"So, he went to great lengths to find a human shell to exile you."
"And created a new puppet to replace you."
"That way, even if he dies, the Isle of Light and Dark can continue to operate under the influence of his residual power..."
"Do you find it laughable, Daniel."
"He’s not afraid of death, yet he’s terrified of the ergence of true intelligent life in the world he created..."
Hearing this, Daniel fell silent.
He opened his mouth several tis, but could not utter a complete word.
His worldview was truly shattered.
Looking at Nicole beside him, the colors in his eyes gradually faded.
But, just as his gaze was nearly dull, a voice sounded again.
"Daniel, I love you."
"I’ll always be by your side..."
The Nicole before him smiled warmly at him, the cold tallic pupils revealing tenderness.
Daniel froze.
Peter, seeing this, spoke: "Don’t be surprised, although she is a toy, she, like , possesses so degree of ’wisdom’..."
"...Of course, it’s only the part of her that loves you."
Peter’s words echoed in the castle.
Yet Daniel just stared blankly at Nicole in front of him.
After a long ti, a single tear unknowingly trickled down from his tallic eye socket.
He pursed his lips, smiling, and held Nicole tightly in his arms.
"It’s enough..."
"It’s already enough..."
Seeing this.
Rogel turned his head towards Peter: "So, what trade do you want with Daniel?"
"Exchange Nicole for this body."
Peter said.
He looked at Rogel, his eyes determined.
"The doll created by Seoluo can never escape the Isle of Light and Dark unless it has an external shell."
"I seek the real world, so I must leave here."
"I want to truly... live!"
Rogel listened but said nothing.
This matter, he could not evaluate nor wanted to interfere.
Even if Daniel disagreed, it was none of his concern, Rogel would no longer assist him.
If he were to speak from the heart, Rogel wished for Peter to achieve his goal.
After all, he was struggling with all his might.
Seemingly hearing Peter’s words.
Daniel turned around, looking at him: "I agree to your trade, Peter."
Peter heard this, unsurprised, and smiled knowingly.
He knew Daniel too well.
But Noemi was deeply shocked by this.
She found it hard to grasp: "Daniel, are you really willing to stay here for life?"
Upon hearing Noemi’s words, Daniel smiled.
At this mont, he appeared relieved, his gaze clear.
"I originally belonged here."
"As long as Nicole is with , living quietly away for a lifeti is no big deal."
Daniel spoke softly, taking Nicole’s hand.
Hearing his words, everyone was silent.
Now Noemi understood his thoughts.
"Since that’s the case, then farewell, Daniel."
"No, it’s better we never see each other again."
Peter also smiled in relief and then turned to Rogel beside him.
"Captain Rogel, is there anything else you need?"
"Give that Alternative Promotion thod and the things related to Extraordinary." Rogel said, unreservedly.
Peter nodded.
With a wave of his hand, a bunch of puppets began to move.
Soon, so items were delivered into Rogel’s hands.
[You have acquired: Puppet Master’s Alternative Path Promotion ×1.]
[You have acquired: ...]
Rogel glanced at it and put it away, among them was so miscellaneous junk.
"Everything of Seoluo is already under my control, but once I swap shells, everything will return to its original state."
"I will beco blind."
Peter exhaled.
"By then, I hope Captain Rogel, you can take along, is that alright?"
"Sure."
Rogel nodded, yet appeared sowhat puzzled.
"You’re just giving up such powerful strength?"
"Willing to go to the outside world as a blind person?"
Though unsure of Peter’s experiences.
It was clear that after Seoluo’s death, he had beco the dominator-like existence of the Isle of Light and Dark.
Unless an outsider as powerful as Rogel enters, he can even continue living eternally this way.
Peter was quite candid about this.
"Certainly."
"Everything I’ve done leads to this mont, so what’s there to hesitate about?"
"Daniel can at least find a sense of belonging here, but here, I can only endure endless loneliness."
Rogel, hearing this, chuckled: "The outside world isn’t as wonderful as imagined."
Peter shook his head: "No matter how bad, it won’t be worse than this place..."
"Let’s go, Captain Rogel, we ought to leave here."
"To avoid unnecessary risks, I’ll transfer the shell while crossing the Celestial Wall."
Rogel nodded.
Soon after, their gaze fell on Daniel.
Daniel was watching them as well.
His expression was calm, still holding Nicole’s hand tightly.
"Thank you, Captain Rogel."
He expressed his gratitude sincerely to Rogel and the others.
If it weren’t for Rogel, he wouldn’t have had the chance to return here.
Lina and the others felt sowhat conflicted.
But perhaps this was the best outco for Daniel.
"Take care, Daniel."
The group left.
Soon, on this island, only Daniel, the puppet with wisdom, remained.
But he was not alone.
"Nicole, our wedding still hasn’t been completed."
He lightly brushed Nicole’s hair.
"Indeed, my prince, that’s the thing I look forward to most."
Nicole responded with a smile.
Just as Daniel was about to turn and leave.
The chanical claws behind suddenly moved.
They carefully dismantled so things while gently placing so items into the sandbox.
On the distant Isle of Light and Dark, a grand wedding venue began to appear.
A huge disc reappeared, seemingly welcoming them.
Seeing this, Daniel couldn’t help but show a heartfelt smile.
He tightly held Nicole’s hand beside him.
Nicole also held on tightly.
On this island without temperature.
The two puppets tightly held the heat with the fiercest warmth in their palms.
...
Peter stood on the Gelin, gazing far away at the Placing Claw, thinking about sothing.
Rogel slowly approached.
"I have a question."
"Why didn’t you directly show wisdom in front of Seoluo?"
"Did you think he would exile , like Daniel, finding a human body?" Hearing this, Peter laughed and shook his head: "To be honest, after learning Daniel left, I regretted my own cautiousness."
"At that ti, I was overwheld with anger and in a fit of rage cast a curse on this human shell..."
Speaking of this, he chuckled.
"However, after I later saw Seoluo’s diary, this regret and anger turned into relief."
"The relief was, in this round of ’toy play,’ the character Peter hadn’t reached the final conclusion yet..."
He let out a bitter smile.
Rogel’s face imdiately showed a look of understanding.
Thinking about it.
Since Seoluo substituted Daniel for himself, then Peter as the major antagonist in the ’play’ was naturally the person he hated most.
In that case, nobody knew what ending he’d arrange for Peter.
But it could be known that if he realized Peter had gained intelligence, Peter’s fate would differ drastically from Daniel’s.
Finishing his words, Peter seed to sense sothing, turned and looked behind.
"Celestial Wall, we’ve arrived..."
Peter unhesitatingly stepped forward, extending his cold puppet hands to firmly grasp the Blind Knight’s body.
Click.
The puppet body’s eyes gradually lost light, powerlessly kneeling on the ground.
While the Blind Knight, gripping his hand, slowly stood...
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