Chapter 219: Miss Sparkle, stop pretending! How could my old man, Sampo, ever do such a thing?
After tasting the dream delicacies, Firefly and Stelle arrived at the mascot statue, Clockie, located in the center of Glaux Avenue.
Firefly was fully embracing her role as a guide.
She introduced, "People have many theories about the Watchmaker's origins: some say he was a merchant from beyond the stars, others say he was a prisoner on the prison planet, and still others claim the Watchmaker is just a symbol—that such a person doesn't even exist…"
"Although Clockie in the animation is just a reckless braggart… I still prefer the theory that the Watchmaker was a Nameless! After all, pioneering a dream sounds just like the Path of Trailblaze!"
"Ah! I just realized—if the Watchmaker really was a Nameless, wouldn't he be your senior? Hey, do you want to take a picture with him? I can help you."
[ That would be great, thanks. ]
"Small matter~ Come on, give me your phone."
Following the plot.
Guinaifen's mood slowly relaxed.
She decided to just treat this as experiencing [ Golden Hour ] in the game for now.
Once the stream was over and she played it herself, she'd be familiar with everything.
Just as she was preparing to take the photo, a delicate yet sharp cry for help came from the Clockie statue!
"Hi! Hi-hi-hi!"
"One-four-three!" "Save me! Save me, chirps!"
Guinaifen looked closely!
She hadn't noticed it before.
Only now did she see it.
At the corner of the Clockie statue's eye, there were three vibrant eyelashes.
This tuft of eyelashes was shaking incessantly.
The cry for help must have come from it.
Firefly asked in confusion, "Huh? What's wrong? Is there something on Clockie's face?"
And an option appeared on the interface.
[ Pull! ]
"Pop!"
An angular little bird was pulled out.
"Hi! Hi-hi-hi! Thank, you! Beautiful, person!"
"I will, repay you! Go to the big tree! Go to the big tree! I will, give, you something good!"
"Ehehe~"
After the bird let out a cute and strange chirp, it performed a flying motion and vanished directly.
Firefly, however, asked in confusion, "The Clockie statue… what's wrong? Why did you jump just now?"
[ I saved an angular little bird. ]
"An angular little bird… but I don't seem to see anything."
Guinaifen wore a thoughtful expression.
"This thing…"
"Only we, the protagonist, can see it?"
"It seems there are quite a few strange things hidden within the dream of Penacony…"
…
"By the Thousand-Faced God, I've roamed the dream of Penacony for so many years and have never seen this."
"The bird is cute, are there others?"
"This must be something Feathered Spirit added to the game, it probably doesn't exist in reality, right?"
"Phoenix Manifests! Just kidding."
"I'm at this plaza right now, I confirm there's nothing on the Clockie statue."
"I trust Feathered Spirit, this thing must exist in Penacony, it's just that we can't see it."
"Anything is possible in a dream."
"The bird might be hinting at someone in Penacony's history…"
…
Guinaifen took a sip of SoulGlad.
She put the bird matter aside for now.
She continued with Firefly to check in at various famous spots in the city!
After gazing at the Penacony Grand Theater, Firefly brought Stelle to the SoulGlad-themed leisure area, Aideen Park.
Guinaifen silently made a note.
When she experiences it herself, she'll come to this place first.
It looks quite fun!
Soon, Guinaifen found an amusement facility called the Golden Gachapon Machine.
Compared to other facilities, the prize pool here didn't contain useless materials.
In the [ Miracle Jackpot ] line, two purple items were clearly good stuff!
[ [It's Show Time], 4-star, Nihility ]
"Whoa, a new Light Cone!"
Guinaifen's eyes lit up.
She clicked to take a look.
The person on the cover of this Light Cone was actually… Sparkle!
She was spreading her fingers, manipulating two puppets.
The puppets' images were Sparkle and Sampo, respectively.
There was also text on the Light Cone.
[ ——Who saw him die?
——I, with my little eye!
——Who took his blood?
——I, with my little dish!
——Who dug his grave?
——I, with my chisel and shovel! ]
[ Watch the wise scheme, the king crave power, the hero be self-righteous, while the fool laughs endlessly— ]
[ Now, let's invite Miss Sparkle to bring us the annual blockbuster—Penacony Night of Horror! ]
Guinaifen licked her lips.
She sighed, "The content of this Light Cone… why does it feel a bit like black humor?"
"I thought Sparkle was quite cute and had a gentle image!"
"A bit like a girl next door…"
"How could it be this style?"
"The content of this Light Cone is a bit off."
As soon as these words were spoken, a dispute immediately broke out in the barrage!
…
"My dear Guinaifen! You don't know, Sparkle is the one with the least bottom line and the most elusive among the Masked Fools!"
"Don't be fooled by her innocent appearance, you haven't seen her when she goes crazy…"
Other viewers immediately replied.
"Really? I don't believe it."
"How could such a cute girl be a Masked Fool? (doge)"
"If Sparkle enters the banner, I'll pull even if she adds HP to the monsters!"
…
Somewhere in Belobog.
Watching the netizens who wouldn't listen to reason at all, Sampo shook his head helplessly.
He spread his hands.
He sighed, "Forget it, I've said all I can."
"The water in Penacony this time is too deep."
"Only a fool like Sparkle would go join in the fun."
"Now that Belobog is considered a trending planet in the universe, I, old Sampo, must seize this opportunity to make a big score!"
However.
Looking at the plot again.
Sampo was suddenly stunned!
In the plot, he actually appeared in Penacony!
"Yo, isn't this my loyal big customer—Trailblazer sister!"
"It's been a long time, my dear!"
"I didn't expect to meet you here—oh my, I'm really lucky!"
He narrowed his eyes and revealed his signature smile.
But!
Sampo himself keenly sensed something was wrong!
This way of speaking certainly had his own style.
However.
It was too deliberate, too direct!
Especially that "my dear!"
That's not how you try to get close to someone!
This goes against my, old Sampo's, social literature!
Sure enough, next.
The flaws were revealed!
When Firefly greeted him, the [ Sampo ] in the plot said directly: "Oh, Miss March, you don't remember me? It's a pity I helped you so much in Belobog…"
[ What kind of eyes do you have, does March 7th look like this? ]
Firefly also introduced herself: "My name is Firefly, I am an artist from the Iris Family."
"Oh! So that's how it is, I was just saying—it hasn't been long, but Miss March has changed so much."
"Nice to meet you, nice to meet you! My name is Sampo, an old friend of the Trailblazer, please take care of me!"
Seeing this, Sampo was completely certain!
This [ Sampo ] in the plot could absolutely not be him!
His sharp eye for people was his most proud skill!
How could he mistake Firefly for March 7th right off the bat?
For him, this was already a fatal mistake.
At this moment, the himself in the game revealed a mysterious smile: "Exactly—pal, it's rare for us to meet here in Penacony, why don't I take you two around this area?"
"I've been observing you two for a long time. Miss Firefly certainly knows Penacony, but when it comes to adult entertainment… I'm afraid I, Sampo, am better at it."
"Come on, you two—let me, old Sampo, take you to experience the adult world!"
Seeing this scene, the viewers in the live stream immediately became indignant!
…
"???"
"Old Sampo, what are you doing!"
"Damn it, Sampo, you're this kind of person!?"
"I felt there was definitely a problem when Sampo said that!"
"Beware of the Deep Blue Trap!"
"Sampo, you savage from Belobog, stay away from the Trailblazer and Firefly!"
Seeing the viewers so excited, Sampo hurriedly launched a barrage.
"My dear family! This guy is definitely not Sampo!"
"Someone must be impersonating Sampo, doing bad things in Sampo's name!"
"I heard that Sparkle of the Masked Fools can transform into anyone…"
"Everyone must be vigilant, don't be deceived by surface phenomena."
As soon as these words were spoken, a few seconds later, a viewer replied.
"Thinking about it carefully, Sampo appearing here is indeed a bit inappropriate."
"And his attitude is a bit weird too!"
"Could this Sampo really be disguised by Sparkle?"
"Then I'm even more excited!"
Seeing that he had successfully led the rhythm.
Sampo patted his chest.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
His reputation still had to be saved by himself.
At this moment, a message suddenly appeared on his phone!
[ Sampo, how can you be so dishonest? ]
[ How can you put the blame on the simple and cute Lady Sparkle? ]
Sampo smiled helplessly.
He replied: [ Miss Sparkle, stop pretending! How could I, old Sampo, do such a thing? ]
[ It was you who used my name to do bad things first! ]
[ We're both Masked Fools, you're being too unkind! ]