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And now it turns out that the curse of Melesar still affected Alaria, which is why she prepared a poisoned dinner, and everyone who gathered there "succumbed to the fruits."

*A random magical effect from the roulette is applied to everyone present.

- You've piqued my interest,” Beata said with a smirk. “Do you remember the title?
- Alas,” Guyon gestured with his hands, “I read them in the school library in bits and pieces during breaks. Such literature wasn't encouraged at home; it was considered silly and unserious.
- Nerds...
- I agree.

—Everyone has different tastes... But I think you should stick to the middle ground. Those who like to stack buffs go the same way as those who artificially boost their stats to 100 – it's an excessive exaggeration, and it looks unnatural, as if they're trying to impose something artificial on you, as my mentor would say: "game-mechanical." And if you dare to disagree with this, you'll end up looking like a tasteless person.

—Anyone else? )

- Hello. You have some dirt stuck to your cheek. Right here, near your mouth.

- Four hours? That's not much at all. And wasn't there a restaurant here? I don't remember.

- I like "The Chronicle of Sir Geyserhan's Friendly Duels" and "The Sinful Triangle." - The usually taciturn Rapi suddenly decided to share his preferences.

- "The Sinful Triangle"? - Beata hummed mysteriously. - I'm afraid to imagine what's so sinful about a triangle...
- Gods, Beata, must you say things like that at the table... - Guyon sighed.
- I was just asking, I'm not demanding a detailed retelling, - the circus performer shrugged.

- Can you take it off? I can't see where it is.

– So... are we still sharing our favorite books? When I was a child, there was a story about a clever hidalgo, and the title was clearly ironic because the book, in a way, parodied chivalric romances, but despite that, my sympathies were always with the main character. With his striving for an impossible dream, despite his rather modest talents, his naivety, and despite the cunning villains around him, who were, in general, just ordinary people, but extremely unpleasant in character... He antagonized society itself, he showed everyone an example of virtue that turns out to be possible even in madness, and therefore, all the more so, those who consider themselves reasonable are capable of it.

for example, an entire city of people who were alive and sealed themselves in armor and did the same to their prisoners

Yes, they are a little naive, but optimism and faith in a miracle are never superfluous.
– You've piqued my interest, – Beata smirked. – Don't you remember the title?
– Alas, – Gion gestured with his hands, – I read them in the school library in bits and pieces during breaks. Such literature was not encouraged at home; it was considered silly and unserious.

– I like "The Chronicle of Sir Geyserhan's Friendly Duels" and "The Sinful Triangle." – The taciturn Rapi suddenly decided to reveal his tastes.

– "The Sinful Triangle"? – Beata smirked mysteriously. – I'm afraid to imagine what's sinful in the triangle...
– Gods, Beata, can't you do that at the table...? – Gion sighed.
– I'm just asking, I'm not demanding a detailed retelling, – the circus performer shrugged.

At this point in the story, the Tanarian girl smiled faintly and glanced briefly at Erefir, but that was all.

"Oh," the warrior said disappointedly, "you got people interested, and then it turns out you can't even remember the title," she shook her head disapprovingly. "You can't do that. It sounds really interesting, and there's nothing wrong with a bit of naivety. Especially if it helps to keep people's hopes up and fills them with spiritual strength."

The book I loved to read as a child was probably in the same vein, although it was a parody, like Erefir's story. The main character was a young but very ambitious farmer from a very complicated family, who decided to go on a journey to become a great warrior and sorcerer. Unbeknownst to himself, he was part of a prophecy and was destined to defeat the evil sorcerer who was secretly manipulating the kingdom, the main antagonist of the book. Unknowingly, time and time again, he thwarted the plans of his unseen opponent, of whose existence he was unaware. But the dark sorcerer was too cunning and suspicious, overestimating the young man and coming up with increasingly elaborate plans. In the end, it was because of these plans that the hero and the villain clashed, and the former emerged victorious. Ironically, if the sorcerer hadn't been so obsessed with the prophecy, he would have been safe," Alaria smiled, remembering the fate of Melesar, who had outsmarted himself, "but that was the main moral of this humorous story. It sounds simple, I know, but I really liked it when I was little.

Beata chuckled.
“An interesting book, it sounds fun just from the description. Truly, sometimes overthinking can be harmful.”
“Indeed. It turns out the villain dug his own grave with his plans. On the other hand, you can’t blame him – what if he had underestimated his opponent?”

— I think haste in drawing conclusions, suspicion, and pride played a role here. As if, if someone disrupted his plans, it was definitely intentional, and the one who disrupted them was extremely cunning and dangerous. After all, you can't just accept that someone interrupted an ingenious scheme created by the great and unparalleled you, simply by chance? That's what happened here – personal flaws prevented the sorcerer from assessing the situation rationally.