What character did you drop

◎Little Fireman, please stop! ◎

Not all book walkers want to leave the dessert town, and not all special existences are hostile to the gods of the dessert town.

This is the case with Mr. Bookworm and the Clown Mask. At most, they are curious about the various life styles shown by the book walker in the long river of time, and then help them when they are getting more and more sleepy, but they have never thought about "gods" , could also be an injury.

"Find an opportunity to have a serious chat with Avanti on the eve of the ceremony, preferably before Dr. Appie and Ms. Taylor return."

Mr. Bookworm is pretty sure that when he picked up the book that day, he didn't see any questions about power plants or dessert towns in it.

But then again, since you want to obtain the status of a town resident, it is clearly written on the bulletin board, but it is a little stricter, otherwise there will not be so few people who successfully become town residents after many years.

"What do you want to talk about?"

The clown mask is more afraid than curious about this matter now, and even wants to stay out of it, and regrets why he gave the Xueling rabbit cubs three tickets in the first place.

Well now, Dr. Appie and Ms. Taylor have always been loyal to Dessert Town. They have "finally" gone out for many years, and when they come back, they don't have to think about it and know that they will never leave with Avanti.

As for Teacher Lilith, anyway, the clown mask felt that after the fight that night, he felt an extremely heavy shadow on Ms. Red Fox.

If the other party is willing to go with Avanti, he must go outside and set off a string of fireworks to celebrate, right?

"Talk about the gods, who we are, and what those monitoring are all about."

Mr. Bookworm is not at all like the clown mask. He has been wandering in the forest all these years like a wise man and observer.

The purpose is not to sell for a price, and to maintain a close relationship with the mayor and others, but Mr. Bookworm cares more about the development and future of the dessert town.

──In the past, there were all kinds of honey-like stories flowing in this small town. Occasionally, adventurers came to share their adventures and exciting journeys. Sometimes bards would also bring you romantic or tense chapters.

──But with more and more people disappearing silently, and the influence of the book runners like the wings of butterflies, Mr. Bookworm feels that there are great changes in the past and present in the dessert town.

He can't say it's good, and he can't say it's bad.

But Mr. Bookworm believes that when things go to an extreme, a reassessment must be made.

If he finds that the dessert town has become unsafe, he doesn't mind leaving and living in another place.

"...You're crazy!" The clown mask jumped up in shock when he heard Mr. Bookworm say that, almost breaking through the tree canopy and hitting the protective shield above the dessert town.

Fortunately, the curfew at night is still in place, and no one outside will see his funny and embarrassing appearance.

However, the clown mask was still nervous and excited to put his face in front of Mr. Bookworm, and asked questioningly:

"Why do you ask such inexplicable things? Are you not afraid that they will respond? You have to think clearly. Compared with other people, you don't even have a house. If you want to be arrested, you have no protection at all!"

"That's why you became the Earthbound Spirit of Shining Liang Department Store?"

Mr. Bookworm took a curious look at the clown's mask, always trying to figure out the strange behavior of the other party in recent years.

It's all his fault, otherwise Mr. Bookworm would always think that there is a special existence in Shiny Department Store, which would make Mr. Clown linger and forget to return.

"What kind of spirit binding! Bah, bah, bah!"

The clown mask was extremely angry at this comment, and expressed his angry position to Mr. Bookworm bitterly, and then said worriedly:

"What I want to know most now is whether the two of us are on the mayor's list? Anyway, we have lived here for so many years..."

"It's just this stinky brat, who speaks so speciously, which makes me always have an ominous premonition."

Mr. Bookworm was also a little nervous at first, but when he saw the clown mask expressing his position, he quickly calmed down, and even spread himself on the tree, letting his long tail hang in mid-air, smoking lazily.

"Hearing what you said, I think the two of us must be on that list. It's just that little Avanti can't figure out our position, so he won't reveal anything, right?"

The clown mask was choked for a while, and then he lay down on the other side of Mr. Bookworm, trying to get rid of bad luck by basking in the sun.

He felt that when he estimated that Mercury was retrograde recently, Lilith went crazy first, and later revealed the fact that free people are not free at all.

What's next?If you find that some of your previous privileges in the dessert town are simply the result of being deliberately indulged...

──Those people who received their help before but died in the end, did they have such a catastrophe in their fate, or were they killed by them?

The bifurcation of fate is faint and indistinct, forcing people to make various choices as soon as possible and without stagnation.

But after choosing, can they really get satisfactory results?

Or simply push yourself into another abyss?

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Avanti didn't pay special attention to whether the words passed by himself and the clown mask would have much impact on himself and Mr. Bookworm.

These days, Avanti is staying temporarily in Auntie Bijia's tree house, and through this slightly detour-like route to school, he checked the map he saw in the mayor's grandfather's house.

──The area of ​​Dessert Town is a rectangle, the center point surrounds a rather beautiful syrup fountain, and then it is divided regionally and radially in the four directions of east, west, north, south.

To say that it is neat is naturally neat, so in the corner of the pentagram, through the positioning method, you can find the dome house of the hedgehog, the home of the precious snail, and the mushroom house of the Xueling rabbit family. exist......

Teacher Lilith's home, and the forest.

It’s not all about the forest, the main reason is that the houses in that area are very dense, and people in the dessert town are unwilling to cut down trees, so most of the people living on top of the tree houses are mixed, which can be regarded as a relatively special community.

Auntie Biga's tree house is in this area, so Avanti is observing carefully, wanting to see if there is something similar to the mushroom house, so that he can distinguish it as a follow-up sign.

"Auntie Biga, it seems that Hedgehog's family hasn't bought hazelnut tarts for a long time, do you want me to send some?"

On this day, Avanti saw that Auntie Bijia had made a lot of hazelnut egg tarts, but the guests who came over seemed to ignore it, and even went so far as to snap up more delicious egg tarts that were not as good as this one.

──Besides, this has something to do with Granny Smith, so Avanti feels that she is more obliged to pay attention to the connection.

It doesn't matter even if you have to pay, anyway, if it's not enough, Avanti can use the salary of working part-time at Auntie Bijia's egg tart shop for the past few days to pay for it.

"Huh? Hazelnut tart? I didn't make it!"

Unexpectedly, when Auntie Bijia heard what Avanti said, her face was full of confusion, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about at all.

Ms. Golden-tailed Monkey even deliberately stood in front of the egg tart window, carefully looked at the remaining egg tarts, and finally confirmed that she did not make this taste at all today.

"My dear Avanti, if you want to eat but are too embarrassed to say it, you can write me a note next time! Huhuhu......"

Afanti watched helplessly as the row of egg towers was selectively ignored—no, it might have been out of Auntie Bijia's hands, and she could never see it again.

He also quietly reached out while Auntie Bijia was not paying attention, making sure that he could touch those egg tarts... In the end, he could only uphold the principle of not wasting, and find a chance to dump the eggs Take it out and prepare to give it to Mr. Bookworm and the others.

"However, I remember that the hedgehog family doesn't like eating hazelnuts at all. They always eat red bean matcha egg tarts when they come here."

Auntie Bijia remembered that Avanti was a very careful little boy who would never make a second mistake in the things he taught, was quick at checkout, and was considerate.

So he suddenly brought up the hedgehog family, obviously thinking that the hedgehog family likes hazelnut egg tarts, which made Aunt Bijia very confused...

"Did you confuse their family with the red-bellied squirrel family? Fortunately, these two families never appear together because they don't get along with each other, so we don't have to treat them differently hahaha!"

"Huh? I remember that Granny Smith especially likes hazelnut tarts, and Anne also likes hazelnut tarts?"

Afanti was stunned when he heard the words, and the red-bellied squirrel family?Since when did the dessert town have a family of red-bellied squirrels?

"Ah? Annie is a red-bellied squirrel, and she is still your little classmate, my dear!"

Aunt Bijia understood exactly what Avanti was talking about now, she only thought that he was too shocked because of parting from his parents, so she hurriedly jumped over in three steps at a time, hugging the poor Xueling rabbit cub tightly. cub.

"Don't worry, Dr. Appie and Ms. Taylor will be back soon! Just think that the two of them were too busy to have time to rest, so go out and play."

Annie turned into a red-bellied squirrel?

Afanti suddenly rushed down from Tianling Gai with a burst of coldness, and then tremblingly asked Auntie Bijia who was rubbing against her... and said in the quietest voice that only the two of them could hear ──

"Grandma Smith, she also likes hazelnut tarts."

"Have you forgotten, Aunt Bijia?"

Ms. Golden-tailed Monkey sighed secretly. She has always been very tolerant towards Xiao Zai Zai, but it would be too embarrassing if she even remembered wrongly!

Besides, the festival is just around the corner, and the whole dessert town will be like a war, and the little cubs who are in business at home are especially hard. Apart from playing, they have to help with the family business.

Maybe Avanti was too diligent in the clinic before, which made people feel tired and stupid, and there are many things that I remember and confuse...

It seems that the experts always say that it is not wrong to let the little ones absorb such heavy knowledge at a young age, otherwise the children will be fooled, and it will be adults like them who feel distressed later?

"There is no Granny Smith, baby, I think it is very necessary to talk to Teacher Lilith tomorrow to see if I can reduce some homework for you."

Auntie Bijia deeply feels that she has great responsibilities. When Dr. Appie and Ms. Taylor are away, she is the closest person to Xiao Zai Zai, and she must bear all the pressure together.

Including standing up for the poor cubs and negotiating with the teacher who squeezed their energy.

[There is no such person as Granny Smith. 】

【no such person. 】

【No. 】

Afanti seemed to have flashed several lines of big characters in front of his eyes, like a mouth with a malicious grin, mercilessly mocking his previous speculations and preparations.

──Why don’t dead people have tombstones?That's probably because their bodies were quickly taken away by special people and quickly forgotten by their families.

──Besides, the rest of the hedgehog family has been directly changed into the red-bellied squirrel family. Even though the taste has not changed, the appearance has undergone a diving-style change. Even with the help of Avanti to remember, it may be difficult to prove that Granny Smith ever existed.

The mayor's population file has already checked off the person.

There are many ways to explain the death list.

Of course, the most important thing is that everyone has no memory of Granny Smith, as if someone erased it with an eraser out of thin air. No matter how hard Avanti tried to visit, or even went to see Miss Mitti every day, the final result was still the same .

"...Actually, if you didn't come to ask, I probably would have forgotten it."

Teacher Lilith looked at the cub Snow Ridge Rabbit in front of her with a complicated heart, and there were many violent thoughts in her heart, which were finally suppressed by a strong will.

She has not forgotten Grandma Hedgehog, but her memory is quite vague, as if she was forced to hide this part by someone.

"Of course, thank you very much for reminding me, otherwise I might hold you back again."

Recently, festivals have begun to be popular, and there are more and more unfamiliar faces on the road. Many parents of preschools simply ask for leave because they need to set up booths for activities and are afraid that they will not be able to pick up their children in time due to busy work.

In fact, this can be regarded as a tradition in the dessert town, so asking for leave will also allow everyone to stand in their own booths, accompany their parents to attract customers, and sell their own things.

"It's okay to be slow. Teacher Lilith has a lot of things to do. Please don't blame yourself."

Avanti blinked, probably never thought that one day she would actually receive an apology from Lilith.

What's more, as small town residents, self-protection is far from the top priority.It should be said that it was already quite difficult for Lilith to persevere until she came here, and Avanti would never be able to do anything to force the other party.

"Actually, I also feel that my memory has deteriorated recently, because the night before Dr. Appie and Ms. Taylor disappeared, the clown mask said that he had a big fight with me in my house and smashed many things... ..”

"Unfortunately, not only do I not remember anything, but after I woke up, everything in my house was neat and tidy, and I couldn't find any traces. I couldn't find any of the white roses I received that day."

"Oh, it's not that I didn't find it. It seems that I threw it away. It was at the alley. Sha, so I ran away from home."

Avanti heard Teacher Lilith's words were a little repetitive, but she kept everything approaching a central axis.

──That's when I was looking for information at the mayor's grandfather's house, Teacher Lilith had probably been spotted by Grandma Kikyo, and sent a bouquet of flowers that should have been used in honor of Grandma Smith, but was not used.

"If I remember correctly, when I turned around to meet you that day, you were indeed holding a rose in your hand, and you said you were going to visit the hedgehog family."

Avanti carefully observed Teacher Lilith's micro-expression, while pinching her own little pad.

"Could it be because you skipped a certain memory in the middle? If possible, we can ask Mr. Clown to help recall it."

"And you keep saying that there seems to be eyes watching you quietly in the dark, you feel very uncomfortable, and you don't know how to deal with it."

"And now? Do you feel better? Or is there something you want to do?"

Being able to support the edge until now has not collapsed, Lilith should have some means of self-protection.

In the face of danger, people will definitely try their best to seek self-help, so intuition becomes extremely important.

"I think... I smelled a very strong aroma that day. The last and most impressive memory should be a burst of white smoke slowly winding around the arched roof."

Lilith took a deep breath and hugged her arms tightly. It seemed that even staying in the familiar room couldn't make her feel at ease.

fragrant?

Avanti blinked, being extremely sensitive to this word.

Because that day I happened to see Ms. Taylor personally lit a pinch of incense powder at Snail Xiaobao's house, saying that it would make little Miss Mitti sleep more soundly and grow up faster.

──At the same time, Ms. Taylor also asked Avanti and Xiaobao the snail to go to the hedgehog family, and lit the incense, which smells very close. It is said that it is better for the dead, and it will make the hedgehog family less sad.

In modern times, incense also has a hypnotic effect to some extent.

It is the same whether it is replacing memory or giving hints to brainwash people. On clothes, flowers, or windowsills, if the hint is correct, and there are stimulating signals, then it is completely possible for the hypnotized person to be unconscious. Hypnotized successfully.

"The ceremony is about to start. Is it possible that I am also on the list that must be hanged, so that I can kill specific people with my hands?"

Teacher Lilith was in a rare embarrassment, and at the same time, it also reminded her of her dead companions...It is inevitable that there will be some not-so-good associations.

"Afanti, you must help me! I don't want to be a murderer at all...Why did you choose me? I just want to live or live in this world safely! "

Avanti is not good at comforting people, and the news revealed by Teacher Lilith made him feel even more confused about some of Ms. Taylor's actions.

First of all, he was sure that Dr. Appie and Ms. Taylor were on the side of the gods, but if that was the case, why did she insist on asking everyone to replace the whole family of hedgehogs who had died with red-bellied squirrels?

Secondly, the grandma of the three-flowered cat, Kikyo, gave hints to Teacher Lilith through flowers, and the result seemed to be successful, so she almost let Teacher Lilith kill the clown mask smoothly.

Three days later, Avanti removed the antique book in his hand, which recorded how to become a naturalized dessert town... At the same time, he also learned that in the power plant that day, there was a message from a tourist who had sneaked in.

──Never stay in a dessert town.

──If you hear someone whispering to you at night, don't agree.

──When you have a moonlight train ticket to leave, go immediately.

──Finally, if you are already being targeted by the gods, run away into the forest.

[If none of the above is done, then congratulations, you are about to die]

As for why Avanti can be sure that it is a tourist, it is because the other party used the characters of Avanti's original world in the past, and the engraving was done in a hurry, and even left a puddle of dirty blood.

The ceremony is about to start, Avanti thinks whether the Mushroom House can come back is still up to the two, but those gods who think they have caught Avanti and other book runners, or want to destroy the order of the dessert town, will definitely take this opportunity Do things.

But what do these gods want?

Raising a group of comfortable townspeople for a long time, and constantly sending 'tourists' and 'book walkers' into the town, and finally taking them away or killing them one by one... What good will this do to the gods? ?

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However, regardless of Avanti’s clues, two days before the ceremony, torches have been erected on every street in the dessert town, and the laurel tree is wrapped around them, and the torches are put into the torches. .

As for each hut made of desserts, there is also a large tank of water in front of it, in case someone accidentally dumps the torch, or if someone is drunk, they can use water to wake them up and put out the fire.

The cubs were completely let go by their parents, running around the streets full of vigor one by one.

Everyone's faces were full of joyful smiles, and the tourists came here without blinking an eye, making many people earn numbers that they hadn't seen in half a year.

Especially Grandpa Ode's Shiny Shiny Department Store, it is really overcrowded!Every day, there are many temporary workers who are putting new products on the shelves, and many people come here to check in, saying that this is an important scenic spot that must be remembered in the dessert town.

"Hey, it seems that Dr. Appie's medical training has not yet ended, so he didn't come back on time."

Two days later, the homestead where the mushroom house was located was still empty.

Auntie Bijia was deeply afraid that Afanti would be sad and afraid if she was alone, so she kept praising the little Snow Ridge Rabbit, and before going to bed at night, she would specially praise the little cub in different ways.

"Tomorrow will be the festival soon. I've specially won you a seat in the first row. I'll see if I can ask Lord God if I want to take you there to be with my parents, or give you some reward."

Auntie Golden-tailed Monkey thinks that she is too considerate, and the only way she can think of is this, since Xiao Zai Zai can't sleep day and night!

──I hope everything goes well!

Afanti thought a lot, but never thought that Auntie Bijia would give such a big surprise.

So when I stood in person to take out the syrup, leaving only five cub-high fires, singing and dancing with the little Pyroman, I couldn't help but want to grab one and ask, what do they want to do to this rich and young man? What a sweet little town to do!

"You little thieves over there! Stop it!"

But obviously someone's movements were much faster than Avanti's, and they even directly broke the order of the spectators, sprinting over [-] meters, and started to attack those burning people!