Chapter 630: Royal Date and Stalkers (4) (1/2)
The story wasn't bad, and the acting was acceptable. However, Zero couldn't fully enjoy it because of his need to maintain his cold and icy image, unimpressed by everything. Queen Leah didn't seem to mind, but he could see how quickly she was starting to be annoyed at the repetitive gag lines and attempts for Zero to feel her up like a scum.
It was evident that the royalties were not pleased with the actors and their poor portrayal of their personalities. Queen Leah felt angry on Zero's behalf. Why did they think this sweet child would act like her fifty-ninth ex-lover? Was this how the merfolks saw all her suitors?
Also, there was one thing that Queen Leah saw, and it made her very uncomfortable. Was she really a very needy person who often clung to her lovers once they 'won' her over? The actress depicted her as shallow-minded rather than classy and wise. Was this how her people saw her?
Truen cringed hard at what he was about to do. The kissing scene was coming up, and thankfully, the minor actor he was replacing had a scene. In the original scene, the minor actor was part of the grand date's entourage arranged by the prince consort before he proposed, and the couple kissed. Truen grabbed his flowers and followed the other minor actors, concealing his evil intentions.
”Oh, queen of the ocean! Can you hear my heart beating for you? Every breath that I own is yours for the claiming. Your existence is like oxygen for my land-dwelling lungs and your beauty, the only sun in my world.”
That line was super cringy, but the crowd behind them cheered loudly, excited for what was about to happen. Queen Leah raised a brow, and Zero appeared clueless. Only Truen, who watched the play earlier, knew what was coming up.
The actress who played Queen Leah turned around with a very dramatic look of disbelief when the actor who played the prince consort got onto one knee and presented a medium-sized clam that opened up beautifully, revealing a pearl ring within.
Zero almost applauded. He knew this scene. When Poseidon and Medusa got married, they did something similar. How wonderful for them! Then, he stopped in his thoughts. Wait, weren't the actors impersonating him and Queen Leah? He quickly glanced at the great water sprite to observe her reaction. Did she enjoy this kind of thing?
Truen was ready. The actress fake cried tears of joy and was about to leap into the prince consort's arms for a kiss when flower petals started falling over them. The actress felt a sudden uncontrollable itch and started sneezing badly as the prince consort actor, who puckered his lips ready for a kiss, stood there looking silly at how the play was going south.
Soon, Truen and the minor actors had to come in to try to 'salvage' the play, and it ended as a horrible disaster. The more they tried to pick up the flowers, the messier it became. Truen didn't stop subtly casting wind magic to knock things over and constantly bumped into people, tugging their clothes when nobody was looking and causing them to fall over.
It was so ridiculous that even Queen Leah couldn't hold back her mirth. It started with a small puff of laughter, but it soon escalated into unbridled hoots and a little snorting. She never laughed so hard at something before, and Zero joined in, clapping when the actors started shouting at each other, forgetting their roles.