Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 7 Rune Puppet

Su Lun's eyes gradually became a little dignified.

Because his own hand also picked up a fork and forked a large piece of bloody meat, and was sending it to his mouth.

If you don't think of a way.

He knew that if he didn't find the breaking point, he would be killed by the "ghost species" sooner or later.

A terrifying manor, a strange doll, a ghost species who likes to kill humans

Su Lun's thoughts raced rapidly.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and a flash of light flashed: "Since the weirdness in this room has the ability to easily kill us, but it doesn't show that the 'weird' has wisdom, and it is not low."

The monster has intelligence, which is a good thing for him.

I am afraid that monsters only know how to kill instinctively, that is a desperate situation.

It's definitely impossible to beat.

But judging from his experience in thousands of horror games and horror movies, as long as there are intelligent NPCs, they can get plot turns (clues) through conversations.

The clues in the study, corridor, and banquet hall suddenly connected end to end.

Su Lun felt that he probably found the key to breaking the game!

"call"

I exhaled in my heart.

Su Lun decided to give it a try.

At this time, his expression suddenly froze, and he said something inexplicable towards the void: "Miss Pestoya, can I talk to you?"

This opening, as if time is forbidden.

Su Lun himself was putting his right hand in his mouth and stopped in mid-air.

Hearing this, the bald head, who was eating blood in his mouth not far away, was obviously taken aback, and he didn't understand why Su Lun suddenly said such inexplicable words.

However, at this time, a response came from the void, "Hey, how did you know my name?"

It was still the low and strange old lady's voice from before.

Guess it right!

When Su Lun heard this, he immediately realized that there was nothing wrong with his reasoning.

The Marcus guy said before that this "ghost species" found them, but didn't kill them directly, but played a game of hide and seek.

As long as you follow the rules of the game, you can live temporarily; if you violate the rules, you will be killed immediately.

Just like the current situation, this strange can easily kill them, but chose to "play".

This also proves that this "ghost species" is not very old; in other words, psychologically young.

And on this table, besides the corpse, there are only three dolls in total, a gentleman in a suit, a lady, and a young woman. The gentleman was seated in the main seat, apparently a family of three.

When Su Lun went to the table to observe before, he felt that these three people were very familiar.

Thinking about it again, he would think of a family photo he had seen on the wall of the study before.

In the photo, the three of them stand out.

In that photo, there is actually a fourth person.

A little girl with a bear doll!

Then the rest is not difficult to guess. The housekeeper calls it "master" and likes bloody pranks, so the identity of this "ghost species" is only the little girl.

And under that photo, it happened to be marked with a name, "Pestoya Isaac"!

Su Lun didn't answer that question, but said directly, "Can I chat with you for a while?"

Although he didn't know what the "ghost species" was, it was probably similar to the "ghost" in his impression.

Moreover, since she knew that she was young at heart, there was more room for conversation (flickering).

So, first of all you have to arouse its interest.

He added: "I can tell interesting stories, I can dance, sing, shadow puppets, puppet shows, I think Miss Pestoya will like it."

As the words came out, the room was silent for a while.

Su Lun thought that things were still in the heat, but at this moment, the surrounding scene suddenly changed, from the banquet hall to a girl's bedroom with pink decoration.

On the workbench by the window, sat a little girl in a princess dress who was tinkering with some doll parts.

She seemed to be seriously assembling a puppet full of runes. Listening to the movement, she didn't look back and said directly, "You haven't said it yet, how do you know my name?"

A very gentle girl's voice, it sounds crunchy and glutinous.

The first step is done!

successfully piqued its interest.

Su Lun quickly observed everything in the room and said, "I saw your name on the photo when I was in the study."

He spoke in as calm a tone as possible, for fear of angering the other party.

Because he knew that this little girl who looked harmless to humans and animals in front of her had a "distorted mentality" to abuse and kill humans.

The little girl asked again, "How did you find me in the study before?"

Apparently, she was talking about that Nutcracker thing.

Su Lun thought it was a good sign, at least she took the initiative to speak up and responded, "Because I noticed that the doll's eyes moved."

"Oh, so that's what it is."

Hearing this, the little girl slowly put down the rune puppet in her hand.

As if time stood still for a moment, then she slowly turned around.

Seeing this, Su Lun's pupils and eyes narrowed slightly, and he vaguely felt that a major turning point would take place in the plot. Just in case, he silently filled himself with a BGM dedicated to watching horror movies - "Today is a Good Day".

If not!

And in the next moment, the little girl turned her face to Su Lun, and suddenly changed back to her low and terrifying voice, and asked sullenly, "Now, do you still want to chat with me?"

This is a burnt and scorched face, the facial features are all wrinkled together by the high temperature, and there are only three holes left in the mouth and nose.

Normal people will be startled when they suddenly see this face.

But to the surprise of the little girl, Su Lun's expression never changed at all, no panic, no disgust, no fear. Even, he stared at the little girl's face very seriously, with a warm smile on his face.

If you've seen a thousand horror movies, it's probably hard to be scared.

In horror movies, there are not a hundred kinds of plots of "return to kill", there are eighty kinds, sulfuric acid, fire, cuts, abscesses. There are all kinds of horrible and disgusting pictures.

Therefore, when Su Lun saw this burnt face, his heart was not very disturbed.

He knew that just now, if he was frightened or scared, it might trigger some kind of instant death effect, and he would definitely not be able to talk about it today.

However, he passed the first pass smoothly.

Su Lun goes straight to the point: "Of course, Miss Pestoya. I can feel your loneliness"

He imitated the tone of the psychiatrist who treated him back then and started a conversation.

The little girl was stunned, as if she had not thought about what she should do if the other party was not frightened by her terrifying appearance.

Su Lun didn't give her a chance to attack, and immediately began to tell her own story.

"When I was in the juvenile detention center, I was often locked up. Oh, the juvenile detention center is a place to keep disobedient children. So, I can experience the loneliness of being locked in a hut alone."

"I was born into a very warm family, but my parents left when I was very young."

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If you've read eight hundred books, you don't think there's anything new in this world.

Italian Carlo Gezzi said that there are only thirty-six kinds of plots in the world: appeal, rescue, revenge, revenge between flesh and blood, pursuit, disaster, misfortune, release of mystery, and pursuit.

Su Lun saw the face of "Pestoya" and immediately speculated a lot of plots.

burn?

Either by accident or by murder.

There is also a family in the restaurant who was made into a puppet and sat there neatly, either missing or resentful.

From the limited clues, this should be a harmonious family.

Pestoya was supposed to have been born into a loving family and was killed by an accidental fire when she was about ten years old.

Life is also fixed in that year.

Su Lun is not all fooling around, but can really experience that kind of loneliness.

Because he tells his own story.

Maybe only the mentally ill can understand mental illness?

He has been in the juvenile detention center for so many years of psychological counseling, and has read so many psychology books.

Although this "weird" is very powerful, its supernatural ability can even easily kill a hundred Su Luns.

But after all, the mental age is just a little girl who is not deep in the world.

With wisdom comes emotional needs.

This is what the psychiatrist who treated him had said.

The desire to survive overwhelmed the guilt of the flickering little girl in Su Lun's heart, and the two started chatting slowly.

"My name is Su Lun, nice to meet you, Miss Pestoia."

"You're really not afraid of me?"

"Well. I can see that Pestoya is a kind girl."

"No, I killed a lot of people."

"I also killed a lot of people. That year, a group of hooligans insulted and killed my neighbor's sister. Then I took a knife, chased them three blocks, and stabbed them all to death. The murderers weren't necessarily the wicked, they were killed. Yes, maybe they should be damned."

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Su Lun saw a hint of curiosity in the burnt face, as if to find a sense of identity in his words.

After a pause, he didn't forget to give some psychological hints, and added: "Later at the juvenile detention center, the doctor told me that bad people should be punished, but good people can't be hurt."

"Oh."

Pestoya murmured incomprehensibly.

After pondering for a moment, she asked softly, "What do you think is a good person?"

Su Lun: "Individually, the difference between a good guy and a bad guy is whether they conform to their own values. At least as of today, I think those guys deserve to die."

Pestoya is very smart, obviously understanding the meaning of Su Lun's words, showing a hint of cunning, and asking: "Then are you a good person?"

Su Lun blushed: "Of course."

"cluck"

Hearing this, a silver bell-like laughter resounded in the room.

The atmosphere suddenly became less rigid.

The girls probably all love beauty. The little girl regained the look in the photo, blond and blue-eyed, cute and cute.

Su Lun tells her own story, and the lonely experiences of the two psychopaths made it easy for them to find "empathy."

Not long after, one person and one strangely sat side by side like good friends.

Su Lun told her some of the weirdest stories on Earth.

Pestoya will also talk about what happened in the manor.

"My parents are very powerful alchemists. They are very busy every day. Only these dolls will always accompany me. Unfortunately, they can't speak."

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Su Lun didn't ask about the fire, she could guess with her toes, which would surely trigger Pestoya's painful memory.

The two chatted about some happy, interesting trivial things.

The plot also unfolded in the direction he expected.

Su Lun's purpose is to live, obviously, probably not to be killed.

However, there seems to be something more.

Resonance is always mutual.

Although there is no favorability panel in the game, Su Lun feels that this little girl can chat with him very well.

The two chatted for a long time, and Pestoya seemed very satisfied, with a lovely smile on her face.

"Thank you, I haven't spoken to me in years."

The little girl thought of something and said, "But you can't stay by my side for too long or you will be deformed."

"distortion?"

Su Lun thought it was okay to stay for a while, but after hearing Pestoya's words, she also realized that there might be other dangers in this space.

At this time, Pestoya seemed to think of something again.

She walked to her workbench, picked up the finished rune doll, put it in a beautiful box, and said, "This is a parting gift for you, Mr. Su Lun. Thank you for accompany me. That's what it said."

Hearing this, Su Lun knew that he had survived successfully.

Su Lun was rude and took the wooden box containing the rune doll.

A simple puppet with yellow skin and a heavy hand, as if there are many metal parts inside, and the most peculiar thing is that there are looming blue-light runes on its surface.

He didn't ask more, but smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your gift too, Miss Pestoia."

"Mr. Su Lun, we probably won't see each other in the future. Even next time you come, I might forget you"

To part, Pestoya's face showed sadness.

Then, she took off a butterfly brooch from her clothes and pinned it to Su Lun's chest, "This is my favorite brooch, it was my mother's birthday present when I was six years old. I gave it to you too. I hope you can do me a favor when you go out."

Su Lun readily agreed: "Okay."

"If you can see my parents in the future, please ask me."

Pestoya said here, suddenly stopped, and did not continue.

Su Lun wondered, "Ask what?"

Pestoya's tone suddenly became painful, the terrifying old woman's voice alternated with the girl's voice, "Ask them why they want to burn me."

As soon as these words came out, an inexplicable chill suddenly swept through the whole room.

ah?

No matter how Su Lun thought, she would suddenly say such a sentence.

He realized immediately that the truth of the matter was not that simple.

It turned out that Pestoya was burned to death by her parents?

How is it possible that in a harmonious and loving family, the parents burned their favorite little daughter to death?

where is the problem?

Is it Pestoya's problem, or her parents?

However, it was too late to think about it. At this moment, Pestoya seemed to be touched by the devil in her heart. There were black mists all over her body, and she was about to go berserk.

Seeing this scene, Su Lun decisively stretched out his hand and touched her head gently.

Presumably because the favorability was sufficient, Pestoya suddenly calmed down after being appeased. She slowly raised her head, and those eyes full of red light gradually returned to calm.

Su Lun nodded solemnly: "Okay! I promise you."

It turned out that she once bravely loved the world, but the world gave her endless pain.

"Goodbye."

Pestoya grinned at him, her eyes as clear as the stars, still as innocent and lovely, "I'm also very happy to meet you, Mr. Su Lun."

(End of this chapter)