Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 7 Makes a grand appearance
After the Tarot meeting, Serris regained consciousness and looked at his palm. The blood that had been there was gone. Turning his palm over to look at the back of his hand, he saw a deep red color flowing there, like a tattoo.

After a while, the crimson gradually dimmed and finally disappeared into the skin.

【I think you should probably go downstairs and check the basement.】

"Huh?" Serris was slightly startled, then turned to look at Gornez, who was knitting next to him. "What are you doing...never mind. Is there something wrong in the basement?"

Gornez blinked and said, "I don't know, boss. I've been here the whole time." He raised the sweater in his hand and said, "Look."

"Okay." Serris smacked his lips, stood up and walked towards the stairs. After going down two steps, he suddenly leaned back slightly and poked his head out. "Give me a dinosaur pattern."

Gornez smiled and unfolded the sweater. On the back of the sweater was embroidered a half-finished Q-version green Tyrannosaurus Rex riding a trash can.

Arriving in the basement, Serris had already transformed it into a wine cellar. Boxes of various liquors were stacked together, categorized by category. Several sets of wooden tables and chairs were stacked in the corner. At the very back of the basement lay a trash can, and next to it, a strange device that didn't fit in with the surroundings.

Its top and bottom sections are long, each surrounded by a ring. In the center is a glowing blue cube. The top, middle, and bottom sections are not connected; they simply float, giving it a very technological feel.

This is a boundary anchor.

The boundary anchor is a wonderful little prop belonging to the train set. Generally speaking, the nameless guests will place this device in the areas they have developed to serve as an anchor point for connection between regions.

As a devoted follower of the Hito Star God Hakkivili, Serris had of course purchased this device from the train crew. Unfortunately, it seemed they could only connect to the boundary anchors, which were also in a mysterious world.

See, I told you not to put a trash can and a boundary anchor together. Look, a chemical reaction has occurred.

"Chemical reaction? What? Can they still have babies?"

Ceres walked over and opened the lid of the trash can.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

what?
…………

At 12:30 noon, Klein, who had woken up from hunger, got up and cooked two potatoes for himself. He ate two loaves of black bread, a full pound, with the potatoes.

After filling his stomach and studying his original body's notes for a while, Klein was then questioned by several police officers. Two officers left a particularly deep impression on him. The leading officer looked to be around thirty years old, with a straight nose and gray eyes that gave off an indescribable depth.

The other was a young police officer with dark hair and blue eyes. Although his uniform was not messy, he gave off an unkempt vibe. He had an undeniable poetic aura.

The green-eyed officer seemed very perceptive. He accurately located Klein's notes and saw the sentence "Everyone will die, including me."

Before leaving, he noticed a tavern flyer on the table. He picked it up and looked it over. "The World's End Tavern? That name..." He chuckled and put the flyer back on the table. "Young people, drink less." He reminded Klein with a smile.

"Um, of course." Klein looked a little embarrassed.

The two protagonists of the era met, and the Leonard of history rolled forward.

The next few hours were spent by Klein battling wits and courage with the air, frantically unleashing his acting skills on it.

After confirming that the police officer might no longer be monitoring him, Klein relaxed a little. He picked up the bar flyer he had previously ignored. Looking at it, Klein's first reaction was:
“Isn’t this really an ad for a circus?”

The orange flyer listed the pub's address and its latest promotions: 30% off all drinks and buy-one-get-one-free for the next three days. The background featured fireworks, streamers, hula hoops, balls, masks, and other items. In a fixed position, a large sign read "World's End Pub."

In the lower left corner is a strange pink pattern, a high-heeled glass with a diamond-shaped star on top and a pair of patterns that look like wings and smiling faces on the back of the glass.

"This is..." Klein noticed a mask in the background that looked quite familiar. "Mr. Devil's mask?"

Although separated by gray fog, one could vaguely see that the mask hanging on the side of the demon's head was roughly similar in outline to the demon's.

"It can't be such a coincidence." Klein felt a little embarrassed.

…………

Looking into the man's eyes, Cerus could see the purity untainted by knowledge in his amber eyes. He took a step back, and the man immediately rummaged out of the trash can.

She even tripped over a trash can.

But it doesn’t matter. You can stand up from where you fell. A hero will not run away from the battlefield.

She dusted herself off and was silent for another moment.

Suddenly, the corners of her mouth curled up to reveal a smile like the Dragon King returning, and she put her hands on her hips and let out a cool "hum".

The star core became a spirit, and just when it turned one year old, it began to take on a human form and had some human nature.

Galaxy Batman Star makes his grand debut!
[Good! Quaq, quaq, quaq (applause)]

"Not my sister? How did you travel through time as well?"

"I don't know. I came because he said he would give it to Xing Qiong." Xing's eyes were filled with the clear stupidity of a college student.

Xing put one hand on his chin and tried to use his amazing wisdom to understand the reason for his sudden travel through time.

It was incomprehensible, but how could it be possible? After all, she was the best student at Origami University. Even the harshest teachers would smile genuinely at her.

"You are worthy of being a shareholder of Pinocchio." They all praised her.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration passed through Xing's brain. So that's it, she understood!

As a background music sounded from Xing's pocket, she immediately bent down and crawled under the table, and threw an anesthetic needle at Gornes who came down to watch the fun.

Gornez was injected with a needle in the neck and staggered to the table where Xing was hiding. He closed his eyes, sat down at the table and fainted.

Behind him, Xing took out a blue bow and raised it to her mouth, a thick uncle voice coming out.

"I, Maori Seigoro, have seen through this kidnapping case. There is only one truth! That's right, the murderer is you! Ceres!"

"Ah I?"

[I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! I, Erha, am ashamed to be associated with you!]

"No, man."

"Why, you still don't admit it? Then let me point out your modus operandi." Xing continued his reasoning passionately.

"Those of you who frequently commit crimes know that the most convenient way to kidnap someone is to pretend to be someone you know. And the victim, the invincible beauty, was captured by you while she was communicating with Wang Xiatong. You pretended to be Wang Xiatong and tricked the decent girl into giving her 1600 Xingqiong. The proof is that there's no way a mission could pay more than Xingqiong!"

"So how did you, a smart guy, get fooled?" Serris raised his hand and asked.

"What happened?"

"Then why are you so sure that I am the one pretending to be the king?"

"Hehe, isn't this simple? Just like why would you help someone you didn't hit, why would you rescue me from the seal of the trash can if you didn't catch me?"

"That's too far-fetched."

Xing emerged from under the table and kicked Serris in the calf. "Anyway, you better confess your guilt right away, crying bitterly."

[Great, it's the female detective. We are doomed.]

(End of this chapter)