Start with the Wizarding World

Chapter 2 A Sudden Voice

"Your photo doesn't even show your face, how can I...wait, I seem to have some impression of this hairstyle, let me think about it."

Rorschach spoke impatiently at first, but suddenly stopped halfway through, looking as if he was thinking hard.

When the man in the top hat heard the first half of Rorschach's sentence, a flash of coldness flashed across his eyes, but the second half made the coldness in his eyes quickly disappear.

He didn't make himself look anxious, but just smiled and said, "It's okay. It's best if you can remember it, but it's okay if you can't."

"I remembered!"

Rorschach suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I was wondering why she looked familiar to me just now. A while ago, I seemed to see a woman with a hairstyle very similar to the one in the photo getting into a luxury car, and the driver was a fat old man with big ears. Tsk, I even complained to my friends at the time, it's good to be rich."

"An old man with a fat head and big ears?" The man in the top hat was stunned for a moment, then he showed a thoughtful look and asked in a serious tone: "Do you remember what the old man looked like? Did he have a mole on his chin?"

"???"

At this moment, Rorschach felt as if ten thousand alpacas were running wildly through his heart.

He just made up a few random sentences, so why did the other party act as if he had already guessed the identity of the so-called fat and big-eared old man?

How would he know whether someone has a mole or not? This person doesn't exist at all. God knows who the man in the top hat is talking about.

It's a mess, everything is a mess...

However, Rorschach could not show his true reaction, because if he behaved in a strange way, the man in the top hat would probably immediately realize that he was lying, and then he would be in real trouble.

Now he just wants to get rid of the other party as soon as possible. If things get worse, he can just move away. If he can't afford to provoke them, can't he just avoid them?
As a young office worker, he really didn't want to get himself involved in such a dangerous situation.

However, just as he was about to make up a few more lies, a somewhat mechanical prompt sound suddenly rang in his ears:

"The replacement is about to start, countdown is half an hour."

"Please prepare yourself——"

This sudden voice startled Luo Xia. He glanced around subconsciously and asked vigilantly, "Who?!"

As soon as he said it, he regretted it.

Because the person standing in front of him was evaluated by the Trash Talk Eyes as a dangerous human-shaped beast. No matter where this inexplicable voice came from, his sudden and strange behavior would attract the other party's attention.

This kind of complicated behavior is really inappropriate.

"I..." Rorschach wanted to explain.

But the man in the top hat's reaction was a little strange. He looked at him in surprise at first, then shook his head and laughed:

"You actually encountered such a tiny event. Should I say you are lucky or unlucky?"

"What?" This time it was Rorschach's turn to be surprised.

"Did you hear that sound just now?" asked the man in the top hat.

Rorschach suddenly realized that not only he heard the mechanical prompt sound, but the man in the top hat in front of him also heard it.

He understood that his previous subconscious reaction had already explained the problem, and there was no need to try to hide it from the other party on this issue.

If he really did that, it would only make the other party more suspicious of him.

So he didn't deny it, but asked, "Did you make that sound just now?"

“No, no, no, I just heard it too.” The man in the top hat put the photo away and shook his right index finger, chuckling, “I didn’t expect that just asking a few questions could help someone awaken their spirit. If those old guys who tried their best but couldn’t awaken their spirit knew about this, they would probably be pissed to death.”

"Awakening the spirit?"

"To make a long story short, the replacement will be done in half an hour, and I can't stay long. Remember, whether you can survive may very well depend on whether you can remember what I say next." The man in the top hat said seriously.

Luo Xia's heart sank when he heard this, and he did not dare to be careless.

He didn't know where the man in the top hat came from, but he knew that he was not an ordinary person.

From the words of the man in the top hat, it was not difficult for him to judge that he was involved in some kind of supernatural incident and was very likely to encounter a dangerous situation!

At this juncture, he had no time to worry about the details.

"Not bad. I haven't met a newcomer with such good psychological quality in a long time."

Seeing Rorschach's understanding, the man in the top hat praised him generously and quickly got to the point: "The sound you just heard came from an unknown great being. Some chuunibyou call it a fantasy creation like 'Lord God' or 'Paradise', while the mainstream world calls it 'Super Dimensional Spirit'."

"Super-dimensional spirit?"

"Well, the so-called awakening of the spirit is to open up the special induction between the spirit and the super-dimensional spirit, so that one can sense the call from the super-dimensional spirit."

"Is that the voice I just heard?"

"Not bad." The man in the top hat nodded.

"What will happen after it is sensed?" Rorschach asked.

"When the countdown ends, you will have the opportunity to go to another world. That is a world where all kinds of mysterious powers exist, and it is also full of all kinds of unspeakable dangers and opportunities. As a successful soul-initiating replacement, the first thing you have to do is... stay alive."

When the man in the top hat said this, he seemed to recall something and his expression became a little gloomy, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Survive?" Rorschach was in no mood to pay attention to the changes in the man's expression. He felt nervous and asked, "Is it dangerous over there?"

"That's hard to say. Everyone encounters different situations there, and we, the replacements, will have different initial identities after arriving there. This is also the original intention of replacement."

"So replacement means that we will replace the identity of someone in that world?" Rorschach asked thoughtfully.

"That's about it. There are some very complicated rules involved here, and I can't explain them to you in a short time. But this has nothing to do with what you should pay attention to next, and it's not the point."

"Okay." Rorschach tactfully stopped asking questions.

Although he didn't know why the man in the top hat, who had previously harbored murderous intentions towards him, suddenly became so kind and acted as a guide for him, he didn't really regard the man in the top hat as a goody-goody, and naturally wouldn't ask for trouble.

If you really make this ruthless character impatient, God knows what he will do.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

At this time, just be a good listener. No matter how much useful information you can get, it never goes wrong to know more.

The man in the top hat nodded and said, "As someone who has been through this, I'll give you a few suggestions. These suggestions may sound a little strange, but they are the lessons that many pioneers have learned with their blood. They can help you avoid many detours."

"Appreciate further details."

"My first piece of advice is, don't reveal that you're a Displacer over there, otherwise death might be a relief for you..." The man in the top hat warned Rorschach in a very serious tone!
……

By the time the man in the top hat had finished informing everyone of the main precautions, more than ten minutes had passed since the Spirit of Origin sounded the reminder.

After confirming the time, he did not delay any longer and chose to leave directly.

In a flash, he was already downstairs.

"It seems that she may have already connected with the 'Wild Boar King'. Could it be that the 'Zoo' is standing behind her?" The man in the top hat standing downstairs took a look at the candid side profile photo in his hand and frowned slightly.

But soon he stopped thinking about it, and with a rub of his five fingers, the photo in his hand turned into debris and flew away with the wind.

Whatever the truth was, it was none of his business.

He only needs to report the clues he has investigated, and the subsequent response will naturally be left to the people who need to worry about it.

It’s not his turn to worry about it yet.

In comparison, he was more interested in the rookie who had just accidentally awakened his spiritual power under his influence.

A person whose real identity is only known to him and who has no background at all, if he can successfully survive there, his real value will be much higher than him investigating a few clues for the organization.

Of course, he didn't hold out much hope.

After all, the mortality rate of replacement recipients is still quite high, especially the first replacement after the awakening of the soul, the mortality rate is close to 70%!

In other words, out of ten novice swappers who have successfully awakened their spirits, only three or four can survive after the first swap.

The man in the top hat was also very curious as to whether this rookie, who seemed to have a good mental quality, could survive and become his chess piece.

"Tsk, please don't let me down..."

The man in the top hat was muttering to himself in a low voice that only he could hear, and he couldn't help licking the corner of his mouth with his tongue. If you look carefully, you will find that the tip of his tongue is forked, which looks very strange.

(End of this chapter)