Chapter 229

Hanabi: "Tsk tsk tsk, little gray-hair, are you complimenting me~"

Hanabi: "Hehe, I'll just take that as you praising me~"

The video continues.

【We deeply regret this story........】

【But things aren't that simple, right?】

Himeko figured the story shouldn't end here.

【Hmph..... Clearly, someone inherited the Watchmaker's name, continuing the resistance against the Family in secret, right up until now.】

Gallagher explained.

【The Watchmaker is an organization?】

Stelle couldn't help but interject.

【You could understand it that way.】

【However, the one who inherited the Watchmaker's title should be only a single person.】

【What a pity — after all these years, I still don't know who that person is, or even whether it's a person at all.....】

【Or a ghost of Mikhail wandering in dreams.】

【So do you understand now?】

【Why I'm willing to tell you all this.....】

【Because that Miss's death must be connected to the Watchmaker's legacy.】

【And at the end of all this fog and confusion......】

【.... you and I can both get the answers we want.】

【If it really is Mikhail's ghost at work, I'd quite like to meet him.】

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【Those who look down on me can jog three laps around the hotel, but those willing to look me in the eye.....】

【Sigh, each one that dies is one less.】

【Everything I know, I've told you — take it as thanks for being willing to spare this old dog a glance.】

【..... Hm?】

【Something seems to be going on over at the Shadow City.....】

【I'll take my leave first. Good luck to you.】

【How ironic — these stowaways now shut out by Penacony, and the dreamers hailed as pioneers a few Amber Eras ago.... what's the difference, really?】

Furina: "The person who inherited the Watchmaker's name?"

Furina: "Does someone like that really exist?"

Furina: "It wouldn't be Mr. Gallagher himself, would it?"

March 7th: "No idea — maybe that Watchmaker Mikhail actually never died?"

March 7th: "Maybe he's been hiding somewhere all this time, secretly causing trouble for the Family?"

Gallagher: "......"

Gallagher: "I can only say, if that were really the case, it would be wonderful."

Robin: "Mr. Gallagher, just who are you really?"

Robin: "Why did you deliberately make up these lies?"

Gallagher: "Lies....?"

Gallagher: "Heh, perhaps some of them are lies.... but some.... are indisputable facts!"

Welt: "It seems there really are quite a few hidden circumstances here."

Himeko: "No matter — all of this will come to light in the end. We may already be very close to the truth......."

The video continues.

【Mr. Gallagher...... truly is a man with quite a story.】

Gazing at Gallagher's departing back,

March 7th couldn't help but sigh.

【Although Young Lady Firefly's whereabouts remain a mystery, his sharing has cleared up quite a few doubts......】

【The Watchmaker's true identity, the relationship with the Family, and the power struggle hidden behind the beautiful dreams and deaths.】

Himeko summarized.

【And..... the Family is not of one mind.】

Stelle added a point.

【That's right — Mr. Gallagher mentioned the true betrayer is someone else entirely.....】

【And very likely lurking within the Oak Family line.】

Himeko nodded.

【Death and the Watchmaker seem to be connected too.】

Stelle thought for a moment and said.

【This also lines up with the earlier information — Young Lady Firefly was drawn into this tragedy precisely because of that legacy.....】

【And we can be even more certain that Topaz's accusation against Huang Quan is baseless.】

Himeko thought for a moment and said.

【Is there any chance.... the Watchmaker Boy is actually the Watchmaker?】

Stelle suddenly said, her imagination running wild.

【.....】

【You really like Clock Boy that much?!】

【That's just an animated character, not the real person!】

March 7th couldn't help but roll her eyes at Stelle.

【That said, the Clock Boy that only Stelle can see is also intriguing.....】

【It's a pity we haven't run into him again since then.】

【......】

【This trip has validated quite a few of our earlier conjectures; we should take some time to digest them carefully.】

【Stelle, send Welt a message and ask how things are going on his end.】

Himeko murmured to herself for a moment,

then instructed Stelle.