A Great Adventure in the Fairy-Tale World (3~n)

As expected, Mr. Rabbit was not exaggerating. Known as the strongest race in the universe, he defeated the cheetah in just a few rounds.

The cheetah lay prone on the ground, its head resting on its front paws, pleading, "I surrender, please spare my life!"

Alice clicked her tongue and said, "You're a cheetah, yet you can't even beat a rabbit. You're really pathetic."

This made the rabbit indignant. "Rabbits also have hierarchical distinctions, you know! The Soft-Boned Rabbit can even be sworn brothers with Uwabami and gorillas!"

The cheetah retorted, "I just used up a lot of energy while dieting. Let me go back, and we'll fight again another day after I've rested!"

"Are you going to wait until seven times before you're convinced?" The rabbit stroked its chin, brought its face close to the cheetah's, and looked him up and down. "Alice, at your current speed, you probably won't catch up even after the dragon takes the smile away from the Mad Hatter."

"What can I do? After all, I'm just a human, and my speed is this fast." Alice replied helplessly, then turned her gaze to the cheetah and fell silent.

Seeing the two people looking at him, the cheetah panicked and quickly turned around to expose his belly. "You don't mean to make me this little girl's mount, do you? How could someone as fat as me possibly do that?"

She was just denying her big belly, and now she's using it as an excuse...

Alice smiled, walked over to the cheetah, and patted his head. "Didn't you just say you wanted to lose weight? We're going to find the dragon, you'll definitely get a good workout on the way!"

"A dragon?" The cheetah suddenly stopped moving. "You're going to slay a dragon?"

The rabbit chuckled, "Little leopard, let me introduce you. This is Alice from the prophecy, destined to slay the dragon!"

"Are you sure she's Alice?!" the seal's voice suddenly rang out as he climbed out of the pool. "Then I'm coming with you!"

Seeing the seal suddenly appear, Alice walked up to him in surprise and knelt down. "And who are you?"

The seal straightened its bow tie, lowered its head, and said in a different tone, "My name is Igarashi, a private detective from the Fairy Tale Kingdom. One day, while investigating a mysterious organization, I was accidentally discovered and turned into a seal by a dragon! My body shrank, but so did my mind; my intelligence surpasses that of ordinary people. I am an invisible detective!"

"... You must be a Conan fan from the city next door," Alice retorted.

Tottori Prefecture is the hometown of Gosho Aoyama, the creator of Conan. Even after a century, the people here still remember him, and they all smile when they hear this familiar line.

They got up.

Oh, by the way, Tottori Prefecture is located in the China region where the first "baby glowing incident" occurred, and Qingqing City is not far from here.

"Ahem, anyway, in order to turn me back into a human, I have to go with you to find the evil dragon!" the seal coughed a few times.

Upon hearing his boss, the seal, say he was going to hunt down a dragon, the cheetah hesitated for a moment before adding, "Since our boss is going to find the dragon, I'll go with you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the electronic voice from the nationally popular game "Dragon Quest" played, indicating the addition of a new partner, which caused laughter from the audience.

"How fitting! Who wrote this script anyway?" Some locals wiped away tears of laughter from the corners of their eyes.

"Great! The cheetah and seal have joined the team, so I don't have to run on foot anymore!" Alice excitedly raised her hand, then suddenly said as if she had just thought of something, "Speaking of which, that evil dragon you're talking about has a name, right? Where should we go to find him?"

The seal adjusted his round-framed glasses. "His name is Kuntukutakatikotsuvasilason. We need to climb the highest mountains, traverse the deepest forests, and venture into the deepest caves to find him."

Alice blinked. "What did you say? Gwent violin tart soda marathon?"

The rabbit continued, "The name is too long, so I'll only say it once: Kuntukutakatikotsuvasilason."

"Forget it, let's just call him the dragon." Alice suddenly stepped forward, raising her arms high, "Let's go!"

"Don't give up, repeat after me again, Quintukuta," the seal insisted as the animals caught up with Alice.

As the final curtain slowly closed, the audience erupted in thunderous applause, their faces flushed with excitement as they screamed at the top of their lungs.

"I've never seen such a fantastic circus performance before! I laughed the whole time, hahaha!"

"This shouldn't be considered a circus, but rather a play. The whole story is very complete, and I never expected the ending!"

"Yes, yes, when Alice raised her sword and said 'There's only one truth,' it was absolutely awesome!"

"Not only Alice, but all the animals behaved exceptionally well. I don't know how the trainers trained them; they were practically like real people!"

"And that last dance was so catchy, I feel like I could do that pose anytime!"

Even after two hours, I still feel like there wasn't enough time! I really want to watch it again!

"I heard that the circus will have two more days after the explanation."

Let's come see the performance again!

"Great idea! I could watch the same performance twice!"

As the performance ended, all the audience members left the stage reluctantly, excitedly discussing the scene, wanting to catch one last look at the actors taking their final bows.

After all the spectators had left the tent, Yaoyorozu and Kendo walked in through the door, both of them letting out a sigh of relief.

"It's been over for more than ten minutes now, and we've finally managed to get the last person out..." Yaoyorozu said with a wry smile.

"Well, although the method I used was a bit extreme..." Kendo said somewhat embarrassedly.

Itsuka Kendo and Momo Yaoyorozu were in charge of greeting guests and seeing them off. After the performance, a few people lingered and refused to leave. It was Kendo who used his Quirk to threaten them with his fists and make them leave.

"But honestly, this is the first time I've ever seen such a wonderful performance!" Kendo exclaimed excitedly. "Although I already knew that animals could actually talk, I never imagined that animals could perform in a stage play like this!"

"Yes, I really didn't expect that..." Yaoyorozu chuckled as she glanced at the Mad Hatter, who was tidying up the things on the table, a strange glint in her eyes. "Just how much more does he still have to reveal?"

"Aoi Hana, watch your step!" Rabbit, perched atop the stage beam, pointed at the people tidying up below. "You need those things tomorrow, don't be reckless!"

With a seal under one arm and a rectangular object under the other, Aoi Hana looked up and called out with a hint of helplessness, "Director, if you're worried, why don't you come down and help yourself!"

"I'm not going down, I'm already very tired." The rabbit said this as it laid its whole body on the roof beam, closed its eyes, and seemed to have really fallen asleep.

"Xiao Hua, don't worry about him, I'll help you." The Snake Woman walked over from backstage, smiling. "Your performance was fantastic, Alice."

In the performance just now, Aoi Hana played Alice, while the Snake Woman was backstage responsible for controlling the lights with Takahiro.

"Sister Snake, you're amazing too!" Aoi Hana said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Actually, I didn't expect to achieve this effect in just a few days of rehearsal..."

"Perhaps it's because the script suits each of you perfectly; everyone's playing themselves." The Snake Woman glanced at the hat-wearing clown who was talking with the band members and said softly, "To have learned about all the animals in the park in just a few days, Jilan, you have a very keen eye..."