People are in Xingtie, and I am their dead white moonlight?

Looking at the dazzling array of strange objects in front of him, a hint of surprise flashed across Jiang Mo's eyes.

He was a clerk in the Galaxy Law and Politics Department, and testing rare items had nothing to do with him, so his impression of the "Rare Item Storage Room" had always remained stuck on the impression he had in the game.

But games are games, and reality is reality. How could Ms. Black Tower, a genius, only have that one rare item?

What we see before us is a true storage room for rare treasures.

"Come on, take whichever one you like and try it out. See if it gives you more power."

Heita chuckled and handed him a list of rare items, then looked at him expectantly, as if waiting to see what kind of power he could display using the rare items.

Jiang Mo took the list from Heita's hand with a smile, and then kissed her lightly on the forehead. The affection flashing in his black eyes...needed no words.

After that, Jiang Mo began to select the rare items that caught his eye from the dazzling array of rare items before him, until...

Among this pile of strange objects, he saw an orange clown mask.

"Is this... the Mask of the Masked Fool? So, Black Tower, you have something like this in your collection?"

Hearing this, Heita, who was originally messaging Ruan Mei, suddenly raised his head, looking a little confused for a moment.

"Huh? Where is it? Why don't I know?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Mo's hair stood on end, and an ominous premonition instantly invaded his heart.

At this moment he remembered a very annoying guy - Aha, the god of fun who always wanted to turn himself into his agent.

Almost at the same time, the clown mask in the display case floating in front of Jiang Mo suddenly began to twist strangely, and then let out a sharp laugh.

"Hahahaha! You win this game of hide-and-seek! My dear friend, Aha will give you a reward! Aha will give you a reward!"

A voice that could corrode the mind rang in the ears of Jiang Mo and Heita, and Heita took out his magic wand in an instant, ready to fight.

Although in the previous simulation...Aha did not show any ill will towards them, but this does not mean that this god of fun will not take action against them now.

"Hey~ Don't be so nervous~ I won't do anything to you."

Almost at the moment Aha said this, the wand in Heita's hand turned into a firework launcher in an instant.

bang——

With a loud noise, countless colorful ribbons fell from the sky, adding a touch of absurdity to the already tense atmosphere.

"Ahaha's 'joy' is the joy of life. As long as we're alive, we can create endless fun! But if we die... there's no fun at all~"

"Why are you here? What is your purpose?!"

Looking at the clown mask that had broken through the display case, floating in the air and spinning rapidly, the alert look on Heita's face became more and more serious.

——She is ready to call for help at any time.

"Oh, why take it so seriously? Aha is only here to provide some help for your upcoming journey. I'm not really going to do anything to you."

"Didn't I say it before? Aha is the most trustworthy Star God, bar none."

After hearing Ah Ha's words, Jiang Mo's face showed some thought, and then he took a step forward lightly, standing between the black tower and the clown mask.

"Frankly, Aha, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Hmm... Let me think, what did Aha want you to do? Oh, right! I want you to be my agent, so that I can add a little help to your journey!"

"By the way... I want to see whether the 'Memory' destiny has a greater impact on you, or the 'Joy' destiny has a greater impact on you, hehehe~ Isn't it interesting? Very interesting, right! ?"

Chapter 11 Black Tower: How about...trying it on?

Looking at the clown mask floating in the air, Jiang Mo frowned slightly, then said in a cold voice:

"Before you explain everything clearly, don't even think about getting any promises from me, and don't even think about me agreeing to any of your conditions!"

Hearing Jiang Mo's words, the clown mask that was originally spinning at high speed in the air suddenly stopped, and then came in front of Jiang Mo in the blink of an eye.

The empty eye sockets on the mask seemed to have grown eyes, staring at him intently, which made Jiang Mo feel a little... chilly for a moment.

However, he believed that Aha, as the "Happy Star God", would not do such a shameless thing as hurting him or killing him.

——He just wanted to see if he would be frightened by the sudden approach.

The Black Tower stared straight at the clown mask in front of it, ready to exile this thing to the border of the universe at any time.

Although she didn't know how long she could hold Aha back in his current state, but...

How will you know if you don’t try?

However, just as the atmosphere in the room became increasingly weird, the clown mask that had been staring at Jiang Mo finally leaned back, choosing to keep a short distance, and broke the silence with a burst of laughter.

"Hehehe~ You're still as funny as ever. Haha, I'm really looking forward to how much more "joy" you can bring me!"

"Actually, things aren't as complicated as you think. There's no 'game between star gods', no 'gamble between star gods', and it's certainly not a scenario where 'two star gods are both human women fighting over you'. It's just that Aha simply wants to have fun! That's all~"

"Your power comes from memory. Ahaha wants to see more fun through you, so... I plan to give you a small investment as an "entrance ticket" to the subsequent scenes!"

"Since you're going to get your memory back anyway, why not have some fun? Let's see which power of Memory or Joy is more useful to you?"

"If Ah Ha wins, then Fu Li's glass head will become the joke; if Ah Ha loses, then Ah Ha himself will be the joke! Hehehehe~"

Looking at the clown mask in front of him that was laughing shrilly again, Jiang Mo blinked, and then fell into a brief period of thought.

From what Ah Ha had just said, he could tell that Ah Ha seemed to know his past self and could influence the processes within the Memory Bubble Simulator to a certain extent...

"Did my past self strike some kind of deal with Aha? For example, I'd ask my future self to provide more fun for Aha, and He would help me?"

"If this is true, then all of Aha's previous actions can be explained reasonably..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Mo raised his head slightly and once again fixed his gaze on the orange-red clown mask.

However, as he watched... he suddenly frowned, and a strange sense of familiarity and déjà vu crept into his heart unconsciously.

——He always felt that he had seen this mask somewhere, but for a moment he couldn't tell where exactly.

Jiang Mo began to quickly flip through the memories in his mind, trying to find the source of this strange sense of déjà vu.

Soon, he thought of the scene of talking with "Memory Jiang Mo" in that pure white space, and that meaningful smile.

The curvature of the mouth corners, the overall shape, and even the slight changes in the eye sockets... all perfectly overlap with the orange-red mask in front of him!

And this means...

My past self is definitely related to Aha!

Although he still didn't know what the relationship was about, at least he could confirm one thing now -

Even if he accepted this "investment", a situation similar to the Lebnos worm would not occur.

After all...I now have two layers of insurance.

One layer comes from the constraints of "happy destiny", and the other layer comes from the relationship between "past self" and Aha.

In this way, the two problems that once blocked Jiang Mo's way disappeared, and his concerns... although they could not be completely dispelled, at least he could be sure that his life was not in danger.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mo took a deep breath, then slowly reached out to touch the clown mask floating in front of him.

Ah Ha seemed to have noticed this as well, and his originally shrill laughter suddenly stopped at this moment. He waited quietly for Jiang Mo to take the mask in his hand.

Snapped--

A crisp sound was heard in the silent room, and Jiang Mo took the mask in his hand very smoothly.

Almost at the same time, a light screen appeared in front of his eyes again, just like the one he saw when he touched the handcuffs.

[Special Item: "□□" Commander's Mask of Joy]

[Appearance Description: An orange-red clown mask that perfectly fits the contours of a person's face, even the smile is a 1:1 replica]

[Feature: Joyful Mask. It must be related to joy. Perhaps if you put this mask on your face, you will possess the power of "joy"—from your most loyal friend, Aha.]

[Introduction: Legend... There is no legend. This is a custom-made mask of pleasure owned by an emissary. Humans are multifaceted creatures. It's impossible for them to only hold one belief, right?]

[Available destiny: "Joy"]

Looking at the light curtain in front of him, Jiang Mo blinked slightly, then breathed a sigh of relief.

He had thought that the mask would turn into a facehugger the moment he touched it, sticking directly to his face and unable to get off, as if he had been branded by Aha.

Of course, he was not nervous about the consequences of wearing the mask, after all, it did not threaten his life.

He was worried that if he got caught up in this thing, he would lose a lot of fun in life, like sticking with the black tower...

"Amo? Are you okay? What is this mask...?"

Just as he was daydreaming, Heita's slightly worried voice interrupted his imagination of the not-so-good future.

"Hmm? I'm fine, nothing serious. As for this mask..."

As Jiang Mo spoke, he lowered his head slightly, looking at the clown mask in his hand that showed a strange smile. The meaningful smile of "memory Jiang Mo" flashed through his mind again.

"...Perhaps this was something that belonged to my past self, and now it's finally been returned to its rightful owner."

"Return the property to its original owner..."

Hearing Jiang Mo's words, Heita pursed his lips, a thoughtful look appeared on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Those crimson eyes moved back and forth between Jiang Mo and the orange-red mask in his hand. Finally, Heita couldn't help but feel a little curious and asked softly:

"Would you like to...try it on?"

......

At the same time, in Pinocchio's "Golden Hour", a girl in a red yukata was sitting on the rooftop of a building, boredly watching the traffic below.

"So boring~"

She deliberately prolonged her voice and made it sound extremely exaggerated, as if she felt that... this would make her emotions more vivid.

The girl slowly lay down on the floor on the roof, her crimson cherry blossom eyes slightly raised, looking at the fake starry sky above her head, and sighed softly.

"Oh... I have to spend some time looking for somewhere interesting to go."

"How about going to the 'tavern'? Or go to that ice ball and talk to Sambo...?"

Hanabi's voice suddenly stopped, and a rare hint of loneliness appeared in her playful red eyes.

"If that person were here, maybe we wouldn't have to worry—"

Before he finished speaking, Hanabi's eyes suddenly widened, as if she had sensed something incredible.

She suddenly sat up from the roof and looked towards the east of Pinocchio with a shocked expression - that was the direction of the Black Tower Space Station.

"Is it my imagination? That aura just now...was it really him?"

"So many years have passed...it turns out he's not dead?!"

There was a flicker of shock in Hanabi's beautiful cherry blossom eyes, but it quickly faded, replaced by...

Endless joy.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing her white and neat teeth, and then she jumped without hesitation, letting out a silver bell-like laugh as she fell at high speed.

"Hahahaha, I finally waited for you! I finally found you!"

Hanabi's laughter naturally attracted the attention of people on the street, but when they looked up... they saw nothing.

——Just like the laughter just now came from their hallucination.

Chapter 12 Black Tower: Do you want to try the teacher's outfit?

Looking at the orange-red mask in Jiang Mo's hand, Heita's crimson eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and then he spoke softly:

"Try it on. On the one hand, it's a test of your abilities, and on the other hand, it's a way to see if you can find any clues about your next stop."

"After all, Ahab said before, 'You're still as interesting as before.' I'm wondering... maybe He made some kind of deal with your past self, and is using this 'returning the original owner' method to guide you."

Hearing this, Jiang Mo's expression suddenly froze, as if he remembered the dream he had last night, and...the kiss from the black swan in the dream.

"Aha is not the guide, the thieving cat... or the thieving goose is the guide."

"But it's a good idea to think this way. I don't have to think about how to tell Heita where my next stop is."

Jiang Mo silently nodded while complaining in his heart, and said softly:

"The timing of Aha's appearance is really too coincidental. Maybe this is really possible."