The puppet wore a magnificent dance costume and moved to the rhythm of the music with a beauty all its own.
Everyone froze for a moment. By the time they came to their senses, their bodies were moving too. They danced to the music, their steps identical to the puppet's.
"What's going on? I can't stop my body at all!" Zhang Shouzhong asked, dancing with panic written all over his face.
Nameless closed his eyes, and his body stopped at once. But when he opened them, he started dancing again.
"This puppet only seems to make people dance. It doesn't appear to be dangerous," Lin Renmei said. She stepped up to Nameless and began dancing a waltz with him.
Lucifer said, "This is the Waltz Crossbow's ability. Anyone struck by it is forced to waltz for one hour."
"But none of us got hit by an arrow!" Zhang Shouzhong protested.
Nameless guessed, "Could it be that after the Waltz Crossbow evolved into a Beast of Original Sin, anyone who sees it dance is forced to join in?"
"Possibly," Lin Renmei said.
Gao Shanggong said helplessly, "So we can only wait an hour?"
"What if it never stops, and we can't stop either? What if the duration is... forever?" Zhang Shouzhong asked worriedly.
After all, even the condition for triggering its ability had changed. Who could guarantee they would stop after an hour?
"Or it might add another hour, then another, then another... As long as it keeps dancing and we keep falling under its influence, this could go on forever," Lucifer said.
They were all at a loss. Then, one after another, they looked at Nameless.
"Why are you looking at me? All right, all right. I'll Guess the Text!" Nameless stared for a moment, then gave a rueful smile.