When the time comes, verify your findings with me. If our judgments align, or if you can bring me more... then I can truly bestow kindness and honesty upon you.
[Aventurine: Mr. Sunday, my plan is a win-win, isn't it? Regardless of the stakes, you and I will both get what we want, and yet, you are displaying some selfish little tricks.]
[Sampo: Two birds trying to tame each other, how interesting! Old Sampo, I really missed out by not participating.]
"Shameless hypocrite, you confiscated everything I own, and now you want the truth from me?" Aventurine said, filled with anger. "This is unfair. In your money-grubbing amusement park, nothing gets done without money."
Sunday, who was in front of him, smiled and said sarcastically, "This should be your personal righteous act, without the family's assistance. Your luggage is over there, please help yourself. I believe you can exchange this bag of lowly jewels for everything. It's what gamblers are best at, isn't it?
A mocking smile appeared on Sunday's lips, and he sneered, "Go on, Mr. Aventurine, you are 'free.' I will wait for your good news here."
Aventurine gritted his teeth, trying his best to control the rising anger within him. His voice became unusually low and suppressed: "So, this so-called meeting was not an inquiry or a negotiation… This was nothing short of a meticulously planned lynching, wasn't it?"
"How could that be?" Facing the question, Sunday suddenly burst into laughter: "Mr. Aventurine, I genuinely just want to know what a passerby who 'accidentally' appeared at her murder scene could have discovered, that's all."
He deliberately emphasized the word 'accidentally' in his speech.
[Gepard: Mr. Aventurine is completely being made a scapegoat.]
[Sparkle: Chicken wing boy~ your mind is truly narrow~]
"Oh, before you leave, I have a rather personal question," Sunday said slowly, his face as calm as still water, looking at the other person.
Upon hearing this, Aventurine's heart tightened, and his brows furrowed slightly, but he quickly adjusted his emotions, trying to appear composed.
However, despite this, his expression still revealed hidden anger and dissatisfaction. So, he gritted his teeth and replied with a tone almost filled with resentment, "What now?"
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze, and the entire scene was unusually tense. After a brief silence,
Sunday finally took a deep breath and spoke again, his voice deep and full of power: "Do you… truly wish to personally destroy this world?"
Aventurine's movements froze, and a voice came from outside the frame.
"You are a child blessed by the Mother Goddess; you can lead the clan to happiness. So, always remember to protect yourself, and never resent pain and poverty... Be obedient, swear to the Mother Goddess," a gentle female voice said.
"But, elder sister… if the Triple-Eyed Earth Mother Goddess is truly watching us…" a tender and tearful voice tremblingly asked:
"Then when Father was swallowed by quicksand, why didn't the Mother Goddess protect him… Father clearly went to where the Katikan people were to prepare offerings for her…"
"And Mother, when she gradually lost warmth in our arms until she became cold and stiff, where was the Mother Goddess then? Mother, until the moment she closed her eyes before her death, was still muttering prayers for her forgiveness…" At this point, the child was sobbing uncontrollably.
"Elder sister, everyone says I'm smart, but I don't understand… If every rain is the Mother Goddess's forgiveness and grace,"
"Then how many mistakes have we made… to be born into this world only to die?"
And Aventurine, accompanied by the off-screen voice, said, "Suppose, just suppose, suppose I have a probability of rolling this result every time I roll the dice…",
"Then I would definitely be very willing to take a gamble."
[Duke Inferno: Believe in destruction! All things are born for destruction. Destroy Penacony, destroy everything.]
The scene shifted again. On the Golden Hour street, Aventurine was pale, clutching the gift bag tightly, his body leaning weakly against the wall.
At this moment, Ratio slowly walked towards Aventurine, his steps appearing somewhat heavy. When he reached Aventurine, Ratio stopped and looked at Aventurine, asking, "You look terrible. Or is this also part of your act?"
Hearing Ratio's words, Aventurine revealed a sarcastic smile and replied, "I didn't expect you to have the nerve to see me."
A hint of surprise appeared on his face, but he quickly regained composure, and after a sigh, he said helplessly, "I thought this was the result you wanted, after all, I faithfully fulfilled my duties, just as you said. If you can't hold on, remember to let me know first."
[March 7th: There's another expert? Is Ratio also acting?]
[Stelle: No, no, no, the most interesting thing is that they don't seem to have conspired, yet they have such tacit agreement.]
[Pela: Oh my! Is this what it means to be in sync? This is my favorite episode!]
[March 7th: What? Is betrayal also an act? How many schemes does this guy have?]
Aventurine said somewhat sarcastically, "Is the genius from the House of the Common People planning to collect my corpse? Oh my… what an honor."
A cold smile appeared on Ratio's lips, and he said, "Everyone in the Strategic Investment Department must also be very eager to receive news of your death in time. Don't forget, you'll never see them again. This task now falls to me."
"Alright, then please go report it now," Aventurine replied with a faint smile and firm eyes, "Just say, 'Aventurine is fully prepared and can enter in seventeen system hours.'"
Ratio stared at Aventurine with a bewildered expression, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "Such big talk. How do you plan to complete the mission while being restrained by harmony?"
"My conversation with Sunday confirmed that there's a traitor in the family, and Penacony's secret is in that person's hands… Taking this opportunity, I also placed all the stones where they should be," Aventurine explained calmly and confidently.
"And now I've successfully retrieved the gift money. Things haven't gone this smoothly since I stepped through the doors of The Reverie Hotel… Just watch, I'm only one step away from victory," Aventurine said with a confident smile.
[Acheron: I see… So you want to lure people into the trap, right?]
[Aventurine: Keep watching, buddy, I've guessed some things, but I'm not sure yet.]