prynovel Chapter 4410 Absurd Play
Chapter 4410 Absurd Play
Chapter 4410 Absurd Play
The main act refers to the climax of a play.
In this current dream scenario, the female supporting character falsely accuses the female lead in front of all the nobles, and the female lead then slaps her in the face, making the female supporting character leave in embarrassment in front of everyone... This is a typical highlight scene, and also the main scene.
Although Uriel and Gulemo didn't quite understand why a counterattack scene could become the climax.
Camillo murmured from the side, "Because this dream is composed of one counterattack after another."
The female supporting character frames her, but the female lead breaks the trap and retaliates, slapping her face in the face.
This cycle repeated more than ten times until the female supporting character finally fell into the mud, and the female lead won a great victory.
Then, the play ended.
Uriel: "...Huh?" That's it? What's the point of this dream concept?
Camillo shrugged, also indicating his confusion.
Gulemo, however, was quite open-minded and said, "It's normal for us old folks not to understand many new things. For example, there was a time when Rigota really enjoyed reading romance novels. I secretly picked one up and read a bit, but I only managed to get through two or three pages."
"I really can't stand the domineering male lead who's like a creditor."
"I don't understand why Rigota likes it either."
"Later, Rigota came to my study and found one of my favorite novels, a war and erotic novel that was all the rage at the time. She only read two pages before she couldn't continue."
"When I was young, I felt that her perception was flawed, but as I reflected on it day after day, I realized that everyone's aesthetic sense is different."
After Rigota disappeared in the past few years, Gulemo missed her every day, breaking down every detail of what happened and going over it in his mind repeatedly, which gradually helped him understand each other's choices.
“Like, until yesterday, I didn’t understand why Rigota ultimately chose you.” Guleimo looked at Uriel: “But now… I understand.”
Without Uriel, Gulemo probably would never have seen his sister again.
"So, since Blanche likes this dream concept, it must have some merits. We'll see in a bit."
Gulemo immediately agreed.
Uriel thought about it and agreed. Especially since Guleimo had used Rigota as an example, and even included himself in the example, he naturally couldn't refute it anymore.
Camillo, who was listening nearby, just sneered silently.
……
About ten minutes later, the main curtain began.
Guests from all sides gathered in the main hall to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of the second daughter of the Rochefoucauld family, also known as the female supporting character.
Soon, the female lead and the supporting female character appeared.
The birthday party began amidst a barrage of witty banter and pointed puns.
The entire birthday party revolved around the rivalry between the two women. The female supporting character falsely accused the female lead of poisoning her sheepdog, which was a gift from her father, representing his love and symbolizing her status as the owner of the farm outside the city.
The female protagonist, fearing that she would inherit the farm, poisoned her own sheepdog.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding guests gasped in shock and turned to criticize the female lead.
Camillo, Uriel, and Gulemo, being peripheral characters, remained on the outermost edge from beginning to end, thus witnessing the entire first act of framing as outsiders.
Looking at Guleimo's slightly agape mouth and his face full of incredulous confusion, Camiro said quietly, "Can you still understand now?"
Guleimo remained silent.
Can a sheepdog really represent the status of a farm owner? What kind of aristocratic rule is this?
Furthermore, the female lead only killed a dog; she didn't kill anyone. Why did all the dozens of noble guests around her look indignant?
He vividly recalled that Camiro had previously used the "murder case" as an excuse to dismiss the female supporting character.
At the time, none of the guests around seemed to care about the murder case at all.
Most importantly, the female supporting character's smirk was completely unrestrained, clearly framing the female lead. Were the surrounding guests blind?
Gulemo didn't say anything at this moment, but he was tempted to step forward and point at these idiots and yell at them.
Faced with the accusations from the supporting female character, the female lead sneered and clapped her hands.
The crowd was separated.
The butler who had led the way earlier walked in, leading a black and white sheepdog.
The female protagonist stated frankly that the sheepdog her father rewarded her was right there, and she hadn't killed it.
The female supporting character was shocked and furious, saying that the sheepdog was fake and that the real sheepdog was dead.
The female lead snorted, "You're cheating! I can prove the sheepdog is real!" Then, in front of everyone, she led the sheepdog to the hall in front of her father's portrait. Upon seeing the portrait, the sheepdog immediately rushed forward and licked it, as if it saw its master alive.
Upon seeing this, the guests present all switched sides.
The female supporting character clutched her chest and gasped for breath in anger.
Round one, the female lead wins!
Uriel and Guleimo: "..."
They looked at each other silently, and both saw confusion in each other's eyes.
Is that all it takes to turn the guests against them?
Where exactly is the underlying logic?
Is this what top-level strategic combat is like?
When the female supporting character saw that the guests had turned against her, she immediately said that she was just joking and that a mere sheepdog could not possibly represent the identity of a farmer.
The guests also realized: Yes, a sheepdog is just a dog, how can it represent the identity of a farmer?
Seeing this, Gulemo was speechless. How come you've suddenly realized something?
The second round of clashes has begun.
The supporting female character pulled out her trump card, dragging the female lead's fiancé, Mark, into the scene. She leaned on Mark's shoulder and said to the female lead, "Mark has fallen in love with me. This family will be mine in the future."
The guests unanimously agreed.
However, Uriel and Guleimo were somewhat confused about the female supporting character's logic. Camiro, acting as an interpreter, explained: "Because Mark is the female lead's fiancé and will become the manor's master in the future, the female supporting character has won Mark's favor first, so the position of manor's master will fall to her ahead of time."
Gulemo: "?!!"
He had never heard of such astonishing logic.
Uriel then asked from the side, "Could this Mark be some important figure? That's why he can command such power?"
Camillo shook his head: "He is the lamplighter in the manor, and he used to be a slave. Because the lady likes him, he was promoted to fiancé."
"..."
A lamplighter born into slavery—let alone whether slaves can marry nobles, even if they could, they haven't married yet and haven't become the master of the house. What use is it for the female supporting character to steal him now?
Are these guests all brainless?
Gulemo had already forgotten his earlier words about "mutual understanding".
Watching this farce unfold, all he could think was... let it end quickly.
……
The third round, the fourth round... all the way up to the sixth round.
The female supporting character keeps admitting her mistakes, only to continue framing others; the female lead keeps "forgiving," but then, through new framing, she slaps the female supporting character in the face once again.
The guests' stances kept changing, making them even more unpredictable than weather vanes.
In the end, the female supporting character left the stage in tears, leaving behind the words: "You ruined my birthday party today, and I'll make you pay for it tomorrow!"
The guests looked at the female lead with concern.
A male supporting character spoke up, "She's just an adopted daughter, does she really think she's a noble lady?"
The guests suddenly realized and nodded again.
Guleimo: "..." Now you remember she's an adopted daughter?
Also, was the female lead framed and killed in this way in her previous life? She couldn't even win against such trivial matters in her previous life, and needed to be reborn to win again.
Is this plot really plausible?
Gulemo closed his eyes and silently brainwashed himself: "This is a dream. It's normal for dreams to be a little absurd, yes, it's normal..."
Uriel heard Guleimo's words and added in a low voice, "Normal my ass..."
Gulemo stopped arguing at this point. He suddenly realized that the movie "The Vampire Senior's Pampered Little Girlfriend" that Rigota had watched back then was actually quite good.
As the main act ended, the guests dispersed.
Blanche then walked up to the crowd, looking refreshed. She clapped her hands, dusted herself off, and said cheerfully, "Alright, the main act of the first confrontation is over. Next is the interlude."
Uriel looked terrified: "Are we going to have to go through the interlude as well?"
Blanche shook her head: "No need. During the interlude, the entire dream setting is in a period of inert activity. Even if it is torn apart, it will not affect the next new scene."
"Therefore, I can tear it apart directly and start a new story immediately!"
Uriel and Guleimo were delighted to hear that Blanche was going to tear down this dream.
They really didn't want to watch anymore.
They even felt a chill run down their spines just knowing that this dream scenario still existed somewhere in the world.
Thankfully, Blanche is about to tear.
But a moment later, when they saw Blanche carefully tear a two-meter-long opening on one side of the hall and gesture for them to follow her out.
Uriel murmured, "Is this what tearing apart is?"
Blanche nodded: "Yes."
Guleimo: "Wasn't it torn the entire Dreamland to shreds?"
Blanche shook her head: "Of course not, I haven't had enough of this dreamland yet. It's just been sealed off for now. I'll come back to play the female lead again later."
Blanche's answer left Uriel and Gulemo momentarily speechless.
After a long time, once they had all boarded the Dream Ship and sailed away from the book "I Will Never Repeat the Same Mistakes After My Rebirth," Uriel finally couldn't help but ask, "You seemed to be enjoying yourself quite a bit in that dreamlike place just now?"
Blanche nodded without hesitation: "Yes, it's a lot of fun."
Uriel: "But don't you think the story is strange?"
Blanche understood what Uriel meant, and she could also see Gulemo and Camillo, who were both listening intently.
She chuckled softly and nodded in acknowledgment: "It is indeed very strange, and the plot has many loopholes. For example, an adopted daughter has no inheritance rights, and a sheepdog could not possibly be a symbol of status..."
Uriel asked, puzzled, "If you understand it, why do you still enjoy it?"
Blanche made no secret of it, saying frankly, "I know you think this scene is weird, but that's because of the different perspective... You don't enjoy watching it, but I enjoy acting it."
Blanche recalled, "I used to create a lot of dream worlds, including fairy tales, mystery, and kingdom battles... Although I liked them quite a bit, it was tiring to control a lot of details when playing a role in one of them."
“When I play an empress, I really have to handle all kinds of official duties; when I play a detective, I have to go to the scene to deduce the truth. Although it is fun, it can get a bit tiring after a while.”
"At this point, I can only choose to play some minor supporting roles. But when I play supporting roles, the main character can only be managed by the power of dreams, which sometimes leads to the strange direction of the Dreamland."
Uriel: "The direction is strange, will it have any negative consequences?"
Blanche nodded: "There are no downsides, but if it goes in the right direction, it can slow down the progression of my strange illness."
"You can understand it as, if I fully experience the dream and transform it into my dream land, it can temporarily slow down the development of the strange disease."
If the power of dreams were to take over the protagonist's role, the development of the Dreamland would likely be incomplete.
Ultimately, it could not be transformed into dreamland.
But if you're always the main character and have to deal with all sorts of character-related matters, it can be exhausting.
"This is a dilemma."
After sighing, Blanche changed the subject: "But later I heard the story of 'Rebirth' from Luigi."
"I found that when I played the protagonist of this story, I didn't have to suffer any internal conflicts at all."
"Low-cost and low-energy performances not only maintain the core of the dream concept, but also allow me to enjoy acting."
A low-level trap can be easily broken without much thought.
Moreover, when acting, you don't need to think at all; you can even break the deadlock without any logic.
Just like now, Blanche simply had the butler find a random dog outside, then applied bone powder and oil to the painting, and the dog went over and licked it.
What a brainless way to break the deadlock.
The fact that you can easily advance the main story by giving up thinking is simply amazing.
Even the fickle behavior of guests can bring a certain degree of emotional value.
Therefore, Blanche personally quite likes this dreamlike place.
Uriel and the others might have found it difficult to watch, but she herself seemed to enjoy the performance quite a bit...
After listening to Blanche's story, although Gulemo and Uriel still didn't quite understand, they ultimately chose to respect it.
……
Blanche has created a new dreamland amidst the vast fog.
The shape of this dreamlike place is that of a port.
The moment they stepped into the harbor, the surrounding fog instantly dissipated, and the environment changed... They arrived in a small town filled with a starry sky theme.
At the same time, they also gained a new identity: Starship Adventurers.
This small town has a port, and the area around the port is very lively. Adventurers gather here, and as long as they board the starship at the port, they can go to the boundless starry sea and explore at will.
Some starships will sail to the Demon Cave, where the Demon King must be defeated.
Some starships will sail to underground cities and need to bring back enough resources before they can return.
Some starships travel to distant worlds, and adventurers need to bring back specialties from those other worlds.
But the most amazing thing is the Starship of the Star Sea Adventurers. It can go deep into the star sea, travel in the boundless dream, and witness those strange and wonderful landscapes.
By this time, Blanche and the others had earned the title of Starship Adventurers. They arrived at the port, ready to board a starship and head into the Deep Dream...