Chapter 1801: Chapter 1798: Conversation
Although the circus troupe does have a possibility of dining in public areas, it’s a rare occurrence.
They themselves are under significant ‘pressure’,
No mistakes are ever allowed in circus performances. If a show gets interrupted due to someone’s fault, not to mention losing one’s status and being expelled from the circus,
one might even face the wrath of the ringmaster and be treated as a failure.
On the eve of the performance, dozens or even hundreds of rehearsals are required, and every moment is extremely precious.
Team members usually consider dining via takeout, which means having the butler get food and deliver it to the rehearsal room.
The {Clown} proposed going to the banquet hall for a meal today, citing a state of unwellness.
Because he himself is involved in multiple performances, it was agreed to temporarily pause the rehearsal for an hour…
This Clown is quite different from his predecessor,
He has high regard within the troupe and is well-liked by peers; everyone is willing to interact with him. He’s arguably the most popular person in the circus.
At his suggestion, two other key members came along,
Notable figures under the titles of acrobat and lighting technician currently follow behind the clown, glancing around at the ‘audience’ in the banquet hall.
Han Dong and Superintendent Willis happened to be surrounded by a group of ill-intentioned people, allowing them to hide there.
“So this is the ‘new clown’ replacing Pennywise… It seems to have attributes related to {Laugh}, similar to me, but it’s not mad laughter. It’s something else.
It’s better not to observe him too closely, easy to cause resonance perception and be detected.”
When Han Dong’s gaze shifted to the {acrobat} beside the clown, his heart sharply clenched, and an inexplicable sense of danger swept through him.
If it’s just a casual observation, it’s fine,
The acrobat is a burly individual wearing a leather coat, also sporting a hat and sunglasses.
This physique and outfit somewhat resemble Biohazard’s ‘Tyrant’, such an image is too common across worlds, nothing to fear.
Because Han Dong’s ‘[The Eye]’ wasn’t sealed, he easily sees through the insulating material of the special coat,
The imagery displayed within him instantly identifies this person’s other circus identity – ‘acrobat’.
Various acrobatic equipment,
such as throwing knives, glass orbs, wooden rods, are all systematically integrated within the body (with throwing knives in the waist compartment, small glass beads embedded in the chest, and wooden rods directly inserted in the back or arms, etc).
Several heads resembling his features protruded from the body surface, whispering amongst themselves.
The Demon Eye can roughly understand their exchange, mainly about rehearsals and performances… These heads would detach in different postures during the show, transforming into acrobat No.1, No.2, No.3, etc., for cooperative performance.
This acrobat’s body doesn’t have a single decent area… Either stuffed with equipment or packed with incarnations, maximizing the body’s usage.
Even while ‘truth sealing’ still emits a horrifying aura.
After understanding the acrobat’s condition, Han Dong turned his gaze to the next member.
However, before the peering began, the Demon Eye forcibly closed due to a blinding light… Han Dong hurriedly diverted his gaze, slightly startled within.
“This should be the circus’s lighting technician?
The body constantly emits light, effectively blocking all malicious observation and can also perform reverse tracking… Everyone here is indeed talented.”
After confirming the previous peering wasn’t noticed,
Han Dong slowly used the most conventional meat eye to reobserve this {lighting technician},
I see a handsome blond uncle… though, his eyes are a metallic lamp structure, even tiny screws can be seen embedded around the eye sockets.
The palms exposed externally,
And the body concealed by attire, were all embedded with mechanical lamps, what other functions unknown for now.
With the arrival of the three main team members.
The ‘audience’ intending to attack Superintendent Willis temporarily ceased action.
They too are specially selected individuals. Even under truth sealing, they could still feel the danger conveyed from the team members.
However, they didn’t have any intentions to retreat.
Roughly over twenty people concentrated in a corner, pretending to eat and surrounding the governor and Han Dong, planning to act once the three departed.
Regarding the encirclement, Han Dong actually felt it was good. He currently had no desire for direct contact with the current clown.
“Everyone eat well and drink up, don’t mind us…”
Clown steps with comical dance moves, selects some fresh foods to eat, mainly with innards and eyeballs, paired with freshly squeezed meat-ginger drinks.
However, holding the platter, the clown didn’t seat himself in the sparsely populated center of the restaurant.
Instead, gradually approached the corner of highest human density,
This scene made Han Dong murmur a bad feeling but could only act ignorant… resorting to swift adaptability.
“Ah~ I do prefer more populated places, excuse me!
Huh! There are two empty seats here… Anus, come sit with us!”
The Black White clown squeezed into the seat beside Han Dong.
The called ‘Anus’, the blond lighting technician, quickly sat beside Superintendent Willis… As for the accompanying acrobat, due to size, he couldn’t squeeze in and had to sit alone in an outer area.
The four-person table suddenly became crowded, the atmosphere somewhat tense.
Various raw innards burst in the clown’s mouth, displaying a look of deep satisfaction.
The adjacent lighting technician primarily consumed soup, slowly sipping the broth.
Halfway into the meal.
While keeping the right side of the face unchanged, the clown’s left side began whispering:
“Hey~ this sound should be audible to us only~
What’s your story, you two?
How come just dining here leads so many wanting to kill you… Although the circus doesn’t restrict murder, I don’t fancy an early reduction in audience numbers.
That would certainly diminish my desire to perform.”
Regarding the clown’s query.
Han Dong chose silence, leaving Superintendent Willis to reply.
“Oh oh oh! What a pleasure, never expected it to be the Governor… Managing a world must not be easy!
Understandable, as ‘brochures’ are visible to select individuals only, while most quirks aren’t particularly law-abiding.
I’m quite interested in you both, you come with me later! Ensuring your safety, what do you say?”
Superintendent Willis isn’t a fool either.
Faced with the current situation, despite being attacked by over twenty, he still had confidence to survive, plus, help from Han Dong wasn’t excluded.
But if they were to follow this mysterious clown, what follows remains unknown.
In his hesitation on how to respond,
Han Dong arranged his knife and fork in a [×]shape on the table, then wiped his mouth, signaling Superintendent Willis with his eyes,
Both stood up and left simultaneously.
The clown stretched idly, shifting to speak loudly with the surrounding crowd through the right side of the face:
“Hey! Do you have grudges against these two folks, the circus doesn’t restrict murder you know, do as you please! Now that you’re here, don’t suppress your desires.”