Chapter 178: The New Version of "song of the ocean"
The original "song of the ocean" was set after the first great war between the Rose Kingdom and the Sea Race.
In this backdrop of intense hostility, the Sea Race's most talented third princess, Olivia, fell in love with Watson, a native of the Rose Kingdom.
The story's plot consisted of three parts:
Part one, meeting. Olivia, captured by fishermen after a magical backlash, was rescued by Watson, the Rose Kingdom's prince, who was passing through the fishing village. They fell in love at first sight.
Part two, understanding. During their time together, Olivia came to understand Watson's ideal and ambition to protect the Rose Kingdom, and also the Rose Kingdom people's longing for peace.
Part three, during the second great war between the Sea Race and the Rose Kingdom, Olivia sacrificed herself to save Watson and, using her powerful magical talent, stopped the conflict between the two races.
The story's ending was that Olivia and Watson, having quelled the war, held a grand wedding in the Rose Kingdom. The main plot of the original story always revolved around the love line between Olivia and Watson.
There were two characters in the play who could be considered villains: Olina, the Sea Race's eldest princess who wanted to bring Olivia back, and Lilia, the Rose Kingdom's princess who obstructed Olivia and Watson's love.
Vivian, who had seen the original "song of the ocean," was indeed moved by the love between Olivia and Watson.
However, Vivian felt that Olivia's character, as the protagonist, was too one-dimensional.
Whether it was her courage in pursuing love or her kindness shown when pitying the Rose Kingdom's commoners, these qualities, in Vivian's eyes, made it difficult for her to feel any sense of connection.
Vivian even felt that Olivia was too cold and heartless towards her own race and her two elder sisters, Olina and Olisa, who always thought of her.
On one side were her lover, whom she had known for a few months, and on the other were her family members who had raised her for decades. If it were Vivian, she would never abandon the Sea Race's long lifespan and marry a mortal for the sake of so-called fleeting love.
This was too un-"Wizard"-like.
But...
Looking at the completely new plot on the stage, which was vastly different from the one in Vivian's memory, an indescribable feeling of excitement suddenly arose in Vivian's heart.
There was no understanding, no falling in love, and no grand wedding.
From the first scene where Olivia and Watson met, the entire plot direction changed—
"Is this the plot David has been hiding from us for half a year, secretly changing?"
Below the stage, Anna-Moonshadow, who was sitting in the VIP seats with Crane-Roland, was watching the performance on the stage intently.
Olivia and Watson, who were supposed to fall in love at first sight, were directly changed. Because Watson was saved by Olivia from the sea when he was young, he still had feelings for Olivia.
It was to repay this kindness that Watson chose to rescue Olivia from the fishermen.
And it was this opportunity that allowed Olivia to meet Lilia, played by Liji-Xiaosi, a plain-looking but ambitious princess of the Rose Kingdom.
In the new version of the story, Lilia is no longer a spoiled princess who only knows how to be jealous and wants to break up Olivia and Watson. Instead, she has become the first human friend to understand Olivia's inner aspirations.
That's right, in the new version of the story, it's not just the male protagonist Watson who has ambitions and ideals. Similarly, Olivia and Lilia have also been given their own brand new personalities. On the stage, Olivia, whose magic has recovered somewhat, allowing her to transform her legs into human form, is now standing quietly on a balcony at night, wearing a long, light blue dress.
"La la la—"
"The waves are deep, the night is dark. Have the fallen stars returned to the embrace of the night? The dream is light, the whisper is low. Can my people who wander in the deep sea hear Olivia's call—"
Her voice was like a celestial melody, her song mournful.
Mixed in with the enchanting singing was Olivia's longing and hesitation—
As her soliloquy under the moon ended, Lilia, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, gently pushed open the door and walked behind Olivia.
"Olivia, can you tell me a reason why you refused Watson's proposal?"
Facing Lilia's question, Olivia still calmly looked at the bright moon in the sky. After a moment,
She softly replied:
"Because I am a daughter of the ocean, and only the ocean is the place I deeply love."
"What about Watson? He truly loves you. Can't you give him a chance?"
"No, Lilia. Because I do not love him."
"It's really well-changed—that kid David is a genius!"
At this moment, Crane-Roland, who was also watching the stage performance intently, felt his breathing quicken when he heard Olivia's words.
Everyone loved Olivia, everyone wanted to possess Olivia.
However, in the new version of the story, Olivia is no longer the naive, pure-as-paper mermaid girl, but a Sea Race princess with a captivating beauty that could make everything in the world fall in love with her—
Olivia.
She has always loved the ocean.
She has also always loved her own Sea Race people, with whom she was born and grew up.
Although the relationship between Olivia, Watson, and Lilia became closer during their time together, Olivia, who only wanted to return to the ocean, was just waiting for an opportunity—
An opportunity for her magic to fully recover and return to the ocean—
"Next should be the climax plot that David has been talking about—"
The overall story of the new version of "song of the ocean" is based on a cool color tone as the main theme.
Even though there were warm and happy moments in the early stages, due to the Rose Kingdom's ambition to rule the ocean and Olina's goal of destroying humanity, the friction between humans and the Sea Race never stopped.
Therefore, seeing the Sea Race people constantly dying in battle, Olivia's emotions were always melancholic and sad. "Rumble—"
Accompanied by rapid drumbeats and deafening thunder sound effects, amidst the continuous buildup of the dramatic scenes, finally,
The second great war between the two races began in a storm.