but opera and puppetry are quite different. It’s not possible.”
“Fine, then I guess I’ll have to handle it.”
In any case, Yezstar looked forward to seeing everyone perform in opera.
To achieve that, she had to write an amazing script!
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I hope this comedic translation fits your request while retaining the essence of the original text.
