Chapter 12: A Request
Murder and heartbreaking!
It's good to die, and the puppet lady is still telling the truth, which makes it even more murderous.
If Garion belongs to that kind of high-level extraordinary, he may not have any third-stage transformation like the boss in the game.
Unfortunately, there is no 'then' anymore.
The protection of the dice burned out the last vestige of Garion's soul activity.
"It's okay...... I'll rest. ”
"Okay."
Miss Doll resembles a broken doll, with her legs inward-eight, sitting on the floor of the spirit world as if she were out of strength.
Mark's vision flickered with light and shadow, not to mention that so many had happened in the spirit world, because the speed of thinking far exceeded the passage of time in reality, in fact, only a few seconds had passed since the cabinet made a strange noise.
The four women were shocked.
Here, Mark, who came to his senses, decided to play this mysterious drama to the end.
Mark took two steps forward, his boot on the baseboard against the wall.
It's a code!
And then the damn drama came out again.
"Ahh There are [anomalies] in front and demons in the back, what should I do? ”
By the light of the kerosene lamp, the four girls were surprised to see a string-pulling puppet descend from the top of the music box.
It was a thirty-centimeter-tall, doll-sized wooden doll that had nothing to do with the anomaly.
From the ventilator in the corner of the room came the voice of a lady who was not unfamiliar with Toris, the voice of a salon maid. Her voice is quite recognizable.
"Handsome boy, would you like to dance with me?"
"Of course! Beautiful lady. There was a tremor in Mark's voice that brought about acting.
In the faint kerosene light, Mark danced gracefully in place for a few laps.
The doll said happily, "I'm happy, handsome dance partner, is there anything I can do?" ”
"Okay, can you help me clean up the bad guys in the back?"
"Okay!"
The tiny puppet disappeared into the light, and just as there was a dull roar in the darkness at the far end, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
Mark, whose dark vision is far better than that of ordinary people, notices that it is none other than Joseph, an old acquaintance, who has let go of the last demon who has lost his mind.
It's over.
Mark drew the final end to this really big show.
"[Anomaly] has destroyed [Evil]! I...... Is it safe too? Alas, this extraordinary existence is not accessible to mortals such as me, so I'd better leave quickly-"
With that, Mark carried the oil lamp and found the direction of the entrance of the hall without difficulty.
The weirdness in the hall is long gone.
Mark took his sister all the way to the gate, and when he pushed the gate open, the brilliant light shone on the faces of each noblewoman.
Outside the hall, the six waiters who had been waiting in line on both sides of the door smiled and applauded as they had done in a rehearsal.
"Congratulations! Congratulations! ”
"Congratulations to Mr. Destini on his successful adventure!"
"Congratulations to all the ladies on successfully clearing the customs."
The expressions of the four noble ladies were wonderful, and the complex emotions such as worry, fear, nervousness, and excitement from a moment ago were all transformed into endless excitement at this moment, and the hundreds of thousands of pores on the whole body opened up because of ecstasy, revealing a refreshing feeling inside and out.
"Great! Mark! How did you come up with such a great idea? ”
"Is this really your experience?"
"It turns out that I can't see things, and just by hearing, even adventure stories can make people so scared."
"Oops, I almost thought there were really monsters in there, killing people."
Under the ecstasy, regardless of any demeanor, the four girls chattered and discussed everything that had just happened. Not to mention them, even the waiters didn't notice that the whole hall was still pitch black except for the bright light shining in from outside the door.
In the darkness, there was a very soft, soft, murky sound.
It was the night watchman who had rushed back to clean up the scene.
Fortunately, there was no blood, so I moved the corpse of the Heartbreaker away, and wiped it a few times, probably for the time being.
The more detailed work will be entrusted to the special 'clean-up troops'.
Outside, the crowd, unaware of what was happening, accepted a waitress's offer to eat a snack.
"Ahh I was so nervous just now, I was really hungry. Anvena looked shy.
"So what are you waiting for?" Mark smiled and made a gesture of please.
Only Dorothy, as the master, noticed something, and she suddenly frowned when she fell last: "What about Dave?" ”
She asked Mr. Butler.
Several waiters looked at each other.
Only a waiter disguised as a night watchman bowed slightly: "Your Excellency the Baroness, there is an important guest waiting for you in the guest room." ”
Hearing the other party add an accent to the word 'very important', Dorothy frowned, and turned to Mark and them: "You go first, and I'll be there later." ”
"Okay."
Led by the waiter, Dorothy arrives in the living room and is taken aback as soon as she enters.
A man wearing a black long-sleeved leather jacket, half of his face and a denim felt hat on a hot day was standing with his back to her and his hands in front of the window.
After noticing his epaulette style, Dorothy hurriedly crossed her hands and put her hands on her shoulders and saluted: "Praise the light." ”
The other slowly turned around and made the same gesture, except that what he said was, "Praise the night." ”
Seeing the two golden feather-like ornaments on the other party's chest, Dorothy's face was quite bad: "Excuse me, Your Excellency the noble Night Church [Punisher] came to my mansion, what advice do you have?" ”
Ordinary people, not even nobles, wanted to say hello to the night watchmen of the Church of the Night. After all, many of the Night's Watch are transcendents who have been co-opted. As long as it is transcendent, there is a possibility that the power will get out of control.
Not to mention the Punisher above the Night's Watch.
The Punisher punishes both cultists and traitors, as well as the Night's Watch whose supernatural powers are out of control. The Punisher represents the mid-level force of the Church of the Night.
There is often only one team of night watchmen in a city, and most of the punishers in a city are in the single digits, and only a large city like St. Layden can break through double digits.
Where there are punishers, nothing good is often good.
Mr. Punisher said in a serious tone, "I am sorry to inform Your Excellency that your butler, Mr. Dave Nabandian, has fallen into darkness and evil spirits, and has been dealt with by us. ”
Dorothy's face lost all blood in an instant: "I, I don't know about him. ”
The Punisher waved his hand, "It's okay, we've confirmed the devotion of the rest of you in the Mansion tonight." I have come purely to inform Your Excellency. ”
"Oh."
OK! OK!
Dorothy's beating heart finally showed signs of calming down.
Then she thought of something: "Then Mark ...... him"
Before he finished speaking, the punisher stared: "Pay attention to your identity. When was it the turn of a little viscount to ask about the Destines? ”
Disbelieving, and having to believe it, Dorothy covered her mouth in shock.
I used to think that he was a harmless little milk dog.
Right now?
Hehe!
Dorothy was so depressed that she didn't even notice when the punisher had left, and after going out to summon a few words from the servant to silence her servants, she went to the dining room, and when she saw Mark in the stars, she forced a smile.
Mark smiled back at her.
Soon, Mark didn't have time to pay attention to Dorothy. The other three noble ladies started the jealousy mode, and they called their subordinates one after another to hold the gifts that had been prepared for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, Mark received a short sword with a gilded sword, a pocket watch with a silver case and a few broken diamonds, and a pen encrusted with diamonds.
"Mark, this is to sing the praises of your courage."
"Mark, this is for you to write down the bits and pieces of the great adventure, and publish your autobiography someday......"
"Mark, this is so that you can only know how long I miss you all the time in your adventurous life."
Girls are fanatical, it's really easy to get dizzy. The three of them did not hesitate to praise Mark's courage in the most ornate words, praised the story of the adventure tonight, and offered to show off such a novel story to the ladies of the other salons.
Only Dorothy sat across from Mark, smiling, lukewarmly helping to set the mood of the scene.
She was the only noble lady who didn't give gifts.
It's not that she didn't prepare, it's that the prepared gift is not suitable, so it's better not to give it first.
The excitement lasted until nearly 12 o'clock, when the ladies reluctantly let Mark go.
Exhausted, Mark had just returned to his room under the escort of the night watchman when he immediately saw the music box on the bedside table.
Mark couldn't help but smile wryly, made a wrong step to the music box, and posed as an invitation to dance.
"Beautiful lady, may I ask you to dance with you?"
"This is my ...... Honoured! The little puppet on the music box grew bigger in the blink of an eye, and if there was a view outside the window, you could see a little lady with a height of 1.5 meters and a handsome man of 1.85 meters, spinning in circles and dancing in the small bedroom space.
The monotonous and crisp sound of the music box echoed in the bedroom, but the night watchman outside the room could hear no movement, a mysterious force that cut off the prying eyes of the outside side.
Looking at the half-mutilated figure on his face, Mark still had a gentle smile on his face.
It's not forced to open.
Some things are scary at first glance, but after watching them for a long time, you can slowly fade the frightening they bring and treat them as normal.
Whether it's a nightmare or a horror movie, after visiting it many times, most of the fear will dissipate. Maybe there are occasional palpitations, but that's not a problem.
Dolls just love to dance and are not limited to ballet. The waltz of the slow three, she is also good at it.
[Dancing] with a handsome guy is the price to pay for calling her this [abnormal].
Mark feels more and more that if he travels through a certain game instead of a real world, he is probably the kind of strange character full of [charm].
Even if his dance steps are not as graceful as in the soul state, and he can barely keep up with Miss Doll's steps, Miss Doll will patiently cooperate with his movements to keep his dance steps from being too funny.
Mark tiptoed to the music box's melody and danced, feeling the breeze from the puppet's wooden arms blowing through his skin.
The light of the electric lights in the room intertwined on the inorganic body of the puppet, the light and shadow were intertwined, and even the color of the shell appeared warm and soft, giving Mark a sense of trance that he was not holding an [abnormal], but dancing with a young lady.
The music comes to an end.
Spinner, tucked legs, and saluted both.
After the dance, he could clearly feel that the puppet lady was in a good mood.
"Yes, beautiful young lady, haven't you remembered your name yet?"
The puppet tilted its head, and there was a capital doubt in the sapphire eyes: "I...... Forgot. ”
"Or ...... I'll help you come up with a name? ”
"Good!" Miss Doll replied in seconds.
"Well, I'll call you Minnie, how about it?"
"It's a good name...... I'll ...... later. It's called Minnie. "Miss Doll, no, you should call her Minnie now. She was obviously very happy, spun around three times in place, and did a stand-up dance [Atitius].
Suddenly, the puppet made an overly demanding request: "Is it possible...... Let me be ...... Be pretty. Tonight...... Reminds me of ...... Previous......"