Chapter 120 Reference Items
The world of the island seemed to be undergoing a devastating change. The wind and clouds changed constantly. Above the sky, the thick curtain-like dark clouds moved and dispersed, revealing a pale and dim moon, but the next moment, thicker dark clouds piled up like flowing water.
The darkness became particularly dense, and the sea waves were rolling up unprecedented waves. It seemed that the only lonely island was left in the world, and the vast sea surface was also cut off and abandoned. Looking from the outside, seeing this island was like seeing a pocket-sized and exquisite real creation, a glass interior that can only be held in the hands and played with.
The changes in the house were even more obvious. The servants who had escaped had disappeared. The turbulence enveloped them, and even the ground they stood on lost its appearance of a floor. They were spinning and blended into a piece of paint. Edogawa Ranpo couldn't help feeling panic in his heart, but when he took a closer look, he saw that the "butler" was just standing there quietly, smiling motionlessly. He felt relieved and put the anxiety in his heart aside. From the outside, he looked calm and confident from beginning to end.
Shinichi couldn't help but admire his calmness. For those who had never experienced it, it was really hard to imagine how the whole world was in chaos right before your eyes. Seeing "Kyosuke" looking up, he couldn't help but look up as well.
The big raccoon outside the book keeps stuffing another thing into it. Rather than saying it is a book, it is better to say it is a new small space. The only difference from ordinary spaces is that it has a complete story with its own characters and plots.
Why do this? He had no such thought. It was as natural and untraceable as rain falling to the earth and wind passing through the world. This was what he had already prepared to do.
More and more complex changes are coming. The villa is no longer recognizable as it was before, and some deeper and more trivial things finally appear. Edogawa Ranpo saw a picture flash through the gap. A young girl was hiding in pain in a dark passage, and outside, four murderers were raising their weapons towards two people.
The image is fleeting, but it undoubtedly reveals part of the world's story. Edogawa Ranpo suddenly understood in his heart that this was "part of the story world" and because of its characteristics, it was read by them in a way that they could understand, such as words or images, and it was shocking.
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned his head and saw that Morishima Ai was still standing here, as if this small area was protected and she had escaped by hiding here. She stared at those things in a daze with a confused look on her face. Komachi Koyuki was even more confused; she had no idea what was going on.
[I heard my parents' cries like sharp needles piercing my eardrums. They were crying and begging for mercy. They knelt down and begged for mercy from those devils, but the devils turned a deaf ear to them. They hit them with heavy weapons and cut their flesh with sharp objects. The sound was like a knife cutting blood from my heart. But I can't go out, I can only hide here.
Just half an hour ago, my mother hid me here, and she didn't have time to hide in here herself. The gang acted so quickly and on impulse that they didn't leave anyone any chance to react. I know they must know my mother, but they may not know me, because I just came to their house. I am their child who has been missing for more than ten years, and we have only been together for... three days.
This dramatic change was like God's mockery to me, dooming me to be lonely and helpless without any relatives for the rest of my life. I even wondered if I shouldn't have come to their door so that they wouldn't have suffered such a misfortune.
Until they stopped, I never mentioned my existence to the evildoers. 】
This change lasted for a long time, until they all felt dizzy and felt like vomiting from the endless changes. Suddenly, everything settled down and they stepped on the hard floor again. The surrounding environment was still and they could no longer maintain the superficial calm. Edogawa Ranpo bent over and gasped for breath. Shinichi staggered to the ground, his eyes were dizzy, and even the smile on the "butler's" face was a little stiff, as if it would break at any time.
"Knock knock knock--" They didn't have time to say anything to each other. The next moment, a sudden knock on the door was heard outside. Everyone's heartbeat stopped and everyone looked over there.
"Have you read the original story," Edogawa Ranpo said to the "butler", "In the first act you mentioned, are there any characters who only appear halfway through?"
The "Butler" glanced at him and was not surprised by his conclusion. He had no intention of hiding this. He said calmly, "No. All the characters have appeared since the beginning. The protagonist's purpose here has been achieved by killing Chun Jiang Yingcai. At most, the servant who handles foreign affairs is added. It was he who provided those people with information that allowed the four murderers to block all the routes so quickly."
He turned to Morishima Ai, seeming to be very interested in her current presence.
"Who's knocking on the door now?" Shinichi asked in confusion, "Aren't all the servants gone?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the hall below. His face fell. Several people didn't say anything. They found the right angle to observe and saw a familiar face opening the door. "It's one of the servants before. His name is Pingzi." The "butler" obviously had a good memory.
Pingzi opened the door. It was pitch black outside. The light from inside the house shone outside, and everyone could vaguely see two figures swaying in front of the door.
Pingzi seemed to say something to them, but the two ignored him. One of them stretched out his long arms and opened the door that she was closing with one hand. He stepped straight in with his long boots and after entering, he looked around.
Shinichi looked a little strange, and he muttered, "Isn't this house on the island? How come two total strangers suddenly came in the middle of the night?"
Another person also walked in. He was wearing a worn leather jacket, had a sturdy build, and loose black trousers. His outfit was similar to the previous person, except that they both wore a hat with some red outlined letters on it.
Edogawa Ranpo's expression immediately became serious, and his voice became exceptionally deep: "I know what just happened!"
"What is it?" Shinichi asked. The "butler" lowered his eyes and smiled. Morishima Ai is now learning from "Kyosuke", remaining silent and not saying a word, infinitely reducing her presence. Komachi Koyuki looked at the maid named Hirako, feeling puzzled and... frightened by her normal behavior.
"I don't know what his purpose is, but it is obvious that these two people are not the original characters in the book "Blood of Dusk". I guess you don't know them, Miss Morishima?" He asked, pointing downwards.
Morishima Ai nodded. At this point, the testimony and evidence are no longer important, and there is no point in her defense because these people are not from this world.
"They are characters from the book 'The House of the Fallen Roses'. They are two travelers who come to stay in the villa in the middle of the night. Unlike ordinary guests, they are responsible for the crime of taking several lives. Afterwards, all the people in the villa are killed by them. The novelty of this book is that it does not unfold the story from the perspective of the victims, but from the perspective of the younger brother of the two," said Edogawa Ranpo, who has read this story. "Some parts related to the murder case are blurred in various ways, and the younger brother is made to show some panic and worry, but in fact, he is afraid of the police who will come to catch him later, so as to deceive the readers' senses and make them unable to see through the truth."
"For unknown reasons, the Transcendent One integrated this second story into the previous story space. The strange changes just now were caused by the two story spaces touching and merging with each other. In other words, we are about to face a second murder case, and this time, it will be even more dangerous and brutal!"
"The fusion of the two worlds?" The "Butler" pretended to be thoughtful. He said, "I wonder who of those who escaped before is still here. Judging from their appearance, they seem to have no memory of the changes during that period. I just don't know if we were deliberately spared. Otherwise, shouldn't we be like Pingzi below, with no memory of the 'fusion of the worlds'?"
Then he asked casually, "What do you think of this experience?"
Outside the book, the big raccoon had already fallen completely to the ground, and the green-haired Elliot stood there, like a god of nature who had come to a realm that was completely opposite to his. He stood in front of the raccoon's feet, clenched his hands, and the illusory chain in his hand turned into a solid entity, emitting golden light, and the other end extended into the invisible void. He stretched out the fingers of his other hand, as if holding up something light and airy.
"These are just two spaces made up of short stories, but the contact and fusion between them is so unstable. How did the four popular anime before I traveled through time form the world I am in now?" Elliot was thinking: "Is this related to my travel through time? Where did my golden finger come from?"
Some things, seen in novels, seem to be very common and natural, but they cannot stand up to scrutiny at all. If you just think about it a little, you will know that there is nothing without reason in this world, not even love. Not to mention this kind of magical item.
"It's still too crude," Elliot walked forward, "I used the story space to simulate 'comics', hoping to get a glimpse of something. I was still too naive to have such an idea."
"But no matter what, I still have to give it a try," he thought indifferently. "All research is crude at the beginning. Later, after thousands of attempts and setting multiple comparison items, there is still a chance to get some results."
He looked forward again, into the book: "The people in this world are also a direction of observation. In the story, Edogawa and the others are like 'time travelers' who have come to another world. How can their existence itself not be another 'me'?"
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