The puppets' stage play

"It's so sad to be born out of obsession and defeated out of disillusionment."

The muddy syllables staggered and collided together, like the 'noise' produced by hundreds of musical instruments at the same time. There was no rhythm or interlude, just a 'storm' composed of pure noise.

At this moment, he is radiating his heat outwards wantonly.

The woman took a step back slightly, her whole body darkened, and red flames surged out, wrapping around her side to block all the incoming rays.

Ding ding ding.

Like pearls falling on green lotuses, the crisp syllables synthesized into a movement briefly dispersed the hustle and bustle of the scene.

The storm then calmed down, and something inside looked towards this side, with a faint green light visible.

"What a strange statement. I am your bodyguard. Isn't that a strange thing?"

He is short in stature and looks like a little old man from a distance. He is wearing a dark green short shirt and is sitting leisurely on the ground. He is holding a folding fan with a landscape painting in his right hand and shaking it gently.

Behind him, there was a brown crutch standing upright. The old man was leaning on it, a pair of slightly cloudy green eyes staring here, with a faint smile on his face.

She looked at the ground, and there was a dead green grass there. The old man's idle fingers were stuck in the soil, and he was playing with it like a child.

Seeing the cheerful look of the other party and the extremely weird aura that permeated the scene, she let out a breath and the red flames around her quietly dissipated.

"I don't know if I should call you Dick Guard, or -" Her eyes became solemn, and the old man's smile grew stronger, "Merdy is the leader."

The air suddenly stagnated, as if the space here had fallen into solidification. Unless the owner allowed it, even the right to breathe was a luxury.

Han Shiyin's expression didn't change, she just looked at him quietly.

"Oh?"

Merdy chuckled, and his body suddenly grew taller and returned to its original posture.

He first slowly pulled his hand out of the soil, and a white hand towel appeared in the air. He wiped it casually and then threw the dirty white cloth aside.

The gray cloth swayed down, and after a while, it landed on the ground, just covering the dead green grass.

"What a troublesome guy, let's use this as an excuse to deduct some supplies from them next time." Merdy said as if joking, while looking over here.

"What do you think, our Lady Fairy?"

"..." Han Shiyin remained silent. She knew what she was talking about. Even if the other party was asking her question, in fact... it was not the case.

After all, even as idols, in the eyes of these truly top figures in the federation, they are just replaceables that change every twenty years at most.

"Forget it, ignore those leakers for now, I will argue with them later, then -" Merdy raised his head slightly, a chair appeared under him in time, and his right leg was casually placed on the other knee.

"What are you going to do? As a price for disturbing the fun of an old man like me, you'd better satisfy me, otherwise..."

Merdy smiled, and even raised his eyebrows in a boyish way, with a wicked smile on his face.

Han Shiyin's eyes narrowed and she saw the truth behind that smile.

A pair of indifferent eyes are staring here, as if they are evaluating the value of the person in front of them. There is no extra humanity in them, just like a machine that although it is extremely sophisticated, it can only give good or bad evaluations. .

"It's my turn to ask you."

However, facing that invisible pressure, Han Shiyin showed a puzzled expression on her face. She tilted her head at the right time, as if she was really confused.

"Why are you here?" A smile like a thorny flower appeared on her face, and a ball of flame seemed to rise in Han Shiyin's eyes, and the image of the person in front of her was reflected in her pupils.

There was a crutch standing straight upright, and a vague figure who was holding the crutch and looking at this side.

"It's so funny, I'm asking you, idiot! Hahahaha!!!"

Merdy was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Turbulence more violent than the previous storm was flying around. In the diffuse smoke, the originally quaint room suddenly turned into ruins.

Amid the laughter that seemed like there was no one around, Han Shiyin stood not far away, with a pair of red eyes looking at the attacks that were about to hit, and everything that passed along the way was turned into powder.

She knew that even with her current body, after withstanding such an attack, she would turn into dust in the blink of an eye. If she wanted to survive, she must use all her strength to escape outside and seek the protection of the United Academy.

In this way, the opponent who is the leader will stop and he can continue to live.

But, in that case——

Facing the close attack, she still kept her eyes open, but her body did not retreat, nor did she turn away. Instead, she stood calmly on the spot, and even began to observe the aura of destruction entangled in the turbulent currents.

As she looked at it, a thoughtful expression appeared on her face, oh, so that's it...

The skinny palms closed in the air, and the scene of destruction suddenly disappeared. Even the destroyed houses appeared again. Naturally, even the attacks in front of Han Shiyin collapsed.

"..." A look of disappointment appeared in Han Shiyin's eyes. If she looked at her again, she would -

"Then you are really dead, and I will be held accountable for various responsibilities, and my money will be deducted." Merdy looked sideways at this side, with a look of hatred on his face.

"You, you, if I really had murderous intentions, you would have died a long time ago. I am really ignorant. I must make up for this." Merdy's tone was serious, even with a hint of admonishment.

"Yes, I will pay attention to it in the future." Han Shiyin came back to her senses, her body shook involuntarily, and a feeling of emptiness from the depths of her soul suddenly came to her mind. However, her face still showed a respectful expression.

Merdy's eyelids were slightly closed, and he raised his palm, and a green light melted into Han Shiyin's body like rain and mist, and the fatigue in the latter's eyes suddenly relaxed.

There was a faint roar in the air, a red cloud appeared in the sky, and a ferocious beast was faintly visible.

Merdy waved again, and the latter whined as if it had been hit hard, and slowly dissipated from the air.

"As I said, your control is still too weak. You can't even subdue this kind of spiritual beast. You are really hopeless."

Merdy shook his head and looked at the other person with a pair of green eyes. Many scenes appeared in his eyes. Then, his expression changed slightly, as if he had seen some incredible scene.

"...Hmph, that's it." He whispered, with a hint of thought in his originally indifferent expression.

Han Shiyin stayed where she was, waiting for the other party's next arrangements. Her tense heart relaxed slightly, and she understood that now she really had the support to compete with other idols on the same stage.

She knew in her heart that no matter how noble other idols were, the forces behind them would most likely come here to crush a powerless pawn like her in order to maximize the popularity of their own idols.

If she does not have enough means of resistance, it is very likely that the other party will regard her as a weak and bullyable existence, and use her wantonly, even if she is made to act as a buffoon, she will be used to set off their idol.