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"Unless what?"

Bailu Qiansheng asked eagerly, and Tsuzuki Shifune was silent for a moment and then sighed softly.

"Unless one of them devours the other, their essences will be complete, the effect of the Desecrated Twins on them will be weakened, and the one who survives will no longer have to worry about their consciousness being contaminated."

"..."

After Tsuzuki Shichuan finished speaking, the art gallery suddenly fell silent for a moment. Roselia and Paspale opened their eyes wide, unable to believe this horrible answer.

"…Is there no other solution?"

After a moment, Bailu Qiansheng squeezed out a trembling voice, and the Tsuzuki Poetry Boat just rowed silently.

head,

"I'm sorry, I'm not omnipotent. The power I have can only kill them, not save them. This is the only solution."

"After they wake up, I will tell them everything. Then they can choose who will be sacrificed... In the meantime, I need to keep them under guard at the committee headquarters to prevent their power from getting out of control again."

"This is indeed the only way."

Miyashiro Orie smiled and nodded slightly, and Tsuzuki Shifune also looked up at her, and frowned when he saw the tridecahedron floating quietly beside her.

"Okay, now let's discuss your matter, Miyashiro Orie. You were supposed to be executed by Marina, but you were suddenly brought here by the Trapezohedron... Do you know why it did this?"

"My apologies, ma'am. I have no idea of ​​Chaos's intentions. If I had to say, I think Naya wants to keep me, his toy, on the stage to please him."

Miyashiro Orie shrugged. Even though she said something that sent chills down everyone's spine, her face showed no panic. Instead, it was filled with joy, which made Tsuzuki Shifune a little confused.

"This seems to be the only possibility at the moment...but aren't you afraid?"

"Indeed, not really. I don't know why, but I'm probably born a bit eccentric. This secret world doesn't frighten me. On the contrary, I'm extremely interested in the Thousand-Faced God."

Miyashiro Orie smiled.

"This would be a terrifying situation for others, but I am happy to accept it... Of course, the premise is that you are willing to forgive my sins and let me continue to live."

"I do not have the power to forgive your sins, but since Naya wants to use you as a toy, then executing you is completely unnecessary. You will not die until He chooses another toy."

Tsuzuki Shifune sighed, waved at her, then turned his gaze to Shirasagi No Yoshiro who had just pushed the door open, and his voice became serious.

"Hada, you should already know what the puppeteer did, right? Now you must explain to me why it deliberately detonated the residual sound in Miu Tamade? Why did it behave so recklessly? Was this all your order?"

"No, Ms. Tsuzuki, how could that be possible... I never instructed it to do that."

Shirasagi Fadai was stunned for a moment and then shook her head in panic, while Tsuzuki Shifune also stared at her seriously for a moment, and sighed after confirming that she was not lying.

"So what's going on here? Isn't it part of the Egret family? Is it out of control?"

"I...I need to confirm first,"

Bailu Fadai hesitated for a moment, responded carefully, and walked to Qiansheng's side. The latter was full of doubts, but before she could ask, Bailu Fadai took the initiative to hold her hand, with an expression of worry and vague panic that she had never seen before.

"Qiansheng, tell me first, before the Puppet Master appeared, did you dream of any strange scenes? Or rather, some terrifying scenes?"

"Mom, how did you know? And that puppeteer is really one of our family members? What exactly is it? Why didn't you tell me?"

"I'll explain it to you later, Qiansheng... So, did you dream about something? A strange castle? Some scary memories?"

The familiar voice of her mother was filled with panic. Bai Lu Qiansheng could feel her trembling, which made her even more confused and uneasy. She just nodded subconsciously.

"I did dream about that castle. At first, I was walking in a dark maze of mirrors, then I was chased by countless puppets. Finally, I saw the puppeteer, who said a lot of things I couldn't understand. Then... I found myself becoming small, and a fat man was pressing on me... Mom, do you know why I am like this? What is going on?"

“… As expected, this kind of thing happened.”

After a moment of silence, Shiraeguro's expression became tired and bitter. She sighed deeply, took Shiraeguro Chisei's hand, and turned to look at Tsuzuki Shifune, her voice full of apology.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Tsuzuki. I'll find time to explain it to you later... But right now, I need to take Qiansheng to the hospital. Her condition is urgent and we can't delay even a moment."

"Hospital? She's seriously ill?"

"I guess so...it's a mental illness. I need to take her for a follow-up examination."

Chapter 207 Can't Tell

"At this point, the probability of schizophrenia is relatively high, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out. Considering that you can still distinguish hallucinations, your condition is not too serious. I can prescribe some medication. You can decide whether to stay in the hospital for observation or go home to rest."

The doctor thought for a moment, wrote a few words on the diagnosis form, and handed the medicine bottle to Bailu Fadai, who nodded slightly in gratitude, while Bailu Qiansheng just watched it all silently.

After leaving the room and sitting on the bench, she looked around a little tiredly. The expressions on the faces of the patients' families were not very good. The tall security guards were observing this side vigilantly, obviously ready to suppress the patients who were sick at any time.

"Qiansheng, how do you feel now?"

Bai Lu Fa Dai sat down beside her and asked cautiously in a low voice. Qian Sheng was silent for a moment and then sighed.

"Mom, why did you insist on bringing me here, and specifically told me not to tell the doctor about the secret world? The things I dreamed about were clearly related to the Dream Realm, not ordinary hallucinations. Do you think an ordinary doctor who knows nothing about this can determine whether I have a mental illness?"

"Qiansheng... I didn't want to bring you here, but we have no choice now. You are indeed ill, I am sure of that. Although those are not ordinary hallucinations, they are also related to your illness. As long as you take your medicine and rest well, those things will not appear again."

Bai Lu Fa Dai pursed her lips, raised her hand to put on her shoulder and comforted her softly, which made Qian Sheng feel more confused and puzzled. He couldn't help but look up at her.

"Mom, how are you sure I'm sick? I have no memory of ever coming to the hospital for a checkup, and how are you sure those things are related to my illness?"

"Schizophrenia should at least have a reason. I thought my life had been pretty good, and my mentality was normal. It's just that I suddenly saw those memories just now... Why are you so sure I'm sick? How did you determine that?"

"...Qiansheng, Mom can't tell you too much right now. Mom can only tell you that the puppeteer is closely related to your illness. As long as your condition improves, it will not appear again. I can guarantee this."

After a moment of silence, Bai Lu Fazhang sighed with mixed emotions, slowed down his voice, and held her hand.

"Believe mom, okay? Mom just wants you to get better, there's absolutely no other intention."

"...Then why don't you let Xiao Cai and the others come along? Now that they already know about this, there's no need to keep hiding anything from them, right?"

"Qiansheng, I know you care about your friends, but they are not part of the Bailu family after all. Your illness also requires some time to recuperate. Until your condition improves, they should try to see you as little as possible."

Bai Lu Fa Dai explained seriously in a low voice, and Qian Sheng sighed helplessly.

"So what does it mean to be in remission? Do I have to live here? What about the university? What about Paspalae?"

“You don’t need to worry about those things

Don't worry, Mom will take care of it. Anyway, take your medicine first. Mom will go to handle the hospitalization procedures. You wait here for a while and don't run around. "

Bai Lu Fadai poured out the pills from the bottle and handed them to Qian Sheng. Although the latter felt subconsciously resistant, he couldn't refuse after meeting her gaze. He could only silently take it and swallow it with water.

She watched her mother leave, but deep down she felt a growing sense of doubt and confusion. She was certain that what she had seen was no mere hallucination...but why was her mother so certain that she was ill? What was the connection between her illness and the puppeteer? Why didn't her mother want to tell her?

"Good morning, everyone,"

Just as Bai Lu Qiansheng was feeling puzzled, she suddenly heard a voice full of laughter. Turning around, she saw a thin man in a hospital gown walking in while raising his hand to greet her, but the people around him did not react at all, as if they could not see her.

"Hahaha, everyone's still so cold, but I've gotten used to it a long time ago."

The man smiled and nodded casually, then took out a knife and cut his finger, letting the blood drip into a safe water bottle nearby.

"Ding ding ding, this is the perfect blood mixed with AIDS and various STDs. Please drink it up, big brother Security. It's delicious."

Under Bai Lu Qiansheng's confused gaze, the security guard did not react to his behavior at all. As if he couldn't see him, he picked up the kettle, took a sip, smacked his lips, and continued chatting with his colleagues around him.

The man acted as if he was used to it, and continued to do all kinds of bizarre things with a smile, while the people around him completely turned a blind eye, which made Bai Lu Qiansheng feel dizzy.

Wait, what's going on? Is that man an illusion? Or is it something else... No, that's not right. He's feeling magical. This feeling can't be fake. He's using mental magic to mask his presence, so others can't see him.

After confirming the situation, Bailu Qiansheng frowned and raised her hand to the man, wanting to remove his spell. However, Bailu Fadai had already returned with the materials. She glanced at the man in surprise, realized something, sighed, and directly held Qiansheng's hand to interrupt her.

"Come on, Qiansheng, I'll take you to your room."

"Wait a minute, Mom, there's a..."

"There's nothing there,"

Bai Lu Fa Dai gritted her teeth and interrupted her. The complicated expression on her face made Qian Sheng difficult to understand.

"Qiansheng, remember, if you see something that no one else can see, it must be you who is sick. It will disappear soon, so don't worry about it."

"But mom, I clearly saw it..."

"Qiansheng, remember, it's an illusion."

Bai Lu Fadai interrupted her again, her voice filled with pain. Her eyes showed pain and persistence that Qian Sheng could not understand, which made her stunned for a moment. She could only stumble forward while being held by her hand.

In a daze, Bai Lu Qiansheng subconsciously turned around and saw that the man had made a mess around him, but everyone still turned a blind eye and continued with their own things. He seemed very satisfied with this, smiling and waving the knife continuously.

"Hahaha! Praise the Puppet Master, praise the Puppet Master! Just by sacrificing life and soul, I can actually gain such a wonderful experience. Is this something I can have? Is this really something I can have?!"

Puppet Master?! His spell was given to him by the Puppet Master?! Why would it do this?!

Bai Lu Qiansheng frowned because of his words, and the next moment she suddenly saw several very familiar figures approaching the gate, and she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Hello, um, is there a blonde girl here? I'm her friend, could you let me in to see her if possible?"

Maruyama Aya prayed earnestly to the security guards in front of her. As she was talking to them, the thin man noticed her and smiled with shining eyes.

"Hey, isn't this Caicai? I didn't expect to be so lucky. Speaking of which, I've always been curious about Caicai's figure. Please show it to me."

He stretched out his hand towards Maruyama Aya's collar, and Shiragi Chisei opened her eyes wide. Seeing his blood-stained fingertips about to touch the unaware Maruyama Aya, she was so angry that she could no longer care about anything else. She shook off her mother's hand and rushed over with a roar.

"Fuck stop it!"

At this moment, everyone subconsciously looked at Qiansheng, and the man had no idea that anyone would see him. He stayed where he was, and Bailu Qiansheng used all his strength to knock him to the ground, picked up the ashtray on the table next to him and smashed it hard on his head.

"What do you want to do?! Answer me! What do you want to do?!"

The man, who was caught off guard, was hit on the head and bleeding. He curled up on the ground wailing. The security guard next to him subconsciously rushed over to hold her down, but was forced to break free by Bai Lu Qiansheng's full force. When she grabbed the man's collar and lifted him up, wanting to ask for information about the puppeteer, his sarcastic sneer suddenly rang in her mind.

"You're so angry over a piece of trash. You really do care about your friends."

"Wait, this is... No, I haven't had enough fun yet, there are still a few minutes left... Ahhhhh!"

The man felt something and his face showed fear, and then his body was pierced by the silk thread that appeared out of thin air. His distorted face quickly turned into the hollow structure of a puppet, and his body also changed rapidly in Qiansheng's confused gaze, forming the puppet she had seen many times in her dreams.

"Tear,"

A passage to a dreamland suddenly appeared under the puppet's feet. When it fell into it, the entrance disappeared instantly, and Bai Lu Qiansheng's consciousness suddenly became hazy. When she came to her senses, she was shocked to find that she was holding a patient with a bloody face, who was trembling and begging for mercy.

"Stop hitting me, please, stop hitting me. I'm kneeling down for you, okay? Please stop hitting me..."

"No...that's not right. How is this possible? When did it become you?"

Bewilderment and disbelief filled Bai Lu Qian Sheng's mind with confusion. Incomprehensible anxiety accumulated into rage, causing her face to twist. She gritted her teeth and roared at the trembling patient in front of her.

"No! You're not real?! Right?! You're fake too! You and that puppeteer have conspired to trick me, right?! I'm telling you, don't even think about tricking me. I won't let you succeed!"

The patient's face was so pale that he could no longer speak. Bai Lu Qiansheng also looked around anxiously, but he only saw Maruyama Cai standing there staring at her in a daze, and the security guards surrounding her. He could not help but scream angrily.

"Puppet Master! Puppet Master! Where have you been hiding, you bastard? Get out here! You can do whatever you want to me, but don't involve Xiao Cai! Do you hear me?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Lu Qiansheng was hit hard on the head by one of the security guards. She staggered and almost lost her balance. The blood flowing from her forehead dyed her vision scarlet. She couldn't help but throw the patient to the ground in anger and raised her hand to cast a spell to knock down all these guys.

But the next moment, she suddenly met her mother's painful gaze. She was stunned for a moment, and then she felt that her ability to cast spells was suddenly blocked. After a moment of silence, she looked at her mother's face in disbelief.

"Mom, why..."

Before he could finish his words, more batons came crashing down, knocking Bai Lu Qian Sheng to the ground. He wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound. He could only curl up tremblingly and tried to protect his head.

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

Just as Bai Lu Qian Sheng's consciousness began to blur, she heard a familiar cry of pain. A pink-haired girl with tears on her face blocked her way, and the security guards also hurriedly stopped their actions.

"Don't go near her, miss! She's having a seizure! It's very dangerous!"

"She's my friend, she won't hurt me!"

Maruyama Aya responded angrily, and at the same time hurriedly bent down to help Shiraishi Chisei, whose face was covered in blood. The latter could feel the trembling of her palms, and after meeting her gaze, he could only see worry and pain for him... She was not afraid of him and still regarded him as a friend.

"Xiao Cai..."

Shirasagi Chisei tried hard to squeeze out a sound, and Maruyama Aya hugged her body tightly while crying, letting the latter feel the precious warmth.

"I'm sorry, Qiansheng, I should have come earlier. Perhaps you wouldn't have suffered this... I know there are hidden horrors in this world. You had your reasons for doing what you did just now, right? Although I can't understand it, you must be protecting me, right?"

Bai Lu Qian Sheng subconsciously wanted to nod, but at this moment she also saw her mother walking towards her quickly. She apologized to the security guards while holding her hand. The voice reached her mind.

"Qiansheng, forgive me, but the more you use magic, the more likely your condition will worsen. I can't let you do this."

"Also, you can't tell your friends about these things anymore. The Puppet Master has been keeping an eye on you. If you continue to maintain your current relationship with your friend, she will be drawn into your affairs... She will be in danger."

"..."

Bai Lu Qiansheng stared at her mother in a daze, not knowing whether she should believe her words. Her hesitation was also noticed by Maruyama Cai, and her voice became more worried and uneasy.

"Qiansheng? Are you okay? You did that just now... to protect me, right?"

"……I have no idea,"

After a moment's silence, Bai Lu Qiansheng sighed deeply and exhaustedly. She took a step back from Maruyama Aya's arms and shook her head silently at her confused face.

"I don't know what's going on anymore, Xiao Cai... Maybe I really am mentally ill, or maybe I did protect you just now... But no matter which case, it's dangerous for you to get close to me. I'll be staying here for a while. Don't come to see me again until I'm discharged. It will implicate you."