Zongman: Evolution Paradise

After all, once Jolyne learned that this was a world of fairy tales and ghost stories, she already planned to take a closer look at the world's worldview.

If the strength is sufficient, the [Gate] of [Ryudouji] in Jolyne's workshop can be placed in this world without having to wait for that uncertain One Piece world.

Setting up a base here will inevitably require some new manpower.

"So be it."

Putting down the [Human Girl Mutual Aid Manual], Jolyne looked at the gingerbread witch, who looked like a wretched old woman, and still felt a bit annoyed.

I have no problem being as handsome as Gintoki, but you can't actually look like Otose!

With a sigh, Xu Lun said to her, "Go and tidy yourself up, and change to a more normal makeup look."

The Gingerbread Witch is a humanoid ghost story, and rational humanoid ghost stories are generally not ugly, or rather, only those who are completely irrational become uglier the stronger they are. The Gingerbread Witch probably took this form to fit the fairy tale of the candy house in the fairy tales of Hellmann's.

As a ghost story transformed from a fairy tale, this behavior can accelerate the improvement of one's strength.

Now that Jolyne is around, even Hanako won't go to a toilet to steal toilet paper anymore. Jolyne hopes that the Gingerbread Witch can at least be a little more normal.

The gingerbread witch stayed inside to change her appearance, while Jolyne and Satsuki Nakano pushed open the door to the candy store.

Just now, when the gingerbread witch begged for mercy, she said they were in a place called the Forest of Strange Words.

Stepping out of the biscuit door, Nakano Satsuki saw what the other world looked like and immediately understood the origin of the name "Forest of Strange Tales".

It was night outside, there were no stars, only a layer of dim moonlight shining on the ground.

Beyond the flat ground occupied by the candy house, rows of dark, crooked tree trunks stood, riddled with irregular holes, which made a whispering sound as the night wind blew through them.

Nakano Satsuki quietly moved a little closer to Jolyne. There are advantages to having five personalities, such as her perception seeming to be stronger than that of ordinary people.

If you can access the player panel, your innate intelligence attribute will likely be around 7 to 8.

This makes Jolyne quite a target of criticism, after all, it takes five fusions to achieve such a low level of intelligence, no wonder their grades are usually so poor.

Hmm... Unlike her other sisters, Nakano Satsuki is quite serious about her studies, but she just can't seem to show her efforts on her report card.

Now, Nakano Satsuki clearly sensed that something in the forest was watching her.

Before she could say anything, she saw Xu Lun's eyes turn blue, black smoke rise from his trench coat, and he took a step towards the shadow in front of him. The next moment, he had dragged a monster back to his side.

Nakano Satsuki: "..."

She couldn't quite understand Jolyne's abilities.

Having just become a player, her understanding of combat was still limited to the mage duels in fantasy movies where you call out a skill and I call out a skill.

"But Jolyne's strength should be quite strong among the players, right? Otherwise, Father wouldn't have decided to ask Jolyne for help."

Nakano Satsuki wondered, and Nakano Maruo did not explain to her why she was looking for Jolyne. She looked at the thing being dragged behind Jolyne and noticed that it was a bat monster.

Or perhaps it's half-human, half-bat, with a fine layer of hair on its human face, rough human hands and withered feet thrashing about on the ground, and even a tattered cloth to cover its private parts.

Is this also a ghost story?

"I asked Nakano Satsuki."

"No, it hasn't reached the level of a ghost story yet."

Jolyne's expression grew increasingly frozen, for he had noticed something amiss.

"Compared to ghost stories, this thing is closer to a semi-ghost story, somewhere between humans and ghost stories, or rather, a derivative species of ghost stories..."

Jolyne explained, "You can think of it as him originally being a human, who was later transformed into his current form by some ghost story."

"It sounds like this world is quite dangerous."

Nakano Satsuki said, only to find that Jolyne had already taken out a knife and handed it to him.

"..."

Nakano Satsuki, who had just exchanged a glance with Jolyne and understood what she was about to do, froze.

No, didn't you just say that this guy was some kind of unlucky guy turned into this by some ghost story?

You want me to do it now?

Nakano Satsuki, her face slightly flushed, ultimately remained silent. She took a deep breath and was about to take Jolyne's knife when her expression twisted in pain.

The fact that the system was down made Jolyne realize that the girls were probably fighting over who should make the first move.

With a mocking smile, Jolyne said in a serious tone, "Sisterly affection is not necessary for now. I can catch a few more to ensure that each of you has a chance to make a move."

Nakano fifth equal division: "..."×5

Chapter 371 The Sun Never Rises Again

Trying to kill enemies was manageable for Ichika, Nino, Yotsuba, and Itsuki; although it was a bit disgusting, they still managed to complete their respective targets.

Only Nakano Miku dared not come out.

However, Jolyne could distinguish these equal parts, and even if the frightened Nakano Miku wanted her sisters to impersonate her to see the blood for the first time, it would be impossible for her to do so.

Seeing that Nakano Satsuki's hair had turned brown and her eyes were full of tears, Jolyne said strangely, "I thought you would be the most excited of the five of us if you knew about Paradise, since you could actually meet warlords. Now you can't even kill a monster, so even if you meet a warlord you like, you probably won't be able to talk to him."

"...That's going too far."

These words made Nakano Miku puff out her cheeks and feel a little bit of fighting spirit, but unfortunately, this little bit of fighting spirit quickly disappeared after seeing the Bat-Man's disgusting appearance up close.

Without control of Nakano Satsuki's body, their perspective inside was more like watching a first-person game scene. Although it was realistic enough, it still couldn't compare to experiencing it firsthand.

Just smelling the suffocating odor and hearing the roar of the bat-man, Nakano Miku's legs went weak, and the knife in her hand was too weak to grip due to her trembling body. In the end, she had to get close to Jolyne and, with Jolyne's help, she was able to kill him.

Feeling the blade pierce through the bat-man's neck, thick black blood flowing down the wound, Nakano Miku swallowed hard and moved a little closer to Jolyne.

"done."

She said in a low voice.

"Congratulations, you are now qualified to become a lowly soldier in the Dynasty Warriors hack-and-slash game."

Jolyne was complaining, but her mind was on Nakano Miku's hair, which was pressed against her body. Nakano Miku didn't seem to notice the attraction yet; she didn't seem to realize that the distance between them was too intimate.

Speaking of which, although Nakano Miku and the others are currently using Nakano Itsuki's body, they were originally quintuplets, so it's not really any different from using their own bodies, right?

Most likely, the only difference is their hairstyle.

Hmm... Jolyne can see the color difference, but it's not enough to change the hairstyle. Nakano Satsuki's hair ends are slightly curved, and her bangs are so long they can poke people.

At that moment, Nakano Miku suddenly shrank back.

Nino Nakano's body was already reminding her that she was too close to Jolyne.

Turning back to stare at Jolyne, Nakano Miku asked expressionlessly, "So, what is Jolyne-san?"

She wasn't just a hypocrite; even after learning about the amusement park, she still wanted to see the military commander.

However, just as Jolyne said, she was indeed more afraid of being killed casually by a lowly soldier.

After all, liking military commanders doesn't mean blindly worshipping them. Having studied a lot of history, Nakano Miku understands how dark those eras were.

"Hmm... an outsider who reaps the lives of military commanders."

Jolyne answered thoughtfully, her eyes leaving Nakano Miku and looking up at the sky.

"Something seems off about this moon?"

"Something's not right?"

She switched to Nakano Satsuki.

I looked up at the sky.

The darkness was thick, and there were no stars in the sky. Only the crescent moon cast a dim light, bringing a little brightness to the Strange Word Forest.

Although the moment Nakano Satsuki saw the moon, she inexplicably felt that the moon was more profound and terrifying than the surrounding darkness, but apart from the feeling, there was nothing particularly special about it overall.

Just then, a figure appeared.

She glanced at Jolyne, then lowered her head and said in an unaccustomed, hoarse voice, "The moon has never set."

"Never missed one?"

Jolyne countered, "Are you saying that the sun in this world has never risen again?"

"Yeah, I heard there used to be sunshine, but I've never seen it."

The gingerbread witch's appearance and figure have changed drastically compared to before. Her light gray hair is draped down her back and falls to her ankles, giving off a strange soap smell. Her features and figure have the charm of a Western European, but the empty holes in her face due to the loss of her eyeballs look really creepy.

She noticed this too, so she kept her head down when talking to Jolyne.

Jolyne took out an eye mask and handed it to her.

He then asked, "Since there is no sun, does that mean these bat-people exist because the living cannot survive in this world and can only transform into strange tales?"

"As far as I know, apart from plants that have already begun to mutate, humans and other animals need to rely on ghost stories to survive."

Or rather, most ghost stories are formed in order to survive in this world without the sun.

It's not that everyone has the potential to transform into a ghost story, so they can only rely on ghost stories to become the semi-ghost stories they are in now.

The gingerbread witch used relatively precise language. She took the blindfold handed to her by Jolyne. Since she was blind, she naturally did not know what it was and dared not ask. After pondering for a moment, she actually put the blindfold into her bosom.

Hmm... she guessed half of the word "eye mask".

Jolyne: "..."

"This is an eye mask."

Jolyne snatched it and handed it to Nakano Satsuki, gesturing for her to put it on her bodyguard.

"..."

It was only then that Satsuki Nakano realized what the gingerbread witch was planning to do to the eye patch.

Are there any major powers in this world?

Jolyne asked if there was anything else in this world besides Grimm's Fairy Tales.

"I've always stayed in the Strange Words Forest, and all I know is that there's a Lettuce Collar outside the forest."

"The gingerbread witch said in a low voice."

"So all witches are homebodies after all?"

When Satsuki Nakano put the blindfold on the gingerbread witch, she was astonished by the change in her appearance, as it was even more so than makeup.

"What do we do next?"

Nakano Satsuki asked.

"After resolving the existing crisis, the next step is to understand the world's worldview."

Then set a goal, a goal that you feel is enough to get a certain evaluation.

Getting an S rating in the initial trial is relatively easy; you just need to achieve something that is impossible for an ordinary person.

Didn't this guy say there's a witch in Lettuce Country outside who's even more powerful than her?

The traditional method of leveling up by defeating monsters is sufficient to improve your current rating.

Moreover, lettuce collars can help us access deeper information about the world.

The words "lettuce" and "witch" immediately brought to Jolyne's mind a certain fairy tale.

The opponent is definitely stronger than the gingerbread witch who was burned to death by the children in the story.

"So, how do I get to the lettuce collar?"

Nakano Satsuki inquires about the gingerbread witch.

Their eyes met, and the gingerbread witch felt a little awkward.

"...I'm just blind."

Nakano Satsuki: "..."

"Just wait a moment."

I just lied to my master...

A powerful ghost will soon be coming to my candy shop to steal the sweets, and its destination is Lettuce Ridge outside the forest…”