Infinite Secret House 12 Puppet Magician and Clown

After Lan Xi went out, the first thing he did was to look at the number at the door.

Still "1".

So the two girls must have seen it wrong?

I was originally planning to wait at the door, for the two girls to come out or to see if anyone else had come to Hall 1, when I suddenly heard a crisp sound.

"Hello~"

Lan Xi looked around but saw no one.

Xie Yunsui: "Bow your head."

Lan Xi looked down and saw a small puppet that was about the same height as his knee.

Pinocchio was wearing a black tuxedo and a black top hat. When he saw Lan Xi looking at him, he quickly took off his hat and bowed to him.

“Dear guests, hello, and of course, to our great savior, Mr. Xie, thank you for allowing our theater to reopen.”

This is a very elegant little puppet, and its speech and movements are just like a real person.

He was just too short, and Lan Xi could only see the top of his head.

He didn't respond for a moment, so the little Pinocchio held his hat in front of his chest with both hands and looked up at him with an aggrieved look.

It was quite cute. Lan Xi asked, "Hello, who are you?"

The puppet excitedly said, "My name is Magik, and I'm a magician in the theater. Do you like my performance?"

"Performance?" Lan Xi was puzzled. "Did you just perform?"

Could it be that showing up out of nowhere to say hello is just a performance?

"Haha, my magic is the greatest and most beautiful magic in the world."

McGuire pulled a piece of black cloth from his hat.

It's like a scene often seen in classic magic shows.

The piece of black cloth seemed to be infinitely long and was pulled out from the small top hat.

Despite such a brilliant magic trick, the little wooden puppet did not receive the expressions of surprise, praise, and confusion he deserved.

Because both Lan Xi and Xie Yunsui have experienced many lifetimes, this simple magic show can no longer attract them.

Pinocchio continued his efforts and spread out the black cloth, almost covering his entire body.

He jumped onto the number "1" at the door and spread out the black cloth, completely covering the number. With a "ding ding" sound from the puppet, he loosened the black cloth, and the bright number "5" appeared in front of Wen Yu.

"How's it going?" Pinocchio said proudly, "Big Number Change!"

Lanxi: "..."

Xie Yunsui asked leisurely, "Did you only change this one, or were you also in the previous one?"

Pinocchio said shyly, "So you noticed me last time. You went in just as I was about to come out, so I came out early this time."

Lanxi: "..."

He took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "What was the goal number in the last game?"

The little wooden idol seemed to have just realized that he had done something wrong: "Yes...it's 3."

This is exactly what the two girls said!

If this little puppet hadn't paid more attention to numbers, he would probably have entered door number 1 several times and would never have been able to figure out which door he entered.

What if the player is a lone wolf without teammates? Wouldn’t he even know which hall he has been to and which hall he has not been to?

It's already annoying to find clues, and then there's the Pinocchio that keeps messing things up.

Friendly...friendly to the puppets...

Lan Xi repeatedly warned himself.

In the end, he was still so angry that he squatted down and rubbed the little wooden puppet.

"Ah, sir...don't do that." Pinocchio shook himself, straightening his crumpled suit, his face flushing. "That's truly, truly rude."

Xie Yunsui said coldly, "Why are you blushing?"

Pinocchio lowered his head shyly. "Your partner is truly overly enthusiastic. Although this is out of recognition of my performance, I think it's better for us to keep a little distance."

“…”

Lan Xi changed the subject: "Don't you have your own performance hall?"

Shouldn't proper magic shows be held in the hall?

Of course, Lan Xi mainly wanted to know why it was making things difficult for the players at the door.

"The whole theater is my stage!" Magik stuffed the black cloth on the ground into his hat bit by bit. "I'm a close-up magician. Standing still on the stage isn't my style."

"You've been standing at the door the whole time. Can you tell me which door a pair of players, a man and a woman, who look similar, entered?"

Magik: "I'm sorry I don't know. I haven't met them. I've been following you."

"Well, what else do you know besides magic shows?" Lan Xi asked.

Magik's face was drooping, and he was about to cry: "Why do you have to perform? Don't you like my magic show? Is my show not good?"

Friendly, friendly. Lan Xi smiled and said, "Your performance is very beautiful. I really like it..."

Xie Yunsui squatted down and said, "Little Xiaoji, your magic trick of changing numbers is meaningless. Let me perform a magic trick for you."

With just two magical spells, he bewitched the little wooden puppet, who then obsessed over him and pestered him to learn from him.

There was no need for Lan Xi to say anything against his will, and Maggie's mood improved.

Seeing that it was almost time, Lan Xi was about to go into the theater to look for clues.

"Guest, if you have the honor to meet Princess Prinsei, please give her my regards."

Majik suddenly called him and said this.

"Princess Princess?" Lan Xi asked in confusion.

"She's the most elegant, beautiful, gentle, and generous (500 words of praise omitted)... puppet. A puppet like her was born to be a star. It's such an honor for our theater to have Princess Prinsloo join us. It's a shame I have to perform too, so I won't be able to greet her."

When the first half of the praise was going on, Pinocchio almost wanted to give the air a fiery kiss.

When I heard the second half of the sentence about not being able to see my idol because I had to perform, I felt so sad that I wanted to vomit.

It can be seen that this little puppet really admires Princess Princess.

If it’s a celebrity puppet, it should be the girl wearing a crown in the center position on the poster, right?

"Okay, if I see it, I'll definitely tell you about it."

"thank you."

Pinocchio elegantly lifts his hat.

The decoration style of Hall 5 is unique and colorful, like an overturned paint palette.

The lighting was also controlled at will. As soon as Lan Xi entered the door, a beam of light shone on him.

"Oh my god~ We have new guests, welcome them with applause!"

There was a burst of applause.

The clown on the stage danced with the enthusiasm of a dozen performers.

There were no other players in the room, and from what the clown said, someone must have come and left.

The clown has green afro hair, a white face, a red nose, and exaggerated red mouth corners that almost reach his ears. He is the classic puppet clown image.

"Hey! Today I'm exclusively showing you a classic performance by Crowne. What would you like to see? Jumping through a fire ring? Juggling a ball? I can ride a unicycle, too."

The clown made faces and introduced himself excitedly.

"It's quite interesting. Do you want to take a look?" Xie Yunsui also recommended it.

Lan Xi: "Okay."

The two sat together in the audience and watched Crown's performance.

The clown was about to start, but suddenly looked towards the door: "Oh look, we have new guests, applause to welcome them!"

There was another round of applause.

The man who came was a fat man. Lan Xi had a vague impression that he seemed to be the player who had argued with two girls at the service desk.

Because he came in alone, Lan Xi didn't greet him too enthusiastically. The player also seemed to be wary of Lan Xi and the white-robed man beside him, and sat in the audience seats very far away.

Crown tried to liven up the atmosphere, but after finding that his audience was very calm and even a little indifferent, he reduced communication and focused on the performance.

I went from catching three balls to catching thirty, and my eyes were dizzy.

The fire ring was getting smaller and smaller, but the little Pinocchio was confident that he could pass through it without getting his clothes on fire.

Finally, ride a unicycle.

Because there was no applause from the audience, it gritted its teeth and rode on the unicycle on stilts.

No matter what, it is quite rare for people to perform these acrobatics. It is really amazing that Pinocchio can practice to this level.

Lan Xi realized it later and gave applause. It was indeed a very interesting performance and he was fascinated by it.

Clown said "oh" and showed a happy smile. He came over and gave Lan Xi a bunch of beautiful red flowers: "Thank you for your support~"

"Crown, how long have you been working here?" Lan Xi asked with a smile.

"You've hit the nail on the head. I'm one of the original employees of this theater. I've been here since it was founded."

"Really? Then you must know how many theaters this theater has?"

"Ten theaters." Crown laughed. "Ten in total. It never changes."

Lan Xi: "Then do you know how to leave the theater?"

"Oh, that's a really sad question. I wish all the guests could stay here and watch my show forever..."

Well, it looks like it doesn't know how to leave.

Considering that Magik Pinocchio had just highly praised Princess, one of the celebrity puppets, Lan Xi asked, "Do you have a favorite celebrity puppet?"

"Of course!" Clown suddenly shouted, "Schiff, my idol! His smile is as bright and generous as his puppet self. Anyone who sees him becomes his friend. What a great infectious power! I wish I could be like him and become a puppet that everyone loves!"

After Lan Xi and Xie Yunsui left, the fatter players came forward from the back row and applauded like Lan Xi did.

Finally speaking to the puppet, a hint of surprise flashed in the player's eyes.

He was a little far away just now and couldn't hear the conversation between Lan Xi and the puppet.

But it doesn't matter, he can ask himself.

…

Back at the door, the number became 9.

I touched and knocked, but there was nothing unusual.

It seems that this is not a prank of the magician's puppet.

Lan Xi waited for a while but didn't see Magik appear, thinking that he might have gone with other players.

"There are ten theaters in total, and we've only been to two. Let's speed up." Lan Xi said anxiously, "We only have eight hours, which may not be enough time to explore all the theaters."

Xie Yunsui comforted him, "Relax, don't you still have those two siblings? You haven't run into them yet, which means they're not going to the theater the same way you are. If you run into them later, you can just consolidate the information and save time."

"One can only hope so."

Lan Xi sighed again, "I didn't expect that we could get clues by talking to puppets. Room 3, where we started, should have had plot puppets as well."

"She's a little dancer named Danser." Xie Yunsui smiled and said, "She told me the eight-hour timeframe. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be attracted by the remaining star puppet."

The three plot puppets correspond to the three star puppets.

This is fine, and whichever player triggers the conversation with the Plot Puppet should quickly get a clue about the Star Puppet.

"The plot puppets don't have the clues they need. It seems the star puppets are the ones who can help you leave the theater."

Lan Xi looked at the number board in Hall 9 and said, "I hope I can see the celebrity puppet here."

Xie Yunsui reminded: "Some theaters don't have puppets, they only show classic films."

"It's okay, at most I can just run more."

Lan Xi said this and pushed open the door of Hall 9.

"Ahhhhhhhhh grab him!"

"How could this princess hear such filthy language!?"

"Damn it! That's so damned!"

"People like this are not worthy of watching this princess's performance!"

"Come here, catch him! Throw him out!"

A sharp soprano voice echoed throughout the hall.

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The author has something to say: Summary of currently known information:

Hall 1: Fake, never been there.

Hall 3: Dance performance, featuring the young dancer Danser, whose favorite star puppet is the lonely painter Lyle.

Room 5: A one-man clown show, Clown the Clown, featuring the enthusiastic grocer puppet Schiff.

Hall 7: Didn’t go.

Room 9: Sounds like the Princess Puppet.

Plus a free close-up of the magician puppet Magik causing trouble in the foyer.

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I wonder if this rhythm is fast or slow?

There are also some comments about what the kids are speculating about. I can't reply to some of them because they might reveal spoilers, but I did read them carefully! I'm not being unresponsive on purpose!

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