Chapter 51: Oolong
The "demon" puppet has an exceptionally strong spirituality, although the target does not bring any danger, but Banabe, who is manipulating the puppet from a distance of dozens of meters, can still sense that there is a line of sight nearby.
Now the person in the tuxedo has become Banabe's secret puppet, and he himself has changed his appearance and put on the long trench coat.
His plan went well, and Banabe was able to lure out the stalker, a bird.
First, the puppet used "slowness" to delay the bird's free movement, and then the puppet ignited a pale blue poisonous flame, trapping the bird in a panic but unable to fly.
The burning flame prison made the lark panic, but instead of trying to rush out, it shrank into a ball of confusion, and as he looked around, it kept letting out a low cry of panic.
Another unusually strong sense of danger prevented Banabe from manipulating the Secret Puppet to kill the birds, so he just let the Secret Puppet trap the lark that landed on the edge of the house, and then eliminated the enemy within a few tens of meters by observing the spirit line.
At least there were no more trackers left in this area, so Banabe jumped through the flames, quickly landed next to the Secret Puppet, and then stood on the edge of the roof with a vertical leap.
With a slight swaying figure but steady steps, he walked to the bird and took off his long gray trench coat.
As the windbreaker was covered, all the sulphur-smelling flames dissipated into the air, and the lark leaped back, but couldn't leave the enveloped area.
With a scream, Banabe trapped the bird in his trench coat, hugging the bird that was still chirping as if he was scolding him loudly, and he quickly steered the puppet into the inn across the street, a plan he had made improvised when he boarded the carriage.
The secret puppet asked for a guest room on the second floor at the front desk, and after opening the window, Banabe hugged his trench coat tightly, easily climbed up the outer wall, climbed through the window in style, and stood in this room.
Fortunately, he thought about it a lot, and even bought the fake identity certificate of the secret couple, otherwise he would have to talk to the woman at the front desk for a long time.
After closing the doors and windows and making sure there were no gaps or pipes in the room for escape, Banabe let go of the trench coat.
The lark flapped its wings and rolled out of it, and to Banabe's surprise, it did not try to escape, but flew at him in annoyance, and pounced on Banabe in the face.
"Boomβ"
A cry that made Banabe feel dizzy, and he swore that he had never heard a more ugly cry in his life, and for a moment he could not tell whether it was his spirit or his psyche that it was attacking.
Banabe, forcibly enduring the spirit's confusion, grabbed the little bird, and then choked its beak, causing it to let out a whimpering sound of anger.
"What the hell are you, definitely not an ordinary bird......"
Banabe shook his head again, and the puppet dragged a chair so that he could sit down directly in place.
The bird in the palm of its hand no longer fluttered its wings, but its agile eyes were full of anger, and it seemed that as soon as Banabe let go, it would let out that terrifying call again.
The scene was deadlocked for a while, but Banabe was troubled, he knew that this bird was so troublesome, he might as well not catch it.
Now, he may be divined at any time, and the other party is likely to track him down......
But Banabe, who looked closer now, felt that there was something special about the lark's feathers, and he turned on his vision, and saw that the top of the bird's head was surrounded by a faint point of light, especially on the feathers on the back of the head.
He had seen that light, including the soothing and gentleness he could feel from it, and in the strange "thief" and in the temple of the "fool", Banabe had been exposed to a similar light.
He suddenly came up with a very ridiculous conjecture - this very special point of light is related to the "fool", so the rune man with this bird can't be a member of the Tarot Society, right?
Otherwise, he is a believer in Mr. "Fool", so he takes this bird with him......
As soon as this conjecture came up, everything seemed to make sense.
Banabe's face gradually wrinkled, and he noticed that the lark was quietly observing his face, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Can you understand me?" β
The lark blinked.
"One blink is yes, two taps is not."
Banabe saw that the bird hesitated for a moment, and pretended to blink his eyes twice.
It's kind of funny, this bird is still trying to lie to me?
However, the lark's IQ doesn't seem to be very high, and its stupid reaction makes the corners of Banabe's mouth can't help but rise: "Since you know that it is two blinks, it means that you have understood what I said." β
Seeing the bird's stunned expression, Banabe tried to let go of his hand, and instead of trying to make that terrible cry, it was very aggrieved and whispered again and again, which sounded very resentful.
Banabe pondered for two seconds and asked, "Are you a 'parasite'?" β
To his surprise, the bird not only understood the words, but also quickly shook its head in response.
"Extraordinary creatures?"
Shake oneβs head.
"That's ...... Spiritual creatures? β
The lark also seemed dazed, blinking hesitantly.
Unable to continue in such a way, Banabe whispered the name of the "Fool" and prayed to the strange deity:
"Dear Mr. 'Fool', I have met a lark with a glow, may I ask if its owner is also someone I know? Do I need to return the lark? β
Banabe didn't wait a few minutes, but in the midst of a gray mist, he heard a distant voice in his ears:
"Don't worry, he's already found you."
The gray mist completely dissipated, and Banabe had a dirty word on his lips, and he couldn't help but look at the lark and curse.
He knew it was bad luck today!
The lark seemed to understand his curse, and subconsciously opened its mouth, but Banabe's eyes quickly held it down.
Banabe looked at the lark seriously: "I can scold, you can't, your scolding is too terrifying." β
The bird broke free of his fingers and slammed them, forcing Banabe to pull his hand away.
He shook his nagging right hand twice: "It's really fierce, and I don't know who raised the character...... Didn't your master teach you manners? β
The lark glared at him even more fiercely, gently shaking the feathers on his body, as if his whole body had swelled with anger.
Banabe spread his hands back: "Okay, good, Mr. 'Fool' has spoken, I won't touch you." Do you understand? 'Fool'. β
Banabe looked thoughtfully at the lark shaking his head, the code name "Fool" didn't mean anything to it, and yes, the bird would never be a member of the Tarot Society, and it couldn't even speak.
If it is really a spirit creature, it is likely to be a spirit that entered the real world after the contract?
Banabe wanted to examine the lark closely, pull it away from head to toe, and see how it differed from ordinary birds. But looking at the bird's alert look, as long as he stretched out his hand again, Banabe would be greeted by claws and a pointed beak.
What puzzled Banabe the most was that the bird had no spirit threads, and only a few illusory lights and shadows with threads on its body, which could not be captured by him at all.
It's exactly the same as that weird "thief......
Banabe touched his chin and looked at the bird, "Do you have a name?" β
The lark screamed, as if there was, but Banabe couldn't understand: "Forget it, I'll ask your master later......"
The lark flew to the top of the closet in the room, and stood tall to avoid the reach of Banabe, and irritably brushed up his previously crumpled feathers.
Before Banabe could ask something, there was a knock on the door.
It's coming so fast...... With a wry smile in his heart, Banabe asked the secret puppet to open the door and get up from his chair.
The gentleman he had seen once stood outside the door with a smile on his face, and the moment Banabe opened the door, the lark let out a terrible scream, and swooped down from the top of the closet, and flew into the arms of the man outside the door.
Then the little bird let out a loud chirp that did not match its size, and Banabe was once again convinced that it was really cursing, and with great anger he was accusing him of his previous actions.
What is this? Sue your family!
The corners of Banabe's mouth twitched, and he did well hide his disgust under a polite smile: "Well, hello, sir. β
The man raised his eyebrows at the room while reaching out and stroking the lark: "You don't mind if I come in, do you?" The content of our conversation is not appropriate here. β
Under his caressing, the little bird with aggrieved eyes quickly stopped screaming, but it still leaned on the man's palm and refused to leave, and the man's deep blue eyes showed a trace of helplessness.
Banabe knew who was used to the bird's foul temper. He got out of the way of the place next to the door and found that the other party had come to the hotel "alone", and Banabe couldn't figure out the other party's sequence, so even in the house, he kept a few meters away from the person and let his secret puppet stay by the window.
The lark snorted and looked up, and the man placed it on his shoulder, exactly as Banabe had seen the other before.
Banabe took out the cigarette case from his bosom, put one to his mouth, snapped his fingers at random, and soon the smell of burning tobacco filled the room.
Banabe breathed a sigh of relief: "Pascal, Pascal Rodriguez. β
This is the name on his false identity.
The other party's scrutinizing eyes seemed to penetrate his changed appearance, which was exactly the same as that of the secret couple, and the man took off his half-height silk top hat, but there was a little arrogance in his salute:
"Introduce yourself, Dawn Dantès."
Then he nodded to the lark on his shoulder: "This is Nornes." But you don't seem to be getting along, Mr. Demon. β
Banabe took a hard puff of his cigarette and didn't reply.