Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

Funina picked up her performance costume.

"............etc."

"what happened?"

"Isn't this area around your chest a little...?"

No matter how I think about it, I can't hold on.

Luna, Navia, and Chiori all looked at Funina's chest.

what.

Indeed not.

......................

Rehearsal time.

Since it was a rehearsal, it was impossible to wear performance costumes. Luna and Funina wore their original outfits.

Meanwhile, sitting in the audience were the unfortunate employees who were making props by hand.

I want to see a dream collaboration between Funina and Luna, but I can't put down my work.

Once you pick it up, you can't concentrate on the performance;

If you let go of it, you can't embrace your career.

It hurts too much.

But Navia and Chiori didn't have such worries. They sat in the front row, watching the two on stage.

Funina doesn't actually need to rehearse.

Centuries of experience, coupled with her constant role as the water goddess Fucarus, have made acting an integral part of her being.

Playing a role is as natural to her as breathing.

She wasn't a real water goddess, but she was the only deity on the stage. And what need does a god need training?

However, this is what Funina said:

"I happen to have nothing to do today, so let me take a good look at whether you have made any progress recently."

"You and I will both be the protagonists on the stage."

"But the audience's eyes will never be on both of them at the same time, and they will never indifferently observe the brilliance emanating from either of them—"

A faint smile appeared on Funina's face, confident and full of anticipation.

"Therefore, although we are all the main characters and co-stars, we are not in a cooperative relationship."

"On the contrary, the center of the stage exists for only one person, and the person whose brilliance is obscured or even taken away has no chance to stand in this center position."

Luna wasn't nervous at all and laughed, "So you're saying we're competitors?"

"That's it."

Which protagonist is more dazzling?

Let your acting and singing prove it.

“But I’ve always been the one in the center,” Funina said proudly, though she didn’t possess any special powers.

But when it comes to acting, even a true god couldn't compare to her!

Most people would probably nod in agreement at this moment.

After all, someone who is less than a hundred years old can't compare to someone who is several hundred.

However, Luna responded seriously: "This time might be different, you know?"

"You dare to say that? Hmph, well, that's more interesting! Come on, show me everything, Luna! If you can satisfy me, I might reward you."

Funina was full of confidence.

Will it win?

Needless to say! She couldn't possibly lose.

69: The Phantom Thief Girl Doesn't Want to Pay Attention to the Goddess Protagonist

"Romeo! Why you? You suddenly appeared in my life, always helping me but always avoiding me. Tonight I still can't sleep. Every time I want to go to you, you always run away—did I do something wrong?"

"Juliet, she is the absolute protagonist of the story. For her sake, I shouldn't distort the story... but why does it always turn out the way I want?"

If you only read the script, you won't feel much beyond that it's "interesting".

But the most exciting part of a musical is precisely the performance.

The character's emotions will be expressed through the actor's performance.

The singing and expressions will bring the characters in the story to life, presenting them fully to the audience.

The troupe members in the audience seemed to have forgotten that this was just a rehearsal, their eyes fixed on the two people on the stage.

Luna and Funina on stage already present a different image.

Regardless of what kind of people they are in everyday life, whether they are flamboyant or carefree, they are now the embodiment of the characters in the story.

The audience was all thinking: It's him! It's him!

This villainous heiress... Luna's acting is so convincing. It's practically like she's playing herself.

The delicate female protagonist's image, combined with Funina's appearance, creates an indescribable charm.

Ah, my brain is shaking.

Unfortunately, this was just a rehearsal, and the lighting, music, and props were not fully prepared, so they couldn't show their full brilliance.

Funina and Luna made eye contact.

Funina exclaimed inwardly, "What superb acting skills! They're even better than mine! How old is she? Did she not give it her all in her previous performances?"

Luna thought with great interest, "No wonder she's a goddess on stage."

Every gesture, every expression, every tremor of breath was just right, perfect and precise.

However... something just feels off.

It's as if she has shed the layer of skin she was wearing before.

No matter how carefully Luna observed, she couldn't glean any further clues about the role she was playing.

She and Funina are of the same acting level, so naturally neither of them will show any flaws, and their brilliance is equally matched.

But this makes it impossible to determine a winner.

"There's no other way, I'll just have to show her all my abilities," Fu Ningna thought to herself. It was the first time she had met an actress who could rival her, and of course she didn't want to admit defeat.

Moreover, the water god Fucarus would not easily admit defeat.

Jump immediately to the first section of the next scene!

This segment was originally supposed to be read aloud, but Funina felt it would be better to sing it.

"You are cunning and treacherous!" she suddenly sang loudly.

Huh? Isn't this section supposed to be read? Navia looked puzzled.

It seems the Water God is getting serious. Chiori looked at Luna; she knew her model wouldn't lose.

“But you are too pure and innocent!” Luna replied in a deep, melodious voice.

That bass...it's fantastic! Fryna nodded to herself, but she wasn't finished yet. She stepped in front of Luna and grabbed her collar.

"You're such a coward!"

"You're just too persistent!"

"I just want to touch your face."

"Then I'll bite your finger!"

"Then let my blood flow into your heart."

...Isn't this line a little too strange?

Is this considered friendship? Funina was a little confused.

This is so heavy, she would have run away long ago. How come the supposedly innocent and sweet female lead is so heavy?

However, for the sake of drama, writing it this way is not entirely unacceptable.

"Please let me stay by your side, and don't reject me anymore." Funina reached out, wanting to gently touch Luna's cheek, but Luna turned her face slightly away, dodging her.

"Our fates should not be intertwined."

"Romeo!"

Luna turned around cruelly, lifted her skirt, and ran away.

"Ah..." But she fell to the ground out of nowhere.

"...Romeo, your wound is bleeding profusely. Come to my house." Funina's expression suddenly changed, and she braced herself with her hands on the ground, pinning Luna down.

"Please." His trembling breath gently touched Luna's nose.

Luna looked conflicted and pursed her lips.

What a delicious expression!

"....how?"

"Hmm, as expected of Lady Funina."

Huh? The troupe members saw Luna and Funina stand up together and dust off their clothes.

Everything that had just happened seemed to come to an abrupt end, frozen at the most gripping moment.

They realized that if they didn't see what happened next, they wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. But they couldn't very well ask them to continue.