The Luster of Stars in Moscow
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"Joan, in the middle!" Vladimir instructed. "Ah" suddenly turned to Cheri and Leah. "From now on, every time I say Joan, Cheri and Leah should practice together!"
Cheri and Leah exchanged glances, then approached each other.
"Vladimir was planning to test whether I was worthy of being Joan or not" Cheri whispered to Leah.
"I don't like this" Leah whispered back. "But I will keep trying my best, because it has become etiquette against co-players."
Cheri gulped and flinched.
"Imagine this as a throne hall in Chinon's palace!" vladimir's Instructions. "The torches lit up, and there were many priests, nobles in luxurious clothes. Joan is rumored to be coming to the palace to convey the words of God to the crown prince. To test if Joan was really a magical girl, Prince Charles told someone to put on her shirt and pretend to be her while she herself mingled in the crowd and observed Joan closely. But, Joan who appeared in the room, immediately walked over without looking at the person who replaced the crown prince. He was looking for Prince Charles whom he had never seen before. The key to this scene is to highlight Joan's wonder and mysteriousness. Leah!"
Leah was ready for her position.
"Action!" shouted Vladimir.
Leah stepped into the crowd with her eyes closed.
The entire room gasped and held its breath.
Cheri blinked at the side of the room with mixed feelings between astonishment and anxiety.
Closing her eyes, Leah unhesitatingly walked towards Demian and stopped two steps in front of Demian while bowing in a respectful manner of the soldiers.
The entire room rumbled with sighs and whispers of astonishment.
"Perfect!" praise Vladimir while clapping, followed by everyone in the room.
"Great!" Some people cried out happily. "The leah is really great!"
Cheri admitted it in his heart. This girl's acting is indeed much more stunning than Cyzarine.
"Now we see if the main cast can be superior to the backup cast," Vladimir challenged.
Cheri glanced at Leah. The girl replied to him with a flat expression.
Joan…
His heart must have shrunk.
Cheri walked hesitantly into the crowd, looking restlessly across the room, scrutinizing the faces of each person through the tails of his eyes.
In the midst of everyone's cold gaze…
Trying desperately to find the figure of the crown prince he never knew just by relying on the voice of God…
So then…
Once he finds the crown prince, it must be him…
Cheri looked at Demian with round eyes and mouth, then lunged towards the man while shouting, "Prince!" Then he dropped himself in front of Demian and hugged his knee.
"It doesn't feel mysterious at all" Vladimir commented.
The whole room was laughing.
Then suddenly the whole room turned silent. Everyone froze in their respective places with gazes fixed towards the door.
The door of the training room opened and someone burst in with a cynical expression.
"Raphel?" Cheri gave a surprised.
The man walked across the room and looked straight at Cheri.
The whole room was back boisterous.
"You—" Cheri stuttered as the man stopped in front of him and ducked down looking at his face.
Cheri spontaneously snorted and bought sebal. It turns out the other personality, he said inwardly. A little annoyed and very disappointed. Even though it was pounding in a moment.
Leah approached them with a big smile. "Rafael," he said respectfully. "I'm Leah Denova. It's an honor for me to be able to play in your drama. I will try my best!"
Valentin grinned and scooped both of Leah's hands. "I like the type like you" he said, kissing the back of the girl's hand and smiling mischievously.
Leah gulped and grimaced slightly to find her reaction.
Cheri frowned and pinched Valentin's arm.
The whole room looked at Valentin with a clumsy expression.
Vladimir developed his sneaky smile once he realized what this meant. He is not Rafael, he concluded. Then approached the man with a made-up friendly attitude. "Long time no see" he said.
Cheri held his breath silently.
"Sorry, I didn't know you were coming." Vladimir saluted Valentin with a myriad of veiled rottenness behind his fake smile. "If you knew you'd review…"
Valentin replied with no less foul talk, welcomed Vladimir's hand and squeezed him firmly and deadly. "I came just to fill my free time" he said among his fake smiles.
Vladimir grinned half-cryingly, trying desperately to endure the smile as well as his pain.
"There is no need to mince words with me" Valentin said, tightening his pressure on Vladimir's hand.
Vladimir tugged his hand and let go. Then took out a handkerchief from his pants pocket and wiped the rolling sweat on his temple. "You're the one," Vladimir snorted, bowing slightly and whispering, "The other personality!"
Valentin did not respond, he pulled a bench and placed it in the middle of the room. Then sat down with an arrogant expression that made everyone in the room move uneasily in their respective places.
Cheri glanced at Demian to see his reaction.
The man pretended not to see Valentin and busied himself talking to someone next to him.
Cheri turned his gaze towards Valentin, while Vladimir was busy rearranging his feelings and trying to calm himself while massaging the back of his hand wrapped in a handkerchief, as if cleaning the dirt attached.
"Why did you come here?" ask Cheri cynically. "When you have absolutely no interest in theater."
"Kok so, anyway?" goda Valentin's. "That looks like you're really happy."
Cheri responded by throbbing. Of course I'm happy, he thought. I thought that was Rafael's coming!
"If I'm here I can meet you without being disturbed by Mikail and her minions" Valentin said with a grin.
Demian glanced at Rafael without anyone noticing. A little surprised to find Rafael's attitude. It was clearly out of his habit, he thought.
"You're the one who's bothering," Cheri's impatient. "Mikail will catch you sooner or later."
"Are you willing to be arrested?" Valentin reached out his hand silently, while Cheri turned to his back. He catches Cheri's wrist and pulls the girl into his lap.
Cheri shrieked in surprise and everyone turned to them at once.
"What the fuck, anyway? Release!" Cheri rebelled and wriggled in the arms of Valentin.
Demian knitted his brows.
Valentin wrapped his arm around Cheri's shoulder, while the other hand was around the girl's waist. He brought his face closer to Cheri's ear and whispered. "Mikail is now in front of the building with her minions. But I can't get caught."
Cheri froze in a dilemma.
Why is he so confident?
Phone that…
Really from Rafael, right?
He looks very strong and unshakeable, Cheri gamang thought. There seems to be no gap for Rafael to get out.