After hanging up the phone, Kedening raised his head and looked at himself in the makeup mirror.
He was wearing an exquisite costume, and his expression changed from relaxed to serious, like a knight preparing to go to the battlefield, wearing heavy armor on his body.
As said on the phone, tonight's performance is extremely important to Kedening. He has paid so much just for this moment today.
He was so excited that his whole body was trembling slightly and his cheeks were hot, as if his soul was about to leave his body. This reminded Kedening of his first murder.
That happened a long time ago, when he and David had just arrived in Opos, and for their own purposes and cruel wishes, they did cruel things.
Kedening is very grateful to David. Without this friend, Kedening feels that his life will be more difficult.
Perhaps it is the artist's part that affects him. Kedening is often troubled by good and evil, and when he cannot make a choice, David often chooses to get his hands dirty to end it all.
Just like the first time he killed someone.
Kedening still remembered the appearance of that man. He fell in the dark alley covered in blood, clutching the wound in his throat, his eyes full of tears and pain.
He held a sharp knife in his hand, and as long as he hit his heart again, he could end the man's life, but no matter what, Ke Dening just couldn't do it.
"Then let me do it."
In his memory, David pushed himself away without any mercy and gave the man the final blow.
It was obvious that David was a newbie, and he was covered in blood, but he was still joking and talking about completely unrelated things.
"It's got to be done, isn't it? Gini needs these souls."
David always said this.
At first, Kedening was very scared and panicked all day long, but soon, as if he was numb, he gradually couldn't feel anything anymore.
Looking at himself in the mirror, his facial makeup has not been finished, half of it is tired and painful, and the other half is heavily made up, like two figures overlapping, one is himself as a "people-loving", and the other is himself as an actor.
The two faces roared at each other, smashing everything into pieces in a hoarse voice.
Kedening felt a little headache. He needed to take care of Gini and the theater. While studying performance, he also had to manage "Human Love".
It may be that he has spread his energy in too many places. Kedening has always felt a headache recently. In addition, the conflict between the Bureau of Order and the King's Secret Sword, and the incident between Nomu and Eugene
All of this is destroying Kedening's mind. Recently, he has been suffering from insomnia and his nerves are tense. He once thought that he might have some mental problems.
Sometimes I envy David. This guy has always been ambitious and all he thinks about is retirement and a good life after retirement.
"I have calculated that if I work normally, I will have to work until I am eighty years old before I can buy a villa in Fengyuan Heights. I can't wait."
David often said that he got into this business just for a better retirement life.
What about yourself?
Kedening sighed, he had a strange feeling of being chased, as if something terrible was chasing him all the time along the breath of blood.
He is like a rat in the gutter, he can only run away all the time. The day he stops, that is the day he is bitten through the throat.
"If you really exist, if you are watching me, what kind of judgment will you make on me in the end?"
Kedening murmured to himself.
He recalled the chat he had with Bologg in front of the flower shop. Through Bologg's story, Kedening roughly understood what kind of person Bologg was.
Just like the story that Boluogo told himself, in the ending of the version of The Wandering Rat, Boluogo was probably the one who insisted on his own justice. Even if there were mountains in front of him, he would not worry about it.
He hit the ground head on, even if his head was broken and bloody.
I don’t know what kind of attitude Boluogo will take towards him after knowing his secret?
Kedening smiled, knowing that the two would never meet again.
Today is Kedening's most dazzling moment, and it is also the night when his glory is fleeting.
After tonight's performance, he will take Gini and prepare to evacuate. "Human-loving" will completely hide himself and leave Opos with the goods needed for the King's Secret Sword. Then there will be days of freedom.
After that, the next thing
Kedening didn't think about it anymore. Today was an important day, so there was no need to worry about these things.
The call with David made Kedening feel a lot more relaxed. He looked at the time and saw that the performance would not start for more than half an hour. There was still plenty of time, so he continued to put on his makeup.
The colorful colors gradually covered Kedening's face, like putting on another mask.
beyond recognition.
"Kodening, where is the script for the last paragraph?"
There was a knock on the door, and Bray poked his head out, holding a stack of scripts in his hand, and asked Codenin.
"You haven't written it yet, have you? The show will start soon."
Bray complained. He felt that these artists had something wrong with them. For example, for the perfect curtain call of "The Wandering Rat", Kedening never finished writing the last part of the plot. He still didn't give any news until the performance was about to start.
Facing an unknown ending makes everyone feel uneasy.
"I wrote it out."
Kedening replied.
"Ah? So what happened in the end? We need to read the script." Bray was stunned, and then asked again.
"No need, the last paragraph will be my monologue, no one else needs to participate," Kedening knocked on his head, "And I just thought of it. I haven't written it out yet, and I probably won't have time to write it."
"you"
Bray didn't know what to say for a moment, but Kedening smiled.
"Just treat it as a surprise, not only for the audience, but also for you."
"It sounds pretty good."
Bray was also curious about the ending of the story and where Bart went in the end. Seeing that Codenin had said so, it was hard for him to ask anything. The most important thing was that the show was about to start, so it was pointless for him to ask.
"What about the tendency? What about the tendency of the final ending? This is a comedy, you have to remember it." Bray asked again.
These artists are all idiosyncratic and crazy, and there's no telling what they will do on stage.
"Remember the theater I worked at before?" Bray said. "During a performance, there was a lunatic who said he would dedicate himself to art. As a result, in the shooting scene, he took out a real gun."
"Then what?"
"Then? Although he didn't hit anyone, he scared the audience enough. He waved his pistol, read his lines, and shouted, 'Everyone listen carefully,'" it was a bad memory, he said.
"No one dared to move at all. We just listened to him read out the lines. As for the plot? No one cared about the plot. Everyone just hoped that the damn gun would not be pointed at them."
Kedening laughed, not expecting that everyone still had such a past.
"That sounds terrible."
"Yeah, what's even worse is that it was me who acted opposite that lunatic at that time. Otherwise, why do you think I jumped ship and came here?"
Brayghost yelled.
Kedening was startled, and then laughed even louder.
"Anyway, everyone is waiting for you, Kedening, no matter what the outcome is."
Bray said this, and then closed the door. Kedening was the only one left in the room, and the smile on his face gradually solidified.
Taking a deep breath and throwing away all the messy thoughts, Kedening recalled the stories weaved in his mind.
At this moment, he is no longer Kaden Nishizawa, but Bart.
Bart wanders between good and evil.
"Have our team members arrived at the scene?"
Lebius and Geoffrey walked side by side, advancing in the deep corridor.
"It's already here, just waiting for us to give the order to take action."
Jeffrey looked at his watch and saw that there were still a few minutes until the operation started. He was not worried that Boluogo would be late. After all, he was an expert and experts would not make mistakes.
"Where's Uriel?" Lebius asked.
"We are already in place in the command room, and now everyone is waiting for us."
"not bad."
Lebius nodded, a rare expression of excitement appearing on his cold face.
In Lebius's view, what will be carried out tonight is a small task that is not worth paying attention to at all, but this is the first mission since the formation of the special operations group, which makes people have to pay attention.
"You look happy," said Jeffrey.
"We are like swordsmiths. After thousands of tempers, we have created a sword of broken steel. Today will be the first time it kills an enemy. This feeling of witnessing is very fascinating." Lebius did not hide it.
own emotions.
"This can be considered a kind of 'comeback', right? Jeffrey."
Lebius glanced at Jeffrey, and could clearly feel that the dead water-like eyes came to life again, like a gathering wave, full of power.
"Of course, the intermission is over and everyone is standing on the stage again."
Seeing his old friend's appearance, Jeffrey was also sincerely happy.
The bricks and stones under their feet began to tremble and crack. As the two people advanced, the corridor also changed. The road ahead was blocked by erected bricks, and then a door opened from it.
This is the convenience of high-level permissions. When Lebius wants to go somewhere, within the permissions allowed, the door will be opened in the "Ken Room".
This kind of convenience often makes Jeffrey envious. Fortunately, the two of them are now moving together, and Jeffrey can also enjoy this kind of convenience.
Stepping into the door, you will see a huge staircase conference room. Rows of seats rise along the stairs. At the front of the stairs is a strange-shaped ceremony platform with circles and circles of metal rings.
Standing on the ceremonial stage, the metal surface shines with a faint light. This is an alchemical weapon.
In the field support department, each action group is equipped with a command room for commanding operations. This room is usually not open and will only be used after the "decision-making room" has approved it and the operation has begun. This is the special operations room.
The group's command room.
Lebius and Jeffrey sat on the steps, and Uriel, who had been waiting for a long time, also walked up to the ceremony stage with brisk steps.
"Uriel, inform Bologna and Palmer to get ready to start."
