The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 632 - 630 Reflection

After brushing past Catherine, William paused for a moment at the next corner, his arms crossed over his chest as he reflected on the recent contact.

The nightmare aura released by Catherine had qualitatively improved. Even just passing by, a significant amount of nightmare elements had attached themselves to William’s body... If not dealt with, he was bound to have a terrifying nightmare tonight.

"Catherine’s growth speed over this period might even surpass mine, yet the growth model she adopts is ’malicious’."

But that was inevitable. From the moment she set foot in the Circus and became the Assistant Clown, it was destined she couldn’t escape this malignancy, especially since Art would always be her boss as long as he lived and wasn’t fired.

Just like my relationship with Nash, any program preparation, rehearsal, and performance would naturally involve some interaction, and with Art taking a leading role, she was constantly enveloped in malevolence.

It was only due to Mr. Jian’s intervention that she found a balance and hadn’t completely fallen into it.

However, my arrival seems to have messed up this balance...

Now, the only relatively good situation is that, no matter how Catherine’s malignancy develops, it always primarily centers around her own "nightmare." The dream and octopus structures remain her main focus,

Her physical structure hasn’t become like Art’s and she hasn’t absorbed his malignant tumors.

It’s likely her heart that is most affected, or perhaps it’s that she has intentionally let her heart fall into it.

It seems I am indeed not very good at handling interpersonal relationships. I haven’t found a solution for Lorrian yet, and now there’s a problem with Catherine.

I’ll try to solve it gradually. Catherine’s past experiences are quite similar to Yi Chen’s; I should be able to find a way to resolve things."

As William murmured to himself against the wall, a voice came from behind him,

not from someone else, but Yi Chen who should have been in the Aquarium, had come out at this time and his consciousness was attached to the ’Second Body’ on his back.

The human body embedded on his back spoke:

"William, do you think you can reconcile with someone who was abused inhumanly in their childhood and is now once again throwing their heart into a demon cave? Aren’t you being a bit naive... Have you asked yourself if you can reconcile with me? How foolish."

Far from getting angry at Yi Chen’s sudden rebuke, William smiled, "Oh, does teacher Yi Chen excel in this area?"

"No... I don’t have such a weakness as ’emotion.’ Teacher Cao completely removed human nature from me when I was very young, and I still need to thank her face-to-face for that.

I understand because Catherine is quite similar to me, she probably doesn’t have many emotions either.

She initially got involved with you largely because of her experiences in human cities, collaborating with you in dreams, and then being completely outplayed by you and nearly losing her life in Zion.

By normal reasoning, she should have hated you, yet Catherine, being mentally abnormal, found something called ’interest’ in you.

Just as I am interested in you~

Your invitation to the Circus made this interest grow even more and even took root inside her. And your indifferent nature towards the opposite sex just happens to fit Catherine’s taste.

However, as you quickly rose through the ranks in the Circus, even briefly gaining the title of new Chief, Catherine began feeling uncomfortable, feeling that she no longer was on the same plane as you or even getting farther away.

And your excessively overbearing behavior last time was the last straw, leading to her negative feelings outweighing her interest in you.

From her state just now, she seems to want to increase her strength and become a Chief like you and personally trample you under her foot. To achieve this goal, she will stop at nothing, even if it means letting her heart fall into malignancy."

"Teacher Yi Chen, what should I do?"

"I only know that if you go now to apologize or try to give her something to make up for it, it would only profoundly disappoint her and completely eradicate her interest in you, causing a complete worsening.

Moreover,

I think Catherine’s state is quite good, isn’t it? Compared to before, she has grown a lot, and her talent for evilness is even higher than I had imagined~ No wonder she has always served as Assistant Clown and caught the boss’s attention.

This is the path Catherine should follow... If it were still the same as before, she would be more like a waste."

"I will consider it."

After their conversation, William did not dismiss the issue from his mind this time but seriously stored it in a place within his Madness Brain, waiting for a moment to come when he would look for a solution.

After his soliloquy, William resumed his original path and returned to the Circus.

Seeing various rabbits and physical resonances moving through the corridors, William knew Mr. Rabbit had returned.

[Central Residential Area]

Located at the deepest crossroads of the circus, this place corresponds to four private residences, freēwēbηovel.c૦m

which are the homes of the three circus directors and the area temporarily lent to William for building his theater.

William had concealed his aura in advance, reducing his physical vibrations, to avoid being intercepted by Mr. Rabbit or the Twin Flowers to join them for a meal,

since, as the chief actor, he had to prioritize his career.

As William approached his theater, he suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

"Hmm? Even the structure of the main gate is changed?"

The original wrought-iron gate had been replaced with a biological gate made out of rib bones, intricately adorned with skeletal patterns and flesh sculptures.

It bore a slight resemblance to William’s complete-shaper body.

The neural network inside the gate could sense passing creatures; when William came within five meters, the gate actually opened automatically.

"External neural circuit? Automatic identity recognition... Nash is quite capable, huh."

The gate opened wide, revealing a wide, red-hued Skin Bag Avenue leading directly to the theater.

This Skin Bag Avenue was clearly designed based on the skin attributes possessed by William; dyeing it red gave visitors the feeling of walking on a red carpet, stirring their blood even before the show began.

Not only that,

the sides of the Skin Bag Avenue were lined with high-art sculptures,

some in deep thought,

some showcasing physical forms,

some reading books,

some performing gentlemanly gestures,

each statue bore William’s head, and every sculpture’s details were precisely detailed, with at least ten revisions undergone.

Seeing all this, even William felt slightly embarrassed, "Nash, this guy... "

Just as he spoke,

a gaunt head suddenly burst from the soil nearby, its messy and sparse yellow hair casually draped over, with one eye looking to the left and the other upward.

"Boss, you’re back! I’m terribly sorry, I had tightly calculated the last day of your leave and was supposed to wait for you at the circus entrance all day today.

But due to some issues found during a recent inspection, I needed to make quick renovations to the theater and haven’t slept for a week~ I accidentally fell asleep on stage last night.

Couldn’t come over to meet you the moment you returned to the circus, I really deserve to die!"

Nash grew increasingly agitated, eventually taking off his own head.

Then, a headless body crawled out of the ground, ceaselessly stomping on the head until it was crushed.

"Enough, enough~ quickly arrange the recent theater renovation details and the circus’s inspection results into a document format to facilitate my quick understanding."

Hearing William’s directive,

Nash’s body shuddered, a brand new head immediately grew from the severed spot, eagerly responding, "I sorted everything out yesterday! It’s on your office desk, boss!"

"Good, speaking of ’Thirteen’?"

"Candle Puppet sister~ She really helped me a lot! She took care of all the theater’s lighting design; the lighting effects are top-notch and even got praised by the circus inspection department.

She is currently helping organize your office,

since she’s spent more time with you and knows your habits better! I’ll get to understand them gradually too, hehe."

"Let’s go, Nash."

"Alrighty!"

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