Published at 29th of October 2020 11:10:09 AM
Chapter 13
walked over to a small bridge near the center of the territory of the Roxanne Grand Duchy . It was a place where people leisurely enjoyed a walk .
Only now understanding my intentions, Marie’s eyes grew large .
“Milady, are you?”
“Yes, that’s right . ”
I giggled and pulled down a hood to cover my looks .
Then I examined the current state of the harp .
‘Though it is rather old, it seems usable . ’
Strum .
As my fingers strummed the strings, the sound spread through the streets . The cheap harp resounded with an unimaginably beautiful and clear tone .
“What is it?”
“A bard? Is it a street performance?”
The people who were walking to and fro on the bridge focused on me .
“M, milady . ”
At the sudden situation, Marie grabbed the edge of my clothes . She appeared worried that I would be humiliated .
“It’s alright, you can listen comfortably as well . It’s worth listening to . ”
I said soothingly and started a full-fledged performance .
The first musical piece was a soft and peaceful one .
It was a melodic song worth listening to, that matched the atmosphere of a slightly windy spring day in the early evening . It was the leisurely time of the day .
“Wow . ”
“Who is it? Was there a bard of that level on this street?”
I heard a portion of the audience let out exclamations .
I closed my eyes and concentrated on the music .
‘It’s been a while . ’
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The music not only pleasantly entertained the ears of the audience but also consoled the performer’s heart .
As the soft tone spread, my heart too grew peaceful .
In my previous life, I neither touched any instruments nor had any reason to . Performing after such a long time, I was bathed in happiness .
As the performance continued more and more people gathered at the bridge .
The people who had grabbed a spot to listen to the performance remained there to listen more . Soon, the bridge was completely filled . There was barely any space left to stand, and a great number of people came to listen to my music, as if it was a performance by the Royal Orchestra .
“Ha, huh? Oh, thank you . Thank you!”
Just as I said, Marie became busy . Much of the audience came forward to place money into the hat that she was holding .
Seeing that scene, I smiled proudly and once again closed my eyes .
The peaceful tone saddened, then became bright and clear again . It was a melody that seemed to imitate the turbulence of life .
And finally, the climax .
With the strong note, the curtains fell on the performance of 2 hours, and the bridge overflowed with loud applause .
“Wow! Bravo!”
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“Encore! Encore!”
Amongst the aristocrats who were listening, there were even those who said the following .
“Who is it? Why don’t you come and perform in our household . ”
“Hey, why are you interfering with our conversation?! I came here first . No, why don’t you instead become our household’s official musician?”
I shook my head at them all and slipped out, away from the bridge . There were so many people that it took some effort .
When we reached a place with fewer people, we calculated our profit .
“One, two… a hundred, hundred ten… hundred fifty?”
Marie counted all of the coins and made a dazed expression .
300 coins . 300 cena!
The average daily wage of commoners was 10 cena, so within 2 hours, we had earned a month’s wage .
“If I’m not mistaken, milady had never even touched an instrument… . ”
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As Marie muttered with a stupefied expression, I let out a cough and answered carelessly .
“I’m a bit of a genius . ”
“A genius?”
“Indeed, a genius . ”
It was a nonsensical excuse, but surprisingly the kind girl appeared to believe my words .
“Of course! Milady’s a genius! That’s why you always appeared a little naive!”
… No, that’s not it . Well, if that’s how it goes, then it’s okay .
“For me to have so much money . Of course, it was all earned by milady . ”
I giggled at her enraptured expression .
“Take good care of that money . No, from now on, you will be in charge of finances . ”
“Yes? What? But… . ”
“Even if I look like this, I am still the Roxanne Grand Ducal Princess, so I cannot directly manage finances . As such, you should do it in my stead . ”
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