Da Vinci had wanted to continue explaining, because there were quite a few interesting things about Mozart's name. For example, the German word "Gottlieb" came from the Greek "Theophilus." Translated into German, it became Gottlieb, meaning "God's love." Translated into Latin, it became "Amadeus," and translated again into French, it became "Amadé."
"Da Vinci-chan, hold on. The important question right now is why Mr. Salieri wants to 'take revenge' on Mr. Mozart!" Fujimaru Ritsuka hurriedly interrupted Da Vinci, dragging the inexplicably derailed topic back on track.
Since Fujimaru Ritsuka had looked into Mozart, he could not possibly avoid learning about Salieri.
Mozart and Salieri's relationship was simple. If one had to describe it with an elegant and dramatic phrase, it would be "friends and rivals."
The two had competed quite a bit in the field of music, but privately, they had gotten along very well. Salieri and several of his students had even attended Mozart's funeral, which not even Mozart's wife had attended.
But—
"Ritsuka, have you heard of the Broadway play called Amadeus? It tells the story of an elderly Salieri who envied and resented Mozart, the one favored by God, and eventually became the 'Gray Messenger' who killed Mozart."
Da Vinci opened an interface in the database, swinging one crossed leg as she questioned Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"The Gray Messenger... Ah."
She recalled what Salieri was wearing.
Salieri had been dressed in a gray-black striped suit. He truly did look like a "Gray Messenger."
"...An innocent monster." Lawrence sighed and thoughtfully spoke the truth of Salieri's situation.
The two had been friends in life, yet after death, a single play had turned things into this.
How absurd.
Although Mozart's fame in later generations far surpassed Salieri's, if one considered their lives, Mozart should have been the one envying and