Hyperdimensional Warlock

Yinsen, tea party.

When Edward said this, he raised his head and looked at everyone: "Later, I agreed to Starlight Jellyfish and became her personal makeup and hair stylist; then, I followed it to the legendary secret place...Knight's Castle."

Hearing the familiar name "Knight's Castle", everyone understood that this was about to get to the point.

In other words, they have entered the topic they are familiar with.

After that, it depends on whether Edward will hide anything.

Thoughts were swirling in everyone's minds, but they didn't show it on the outside, and their faces remained calm. Edward didn't know that what happened in the Knight's Castle had been leaked through the blood disaster ritual.

He still lowered his head and spoke about the past in a slow but firm tone——

Edward also didn't expect that the secret place he had been searching for for a long time would be found in this way.

No matter how he looked for it before, he couldn't find it; but when he was about to settle down for a while, he met the starlight jellyfish, a visitor from the secret place.

Through the relationship between the Starlight Jellyfish, Edward finally got the secret information he dreamed of - the Knight's Castle!
The location of the Knight's Castle is in the Secret Forest southeast of Yi Zhi Town.

Edward had come here to search before, but he could not find the coordinates of any suspected secret place. Now, under the leadership of Starlight Jellyfish, Edward discovered that he had actually found the location of the secret place before.

When you enter the secret forest, you will encounter a fog disaster.

This is a kind of fog that can corrode the soul and must be resisted with soul coins.

If you search along the deepest part of the fog, you will find a wall of water mist condensed by the fog.

Passing through this water mist wall, you can enter the Knight's Castle.

In the past, Edward actually entered the depths of the fog, but did not encounter the water mist wall... The reason is that the secret place has an opening time, and it is only open for two days every year.

When Edward went to look for it, it happened not to be during the opening period of the secret land, so naturally he couldn't encounter the water mist wall.

Under the guidance of Bubble, they passed through the water mist wall.

——Bubble is the name of the star jellyfish.This is the news Edward got after he agreed to become Paopao's personal makeup and hair stylist.

After passing through the water mist wall, Edward entered a strange black forest.

The reason why I say it is strange is because there is an inexplicable atmosphere in this black forest.

This feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar to Edward.

His hometown is Lorenbier on Deer Island, which is an extraordinary city.Anyone who enters Lorenbir will feel a sense of wonder.You will feel that the air is fresher, your thinking is sharper, and your energy is much better than usual.

This is because the entire Lorenbir is encompassed by a magic energy array.

This magic energy array is the source of Lorenbir's energy, and the slight breath it leaks creates an atmosphere that is completely different from the outside.

The atmosphere when Edward entered the Black Forest, or in other words, the atmosphere when he entered this secret place, was very similar to Lorenbier's feeling.

It was as if he had entered a magic energy array.

Edward asked his doubts.

After hearing this, Bubble said softly: "There is no magic energy array here, but there is another... thing that covers the entire secret land. You will know what it is after you enter your role."

Edward didn't understand what "entering one's own character" meant at first.

It wasn't until he entered the Knight's Castle, met the Ghost Rider, and put his name on the castle's roster.

He finally understood what a "role" was.

Ghost Rider is the master of the castle.

Judging from the appearance, the whole person was covered in the knight's armor, and his true appearance could not be seen; but Bubble told him that there was actually nothing in the armor.

Ghost Rider, as its name suggests, is a "spirit".

But the magic is that Bubbles, as a star jellyfish, calls Ghost Rider: "Father".

When Edward was confused, Bubble told him silently: "This is just my role."

Edward thought of Paopao's emotion when he was in the makeup and hair salon. He hated the life of a young lady, where he only had clothes to wear and food to open his mouth.

From this point of view, Bubble's role is the "eldest lady of the castle".

As the owner of the castle, Ghost Rider is naturally Bubble's father.

After thinking about this, Edward seemed to have a vague understanding of the "character".

Next, at Bubble's strong request, the Ghost Rider took out a glorious castle roster and put Edward's name in the roster.

"The eldest lady's makeup and hair stylist: Edward."

As Edward's name was registered, the information flowing in the void seemed to condense into an invisible river and poured into Edward's mind.

This information is so complicated that it is impossible to read it all at once.

Edward could only read selectively. The first thing he read was the castle's "Survival Guide" - the role-playing chapter.

After reading the information in this chapter, Edward finally understood why Paopao had always emphasized getting into the "character".

Because if you want to stay in the Knight's Castle for a long time, you must have a role of your own.

Bubble plays the role of the eldest lady, so it has to play the role of eldest lady every day.

And Edward is now registered as a makeup and hair artist, so he will need to play the role of a makeup and hair artist in the future.

Once your behavior is inconsistent with the character's behavior and violates the core of role-playing, the soul will be weakened at best, and the soul will be directly dissipated at worst.

This is why, as soon as Paopao entered the castle, he immediately assumed a arrogant posture, which was completely different from the previous feeling in the outside world.

After registering, Bubbles took Edward to the dressing room where he would work in the future.Just across from the bubble room.

Along the way, through observation, Edward discovered that most people in the castle were role-playing.

The maids worked hard to wipe the floor, the chefs were either handling food or cooking, the grooms held lanterns and walked around the horses, and the doctors wore stethoscopes and asked everyone about their physical condition.

Their eyes were tired, and they didn't dare to neglect at all, for fear of doing something inconsistent with the role.

But Edward could tell that they were all "acting".Moreover, the traces of acting are very strong.

Do doctors normally ask people about their physical condition when meeting them?Also, not all diseases require a stethoscope...

Anyway, from Edward's point of view, although they were acting, they were not acting very well.

Maybe this kind of acting will not trigger punishment, but in terms of acting skills, it is very average.

After Edward came to the dressing room, he also began to get into the role.However, he took a big advantage because he is a makeup and hair artist himself, and he loves his profession very much. He can perfectly present the essence of a makeup and hair artist without having to act.

Also because Edward doesn't have to think about character performance, he has more time to study the information in his mind.

Through information, Edward learned many secrets of the secret place.

For example, the secret place is actually a window deliberately left by the creator of Yi World for external display.It is called a "window" because people in reality can observe the ecology of the secret place through various mirrors, book pages, drawing boards, etc. left behind by the creator.

Even real people can come to secret places to hunt for treasures as "false identities".

When he researched the information about the "false body", Edward finally found his goal of entering the secret place: a way to leave the world of ritual!

When an outsider comes to the secret place using a "false body", they can use various methods that do not violate the character's behavior to induce the "false body" to consume.

After the fake body is consumed, you must pay.

The money here refers to soul coins.

Generally speaking, the fake body does not have soul coins, so it means that the fake body is using your money in vain.

One of the rules of the secret place is that you can't have sex for free.Everything you pay has a price. If you can't repay the price, you can only pay it with your soul.

In other words, when outsiders are unable to pay soul coins, the spiritual transformation ritual in the secret place will be triggered.

——The spirit transformation ritual is the core of the entire secret place; when Edward first entered the secret place, the strange atmosphere he felt was not the magic energy array, but this huge spiritual transformation ritual.

As long as the outsider activates the spiritual transformation ritual, you can take this opportunity to occupy the outsider's body.

In other words, the soul of an outsider enters the ritual world and takes your place.

And you can leave the ritual world and occupy the body of an outsider.

Although there is no way to leave the Yi World with the original body, this can be regarded as a curved way to save the country. At least you can leave the Yi World instead of being trapped in this absurd little garden.

……

Yinsen space.

Edward raised his head and looked at everyone: "Speaking of which, I think you all understand why I occupy the body of this Jingmu clan."

"Because she established a fake body in a secret place through the window of the Yi World, and used the fake body to make purchases in my dressing room."

"And she didn't have a soul coin on her, so she activated the spiritual transformation ritual."

"She entered my body, and I left the secret place through the spiritual transformation ritual and occupied her body."

Edward: "So, although I have taken over this body, it is not entirely my fault."

Everyone was silent, seeming to be thinking about the information Edward said.

Half a minute later, Graipnir was the first to break the silence: "I know Hilda's character very well. She will not spend money for no reason. So, you induced her?"

Edward was silent for a moment and said softly: "Other people in the castle, after sensing that the 'false body' was coming, were all trying to induce her."

"And I, of course, am not exempt from the secular world. After all, they want to leave through the spiritual transformation ceremony, and I want the same thing."

"But I wasn't as straightforward as them. I at least gave Hilda a choice."

At this point, Edward revealed what he called "induction".

He placed a dressing mirror he made in the dressing room.

This makeup changing mirror has the ability to change hair color, hairstyle, and makeup.

Because the owner of the changing mirror is Edward, if an outsider uses it, he will be owed money.

"Changing the makeup mirror was my only inducement. After I put it on, I left the dressing room." Edward: "I don't plan to come into contact with the Miss Hilda you mentioned. Because I'm afraid that I will see Xilu." When Ruda is around, I can’t help it.”

Edward was too eager to leave the Yi world, so he was afraid that when he saw Hilda, he would be too attentive and arouse Hilda's suspicion.

So, he simply left.

Let everything be left to God's will.

If Hilda went to the dressing room and used the dressing mirror, it meant that God was helping him.

If Hilda didn't use the makeup mirror, she could only say that it wasn't her turn yet.

"In the end, Siluda used my makeup mirror." Edward said at this time, looking at Graipnir: "I didn't force it, nor did I do much inducement."

"Everything can only be said to be fate."

After hearing this, everyone fell into silence again.The information Edward said... was all true.

At least, it was exactly the same as what they knew. Edward didn't lie or hide anything.

His last operation was indeed not a direct inducement, but at least it was much better than the servants Siluda encountered.

Although Edward was suspected of fishing, if Hilda could restrain herself and not bite the bait, wouldn't everything be fine?

Even Gleipnir sighed in his heart: What is the magic power of changing the makeup mirror?Or is it that Siluda changed her look so beautifully in the makeup mirror that she just fell into a trap?
Let’s get back to the topic, let’s not talk about the soul exchange between Edward and Hilda for the moment, just talk about Edward’s story... It can be basically seen that he is very sincere.

I don’t know if he lied about what happened in the Yi World; but he didn’t lie about what happened after entering the Secret Land.

He even revealed his plan to "invite you into the urn" by changing the makeup mirror, which is enough to show his sincerity.

Because he could have said, "I wasn't in the dressing room at all, and it was an accident that she used my dressing mirror." Because saying this would actually make sense, and it could even get rid of all the blame on himself.

In this case, it was a real accident for him to occupy Hilda's body.

But Edward did not use this kind of rhetoric, but made it clear that he also meant to induce, which on the contrary reflected his sincerity.

At least at the moment, Gleipnir's opinion of Edward is much better.

However, these are all psychological thoughts, and Gleipnir remained expressionless on the surface, even a little cold.

She coughed and continued: "Why do you have to induce it? You can't communicate with her normally. If you want a body, she can also help you find a body in the outside world that can carry your soul."

Gleipnir actually knew the answer, but she still asked, naturally to test it.

Edward smiled bitterly: "The secret place has rules and regulations, and we can't disclose any information to the avatar. If the avatar comes to communicate with us, we can only say things that are consistent with the character's behavior. Therefore, we can't communicate with the avatar. comminicate."

"There is only one way for the fake body to know our information. That is for us to talk to ourselves and let the fake body overhear it."

"But this soliloquy does not seem to be fully audible to people outside the 'window'. They can only hear some irrelevant words."

It is still very difficult to communicate.

Gleipnir nodded, Edward was telling the truth this time.

She thought for a while and continued to ask:
"You said before that if outsiders want to enter the secret place, they need a 'window' medium. And the window medium, according to you, is various mirrors, book pages, drawing boards... etc."

"When Siluda entered the secret place, she must have used the window media."

Edward nodded: "Yes, the window medium he used is a mirror."

Graipnir narrowed his eyes: "Then this mirror should have fallen into your hands by accident, right?"