The Future to Which Scorpio Went: A Homeless Man and Miss Moon

Scorpio confessed that his thinking was very clear and simple.

When Cheng Shi left and disappeared, Gao Ya mingled with the crowd to spread rumors, Scorpio wondered if he could speed up the progress of this Trials.

After all, no one knew whether Cheng Shi's plan would succeed, not to mention that there was a Cleaner eyeing the outside world at that time.

So he devised a plan: at midnight, just as a new day was dawning, he used his deductive abilities to travel to the future of Dolgo D!

His goal was to find someone, someone who knew when that the Life That Should Not Be Born would be born!

Scorpio thought that since there was the Life That Should Not Be Born in Dolgo D that should not have been born, then regardless of whether this life was actually born or not, the matter of him must have caused a huge sensation in some version of the future, or at least there must have been some historical traces or people who knew the inside story.

So he decided to travel to countless futures to find this person, then bring him back so that he could lead everyone to find the Life That Should Not Be Born, protect that life in advance, and thus change the future.

This is a very simple idea, and it's also a common problem-solving approach for Another Day Assassin possess special [time] deduction abilities. However, under Cheng Shi's guidance in the early stages, Scorpio didn't want to use this method because it would waste his chance to save his life.

But now, this chance to save your life might not be enough, so you might as well use it and finish the game as soon as possible.

So he went to the future, and at the moment when thunder roared in the city of Dolgo D, he activated his talent and embarked on a journey to find people through deduction.

Scorpio thought this needle-in-a-haystack task might exhaust all his energy, and he was even prepared to fail from the beginning. But he never expected to be so lucky. After six simulations, he found someone in a future of Dolgo D who claimed to know about this matter.

The other person Afros, a homeless vagrant with a scarred face and a hunched back. Apart from his clothes being relatively intact and his body odor not being overpowering, he had almost no redeeming qualities.

When Scorpio found him, he was chatting up a female citizen outside a Tavern.

Surprisingly, the female citizen was not disgusted by Afros's ugly appearance; on the contrary, she chatted with him happily.

Scorpio was absolutely certain that he was just curious and that it wasn't because the female citizen was too beautiful that he stopped for a while. But it was this chance stop that led him to hear something from Afros that seemed to be what he was looking for!

The homeless man leaned against the railing at the back door of the Tavern, flattering the woman in front of him in his lisping, hoarse voice, his murky eyes filled with undisguised lust for her beauty and body.

"I have to thank the church for not expelling someone like me from Dolgo D, which gave me the opportunity to meet you, beautiful lady."

The female citizen had drunk some wine, and a blush rose to her fair face. She stood gracefully, nodded slightly, and revealed a charming smile that melted the heart of Scorpio... no, it melted the heart of Afros.

"I feel like I'm seeing the most beautiful moon tonight," Afros shamelessly praised, making the female citizen tremble with delight. "I don't even know your name, Miss Moon."

"With your sweet tongue, you must have found quite a few moons for Dolgo D, right? It's strange, someone like you with no status, won't be driven out of the city by the church guards?" The female citizen covered her mouth and chuckled, her tone teasing but without a trace of disdain. "Just call me Moon, I like that name."

Afros, unusually, straightened his posture and said mysteriously:

"Beautiful Miss Moon, I would never tell anyone who asked me this, but you are different. You are so elegant and intelligent, I can tell. You are not like those gossipy women from noble families. I believe you will not tell anyone my secret, right?"

The woman's smile became even more captivating. She took another careful look at the homeless man in front of her, and after glancing around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, she nodded subtly, but her bright eyes sparkled with immense excitement.

Clearly, she was starting to take an interest in the man in front of her.

Afros curled the corners of his lips, stepped forward, and whispered into Miss Moon's ear. His voice was already hoarse and deep, and when he spoke even softer, no one around could hear what he was saying.

But these little tricks were useless against Scorpio, because he was an Assassin, and an Assassin with keen senses, so even if he was standing far away, he could clearly hear what the homeless man was saying.

"I am not a real vagrant. I was once a member of the church. In fact, I could say that before the church's guard was established, I maintained Order in Dolgo D."

Miss Moon covered her mouth in surprise, saying in disbelief, "How is this possible?"

"Why not, beautiful lady? You look very young. I guess you probably haven't heard of the Evil Infant Tribunal. Of course, this institution may have been destroyed in a fire before you were born."

"I've heard my father mention that fire! Were you ever a worker there? I never knew you were... this old?"

"Um... beautiful Miss Moon, age is just a number, it doesn't mean anything. What really matters is time. Generally speaking, the passage of time makes some people more attractive, doesn't it?"

"Are you talking about yourself?" Miss Moon chuckled, covering her mouth.

"Obviously." Afros tossed his hair.

"Okay, I admit a little, but I'm more curious about your identity. Am I right?"

"That's right, absolutely right. You're not only beautiful, but also incredibly intelligent."

Afros praised her relentlessly, making the moon blush.

"I was a staff member there. Although a fire and infighting within the church cost me my position, don't be surprised. Darkness is everywhere, and there is no truly clean place, is there?"

But my colleagues at church, out of consideration for our past relationship, didn't drive me out of town, and it's thanks to them that I was able to see such a beautiful and moving moon today.

"But my father told me that the church is the holiest place, how could they...?"

"Once, Miss Moon, your father was not wrong. The church was indeed a sacred place. But ever since heretics corrupted Dolgo D with Evil Birth Method, the Faith here has no longer been pure!"

"Ah!" Miss Moon exclaimed, covering her mouth in fright. She seemed to think she had heard something she shouldn't have, but curiosity drove her closer and closer to Afros. "What is Evil Awakening?"

"The wicked is... a blasphemous event that happened before you were born."

Seeing that the man had taken the bait, the homeless man didn't continue. Instead, he smiled slightly and retreated like a gentleman. He straightened his clothes, which were barely intact, and slowly extended his hand, saying:

"The rest of the story is the most unspeakable secret hidden beneath the idyllic life in Dolgo D, which I cannot tell here, beautiful lady. If you have the courage, come with me to a place where you may learn the most terrifying and interesting stories that have secretly unfolded in Dolgo D over the past few centuries..."

So, would you like to come?