Haier City.
The Sturette Grand Theater was packed.
Annan, the Crimson Princess, and the rest of the cast and crew sat in the front row. The seats behind them were filled with important figures from the Land of Eternal Night.
It had been Free City's suggestion: send invitations to every councilor and noble.
Whether they came was up to them. If they insisted on standing against the Scarlet Queen... they could hardly blame the Stuart Family for what it did next.
And if they came... they would have no grounds to restrict Magic Films anymore.
After all, the councilors, Princes, and Grand Dukes had attended the premiere in person. Were they going to question their own actions?
It was Annan's parting gift. Those who came were not necessarily friends, but those who stayed away were certainly enemies.
Annan looked back. Many of the faces in the audience were unfamiliar, but Grand Duke Borodia was nowhere to be seen.
As the enemy who had engineered the split in the Stuart Family, he was the only councilor who had not received an invitation. There was no chance he would appear here.
Five councilors and more than a dozen Ancient Families had sent representatives, along with countless lesser nobles.
As the seats filled, the lights dimmed and the theater gradually fell silent.
The To the New World emblem appeared on the curtain, and the Magic Film began.
Count Dracula had been betrayed by the Rikaner Kingdom. He struck a deal with a devil, became a vampire, and killed his enemies. Five hundred years later, he awoke with his noble elegance and knightly convictions intact. He refused to kill innocents. Even when he needed blood to sustain his strength, he would first win someone over with his charm and take a little blood only