Original God's Dark Priest

Paimon looked confused, "Linnie looks like he's scared of this guy? What's going on?"

"That person is the eighth executive officer of the Fatui. Ma'am, it's natural for Mr. Linnie to feel nervous. However, this also proves that he did not cheat in the number selection this time. After all, if possible, he would not choose this person to go on stage to cooperate with his performance." Villette explained.

Ying and Paimon were both shocked. Madam! Rosalin?

Isn't this a huge change? She is completely different from the Sister Kesha they met in Mondstadt!

It's no wonder that they didn't recognize her at first. When Rosalin was a nun in Mond, she wore proper nun's clothes and a veil on her head, so her figure was not exposed too much.

But after returning to the Fatui, she changed back into women's clothing, which did not remind people of the nun in Mondstadt at all.

Watching Rosalin walk into the big box, Linnie reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It wasn't really because he was so afraid of Rosaline, but he was really not good at communicating with this kind of "big" sister, and he always felt pressured every time he got closer.

Alechino once commented: "The first time she came to visit the Hearth House, she acted arrogantly and was not liked by the children. After that, she would bring some gifts every time she visited, openly stating that people who don't like me have no place.

Children quickly learned to act out their gifts, and she accepted them all.”

Linnet was one of those children who had learned to act according to circumstances. But his acting was not for gifts, at least not for himself, but for the gifts he had received to give to Linnet.

He also reserved a portion, hoping to find an opportunity to give it to Safire, who had already left Hearth House at that time.

But before those gifts could be given out, they had already grown up and no longer longed for them.

But, the gifts that ladies give to them are never cheap or expensive. Ladies’ gifts are the change in children’s state of mind, which is called growth.

The cruel fate urges the children of the Hearth House to quickly familiarize themselves with the adult world, a world full of lies, filth, dirtiness and pretense. The lady's lesson is very vivid.

But this is ultimately a kind of cruelty that comes from fate. When a child grows up and understands everything, he will always have a filter for the person who gave him growth. Therefore, people in the Hearth House always have a sense of distance when dealing with ladies, but they have to cater to the other party.

This is a habit, and as people often say, one has to save face.

Because they were still performing, Linney could only bite the bullet and tell them: "You don't have to do anything. Even if you have some wonderful experiences, don't come out.

It would be terrible if the magic was interrupted..."

Rosalin's voice came from the box: "Begin, let me see how amazing your magic is."

Linny smiled awkwardly and turned to the audience: "Well, before I enter the box, there is one more thing I need to trouble you all - can you please count down for me?

Just like this, sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight. Count one by one, fast or slow.

I can't see anything in the dark box, so I can only rely on your voices to remind me of the time.

Oh, and don’t be naughty, because if you count to sixty in just thirty seconds, it will be very difficult for me.”

His words undoubtedly gave people the idea of ​​doing something bad, for example, little Paimon wanted to count quickly.

Ying chuckled, "Linnie must have been prepared. Besides, with so many people counting together, it's impossible to count faster."

Just like reading aloud a text in school, you can obviously finish it relatively quickly when you read alone, but once you start reading aloud in unison, the speed of reading becomes like chanting scriptures and you can't read faster at all.

After all, people have an instinct to seek a balance in rhythm when synchronization is needed, and once there are more people, the rhythm will tend to slow down, and it requires extreme tacit understanding to overcome it, which is almost impossible for a group of people who have not been in sync.

Linny seemed to not trust the audience. He sighed and said, "Forget it. I can tell from your expressions that I don't trust you. Let's practice first."

Sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight, come on, repeat it."

"Sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight--" As expected, the crowd just couldn't speed up. Some people wanted to speed up, but the sounds they made in advance turned into noise in the wave of voices that came later. Then they had to follow the rhythm of the crowd and count the numbers one by one.

Linnie was very satisfied with the result. "Yes, yes, that's the speed. Food and lodging are included. Okay, after the countdown, I'll see you at the box opposite."

Linnie said and went into the alley.

Little Paimon followed the crowd and counted enthusiastically. He turned around and found that Navilette was silent and did not say a word.

She asked curiously, "Then Mr. Villette, won't you count along?"

"I'll just count in my mind. The noise here is already loud enough." Villette shook his head slowly. He really didn't want to do anything that would make him look less than dignified. "This is due to my status and personality. Don't worry about me. Just focus on the performance."

After hearing this, little Paimon nodded as if he understood: "Well, seeing that you look so serious, I thought you were not used to it."

The audience was still counting loudly: "Forty, thirty-nine, thirty-eight!"

On the stage, the assistant asked at the right time: "Mr. Linney, are you still there? Are you ready?"

"Don't worry, I'm still confirming the direction of the magic." Linny's tone sounded leisurely. "If it is exchanged to some strange place, such as falling from the audience, it will become a performance accident."

However, after he finished speaking, Navillet in the audience and Saphir in Fininna's arms narrowed their eyes at the same time. They could hear that the voice was a little distorted.

Perhaps because it entered the box, the sound was transmitted through a layer of wood, causing distortion of the sound, but Saphir clearly heard the subtle sound of electric current mixed in the sound.

This is just a recording.

This should just be the supporting actor cooperating with Linnie. The two have a certain tacit understanding.

Or maybe Linnie had guessed that this scene would happen, so he prepared such a recording in advance.

Saphir didn't know the specific situation, but she was a little curious about where Linnie was now.

Then there is Rosalin. Saphir was sure that Linnie must have tampered with the number selection, but perhaps something unexpected happened, causing the person he originally wanted to choose to become Rosalin.

Or maybe, that position was originally supposed to belong to someone else, but for some reason, Rosalyn took that person's place, which led to Linnie accidentally choosing Rosalyn without knowing anything.

Safir wanted to go in and take a look, but he couldn't get away, so he could only worry.

Below the stage, Rosalin was waiting in a box. Suddenly, she raised her hand slightly, and a ball of solid ice appeared above her head. Then, a bucket of water was poured on her head, but it did not touch her and was completely frozen by her ice.

"I haven't used the power of ice element for a long time. It feels a little unfamiliar when I use it again..." Rosalin muttered to herself, then kicked open the door of the box in front of her.

The door of the box opened and a masked man appeared in front of her.

"I remember you, the assistant of Linny's magic troupe." Rosalin recalled and confirmed that she remembered correctly, "Why did you do such a prank? Did Linny instruct you?"

"Why are you okay? It shouldn't be like that, being splashed with that stuff..." The assistant was very shocked. In his opinion, there was no reason for Rosaline to still be standing there.

Rosalyn was a little confused about this: "Why? Isn't this a prank, but... murder?"

"So you weren't drenched. No wonder you're so lucky. Never mind. Let's get rid of you first!" The assistant noticed that there was no trace of water on Rosaline's body and thought he understood everything.

Then he took out a dagger and was about to attack Rosaline.

Rosalin rubbed her brows with a headache at the assistant's reckless attack. To be honest, she didn't want to kill anyone, nor did she want to mess up Linnie's performance, but in the current situation, she probably couldn't care about these things.

"Knock him out and go back to the box?" Rosalin thought quickly in a flash, "No, I can't trust anyone blindly after something like this. Anyway, let's leave first. As for Linnie's performance..."

She knocked out the assistant who rushed over with a casual blow: "Putting him in should have the same effect. At worst, I can find another way out later. This box definitely can't be put in."

Thinking of this, Rosalin threw the unconscious assistant into the box behind her, closed the door, and began to observe the situation around her.

This is a passage, surrounded by debris and nothing suspicious. There are slide rails under the boxes, which should be used for transportation when exchanging boxes.

She also noticed that the box in front of her was not the one she had gotten into at first. This one looked simpler and smaller. After just a quick look, she understood.

"It looks like a nest of boxes. The large box outside is a cover, and the small detachable boxes are used for transportation. This way, everyone can be kept in the dark." Rosalin understood instantly.

Then there is the assistance, which is a big problem.

"He is murdering me... but he is not targeting me because he does not know me. So he is acting just for one person. This behavior is a bit strange. He does not look like a murderer." Rosalin narrowed her eyes.

A guess began to emerge: "This is a... frame-up..."

"Rosaline, how are you?" A strange female voice suddenly sounded. Rosaline looked back and found a small bell floating in the air.

Seeing the bell, Rosalin frowned slightly: "A talking bell?"

"It's me, Veronica!" Lingling immediately revealed her identity.

Hearing that it was Veronica, Rosalin nodded in understanding: "It seems that Saphir noticed it, so he asked you to come?"

"She felt the fluctuation of elemental power and probably thought you were fighting with someone, so she asked me to come and support you," Veronica said.

Rosalin sneered: "She looks down on me so much? She thinks I can't beat a..." She looked at the closed door, "Waste?"

"Um...well, she just simply wanted to watch the show." Veronica also knew how poor Saphir's excuse was, so she could only tell the truth.

Rosalin sighed helplessly, and then told her findings and guesses.

Veronica informed Saphir of everything through a psychic connection.

After hearing what Rosalin said, Saphir's eyebrows jumped wildly, and he quickly ordered Veronica: "Let Rosalin get that idiot out. This is definitely a frame-up. This idiot's framing of Linney is definitely not a whim. There is someone behind him!

We have to protect him, otherwise he will most likely be silenced, but this is another attempt to frame Linny!"

"You do care about him." Rosalin curled her lips, but still got the assistant out.

Soon, someone came over. Rosalin hid her figure and watched the man push the box away. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "I can't tell which side this person is on."

"It's not important. The most important thing now is the guy in your hand." Veronica said softly, "Sapphire said that he is very likely related to the missing girl case many years ago."

"The case of the missing girl..." Rosalyn had an impression of this case, because Saphir was also one of the victims, but for some unknown reason, she did not dissolve, and thus escaped by luck.

Therefore, Rosaline was quite disgusted with the mastermind behind this case. The hand holding the man's neck unconsciously exerted a little more force.

"If you keep pinching him, his cervical vertebrae will be broken." Veronica warned.

Rosalin was startled and immediately relaxed her grip.

On the stage, the audience's countdown continued.

"Nineteen, eighteen, seventeen!"

"Oops, there are a lot of emergencies, sorry everyone." Linny's voice apologized in the box, "Although I feel that you are counting faster and faster, it doesn't matter, counting one by one is really tiring.

Ten or so seconds is enough."

"Ten, nine, eight..."

"Oh, it's a big project to exchange two people. Even a skilled magician like me can't guarantee success in one try..." Linnie's voice continued, "Hey, hey, hey, am I in the back? The inside of the boxes are exactly the same, I can't tell."

Upon hearing this, the assistant raised his hand and knocked on the box. When he finished knocking, Linnie probably heard the knocking sound and was a little surprised: "What? Failed again?! I'll try again..."

Some people in the audience were already laughing, waiting to see the show.

The countdown continued: "Seven, six..."

Funina crossed her legs, with no emotion visible on her face.

In fact, I was even more nervous than Linny: "Is it really going to fail? What should I do? I'm so nervous.

Actually, I also want to see him succeed. If he really succeeds, it would be amazing.

But, it’s normal to fail in such a difficult magic trick... Should I think about how to comfort him later?

Oh, I’m so confused, I don’t know whether I should cheer for Linny or not…”

Saphir felt a headache listening to her surging emotions.

"Please wait for me, please!" It seemed that the audience's increasingly fast countdown made Linnie nervous, and he began to complain.

The audience ignored him and continued counting down: "Five, four!"

The box door was opened with a bang, and Linny walked out. He found that he had not reached the predetermined position, so he quickly retreated back into the box: "Oh no, oh no, this doesn't count!"

Funina felt extremely disappointed.

But Saphir felt that there was something wrong with this Linnie. He felt... he seemed a little shorter, but he didn't know if it was an illusion.

"Three, two, one, zero!"

The countdown ended and the stage fell into darkness.

Then, the spotlight shone on the box in the aisle. The door of the box opened, and in front of everyone's expectant gaze, Linnie jumped out of the box: "Ding ding!"

The performance was a great success and everyone applauded. Even Funina, who had been sitting upright, didn't care about her image and stood up, leaning over the railing and sticking half of her body out.

And Sapphire…she covered her head.

Just now, Funina was too excited and stood up too quickly, so she was pushed out and hit her head.