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Chapter 331
🕑 Added 2024-12-29 02:00:03 +0000 UTCAnton did not know how the citizens of this world or the passengers of the ship would respond to the idea of a Cosplay party but based on how excited the three young people were, the idea of donning costumes that would resemble one's favorite character in a movie was probably going to be accepted even celebrated by new fans of the films.
The main reason why Anton doubted that the Cosplay event would be welcomed was the clothing of the characters from The Lord of The Rings franchise was almost similar to the clothing that people in this world usually wear, give, or take some embellishments.
“Don’t be too highly excited since the Cosplay event is going to be a long way off. It will be after the third film has been shown in the cinema,” Anton reminded the three young people.
“I can’t wait! I will go as Legolas!,” Torun said.
“No! I want to be Legolas!” Blake argued.
“How can you go as Legolas?! Your hair is dark!” Torun argued back.
“I can dye my hair and besides, you will still need to change your hair as well since Legolas has long hair!”
While the two young friends bickered Andrea said softly that she would wear an Arwen costume.
Anton had to admit that when his idea of the Cosplay party was announced, there was a big chance that a lot of people would wear elven cosplay since the elves portrayed by the films were truly elegant and ethereal and one would be tempted to become like one, at least for one night.
“I recommend that you wait until The Two Towers and Return of The King are shown before deciding which costumes to wear since there will be more characters in the upcoming films,” Anders told the two best friends.
“I know that the title of the second movie is The Two Towers since I’ve seen it on the screen outside the cinema. The one that was showing what people call “The Trailers”. Do you mean the third movie is titled “The Return of the King? Who’s the king who will be returning?” Torun asked excitedly.
“How do you know all of this?” Blake asked.
Anton did not want to be thought of as deceitful or a schemer so he admitted to the truth, which wasn’t something that he had to hide anyway.
“My family owns the cinema and I’ve seen all the films.”
Torun gaped at him while Blake and Andrea both said “Wow”.
The next thing that happened was somewhat expected. The three young people had forgotten everything like Anton being a mage or a wealthy person due to the fact that his family owned the cinema that produced the films and kept on pestering him about the movies that they had seen. They asked about the background story of the past movies and how movies were made.
Anton knew that befriending people his age was difficult due to him being an archmage so he was patient with Torun, Blake, and Andrea and told them some of the background stories of the past movies that they had seen in the cinema but he was persistent in telling them that he and his family was not supposed to provide any spoilers and he even had to explain what a spoiler was.
After about thirty minutes of talking, it probably came to Torun that they had been disrespectful to Anton and he immediately apologized. Blake and Andrea were surprised when they heard Torun apologizing and it finally came to them that they had been behaving utterly free toward Anton.
“You don’t have to be too respectful to me since I’m probably younger than you all are,” Anton told them.
“How old are you?” Andrea asked and Anton told them that he was only seventeen years old.
“Well, you are right, we’re all nineteen years old so we’re two years older than you,” Torun said.
They kept talking for a while about different topics but the three kept going back to the movies. Soon twilight arrived and Anton had to tell the three young men that he would have to return to the family room.
The three offered to go with him but when they learned that he was staying in one of the prestigious suites, they gaped at him anew and Anton could see in their faces that they were recalibrating what they thought of his family’s wealth.
It was funny to watch since if truth be known, their family’s wealth was not that extravagant, at least compared to the truly wealthy passengers who live in New Drennor like Antonia, Lucia, Walter, and Phillip.
Considering the situation in Rendindura, more than likely every Rendindura family wasn’t that well off but in Anton’s family’s case, the truly wealthy people on the ship already considered them wealthy as well since the potential of the cinema to earn countless wealth was extraordinary.
Torun provided several locations aside from the deck where the three of them could be found so Anton could head there if he wanted to find them. There were different places like taverns, dance halls, their favorite cafes and restaurants, and theaters that showed actual live plays but were very affordable even compared to cinema which had already a very cheap entrance fee.
They asked where his usual hangout area was as well but Anton could see that they were dreading his answer since they probably thought that those locations would be exclusive to the wealthy passengers. He answered them that he didn’t go out much since he had to practice magic during the major part of the day and would only be free after four in the afternoon which he usually spends with his family.
Anton then informed the three that if he wanted to talk to them, he would send a summoned animal to them with a letter. The three were startled when they heard that and Anton almost laughed out loud since they probably forgot that he was a mage.
Anton noticed that a lot of people were leaving the deck as well since soon, it would be dark enough that people would probably not see anything in the ocean anymore.
While walking home to the family suite, Anton had to admit that encountering Torun, Blake, and Andrea was a pleasant interlude since they were of the same age as him and from average families. They were different from Antonia, Lucia, Walter, and Phillip since the four wealthy nobles exude a jaded lazy temperament that was common among the very rich and they were also in their late twenties as well while the Torun, Blake, and Andrea were the same age as him and from almost the same walk of life as Anton. Even before he transmigrated, Anton, Anthony back then, was only twenty-three. He was also a common worker steeped in poverty and when he transmigrated, he was the son of a farmer and that meant that the three young people from Ruandelle were higher stationed than he was.
Anton was too new in having a high station to have the behavior of the wealthy and powerful so he found that he was comfortable with Torun, Blake, and Andrea. He decided that he would make an effort to continue his friendship with the three young people since they were basically just focused on ordinary mundane things that made their lives a bit exciting which was a far cry from how his four rich friends from New Drennor were which was understandable since they were from rich families and they had responsibilities.
