But things went against his wishes. Before Long Jing could call out that name, the black-robed figure opposite him beat him to it.
"Interesting. We've finally awaited another jester. Otherwise, I would have thought I'd missed out on this wonderful Memory."
"?"
Li Jingming, you're not pretending anymore?
And... a jester!?
Was this really the Jester Gathering Place?
Long Jing found it hard to believe. He had never received an invitation to join the jesters. Compared to believing what he was seeing, he was more inclined to think this was a probe initiated by the other party.
Since it was a probe, that meant the more he said, the more mistakes he would make. But saying nothing would confirm that he knew about the jesters. So, he might as well... spout nonsense.
Thus, he took two steps forward and laughed loudly.
"I was wondering why magpies kept calling when I left home today. Turns out I'd run into the Dragon King.
"Interesting. You really are one of the jesters!
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Li Jingming. I wonder, Dragon King... have you ever looked in a mirror?"
"..."
As it turned out, when you were crazier than the other person, silence would favor the other person instead.
The scene fell silent for a while, but before long, the other party burst out laughing as well.
"I knew there would be gains from attending the Jester's Gathering. I didn't expect Memory to become so interesting before it had even begun.
"Very good. Of course I've looked in a mirror, and recently, I've gained quite a bit of insight from doing so.
"Since you're here, find a place to sit. Once everyone arrives, perhaps you and I can exchange our thoughts on mirrors."
Long Jing had long expected the other party not