Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 570 Visit
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"Company Treasure has arrived, one million credit points."

"The payment has been scanned." Xing waved her phone, and the payment success screen appeared. "If it's buy one get one free, we'll take this Nanook one too."

"Hey, all done!" The deliveryman plastered a professional smile on his face and deftly stuffed the cardboard box containing the Nanook Grail, which Bai Er had just tossed back, into Xing's arms. Beneath the blue helmet, a pair of eyes seemed to crinkle slightly, carrying a tacit understanding. "Keep it safe, have a pleasant experience."

After doing all this, he stretched out his index finger and casually poked the little yellow duck toy on top of his helmet that swayed slightly with the movement.

Caw! Caw! Caw!
The abrupt and comical quacking of ducks tore through the stagnant air in front of the tavern.

The deliveryman, as if completing some sacred ritual, satisfiedly straightened his helmet, then hopped onto his worn-out electric scooter. The engine hummed low, carrying this absurd scene and the "messenger" with the duck-helmet, as it wobbled away from the "World's End Tavern," quickly disappearing into the misty morning corner of Utopia, leaving only a few fading cacophonies drifting in the morning breeze.

"Partner, what is this..." Bai E held a cardboard box with the words "Confidential Shipping" written on it, his expression a little strange.

He hesitated, the second half of his sentence remaining unspoken.

Will you be able to use it after you buy it?
Xing shook the "Akivili Holy Grail" in his hand and said matter-of-factly, "Afterwards, we will go to many planets, such as Edo Planet and Benzai Heaven."

“Those places are the territory of [Pleasure]. I want to see if I can fish out Aha with this.”

"You know, they're a couple."

After saying that, Xing added, "This is what the masked fool Serres told me. I also got confirmation from Aha in the simulated universe, so it can't be wrong."

"Is that so?" Bai E nodded noncommittally, his smile still present, though slightly stiff.

He walked to the table and put the cardboard box down.

Xing continued, "If all else fails, it's good to leave it to the train conductor as a memento. The conductor always missed Akivili and often told us stories of 'the worst nameless passenger' and 'the most awful nameless passenger'."

Bai Er didn't think it was a good souvenir, but what if it was?
What if the train crew has a tradition of keeping the Holy Grail as a souvenir?

Bai Er opened the cardboard box in his hand and took out the proper Holy Grail: "This is the final reward of the Holy Grail War."

Xing casually put down the two cardboard boxes she was holding and came closer.

In Bai'er's hand was a golden goblet with matching golden patterns.

"Wow, this is the Holy Grail, how amazing." Xing read it with a blank expression.

Bai E chuckled, "Things that are hard to come by are more precious; things that are too easy to obtain are less appealing. You think so too, right, partner?"

“Oh no, no. I just have one on my ship,” Xing replied.

Although the timelines don't match up, it's common knowledge that the event storylines exist at every point in time.

“Come on, make a wish.” Xing put a candle into the Holy Grail and put a birthday hat on Bai E’s head. “Although today is not your birthday, and I don’t have 33550336 candles, since we’re going to make a wish anyway, let’s light a candle and put on a hat as a token.”

Bai Er paused for a moment, then found it amusing and adjusted the hat on his head.

Close your eyes and make a wish.

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The next day. Backlund, North District, St. Samuel's Church.

Klein, carrying a cane, wearing a black trench coat and a black top silk hat, arrived at the church of St. Klein, the goddess of night, in a carriage bearing the emblem of the Fool, having departed from St. Klein's Church.

Along the way, the carriage attracted a lot of attention, including some with malicious intent.

Especially the intricate pattern that combines pupil-less eyes, twisted lines, joyful smiles, and knotted borders.

The black carriage, rumbling across the damp cobblestones, made a dull, rhythmic sound before finally stopping before the wide steps of the solemn and imposing St. Samuel's Church.

As Justice Audrey said, there are many people secretly inciting hostility among the masses towards the Church of the Fools.

However, this malice did not diminish even as Medici left the field.

It seems the murderer is someone else.

The car door opened, and a foot wearing a shiny black leather shoe landed steadily on the stone slab.

Next came a well-fitting black trench coat, a matching half-height silk hat, and a silver-inlaid cane…

Klein, with one hand on his top hat, calmly stepped down from the carriage.

Leonard, standing at the church entrance, looked at Klein with a conflicted expression in his eyes.

Klein recalled the joke he had made to Leonard earlier. Instead of explaining, he adopted a nonchalant attitude, nodded to Leonard, and walked straight into the church.

Leonard watched Klein enter the church, his teeth clenched and his fists tightly knit.

Without realizing it, I also began to feel a bit of anger towards Mr. Fool.

Yes, Mr. Fool did help him a lot, but Klein...

Could he really just stand by and watch Klein die?

He really can...

The crosshair in Leonard's right eye was tinged with blood red.

“Behave yourself, kid,” Palles’ voice rang in Leonard’s ear.

"What do you want to do? And what are you capable of doing?"

Leonard closed his eyes, and opened them again a few seconds later, his expression had returned to normal.

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P.S.: I've made this chapter so obvious, I don't think I need to explain what happened any further, right?

No one guessed it before, I'm so disappointed...

(End of this chapter)