The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 742 - 740: True Nature

Nash had been working with Yi Chen on consciousness cooperation, utterly unconcerned with what was happening outside, even the arrival of the small grape didn’t affect their "training".

It wasn’t until he heard the conversation outside, hearing the boss discussing with the Moon Elder about the issue of killing the Chief Joker, that he trembled down to his soul.

As a main member who had once worked with Art, Nash knew better than anyone how terrifying Art could be.

Though all chiefs were ostensibly equal in title, there were indeed disparities in strength between them,

and Mr. Rabbit, Magician Jian, and Joker Art were the three strongest among the chiefs; they were even privately called the "Three Giants".

In face of the concerns and fears expressed by Nash, Lorrian, who was from New Moon Origin, did not deny them,

He had been close to the Circus because of the moon and had a near-fatal encounter with Art, even contracting a malignant tumor that took a long time and great effort to completely remove.

Since that encounter, Lorrian had dreamed countless times of Clown Circus, countless times dreamed of contracting the malignant tumor. It was for this reason he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to erase it; otherwise, he would remain on edge.

Lorrian accepted the opinion, "Alright, let’s focus on the performance.

But if Art tries to ruin the performance, if he wants to kill me... naturally, I will also do my utmost to kill him.

As for you, William, it’s up to you whether you choose to help your fellow Circus chief, the Joker, or to help me."

Lorrian glanced at the inner lining of his suit, which was hung with tiny blood-red crosses.

William also stepped next to Lorrian’s seat and gently patted his shoulder, "Don’t worry, if Art triggers my requirement for self-defense, I will help you kill him.

However, Art, despite being utterly malicious, is also a clever guy.

He wouldn’t let himself fall into a disadvantageous situation, not to mention that the final performance I planned isn’t that simple... Mr. Yi will keep Art well entertained."

The discussion ended,

Nash, assuming the position of an amoeba, lying by William’s ear, finally noticed the curse heatwave behind him.

"Is this the Evil Sun Carrier? Why do I feel your aura on him, boss?"

William hastily introduced, "His name is Grep, a good friend I knew before I became a gentleman; he resided in my body for a long time. As my freedom became limited after joining the Circus, he went out to develop on his own, and it just so happened that today’s performance attracted him over.

Small grape, this is my Circus Theater’s Deputy Officer, Nash. He’s mainly in charge of running the entire theater and currently resides within me, working in coordination with Yi Chen."

However, the small grape’s focus was not on Nash, "Yi Chen... Did you get control over him?"

His impression of Yi Chen was still rather rough before he left.

"Mr. Yi is now a very good partner of mine. As my path is complete, we have already formed a united front. Moreover, I’ve prepared a second body for him to use, it’s right here."

William directly lifted the back of his suit, revealing the ’second body’ residing in his back, only its lower half was completely missing, and behind where the ’lungs’ should be, a purple hue faintly showed.

Moreover, the small grape also noticed something strange about William’s abdominal part, faintly emitting a dark aura that would subjectively repel the Evil Sun.

"Have you... changed so much?"

"Small grape, you’re not bad either."

At that moment, Nash interrupted the conversation, "Boss, you guys keep talking! Mr. Yi still needs me to coordinate with him, as Art will be a part of the upcoming performance, and I need to prepare seriously. It wouldn’t be good to embarrass ourselves!"

"Go ahead."

Nash crawled along the ear canal and, as was usual, arrived at an area of the Madness Brain which resembled a star system, seamlessly fitting into it.

Brain parasite,

Nash’s consciousness also fell into the well-familiar "Thought Library", which was William’s Memory Palace, the central processor for all thought and action, as well as the storage for memories.

Significant memories would be written into books stored here,

Insignificant memories would still be recorded down for seven days, and any which became relatively important within those seven days would also be preserved separately on a new shelf.

Thus, as William grew, the Library’s size would continue to expand. As long as the Madness Brain could sustain it, the Library could theoretically grow infinitely.

Currently, for the sake of ’consciousness training’, the Library had also expanded to include an area the size of a basketball court.

Moreover, the whole Library was filled with waves of purple smoke.

The humanoid form of Nash’s consciousness had just landed, not even fully steady, when an impatient voice came through the thick fog.

"Nash, you’re so slow... we don’t have much time to waste."

His words still brimmed with killing intent; Nash even felt as though his head was about to be sliced off. He quickly looked toward the deep purple mist.

Yi Chen was sitting on the ground from the waist up, using his Purple Lung to breathe.

The "Concept Deficiency" in half of his body led to more than the crippling of his physical form, consciousness, and soul. Yi Chen’s body was also gradually withering away; many areas were already so thin that bones were visible.

No matter how many nutritional supplements he took, he struggled to replenish himself; only through this special breathing pattern could he adjust his body’s state.

"Sorry, second boss," he began, "They just said they want to kill Art, and it’s far too risky, so I need to hurry out and persuade them.

Let me adjust for a bit, and I’ll begin immediately!"

"Wait..."

Yi Chen, supporting himself with one arm, leaped next to Nash and reached out to touch his shoulder, leaving a trace of ash on his fingertip.

"Has the little grape returned?"

"Yes!"

"How does it feel?"

"Incredible! I have never seen such a formidable Evil Sun Carrier; he must have already absorbed several pieces of kindling... but second boss, can’t you directly go outside to see for yourself?

I don’t know this little grape personally; verbal descriptions may lack detail."

"No need. Going to the Second Body with my consciousness would interrupt my current ’Breathing Pattern’. I just need to know that the little grape is back. William must be planning to use the little grape to fill the void in his eye, right?"

Nash immediately recalled the little grape’s face covered in eyes, "Hmm... it does seem likely."

Yi Chen scoffed, "He’s clearly harboring the Abyss within his abdomen, and now he wants to install an Evil Sun in his head, attempting to balance two contradictory illnesses within his own physical form... Such grand ambition, William~"

Nash hastened to add, "Our boss has always been different from the rest. Maybe he really can succeed."

"It’s not that simple...In my view, William has recently become quite self-conceited, his actions appearing normal but reeking of greed.

You, so admiring of him as the chief, should be able to sense it too, right? Nash."

If anyone else dared to speak ill of William like this, Nash would have twisted their head off.

"He’s just... I guess a bit different from before."

Yi Chen showed a helpless expression, "Ah, I thought that if I only shared positive memories with him and complemented it with gentlemanly teaching, he would develop in an absolutely positive direction.

It seems I was too naïve,

’Human Nature’ is far more complex than I had imagined.

It might also be because I emerged too early, exposing him prematurely to malignant memories. It could also be due to the influence of that storybook, after all, even true gods have repeatedly warned of its danger.

Of course, it’s also possible that this is William’s true nature, and we’ve just never noticed it.

However, nothing related to ’Evil’ has yet taken root inside William. He’s probably just looking too far ahead and in his eagerness to grow, these issues have surfaced.

Alright! Let’s continue training~ The next performance is going to be quite interesting."

Yi Chen’s shriveled and darkened tongue traced the corner of his mouth,

Nash quickly stepped forward, transforming into his massive Parasite form and wrapping himself around Yi Chen’s body, forming "Mimetic Legs" and an "Entanglement Structure" to construct a complete physique.

"In the next day, I’ll show my real mettle, Nash, you’d better keep up!"

"Of course, second boss!"

Lu Pu’s public performance (preliminary), on the last day, concluded with a total of 188 individuals qualifying, earning Moon qualifications and proceeding to the interior of the Yin Head to view the final performance.

During this period, William also had thorough communication with the little grape, mutually completing the blanks in their experiences.

Inside the Thought Library,

Yi Chen, drenched in sweat, collapsed onto a desk,

Nash, unable to keep up with the rhythm in the end, was thrown out, cracking one wall of the Library slightly.

With stars circling his eyes and fatigue overwhelming him, Nash, in his daze, glimpsed through the crevice in the wall what seemed to be a secret chamber unknown to others.