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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 85

#85

Drasha's Festival (2)

Harris moved toward the stage and looked around at the group..

‘Okay, the preparation is perfect..’

Thanks to their passionate efforts, all preparations had already been completed..

Curie, a timid female member, appeared nervous for a moment, but was able to overcome the immediate crisis thanks to the “Melody of Harmony” she had acquired this time..

As long as you don't make any mistakes in the beginning, you will naturally immerse yourself in the music, so there is no need to worry too much..

‘I tried it just in case, but I'm glad that the skill applies to voices as well..’

「“Melody of Harmony” was a typical bard’s skill that gave all kinds of positive effects to music..

It is not limited to simply making it easier to listen to, from amplifying the energy contained in the sound to all kinds of buff effects..

It seemed that the elves' racial characteristics really shined this time too..

Harris, who became an elf, had a voice that made it sound like he was singing even when he just spoke..

-Entity name: Harris

-Race: Elf

-Common characteristics: 「Mind Herb」, 「Persona」, 「Super Recovery」, 「Mysterious Index」」

-Object characteristics: 「Child of the World Tree」, 「Spiritual Art」, 「Friendship with Nature」, 「Fairy Justice」, 「Mode of Harmony」」

-Special Note: Made a contract with the spirits of lightning, fire, wind, and sound. Natural power is rising rapidly due to various factors and high affinity. Due to the influence of the World Tree located nearby, it is in a state of excessive synchronization with nature..

There was one thing I realized after practicing singing for several days..

As long as he was next to the World Tree, nothing would cure Harris' fatigue..

‘I guess it’s because of “Child of the World Tree”.’

As I learned in elementalism class, the song had some effect..

The problem is that it doesn't last that long.

It was a bit cumbersome as it would just hang out like a plant without stimulation through music, but it accelerated its growth and helped in many ways, so it wasn't too bad..

Anyway, if I just paid a little bit of attention, I could have moved my body as I wanted now..

“next! get up on stage.”

At that time, the academy students whose turn was in front of them went down the stage, and the stage host called them..

“It was great! Then let's go!”

Timer, who was floating a heavy drum set in the air, excitedly climbed onto the stage..

Curie took a deep breath for a moment and followed him with a more calm expression, while Shapiron headed to the stage with his usual proud steps..

Harris looked at them with a smile on his face..

‘Okay, then... let's use "Melody of Harmony" to its maximum and pound the essence of Earth's modern music into the minds of the other world's elves.?’

In Drasha, the capital of the Elven Kingdom, it was the moment when the cultural invasion of Earth that only he knew began..

***

Murmur—

~♪

With the festival in full swing, colorful attractions were set up all over the capital..

As the Elven Kingdom is proud of their culture, the Elven residents generously brought out what they had prepared..

There were not only works of art such as paintings and sculptures, but also objects useful in daily life such as clothes and carpets..

“ah! Laforie, Cecily, are you here??”

“hello. I heard there was a performance by Drasha Academy here, so I came to see it..”

“Welcome! Ms. Shapiron is scheduled to perform on stage a little later. Please come this way..”

“Oh, I didn't specifically come to see my daughter's performance... It just so happened that a friend I was sponsoring also got to perform on stage with me. I'm also a friend with Cecily here. ha ha ha···.

Cecily followed Laforie, looking around with her sparkling star-shaped pupils..

She woke up from the aftereffects of opening her eyes and was watching the festival with Lapori..

For her, who was born in a small elf village on the Aeon continent and lived with nature as her friend, this was the first time in her life she had seen such a splendid event..

After all, wasn’t this festival held to celebrate oneself?.

Even though today is only the second day, this place was truly a paradise full of amazing things to see..

~♪

Clap clap clap—!

When the students who danced and sang finished the performance and left the stage, Cecily, who was very excited, kept clapping her hands..

“After all, it is Elven Kingdom. In our village, simple dancing and singing were all that was involved. so cool!”

At that time, the next group came up on stage..

It was Harris' team, each with an instrument in their hand, including something large floating in the air..

“That's another unusual instrument... Ah! It's Mr. Harris.!”

She was looking with interest at a drum set with several drums and symbols woven from plant branches, and when she saw Harris, she was delighted..

Still, it was nice to see each other after such a long time, as we had spent quite a bit of time together..

“Wow, Mr. Harris has also grown a lot so far. If I hadn't become a high elf, I would have been overtaken long ago..”

Seeing Cecily exclaim in admiration as she watched him prepare for the stage, Laforie slowly nodded..

Certainly, in his opinion, Harris's growth was unusual..

‘I felt that the level of acceptance of natural forces was exceptional, but it had become stronger while I had not seen it. There are already four spirits that have signed a contract. One of them is a fairly rare spirit.···.’

But those thoughts disappeared as soon as I saw Shapiron on stage..

When I saw my daughter working hard to prepare something, only a soft smile appeared on my lips..

At that time, Harris, who had been exchanging glances with the group members, stepped forward and opened his mouth..

“We prepared a slightly different song. This is a song I used to sing in my hometown, but it may be unfamiliar to people here.···.”

His low voice spread in all directions with the help of two spirits, wind and sound, capturing the audience's ears..

The voice had the power to attract everyone's attention even before the performance began, making people passing by from afar turn their heads to look without realizing it..

“···Start.”

Their performance began amidst the expectations of those around them..

~♪

It started with the sound of heavy string instruments, followed by the sound of drums and sharp instruments that seemed to pound the heart..

The audience’s heads tilted at the unfamiliar music..

‘what? This music?’

The moment when everyone was taken aback by a sound they had never heard before..

“All the way to the white sand beach~♪”

Harris' strong voice swept through the hall on the wind..

The eyes of everyone within range of that singing voice were focused on him..

“hmm?”

“what? This?”

Most of the elves' songs were lyrical and had a soft feel..

Their basic tendency to dislike loud noises influenced the development of music..

It's not that I couldn't hear songs with an exciting atmosphere, but I wasn't satisfied with all of them..

Dwarf songs, which mainly consisted of high-pitched voices, were so disgusting that the stereotype was bound to become stronger as time passed..

However, the music presented on stage now was different from the indiscriminate noise we had heard before..

Moderation without excessiveness and thoroughly calculated slowness..

The natural power of Harris's voice forced the listener to sympathize with him and made their hearts, which had been steeped in familiarity, slowly beat..

“Wow···.”

And the high elves Lafori and Cecily were also feeling that same feeling..

‘That's amazing. This level of synchronization. I didn't know you had this kind of talent?’

Unlike Cecily, who kept shaking her shoulders and looking at the stage with sparkling eyes, Laforie, who had experience, calmly analyzed the song while enjoying the music..

‘The theme of the lyrics is... a journey to find yourself?.’

Harris has been wandering the continent alone and working as a mercenary since he was young..

Although he went through all kinds of hardships and reached the Elven Kingdom, his essence was freedom..

For some reason, aren’t those lyrics very similar to Harris’ current situation?.

~♪

While everyone was absorbed in his voice and concentrating on the music, thick steam had already covered the floor of the stage..

The white smoke that collected only at the feet of those on stage made them look as if they were on clouds..

“Wow, that's how you treat spirits···.”

That wasn't all.

Various spirits, including the splendidly sparkling light spirit above their heads,···.

Grumbling—

From the floor to the pillar of fire rising.

It was truly the height of splendor..

“Wow!”

“Oh oh—!”

The elves, who had been quietly appreciating the previous stage and nodding their heads, were swept up in the atmosphere and began to shake their bodies without realizing it..

“I will find my dream~♪”

The spirits that interacted with them exuded a fierce presence, and the natural forces around them, assimilated by the energy contained in the music, fluctuated like crazy..

Everyone was immersed in the emotion of the song, regardless of whether it was the person leading the stage, the person watching the stage, or the spirit that interacted with them..

‘That level of sensitivity?.’

And Laforie looked at it and was amazed again..

Centered around Harris, who stood in the center, the sensitivity continued to soar, influencing their spirits..

Something was different from other people's interactions..

~♪

And when the stage ended with the last note,.

Clap clap clap clap—!

“Wow—!”

“oh! It's something different, but I like it!”

Countless applause and praise from the above audience poured onto the stage..

I immersed myself in the music so that I could not feel any resistance to the unfamiliarity..

“and! Such music! As expected, Elven Kingdom is amazing! This is my first time doing something like this!”

Cecily, who was enjoying the music to the fullest, chattered to him with a red face..

“Hmm... Actually, this is my first time hearing it too..”

“yes?”

“Hahaha—”

Looking at Cecily tilting her head, Laforie could only smile..

Actually, he was the one who was most curious about that music..

‘I've been exposed to a lot of music from the Aeon Continent in my long life, but this is my first time hearing something like this..’

Looking at the structure, it was definitely not a system created in a short period of time, so he couldn't help but feel embarrassed..

‘It's not like I suddenly fell from some other world..’

He shook his head as he watched them disappear behind him as he took his last bow on stage..

In addition, it seemed like others hadn't noticed yet, but the performance just before was not just about rapport..

‘The moment I listen to and enjoy music... the flow of internal energy becomes more smooth. Although it is still at a small level, it is possible to have this much influence on an unspecified number of people simply with music..’

Lafouri burst out laughing..

I thought he was a friend with potential, but wasn't this too far beyond his expectations?.

‘This could have quite an impact..’

It was a central square with a large floating population, and people who were fascinated by the strangely wide and clear sound continued to gather..

A situation where new music was forced into all of their heads..

Therefore, even after the stage was over, the venue was still a mess due to the noisy crowd..

Just as someone had intended, this culture has successfully created ripples in their minds..

***

southern continent of ion.

There was some kind of hideout underground in the wasteland, located quite far from the tribal federation nation of Chalcos, where no one would visit..

The inside of the stone chamber was so large that it was hard to believe it was made by digging underground, and it was filled with all kinds of unrecognizable magic techniques..

Magic circles and barriers carved on the floor, walls, and ceiling, as well as altars, magic tools, and other magic tools..

In that strange space, a group of about a dozen people wearing hoods appeared and quietly looked around..

“Preparation?”

“almost finished.”

A short old man answered in a gloomy voice to the large man's voice..

“Fortunately, I somehow managed to avoid the attention of the church. Lately, the guys snooping around here and there have been quite annoying..”

“···It was quite a struggle, though..”

There was considerable difficulty in proceeding with the work due to the main church being as sensitive as bees in their hive due to the sudden appearance of the Immortal King..

The decades-long scheme was almost revealed..

How did he do it? It was only natural that the Immortal King of this generation even infiltrated the main temple of the Holy Land..

No matter how they hurt him and defeated him, that fact alone was enough to stimulate a sense of crisis in the church..

Of course, it was the main church that did not disclose such detailed circumstances and kept quiet, but they were able to find out with difficulty thanks to a colleague with special abilities..

“There will be no regrets?”

“of course. As long as I can destroy this world, it doesn't matter anymore.”

When the ritual begins, the subject, an old man, will be in a state worse than death, but his anger toward the world makes him not care about such things..

“It is said that even the Immortal King has been resurrected, so if you help him a little, he will take care of the rest. Hahahaha···.”

“Hmm... okay. He certainly seemed capable. I don't even know where I'm hiding and what I'm doing now..”

A large man who understood what was going on looked at the old man who was giggling to himself like crazy..

Now, if this person completes his consciousness, the current tranquility will be shattered and a more chaotic world will emerge..

There was no way the Immortal King, who wanted to cover the continent with death, would just sit by and ignore that golden opportunity..

And his movements will be of great help to them in their future work..

Those wearing hoods looked at each other..

There really isn't much time left now..

“defy the sky.”

“for the pledge.”

The true forces of evil were quietly stretching out in the shadows..