【Zoo】

William, who had been rested, rushed over as soon as possible, and Catherine did not choose to follow because of the unpleasant relationship with her last time.

Borrowing the epilepsy sense, William soon found that he was in the 'Crow Zone',

Zoke, who also wears only a unique mask, is training a peculiar Raven Man...... To be exact, it should be a family of five.

A crow, larger than an adult tiger, stands on a tree trunk on its human feet and performs a difficult performance at Zoak's command.

There are also four white bone human heads hidden between its feathers, which will split separately in some special levels to assist the main body in completing the performance.

William quietly approached the current park, standing quietly outside the glass enclosure and enjoying the performance.

however

On the eve of the end of the performance, maybe it was the excessive physical consumption in the early stage, or maybe the previous action was very reluctant.

When completing the final finishing move, the Raven Man's body was not fully steady, and he could only make an extra wing fanning movement, using air resistance to stabilize his body and complete the performance.

The next second.

Syllable!

There was a sound of brains exploding, and the crowman's limp body fell from the trunk of the tree and fell heavily to the ground. Foul-smelling brains flowed out from among the skulls, and they died completely.

Two eyeballs with remnants of despair and fear rolled over the glass cover where William stood.

At this time, Zoke also noticed the arrival of his friend, and the hideousness and anger on his face instantly disappeared, and he showed a kind and even intimate smile.

"William, you're here! I'm sorry to let you see such a disappointing scene when I first came, and I can't stay in my zoo with such a waste.

If you make mistakes in your usual training, you may not be able to do even a single action in a stressful formal performance, and it seems that you have to find another material for the bird performance. ”

William, as an outsider, naturally didn't want to comment on anything, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

Zoke tapped his right hand on his left palm and remembered something, "That's right! I heard that William, you directly maximized your fear in the trial operation performance room yesterday, and even got the approval of the boss.

Poker Face was also quite surprised when he came to report the information to me, but I thought it was expected.

We madmen are the elite of the sick, not to mention a special madman like William, who is even more talented than me in some aspects.

Naturally, the trial operation is not a problem. ”

"Haha~ It's just that I'm lucky, and even if my performance is very complete, I haven't been able to understand the meaning of fear, and I don't know how to define my phobia, so I came to ask you."

"Oh, so that's it, I thought you were going to go to the back kitchen and came to call me."

William scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Haha~ I don't have the inspiration to cook yet. Wait until you have a new idea to go to the back kitchen, even if it is a gold card, it is limited to ten times, and if you just go by casually, it is also disrespectful to the chef. ”

Zock stood and nodded in a rather philosophical gesture.

"Well, too! Come with me, go to my [Beast Cave] and talk......"

The so-called animal cave, that is, the management room of the zoo, is also Zok's personal residence in the circus.

William thought it would be a primitive house,

However, when he came to the entrance of the cave covered with deformed bones that served as a curtain, he realized that he had completely underestimated the chief animal trainer of the circus.

The cave is located at the lower end of the zoo,

An underground cave that exudes primitive animal nature, is full of sacrificial totems, and is adorned with the head of this beast.

If you live below, you can monitor the status of the entire zoo and go to any park at any time.

"So big!?"

"Do you think the space the Chief can occupy is going to be small? You must have been to Jain's room, so you have a fixed mindset. His room looks like a three-bedroom and two-living room, but in fact, each bedroom has a cave.

In terms of the size of the house, my cave is only the fifth.

Jain's Magic House should be in second.

Come on, once you're in the lead, you'll be able to pick up a lot of fear in the middle of a formal show, and you'll be able to sit on a mansion inside the circus with ease.

This is a very important inherent asset, and when the circus is recognized by the Old World and becomes a new source of epidemic, our personal rooms can be transformed into real Old World land. ”

"The circus wants to be the new epidecor? Forget it, I feel that the topic will be very far away if we continue to talk like this, so let's focus on the key points. ”

"Hmm...... Follow me! ”

The deepest part of the Beast Cave.

A large number of stone piers are set here, some of which have been carved into some kind of animal form, while others have remained uncarved in the shape of stone embryos.

Between the stone piers is a large round bed, which is where Zoak rests.

"Zoke-senpai, do you carve beast forms here every day?"

"At night, when the zoo closes, I will return here and start creating, carving the unspeakable beasts depicted in the mad mind, and then using this as a template for the zoo to zoom into the sick.

I'm sure you also understand that what I have is a "beast phobia", which evokes the root fear that arises when you first see a primitive ancient beast in the depths of the genes of living beings.

In order to achieve the ultimate fear effect, I had to carve out the most perfect beast, find the perfect beast embryo, at least for now.

Okay, now let's talk about your problem, come here~ Let me see the whole process of your last performance, let me see how you brought fear to the audience?

Theoretically, if you can maximize your fear, you should be able to easily identify the direction of your "phobia". Really don't have a clue at all? ”

"Not really, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way to disturb you."

William accepted the request of the animal trainer Zok, and sat down on the large round bed together, both in a kneeling position and slicing open their brains.

Similar to greeting the demented in the past, the two of them bow 90° at the same time to fit the exposed mad brains together.

Through this form of "brain sticker", the epileptic virus that exists deep in the brain can have the most direct communication.

Pictures of the performance were transmitted to Zoak's brain, in addition to various William's thoughts, feelings, etc., during the performance, all the details were read.

I don't know how long it took, but it felt like the brains of the two were glued together, and they were able to tear apart slowly by twitching hard, and they were also contaminated with each other's brain sticky.

Zoke, who covered his skull, folded his hands over his chest, and the beastly eyes under the mask stared into William's eyes.

"I know why you can't find the direction of your phobia after an almost perfect performance, and you made a very simple and fatal mistake."

"Why?" William Gai turned his head and skulled, sat upright, and listened intently.

Because you yourself refuse to admit this root fear that comes from past memories, and even hold the naïve idea that you have overcome your fear and are no longer afraid.

You're simply reproducing the process of fear and letting others experience it repeatedly.

It's true that such a reproduction form of performance can be used for trial performances, but there is no way to go on the official stage.

Fear is the root of all emotions, and the first emotion that arises from the conscious life that was originally born in the world is the unknown fear of everything in this world.

This emotion is engraved in the soul of all living beings, and cannot be eliminated, and the so-called 'overcoming' is just a rhetoric used by the weak to cover up their weakness.

As the principal performers, we are also dominated by fear at every moment, except that we do not resist it, deny it, but acknowledge its existence and even enjoy the sensation it brings.

Amplify this fear infinitely in your heart, take the initiative to affinity with this hard-won fear, and then spread and share it with others in the way you are best at.

If you're going to try to deny fear, deny this most primitive feeling, then ...... The circus isn't for you.

What I'm saying may be a bit heavy, but that's something you have to know.

No matter how painful your past experiences have affected you, don't reject it, don't hide it, and be sure to acknowledge it! Because the root fear that this experience has generated in your heart is a treasure that most people cannot obtain.

Let yourself be in fear and embrace it!

At that time, you will understand the true meaning of phobias, understand the original intention of the circus, and the relationship between the so-called madness and phobias will be easily solved. ”

"I see...... Thank you, Zoke, senior. ”

Zoke scratched his somewhat excited brain, and then reached out and patted William on the shoulder, "I really envy you~ I was born with such an experience, forming such a strange and unique root fear."

Most people aren't as lucky as you are, and I'm looking forward to seeing William look like when your phobia is formed. ”

William couldn't help but shake his head, he didn't expect the orphanage experience to be regarded as a treasure by others.

"I know what to do!"

After receiving the enlightenment, he no longer hesitated, got up and walked towards his magic house.

"Hey! Remember our agreement that I must be called when we go to the back kitchen. Since the last time I ate your cheong fun, I feel that the taste has become strange. ”

"Definitely."

(End of chapter)