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Lord of Entertainment C295 Unexpected development
🕑 Added 2025-03-27 15:32:17 +0000 UTC(3rd Person POV)
Joseph arrived at his new home, escorted by Klein. The moment he stepped inside, he paused, taking in the spacious interior. The roomâs design was sleek and elegantâfar beyond anything heâd ever lived in. Through the tall, crystal-clear windows, he could see the city lights glimmering below.
âThis place... itâs even better than my house back in Morningstar,â he murmured to himself. His old home in Ferland City was modest at bestâcomfortable, but nothing like this.
The city below was breathtaking at night. The soft glow of streetlights, the gentle shimmer of moonlightâtogether, they painted a view that felt almost dreamlike.
As he explored the apartment, he was surprised to find a personal library with handpicked books and a fully equipped recording studio built into the space. Every room was pristine, spacious, and thoughtfully designed.
âThis is too much,â he whispered, overwhelmed. âIs this really because Arthur believes in me? Or... does he just pity me?â
He shook his head, brushing the thought away. âNo... I canât doubt him now. Iâve already come this far.â
Trying to settle his nerves, he threw himself onto the soft bed. It was more comfortable than anything he'd ever slept on. Sleep came fast.
By the time he woke up, sunlight was already streaming through the windows. He sat up, blinking away the sleep, and slapped his cheeks lightly. âAlright... I have to get used to this life now. Wake up early, shower, eat breakfast, and meet Arthur in the practice studioâŠâ
He headed to the shower and found it as luxurious as everything elseâcomplete with a deep bath and golden fixtures. After finishing up, wrapped in a fresh robe, he wandered into the kitchen and began to prepare breakfast for himself.
After breakfast, Joseph wandered to the wardrobe, curious to see what clothes had been prepared for him. He remembered Kleinâs words from the day before: âThere are new clothes waiting for you in the closet.â
Opening the doors, he blinked in surprise. Instead of the formal suits he expected, the closet was filled with stylish jackets, fitted jeans, and vintage-inspired leather coats. There were a few suitsâbut they were flashy, paired with matching fedora hats in a variety of colors.
His eyes landed on a sleek black suit and a fedora resting beside it.
âI like this,â he murmured, smiling faintly as he ran his fingers over the fabric. After a moment of consideration, he settled on a jacket and pants combo that gave off a bold, confident vibe.
He turned toward the mirror, checking his appearance. Satisfied, he headed out to meet Arthur.
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In the Hellfire practice studio, Arthur was already waiting, standing beside the grand mirror-lined wall. He glanced up as Joseph walked in.
âGood. Youâre here,â Arthur said, skipping the pleasantries. âLetâs get started.â
Joseph gave a short nod and stepped into position.
Arthur wasted no time. The training began with vocal exercisesâscales, breath control, tone shaping. Afterward came dancing: rhythm drills, footwork, combining movement with vocal projection. It was intense. Focused.
Two days passed in a blur of sweat, repetition, and correction.
Arthur watched Joseph closely. The boy had potential, no doubtâbut there was still something missing. One afternoon, after another grueling session, Arthur crossed his arms and said seriously, âDonât just think about improving your voice or dance moves. Thatâs not the point of all this.â
Joseph looked up, panting slightly, eyes heavy from exhaustion.
âI want you to understand the essence of music,â Arthur continued. âYou have to believe in itâfeel it in your soul. Music isnât just performanceâitâs conviction. When you love the music, when you get believe in it, you become unstoppable. Thatâs how you truly reach people. Thatâs how you move them.â
Joseph nodded slowly, wiping sweat from his brow.
Arthurâs words sparked something in himâlike a light flickering in a dark tunnelâbut it was still hard to grasp.
Another two days passed, and the thought continued to weigh on him. âWhat does it really mean to believe in music? To have faith in it?â
He was improvingâhis vocals sharper, his movements tighterâbut that deep connection Arthur spoke of still felt distant. Elusive.
Arthur observed him closely. He himself was unsure of how to explain it, but it was part of the guide he had learned about Michael Jacksonâs trainingâabout how Michael had an unshakeable belief in music, and how that belief was part of what made his performances so powerful, so contagious.
Arthur didnât have all the answers, but he believed Joseph could get there with time.
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Meanwhile, as Arthur continued coaching Joseph, tensions between the Morningstar and Thorn Kingdoms escalated. Just four days ago, headlines exploded with the news: Morningstar had officially broken off the marriage agreement between Princess Apollonia and the Crown Prince of Thorn.
The fallout was swift.
The Thorn Kingdom, feeling humiliated, retaliated by limiting trade with Morningstarâan economic slap meant to sting. But Morningstar, being far larger and more influential, responded in kind without much concern. After all, Thorn was just a small island nation. If not for its kingârumored to be more powerful than even Demon King Lukeâit wouldâve posed no threat at all.
Still, the growing tension began to ripple through the surrounding demon kingdoms.
âWhy would King Luke suddenly cancel the agreement?â
âWhat made him change his mind?â
These questions flooded both the streets and the screens. Whispers of war began circulating. While many civilians from both kingdoms braced for the worst, they remained patrioticâwilling to defend their land if war truly broke out.
The battlefield, however, wasnât just physicalâit had gone digital.
In the Hellbook forums, users from both kingdoms were locked in verbal warfare:
"Thorn thinks it can take on the glorious Morningstar army? Heh. Dream big!"
"Morningstar is a backward, failing kingdom! Even their best prince ditched them and became a movie director!"
"Morningstar Films are trash. Period."
"I can't stand Bobbyâs acting. Guy thinks he's the second coming of Evil Lord!"
The internet users from the neighboring Horn Kingdom, on the other hand, were simply amusedâwatching the chaos unfold like a soap opera.
âGlad I bought a computer early⊠This dramaâs worth every coin.â
New buyers, however, werenât so lucky. As computers grew more popular, stocks ran dry. Scalpers swooped in, reselling devices at outrageous prices.
Meanwhile, in other corners of the Anatolia region, the Hellfire Entertainment Systemâor H.E.S.âcontinued gaining momentum.
New game releases outside the Hellfire brand began to rise. In Japon, studios like Yamauchi Entertainment, Shinobi Games, and Katana Ltd. started producing titles for the H.E.S., captivating the youth.
Children across Japon clutched controllers, their eyes locked on-screen, fully immersed in the next generation of digital entertainment.
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A week had passed since Arthur began personally coaching Joseph. Day by day, Joseph improvedâbut it wasnât until this moment that something truly changed.
Suddenly, in the middle of a vocal run, Joseph's voice cracked with raw emotionâhis tone no longer practiced but genuine. A strange ripple of mana surged from his body. Soft at first, like a faint echo, but then it intensifiedâresonating like waves of unseen melody.
Arthur froze.
His golden eyes widened in shock as he watched Joseph, now subtly glowing, enveloped by a shimmering aura of mana. The very air around him hummedâlike a song forming itself through magic.
âWhat... is this?â Arthur thought, stunned. âThis mana... it has rhythm. Itâs chaotic, yet oddly catchy... like a melody being born on its own.â
It was as if the magic was singing through Joseph.
Without hesitation, Arthur activated his Divine Eyes, gazing deeper into the mysterious flow surrounding the young performer. His pupils flickered with light as he traced the composition of the manaâand what he saw made him blink in disbelief.
"...Musical Magic," Arthur murmured, a quiet chuckle escaping his lips. âUnbelievable.â
Comments
Ikaris265
Well thats pretty cool
Tyler Karp
Thankyou for the chapter
