766 – My Busy Husband Doesn’t Even Have Time to Be at Home – 3

Saleria is a port city and cultural city located in the southwestern part of the Balcross Kingdom. It is a city so prosperous that it is said that while the political center of Balcross is its capital, Minden, its economy and culture revolve around Saleria.

Coincidentally, it was the first place to arrive when traveling by ship from the empire, and it was a symbol of Balcross, a cultural powerhouse, so it was the perfect travel destination. If you come here to have fun, it’s right to enjoy the economy and culture rather than the dull and rigid political center.

‘It seems like I’m just wandering around the port.’

Come to think of it, I also enjoyed traveling in port cities when I went to Mar and Gereno.

Are the side effects of living only in inland islands popping up like this? Without realizing it, I feel like an ocean man who longs for the sea and port. If I retire like this, I might move to Boyar or Chenes.

The problem is that I don’t know when I will retire.

“It’s bigger when you look at it up close.”

“That’s right. I don’t know how they made something like that.”

Anyway, while approaching Saleria’s dock to anchor, Lise and I looked at the Saleria bronze statue, one of Saleria’s landmarks.

Saleria bronze statue. This bronze statue is a whopping 50 meters high and was created to commemorate Saleria, the duke of the Kingdom of Balcross and a great writer. As he is the great man who grew Saleria from a fishing village into a representative city of the kingdom and the origin of the city’s name, there is no building taller than that bronze statue in Saleria. Even the church dedicated to God is lower than a bronze statue.

A bronze statue was even proudly positioned at the entrance to the port, as if welcoming travelers arriving by sea. It is a landmark that foreigners like us must see first.

“…Everything is better than that, but was there a need to make it like that?”

“I see…”

The only minor problem is that the legs of the bronze statue are wide apart.

Two pillars erected at the entrance to the port. A bronze statue standing majestically with one foot resting on the pillar. Thanks to this, ships entering Saleria feel as if they are passing under the crotch of a bronze statue. It’s not particularly unpleasant, but it feels strange.

Still, what can I do? It’s a landmark that goes beyond Saleria and is a source of pride for the people of Balcross Kingdom, but you can’t tell them to demolish it because the crotch is unpleasant. If you get caught in the first place, you can enter a port other than here.

‘Should we make something like that in the Empire?’

When I looked at the bronze statue, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

How about erecting a bronze statue of the emperor at the entrance to the island? What expression will the emperor make when he sees ‘another emperor’ boasting a size of 50m?

I couldn’t help but laugh as I imagined the emperor shaking with shame. If you add color to the bronze statue, it will be the icing on the cake. It is a gorgeous golden color that can be seen from very far away.

Of course, this is an idea that should only be considered as a thought. If you do something like that, the emperor may go for mutually assured destruction and erect a statue of me at the entrance to the County of Tyglehen.

“Brother?”

“Seeing the bronze statue makes me realize that I went on a trip. Let’s have fun and then go back.”

Rize tilted her head at the sudden laughter. I can’t bear to say, ‘I’m sorry. ‘When I thought of the emperor going crazy, I couldn’t help but laugh.’ Since I couldn’t say that, I came up with a reasonably plausible justification.

It’s not a lie, my conscience didn’t hurt. Riding the boat felt like a trip, but it can be said to be a true trip from the moment you see the landmark.

As soon as I unpacked, I went to see the play as planned.

This is the story of a lover who went through hardships due to the wall of her social status, but eventually overcomes her difficulties and becomes her husband. It was an obvious topic, but it worked so well. A love story is easy to beat as long as you stick to the basics.

And the Kingdom of Balcross is a cultural powerhouse that leads culture. If it were a play made in such a country, the basics would certainly have been adhered to. Could it be that a play released in a cultural powerhouse and a cultural city cannot even do the basics?

─ I thought.

‘Oh…’

Until the heroine, a commoner, took on the great revolution to overcome the barrier of her social status.

‘Am I crazy?’

A genre that suddenly transitions from a heartbreaking and soft love story to our exciting revolution. A play that changed from a passionate flame of love to a passionate flame of revolution.

Confusing. Is the author perhaps a reactionary? It’s too proletarian to start a revolution to overcome the barrier of class. She should have noticed from the moment the heroine held her scythe.

‘This passed censorship?’

What’s even more confusing is that this crazy content passed the censorship of the Saleria administration. Since Balcross is a cultural powerhouse, they clearly know the power of culture, and it is said that all works to be released to the public are censored by the administration.

Sometimes, there are works that pass the censorship by hiding their ideology in a roundabout way, but this play is problematic for anyone to see. I didn’t even think about hiding my crazy thoughts.

“Hey, brother.”

I was debating whether I should jump out of my seat right now or watch it until the end. Rize whispered in a very low voice.

“Is this average in Balcross?”

I instinctively tried to protest against Rize’s words her her, but I couldn’t open my mouth. Because when I see this kind of thing, I can’t be sure that it’s not true.

Could it be that the dissatisfaction of the people in Balcross reached its peak without the empire knowing, or that the caste system was greatly shaken? Otherwise, I would never be able to understand this situation.

‘What kind of guy’s work is this?’

She sighed inwardly and opened the pamphlet she had received at the entrance of the theater.

With no background knowledge, she ignored it because she wanted to enjoy the play. If she had known this would happen, she would have checked it out sooner. If I had known the genre was revolutionary, I would have chosen a different play, huh…?

[Screenwriter Rodesa. ]

‘What?’

It was a name that came to me at an unexpected time, so my hands became stiff.

Why does this name appear here?

***

My brother, who had opened the pamphlet, began to watch the play in silence.

I was curious about what was written, but my brother looked so sad that I couldn’t bear to ask. I can’t torment my brother who’s already upset any more.

‘Why is it fun?’

Moreover, if I talked to my brother, he would have to leave during the play, so he stayed silent.

This play. At first, I was embarrassed by the sudden change in atmosphere, but that didn’t stop me from getting up. In fact, it was more exciting than when dealing with a love story.

I don’t know why. It’s definitely a perplexing development and story, but I can’t take my eyes off it.

‘Is it because there is no bending?’

Of course, the heroine’s lack of bending was problematic, but the way she confidently pursued the goal of love was attractive.

Because I wasn’t that confident. Before I realized my love for my brother, I tried to ignore love, and even after I realized my love for her, I couldn’t confess it to her for a while. If it weren’t for the stimulation of her older sister and her teacher, she might still have hesitated.

So, I was interested in the heroine’s actions and her outspokenness for love. It was more interesting than an ordinary love story.

Of course, I’m not saying I’m going to start a revolution. I like living as an imperial noble.

“All I lose is the red blood! All I gain is everything!”

“Wow.”

“Wow…”

My brother and I exclaimed simultaneously at the heroine’s line. My brother’s elasticity may have a slightly different meaning, but I was impressed at the same time.

Now, ‘Can I show this play to the public?’ The same thoughts have long since disappeared. I guess they opened it because it was okay. As foreigners, there is no need to worry too much about the affairs of the Balcross Kingdom.

“Lise.”

“Oh, yes.”

“The writer of this play. Would you like to meet him?”

I immediately nodded at my brother’s words.

Honestly, I wonder who wrote this script.

Since the scriptwriter was also at the theater, I was able to see him as soon as the play ended.

“It’s an honor to have such precious people come to visit us.”

The screenwriter seemed to have guessed that my brother and I were nobles by looking at our clothes, and he welcomed us with a polite yet confident expression.

A woman with red hair down to her waist. She is a woman with sparkling golden eyes and a smile on her face.

Just by looking at it, I was convinced that it gave the impression of being full of energy. It’s a person like this that created such an incredible play.

“It’s a play that just opened today, but I didn’t know that precious people would already be interested in it.”

“We didn’t know that you were the writer of the play we first saw in Balcross.”

“Oh, do you know me?”

“Of course I know. I came to meet you after being introduced by the Minister of Culture.”

The screenwriter’s eyes widened at his brother’s words his, and he immediately bowed and bowed again.

“Meet His Excellency Count Tylglehen!”

“Raise your head. We came as guests, but that’s why the owner uses it.”

Even though her brother did not introduce himself, she acts as if she knows his identity. It is said that she was introduced by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

It was as unexpected as a play that suddenly changed the mood, so I just blinked blankly. The screenwriter that my brother tried to meet while passing through the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Who the hell are you to say that?

“Rise. This person is Rodesa. Do you know who she is?”

“Rhodesa?”

“Yes. Author of Wind and Flowers.”

After her brother her finished speaking, she desperately took Desa’s hand her her her as a screenwriter.

“Nice to meet you! My name is Louise Nayard!”

For some reason, I strangely liked the play! It was Rodesa’s work!

***

Rize is excited to meet her childhood hero. Rodesa smiles when he meets his fans her who grew up reading his her debut her work her her her.

I quietly stepped back and remained silent at the fan meeting that was held as a surprise. Outsiders have no right to participate in a meeting between a writer and a fan.

“It was my first time seeing a play like this, but there was something strangely touching about it. It was because it was Rodesa’s work her!”

“It must have been difficult to feel my color because it was directed differently from previous works. There were people in the empire who loved me.”

“Well, it was definitely very different. It made me wonder if it was even possible to direct something like that.”

Rodesa burst out laughing at Rize’s cautious words.

“Hehe, it seemed a bit much to nobles, right? But please understand. It’s a play based on actual events in the history of this region!”

“What?”

Rodesa’s words broke the vow of silence. Our crazy great revolution was based on a true story?

‘Lies.’

Can’t believe it. The love that a red-blooded woman achieved by piercing her blue blood with her bamboo spear is a true story. I have never heard of such history.

“To be exact, it is the history of the kingdom that existed before Balcross.”

The confusion was finally calmed by the following words.

If it’s the history of a previous kingdom, it might be possible.