Chapter 129 Visitors to the Village
The fate of the people in the story is in the hands of the person who makes the story come true. Even the writer may just drop a small hint at the beginning. Ranpo never had any expectations for the future of Morishima Ai and the others, and I guess the same is true for herself, but there is no need to talk about this point here.
He glanced at Shinichi and asked, "Are you ready to leave?"
Seeing the ship sailing farther and farther away, Shinichi put his hand down and said softly, "Yes, it's time to wake up from the dream."
He came here in a dream. He looked at Ranpo and just opened his mouth: "I am..."
Suddenly, what he saw in front of him turned into pieces, as if glass was cracking or a mirror was collapsing. Edogawa Ranpo's face was divided into five equal parts in front of him, and the other person's smile was frozen at that moment. He could no longer say the words he wanted to say. He only felt dizzy and then he was thrown into the washing machine.
He saw more fragments flying by like streams of light, he saw scenes of Morishima Ai killing her enemies one by one, different from this time on the island, she did not spend too much time, but approached them with different identities, and then took away what they cherished most, the greedy ones became impoverished, the fame-seeking ones were condemned by thousands of people, and even the ones who had nothing, had their last bit of health taken away, she was like a devil dismembering everything, first letting them fall into hell, and then taking their lives bit by bit, making their deaths like the last microwave.
He opened his eyes and sat up suddenly in bed. It was pitch black outside the window, and the stars looked at him curiously like eyes.
He took a few quick breaths, and it took him a long time to slowly calm down. Is this the story Amano wrote? He thought about it, got off the bed, went to the study and took out the book he bought during the day, and he opened the first page.
Ranpo suddenly appeared from the room, accompanied by the sleeping figure of Edgar Allan Poe. Dazai Osamu and the others noticed it immediately. They quickly opened the door and saw that Ranpo was not injured. Then they laughed and said loudly: "You haven't been back for so long. It seems that you, like Dazai, have also had a very novel experience!"
Ranpo shook his head and kicked Poe. Seeing that he was still not awake, he said, "My experience this time is related to his supernatural power..."
There are many reviews of the book "Blood at Dusk" on the Internet.
"A magnificent revenge."
"A long-planned siege, a ruthless extermination!"
"Is it really worth investing such a long part of your life into this? The point is that she has more than just this one way of revenge."
"It feels like I've read a story about a female protagonist's revenge..."
"She killed them one by one, like a cat playing with a mouse. Usually revenge is the murder of the strong by the weak, but this book completely reversed it and overturned my understanding of gender."
"A very high standard of a revenge heroine. But I can't understand why she would do this after having achieved so much. And, after waiting for so long, I don't understand how she could endure it."
"This is more like one of her human psychology experiments. I feel like revenge is just something she did on the side. But it's okay this way. I'm tired of the traditional stories that ask the murderer what else he wants besides revenge!"
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While reading these reviews, Ranpo turned another page of the newly bought book. In this book, he saw some of his questions answered. The reason why Chunjiang Yingcai didn't want the police to go to the island was that after they took away the property of the old couple, they were engaged in the business of selling contraband. This villa was one of their storage points, so they didn't sell it in the end; the doctor did not appear in the subsequent scenes, but only gave support in secret, and Komachi Koyuki formed a friendship with Morishima Ai in this incident, but it was not as deep as the one he participated in. She will appear again in the third act, but her identity is the girlfriend of one of them; Morishima Ai lost her trace in the end, and we only heard that a mediocre psychology professor came to the University of Tokyo...
Dazai Osamu came closer with a grin, glanced at the interface of his phone, and said, "The followers of the Red King have indeed stopped their activities. They are even showing signs of withdrawing from Yokohama. Those members of the Green King who were running around the streets also seem to have been restricted. They are no longer as reckless as before. I heard that they have added several rules to their forum to regulate their behavior."
He said to Ranpo, "After Edgar Allan Poe returned, I don't know what he said, and the 'Group' stopped moving at all. Yokohama became much quieter for a while. This is all caused by the 'Colorless King'. Can you tell me what kind of person he is?"
Ranpo thought for a moment and said, "I still don't know his true identity or appearance. He is as mysterious and elusive as the wind. This is the only feeling I have after meeting him."
Dazai Osamu felt a little regretful after hearing this: "Actually, I am still quite curious about him."
In the different space on the other side.
Elliot scattered the returned invitations, and at the same time, the next invitations were generated on his desk again. Wang Chuan She sat opposite him with his legs crossed, looking uninhibited and casual. He knew that the person inside the other person's body was the "main body". He looked into his eyes and said, "No, I don't feel anything."
Pei Zhen appeared as Elliot. He asked thoughtfully, "Apart from the strange phenomena caused by my elimination of the rejection between the fusion rooms, did you feel any discomfort from the two new people who joined?"
"Yes," Wang Chuanshe said, "Although their arrival was strange, generally speaking, their origins can be investigated and the process is also very logical. At least in their view, coming here was their own choice." Before triggering the explosion, he did not do nothing.
"That is to say, when the two stories merge, some of the intersecting logic is self-consistent." Pei Zhen sighed lightly. It seems that no matter where this anime world came from, the possibility of getting clues from the original characters is not great. He has tried it before, but some things that seemed magical to him were taken for granted in the eyes of others. Of course, he didn't come here to verify this again this time.
He glanced at his molten liquid ball. The number of light left after drawing the card before was 380. This time, he got 620 from the book. Ranpo and Shinichi only gave more than 240. The bulk of the money went to the two kings. The original body and three vests appeared together. Just counting the first sight, it was equal to the sum of the previous two.
In addition, the books have been transmitting light points continuously in the past two days, +501, +461, which means that he now has a value of 1962 and has saved up another silver card draw.
He flipped the dice in his hand, and the result was ③, "Healing, can heal a small amount of injuries."
The previous ① was refreshed. Pei Zhen shook his head and did not try again. Without drawing any cards, he looked at the achievements.
[The Dimension You Shape] [Tungsten Iron Achievement]
There are four scenes on an open book. In each scene, Morishima Ai eliminates her enemies, which shows the content of the book. But outside the book, it is a completely different scene. The deep red land is eerie and desolate, and densely woven chains cover the sky and the earth, locking it up layer by layer. Even the cover of the book only reveals the word "blood". A silhouette holds the book in his hand, chains dancing obediently around him. He stands on this land like the ultimate devil who controls everything.
"From the beginning, our destiny did not belong to us."
Because it did not cause a big impact on the outside world (the situation in Yokohama City has eased a lot, but the only ones who really withdrew were the Red King and his followers, and the Green King did not search for the "Book" again, but the layout he set up was not so easy to cancel and abandon), it was not as good as the previous times, so this time the only achievement obtained was tungsten iron.
Get an upgrade card for "Tungsten Iron". At this point, the only things he had related to "silver" were those three: the [Red Silk Thread], the [Six-Sided Dice], and the [Silver Upgrade Card], which were all left over from before.
Just one attempt is not enough. If you decide to pursue the mystery of your own time travel, you need to put in more effort. Pei Zhen returned to Tian Yehe's body with a thought, while Eliot looked at the many books left by Edgar Allan Poe and stretched out a hand...
This time the incident was completely over.
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In the remote village, the director crew that had been filming here before had long disappeared. The false image of peace faded, and the village became eerily deserted. The villagers who had greeted them were nowhere to be seen.
Withered yellow leaves fluttered down from above and landed on the ground which was already covered with a layer of leaves. A foot stepped down and crushed it into the soil. Someone was humming happily and moving forward happily in this deserted village.
He was not tall, and his long hair bounced with every movement, giving him an innocence that was out of touch with the world. But its appearance here gives people a sense of horror for no reason.
"Our station reports that the members of 'Stars Going to the Countryside' have been missing for three days during the last filming. After the director team urgently withdrew, they called the police, and the police were dispatched quickly, but up to now, there is still no news of any of the participants..."
This hidden news finally came out. This caused an uproar on the Internet, with many people shouting the names of their idols and constantly denouncing the TV station's mistakes and the police's incompetence. Many people expressed their concern and blessings for the missing persons. Pei Zhen was surprised to find that after this round, Liu Sheng Mingche's reputation actually rose rapidly. From being a little famous to becoming famous, it saved him a lot of effort.
This was just an accident. Pei Zhen focused his attention on the shrine. The cursed fetus spirit on it moved slightly, and the corners of its lips curled up evilly.
The visitor came a long way. It would be better to say that he was wandering aimlessly rather than hurriedly. Sometimes he would pay attention to ordinary things around him, and sometimes he would be attracted by a butterfly beside him. The short journey took him most of the hour. It would be better to say that he was a child rather than an adult.
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