Chapter 63
The next day, Prince Magnolia visited the Magic Division.
Wondering what prompted the visit, the employees kept their eyes peeled. After all, it was rare for a member of the Royal Family to personally set foot in the division.
Quince, who was tasked to guide the prince around, felt like he was going to die of nervousness.
“Ah, nice weather today, isn’t it, Your Highness?”
“Why, yes it is. It’s as if the weather is also congratulating Hydrangea on his marriage.”
“Ah, haa.”
Dazzled by Prince Magnolia’s sparkling smile, large beads of sweat formed on Quince’s forehead.
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Hydrangea frowned as hard as he could when the prince suddenly arrived.
“What are you doing here?”
“I couldn’t casually use teleportation magic like some people”
“Even so, you could have just called me and I would have come.”
“But I wanted to come over and give this to you.”
Prince Magnolia received an envelope from his attendant and placed it on Hydrangea’s desk.
“What’s this for?”
“A wedding present.”
When he opened the seal, there were two tickets inside.
“… The Duchess’ struggle to find a groom?”
“Yes, the original of this play has sold over 2 million copies and has been performed over 1,000 times at the Etoile Theatre, making it very popular. The first performance was 20 years ago, and it is performed again every two to three years.”
Even for Royalty, tickets like these would be hard to obtain.
It seems these tickets are for special balcony seats in the theater.
“How did you get these?”
“Well, let’s just say that I pulled a few strings here and there.”
“……”
Why would you go so far as to give these to me? Hydrangea suspiciously stared at the prince.
“W-well, it’s for showing me such an amazing curs—- …I mean, it’s thanks for introducing me to your wonderful wife.”
“You…”
Prince Magnolia was keenly interested in Violette’s cat shifting curse.
Hydrangea heavily sighed at his problematic disciple.
“Thank you for the tickets. But my wife will turn into a cat if a man touches her, so…”
The theater is severely crowded, and there would be lots of contact with members of the opposite gender. I cannot take Violette to such a place.
“But Hydrangea, these are special balcony seats. They have a separate entrance, so you won’t bump into anyone.”
The entrance to the special balcony seats were located behind the theater, so the general audience would not know who was sitting there.
“It seems the special balcony seats were originally built for distinguished guests who took their lovers with them. Other than that, it also seems to be used by shy people who want to avoid being seen.”
“……”
After listening to the prince’s explanation, Hydrangea felt that it was safe to take Violette with him. However, he did a double take after seeing the date on the ticket.
“Isn’t this for tonight’s performance!?”
“Yes, indeed.”
Special seats like those were not easy to come by since reservations come in right after a play is scheduled to be performed. Since the play “The Duchess’ struggles to find a groom” was scheduled to be performed six months in advance, it was difficult to prepare them in the same period as Hydrangea’s and Violette’s wedding.
“How did you get these? Did you threaten someone and take it from them?”
“Do you think I’m the type to do something so dangerous?”
“……”
Prince Magnolia may look amicable at first glance, but in reality, he was a black-hearted man.
Hydrangea suspected that if the prince so much as whispered a request for special seats to the play, his retainers would obtain them for him.
“I would never do such a thing. Why are you being so skeptical?”
“Whenever I see something unusual, I try to assume that something strange is going on.”
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