During the music festival, aside from the concert on the final day, many other events were held beforehand.
Songs and dances, celebrations, parades, recitals...
Not only locals, but also individuals and groups from all over the world came to take part in these events.
Musicians from all over the world also came here to seek out rising talent.
For example, right now.
Tonight, the biggest attraction on Elegia Island was the "Grand Musical Revue" being held at the Grand Theater.
Musical theater troupes from the country, the Four Seas, and even the Grand Line had brought their finest productions here, hoping to make a name for themselves in one fell swoop.
Besides the many commoners and nobles, a number of well-known musicians were seated in the front row as judges.
That was what everyone present believed.
But just as the revue reached its climax, something unexpected happened.
A man with an afro suddenly rushed onto the stage with a group of people, interrupting the performance.
"Who is he?"
"Wait, did he say bomb? There's a bomb here!"
"Are they terrorists?!"
"..."
Everyone immediately panicked, and the theater erupted into chaos.
The guards protecting the nobles sprang into action as well, drawing their swords and moving forward, ready for anything.
"Protect the masters!"
"Watch the escape routes!"
"Hey, send someone to notify Elegia's King's Army!"
"..."
Their goal wasn't to maintain public order in Elegia. They only cared about protecting their own people.
So, ignoring the commoners' panic, the guards forcibly held the entrances and cleared an escape route for their respective noble masters.
But things hadn't yet reached the point where they needed to evacuate.
They were only terrorists. Everyone had seen them before; there was no need to blame Elegia for this.
The masters had come to Elegia