Alien world

Chapter 1733, Section 366: Fulfilling a Dream
"Miranda, move another five meters to the left..."

In the banquet hall, Annan was making final arrangements for the performance when he suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to look at Baron Jim Kelly who had entered.

"finished?"

"Okay, let's bring out the other doll too."

Annan was slightly taken aback: "You knew?"

“You’ve forgotten, this is my manor, and nothing here can escape my notice.”

"I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just thought it might come in handy."

Annan ordered two nobles to go to the storeroom and take out the dolls that were inside.

Soon, two nobles carried a male doll into the banquet hall.

That's right, the other doll that Annan commissioned Dumbledore to make was not Emma, ​​but another of the Baron's good friends.

"How did you come to think of him?" Baron Jim Kelly asked, his tone devoid of emotion.

"I just feel that painful memories can also be enjoyable, even if they're not pleasant." Of course, this excludes embarrassing things that you think about when you can't sleep at night.

Baron Jim Kelly neither confirmed nor denied the allegations.

"You're not upset that I secretly investigated you?"

"You're right, it's all in the past... The good is still good, and the bad isn't so bad..."

Baron Jim Kelly took a deep breath: "Young Master Olme, you helped me take the final step, otherwise I don't know how much longer I would have wasted."

If it weren't for him, I would still be unable to face my own heart, cowering in the manor like a coward, holding ambiguous banquets day after day.

“I’m your assistant,” Annan said with a smile.

Baron Jim Kelly pondered the word, his gaze gradually settling on the tall, handsome young man beside Annan.

“Vincent…”

……

The show begins.

There was no grand opening, no preparation time; it began as all the nobles suddenly lost their autonomy and moved to their places.

"This is my coming-of-age ceremony, Jim Kelly, are you really not coming?" At the entrance of the manor, a girl in a white dress pushed a reluctant boy forward.

"Stop pushing me, I'll join..."

Jim Kelly was half-heartedly pushed into the manor and followed them toward the banquet hall.

"Since this is your first time here, I'll show you around later," the young man following the two said with a smile.

"H-How could this be my first time here!" Jim Kelly's face flushed red. "I don't need you to show me around!"

Vincent smiled. "How about Emma shows you around?"

"I...I...if it were Emma..."

Jim Kelly's hesitant voice rang out amidst Emma's soft laughter.

Three teenagers arrived at the banquet hall. Seemingly stunned by the magnificent scene, Jim Carrey stood awkwardly at the door, unsure which leg to step with first, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Emma took his hand and led the stiff Jim Carrey around.

Vincent followed behind the two with a smile on his face; to anyone else, they looked like three very close friends.

Upstairs, Annan leaned against a pillar with his arms crossed, quietly watching everything.

No one can refuse to go back to the past. Even our ancestors were deeply moved when they saw the magical images of their restored youth.

So next, it'll be Jim Carrey and Emma dancing on the dance floor...

At this moment, the banquet hall suddenly fell silent. The guests and the men and women on the dance floor stopped and all looked at a middle-aged man in a suit.

"I am Earl Maple Leaf. Thank you all for attending my daughter's coming-of-age ceremony. I would like to announce something here."

Young Jim Kelly, who was following Emma around, stopped abruptly, his face turning deathly pale as if he realized something. The Earl of Maple Leaf looked at Emma and Vincent with delight: "I hereby announce that my daughter Emma will...will...will be with Vincent..."

He seemed to stutter, unable to speak in complete sentences.

Suddenly, Jim Carrey and Emma were pushed from behind. In their panic, they grabbed each other and stumbled a few steps.

Emma frowned, turning around to say something, when the mischievous boy who had pushed them shouted, "Today is Emma's coming-of-age ceremony, a happy day, go dance!"

Emma's brow relaxed as she looked at Jim Carrey.

"That's right, let's dance!"

"I won't……"

"I teach you!"

After doing the good deed, Annan returned upstairs. Not long after, an elderly man in a wheelchair, looking emaciated, was pushed out from the shadows beside him.

"Thanks……"

Annan feigned surprise: "Who are you?"

"Cough cough... Olme Young Master... cough cough... I... cough cough..."

"Alright, Baron, stop talking. I know it's you."

Annan was afraid that if he let him continue talking, he would cough himself to death.

"How did you end up like this?"

"Abusing power that doesn't belong to you will always come at a price..."

Annan suddenly realized that this was the Baron's true appearance, and the projection outside was also his past self.

"Understood. Are you sure you want to come with us on this prison break?"

Whether he had revealed his true form or fulfilled his wish, the real Baron had matured considerably: "What do you think the Chaos Cult is, rushing to the front for the good and hiding behind for the bad?"

"I mean, what good are you, looking like you've been blown over by the wind?"

Baron Jim Kelly laughed: "It seems you've never been a mercenary. The first rule of the mercenary manual is: Don't trust your preconceived notions; they will deceive you."

"You mean a half-dead, tuberculous wretch who's barely 100 pounds and is all bones and flesh can suddenly transform into a three-meter-tall behemoth and punch the chief judge of the Imperial Inquisition into a biscuit?"

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

Baron Jim Kelly coughed for a long time, and at one point, he let out a faint whisper.

"Thanks……"

"You're welcome. This is your story, and it shouldn't be bound by reality. Here, you can even marry Vincent."

"Cough cough cough cough cough..." The Baron coughed forcefully again.

Annan was worried that Baron Jim Kelly might die on the way to Montreal Mountain in his current state. However, to his credit, because of Baron Jim Kelly's appearance, no one would suspect that he was an elite member of the Chaos Cult. They could go to Montreal Mountain through the portal, saving them travel time.

“Young Master Olme, you have fulfilled my wish. I intend to give you the manor, as well as these nobles, to you as well.”

"Aren't you going to keep something for yourself?"

“There’s no need. I’ve already seen Emma…” Baron Jim Kelly looked around the banquet hall, as if giving his last words.

Downstairs, Jim Carrey and Emma walked out of the dance floor, followed by Vincent. The three of them walked hand in hand into the deep night and disappeared from sight.

The guests suddenly realized that the controls on them had been lifted.

Baron Jim Kelly's wheelchair began to move, and he left the banquet hall.

Annan knew it was his turn to take charge, so he went downstairs and gathered the nervous and bewildered nobles together.

"The Baron's work is finished. The Baron and I are about to leave Mondstadt. As promised, I will let you leave... but not now."

(End of this chapter)