Chapter 354

The atmosphere in the living room fell into a deathly silence.

The icy air was as cold and biting as the wind blowing from Eastern Siberia.

Standing next to Yao Shi, Qijiu suddenly shivered, and goosebumps rose on her arms.

"Ahem, Yao Shi, what kind of role do you play? Tell us about it."

Milutin broke the eerie silence with two dry coughs.

She moved closer to Yao Shi and peeked at the picture book in Yao Shi's hand.

Tsk tsk tsk, doesn't Yao Shi know how to control her breathing a little?

It's just a regular stage play performance, why is this girl taking it so seriously?

"I prefer another assassin character, may I choose this one?"

Yao Shi flipped through the picture book in her hand. In addition to the royal assassin depicted on the first page, there was another character who was also an assassin on the next page.

Compared to the first somewhat retro character, she still prefers this more modern female assassin.

"Well, it all depends on your preference. Actually, the reason I picked out several roles for you was so that you could choose for yourself."

"Because I don't know you very well, I think it's better to give you the choice."

Qijiu smiled knowingly. It's not actually that hard to find a character like Yao Shi, who is a cold beauty.

That's why she specifically found several characters for Yao Shi to refer to, so that she could choose her favorite role.

After all, only Yao Shi herself truly understands herself; she and Tongtong can only offer suggestions.

"Then why don't the young master and I have any other roles to choose from?"

Qijiu flipped through the picture book in her hand. Apart from Yao Shi, she and the young master only had fixed characters.

This is unfair! This is bias and a shady deal! Why is Yao Shi the only one who gets special treatment?!

"It's probably because there wasn't enough time, and to be honest, these two roles are indeed quite suitable for you and me."

Wu Liang stroked his chin, scanning the background of the figures repeatedly, sweat dripping unnaturally from his forehead.

Although he had guessed something when he first saw the character, he still held onto a sliver of hope that maybe it was just a resemblance...

But after seeing this so-called background information about the character, Wu Liang's wishful thinking was shattered.

"Damn it... Is Yao Shi the only one getting special treatment...?"

Milutin rested her chin on her hand and muttered a complaint under her breath, but the character's personality was indeed quite to her liking.

It has to be said that Qijiu has a pretty sharp eye for casting, at least she has found the right fit for the roles.

"Yao Shi, what kind of character is your favorite?"

Milutin nudged Yao Shi's waist; everyone had already revealed their roles.

It's no fun for Yao Shi to keep it all to herself. She should tell everyone what's going on.

"Assassin, taciturn, emotionless, uses daggers or short swords as weapons, characteristics: aloof, cold, and prefers to fight alone."

Yao Shi glanced at Ye Luotong behind her, then turned her gaze back to the woman with long black hair in the picture book.

Her favorite outfit is a blue kimono, and when she goes out, she wears a red jacket over it. She also often carries a sharp dagger at her waist.

Yao Shi's first reaction upon seeing this character was that she was simple, plain, aloof, and cold. The background description described her as an ice beauty, but at times she was also irritable and ruthless.

In some ways, her personality is somewhat similar to his.

"Wow, your character seems pretty ordinary."

Milutin leaned on Yao Shi's shoulder and silently looked at the woman in the kimono in the picture book.

Compared to Yao Shi, his female knight seems to be a bit better.

"Let me give you a brief introduction to our performance schedule."

Ye Luotong glanced at Yao Shi with some trepidation; this child was in danger.

The freezing air just now undoubtedly came from this child. What kind of monsters are the maids around Wu Liang?

"Our play this time is divided into three stages. The first stage is Qijiu's opening narration, as well as my and Wu Liang's entrance."

"The second phase is the appearance of Milutin and Yao Shi, who engage in a fierce battle with the character played by Wu Liang."

"The third stage is when I make a wish after receiving the Holy Grail, and then the play ends."

"This is the performance setup that Qijiu just wrote down. You can take a quick look at it."

Ye Luotong took out three sheets of draft paper and handed them to Wu Liang, Milutin, Yao Shi.

This time, the play is themed around the final showdown between the three Heroic Spirit and the Master's wish.

Now that suitable roles have been found, the next step is to memorize lines and get action direction.

"The original storyline had a lot of fight scenes, and we had to change those fight scenes into dialogue."

"You have no experience in theatrical rehearsals, and we are not capable of putting on a spectacular battle performance. If we do it wrong, it will backfire."

"Therefore, we need to focus our scoring on the characters' emotional expression and their delivery of lines, and reduce the amount of action scenes as much as possible."

Ye Luotong sighed with slight regret, but there was nothing she could do about it.

The most difficult part of stage performance is the action scenes. If the actors are not professional action actors, the performance will become very stiff. So it is better to just cut the fight scenes.

While this might make the plot a bit dull, at least it ensures that no unexpected events will occur.

However, if possible, she actually wanted to present the entire storyline.

After all, in her mind, this story without battles would be as dull as a story without a soul.

"Teacher Ye, I have to interrupt you here."

"I think the three of us can definitely handle the fight scenes!"

Upon hearing this, Milutin suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Ye Luotong.

Even professional action actors don't understand combat techniques as well as they do; no one is more suitable for this performance.

"Teacher Ye, I think fight scenes are essential, and besides, a perfect action scene can add a lot of points, right?"

Wu Liang suddenly laughed. Putting aside himself, Milutin and Yao Shi alone were enough to support the whole family.

Unexpectedly, the action scenes that Ye Luotong was most worried about became the only thing the three of them could be proud of.

"Teacher Ye, please believe in the young master and us."

Yao Shi closed the picture book in her hand and smiled faintly.

This was the first time she had ever been distrusted, and this feeling made her slightly unhappy.

"What do you mean?"

Qijiu also looked at the three young people in front of her with some surprise.

Since Wu Liang and the others have said so, that means...

"We are experts."

Milutin grinned, his row of bright white teeth almost blindingly bright.

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The next few days were actually quite boring.

The academy, Qijiu's home, going home.

The routine of going back and forth between three points is somewhat boring, and the things I have to do every day are very mechanical.

The intense rehearsals left Wu Liang exhausted, and he probably only got less than five hours of sleep a day over the past few days.

In order to remember the character of Arthur Pendragon and make him deeply etched in his mind.

Aside from sleeping, Wu Liang was constantly memorizing lines and remembering the character's actions and expressions.

After all, he is a beginner, and even more of a newbie than a newbie in the cosplay community.

Therefore, he had to spend a lot of time every day studying the roles that Qijiu had arranged for him.

It's thanks to his extraordinary brain that he was able to memorize all of Arthur Pendragon's personality traits, speech, and behavior.

In those three days, Wu Liang completed several games featuring the character Arthur Pendragon.

Furthermore, he stored everything Arthur Pendragon did and said in the game in his mind.

After all, Ye Luotong had so clearly expressed her desire to win, so he couldn't just treat this exhibition as an ordinary game.

Moreover, it wasn't just Ye Luotong who wanted to win; Yao Shi felt the same way. They both wanted to be the winner.

"Those two are so competitive, if I don't take it seriously, I'll definitely get lectured."

"But I haven't been in contact with He Xue and the others lately. I hope they won't suspect anything."

Wu Liang stroked his chin and muttered to himself somewhat uneasily.

Because of rehearsals, he has had few opportunities to communicate with He Xue Han Yu recently.

As soon as class ended, Ye Luotong would call him to the private lounge to rehearse, and after school, he would come directly to Qijiu's place, practicing until one or two in the morning every day before going home.

But even with his recent strange behavior, not only He Xue and Ning Shuang didn't react at all.

Even Nan Zhu and Rat, who usually followed him around, became much more well-behaved and didn't ask him too many questions.

If it were a normal Nan Zhu and Rat, those two would definitely pester him and ask him all sorts of questions, but recently they've been acting very calmly.

"Hiss... this is actually making me a little itchy to try it..."

Wu Liang sat cross-legged on the ground, placed the wooden greatsword in his hand to one side, and murmured softly.

Ever since the Rat mentioned there would be a group gathering over the weekend, He Xue and the others have been much quieter lately.

It was as if they were plotting something in private, and this whole thing piqued his curiosity.

"Young Master, why are you alone? Where are the others?"

Milutin wore a red fitted T-shirt and simple blue denim shorts today.

With a wooden greatsword similar to the one Wu Liang had on his shoulder, she walked into the living room and looked around.

After not seeing Qijiu, Ye Luotong, or Yao Shi, he asked a question.

Today is the last day of rehearsal. Didn't Qijiu say she was going to hold a meeting to give everyone some guidance?

How come my group has already gathered, but Qijiu has disappeared without a trace?

"Ye Luotong has taken Qijiu and Yao Shi to pick up the goods. You and I can just wait here."

"It should be the clothes and armor that we'll be wearing. Qijiu seemed quite excited when she left."

Wu Liang patted the ground beside him, gesturing for Milutin to sit down and talk, his gaze involuntarily locking onto Milutin's two smooth, white, and tender legs.

Although the scars on her thighs were faintly visible, they did not detract from her beauty at all.

Well, Milutin's legs are different from Yao Shi's delicate and soft legs; her calves are more powerful and have a streamlined, muscular beauty.

But these muscles don't look out of place; instead, they add a unique charm to Milutin.

"Young Master, where are you looking? Shouldn't a normal person be looking here?"

Noticing Wu Liang's gaze, Milutin squatted down and spoke curiously.

She crossed her arms over her chest, making a squeezing motion, and her full, plump breasts revealed two glistening white mounds of flesh along her neckline.

From Wu Liang's angle, one could see a pair of bottomless ravines and two lumps of bright white, bouncy flesh.

"Hmm, 9 points."

Wu Liang spoke without batting an eye, saying that he was now almost used to the perks that Milutin would deliberately offer from time to time.

I used to feel shy about this kind of "fanservice" when I was with Milutin.