Chapter 92

Dr. Ratio shook his head and sighed.

[Maybe I was crazy long ago, who knows?]

Aventurine said inexplicably.

[...]

[Forget it.]

[Take this, hold it.]

[Open it when you are dying, you will thank me.]

Dr. Ratio handed Aventurine something.

[What is this... medical advice?]

Aventurine took the thing, looked down at it for a while,

somewhat unable to figure it out.

He wanted to ask what this was,

but when he looked up,

he found that Dr. Ratio had long since disappeared.

[...Heh, you know drama, Professor.]

This scene made Aventurine somewhat amused.

Xiangling: "Aventurine is actually with Dr. Ratio again!"

Xiangling: "Why won't they fight?"

Furina: "Because now it's very obvious..."

Furina: "They are actually acting all along."

Xiangling: "Wow, then their acting is really good!"

Xiangling: "They can actually act so realistically!"

March 7th: "But judging from their conversation, it seems they are all improvising?"

March 7th: "They didn't agree on anything beforehand?"

March 7th: "Relying entirely on guessing each other?"

Stelle: "Grass, what kind of tacit understanding combination?"

Stelle: "So you guys are actually best buddies?"

Aventurine: "Hey, I'm willing to be best buddies with the Professor, but he doesn't look up to me?"

Dr. Ratio: "Heh, I'd rather stay in the Intelligentsia Guild than be best buddies with a gambler."

Ei: "Although they relied on tacit understanding to implicitly understand each other's plans."

Ei: "But they didn't guess Sunday's methods..."

Ei: "This also led to the current Mr. Aventurine falling into a life-and-death crisis, with little time left."

Miss Sushang: "Then next, are you really going to bet your life?"

Aventurine: "Tsk tsk tsk, just betting my life, this is my most specialized field."

Aventurine: "I believe that this time, I won't lose either!"

Aventurine: "Because I... have never lost!"

Sparkle: "Good morale, little peacock?"

Sparkle: "I'm really curious where your confidence comes from~"

Sparkle: "Can you tell me what fun things are hidden in that cheap luggage bag you brought out with so much effort~"

Aventurine: "Hehe, didn't the video say it?"

Aventurine: "Just some ordinary jewelry."

Sparkle: "Is that really the case, little peacock?"

Sparkle: "Hehe, I'm not as easy to fool as them~"

Sparkle: "Fine, fine, you don't want to say it, then I'll continue watching~"

Sparkle: "I hope the things you hid are more fun~"

The video continues.

[Ah...]

[Asking me to investigate a case without giving any clues...]

[You really are something, you winged bastard.]

[But the way you are on pins and needles for that stowaway matches my "conjecture".]

[Next... let the IPC's wealth rain fall equally on everyone's head.]

The method Sunday used before has begun to take effect,

Aventurine's head began to feel uncomfortable.

This made him unable to help cursing Sunday,

and then he began to act.

He began to walk on the street,

preparing to find someone to ask about the stowaway.

[In order for the [Pure Beauty Song] to continue to be sung in the galaxy, please support my performance.]

Aventurine walked to an actress,

preparing to ask her for information.

[This lady, these gems are for you.]

Aventurine took out some gems from his luggage bag and handed them to the actress.

[Wow, what beautiful gems!]

[But why give such exquisite gifts to a stranger?]

The actress looked at the gems Aventurine gave with some surprise,

but also some confusion.

[Because I... can't stand seeing people suffer in poverty in a sweet dream.]

Aventurine thought for a moment,

and casually said a very nonsensical reason.

[You are truly... kind-hearted.]

[Then I will accept it.]

[Thank you, sir, whom I met for the first time.]

[If there is a chance, you are also welcome to come and listen to me sing.]

[It's a deal.]

[But I would also like to take this opportunity to ask, have you ever heard any anecdotes about death?]

Aventurine struck while the iron was hot,

and began to ask for information.

[Death?]

[This... is a scary word, and it doesn't match the sweet dream at all~]

Hearing Aventurine ask about death,

the actress was somewhat scared.

[To tell you the truth, I am a tabloid reporter, collecting strange stories about Penacony.]

[This kind of thing, I suppose you understand...]

[The scarier it is, the easier it is to get attention.]

[Perhaps you happen to be able to help me?]

Aventurine made it up as he went,

and calmly fabricated a fake identity for himself,

used to dispel the actress's doubts.

【If rumors are acceptable...】

【Although it has nothing to do with death, it is said that in the reality of the hotel, there have been cases where guests fell asleep and never woke up.】

【It seems to be a coma of unknown cause, but fortunately, the individuals involved eventually regained consciousness...】

【After all, the Family is there to protect the guests.】

The actress spoke of an anecdote she had once heard.

【Thank you, that is enough.】

【May Xipe bless us.】

Aventurine nodded in thanks,

and then bid farewell to the actress.

【Fell asleep and never woke up?】

【That actually fits the reaction the physical body might have in reality after the brain dies in a dream.】

【It would be better if the "eventually regained consciousness" part didn't exist.】

Stelle: "Can't stand seeing people suffer in dreams??"

Stelle: "Friend, don't you think this excuse is too ridiculous?"

Stelle: "You really just make things up as you go."

Aventurine: "Can't help it, there's a ticking time bomb in my head counting down."

Aventurine: "If it were you, you wouldn't be in the mood to craft a better excuse either, right?"

Amber: "I can tell, Mr. Aventurine's mood is indeed not very good."

Amber: "Otherwise, he wouldn't have called Mr. Sunday a bastard with wings on his head."

Sparkle: "Hehehe, it doesn't sound as good as my chicken-wing boy~"

Miss Beidou: "I just don't get it, the wings on his head actually look quite nice."

Miss Beidou: "Why are you all discriminating against him?"

Paimon: "That's what I'm saying."

Paimon: "I think the two little wings on Miss Robin's head are very cute."

Paimon: "Paimon wants to try that look too!"

Lumine: "Uh... then how about I find a way to make you two fake wing hair accessories to wear another day?"

Paimon: "Yay, yay! But wouldn't that be a bit too much trouble?"

Lumine: "That's no trouble at all, just spend some Mora and have a specialist custom-make them."

Paimon: "Hehe, Lumine, you're the best, love you."

Stelle: "March, look at them!"

Stelle: "I want wing hair accessories too!"

March 7th: "???"

March 7th: "If you want them, go buy them yourself?"

March 7th: "Why are you asking me?"

March 7th: "I don't have that kind of craftsmanship!"

Stelle: "I don't care, I want you to give them to me!"

Stelle: "Otherwise, I'll roll on the floor and won't get up!"

Silver Wolf: "Good grief, how can you always say such shameless things with such confidence!"

Stelle: "Do I need to reiterate?"

Stelle: "I'm still a child!!"

Stelle: "This is very consistent with a child's behavior!"

Silver Wolf: "Yes, yes, you're right. With that tall, 1.7-meter-plus figure, you really are a child!"

Stelle: "I hit my growth spurt early! What, you don't believe me?"

Silver Wolf: "I don't 'believe' it, but I'm impressed."

The video continues.

【Ah... it feels like there's something in my head...】

【Is the Harmony starting to have an effect?】

Aventurine walked down the road,

increasingly feeling that something was abnormal in his head.

But there was no choice,

he still had to continue gathering information.

【Sigh... the world is going downhill, and people aren't what they used to be...】

This time, in front of the bar counter, Aventurine

found an old man with a look of indignation on his face.

【Old man, these gems are for you.】

Aventurine took out the gems and used his old trick again.

【You... oh, I get it, this must be some kind of prank show!】

【You must have set up a camera on the building over there to film yourself doing good deeds, right?】

【You young people, thinking only of taking shortcuts all day long, that won't do.】

【A truly good show requires heart to be filmed.】

Seeing Aventurine inexplicably giving him gems,

this old man

immediately began to lecture Aventurine earnestly.

【A good show will be staged soon, old man.】

【But before that, I would like to ask you something.】

【Do you know where one can find death in this dream?】

Aventurine didn't want to talk about anything else with the old man,

he just wanted to quickly find the information he needed.

【Oh!】

【Another young person who isn't afraid of death.】

【A piece of advice: don't think your ideas are so advanced.】

【Death? That kind of theme has been rotting in the streets for a long time; I even bought one from Dr. Edward.】

【They said it was... a one-of-a-kind, high-end anonymous donation, but it was actually terrible, all just hype.】

【The effect was so poor; at first, a monster covered in eyes stabbed you in the stomach, and after that, besides vaguely seeing some high-rises and lights...】

【...there was nothing left but the world spinning, it almost made me vomit...】

This old man with a somewhat eccentric temper,

as he spoke, recounted his previous experience.

【...That's all?】

Aventurine felt this wasn't enough.

【What else?】

【Don't have too much hope for the basic foundation of the Penacony film industry...】

【They even call this kind of thing avant-garde art, ridiculous, right?】

The old man sneered.

【...That's true.】

【I won't disturb you anymore, have a pleasant day.】

Seeing that he couldn't get any more useful information,

Aventurine gave the old man a perfunctory reply,

and left.

【A monster covered in eyes, that description is very similar to that Memory Zone Meme, but the high-rises and lights...】

【These things have nothing to do with death.】