Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 318 Jimei vs. Hagi Mushroom

"Therefore, when his light appears in the universe, it signifies the fall of a giant star. This is the blazing light of the Sea Rangers' gathering. Its comet-like brilliance proclaims the direction the Sea Rangers should go."

"A signal flare?" Leonard asked.

"More or less," Potio replied.

"But on a cosmic scale, isn't this too late?"

This was not a question Leonard had thought of, but Potio didn't seem to care.

"Too late? Of course not. The hunting stars will only fall in the longest night. But the bullet holes arrive before the trajectory, and what follows are countless meteors streaking across the sky."

Leonard didn't quite understand, but Palez, who did understand, fell silent.

As a worm of time, He knew all too well the significance of those words.

Seeing that Leonard had memorized the contents of the photo, Potio put the photo away.

“There’s no coercion involved. If you see it and don’t want to care, that’s fine too,” he said. “But in life, you have to have things you believe in and things you don’t. You have to believe in other people’s kindness, the meaning of their courage, and… all sorts of other weird stuff.”

"But you should never believe that these good things will happen to you for no reason; you have to create them yourself."

Leonard's body began to become somewhat ethereal, as if it were about to disappear.

“It seems you’re leaving.” Potio wasn’t surprised. He had seen far too many teleportation methods.

"It seems so." From Leonard's perspective, the colors of the surrounding scenery gradually faded.

"I've heard people say that violence is not the best solution to problems. But when justice cannot be served, I hope you won't hesitate to pull the trigger."

"We have been silent for too long. It's time for the cowards, parasites, and oppressors of your world to remember the name of the Sea Ranger."

Portio watched Leonard slowly disappear, their eyes meeting.

At some point, Leonard's right pupil also changed to resemble the crosshair of a gun, just like Potio's.

This might be a consequence of almost losing control.

"Heh." Potio chuckled softly, pulling his cowboy hat down lower.

"Good luck, man."

…………

Around 5 a.m., it was still dark.

Darkwell glanced at the wall clock, took a few minutes to muster the courage to take his most valuable owl, close the shop door, and walk out of the alley.

Because it is winter, it gets light relatively slowly.

The sun only peeked out slightly at five o'clock.

“I’m not stupid, I’m brave. As Emperor Roselle once said, the song of mankind is the song of courage.” To bolster his courage, Darkwell kept arguing with the owl along the way.

"Then what you said to me in the room last night was simply the final swan song of human history."

"What a joke! You're the one who barged in halfway through, causing me to lose control and the engine to explode at you!"

"Isn't that because you lack self-control?"

"If you say that again, I'll have you sterilized!"

While waiting for his carriage, Darkwell bought a newly published copy of the Newspaper from a newsboy and idly flipped through the international, domestic, and island news. Suddenly, he saw a familiar face—it was the adventurer who had previously helped him divine Roy King's whereabouts.

"German Sparrow killed 'The Clever Talker' Misor King, whose bounty was a whopping £5400, yesterday at noon, and also destroyed a criminal den, contributing his share to building a harmonious and loving new home for the archipelago? Impressive indeed, no wonder he's the adventurer who almost single-handedly killed the pirate general." Darkwell clicked his tongue in admiration.

“It’s alright, you can launch a fearless and fierce attack on him with the greatest masterpiece in human history, and launch the greatest charge with the will of billions of living beings.” The owl whispered in Darkwell’s ear.

“I’ll go back and use your feathers to make Fiji cups,” Darkwell replied through gritted teeth.

"So what? You may be having a blast, but the stray dogs within a ten-mile radius of me are going to suffer." The owl radiated confidence, perfectly demonstrating that like master, like pet.

"During my peak period, even dung beetles passing by didn't dare to turn their backs to the birds."

The banter between the man and the owl quickly made him forget about Gehrman. He boarded a horse-drawn carriage and headed straight for Enmat Street, finding the Mapel Grocery Store.

Upon entering the store, one sees the shop owner, dressed in gray linen clothes, forcefully suppressing three mushrooms using his innate lover abilities.

As a pharmacist with extraordinary abilities, Darkwell was certain it was a mushroom, though he couldn't understand why mushrooms looked like that. But it was definitely a mushroom.

Two of the harpy mushrooms were breathing at the shop owner, while the cicada-like harpy was foaming at the mouth, trying to connect to the cat planet.

It looks like they're about to be played to death.

However, because Chunqiu was not a Hakimi, he was forcefully suppressed by the shop owner, who was a Jimei.

Hakimi instantly transformed into a necromancer, and with a casual poke, she made Chunqiu Chan jump up again.

They regained the ability to breathe on the shop owner.

Ahhhhh, you're so amazing, my lovely ladies!

Looking at this scene, Darkwell wondered if he hadn't washed his hands properly after picking mushrooms last night, and that he was hallucinating when he took off that night.

I can't believe I saw a battle between the girls and the harpy mushroom! Looks like I should probably get myself some medicine.

But he still stepped forward, explained his purpose, and said that he needed a die.

“The dice you need are worth 20 pounds.” Hajime glanced at Darkwell and immediately activated the Book of Time, demanding that Darkwell unleash a torrent of gold coins.

Even though the items belong to you, that doesn't stop me from charging more.

"You're robbing me!" Darkwell roared inwardly, but this only made him more certain that the die might hold some incredible clue.

After paying, he took a small ring box, opened the lid, and saw a milky white six-sided die inside, with a bright red 2 facing up.

Upon seeing this number, the shop owner's pupils immediately contracted.

No, it should be 4 o'clock!
But at this moment, something strange happened.

Dingxianyou, who had been locked up here for a week, was already furious.

He intended to secretly gather strength and launch a surprise attack on the shop owner.

However, he has not found a good opportunity. He feels that as long as he makes the slightest move, his sister can use the "Dream Spear Tip" technique to seal him away.

However, after seeing the fat pharmacist Darkwell's face, which looked like it deserved a beating, he changed his target.

You must prioritize attacking targets that have taunt abilities.

Ding Xianyou immediately unleashed his inner power on the spot, his mushroom-shaped hind legs, like butterfly wings, propelled him into a leap, launching a rocket headbutt at his stomach.

(End of this chapter)