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The prankster immediately said, "It seems you haven't lost your sense of fun yet."

"So, has anything started happening in your head?"

Luo Tianming: "What's going on?"

He carefully considered it, and it seemed... there really wasn't any.

But that feeling of being 'watched' by the Clown Mother of God seems to have returned.

The prankster suddenly gasped: "Hiss~ Just how much fun did you manage to get so much 'adoration'?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

Now, he finally understands.

It turns out that to master the Joker's "psychic powers," one must engage in activities that involve "having fun" to trigger a connection between one's inner self and the Joker Mother.

In other words, this is one way to activate [psychic energy].

Luo Tianming: "In other words, I need..."

The master of pranks quickly interrupted him: "Don't say it out loud... Explaining this existence is like explaining how funny a joke is; once you explain it clearly, it won't be funny anymore."

"This is the 'tent magic trick,' it won't work once the curtain is lifted, so we have to stay inside the tent."

"It's like the tasks I often give out to others, where they take a soft hammer and go knock some monsters in the abyss, like hook-catching beasts. If they can encounter sea-devouring sirens and destruction worms, then it's three times more fun."

To put it another way that's easier to understand: Imagine you go to the national highway in the middle of the night, squat down by the bushes, and when you see a large truck passing by, you run up to it and scare it.

That's roughly the idea, but as the 'master' said: explaining a joke isn't funny in itself.

Luo Tianming, without being taught, asked, "What if we encounter a 'giant beast'?"

Master: "That's ten times the fun, and now you've mastered it."

The principle behind this is quite simple... The clowns gain their power by having fun.

The more fun they have, the stronger they become.

The prankster continued, "Because you already have 'Mother's Gaze' on you, it's more useful than anything else. Even if you don't wear those equipment, you can still manifest the power of your mother."

"Actually, there are roughly a few types: protecting your internal organs from damage to a certain extent. This is so that you have the strength to joke around, because the sticks those site security officers use to hit people actually hurt quite a bit."

"Speed ​​up your 'pranks', after all, we can't get caught."

"Oh, right, this can also speed up your use of items. As the clown, you can't not handle three balls at once."

"And most importantly, you may not need that ultimate equipment to have any 'fun,' and your mother has already invested too much attention in you."

As soon as Luo Tianming began to meditate on this sentence, some kind of fluctuation seemed to appear around his body.

The prankster quickly said, "No, no, no, don't use it here. At the very least, you should cover your face when you use this thing, otherwise it will be troublesome if someone recognizes you."

Luo Tianming quickly stopped his attempt, and at the same time, he gave the prank master a grateful look:

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

But he reacted as if he had been doused with hot water: "No, don't call me a master. I don't like people treating me like a teacher because I don't actually have anything to teach you."

"It all depends on you."

"Seeing you master it so quickly makes me both sad and happy, because I have nothing left to give you; the rest of the journey is up to you."

Luo Tianming bowed respectfully once again, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

However, the master said with great sorrow: "There are fewer and fewer people who truly understand the 'way of the clown' now. Not only us, but there are also many people who pass by the [tent] without going in."

"Due to their anxiety about the situation, they often drag innocent people into their 'tents,' but the truth of the world is not so easy to obtain, and some people often do not realize that they have entered a treasure mountain and left empty-handed."

"I hope you can forgive those...poor fellows." The master's mask always seemed to carry a smile. "Sometimes they are just using a clear mind to command a chaotic body. I hope to prevent another lost soul from living in a daze."

"Sometimes being too serious can kill your spirit... People need to find something to hold onto in order to survive."

Luo Tianming nodded in agreement, after all, he had already received so many favors from them.

But there was one thing he still wanted to ask: "If I really encounter danger, how do I generate... 'fun' then?"

Master: "Praise the Clown Mother!"

That's all.

"..."

Luo Tianming nodded and said, "Praise the Clown Saint Mother!!"

However, just as he was retreating from the 'tent' with a half-understanding, he heard Takemi's serious voice in the earpiece:

"Captain, come over there quickly... her mental state is very bad!"

Chapter 133 Confession

As Luo Tianming ran quickly outside, he asked over the communication channel:

"What happened?!"

Wu Jianmiao's voice was somewhat unsteady: "It's Nan Mengya... After she left the airlock, she was harassed by that group of strange people you mentioned."

"She seems to have had a mental breakdown and is now in a state of withdrawal."

Luo Tianming soon spotted the bustling area where a group of clowns were dancing and honking their horns at others.

At the same time, they also mocked her mercilessly: 'She actually believed that was the way home!'

She believed it!

She believed it!

Hehehe~!

This is what makes it fun!

'You have no way of leaving here; humanity has already perished!'

Hahaha……'

'This fool actually believed what others said, how naive!'

You can't find such an idiot anywhere else!

In the center of the maniacal laughter, Nan Mengya curled up in the corner by the door like an abandoned cat, hugging her knees as if her heart were closed off.

Luo Tianming knew immediately what had happened. Having mastered the clown's doctrine, he understood that these clowns were definitely using 'Nan Mengya' as an object of their amusement.

The more innocent and easily deceived the other party is, the easier it is for the clowns to gain the power to 'have fun'.

Especially when Nan Mengya was about to be scammed, that was also the climax of their fun...

However, not everyone has the skill level of a 'master of pranks' to make those jokes both entertaining to others and to themselves.

The most urgent task now is to get rid of these clowns; with them around, Nan Mengya's mental state will continue to deteriorate.

Luo Tianming frowned slightly as he watched the clowns' excited expressions.

(Tsk, this is difficult to do.)

He had just promised the master that he wouldn't make things too difficult for these clowns, so why was he going to cause them trouble now?

It seems the 'master' had foreseen what would happen here.

"..."

With a little thought, Luo Tianming came up with a way to deal with these clowns.

Their power comes from 'fun'; as long as the situation isn't funny, the clowns themselves will suffer from being exposed.

Luo Tianming approached one of the clowns and asked, "What's so funny?"

"..."

Beneath the clown mask, his expression changed almost instantly:

“This is none of your business, serious man.”

Another clown chimed in:

“If you want us to leave, then go find the security officer. We won’t hurt this girl; we’re just having some fun.”

Luo Tianming shrugged: "What you call 'fun' is making an innocent young girl cry. That kind of fun doesn't count as fun at all."

"The clown mom's teaching is to bring joy, but the best fun is not creating fun, but becoming fun yourself."

"..."

After hearing his words, the clowns all fell silent.

They said in increasingly calm voices:

"Oh, it seems you're also a 'fun person' who knows the art of having fun."

"Then you should know that we're having fun for her own good...maybe we can awaken another soul that's spiritually dead but still exists in the body."

Luo Tianming: "I don't think so."

"When you become addicted to finding amusement in other people, you lose sight of the original purpose of finding amusement."

"If you don't believe me, try making her laugh."

As soon as he made the suggestion, the clowns swarmed around Nan Mengya, who was squatting there in a state of self-isolation, and tried their best to amuse her: some made faces, some twisted balloons, and some even planned to use the old trick of slipping on a banana peel and bumping into the wall.

Luo Tianming saw that the clown who had stepped on the banana peel was actually bleeding under his mask, probably because he had broken his nose. This showed that these guys were really playing with their lives.

But this still couldn't amuse the girl.

A clown with a hint of madness in his eyes suddenly announced:

"Hey, I have detonators here."

"I'm going to stuff it down my ass and set off a huge firework!"

"..."

Fortunately, Luo Tianming stepped forward in time and pulled out the fuse of the detonator; otherwise, someone would have had to scoop them up and put them in bags.

He advised, "Alright, let the professionals handle this... As long as we don't forget that we're playing the role of the 'clown,' we won't stray from the essence of having fun."

"Praise the Clown Mother of God."

The clowns looked as if they had just realized something, and said at the same time:

"Praise the Clown Mother of God!!!"

After teaching these clowns a lesson, Luo Tianming clapped his hands triumphantly, signaling the people around him to disperse.

Then, he saw... Takemi Tae looking at him with a strange expression.

"..."

Well, damn it—he was also heavily influenced by the madness of the son of the Clown Mother.

Soon, Levi and the others arrived as well, by which time the onlookers had already dispersed.

With her dual pistols at her beck and call, probably no one would dare to break in here again.

As soon as they arrived, Levi said bluntly, "Sigh, this is the second time. If you can get lost so easily, maybe we should put a tracking device on you or just not get off the ship."

"Levy!" Wu Jianmiao said irritably, "If you're so free, go clean up the cabins on the ship instead of making sarcastic remarks here."

Levi gave her a look of annoyance: "Tch~ This is for the good of this little girl. If she's always so careless, this 'canary' won't live long."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Nan Mengya became even more withdrawn.

Lucy could only leave with the mouthless Levi, leaving Luo Tianming and the doctor to watch over her.

“Hey,” Wu Jianmiao said, looking at her 'patient,’ “Don’t you want to talk? I think you’ve been hurt, but if you keep dwelling on your own thoughts, you’ll never get over it.”

"Failure is not that terrible... What's terrible is being afraid to face failure."

Wu Jianmiao squatted down and looked at Nan Mengya's face, which was almost buried in her knees. Her eyes were slightly red, but she wasn't crying as badly as she had imagined.

Rather than 'autism', it's more like an emotional breakdown caused by an emotional outburst. Her brain, for safety reasons, cuts off the connection with the outside world, and only the voices of people she is familiar with can enter her mind.

"..."

Wu Jianmiao quickly figured out the reason, then immediately turned around and left, wearing her sky-high heels.

Luo Tianming hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her: "Wait, Miaomiao. Abandoning a patient and leaving isn't your style, is it?"