Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 128: Garden of Avalon

"What is this?" Klein picked up the crystal flower.

Confirmed, it's the key prop! He suddenly had this idea.

"..."

Klein patted his head.

How could I think this way? It's really strange.

So the boss has been defeated and all the equipment has dropped, why hasn't the boss room disappeared yet?
Klein ignored his inexplicably wandering thoughts and continued to think about the current situation.

Is there any sequel?

Suddenly, a pale mist emerged in the mental space, and Klein found himself in a completely new map.

In the new map, he met a brand new, somewhat shy-looking Velvet.

No consumption, it’s the second stage!

[Memory] While the echo was still cooling, Klein planned to strike first.

Start with [Nothingness] and then use [Destruction] and [Hunting] for a two-hit combo.

No matter how strong the erosion ability is, Klein doesn't believe it can withstand this combo.

Feeling threatened, I-Velvi quickly explained.

Skip.

After the plot was over, Klein understood that it was the evil personality that had eliminated the other personalities, and that the original self, Vivi, had escaped by using tricks.

Her original plan was to rescue Klein when he was in a tough fight, then use the power of friendship and bond to defeat the evil Velvet, and finally give a final farewell performance.

Although her id, Vivi, looks shy, the personalities like the Great Magician are split from her id, which is enough to show that Vivi is actually a lunatic who likes to perform.

But unexpectedly, Klein had a special mental supply and killed the evil Velvet in an instant.

You make my plan seem useless.

do not care.

Since Klein killed the Evil Velvet in seconds, it was a good thing. At least she didn't have to work so hard.

Finally, Velvet told Klein that the crystal flower was a crucial prop and asked him to take it with him.

He was also given the "Spiral" mark, the passive effect of which is to make him proficient in the use of all props, and all props in his hands will gain effects.

The active effect is mimicry, which can mimic the props that the player has seen before. The effect will be weakened, and correspondingly, the negative effects will also be weakened.

Yay, it’s a story reward.

Thanks to Teacher Da V.

But why does it sound so much like entrusting an orphan to someone?

After the plot, Velvet said she wanted to be alone and emo for a while, so she kicked Klein out of the mental space.

Leaving Velvet's spirit, Klein returned to the park.

Weiwei also opened her eyes at the same time.

"What do you say now?" Klein asked.

"I might need to re-split my personality." Weiwei shook her head. "By the way, where did you send Padu?"

"I won't tell you." Klein answered simply.

"Really? What a pity." Weiwei smiled. "Then, can you help me hide it too?"

"Do you still need to hide?" Klein raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, I'm in a very bad condition now. If I meet the Ruler of Corrosion again, I'm afraid I will die miserably, right?" Weiwei sighed.

"And you, you'd better hide as well. Although you're in a memory-like state right now, you're not actually connected to the data in the Paradise of the Past. It would take a lot of effort for the Herrscher of Corrosion to corrupt you."

"So?" Klein asked.

"So when she encounters you, she will definitely choose 'kill' instead of 'corrupt'. As a result, your situation is even more difficult than mine."

Klein nodded thoughtfully. "Thank you for your reminder. I do have a safe enough place here, but before I send you there, I have one more question."

"Ask me, I'm the genius Wei Erwei. There is no question in this world that I can't answer." Wei Erwei was very proud.

"Then let me ask," Klein inquired, "Since your evil personality has been in contact with the Herrscher of Corrosion for such a long time, are you truly not corrupted?"

"No." Wei Erwei shook her head, "I..."

Weiwei's voice stopped abruptly.

"It seems you've noticed. Well, this is also intelligence. After you corrupt someone, you can read their memory. However, if you don't take the time to absorb it carefully, you'll miss a lot of details." Klein said with a smile.

Weiwei frowned in distress, "Why is [my] personality so different from [my]?"

"Well, you may need to find the answer yourself." Before he could finish his words, the piece of paper turned into a flying knife and flew straight towards Weiwei's neck.

Wei Erwei was about to dodge, but found herself firmly bound by almost invisible silk threads.

Watching the headless Vilvi fall and slowly dissipate into data, Klein muttered to himself, "Just a clone? No wonder it's so weak."

"Klein." Su's voice came from Klein's mind, "Come here for a moment."

Just as Klein was about to say something, he appeared in a blank area.

This is the transmission of the One Vehicle among the Thousand Worlds.

"Su?" Klein asked uncertainly.

"It's me. We need your help now." Su's voice continued to echo from his mind. "I'm running out of time, so we need to expedite the process." As they spoke, Klein understood that Su was going to perform a memory-building operation on him, expanding part of his mind into a memory space.

Contrary to what "Vilvi" said before, it is not difficult for the Ruler of Erosion to erode him, but it is simply impossible to do so.

If it really tried to erode the authority of domination, the result might be that its own authority would be dominated by Klein.

Su's plan is to expand this power of domination in the form of memory space.

Although he wasn't sure whether Su in front of him had been corrupted, Klein felt he could give it a try. After all, he could be resurrected in full health after death. If there really was a problem, the worst that could happen was suicide.

However, Klein felt vaguely uneasy, but the uneasiness did not come from the operation itself, but from the aftermath.

"So what happens next? What's the plan?" Klein asked.

"After that, we will welcome back Alicia, and she will activate [Anti-Kevin Armament 666] to destroy the Herrscher of Corrosion." Su explained patiently.

What does the anti-Kevin armed movement have to do with the law enforcement?

Although it was the first time he heard this word, Klein's feeling of unease grew stronger and stronger.

"So, what's the price? A device that can kill a Herrscher shouldn't be cheap, right?" Klein asked.

"..." Su was silent for a few seconds, "You don't need to worry about it. I can only guarantee that this will not endanger your safety."

…………

The sky is colorful, like a watercolor painting. Picture frames are floating in the air, with various paintings in them.

The one who arrived here was a pale blue, faded "Alishia." It was Alishia, the Herrscher of Corrosion.

"Virvi... I didn't expect she'd fail too. I trusted her so much. Seriously." Eclipse looked at Ying and Kosmo in front of him. "I didn't expect to run into you here. It's great."

"Especially you, Ying. I clearly care about you and want you to stay out of this. Why do you still appear in front of me?"

Neither of the two people in front of him looked at Eclipse, and they focused on their own conversation plan: "She must have instinctively sensed the danger, but this just proves that we were right. Now what we need to do is stop her."

Sakura replied, "Indeed, we don't need to defeat her, we just need to stop her."

It appeared, it was the time-stop commentary.

But it was obvious that Eclipse didn't want to be ignored. She forcibly interrupted the conversation between the two: "Um, sorry to bother you, but I overheard your conversation now."

"In that case, why don't you listen more to our plan?" Ying looked at Eclipse.

"Oh, that won't do. After all, you're stalling for time, aren't you? But what good is stalling for you anyway?"

"Let's not talk about Kosmo for now. Sakura, you have been eroded now. Delaying time will only make you gradually become a part of me, right? Or are you actually not averse to entering my arms? Then come on, my arms are always open to you." Eclipse imitated Alicia's tone and opened his arms with a smile.

There was silence, no one answered.

"Really? If you ignore me like this, I'll cry." Eclipse crossed his arms, "And that lovely lady over there, Ritsuka, right? I remember that's what she called you. Why don't you come out together?"

Hiding at the back, Fujimaru Ritsuka completely ignored the Eclipse Law and raised his left hand: "Without mana replenishment, there's really not much I can do."

"Use the Command Spell: Caster, stop her."

A red light flashed, and the second stroke of the Command Seal on his left hand disappeared. A large amount of magic power surged from Merlin's body under the effect of the Command Seal.

Merlin, having released his power-saving mode, appeared in front of Kosmo and Sakura, standing between them and Eclipse.

"Hi." Merlin waved, and the golden sword of oath of victory appeared in his right hand. Merlin exerted force on his feet, appeared in front of Eclipse, and slashed with the sword.

Eclipse raised his bow, blocking Merlin's slash and wrestling with him, "Oh? You're the one who was always following Ritsuka? Caster, as I recall, doesn't mean magician?"

"Yes," Merlin smiled, rapidly changing his sword's stance. In a flash, bow and sword collided with each other more than a dozen times, sending up a shower of sparks. "But chanting too fast can easily bite your tongue. There's nothing I can do about it."

"Then why are you called a magician? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call you a swordsman, warrior or knight?" Eclipse chatted idly, but his hands never stopped moving.

If you just listen to what the two are talking about, someone who doesn't know would think they are having a tea party rather than a duel.

"Well, guess what?" Merlin winked at Eclipse.

"Wow, so cute." Eclipse greeted with a smile.

"Cool..." Kosmo exclaimed softly from the back.

"Yeah, yeah," Merlin said quietly, but he still heard her. "Then drown me in praise."

"That's great, praise..." Shi Lu immediately responded.

Before he could finish his words, the staff that Merlin had been using as a hammer to hit people lit up with a peach-pink light. A beam of light hit Shilu's chest like lightning, knocking her away and hitting the wall at the edge of the venue heavily, raising a large cloud of dust.

"I'm also good at casting spells without spells. This time, Artoria often falls into the trap." Merlin said with a smile to Eclipse who was embedded in the wall.

Then, Merlin took a step back, resting his wand on the ground. A pale pink magic circle unfolded from under the magician's feet, and a sea of ​​flowers bloomed from under Merlin's feet and extended outward.

He began to chant the incantation after a long absence: "Inner Sea of ​​Stars, Platform for Observing Things."

Whoosh.

Several faded arrows shot out from the smoke and dust, and were intercepted in mid-air by Ying's sword.

"I'll tell you a story in Paradise." The chanting continued.

Eclipse broke out of the mist, and the faded flawless dome unfolded, but when it spread above Merlin, the edge abruptly turned into petals and disappeared, unable to advance an inch.

"Your story is full of blessings." The petals rose without wind, and vaguely, a tall tower could be seen in the sea of ​​flowers.

Although Eclipse didn't know what Merlin wanted to do, her intuition told her that she couldn't wait.

She rushed towards Merlin, but was slowed down by Sakura's slash that could freeze time.

"Only the innocent may enter [the Garden of Avalon]"

　Paradise should be finished tomorrow, it's a bit long.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)