The meaning of the story

Sharing her Clown story with outsiders is a very troublesome thing, because it could very well lead scammers to accuse her of being a "traitor."

But the Magician wasn't afraid of wearing a hat; she knew she had to do it. Of all the Clown she knew, only Cheng Shi could solve her immediate problem.

The Fate Weaver herself was in dire need of help, which is why she had no choice but to seek out Wei Mu.

Facing two eagerly awaiting "audience members," the Magician's "special performance" immediately began, and her first words disrupted the tranquility of the Starry Sky.

"The Cosmos we live in is just one corner of the True Universe; there are many worlds just like the one we are in now."

The similarity I'm referring to isn't parallelism in [Time], but rather a completely independent system of gods that is identical to the original one.

This is what the Fate Weaver told us.

These words would cause a huge uproar anywhere, but here, Hu Wei merely widened his eyes slightly as he looked at Wei Mu simply nodded, unsurprised, and said:

"Really."

Zhen Xin's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of surprise in her expression. "You knew?"

The Puppet smiled, "Just a guess."

Hu Wei's expression was quite complicated:

"I don't believe speculation can be exactly the same as the truth. Although I can't believe there are countless versions of myself beyond this Cosmos, but..."

Magician, you will never understand how I feel right now.

When we first discovered this place, he stood calmly beside me and said:

The frequency of Transition light and darkness contains unfathomable temporal information, indicating that the 'time' here does not belong to our world. It is conceivable that there must be other worlds beyond the world we see, which are not deductions of [Time], but another Starry Sky that is not controlled by [Time]. Otherwise, the 'time' here would not be so unfamiliar.

Therefore, 'time' is very likely a necessary condition for the existence of a synchronized world, which also proves my conjecture about [Time]. It rarely appears in reality, presumably because it spends all its time here.

At this point, Hu Wei a wry smile, "I should have been shocked by what you called the 'True Universe,' but that shock has already been partially priced in..."

"..."

Zhen Xin pursed her lips, her gaze towards Wei Mu equally complex.

This is the terrifying aspect of this [Folly] Chosen of God; he always seems to see the big picture from small details, and often what others perceive as almost "creating something out of nothing." No one can fathom how his thinking leaps and how his logic closes in place, yet the course of events always proves one Truth:

Wei Mu is right.

This is also why Wei Mu made his pursuers feel Despair.

When ordinary people climb the Path to Godhood, under immense pressure they can only use their hands and feet to increase their speed, but he... jumped!

And you have no idea how many steps he can leap up.

Did Wei Mu lose points in the Trials on his Path to Godhood? Nobody knows, because he never said so.

Before Zhen Xin could continue, Wei Mu pondered for a moment and then named a few more people:

"You, Li Jingming, Zhang Jizu, Long Jing, and perhaps an old friend who once held fast to the Truth, Wang Weijin..."

Is this the 'we' you're talking about?

An organization comprised of con artists who blend in [Deception].

"..." Zhen Xin was taken aback, a sense of helplessness rising in her heart, as if she had been seen through. "Because of the disappearance of Giggle and Mock?"

The Puppet nodded. "Yes, you were all thrown out at the same time amidst Giggle and Mock, it was more like a gathering being interrupted."

"Why not mention Cheng Shi? I clearly said that he told us everything."

Wei Mu was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "He is different from you. You are pawns caught in the trap, while he... is the mastermind behind the scenes."

He is Fool's Game!

"!!!"

Two more distorted faces suddenly appeared on the scene.

Knowing Cheng Shi as Clown, Zhen Xin wasn't particularly shocked by this "truth," but her pupils still contracted, because the first thing that came to her mind was the scene on Sandlais' Stage where Cheng Shi had tricked her!

Ah, so it turns out that everyone except the Clown was Clown day!

That's so Clown.

But this statement was far too damaging to Hu Wei!

The Grand Marshal was startled, staring at Wei Mu in disbelief, and for the first time began to question Wei Mu's authority.

"You're saying Brother Cheng is... Fool's Game!?"

His voice was distorted, but it couldn't change Wei Mu's belief in this identity.

"That's right, I'm quite certain. Although I don't know if he's retracing his past path or advancing in this game, his identity Fool's Game is unmistakable."

This game is essentially about creating gods; isn't the term "Path to Godhood" clear enough?

Many people have already reached that threshold, such as the Eternal Day and the [Prosperity] Believer...

Hu Wei still couldn't accept it. He thought he had finally met his brother Cheng in this Trials, and he even planned to hitch a ride with a [Deception] Believer so that he could go to see Fool's Game after the Trials and be given a second Faith.

And you're telling me I hitched rides the whole way just to meet the driver, Brother Cheng?!

No, I'm still struggling for my second Faith, while my brother has already become a god!?

"But isn't he the embodiment of [Destiny]?"

How could one become Emissary of [Deception]?

This question hits the nail on the head. Wei Mu certainly couldn't be omniscient and omnipotent. He could only sift out the most useful clues from a large number of known conditions and dare to speculate. When there were too many unknowns, he also had no answer.

The Puppet shook its head. "That's what I'm wondering about too, but since the Magician is here, he can probably answer my questions."

In this Finale Performance on the Stage of [Nothingness], who is the protagonist, [Destiny] or [Deception]?

Zhen Xin was silent for a moment, then softly uttered a name:

"It's Cheng Shi."

Wei Mu fell silent, unusually refraining from offering his opinion, and listened quietly as Zhen Xin recounted everything.

Soon, Zhen Xin recounted the story of Morning Cheer and Dusk Play during this Trials, and concluded by saying:

"Now you should understand why I told you from the beginning that there are other worlds beyond ours..."

Wei Mu lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then suddenly realized:

"You mean, the Clown in [Deception]'s world died unexpectedly, which is why he started coveting the Fate Weaver in our world?"

"!!!"

Hu Wei's pupils contracted sharply, and he was startled, thinking he had misheard.

"No, wait, what are you talking about?"

What does it mean to live in a world of [Deception]...?

"It's about the moral of the story," Wei Mu smiled, his tone flat. "Fitt, who believed in Lake's actions from beginning to end, undoubtedly represents [Destiny] with unwavering faith in the future, while Flord, who deceived Lake into coming to Morning Cheer with lies, naturally represents [Deception] that controls all the falsehoods in the world."

I've been to Kanliwal and learned about its history. The Morning Cheer never existed; only the Dusk Play remains in history.

Therefore, what you are experiencing today is not a historical oversight, but a confession of lies and truth.

Morning Cheer never existed in history, and therefore never existed in our world, but... just because it never appeared in this Starry Sky doesn't mean it never appeared in other worlds!

Historical perspectives are one-sided, just as our view of the True Universe is one-sided.

[Deception] This is telling us that He does not belong to this world, but in His world, the Clown is dead, so He wants to 'trick' the Clown of this world into completing the performance that is not yet finished.

I guess this is probably why Fool's Game can become gods?

[Deception] seeks to use the identity of an Emissary to steal the answer to [Destiny].

"!!!" Shocked, Hu Wei's voice distorted again, "You mean, the [Deception] that bestowed the Trials doesn't belong to our world!?"

He is an outsider!?

Wei Mu glanced at Zhen Xin, whose expression was complicated, and gave a soft "hmm".

That's about it.

When Jie Shu suddenly rose to become the second god, I wondered if he had learned something from our Lord of Grace.

It now appears that his intelligence did not come from incompetent [Folly], but from another world.

He was an outsider.

Since there are outsiders among the players, then what about the gods...?

Why not?