Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 132 Contact with Audrey

After the performance of "The Ruined Princess", the applause from the audience echoed for a long time, and everyone was shocked by Roger's singing.

Many nobles of military origin were also more strongly infected than others. Many of them were talking about it, and some began to inquire about Roger's background.

No matter how these people perform, they all agree in their hearts that Roger is an excellent singer!
And this is exactly what Roger had in mind at the beginning.

One of his goals was to gain emotional feedback from the audience and those hidden High-Sequence Beyonders on his singing during the performance, thereby completely digesting the "Singer" potion!
Whether this feedback is positive or negative, it has the same effect.

As the potion was thoroughly digested, Roger finally came up with the third rule for acting as a "singer":
A true singer has the ability to blur the line between performance and reality, allowing the audience to participate in the song and become part of the narrative.

Roger's other purpose was to use the performance opportunity to get in touch with the royal family.

According to tradition, actors who perform well in performances for the royal family will be summoned by the king and have the opportunity to communicate with members of the royal family.

This would inevitably include Prince Edessak, whom Roger wanted to meet.

As expected, as 12 noon arrived and all the performances were completed, the royal family officially issued an invitation list for the luncheon banquet, which included all the stage actors who performed outstandingly in the performances.

In addition to Jennifer, Albert and William, the three top performers of Dwork Music Company, some new generation singers were also invited.

Benelux Jones's name was prominently listed, and even Alice Yeoman appeared on it.

Compared to Roger's calmness, Alice was quite excited. This was her first time to have close contact with the nobility and even the royal family.

But Roger did not criticize her, he just smiled and went to the dressing room to change into a straight and slim tuxedo and bow tie, removed most of the makeup as required by the makeup artist, and sprayed some perfume suitable for formal social occasions.

There was still some time before the banquet started, and the makeup artist told him not to go anywhere, but to sit there and wait for the top and middle notes of the perfume to evaporate.

During this process, Roger felt unwell all over.

Although he thought he was more particular than Klein, as he came from the ruined Abraham family, his living habits were actually the same as those of ordinary people.

In addition, Roger has half Chinese memory, so he is even more free and easy and likes to be unrestrained.

And now she was wearing a tuxedo, putting on makeup and spraying perfume, which made Roger feel disgusted all over.

"These annoying aristocratic etiquette..."

Roger used a magazine to dispel the strange smell of perfume on his body. It took him a long time to feel better.

Mr. Albert, who was also resting on a recliner nearby and was over fifty years old, was very amused by Roger's behavior and said:

"Jones, it looks like this is your first time attending a royal performance."

"Yes, Mr. Albert," Roger answered honestly.

"You know, my first time was just like you... That year in Loen, the summer was incredibly hot, and all I could think about was taking off that horrible tuxedo I was wearing and jumping into the Tussock River to take a bath."

Mr. Albert's words immediately made Roger laugh.

"In any case, you are an outstanding young man. If you continue to develop like this, you will probably achieve far more than I have before you are 40."

Albert sighed, as if he had some regrets about his age.

While the two were chatting, Mr. Jeffrey walked in again:
"Everyone, let's go to the banquet hall when you're ready. The president is here too."

The president Mr. Jeffrey was referring to was Baron Dwork, the owner of Dwork Music Company. He was also in the stands during the previous performance, but because of his rank, he sat in the last row.

Roger nodded, and together with the others, he walked through the corridor, underwent a strict body search, and arrived at a magnificent banquet hall.

He did not meet King George III, the Queen and the Prime Minister, but he did see many top aristocrats including Duke Pallas Negan.

In addition, there were many young people, and one of them, a girl who was talking with two noble young men, caught Roger's attention.

The blonde girl was wearing a green long dress. She was stunningly beautiful, with a pair of bright green eyes. Her every frown and smile revealed her generous and noble temperament.

At the same time, Roger also used his Sequence 7 level clairvoyance to see that the girl had an inexplicable sense of detachment.

She seemed to be completely immersed in the social situation, but she always maintained a calm observation and habitually had a careful and perfect grasp of her micro-movements to ensure that others would not read her emotional expressions from them.

"Is this... Audrey?"

Roger was slightly stunned.

At this moment, Audrey seemed to sense Roger's gaze and cast her eyes over from across the crowd.

"This is the gentleman who played the wandering knight in 'The Ruined Princess'...Is his name Benedict Jones?

"The way he looked at me wasn't just interest... but seemed to know me?"

Audrey's heart skipped a beat; she didn't remember where she had seen Mr. Jones before.

Audrey's mind was full of thoughts, but she remained calm on the surface. She smiled and nodded to the two young nobles beside her, said something, and then walked gracefully to Roger.

She was accompanied by one of the two young noblemen, who had a remarkable spirit and appearance, and seemed to have the habits of a soldier in his manners.

"Hello, Mr. Jones."

Audrey smiled brightly. "Beautiful lady and handsome gentleman, may I ask who you are...?"

Roger also smiled politely, but when he spoke, he deliberately used his "singer" ability to change his voice and tone of voice.

The magnitude of this change is quite small, and it is not easy for people who are familiar with Roger to tell the difference, but for the observant "audience", the difference is very obvious.

This was to prevent Audrey from recognizing him as the Wheel of Fortune through his voice. Roger had no intention of revealing himself to her at the moment.

Not only that, Roger also used the suggestive ability of the "shit stirrer" on his own mental body in reverse, making the amplitude of his movements and his desire to perform significantly stronger than usual, which could avoid the "audience's" observation of his habits.

"Neither the voice nor the mannerisms are those of someone I know...

"The emotional colors are distinctly red and yellow... Is this a desire to express oneself, coupled with some nervousness and low self-esteem?"

Through her "mind reader" observation ability, Audrey did not discover any useful information.

Mr. Benelux Jones behaved like many young people meeting her for the first time, and Audrey was already used to it.

"I'm Audrey Hall, and this gentleman is my friend, Viscount Glint."

She introduced it generously.

"I see. Nice to meet you, Miss Hall, Lord Glint."

Roger nodded and bowed slightly to the two of them.

"Mr. Jones, your performance just now was truly impressive. It felt as if... as if you had really been a soldier or knight fighting for glory!"

Roger's previous performance successfully awakened Viscount Glint's impulse and complex as a young member of the aristocracy to achieve great things. Now he was very excited to be in close contact with the singer and couldn't help wanting to make friends with him.

"That's right, Mr. Jones. You are indeed an excellent singer."

Audrey also praised her generously.

As the daughter of Earl Hall, a top aristocrat, she has watched countless operas and drama performances with her father since she was a child, and has also seen many outstanding singers.

But this was the first time she had seen someone as young as Roger with such ridiculously solid singing skills and stage presence.

"Thank you both for your compliments."

Roger answered modestly, but his eyes would occasionally glance at Audrey.

Although this action is not elegant, it is consistent with his current personality.

"Welcome to His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen..."

At this moment, a waiter in expensive formal attire spoke, and two rows of guards standing at the deepest door of the banquet hall respectfully opened the door, and the royal family including George III came out one after another.

Accompanying the king was Duke Pallas Negan's younger brother, Lord Agushed Negan, the current Conservative Prime Minister of the kingdom.

After the waiter announced the royal titles and ranks of everyone present one by one, the king sat at the head of the banquet hall and began to meet with the actors who had performed well in the previous performances and gave them various awards.

On both sides of the royal family, there was a group of guards surrounding them.

Through their intimidating presence, Roger could tell that these people were at least Sequence 5 Beyonders, responsible for protecting the safety of the royal family.

Roger was at the front of the line, so he soon came before George III.

"Benelu Jones?"

The ruler of the Kingdom of Loen spoke with great interest.

"Your Majesty, it's me."

Roger replied.

"Your performance just now was outstanding. If Baron Dwork hadn't introduced me to you afterwards, I wouldn't have known there was such an outstanding young singer in the kingdom."

George III was smiling and looked kind.

Based on his current state, Roger could not connect him with the "Black Emperor" candidate who treated human life as worthless.

"Your Majesty is so complimentary."

Roger spoke very little because Mr. Jeffrey had previously instructed him to speak as little as possible when facing the king to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to the company.

But the look he gave George III was very calm, without any panic or fear.

Unexpectedly, this performance seemed to have once again attracted the appreciation of George III. He pondered for a moment and nodded to Baron De Walker who was standing nearby.

The baron understood and came closer to Roger:
"Jones, His Majesty would like to know if you would be interested in joining the Royal Opera Company?"

　First update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)