Chapter 445: Stand-in
Almost all bards want their work to be staged, whether it's poetry or a long or short story. It's just that the stage is difficult, after all, only a few top bards have this opportunity, and the vast majority of other bards can only look at the platform and sigh.
The same goes for Kevin, who has contributed a lot in other ways, but is still very ordinary in the field of bards, which can be said to be a bit ironic, after all, bards are his profession. When he usually watches a stage play, he naturally thinks about how good it would be if he performed his own script on stage, or if the stage play is not good, he can also settle for the next best, such as ...... Long-form comic dynamic pictures and the like.
Kevin usually doesn't dare to say these thoughts, and he is also worried that he will be ridiculed if he says it, and after all, Kevin has just entered the school for a long time, and his heels have not yet stood firm, and so many things have happened. These personal thoughts are ready to be discussed later.
However, once the opportunity comes, Kevin will definitely not miss it. The head of the Irving regiment casually mentioned that he liked to watch stage plays, and Kevin immediately agreed. Anyway, if the leader doesn't allow it, they will naturally refute it, but if they acquiesce or hesitate, this is an opportunity.
The headmaster and the head assassin thought that Kevin had some profound plan, and let him go for a while, if they knew that Kevin just wanted to realize his personal dream, they would probably slap him to the ground on the spot.
It took three days to rehearse a stage play from scratch, and it had to be similar to the Imperial Theater Company's "Invasion of the Otherworld". The boast of Haikou is not insignificant, and Kevin himself has no experience in organizing stage plays, only experience in watching stage plays and his decades of experience as a bard.
In this case, even Kevin himself is not completely sure. Sometimes, even if you think about it foolproof, there will still be some problems in the actual operation process, which will be unexpected. Not to mention that it is still the first time on stage.
But once the consequences of failure are too small for Kevin, at most he is expelled from school, Kevin is originally alone, and this kind of punishment is nothing. Even Kevin felt that the principal might just be scaring and scaring him, and with Kevin's current special status, it was impossible to fire him casually.
Since the punishment is so "small", Kevin is naturally willing to gamble. We can't miss the opportunity, this time the Imperial Troupe visited, and they gave us a play, and as Lou Baole, it stands to reason that we should also respond to something. Originally, the school was going to give the final exam to the Imperial Troupe, and the final exam had a spell exam and a vindictive exam, and you could also watch fighting with each other.
But the problem is that exams are not performances, and it is difficult for students to perform on the spot to ensure that they are wonderful. And if students are allowed to act for others to see, it is too fake, and the people in the Imperial Theater Troupe are not so easy to fool, and they are all experts in acting.
Therefore, what the school prepares to respond to has always been a difficult question for the principal. Now Kevin suddenly proposed to compete with the other party, which is undoubtedly shocking. But once Kevin gets it right, it's an excellent way to respond.
Kevin negotiated with Captain Erwin, and the headmaster and the Assassin president on the side did not say a word the whole time, neither agreeing nor saying no. It wasn't until Captain Erving left that the two masters pulled Kevin and asked seriously.
"You...... What does that mean?" the Assassin President asked.
Kevin thought for a moment and replied calmly: "Although the empire came with friendly sincerity this time, after all, it also brought the troupe to show us a wave, and if we don't respond, this will undoubtedly disgrace the country......"
"It's not that we didn't respond," the principal interrupted directly, "but generally speaking, it's common sense to avoid using the same performance format as the other person and avoid crashing." The first stop on the visit of the Imperial Theatre was the state department, and they responded with song and dance. The second stop was the military, and they responded with a parade drill. And we ......"
The Assassin Leader's interface: "Avoid crashing, avoid intuitive separation, everyone is the best to be harmonious." If we lose, the honor of the country is damaged. They lost, and they didn't look good on their faces. ”
"I know, so I'm just aiming for something about the same," Kevin added, "or a little worse." ”
"Are you really just preparing for the drill?" the Assassin leader was surprised, "I thought you had some earth-shattering plot to steal all their secrets." ”
Kevin: "......" wanted to put a certain expression on top of his head at this time, but considering the strength and identity of the other party, he still held back.
"Tell me first, what are your specific plans?" the principal got straight to the point.
Kevin coughed dryly and filtered his thoughts: "The excellence of the Imperial Theater Company is the special effects. We don't have dragon knights, and we can't make special effects ships like theirs in a short period of time. But we have parrots!"
"Parrot?" both of them were stunned, and for a moment they already thought of many possibilities in their minds.
Kevin spoke calmly: "If you want to achieve my script, it is impossible for me to do it alone. But I can also get rid of Sain and have him seconded some parrots from the military. However, when it comes to props, costumes, or stage sets, I can only rely on the Headmaster and the Assassin President, and I can pay for the money out of my own pocket. However, it must be done within two days. ”
"Parrots. The two were still chewing on the word, and they looked at each other for a long time. The headmaster began to ask for advice: "What do you think, Goaud?"
"Your territory, you decide," the Assassin said, spreading his hands, "but with what I know Kevin, he can't be completely at ease with things, and occasionally messes things up." ”
Kevin was silent, embarrassed.
However, the Assassin President replied: "But this kind of thing is inherently uncertain, and even if I am the director, I dare not guarantee anything." ”
The headmaster nodded, "Okay, I'll tolerate you one more time." What plans do you have in the future, you have to discuss them with me in advance, understand?"
"Yes. Kevin's heart was overjoyed, and even his face showed excitement.
"And," the Assassin leader on the side added, "you said that there are people in the Imperial Troupe who don't like you, and you want to prevent them from making trouble in it, and the three days are very tight, and if there is any delay in between, it will be a big problem." ”
The headmaster was silent for a moment, then reached out and grabbed a staff that appeared out of thin air, and the staff of the incantation in his mouth was lightly recited on the ground, and a puddle of black sticky something appeared out of thin air, gradually gathering and forming. Soon, Kevin only felt that the beach had become exactly like him.
"You've seen it, right? This is a corpse oil clone," replied the headmaster, "I'll make you a clone and let him work as your librarian for the time being." The clone is directly controlled by me, so you can go about it. Just don't show up with him so you don't see the problem. ”
"Yes!" Kevin looked at this doppelganger with a little curiosity, at this time this doppelganger was all light, his eyes were glazed, and he carefully looked at the muscle outline on his body, which was not at all like Kevin himself, only one head was the same.
"You find two old clothes for him to wear," the headmaster gestured, "and besides, I won't do the work for you." At most, I will help you sit in class, and if there is any flaw, you will find a way to circle it yourself. Don't rip me out, understand?"
"Understood, understood!" Kevin nodded repeatedly.
Late that night, Kevin returned to his dormitory with another brilliant "Kevin", of course, the principal gave them a good look in advance, and there was no one on the road. Subsequently, Kevin hurriedly dressed up "Kevin" casually.
Originally, I was going to wear it one by one from the inside out, but it suddenly occurred to me that I was wearing so many of them, so I didn't wear underwear for him, but only put on a coat and pants.
With the arrangements in place, Kevin sat down at the table and began to write the script. Since the script is basically copied from "Invasion of the Other World", except for a few minor modifications, it is not difficult.
In the wee hours of the morning, Kevin had finished and proofread several times, and then lay down for a nap. Early in the morning, Kevin got up early again and immediately pulled Sain and Little Spoon over. There are few people Kevin can trust, and the starring role is directly played by himself, but there are many supporting roles, and there is no time to find people at present, so he can only find them.
The little spoon immediately agreed, and there was even a little excitement for her. But Sain stared at him and didn't answer for a long time. Kevin is not his boss at this time, so he can only persuade.
"This challenge is too high," Sain reluctantly refused, "I can help you go back to the army to get parrots, of course, it is not certain whether you can get them, my face is not so big." But if you want me to play a supporting actor? This ......."
"Wait," Little Spoon suddenly noticed the problem, "there are only three of us, so we are all lacking a lot." At least who's going to play Bose?"
"Bose wears a hood and can't tell who it is, who among us is free, who is going to make a cameo. Kevin replied.
"Isn't this going to be too busy, should we get some students?" Sain suggested.
"The time is too tight, and students have final exams. At most, it can only be used as a trick," Kevin shook his head and sighed, and couldn't help but persuade again, "Actually, the male supporting actor doesn't have any lines, why don't you try it?"
Sain shook his head: "Acting in a stage play is different from talking in peacetime, it must be more ornamental, even a little exaggerated." Although I said that when I was on the kobold's side, I also cooperated with some kind of political drama or something, but this is not the same thing as going on stage. I've never been a bard, and I'm not a beautiful woman like Little Spoon, and standing on it can cause screams even if I can't do anything. I feel like I'm ...... No way. ”
Kevin was helpless, and Sain's sober analysis was not unreasonable. The little spoon tasted bad: "Huh?" and a ??? came out of his head
"Forget it," Kevin simply waved his pen, "All the supporting roles for the male supporting role have been deleted, and some key scenes are all for the supporting actress." ”
"Okay," Little Spoon was even more excited, and took the script, "I'll come and see what the male supporting role is for?"
"Then you're going to play Bose," Kevin still didn't let Sain go, "then Bose will have more scenes, and anyway, if you're from another world, even if you stutter or do some strange actions, it can be attributed to otherworldly culture." ”
Sain was helpless, and finally agreed.
The personnel determined that the next step was to carefully rehearse the right lines. The props were given to the principal, and at the same time, Sain directly handed a letter to the parrot, explaining the reason, and hoping to borrow the army of parrots for rehearsals. The reply came down quickly, and this kind of thing of the Holy Rank powerhouse opening his mouth was almost a green light all the way to operation.
Of course, things have also become more serious. If something happens, the blame will be entirely on Kevin. But in fact, often or anyone who works in literature and art knows that when someone shouts "all the responsibility is borne by me", in the end he will not bear any responsibility......
On the other hand, the school's final exams were held as scheduled. On the first day of the written exam, there is basically nothing to see. Kevin, Little Spoon, and Sain borrowed a school warehouse, locked the door, closed the curtains, and secretly rehearsed. Kevin's doppelganger, on the other hand, sat in the library as usual, with a book in front of him, pretending to read it.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the people of the Imperial Theater Company came. At this time, the students were all in the final exams, and there was no one else in the library except the Imperial and "Kevin".
"Well, can I borrow a book to read?" the Imperialist asked.
"Kevin" sat at the table and saw that he had never left the book, but he just stretched out his hand, and then put it down.
"What do you mean?" the Imperialist asked.
"Kevin" reached out again, and then put it down.
"You mean let me take it myself?" asked the Imperial.
Kevin nodded.
The Imperial people had no choice but to go to the bookshelf and take a casual look, but their eyes still peeked at "Kevin" from time to time, and they couldn't help but be surprised to see this "Kevin" motionless like a statue. This person said yesterday that he would rehearse a play in three days, and now he is just sitting like this?
After thinking about it, he simply stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Kevin, how is your repertoire?"
Kevin looked up, then pointed to the wall. The Imperials looked up, only to see that the words on the wall read, "No noise is allowed in the library."
The Imperials were choked half to death, but they knew in their hearts that Kevin wouldn't tell him the truth easily. After thinking about it, I simply found this book, sat down opposite Kevin, and pretended to read it.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, the two sat opposite each other in the library, silent. Finally, the Imperials discovered the problem, for so long, "Kevin" didn't even turn the page? What was he looking at? Does it take more than 20 minutes to read a page?
The Imperials couldn't help but crane their necks, trying to peek at what "Kevin" was looking at. "Kevin" seems to have noticed the actions of the Imperials, so he turned the page. The Imperials retracted their necks again.
Next, "Kevin" kept turning the page for about twenty minutes, and it continued. Sorry, "Kevin" still reads a book in a foreign Chinese, and as for which Chinese language, the Imperial people can't see it.
An hour, two hours...... The morning went by like that. "Kevin" stood up punctually, motioning for the Imperials to look at the timetable on the wall. There was a closing time at noon, after all, the librarian had to eat.
The Imperial people had no choice but to walk out of the library, and "Kevin" came out calmly, locked the door, and then went to the cafeteria alone. The Imperial man hurriedly caught up and deliberately patted "Kevin" on the shoulder: "Hey, this is not a library, you can make a noise, right?"
"Kevin" finally sighed and turned to look at him, "Do I know you well?" ”
The Imperial people were embarrassed for a while, but they didn't expect "Kevin" to be so faceless. "Kevin" continued to walk forward, reached the cafeteria, then took the meal and ate alone. The imperial man in the back stared at the whole time, and he didn't see any flaws, and there seemed to be a little sense of disobedience, but it didn't seem to be.
After a while, "Kevin" finished eating and calmly walked back. The Imperials hurried to follow, all the way back to the front of the library. "Kevin" turned his head directly to look at him, and naturally he didn't have a good face for this person who was following him openly.
The Imperial man laughed dryly: "Ah, I just read a book and saw a critical moment, so I was anxious to ask when the library would open in the afternoon?"
"What book did you just read?" Kevin asked suddenly.
Imperial: "......" was focusing on Kevin just now, and he can't remember what books he borrowed.
"Ah, this...... What's that called, that's, that's!" The Imperials were incoherent, "You know what? That's it!"
"Kevin" looked at him indifferently, watching his botched performance.
The Imperial people are thick-skinned, and when it's over, they just stand and don't leave.
"Kevin" retracted his eyes and opened the library, but stopped the Imperials from letting him in: "You wait outside, I'll change my clothes." ”
The people of the empire were surprised and did not understand why they had changed their clothes. But "Kevin" ignored him and slammed him out. In a moment, a dressed Kevin walked out.
"Why did you change your clothes?" asked the Imperial.
"Oh, some soup just dripped on me. Kevin replied casually.
"Oh......" The Imperial people were a little surprised, thinking that it wouldn't be enough to change their pants and clothes, right?
Kevin replied, "Oh, I'm going to have a snack." We had a snack after lunch. ”
Imperial: "......"
In a moment, Kevin finished buying snacks from the store and came back to eat as he walked, until he reached the door of the library, just in time to finish eating. The Imperials have been following the side, and they are surprised that Kevin's food seems to be quite large.
Suddenly, Kevin stopped the Imperials again: "You wait outside, I'll change my clothes." ”
The Imperials were dazed, and just about to ask a question, they were already slammed out of the door. After a long time, "Kevin" finished changing his clothes, and it was the clothes worn by the original "Kevin", and came out to open the door: "Come in." ”
The Imperial people came in with a surprised face, and couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say, does this dress have soup?
Kevin turned and pointed to the wall. It reads, "No noise in the library."
Imperial: "......"
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