『 [ Ah, are they the members who go around promoting the Slumbernana Monkeys? ]
[ Doesn't that mean… ]
Hearing Boothill's unfriendly tone, Robin already understood what was going on.
[ I didn't expect our tempers to align so well. I get what you mean. ]
Boothill nodded.
[ Yeah, as long as we beat around the bush, and then… ]
Before Robin could finish her sentence, she heard Boothill shout beside her.
[ Hey! You little cuties, look over here! ]
Boothill made a provocative gesture toward the people ahead.
[ ….? ]
When those people turned around, they were completely stunned.
[ You really are a bunch of blockheads—I'm looking for trouble, get it? ]
With that, Boothill said no more. He went up and gave them a thorough beating!
[ Beautiful, beating around the bush! ]
After beating them up, Boothill returned to Robin's side with a satisfied look.
[ …. ]
[ My apologies, Mr. Boothill. I should use fewer figures of speech in the future. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Qingque: "Hahaha, you two are completely on different wavelengths!"
March 7th: "Miss Robin said 'beat around the bush'! Not 'beat them up directly'!"
Stelle: "What's the difference? Isn't this just beating around the bush?"
Boothill: "Yeah, as long as they get beaten, it's fine."
Boothill: "Look at these blockheads, I almost twisted their mouths out of shape."
Lumine: "This arrogant man is quite honest now."
Paimon: "After getting a mysterious beating, he must be honest."
Silver Wolf: "It's not bad, at least he doesn't have a few extra holes in his body."
Yanqing: "Mr. Boothill still held back."
Yanqing: "Although these people look miserable, it's all superficial injuries."
Robin: "Although it wasn't what I had in mind… the goal was more or less achieved."
Robin: "I just hope that after learning this lesson, these people can repent in time…"
....
『 [ No… ah… who on earth are you… ]
The man who had been beaten still didn't know how he had provoked Boothill.
[ You have to learn to respect other people's turf, get it? ]
[ Listen up, now I'm going to take off my belt and hang it nearby. Then, I ask a question, and you answer. ]
With that, Boothill actually pulled out his belt.
[ …Belt? ]
After hearing this, the man was even more confused.
[ Oh, don't think of me as some kind of nice guy, cutie. ]
[ It's not like I haven't interrogated others. With this belt, when you can't take it anymore, you can crawl over and hang yourselves. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Paimon: "Ah??"
Paimon: "Mr. Boothill pulled out his belt, but it wasn't to whip them?"
Hu Tao: "Uh… I also thought it was for whipping."
Stelle: "Learned something new!"
Stelle: "I'll bring a belt with me in the future. When I meet cuties who bully the weak, I'll scare them like this!"
Boothill: "Haha, this isn't scaring him."
Boothill: "If this blockhead doesn't cooperate, I will really let him experience the torture methods I learned from the IPC dogs."
Furina de Fontaine: "This guy is shaking with fear. The possibility of him not cooperating is almost zero…"
....
『 [ …. ]
[ You… you say… ]
Hearing Boothill's threatening words, the man shuddered violently, then forced a stiff smile.
[ Now you know how to talk properly? ]
[ From the Slumbernana Monkeys Association? ]
[ Show me your ID. ]
Boothill didn't want to waste words and directly demanded the ID.
[ Ah, here it is… take it. ]
The man didn't dare to say more. After quickly searching his body, he took out the ID and handed it to Boothill.
[ Could it be that the Assistananas sent you to find me? ]
The man began to guess Boothill's motive.
[ Guess all you want, but don't expect to hear a single word. Scram. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "He got it just like that?"
March 7th: "It's really unbelievably smooth."
Stelle: "Is there any difficulty in robbing?"
Stelle: "Even if this guy doesn't give it up and doesn't cooperate."
Stelle: "As long as he has it on him, he can search it himself."
Asta: "But the question is, isn't there a name on this membership card?"
Asta: "Can he really get in by pretending to be someone else?"
Dan Heng: "It depends on how strict the organization's management is."
....
『 After getting the membership card, Boothill and Robin returned to the Slumbernana Monkeys Association member was guarding the door.
[ Hmm? Is there anything else? ]
Seeing Boothill return, the member showed a puzzled expression.
[ I brought my membership card. ]
Boothill handed the freshly snatched membership card to this person.
[ …. ]
[ Oh? It's indeed a genuine membership card. ]
[ Member 124… ]
[ Catherine Marta? ]
[ Is this you? ]
After checking the card, the guard looked up at Boothill suspiciously.
[ Yeah, what, you got a problem with that? ]
Boothill asked with an unfriendly look.
[ Oh, no, no! ]
[ Legend has it that your style of doing things is completely incompatible with your name- quite hard-boiled—it seems to be true. Please enter, please enter. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Catherine Marta?"
Stelle: "Is this the name of the man just now?"
Stelle: "Are you sure this isn't a female name?"
March 7th: "Uh…"
March 7th: "It is indeed more of a female name."
March 7th: "But is it a bit too careless for this guard to let Boothill in like this?"
March 7th: "He clearly knew that Boothill couldn't even pass the admission test just now."
Qingque: "Haha, this is a smart man."
Qingque: "He must have guessed how this membership card came about. In order not to follow in his footsteps, he naturally had to be smart."
Boothill: "Indeed, he had to be smart. If he didn't let me in, I would have let him know how powerful I am!"
....
『 [ Let's go, partner. Time to see what those troublemakers are capable of. ]
Boothill gave Robin a look, signaling her to go in with him.
[ …Mr. Boothill, continuing to travel together is probably not the best choice. ]
Robin shook her head and declined Boothill's proposal.
[ How so? ]
Boothill was a bit surprised.
[ If Mr. Boothill plans to keep a low profile next, then I will be a drag. ]
[ And, if you plan to use some special means, it's better if I'm not on the scene. ]
Robin explained.
[ Hmph, as expected of the Family's figurehead, you know much more than you look. ]
Boothill nodded.
[ I don't know what will happen next. To be safe, someone has to stay outside. ]
[ It's strange. ]
[ Despite the connection, here… is instead a place without any noise. ]
Robin sensed the situation here, her heart growing more and more puzzled.
[ The answer is simple. The gun is what fires, but the bullet is what kills. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Paimon: "What does this mean?"
Paimon: "Paimon doesn't understand…"
Stelle: "Does it mean that there is no gun here, but there are bullets that kill?"
Guinaifen: "Oh my~ I get it. This is a dragon's den and a tiger's lair!"
Guinaifen: "It's the most dangerous place!"
Guinaifen: "Does Mr. Boothill have confidence in entering such a place alone?"
Boothill: "What kind of danger is this, for fudge's sake?"
Boothill: "I've been to places far more dangerous than this."
Dan Heng: "I think as long as Dr. Primitive is not present in person, Boothill shouldn't be in too much danger."
March 7th: "What if Dr. Primitive is really here?"
Himeko: "In that case, it's not Boothill we should worry about, but the safety of the entire Penacony."
Welt Yang: "Yes, if Dr. Primitive is really here, we might have to face a situation more difficult than fighting the Great Septimus."
Stelle: "Mainly because Sunday went easy on us repeatedly. If he had been ruthless, the grass on our graves might be tall by now."
Silver Wolf: "This guy preaches the way of the saints and insists on fairness."
Silver Wolf: "But Dr. Primitive doesn't play these games with you."
Silver Wolf: "In his eyes, you are all just experimental subjects."
Venti: "As expected, when a genius does not walk the right path, it is the greatest harm to the world!"
Lumine: "Fortunately, we nipped the Doctor in the bud, otherwise, with his ability, he would have caused great harm to Teyvat."
Lumine: "But I still want to say, they are both Doctors, but the difference is really huge."
Paimon: "One is just a minor Fatui Harbinger, while the other is an Emanator arch-demon who shakes the sea of stars!"
Paimon: "These two can't be compared at all, can they?"
Xilonen: "If this Dr. Primitive appeared in Teyvat, we would probably all turn into monkeys by now…"
Xilonen: "It's scary just thinking about it…"
....
『 [ Ha, after all, it's not my own turf, so it's better to make things clear— ]
[ I don't care much about good and evil. ]
[ Next, what will happen in that cute Association is about the same as what I did in other places. ]
[ The scene may not be pretty, but the result will be fair. ]
[ I only care about justice. ]
Boothill seemed to be giving Robin a promise.
[ I understand, then… I wish you all the best. I will also try to find the source of the noise. See you later, Mr. Boothill. ]
Robin nodded, then turned and left.
Boothill then stepped into this Association gathering place alone.
[ Fudge, there's nothing strange at all. It's hidden deep enough. ]
[ …She walked quite fast. ]
After Boothill went in, he found that apart from some members chatting, there was no abnormality at all.
He turned to look at the entrance, wanting to ask Robin for help, but found that Robin had already disappeared.
Boothill turned his head helplessly, and indeed saw words floating in front of him.
[ They abetted the evil, they deserved to die. ]
The nonsensical sentence made Boothill frown.
[ Fudge, what is this? Is the welcome ceremony already arranged? ]
[ Then bring it on, baby! One ninja's more than enough for this game of infiltration. ]
[ Wait a banana... is that... me? ]
Another line of words floated in front of Boothill, but the content of the words startled him.
[ This bullet will hit you sooner or later. ]
[ Just watch, Oswaldo. ]
With the appearance of these words, Boothill suddenly felt his consciousness affected.
So he subconsciously drew his gun, wanting to shoot these strange words!
[ Hey, hey, WAIT—! ]
[ Uh, is the consequence of skipping a class this serious? ]
An exclamation sounded. Boothill found that in the position where the strange words were, the figure of March 7th actually appeared out of thin air! 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "EH!!"
March 7th: "What's the situation?!"
March 7th: "How did I end up here?!"
Stelle: "Where did March go?"
Stelle: "Isn't she with us?"
Stelle: "What happened?"
Qingque: "Is it possible that this March 7th is fake?"
Qingque: "An illusion transformed from the characters just now?"
Furina de Fontaine: "That's too realistic, isn't it?"
Furina de Fontaine: "The expression and appearance are exactly the same."
Silver Wolf: "I'm puzzled, why does Penacony always like to pop up words out of nowhere?"
Silver Wolf: "Is this some kind of tradition?"
Asta: "Who knows, maybe it reflects the bizarre nature of the dreamscape better?"
....