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Most people who travel to France will visit the Arc de Triomphe and the Seine River; and if they have the chance, they will certainly want to try some of France's famous dishes: foie gras and French onion soup...

So? That's why Herb took his family to see a France opera. Albert couldn't understand Herb's thinking. Maybe it was because the budget was sufficient, or maybe it was a rare opportunity. In any case, it wasn't anything important.

Before returning to Britain, the Anderson family car to the Opéra Bastille, intending to end their trip to France by watching an opera they had recently booked.

Interestingly, this opera was none other than Romeo and Juliet, which Albert was very familiar with.

Albert watched the movie "Romeo and Juliet" in his past life.

As for opera?

Anyway, I never saw an opera in my past life.

With Albert's "help," Herb successfully obtained the previously reserved tickets.

After passing through the ticket check at the entrance of the Opéra Bastille, the group walked along the passageway into the audience.

Opera houses usually close early, Anderson family were among the last audience members to arrive, as the vast majority of the audience had already taken their seats.

The four walked along the aisle in the middle of the seating area and quickly found their seats using the numbers on their tickets.

There were five empty seats in that row; besides the Anderson family, it seemed there was one other person who hadn't arrived on time.

To Albert's right was an elderly couple with white hair. Perhaps noticing Albert's gaze, the old couple turned their heads and smiled at him. Albert politely returned the smile and turned his attention back to the performance brochure issued by the opera house.

However, the performance brochure was entirely in French, and only Albert could understand it. He whispered its contents to his family to share and discuss the opera.

Herb and Daisy had seen Romeo and Juliet together before, but only at an opera house in Britain. This time in France, the opera's adaptation and style might be slightly different.

The opera Romeo and Juliet is divided into five acts and six scenes. Albert didn't reveal the plot, and spoiling it would be very unfriendly to Nia, who hasn't seen it before; it's better to keep the anticipation alive.

As the Anderson family discussed the opera in hushed tones, the audience member in the empty seat next to them hurried over. He was a middle-aged man in his fifties, and his suit gave Albert a strange sense of incongruity.

The middle-aged man seemed to know the elderly couple. They had just exchanged a few words in hushed tones when the theater bell rang, signaling the start of the opera.

The entire theater fell silent instantly. The already dim lights went out, plunging the surroundings into complete darkness, with only the stage still illuminated.

"It certainly has a great atmosphere."

Albert stopped talking and focused all his attention on the stage.

To be honest, Albert, who knew nothing about opera, only understood that opera was about using singing and music to tell and express the plot after watching the first act, " At the Capulet's House". But I have to say that this opera was still quite charming and I could understand what was being expressed on stage. It was much better than the famous concert by Sedina Baker in the Wizarding World.

The first act of Romeo and Juliet tells the story of Romeo and Juliet meeting and falling in love, only to discover that they are enemies. The play is filled with the light, elegant and romantic style unique to France.

Albert glanced at his family during a break. Daisy and Herb were already engrossed in the opera, while Nia, who didn't quite understand it, was covering her mouth with her hand to stifle a yawn.

I guess I was just bored!

This is not surprising; if he were just a child, he would definitely experience the same thing.

By the way, the middle-aged man next to Nia was in a daze. He obviously had no interest in opera, but he had to watch it with his family.

"Their voices are amazing!"

This was Nia's exclamation after the curtain fell, which made Albert, who was standing next to her, almost chuckle. However, he managed to suppress his laughter and simply replied softly, "Yes!"

Romeo and Juliet both have high-pitched voices. As Nia said, their voices are really amazing; they can produce such high notes.

The second act didn't keep the audience waiting long; it began soon in the garden outside Juliet's bedroom, where Romeo and Juliet secretly pledged their love.

Looking at the French in the performance brochure, Albert, during the downtime after the performance and as the curtain fell, explained the gist of the previous scene to Nia. "I bet they didn't end up together," Nia said after listening.

"How can enemies possibly end up together? It's bound to be a tragedy."

Act Three begins amidst Nia's mutterings...

As for the ending of Romeo and Juliet, it was, as Nia said, a tragic one.

Romeo was sentenced to exile for killing Juliet's cousin. The two planned to feign death and pledge their lives to each other, but the priest's messenger was delayed and failed to deliver the message to Romeo in time. This directly led to Romeo taking poison in Act V, in a tender and lyrical tone of sorrow. When Juliet woke up and found her lover dead, she drew her sword and committed suicide to be buried with him.

The curtain slowly descended, and enthusiastic applause rang out in the opera house.

"So, how was the opera?" Herb asked with a smile.

"Not bad." Albert thought for a moment and then said, "But I still think movies suit me better."

"Where's Nia?" Daisy asked.

"Here, I've been holding her hand the whole time." Albert's gaze fell on the empty seat in front of him. The middle-aged man had actually left halfway through the event?

How could I not have noticed when this happened? "Nia, what are you doing?" Daisy frowned and reminded her, "We're leaving now. Hold Albert's hand, don't get separated."

"Keep up," Herb said again. "Don't push or shove, and don't rush. Just follow the flow of people and disperse slowly."

"I know that, Nia, let's go," Albert replied.

After leaving the Opéra Bastille, Nia suddenly asked, "Albert, do you think Romeo and Juliet would have been together if the messenger had arrived in time?"

"No!" Albert said calmly.

"Why?" Nia asked, tilting her head.

"Because the messenger will always be late, and even if he wasn't, Shakespeare would have made him late," Albert said casually.

"Ahem! Albert is saying that Romeo and Juliet are just characters in a play, so their fate was predetermined." Herb choked on Albert's words and quickly explained.

"What if this were in reality?" Nia asked again.

"They'll definitely be together," Daisy quickly reassured them, giving her son and husband a slightly annoyed glare to shut them up and not ruin the romantic atmosphere. The girls naturally hoped that Romeo and Juliet would be together, not buried together after death.

"Nia, what were you picking up just now?" Albert changed the subject.

"Oh, right, I was just picking this up." Nia handed a gold card to Herb. "It must have been lost by a spectator."

"What is this?" Herb was stunned after looking at it. Because this was not Gold Card in name only, but a real Gold Card, Gold Card made of gold.

"Gold?" Albert stared at the gold card, his brow furrowing slightly.

Actually, they all felt quite speechless. The Gold Card was just a joke, but they never expected that someone would actually use gold to make a Gold Card. How ridiculous must that be?

The world of the super-rich is truly incomprehensible.

"Please wait here a moment while I go and give it to the staff at the Opéra Bastille," Herb said, preparing to return to the Opéra Bastille with the Gold Card and hand it over to the staff there.

"Let me take a look. The text above seems a bit familiar."

Herb found he couldn't understand the text on the Gold Card. However, he could understand the image; it looked like a pot and a stick.

Just as Albert received the Gold Card, an unexpected event occurred. The hand holding the Gold Card suddenly tilted in a certain direction, as if a powerful force was about to pull the Kara away.

What's going on?

Albert reacted immediately, almost instinctively grabbing the Gold Card just as it was about to slip from his fingertips, and focusing his attention on the Gold Card. The Protective Bracelet on his wrist countered the effect of the Summoning Charm.

"What just happened?" Herb was shocked. He had also seen the Gold Card almost fly away on its own.

"A wizard is using a spell to summon it," Albert explained casually. "But that bastard really knows how to get me into trouble."

"What's wrong?" Daisy asked.

"I wonder if I'll get blamed for the other person using the Summoning Charm," Albert muttered. He hated the thought of suddenly becoming a scapegoat for no reason.

That's why they decided to keep the Gold Card. As for the Shield Charm on the Protective Bracelet?

The magic on magical items is not subject to the Ministry of Magic's monitoring, just like using Flying Broom, so Albert has no worries about this at all.

"You mean..." Nia asked softly, "That person who was just next to us was a wizard?"

"Don't discuss these things here," Albert warned in a low voice.

"Should we return this Gold Card, or hand it over to the people at the Opéra Bastille?" Daisy suggested. She didn't want some unknown wizard suddenly showing up at her door demanding the Gold Card back.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Albert glanced at the Runic Script on it: Extraordinary Potion Makers Association.

If he weren't bothered by the Ministry of Magic's owls, Albert would return the membership Gold Card to its original owner through other means.

If you've been unfairly blamed, wait for the other party to help clear up the misunderstanding before returning the blame.

Speaking of which, are all these pharmacists rich? They're so extravagant that they use gold for their membership Gold Card.

Moreover, this gold membership Gold Card is actually a magical item?