How a Hero Lives as a Writer

30 – A stage that looks like it came straight out of a book

“The leader.”

“Yes, Viscount.”

“Are you ready?”

As Viscount Leonard asked, Captain Mike bit his lip.

“I will prepare it right now.”

“Yes.”

Viscount Leonard sat down on a chair in the theater.

Then he recommended us a seat with his gaze.

To Viscount Leonard’s left sat a knight named Sir Rift, and to his right sat me and Sir Louis.

Captain Mike glanced at where we were and hurriedly began to give instructions to the members.

This isn’t actually a play, it’s more like a rehearsal.

Therefore, actors do not have to change their clothes, and there is no need to install decorations to express the background on the stage.

ㅡ If the acting is clumsy that much, it will be revealed.

That’s right.

Because I have to express everything only with the actor’s acting.

Still, the fact that the captain is giving orders like that means that he is somewhat ready, right?

ㅡ Wouldn’t you know it when you see it?

Ah, let’s begin.

The beginning begins with the main character’s happiest moment.

This is a scene in which the protagonist, who was born as the third son of an aristocrat and became a knight with great achievements, is living a happy life with his beautiful wife.

But happiness doesn’t last long.

The protagonist injures his right hand in an unfortunate accident on the battlefield.

To make matters worse, you get caught up in an unknown conspiracy, and once you enter, you are locked in a prison that you can never get out of.

The main character meets a knight who served the same lord in prison.

Thanks to that opportunity, the protagonist escapes from prison and ends up under the lord who is on the opposite side of the lord he served.

Act 1 ended with the building of strength like that.

After that, there was a break time for the actors to drink water and clear their throats.

ㅡ It’s fun….

I will….

Unlike movies, plays have their own taste.

From now on, I will often write novels that end in 1 to 3 volumes considering plays.

The play had a strange charm to the extent that I felt that way.

If the rehearsal is at this level, the actual show will be even better, right?

A little time passed and the second act began.

In Act 2, the main story is the story of the main character who builds strength through talent and triumphs.

The full-fledged revenge is in the third act, but the second act has its own highlights.

Because there is a scene of a one-on-one duel to the death with the knight who threw the main character into the gutter.

“You will be able to see the scene soon.”

Viscount Leonard was also quite interested in the scene I wrote.

Because when you commented on me, it was the part where I felt the heat more than the other parts.

It’s true that he’s a person whose conversations sometimes jump out and get out of hand, but his sentiments must be that he’s a proper person.

ㅡ What did you think?

Honestly, even if you know a little bit, you don’t know, right?

Oh, it’s a start.

The highlight part I wrote.

This is a scene where the main character draws a sword and engages in a duel.

“Stop.”

As the play was about to begin, Viscount Leonard stopped the play.

The theater, which had been strangely heated until just now, became quiet as if cold water had been splashed on it.

“The leader.”

As Viscount Leonard called, Captain Mike, who was watching the stage from the corner, came forward like a darting arrow.

“Did you call?”

“I wish they paid more attention to this scene.”

ㅡ I admit it.

Looking left and right, Sir Rift and Sir Lewis seemed to agree with Viscount Leonard’s words.

Anyway, it seems that the two of them are looking forward to it quite a bit since it is a scene where the knights are involved.

“Okay, yes.”

The leader, who understood Viscount Leonard’s intentions, began giving orders to the people on stage.

Then, the actors on the stage headed for the preparation room.

After about 5 minutes, the actors who changed their costumes came up to the stage.

They had swords at their waists.

“Crab, work. I never thought it was Gilbert….”

“Raise your sword, Sir Kyle.”

“… Do I really have to see blood?”

“Raise your sword.”

“….”

Sereung.

The main character and the enemy drew their swords.

Then, while continuing to confront each other, the main character ran toward the enemy first.

That was the moment.

“Stop.”

Viscount Leonard, who was watching closely, paused the play with one eyebrow twitching.

Then the contemplative director rushed over.

“He is holding a knife in his right hand.”

“… Sorry.”

The main character uses a sword with his left hand because his right hand was injured due to the setting.

Even if you hold both hands, you have to use your left hand as the main axis, but the actor was unconsciously using his right hand, which he mainly uses.

As the captain ordered something, the actor straightened his sword with a puzzled expression.

The play started again, but….

“Stop.”

Viscount Leonard stopped the play once again.

From then on, it was no longer a play.

A heavy air, as if an interrogation were being held, descended to the extreme.

“Stop.”

This time it was because I didn’t like the actor’s footwork.

“Stop.”

This time, it was because the actor’s gaze was awkward.

“Stop.”

From this point on, I didn’t even say why.

I just kept repeating ‘Stop’.

ㅡ Hee hee.

Miss Helena followed my reaction the other day and expressed the extreme atmosphere of midwinter even though it was summer.

But it didn’t feel like an exaggeration.

Because I was that scared….

If Viscount Leonard and I were in a vertical relationship rather than a horizontal relationship, I would have chosen death.

It was such an absurd atmosphere.

Viscount Leonard didn’t particularly intimidate me.

I didn’t even spit out the nutmeg that it was a piece of sh*t.

I just said ‘Stop’ in that cold, heavy voice.

Even so, the actors on the stage became like cattle dragged to a slaughterhouse.

I can tell even though it’s quite a distance away.

Because the actors’ clothes were wet with cold sweat and discolored.

Ah… I can’t see.

I went to a friend’s house to play, but my friend’s dad said, ‘You bastard! What are the grades!’, And it feels like I’ve witnessed the scene where a friend was beating up.

Someone save me… !

“Bright Ball.”

“Yes.”

Why are you calling me in this atmosphere!

“Anyway, the scene you wrote seems to be difficult to express in a play.”

Viscount Leonard showed a slight sense of disappointment.

This is it.

That’s when a cartoon you’ve been waiting for has been made into a movie or animation, but it comes out with shocking quality.

“The leader.”

“Yes, Viscount.”

Ah, Captain Mike is about to collapse at any moment.

My legs were shaking and my back was wet with cold sweat.

I’m sure the members on stage feel the same way.

“Have you run out of time?”

The leader couldn’t open his mouth easily.

There would have been no shortage of time.

I showed the plot of this work to Viscount Leonard and the head of the troupe in advance.

He also said he would pay attention to the depiction of the duel scene to add to the splendor of the stage.

So, the story of lack of practice had no choice but to be seen as an excuse since it wasn’t long after the second volume was released.

“Sorry.”

So, rather than making excuses, the captain put the words of apology into his mouth.

But I don’t think that was the answer Viscount Leonard was looking for.

“You were confident that any novel could be turned into a play, given enough time.”

“… Yes.”

“Do you think this stage captures a novel by Lord Bright?”

ㅡ Ugh! I die!

Viscount Leonard’s grunt was the best in the world.

Like Helena’s reaction, I’m choking on my breath.

ㅡ Heo Eok, Heo Eok!

… Are you enjoying this situation?

ㅡ Are you caught?

How are you enjoying this situation?

I don’t think he’s human either.

“You showed an embarrassing performance to the VIPs.”

Don’t talk about me here!

It looks like the leader will collapse from lack of oxygen any moment.

To put this bluntly, they are blaming the nobles for spoiling their honor.

There was a guest I liked, so I invited him to my house, but the food the chef served was food waste.

So I lost face in front of customers.

The atmosphere is messed up, so it can be said that they are asking you to take responsibility.

At this rate, people will die.

“From the beginning, I intended to have someone other than an actor do it.”

“… What does that mean?”

Viscount Leonard, who was looking at the leader, turned to me.

“I wrote it assuming a double actor.”

Interest welled up in Viscount Leonard’s eyes, which were colder than Aucklia’s winter.

“I was thinking of preparing a substitute for that scene and showing a splendid scene.”

Compared to movies, plays are a little less dynamic.

To put it bluntly, it can be said that it lacks fancy taste.

So I tried to add more splendor by inserting dynamic parts.

But I wanted to prepare a double actor because I couldn’t express it as a regular actor.

After hearing my words, Viscount Leonard’s expression became even more interesting.

His head turned slowly to the left.

There was Lord Rift, hard as a stone.

“Sir Rift.”

“Yes, Viscount!”

“I want to see your sword.”

Having said that, Viscount Leonard turned his head to the right again.

Is this it?

ㅡ A knight is the best as a stand-in for swordplay~

“… Are you all right, Sir Louis?”

“It’s okay. Do not worry.”

Sir Lewis unexpectedly got up from his seat and headed for the stage.

He then took the sword from Juyeon and held it with his left hand.

ㅡ Ah, you are the main character.

… Iknow, right.

I think the main character wants to do it.

I mean, this part feels cute.

Sir Rift went up to the stage with an expression like ‘I don’t know!’.

“Uh, um… game! I never thought it was Sir Gilbert….”

ㅡ I can’t.

Your main job is a knight, but you can’t ask for an actor’s job.

“Raise your sword, Sir Kyle.”

ㅡ Are you good at it?

… Let’s say Sir Lewis is special.

“Do I really have to see blood?”

“Raise your sword.”

“….”

Sir Lewis is wearing a skirt, and his posture is very beautiful even though he has a sword in his left hand.

“Whoops.”

It would be easy to understand if exclamation came out of the mouth of Viscount Leonard, who had become a warrior.

Sir Lewis lunged at Sir Rift.

Just right.

Perfect!

Because the real sword is dangerous, it was a practice sword with colored wooden swords.

In addition, Sir Louis is wearing a one-piece skirt like village girls.

Still, we were caught up in the swordplay.

The two mixed their swords with flashy but not excessive movements, conscious of the audience watching the stage.

It was the first time for each other to do swordplay, but it was a very natural combination.

We couldn’t help but look at the scene as if possessed.

“Keuugh!”

My immersion was broken at the moment when I heard Lord Rift’s unnatural groan.

Sir Rift missed the sword and hit him on the buttock, but it was so clumsy that his immersion was destroyed in an instant.

Viscount Leonard frowned slightly as if he had the same sentiment as me.

Still, there was no sign of ‘stop’ warriors descending.

“Sell me!”

“….”

Sir Lewis just pointed his sword at him with a cold expression on his face.

“When I die, my wife and children….”

“The happiness Kyeong enjoys is the happiness I should have had.”

“That, that….”

You don’t seem to know the lines well.

“I don’t want to die!”

Lord Rift threw out a line that was close to asking for help.

He must have been taken aback, but Sir Louis’ expression was not disturbed in the slightest.

“It wasn’t my sword that killed you, it was your filthy lust, Sir Kyle.”

“Nasty? I was just doing my job as a knight!”

Although it was different from the originally prepared lines, Kyle’s cowardly and filthy appearance was a catchy line.

Lord Rift seems to have read the book ‘Vengeance is Mine’ that I wrote.

Originally, it was a line that said he only followed the knight’s oath, so the nuance was a little different, though.

What about Sir Louis… Almost like Gilbert himself.

Did I read my book so many times that I even memorized the lines?

“A knight’s oath?”

Sir Lewis ignored Sir Rift’s lines and spat out the lines from the original story.

“Yes! I just did my job as a knight!”

“You were cruel to the weak, tolerated the worms that gnawed at your country, and begged for your life before your enemies.”

“That, that….”

“You are not a knight, Kyle. It’s just a nasty rat.”

“Please, please save me… !”

Chack!

Sir Rift collapsed on the stage as Sir Lewis swung his sword.

Then Viscount Leonard jumped up from his seat.

Then I opened my eyes and looked at the stage.

It looked like an innocent child who witnessed a mysterious magic.

ㅡ This is how it is. Wow….

The duel was splendid, but the lines were genuine too, right?

ㅡ Today I will say yes!

He calls his enemy Kyle by the title of Sir, but in the scene of the Knight’s Oath rhyming, he discards the title of Sir.

This is what kills mulberry?

Aristocrats and knights who value honor more than anyone else will hate it.

This is how Viscount Leonard, the model of the nobility, reacted as well.

“The leader.”

“Yes, Viscount.”

“Prepare a replacement actor.”

“Okay.”

Viscount Leonard looked back at me and took the noble example.

“I hope we can continue our good relationship in the future.”

“Yes. I wish you well in the future.”

Anyway, Viscount Leonard seems to have immersed himself in my work through this scene.

“Thank you for your hard work, Sir Louis.”

“… That.”

Are you embarrassed now?

“It was great.”

“Is that so….”

It’s a somewhat complicated expression.

Well, there must have been something strange about a knight doing such a thing.

Anyway, now that the double actor problem has been resolved, I think we will be able to see a play officially screened soon.

I’m looking forward to it.