There was no distinction between day and night within Eternal Night City.
No matter when it was, the sky remained shrouded in darkness.
Yet in a place like this, there existed a set of unspoken rules.
—Such as right now.
At a certain moment, as the lights in the room silently went out, Li Shiqi nimbly sat up from the bed beneath the faint yellow glow emanating from Mister Ghost beside her.
At that moment, all was silent.
If one were to look down upon the entire city from High Altitude at this time, they would find that the originally brightly lit Eternal Night City had become like a sheet of toilet paper dropped into ink, instantly saturated by boundless blackness.
...This was Eternal Night City's Curfew Hour.
Whenever this time arrived, the entirety of Eternal Night City would enter a state of collective silence. Then, after a certain period, the entire city would shake endlessly for unknown reasons.
Although life at the circus had been fairly good, with the Adventurous Factor innate to Li Shiqi's soul, she had never been someone who could sit still.
What was more, for some unknown reason, Mister Ghost had forbidden her from watching the other performances at the circus. There were no televisions or computers here, so naturally, she became bored even faster.
In fact, she could have left the circus during Curfew Hour several days ago, but Mister Ghost had said that they had not gathered enough intelligence, so she had remained until today.
And now, she would continue her adventure.
Carefully opening the door, Li Shiqi left her luxurious suite with Mister Ghost at her side.
After all, she had spent nearly a week at this circus, so she was naturally quite familiar with its surroundings.
Furthermore, during Curfew Hour, those