The Girls Are All Coveting Me

Chapter 262: Love and Faith Beyond Profanation


"Junior, are you going to the Fantasy Association?"

"Uh... Yes... Haha!"

"Junior, oh, don't laugh, you're laughing so happily that I want to laugh too."

"Sorry, sorry..."

"Let's go to the association." As they were walking, Chloe suddenly spoke, "Actually, I was absent-minded because I discovered a secret."

"Haha, Senior, I get it."

"... Do you dare to lift your helmet and say that to me again?"

"Do you know what the secret is?" Chloe leaned closer and said fiercely, "In your past life, you were my dear sister."

"Senior, even if I were your biological sister, it wouldn't stop me from laughing."

Fratiss ended up laughing all the way until they reached the Fantasy Association.

He pushed open the door and saw Miseria browsing through some books on the office chair.

"Wow, Vice President, studying at this hour?"

"Are you asking for a beating? Studying in bits and pieces is quite normal, okay?"

"No, I'm just amazed, as expected from someone who can earn a scholarship."

"Senior sister is truly impressive." Fratiss took a small jar out of her bag, "Senior, would you like some candy?"

"Thank you." After taking it, Miseria gave Chloe a displeased look.

Chloe helplessly said, "Don't be so shy, my compliments are genuine."

Then he gave Fratiss a fierce glare:

"What about mine, why didn't I get any?"

"Ah, sorry, Senior, I forgot. I wanted to give you some earlier, but I was just laughing so much..."

"Could we not bring that up again?"

Miseria looked at the two joking and teasing each other, smiling slightly:

"After you guys are ready, are you heading straight into the Maze during Fantasy Night?"

In fact, both Fratiss and Chloe had been chosen by Lilith as the lead actors for the first Fantasy Show of the semester.

If Fratiss hadn't had limited Fantasy Power, Miseria would have invited her to help with the Fantasy Show recording back then.

It was originally intended to be just a Fantasy Show, but yesterday Lilith suddenly changed her mind.

She planned to quickly launch Fantasy Night with the same script after the Fantasy Show ended.

The goal... is to swiftly conquer the Maze.

Yes.

After this event, the Fantasy Association and the Extreme Association will take a short break before engaging in the Extreme Association's campaign.

Lilith had mentioned this to Chloe before.

Of course, since Lilith was still in a state of mental collapse, the discussions were conveyed through text messages.

Chloe understood Lilith's intention.

To help him quickly gather the necessary resources for advancement.

Including, but not limited to, the group of reincarnated people.

Under these circumstances, directly initiating Fantasy Night is the best way to strengthen oneself.

"Can I run away?" Fratiss showed rare apprehension, "Why is it me playing the lead again?"

Clearly, little Fratiss now had psychological trauma.

"Hey, don't be nervous, sorry, sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up."

Miseria was a bit embarrassed.

After all, she knew that since that incident at the beginning of the school year, Fratiss hadn't been keen on participating as a lead actor.

At this moment, Lilith walked in after pushing the door open.

Fratiss subconsciously shivered upon seeing the president.

Lilith pinched the bridge of her nose and said:

"Miseria, could you step out for a moment while I have a chat with them?"

"Okay, don't bully Fratiss."

"Annoying!"

Once the door closed, Lilith looked up at Fratiss:

"Lately, Miseria has been very busy, and I didn't want to delay her, so I'm really glad you agreed to play the role."

"..."

"Have you read the script? Do you feel okay with the content? There are a lot of historical alterations, and the romance parts that you dislike the most. Can you handle that?"

Fratiss fell into silence.

A moment later, she lifted her head and said:

"Senior, what do you mean?"

"Didn't you resist it before? What about now? How do you plan to handle it?"

Fratiss couldn't help but recall the end of last semester.

...

"Senior, this doesn't align with the historical facts at all; this is not how the King of Redemption is recorded in history."

"Historical facts don't matter, and isn't it a bit late to bring this up now?"

That day, Fratiss had a minor confrontation with Lilith over the script issues.

Being born in the Ensar Empire, Fratiss held an exceptional regard for the King of Redemption.

To the point that she was quite unwilling to compromise on matters related to the King of Redemption and the Red Moon Goddess.

Moreover...

"Also, my original script wasn't like this, was it?"

Fratiss felt a bit aggrieved.

Lilith comforted, "Don't worry too much, the Fantasy Show requires adaptations and adjustments to the script, and doing it directly your way lacks some dramatic tension."

"But..." Fratiss whispered, "Can't we use my script that's more true to history? According to the related records from Ensar, the King of Redemption mostly dealt with adversaries directly, never tolerating grievances."

She always felt that some historical facts required more objectivity, so she said:

"Constructing a script purely for conflict, isn't that a bit contrived?"

Within the script, both the young King of Redemption and the subsequent Red Moon Princess were portrayed with an overly tragic and vengeful tone.

She understood that it was a writer's technique; without first lowering the audience's mood, it was impossible to reach an emotional peak.

But...

For some reason, she really didn't want to see the King of Redemption and the Red Moon Princess suffer.

"What's the problem with that as long as the Fantasy Show can attract more people to watch?"

"But... we're just a university association; there's no need to compromise for such things, right? Isn't this just making things up?"

But as soon as she spoke, she angered Lilith.

"So annoying!"

With irritation, Lilith raised her head and said:

"Fratiss, you're not the only one preparing for the Fantasy Show.

The kind of script you're talking about, thinking it's artistic, but no one really watches it. It's better to make the content more melodramatic.

As you said, we're not a professional association, and that's why we should cater to a more general audience.

Do you think we can make any money doing Fantasy Shows at school?

Do you know how much preparation each member has to do for a single Fantasy Show?

Or do you think every member is as obedient as Miseria?

Don't be ridiculous!

We're just an ordinary university association. For students, playing the Actor, they want applause, not a history lesson.

Under the spotlight, basking in genuine praise for the Fantasy Show, that's the real reason they stay in the association.

If we do it your way, lacking audience support, members will soon start leaving one by one.

Without support, a serious Fantasy Show is meaningless.

As long as I'm president, I won't allow that to happen.

Or... Fratiss, do you think I'm very broad-minded?

No, I'm not!

I don't really care where the association is headed, but I don't want to be embarrassed.

Inaccurate history?

Cheap romance?

It's just like how you adhere to so-called historical facts and consider it art.

I just want to make myself happy.

If the association becomes unstable, I'm unhappy, and the person who makes me unhappy, I only want to punch her in the face."

With a cold voice, Lilith said:

"Let me tell you something else, the classics you see today were mere popular works hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

There's no such thing as nobler or not.

Whether it's my work or yours.

It's all the same.

What is so-called art?

If the content is exciting and interesting, that's art, got it?

If the story is compelling, then readers will elevate the work to the art pedestal.

Only then can Fantasy Shows evolve into Fantasy Nights and unleash their potential."

...

During that argument, Fratiss felt very wronged.

She knew she wasn't doing well enough, but the senior's words hurt her deeply.

She just wanted to stick to her principles. Is that so wrong?

But...

She couldn't help but recall the phrase "If the story is compelling, then readers will elevate the work to the art pedestal."

Initially... she didn't really accept these words.

But Miseria's previous Fantasy Show suddenly made her think, perhaps the senior was right.

In Miseria's Fantasy Show, there were actually many illogical things.

For instance, the love between the Black Emperor and the Celestial Destiny Mage was written like a melodramatic love story full of twists and turns.

Yet... watching it in the audience, she suddenly found that Fantasy Show truly beautiful.

The story, drawing from reality yet transcending it, made her think at that moment, "I want to write a script like that too."

Thinking of this.

She bowed her head.

"The script... is wonderful."

[At this moment, I finally realized, I just didn't want to admit it.]

[Growing up listening to the stories of the King of Redemption and the Red Moon Princess, I didn't want my memories to be tarnished at all.]

[Yet, apart from that veil, what I refuse to admit… might also be unwilling to acknowledge that my script is boring.]

[Is that why I am this unwilling to give in?]

"Very beautiful script..." Fratiss said with her head down.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I will follow the senior's script."

Lilith raised her head to look at her and said after a moment:

"Hmm, okay, thank you for cooperating."

"So..." The girl raised her head and said firmly, "But playing with historical nihilism is wrong. I still believe that on the premise of reasonable adaptation, writing the script more fully is what each generation of Fantasists should do."

"..." Lilith was speechless, so she said, "And what about this script?"

"It's the script I most want to see."

"Can you perform it well?"

"If I perform well, senior, I hope you'll apologize to me."

Actually, there was one thing she didn't say.

Fratiss didn't want Lilith to go down the path of losing her creative principles for entertainment.

Lilith averted her gaze and after a moment said:

"Okay, if you perform well, I will agree to your request."

But what exactly she would agree to, Lilith did not say.

After Fratiss left.

Chloe looked at Lilith and said:

"You know why she's so persistent, yet you still act this way?"

"..."

"She just can't accept anyone altering the historical facts about [Red Moon], even if there are no memories of you, but her instincts seem to remember you. After all... the authority of the Blood Angel has never truly fallen."

Blood Angel Fratiss.

The adopted daughter of the Red Moon, also the one most likely to become the vice-sovereign of the Red Moon Divine Kingdom.

Even if the Blood Angel has lost her way, her instincts still won't allow anyone to desecrate her love and faith.

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