The Girls Are All Coveting Me

On the night of the argument with Rephya.

Chloe received a phone call from Miseria.

"Lilith said I could help you?" Chloe was taken aback and said into the phone, "But I've already been cast in the Fantasy Association's Fantasy Show."

Previously, Miseria had said that once an actor for a Fantasy Show had been chosen by another Fantasist, it was hard to replace them.

That's why Miseria was in a casting dilemma.

On the other end of the phone, Miseria was also helpless, but still whispered:

"Normally, there's no way to replace someone, but Lilith said that if you play a specific role, you might be able to take on multiple roles."

Chloe suddenly understood.

Got it.

Some people are exceptions, right?

"So what's the situation now?" he asked.

He didn't mind helping Miseria, as long as he could actually help.

If he can't help and still has to pretend, he would definitely not be willing.

Seeing Chloe relent, Miseria quickly said:

"Actually, actors can't take on multiple roles; the main issue is that normal people don't have the potential to use Spiritual Energy."

The potential requirement for actors in a Fantasy Show isn't actually about how powerful they are, but whether the actor themselves has Spiritual Energy potential.

However, ordinary Extraordinary individuals have limited Spiritual Energy potential.

It's simply not possible for Fantasists to squander it as they please.

The Mythical Template woven with Spiritual Energy consumes a large amount of latent Spiritual Energy with each use.

Under such circumstances, counting on others to take on multiple roles is quite difficult.

Unless...

"Unless my Spiritual Energy surplus can meet multiple needs at once?" Chloe asked curiously.

On the phone, Miseria held her phone and said:

"Yes, that's right, Lilith said your Spiritual Energy surplus is more than enough, aside from meeting her lead role requirements, it can satisfy four or five of me."

Mentioning this made Miseria gnash her teeth in anger.

I know you're Sequence Six, I can't catch up to you for now.

But what does it mean that after satisfying you, you can satisfy four or five of me?

Just wait, lazy woman, I definitely won't always fall behind.

Miseria felt like she was about to become a resentful woman lately.

Chloe reminded:

"But I remember you're short of not just one person, right? Have you gathered everyone else?"

Even though he didn't deeply understand the typical operations of Fantasists, he knew that in a Fantasist's theater, many scripts are based on the lead role.

Sometimes, the absence or change of a lead can possibly cause the script to stall, requiring tweaks, or even a complete rewrite.

But Miseria evidently had foresight.

She softly said, "I've asked Fratiss to help me, and I'll also step in, even with a script change we can make it work."

"Fratiss can help you?" Chloe asked in surprise, "But if you count yourself, then you should indeed have enough people."

The Fantasist is the greatest "actor" themselves.

Those born with the power of Spiritual Energy can naturally become the finest actors.

If the Fantasist themselves also takes the stage as an actor, along with him and The Little Glutton, quite a bit of surplus can actually be freed up, enough to create an entire script.

"Wait, you're not planning on changing the script, are you?"

Chloe was a bit surprised.

The original script was about the story of the Honorary Knight expanding territories.

But now it seems Miseria is unlikely to choose this story.

After all, the lead role has changed.

"So what do you want to choose?"

"I want to choose the story of the 73rd Emperor of the Ensar Empire, with you playing the emperor in his youth."

"Hmm?"

Chloe paused for a moment.

The story of the Ensar Emperor, huh?

That's really an old acquaintance.

Because when he joined the Fantasy Association, the story Lilith and he performed was about the 74th Emperor and her prince.

It's quite funny when you think about it.

Because according to historical records, the spouse of the 74th Emperor Beatrice was Chloe's old friend.

That's right.

It's Kai.

Or rather, Kai of the future.

Somehow, Kai managed to leap from his time to the end of the Divine Fire Era over six thousand years ago, and formed the Seven Heroes with them.

Later, he likely completed his mission and returned to the future.

Thus, Kai became the protagonist of that era and eventually ascended to the Star Realm, becoming the King of Redemption.

Only, Chloe, who played as Kai, didn't realize he'd become entangled with Kai in such an ill-fated relationship.

The 73rd Emperor was the father of Kai's wife.

While others are called Emperor XX, if the Emperor is mentioned, it generally refers specifically to the 73rd Emperor of Ensar.

The Emperor is also a notable figure recorded in history books.

Though he never took action later on, he was indeed a man powerful beyond comprehension.

Of course.

That's not the most important thing.

Two points are critical.

First, that Emperor was the master of the Great Sin: Pride.

Second, that Emperor was Kai's father-in-law.

Fun.

The King of Pride playing the ruler of the Authority of Pride, while also playing the brother's father-in-law.

Great, great, great.

I love this fun.

Just love making the brother call me dad.

So he decisively said:

"Alright, I agree."

"Good, do you want to go watch the Fantasy Show with Fratiss? There's just about to be an Emperor Era show."

"Alright, I'll ask The Little Glutton."

"Remember to prepare some snacks for Fratiss, she'll be very happy."

"Okay."

...

After hanging up, Chloe dialed Fratiss's phone.

Mostly because he had no real concept of the Fantasy Show.

Lilith was still arranging performances for the sub-scenes and hadn't really arranged much for him yet.

So he really wasn't sure what an "actor" was supposed to do.

Fratiss directly scheduled a time to meet with him.

He took the time to glance at the Fantasy Show Miseria mentioned.

"The Great Treasure Really Exists"

Considering that he didn't know how this Fantasy Show was rated, he directly posted a comment in the "The Great Treasure Really Exists" review section.

[I say there's nothing good about this week's Fantasy Show, who disagrees]

Then he sat back and waited for someone to take the bait.

Sure enough, before long, the reviews started coming in one after another.

[???]

The start was from someone who just posted a question mark, they seemed very puzzled.

[I think you probably haven't watched this Fantasy Show, it's really a hidden gem]

This person must have seriously watched the whole Fantasy Show and gave a very sincere review.

[Masterpiece!]

Oh no, now whenever he saw "masterpiece" he felt PTSD, after all, "Man Jianghong" could also be praised as a masterpiece.

[It's a bit spicy, I suggest watching it with your girlfriend]

Well then, it seems like I have to watch it.

Of course.

Trolling in comments is one thing.

Actually watching it is another.

At least when he met the little foodie the next day, he suddenly felt a bit guilty.

When he saw the girl walking over with an ice cream, he froze for a moment.

Not again.

Fratiss, why are you always eating something?

——The point is you never gain weight!

Seeing Chloe staring at her, Fratiss froze for a moment, then looked at the double popsicle in her hand.

She hesitated for a moment.

Originally, she had planned to finish both sticks by herself.

But the double popsicle wrapper said "Remember to share," and the senior seemed like he wanted some too.

Even though she was a bit pained, she still broke the popsicle and handed it over, saying:

"Here, it's really delicious."

Chloe was taken aback for a moment.

Wow.

It's rare to see the little foodie willingly offering food, so he happily accepted it.

"Fratiss, you came quite early."

Fratiss nodded and said:

"This Fantasy Show venue is relatively small, I haven't been there before, I wanted to check it out early."

"So you've already gone to see the venue?"

"Yeah, I'll guide you."

"Alright."

As they walked, Chloe was quite interested in the Fantasy Show.

Primarily because the special effects of the Fantasy Show in the Extraordinary World truly made it immersive.

In fact, he had even squeezed in the time to watch a show at the grand theater.

He said, "I wonder how today's one will be?"

Fratiss licked clean the leftover ice cream on the stick before she said:

"I heard it's quite popular, with a seasoned Fantasist hosting it, and the actors' performance is pretty good."

"Then it's certainly worth looking forward to."

Soon, they arrived in front of the theater.

"It's a bit bigger than I imagined," Chloe marveled.

Although it was much smaller compared to the theaters where he previously watched shows with Fufu and alone.

But the theater he went to at that time was the largest one around the Ethereal Emblem.

"Seems like we've come a bit early."

Chloe checked the time.

There were still 20 minutes before the official start, but there were already quite a few people lined up outside.

Chloe glanced at the snack stand and remembered Miseria's reminder, turning to Fratiss he said:

"Let's buy some stuff first and head in early."

"Huh? It's not entry time yet, is it?"

"…Fratiss."

"What's up, senior?"

"Just follow me in a bit."

Now that Chloe had some money, he didn't really have any frugal inclinations.

In fact, knowing where the performance would be held this time, he had arranged a private box.

But there was no need to tell Fratiss all this.

However, once inside, this Fantasy Show got him feeling emo.

Good heavens, is Kai's father-in-law really that tragic?

"The Great Treasure Really Exists" Fantasy Show roughly told this story.

The genius Magical Girl Diana and her friends diligently searched for the legendary Great Treasure at the academy during their youth.

Yet after a long search turned up nothing, the genius Magical Girl swore that one day she would surely leave behind the legendary Great Treasure for posterity.

Thus, Celestial Destiny Mage Diana began her not very long life journey.

Her brother, the top genius Max with Future Vision, foresaw the future of the contemporary hero "Emperor."

The undeveloped Emperor couldn't handle the strongest Demon King in history and would eventually be killed in the Underground City.

To buy the "Emperor," who was a hero, time to grow, Max chose to substitute for the hero, picking up the Heroic Greatsword, and headed to the Underground City.

Meanwhile, the genius Magical Girl Diana chose to follow in her brother's footsteps and join the Hero Squad, going to meet their end together.

As expected, the Demon King, bolstered by the Power of the Abyssal Four Gods, crushed the Hero Squad.

Storm Hero Max and the Heroic Greatsword were left in the Underground City.

To avenge her brother, Diana went to the Emperor's side, assisting the Emperor to quickly grow strong.

In the process, the two came to know and love each other.

Even contributing numerous enchanting scenes.

During this time, Diana set up a Subspace in her hometown of Saint Louis Academy.

Inside held part of the Hero Squad's treasures.

That was the gift she left for future generations and a heartfelt blessing for dream-chasers.

She and the hero had a child, and life seemed to have gained new expectations.

Yet the once incomparably happy scenario turned into nothing with the arrival of the Destruction Black Sun.

Originally, the Black Sun was the Emperor's avatar projected from the Shadow Plane, now it cast its destructive black light over the empire's land.

The Emperor and the Black Sun fought fiercely while the Demon King chose to invade at this time.

For the Emperor to be free of worries, the Princess Consort once again took up the Celestial Destiny Staff to duel the Demon King.

At the end of the story, after defeating the Black Sun and driving away the Demon King, he, weeping bloodily, held the lifeless Princess Consort and took his place on the Golden Throne.

In that year, the Emperor had just taken office, not yet having time to officially crown Princess Diana as an empress.

Thereafter, the Emperor never remarried.

The story ends with a poignant, melancholic line:

["The Emperor has no Empress, but the Prince has a Princess Consort"]