Chapter 263: 262 So! That's! How! It! Is!

262 So! That's! How! It! Is!

"Huh?"

Hearing Li Ang's somewhat startled inquiry, Agatha in his arms gave a tiny shiver, then abruptly buried her head deeper into his chest again, and in a shy, blushing voice cooed:

"D-dear?"

"..."

When I asked that question, I didn't mean for you to change how you address me — I wanted to ask why you called me by my real name!

And just as Li Ang was thunderstruck by Agatha's — or rather, the Princess's — answer, standing there dumbfounded, unsure whether to let go or to brazenly keep up the act, the more than two thousand "fan" bubbles above the Drama World had already gone into a frenzy of sweet screams over this couple who had suddenly started handing out candy.

"I… I can't take it anymore! Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

"So sweet! The sugar content here is totally cheating! I'm going to die of sweetness!"

"Marry! Marry! Don't wait till tomorrow — get married right here on the spot!"

"I'm so sweet I'm going to start twisting! I'm twisting like crazy! I want to roll around!"

"She actually switched to calling him 'dear' on the spot… I… I can't!"

It's… it's over… everything's over…

Watching the pink bubbles above the Drama World tumbling like ocean waves, the Master of Drama on the real-world stage went weak in both legs, dropped onto the floor with a thud, and his two weary eyes filled with a despairing grey.

Clearly… clearly I'm the Master of Drama… I'm the one who created this script!

And besides, do these damned viewers have any dramatic taste at all?

The play has clearly been messed up into a complete mess, with no setup beforehand, and suddenly this wedding-crashing just pops up — don't you find it jarring? Also, the heroine's mother, who in the setting is a loving but strict elder, just hands over her daughter after being asked a single question? Don't you find that awkward here?

And most importantly, where's the second male lead, Elijah? He had only just gotten halfway through his heartfelt confession, but he hasn't opened his mouth to speak even now, as if it were someone else whose fiancée had been stolen, just standing up there stiffly with the groom's relatives watching — don't you find the second male lead's behavior… wait, no!

Elijah is the male lead I designed! That Mr. Joseph is only the second male lead! No no! Not even the second male lead! He's just a supporting character! A supporting character who exists to set off the male lead's bravery and wisdom, who should have disappeared after finishing the tavern scene in Act One, Scene One!

Realizing that his cognition had suffered some kind of breakdown — so much so that he'd even gotten the identity of the male lead wrong — the 【King of Drama】 couldn't help but raise a trembling arm and look at the script of *Twelve Days Together* on his arm.

Under his despairing gaze, the script of *Twelve Days Together* slowly flipped open; the Elijah originally written in the male lead's slot had, at some unknown point, completely vanished, replaced by a name that made him grind his teeth.

【Male Lead: Mr. Joseph】

【Setting: On the surface, a wastrel youth from the small city of Ankara, who likes to run around everywhere in this flashy, outlandish getup, but behind the scenes he is the holder of the kingdom's largest trading company and the heir of a great noble house.

The seemingly cynical, clownish exterior is merely a means for him to conceal his true self; only after the heroine Agatha makes deeper contact with him and gradually comes to understand his painful, struggling inner world does she slowly come to know his sincere and passionate true nature…】

He struggles, my ass! What inner world? That bastard has at most a sincere and passionate ass!

Looking at the background that had been forcibly rewritten beyond all recognition, the 【King of Drama】 couldn't help but be seized with rage; after a few utterly un-masterly curses, his head spun, and with a thud he collapsed onto the floor.

And at this critical moment, among the pink bubbles going berserk overhead, a certain red bubble — one that had successfully set the tempo several times at key moments — once again stepped forward, wobbled up to the highest point on its two little short legs, threw one arm in the air, and shouted:

"Sisters! Is Mr. Joseph handsome or not?"

"Handsome!"

"Is the new plot good or not?"

"Good!!"

"Compared with Master Wang Wang Wang Erde's original, isn't the new version even better?"

"Yes!!!"

If you had to choose between Master Wang Wang Wang Erde and Mr. Joseph, you'd pick Mr. Joseph, right?

"Right!!!!"

"Then it's settled!"

Standing on a high platform built by the bubbles, looking down at the dense crowd of supporters below — and the small number of dissenters who, though opposed, had already been caught and locked up because they were outnumbered — the big red bubble let out a sinister laugh, then raised its head to the sky with a triumphant howl:

"Come on, let's storm that incompetent Master Wang Wang Wang Erde! From now on, let the most handsome Mr. Joseph be the master of the Drama World… uh…"

Seeing the 【King of Drama】 above its head, eyes wide and face full of fury, the big red bubble couldn't help but give an all-over shudder, then tumbled head over heels off the platform, instinctively trying to burrow into the bubble crowd.

Although all Thought Bubbles looked pretty much alike, most of the others were pale pink — only this big bubble, the ringleader of the Joseph fans, was red through and through. So although it successfully burrowed into the bubble crowd, the very next second the 【King of Drama】 reached in and fished it out.

And as it entered the 【King of Drama】's palm, the big red bubble twisted slightly, then uncontrollably began to swell rapidly, gradually revealing its true form…

A goat's head wearing a sheepish grin?

King of Drama: "..." (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Heishanyang: "…" (*▽*)

Looking at this roasted sheep's head — which had once been carried off by "Mr. Joseph," then vanished into thin air and never reappeared — the King of Drama was so angry his whole body began to tremble.

No wonder every time it came to a critical moment, you'd step out and lead everyone the other way — turns out you're a damned plant!!!!!!!!

"Um… Master, it can be explained…"

Relying on his ability to sense anger, Heishanyang felt the towering fury in the 【King of Drama】's soul — fury enough to roast him alive into dried goat — and couldn't help but gulp, then explained with an obsequious grin:

"Well… I didn't want to do this job either, but Li Ang… that bastard playing Mr. Joseph, he kept insisting that having official accounts step in to guide things, to control the fans' speech and steer public opinion, is basic community ops that has to be done the moment a new-era drama airs.

Um… I don't really know what he means by all that, but I'm just a poor demon working for him, can't reap a single soul on a regular day, and I was counting on this boss of mine to fork out some cash so I could buy a couple puffs of smoke to take the edge off… so… I can only do whatever he says.

Hehe… so I really wasn't targeting you, Master. I've watched your plays too — that thing about the sculptor's Lady who had an affair with her apprentice, real kicker, got my blood pumping. So I'm your fan, you know? Could you just treat me like a fart and let me go with a wave of your hand…

Help! Li Ang, help! Someone's killing a goat!!!"