Chapter 94

The video continues.

【You want to chat with me?】

【Fine, but no sensitive topics allowed.】

This time, Aventurine arrived in front of a Pepeshi girl,

who was a news anchor.

【Miss, these gems are for you.】

Aventurine still started by scattering wealth.

【The wealthier people are, the wilder they play in the dream, but this is my first time seeing someone actively giving money to others.】

【Are you also going to be the prince who distributes golden clothes, melting your lead heart in the flames?】

The Pepeshi girl was very surprised by Aventurine's actions.

【Ha, you flatter me...】

【How could I be a prince?】

【I just hope these gems can open the conversation; perhaps your career as an investigative reporter has happened to cross paths with death?】

Aventurine explained his purpose with a smile.

【Oh, another curious person.】

【Don't say that; this was the topic I most wanted to do when I entered the industry, but it was suppressed by the station manager.】

The Pepeshi girl spoke of her past experience.

【How did that station manager convince you?】

Aventurine inquired.

【The reason wasn't that high-sounding...】

【She just said that reporting on such baseless urban legends would only make us look like a third-rate tabloid.】

【I thought about it, and it's true...】

【Things like being haunted by nightmare ghosts when blowing out candles on a birthday wish...】

【It really doesn't sound professional coming from our mouths.】

The Pepeshi girl replied.

【Heh, that's really...】

【But thank you for sharing.】

Aventurine thanked her politely,

and then left.

Hu Tao: "It feels like Aventurine's investigation isn't going very smoothly, is it?"

Hu Tao: "These clues are basically all hearsay."

Hu Tao: "Not to mention whether they're true or false, they aren't detailed enough either."

Furina: "That's true, there's not a single entry point..."

Furina: "Is Aventurine really not just wasting time?"

March 7th: "It feels like he's already given up and is just waiting to die..."

Arlecchino: "Mr. Aventurine doesn't seem like the type to give up easily."

Arlecchino: "He must have his own intentions for doing these things."

Himeko: "That's right. To become an elite of the IPC, Mr. Aventurine couldn't possibly have only these few tricks up his sleeve."

Stelle: "By the way, just how many gems does Aventurine have in that bag?"

Stelle: "They've been handing them out for ages, are they still not done?"

Stelle: "The wealthy really are extravagant, aren't they? Just paving the way with money."

Aventurine: "Friend, remember: no matter the time or place, money makes things easy."

Aventurine: "And anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem at all!"

Paimon: "Must be nice..."

Paimon: "I really want to be rich too..."

The video continues.

Aventurine is feeling increasingly unwell,

but he still forces himself to stay alert,

and once again approaches a security guard at a shop.

"Uh... are you looking for me?"

"Sorry, I thought you were looking at something behind me."

Seeing Aventurine staring at him,

the security guard asks with some surprise.

"Sir, here are some gems for you."

Aventurine takes out the gems.

"This is... a gift for me?"

"Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"

The security guard is incredulous.

"Just a little pocket change, a small token of my respect..."

"Just take it."

Aventurine smiles with effort.

"Is this real?"

"I can actually receive a gift from someone else?"

"Not for my parents, but for me..."

"Thank you, thank you so much!"

The security guard is somewhat emotional.

"Friend, don't get too excited."

"I just want to ask you about something."

Aventurine explains.

"...Sigh."

"I knew it."

"What do you want to know?"

"My father, or my mother?"

Hearing this, the security guard asks, jumping to conclusions.

"Uh... neither."

"I just wanted to ask you, have you ever heard of death in the Dreamscape?"

Aventurine corrects him with some helplessness.

"Oh, the way you say that... it's exactly like my father..."

"He told me danger is everywhere, and one must never let their guard down, even in a dream."

"He is a mechanical lifeform; his way of entering dreams is different from organic life."

"If real danger appears, he can't protect me in the Dreamscape, protect..."

"In these matters, I am far inferior to him as well..."

"Haha, how ironic, how ironic..."

It is unclear what kind of blow this person has suffered,

but he is clearly very insecure deep down.

"...Friend."

"Stay optimistic."

"Gold will always shine."

The person is in such a negative state of mind

that nothing more can be learned from him,

so Aventurine offers a casual word of comfort

and has no choice but to leave.

Stelle: "No... I have a question."

Stelle: "This is clearly a person, yet he says his father is a mechanical lifeform??"

Stelle: "Does that mean there's no reproductive isolation between organic and inorganic life?"

March 7th: "Is it possible he was adopted?"

March 7th: "So his mother is human, and his father is a mechanical lifeform?"

Asta: "Since he was adopted, it's also possible both his parents are mechanical lifeforms."

Stelle: "Oh, that's a very strong possibility."

Stelle: "In any case, I just can't wrap my head around how a mechanical lifeform and a human could have a child..."

The video continues.

"The demons of SoulGlad, the dangers in the dream, the ghosts of nightmares..."

"As expected, in the sweet dream promised by the Family, death is a topic people love to gossip about."

"Although there are many rumors, clues useful to me..."

"Sigh, before I knew it, the bag is hitting the bottom..."

"Let's see if the last lucky soul can give me a surprise."

Aventurine looks at the few remaining gems in the bag,

and begins to search for the final suitable target to probe.

He walks for a while,

and finally locks his target onto a Pepeshi girl looking at a billboard.

But as he walks up to the girl,

a wave of dizziness in his brain forces him to drop to one knee.

"Remember what I said?"

"You Avgin people are only fit to stay under a manhole cover..."

"Hey, look at you, acting all sneaky!"

"Sniffing here, smelling there—"

"—is the bloody scent of death really that alluring, little peacock?"

The Pepeshi girl transforms in an instant, suddenly becoming Sparkle.

"Hmph... so it's you."

"I should have guessed; after Robin died, the double that appeared on the television was you, Masked Fool."

Aventurine struggles to stand up,

speaking in a weak tone.

"I heard the Family put a curse on you?"

"Sigh, I gave you such a direct hint... find a mute to be your friend, listen, it's just that simple..."

"And the result?"

"Not only did you mess it up, you even got yourself dragged into it."

"I told you to make friends with a mute, not to lead the charge and become a mute yourself. You really wasted their good intentions."

Sparkle deliberately speaks in a tone of feigned grievance.

"...What do you mean?"