What Ai Si had snatched was a left ear, what Zhang Jizu held was a right ear, and what Cheng Shi was carrying... was the completely mangled head of the clown.
When Ai Si and Zhang Jizu saw the clown's head in Cheng Shi's hands, one of them widened her eyes while the other narrowed his, their pupils shrinking as they suddenly understood.
"Just like you, Cheng Shi.
When we wanted to take the ears, you chose to gobble up everything instead."
Zhang Jizu shook his head and laughed, seemingly having guessed Cheng Shi's thoughts. He glanced at the shriveled ear in his hand, then suddenly raised his hand and tossed it to Cheng Shi.
"How interesting. I'm suddenly rather curious, too.
If we really 'piece together' Kraun here, or even revive him, will we witness the birth of Him, or... the reunion of them?
This is so interesting. It will surely be a magnificent memory.
Come on, get started. Let us wait and see."
Hearing such an utterly shameless declaration, Ai Si's eye twitched. She looked at Zhang Jizu with a conflicted gaze—or rather, at the Dragon King.
At this stage, everyone's identities were basically out in the open.
Long Jing did not seem to be some Walker named Deception who was actually Memory. As long as he collected enough memories, he would not lose out at all.
He was a pure Follower of Deception. He had come this time to find the ears Lord Foolish Play needed and offer them to Lord Foolish Play.
And now, he clearly already had a clue about one ear. If he handed it over at this point to exchange it for an unknown... ending, above all one led by Cheng Shi...
Wouldn't all that talk about tempering Cheng Shi that he had