The Angel's Share.
"Master Diluc, it's quite a lively day today. Are you really not going to take a look?"
Elzer looked at Diluc.
"There's no point going somewhere so noisy and chaotic."
Diluc kept his head lowered as he polished the glass in his hands.
Suddenly, the tavern door swung open.
A young man in his twenties burst in and shouted to everyone inside:
"Stop drinking! Miss Ellin is onstage!"
"Holy shit!"
His words sent the entire tavern into an uproar!
The men drinking in the tavern jolted, quickly drained every last drop left on their tables, then streamed out in a rush.
In less than a minute, the tavern was deserted.
Only Elzer and Diluc remained at the counter, staring blankly at the empty tavern. Fortunately, customers paid when they ordered, or today's losses would have been disastrous.
"Elzer, get my cloak ready."
A moment later, Diluc spoke.
Elzer blinked. "Master Diluc, are you going to watch Miss Ellin perform?"
The corner of Diluc's mouth twitched. "As I said, there's no point going somewhere so noisy and chaotic."
"A concert this large is bound to give all manner of threats an opening. Leaving it to those fellows in the Knights of Favonius alone... I don't trust them!"
"I see. Understood!"
With a rather peculiar expression, Elzer turned to fetch Diluc's cloak.
Ellin stepped out from backstage.
Her white hair drifted in the wind, and her white blouse and blue skirt fluttered in the breeze.
Dazzling lights reflected in her blue eyes.
With light steps, she walked to the center of the stage.
Her beauty could topple kingdoms. Merely standing there was enough to leave the hundred thousand spectators spellbound.
Countless spectators stared blankly at the blue-skirted girl onstage, stunned into silence.
They gazed at her, unable to