Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 163 Fantasy Banana Paradise

The distortion of his vision ended, and Klein noticed that he had arrived in a forest.

That’s not right, it’s not a forest, it’s more like a forest theme park.

Looking up, the sky was light pink, with clouds of various shapes floating in it. Some looked like monkeys, some like bananas, and some like various other fruits.

He was about to take a step when he was stopped by an invisible barrier.

[Online mode, please wait for all players to arrive. (1/3)]
Online? Miss Justice? Who's the other one? Fujimaru Ritsuka? It can't be Amon, Klein thought.

Although he didn't know who his teammates were, Klein still changed his appearance. If the person coming was truly Miss Justice, he didn't intend to reveal his identity.

He suddenly remembered what he looked like in the past, so he started to sculpt his face using the template of Zhou Mingrui in his previous life.

However, the slightly protruding belly was removed, and the facial features were beautified, becoming tougher and colder.

There is no mirror, but he can observe his own state through the clown's ability.

"Huh? You're here already? So fast." A strange, calm male voice came from behind Klein.

Klein turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

"From the looks of you, you know me? So, it seems we're from the same place."

He looked to be in his thirties, with long, slightly curly chestnut hair, blue eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a neatly trimmed mustache. He was quite good-looking.

His portrait is everywhere, in books, museums, and the Intis Palace...

Russell Gustav.

"The Emperor?" Klein asked uncertainly.

Is it simulated?
"Yeah, it's me." Russell chuckled softly, "I didn't expect someone would recognize me now. It seems those guys haven't been able to completely block me."

Just as Klein was about to say something, ripples were heard behind Russell again. Russell immediately noticed it and looked back.

"Emperor Roselle!" A surprised voice sounded. It was Audrey who had transformed into a magical girl.

Russell's eyes swept across Audrey's face.

The cognitive distortion of Audrey's strange object was useless in front of Russell.

Then, He opened His arms: "Are you my fan? Do you want to hug the real Emperor Roselle?"

"No, thank you." Audrey took a step back.

"Oh, beautiful little princess, are you serious about taking a step back?" Russell smiled and lowered his arms.

"I don't think I need to introduce myself, right? I, Russell, am the greatest man in the world." Russell stroked his chest with one hand.

"You can call me Miss Justice." Audrey gracefully lifted her skirt.

"And a noble?" Russell raised an eyebrow and looked at Klein. "What about you, Mr. Evil?"

"Just call me World." Klein nodded with a slightly distant tone.

"So you are Mr. World?" Audrey looked at Klein in surprise.

He is a friend of the Tarot Club offline.

"It's me." Klein nodded.

"Hey, hey, you two know each other? This makes me feel isolated." Russell said in a slightly exaggerated tone.

He is a person with a strong desire to perform. After being crazy for so long, he finally woke up, which shows that he has a lot of humanity.

"The whole world knows you, Emperor." Audrey tried to smooth things over with a smile.

Although it was true, Russell still found it quite useful.

At this moment, the bushes ahead made a rustling sound.

"Three of you, how about we chat while we walk?" A monkey with mechanical eyes emerged from the woods. "Since you've come to our Banana Paradise, you must be looking to experience this carefree life, right?"

All three of them focused their attention on the monkey.

The monkey had brown hair, wore a pair of metal glasses, and a white coat. He was about one meter tall, shorter than Xio.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, the monkey introduced himself: "I am the chief ape here, you can just call me chief ape."

"Chief Monkey? This term sounds very similar to Professor Banana." Audrey said tentatively.

"Professor Banana? Oh, that's great! This must be a scholar from our Banana Paradise."

"You guys still care about studying here?" Klein looked up at the giant banana Ferris wheel in the distance.

"Whatever," the ape leader explained cheerfully, "If you want to learn, you can learn. If you don't want to learn, you don't have to. No one will force us bananas to learn."

"Banana?" Klein grasped the key point.

"Yes, bananas. We only have monkeys and bananas here, no humans." The chief ape led the way.

Soon, the monkey leader led the three people into the banana park.

As soon as you enter, you are greeted by the music that surrounds the paradise. It is a very cheerful, magical and catchy tune.

"An island full of bananas, bananas, bananas."

"The sleeping monkey's love nest."

"After eating a banana, go to sleep, banana, banana, banana."

"Be happy and have no worries."

"The sleeping little monkey is really nice."

"Happiness and freedom from worries." The cheerful, simple and repetitive melody makes it easy to follow the rhythm.

Russell hummed along to the rhythm and suddenly asked the ape leader, "Aren't the residents here monkeys and bananas? Why does the lyrics mention 'eating bananas'?"

The ape leader stretched out his hand and pressed down, and the background volume surrounding the paradise immediately dropped to a level that was almost inaudible. Then, he answered Russell's question.

"Because the banana in this lyric is different from the banana I just talked about."

As he spoke, the ape leader took out a banana and said, "This is for eating."

He pointed to the trees, on which hung bananas as big as a person: "Those are the residents here."

Russell nodded and continued to follow the Ape Chief with a smile on his face: "So what is the Sleeping Banana Monkey?"

"He's the idol of all bananas. Here, if a banana is good enough, it can evolve into a monkey."

"That's a really interesting evolutionary chain." Russell, whose mythical creature form is a curly-haired baboon, smiled.

Klein, who was standing a little behind Russell, noticed something was wrong with Audrey. She frowned slightly and pursed her lips.

"Are you okay?" Klein slowed down his pace and came to Audrey's side. He subtly changed his vocal cords and emitted a steady, cold voice.

He had just decided that his current personality was that of a cool adventurer.

"The music just now made me feel a little uncomfortable." Audrey shook her head.

Klein nodded in understanding. He felt a little uncomfortable, but he wasn't a professional music connoisseur after all, so it was difficult for him to clearly explain the feeling.

"Can you describe what makes you uncomfortable?" Klein knew Audrey was just an audience member, so he left professional matters to professionals.

"It's just..." Audrey thought for a moment, "There's a sense of deliberate joy, but I can't hear any real joy in it."

Klein felt that what Audrey said made sense.

"If you notice anything wrong or feel uncomfortable, speak up immediately." Klein reminded her. Audrey was the weakest here. Her combat power of around Sequence 5 was no match for the other two.

"Yeah." Audrey nodded and clenched her staff tightly.

Arriving at the center of the park, the chief monkey raised his hand and said, "Everyone, take a short break. Let me wake up the bananas that are sleeping."

Then the ape leader clapped his hands.

clap clap.

dong dong dong.

The sound of drumming rang out from the treetops, and the bananas woke up from their slumber, left the banana trees, and began a new day of banana life.

They broke away from the tree and jumped to the ground happily.

Then came the monkeys. They left their tree houses and came to the outside world, but they were obviously much calmer.

"They look happy," Russell commented, "just like the people I govern."

"Then you must be an excellent king." The ape leader flattered.

You can see that some bananas are full of energy when they wake up. They make durian into baked pies and chase and play in the jungle; some bananas are relatively calm. They smear coconut on themselves and dress themselves up with the fragrance of coconut.

The trees and the ground are bustling with activity, and everything is thriving.

The ape leader looked at the vibrant scene with satisfaction and couldn't help but send a sweet call to the bananas:
"Are you ready, bananas?"

"Yes, Chief Ape!" the bananas responded in unison.

"Too quiet!"

"Yes, Chief Ape!" The bananas responded even louder.

"Wow," Russell chuckled, "SpongeBob?"

"It's the banana baby." replied the ape leader.

The various facilities in Banana Park began to work automatically, including the banana Ferris wheel, banana roller coaster, banana carousel...

The bananas rushed to the facilities and started their happy banana life today.

There's also a Russell mixed in there.

Russell blended in very easily, perhaps because he was a curly-haired baboon?
He successfully boarded a roller coaster that was shaped like a banana, and the back car looked like a banana leaf.

"It's really easy here, isn't it?" Russell asked a banana sitting next to him while waiting for the departure.

"Yes, it's very easy." Banana replied in a light tone.

Russell nodded without saying anything. Instead, he leaned back in his chair and looked up at the clouds in the sky, wondering what he was thinking.

There are excited and happy bananas, and naturally there are also unhappy bananas.

Audrey noticed that several bananas were gathered together. Some of them were shouting, some were crying secretly, and some were heartbroken...

Audrey wanted to go forward and ask, but was stopped by the ape leader.

"Don't mind it, my good lady. They are only worried."

"Chief?" This was a word Audrey had never heard before, just like the words "chief" and "teacher".

Under the influence of the synesthesia beacon, the ape-chief's language was translated into a made-up word made up of half of a banana and half of worry.

"Yes, Banana," the Ape Chief explained. "Bananas occasionally get sick, just as bananas oxidize and turn black when they're stressed."

"So please don't come near. This is like an infectious disease, it will catch you all." The chief monkey waved his hand and said, "Servant, take you two to experience the amusement facilities."

(End of this chapter)