Two hours later, Roy finally stopped working and took a short break in the theater with Roland.
"I have to say, the play being performed here is seriously cringeworthy." Roland sighed. "Using characters from Greek mythology to act out stories from the Bible—however you look at it, it's just too weird."
"Zeus, dressed in a purple-red robe, holding a golden cup filled with filth and riding a scarlet bull—" The actors onstage were still performing with all their might. Although the plot was quite different from what the Romans usually watched, it was still rather captivating to the audience.
"Having Zeus play Babylon the Great is giving him far too much authority," Roland said.
"That is indeed the case." Beast Boy nodded in agreement.
At that moment, a bout of conversation came from the theater entrance. Then a herald loudly announced to everyone inside, "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."
"Nero is here again?" Roland grabbed Beast Boy and hid in a corner.
"Come this way. There's a secret passage here." Roy led the two of them into hiding. "Tsk—Nero actually came. He isn't here because of you two, is he?"
"No. I was very careful when I came over, and nobody followed me here." Roland shook his head. "Maybe he's just here to watch the play."
"That's good."
"—No, it's not!" Roland's expression stiffened. "The inspiration for the character you're performing onstage right now has arrived!"
"—This is going to cause serious trouble." Roy's face went pale.
But Nero did not attack as they had expected. Instead, he left after enjoying the play.
"We escaped disaster. Let's take the Christians in the troupe and leave. I don't want to be thrown into the arena to feed the beasts." Roy said.
"Correction: that's the treatment reserved for slaves. Christians are