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Episode 8: Baba Fungus/Baba Fangus

When Belle and Judy were at Lake Makasse, the show was down the curtain in the largest tent on the circus grounds. The Trump Circus magic show was a big one, and the audience coming out of the tent had a full smile with no one left. It was a Black Magic (Grimoire) show for everyone who didn't normally touch Black Magic (Grimoire) or touched it.

Inside the large tent where the audience left off, two humans remained. All members of the Trump Circus are backstage, so they are not members of the Circus. Just call it a magical circus, and the cleanup on stage is over in a flash, and I don't see any equipment used for the show. So what the hell are they doing?

Still remaining in the big tent were Belle and Judy.

Around the same time, Judy was activating black magic (Grimore) just to save Belle. If there were two people in this tent, there would be the same people somewhere else at the same time.

The other Bell in the tent was dressed in knighthood clothes just like Bell, and Judy next to him was also dressed in knighthood clothes.

Strange things were happening in the immigrant town of Voltaire at this time. It's like they're still showing us the show's going on.

"Did you still want to be here? For one thing, the show could end with nothing. Could you come back and look around the premises again? I'll call you back when I can ask you for something."

There, Chief Joker shows up. The strangest thing is that he doesn't feel any discomfort about Bell and Judy. From the point of view of being targeted by a Phantom who says Necromancer, it seems that Bell in Lake Makasse is the real deal.

But Captain Joker is as close to Bell as he has ever been. Belle and Judy in the Great Tent, Belle and Judy in Lake Makasse. Only the person can tell which is the real deal.

"By the way... what were you doing?

"What are you talking about? Well, why salute? It's disgusting..."

Judy was uncomfortable with the bell in front of her. Bell has never used a word of respect to Judy. There is no need to use respectful language at this time. The statement now increases the likelihood that this bell is fake at once.

"Hahaha...... what are you talking about ~, you're just kidding me!

"Oh, yeah..."

Pointing out an unnatural point, Bell took it up openly and showed it. Still suspicious. Judy was laughing bitterly when she saw how Bell was doing completely different than usual. While Bell is clearly unnatural, Judy is no different from the real thing. It's not just the way she looks, it's even the way she talks.

However, Judy, who is in Lake Makasse, is also, herself.

"What are you doing? I'll be right out."

"Ahhh... yes, yes"

After the show, it's obviously weird how Bell is in the tent. Previously, Bell and Judy were hanging out, always in a relationship where they complained about each other. Yet now Bell honestly follows Judy and somehow feels like the rhythm of the conversation is uneven.

Bell and Judy then began walking on the grounds of the circus just as they did at the beginning. You should already know what kind of facilities are on the property once, but Bell is looking around Kilo Kilo more than he needs to. Obviously suspicious behavior.

"What? Was he even suspicious? What bothers you so much?

"Huh? Oh, hey... nothing"

Bell, who answers Judy's query, is restless. Again, this bell seems to be something different from the previous bell. Naturally, Judy must have noticed that too.

Immediately after that, when Bell shifted his gaze around to distract him from his awkwardness, something jumped into his sight.

In his eyes was one girl. From what I've seen, is my age in my early teens? Bright redhead, she sat in a wheelchair. That wheelchair is being pushed by a boy with red hair, just like her. Brothers and sisters, I guess. The girl's blue eyes are dark and shady, and from the look on her face, she feels worried. Somewhere in that pitiful way, Bell was blinded.

Having a wheelchair girl was the front of a big green tent. The tent was heavily stamped with the letter Baba's Fungus's Fortune Telling.

"Abby, do you want to come in here?

The girl's shineless eyes stared toward the tent. The boy who was pushing her wheelchair immediately realized it. The girl's name is Abby. She has a face that doesn't float when she says she's coming to a fun circus. Are you looking to find a bright future with fortune and make you feel a little better?

To the boy's inquiry, Abby nodded silently. The girl, Abby, had a unique vibe. Belle and Judy can't help but look away for some reason, although she may be a normal girl except for her crippled legs.

"Is that it, Belle?

Being distracted by Abby with a strange charm, Judy noticed that Belle was not there. Bell dazzled herself at the gap watching Abby. Until just now, Bell should have also been observing the mysterious girl Abby, but I don't see him anywhere.

At the time, Bell was, for some reason, in a green tent. Have you seen the Necromancer again? Bell, who disappeared without saying anything to Judy, who was beside him, was roughing up his breath.

Apparently, he didn't find something to get into this tent, he rushed to hide himself inside this tent to get away from something.

"Oh... you're not from the Knights."

Someone's voice reached Bell's ear when he entered the tent and took a breath.

As Bell shifted his gaze toward the voice, there stood an old woman dressed in black. She looked ugliest in the world. Its eyes never open and it looks like it's just a wrinkle. The nose at the center of his face was round as a mushroom. Its nose, decomposed and reddish, is like a poisonous mushroom.

"Oh, who are you?

"That's our line."

Surprised by his appearance, Bell raises his pitiless voice. After all, the bell now doesn't look like a bell in tricks or words or deeds. The old woman in front of her stares at the bell, clearly upset, with a creepy smile.

"Fair enough. I'll give you a name from here. Atashi is Baba Fangas. It was written outside, wasn't it? Atashi is a fortune teller in this circus."

"Oh, haha...... that's right ~"

The usual bell would bark more prestigiously, but now the bell is desperately fixing it. The word "you're not a Knights person” by fortune teller Baba Fangus, and obviously things are wrong with Belle. Bell, who is here now, has some hidden secret.

"Come on, Atashi named you, now it's your turn to name you, right?

Baba Fangas is settling down as if he was foreseeing everything. The opposing bell was sweating from everywhere on his face and letting his eyes swim.

At that moment when Bell tries to open his mouth, his whole body is engulfed in dazzling light. That was a surprise sight for everyone, but Baba Fangas doesn't change his expression in any way.

After the dazzling light that lit up all over the tent, it was Lili, not Bel...... who was in front of Baba Fangas. I guess the Black Magic Book (Grimoire) that Trump Circus is supposed to hide really bothered me.

Now I've run out of “real fakes” that Jake gave me. Neither Belle nor Lili can be transformed anymore.

Lili, who has gone back to what she really is, is just having a bitter laugh. Looking back, Lili's words and actions, which had made her look like Bell so far, seemed more Lili than Bell. She was supposed to come looking for the Black Magic Book (Grimoire), but her transformation didn't last long.

"Haha haha... I say Lili Wallace..."

Lili noticed. If this happens, there's no point in elucidating it any more.

"Why did you borrow the Knights? Let me guess."

"Huh?"

Lili was surprised by Baba Fangas' words. If you're just here to enjoy the circus, you don't have to transform anywhere. To say you snuck in here with the Knights figure is a good reason there. You didn't have to be a fortune teller to know that.

"You're here looking for the rumored Black Magic Book (Grimoire) that Trump Circus has, aren't you?

"Duh, how could you...?

At the next moment, words out of Baba Fangus's mouth froze Lili. The fortune teller Baba Fangus showed by reading brilliantly into Lili Wallace's mind. Previously, the prediction was that if Lili's appearance was carefully observed, she would know, but not this time. Is this the power of divination using black magic (Grimoire)?

Baba Fangus smiled spookily when she saw Lili poking her mouth open with a blue face.