Chapter 39
The movie was still playing, so Joshua took advantage of the time to look for Sir Weissenasche outside the screening room and thoroughly clarified how the was theater would operate.
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“This is the ticket?”
Joshua held a silver coin in his hand, and the front of the coin had a dark golden pattern on it, while the back had a number “38”.
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The coin was not Norland’s currency, but it was similar to a token found in an arcade hall.
“Yes, Sir. You are holding the ticket for the ordinary seats. There are also tickets for the superior seats and VIP guest seats.”
Sir Weissenasche showed two faint gold coins to Joshua, and the difference between these two coins was the color of the patterns on it.
In an era where the printer did not exist, it was undoubtedly more convenient to use a token compared to hand-written paper tickets.
However, she had never been so desperate to personally get involved in a story.
“Sis, do you believe that demons could really love humans?”
Ciri’s out-of-the-blue question interrupted Hyrlan’s thoughts, and the movie had reached the part where Belle and the demon were dancing in the castle hall.
It was a very romantic scene accompanied by music, enough to make anyone a part of the audience to have the urge to “fall in love” right then.
Hyrlan was affected by it, and Ciri was no exception.
“Why the sudden question?”
“No… Nothing. Maybe I’m just overthinking.”
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Ciri touched the “collar” around her neck. Now that she was alone with Hyrlan, it was the best time for her to tell Hyrlan the truth about her relationship with Joshua and also seek her help. Yet, Ciri hesitated for a bit before she chose to hide the matter.
If she told Hyrlan about it, she would lose her only connection to Joshua…