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Chapter 567 Little Butterfly

Milo had never actually heard of the play "Madame Butterfly" that Allen mentioned.

Perhaps if Rick, who is obsessed with opera, were here, he could give a decent answer.

As for what kind of story this opera is...

The overall framework is actually a love story.

It's about a Solomon officer. Of course, the opera doesn't mention Solomon; it uses the term "Eastern Navy," but the audience knows they're the same person.

The story revolves around the love affair between this officer and a woman nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" from a Far Eastern country.

This country, whose borders were forced open by Solomon Islands' bombs, was compelled to sign a temporary marriage agreement with the Solomon Islands, which essentially meant that the country would provide XA conveniences to friends from overseas.

In the opera, the male and female protagonists spent a romantic and passionate time together before the officer returned home, abandoning Madame Butterfly.

Here comes the classic line: "Ah, little butterfly, when the roses bloom, when the warm spring arrives and the swallows begin to fly, I will come to your side."

And so the little butterfly struggled to raise the child, waiting patiently for the day the male protagonist would return.

On the day the roses bloomed, the Solomon boy did indeed return, but he was accompanied by his first wife.

According to a normal person's thought process, the story should be able to smoothly transition into the revenge phase at this point.

But no, Little Butterfly was heartbroken and chose to commit suicide for the sake of that so-called undying love, and entrusted her child to the male protagonist's first wife.

……

However, this flimsy and idiotic story has been widely praised in the West.

After the navy opened up many shipping routes, many people chose to set sail because of the influence of opera.

Even Zadok Allen is the same.

Because the opera depicts in great detail the gentle and charming nature of the foreign woman, her obedience and virtue to her husband, and the unbridled pleasure she provides in their sex life.

The key is.

"It only costs 50 runes."

Allen held up five fingers.

"For 50 runes, you can marry any woman in that faraway land. Of course, there are no legal bonds between you; you can unilaterally dissolve the engagement when you're done..."

Of course, after noticing Rebecca's less-than-friendly gaze, Allen immediately stopped his disrespectful remarks about women.

But in fact, he was telling the truth.

The natives of the kingdom conquered by Solomon by force are cheaper than pork. What can you do with 50 runes in the pleasure house in Nanwei City? Probably just have the shoeshine man at the door clean the dirt off your boots.

That's why this port, known for human trafficking, earned the disgusting nickname "Piglet Wharf." (Looking at it this way, could the time when Yan transported a trainload of real pigs to the capital for a night of passion with the top noble gentlemen be considered a return to simplicity...?)
Another reason for choosing this location as a stopover was that Allen's secondary mission on this voyage was to "replenish the stock" for the Sherman family's pleasure quarters.

He wanted to carefully select some "Madame Butterfly" from the Far East from this "transfer station".

This can be considered a new project launched by Enjoy House in response to market demand.

After all, for most people, a long voyage is not a simple matter. In addition to the high cost, there is also the risk of being swallowed by sea storms. Therefore, the top nobles are not willing to go to the distant East to experience that cheap charm like people like Allen. They prefer to "transport" that charm to their own territory, even though this will increase the overall cost several times or even dozens of times. This has become a fashion trend among the noble class.

...

But, back to Madame Butterfly. Milo, hearing this bizarre and twisted story for the first time, succinctly revealed the truth:

"They were clearly a client and a prostitute, and they agreed on the price and service time from the beginning. How did it end up with him threatening to kill himself? It's a bit absurd, isn't it?"

Milo gulped down another shot from the flask, then turned to look at Rebecca.

But the other party did not respond to Milo's "right?".

It seems that, regardless of how one evaluates this story, it is not a suitable topic to discuss in front of women, especially when this only female friend comes from a colony.

Of course, Madame Butterfly comes from the Far East, which is much farther away than the sea area in this film. It is definitely not something that can be reached in just five or six days of sailing. The location where Milo and his group are now can only be considered the westernmost edge of the colonial area, which is also the sea area that was first conquered by the Solomon. Therefore, the development, transformation and construction here are the most mature. Although the people here still live under the rule of a distorted order, at first glance from the sea outside the port, there is already a hint of prosperity.

Solomon has only been in power here for a few years.

"You have to understand that the people in these lands may have been living the life of jungle hunters ten years ago. For the natives at that time, bows and arrows were probably the most advanced weapons."

As Allen was speaking, he glanced at the bow-blade weapon Rebecca was wearing at her waist and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing again.

"Never mind, I'm going over there for a smoke. The ship will be in port soon, so you two can enjoy the scenery first."

They then fled to the other side of the deck.

...

"Hmm—do you remember what you said to me before we boarded the ship?"

Milo gazed at the unfamiliar port from afar and muttered to himself.

“Of course, ‘gentle and charming’ describes women from the Far East. I was born far from there, so please don’t think of me as some delicate little butterfly,” Rebecca emphasized.

That being said, after returning to the colony after so many years, Rebecca's thoughts and emotions were still somewhat fluctuating, something Milo could sense, but she managed to control herself well.

“So, what do you think we should do next if we want to find Klaue as quickly as possible?” Milo asked.

“You said that this person came to the colony with some kind of mission-like purpose.” Rebecca thought for a moment.

As it turned out, as the chief of law enforcement, she did indeed have a natural talent for tracking and arresting criminals.

Her thoughts were basically in line with Milo's.

Finding Tutis Crow in the vast ocean is extremely difficult.

But now that we know the purpose of Crow's voyage, everything becomes simple.

Crow wanted the raven dead.

In other words, his goal was the raven.

So, while it's difficult to find Crow, who's all alone in the colony, Raven, who has close ties to Solomon and controls the Hunters organization, is much easier to find.

Once the raven is found, Klaue will naturally show up.

……

"Let's go, little butterfly, it's time for us to get ashore."

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(End of this chapter)