Chapter 555: Magic Blast: Speak
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Rogette: "She's my daughter. β
Old woman: "Daughter? Oh, my precious daughters, I don't know where they are now, something must have happened? β
Rogette: "Do me a favor, okay?" I'm looking for a young, gray-haired woman, just tell me if you've ever seen her. β
The old woman turned to the children and said, "What are you still looking at?" Wash your hands, we're going to catch crickets. β
Rogert: "Looks like you're not going to say it. β
Old Woman: "That's right. Because I don't know anything. β
Kid Ding: "I'm willing to bet Johnny must know, he knows a lot of things. Every time I asked him a question, he said, 'Let me scratch my ass first and then I'll tell you.'" ββ
Old woman: "Keep your mouth clean!" What nonsense? Go into the house. Give me a penalty station in the corner, obediently. β
The child Ding went away unhappily alone.
The old woman said to Rogette, "What about you, go, get out quickly." β
The old woman went away with the children. Rogette led the group around. Then they found the old woman and the child.
Old woman: "You are not allowed to come in, I am not allowed." β
Rogette: "I just want to say a couple of words to this kid. β
Old woman: "No, no, no, no." β
Child Ding: "I don't want to talk to you anyway. Grandma doesn't like you, and Johnny doesn't exist. And also... Strangers will abduct and sell children. β
Rogette: "Just tell me where to find Johnny." β
Child Ding: "There is no such person. β
Old woman: "Go away, go away." β
Rogette had no choice but to leave the house. When he got outside, he talked to the other children.
Rogette: "Why don't you want to talk about Johnny?" It shouldn't be possible for only one person to know, and you must all know him. β
Child C: "Only he is very good with Johnny." They pick shiitake mushrooms and catch snails together. But grandma said that there was no such person as Johnny. β
Rogette: "Have any of you seen Johnny?" β
Child B: "Of course, Johnny looks just like him. He was referring to Child C.
Rogert: "Then why do you say there is no Johnny?" β
Child A: "Grandma said, grandma knows a lot of things. β
Rogette: "That boy who played with Johnny must have been brave. β
Child B: "It's not brave, he's stupid." β
Child C: "He once sat bare-bottomed on an anthill, but he does play with Johnny. He always refused to listen to his grandmother and ran into the forest, and when he came back, he was punished for standing. β
Child A: "And he'll eat snails, uh..."
Rogette: "The girl I just talked about is in danger. You'll need to help me get your grandma out of the house so I can talk to Johnny's friends. β
Child A: "Okay, but you'll have to play peek-a-boo with us first." Grandma wouldn't play peek-a-boo with us, she said her feet hurt. β
Rogert: "Let's play." These brothers of mine together. You go and hide, and if we find you, you're going to have to take me to the boy who knows Johnny. β
Child C: "He thought it would be easy to find us. β
Child B: "He must have never avoided the Man in Black." β
Child A: "Don't peep, and count aloud, fingers and toes." These buddies of yours are not allowed to peek either. β
So, Rogette and the players started playing peek-a-boo with the children. These kids are really good at hiding, but luckily there are players to help, otherwise Rogette would be hard to find alone. Tang Tu simply turned on the Eagle Eye to find the child, which was faster.
Rogert: "I've all found you, and you've promised me to help me talk to Johnny's friends." β
Child C: "Of course. We said yes. β
The children figured out a way to lure the grandmother out of the house. Rogette took the opportunity to enter the house and found the child.
Rogert: "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." β
Child Ding: "Where's Grandma?" β
Rogette: "She's busy. Why don't you dare to speak? β
Child Ding: "I didn't dare!" β
Rogert: "You're all scared of something, or you'd have told me about Johnny." β
Kidding: "I'm worried about Johnny, he's not coming now." Once, when we went to pick shiitake mushrooms, I saw the cave where he lived. But my grandmother scolded me and said that I couldn't talk to strangers, because that's how children don't go. In fact, she is also worried about Johnny, although she says that Johnny does not exist. β
Rogert: "Where are you and your friend's parents?" β
Kid Ding: "They're all dead. Some starved to death, others were killed. My mom and dad are... One day I went out early in the morning to pick berries in the forest, and I found some at that time. I came home with shouting and then laughter... I ran and hid in the bushes next to the forest. My mom was yelling, the soldiers were laughing, and my dad was lying at the barn door with his head cut off. And then my mom..."
Rogert: "It's okay, you don't need to say any more... Talk to Johnny about him, he probably knows more than you do. β
Child Ding: "You're not going to hurt him, are you?" Because he was real, I didn't talk nonsense. β
Rogette: "I promise I won't hurt him. β
Kid Ding: "Johnny used to come here because grandma liked to hear him sing. When we went to pick shiitake mushrooms, Johnny said he saw a gray-haired girl in the swamp. β
Rogette: "Where do I find Johnny?" β
Kid: "There's a small patch of grass at the edge of the swamp with a strange tree growing over there. You can find him by looking around there. β
Rogette: "Thank you. β
Saying goodbye to the little ones, Rogette takes the player to Johnny. Kill some mobs in the swamp on the way. Rogette found some footprints on the ground. The strange thing is that there are many monsters in the places where these tracks pass. Let's hope nothing happens to Johnny. Eventually, the trail extends into a hole in the ground.
The hole is too small for Rogette and the players to get into. Rogette spoke at the mouth of the cave, and a small child crawled out of it.
Rogert: "Rutin goblins? Oh no, it's a little earth spirit. You don't see you very often. β
Johnny nodded. Although he looks a little strange, he feels like a good boy.
Rogert: "I'm looking for a woman with gray hair, have you seen one?" β
Johnny nodded.
Rogette: "Please tell me from the beginning. Where did you meet her and what was she doing at the time? That's important to me. β
Johnny shook his head.
Rogette: "Why can't you say that?" β
Johnny covered his mouth with one hand and pointed to his own, looking a little dejected.
Rogert: "Do you know the kids in the clearing?" Don't be afraid, I'm not going to hurt anyone. Do you live here? β
Johnny nodded.
Rogette: "It's a very comfortable cave and it's in a good location. You must be well aware of the big and small things going on in this swamp. Aren't you worried about those monsters nearby? β
Johnny made a gesture. You didn't get it.
Rogert: "What's the matter, can't you talk?" β
Johnny nodded aggrievedly.
Rogette: "Why?" Can't make a sound? Can I help? β
Johnny nodded, then motioned for everyone to follow him. Johnny leads the group to a cliff and points to it.
Rogette: "You said there's something on the edge of the cliff that will allow you to make your voice again?" β
Johnny nodded.
Rogette: "Looks like we've got to climb up." β
Johnny smiled and nodded. Rogette told the players to go up. Everyone scrambled up and got a yellow bottle on the edge of the cliff.
The player hands the bottle to Rogette. Rogette handed the bottle to Johnny. Johnny opens the bottle. Something seems to be flying out of it.
Johnny: "Whiskey! Slippery! Ringworm! Litter! Bumblebee! Throw a fit! Ha, I can talk again! Eat grapes without spitting out the skins, and don't eat grapes but spit out the skins. β
Rogette: "Enough of the celebrations?" β
Johnny: "It's my favorite word. If you can never taste the taste of 'lice on the lion's head' from your mouth, your life will be meaningless! Thank you for this unknown knight, and I wish you a long life. β
Rogert: "You wait. I helped you just now, and now it's up to you to help me. β
Johnny frowned: "Why do you want to turn such a beautiful and selfless act of kindness into an extremely utilitarian act?" β
Rogert: "How did you get your voice lost?" β
Johnny: "I woke up one morning and was going to learn how to call birds. God, it turns out that all voices are released. I tried and tried, and I was about to break my head. Then I ran to the village, because I heard that there was a new witch doctor in the village who could rejuvenate her. But the villagers shouted, 'Little dirty monster! Little Dirty Monster! Then he let the dogs bite me. Do I look like a little dirty monster? β
Rogert: "It's not like that at all. β
Johnny: "That's right. It must have been the old witch's ghost, who else would put a curse on me like that? A crow friend of mine found my voice, but I couldn't reach it. β
Rogette: "Why don't you ask your crow friend for a favor?" β
Johnny: "The ravens are the old witch's men, and none of them help them. β
Rogette: "How do you lock a person's voice into a bottle?" I'm curious. β
Johnny: "I'm curious, too, especially with a voice like mine. Sometimes I open my mouth like a stream in the forest, and sometimes it feels like a thunderbolt from the sky. To be honest, I can't close my chatterbox as soon as I open it. β
Rogette: "Someone has cast a powerful spell on you, I don't know if it's a joke or trying to fix you." I'm looking for a young woman with gray hair, I don't know if you've ever seen it? β
Johnny: "Absolutely, I remember it clearly. I go to the toilet when I get up in the morning, and it's the most enjoyable part of my day. Facing the sunrise to drain the stool, it is very refreshing... Suddenly, I heard a loud noise, too big that it couldn't have been me. And then the little girl appeared! She was just like you said, gray-haired and young, covered in wounds and panting. She rushed all the way to the child's cabin. She ran so fast that it was like an old witch was chasing her. I yelled at her because she had ruined my morning spirit. Unfortunately, my voice was long gone, so she probably didn't hear it. β
Rogert: "Do you know anything about the old witch?" β
Johnny: "They're as old as this forest. Cruel-hearted and grudge-loving, it's not easy to mess with. β
Rogette: "What if someone actually messes with them?" β
Johnny: "They might take his voice or kill him, depending on how they feel." However, although these witches are cruel, they still care for the land and its inhabitants in the way of children. I've heard that they mean what they say, but you have to be very careful with what you ask. You can only find them if they are willing to let you find them. They want you to see them, and you can see them. Remember, they knew everything that was going on in the swamp. β
Rogert: "I've been to swampy villages and met a woman who might be an old witch. β
Johnny: "Is she not very clear-headed?" β
Rogert: "That's right, crazy. β
Johnny: "Hey, it doesn't look like I'm thinking, that's not an old witch." That's the grandmother who takes care of the orphans. She actually said that I was made up by those kids. β
Rogert: "How can an orphanage be built in a swamp?" β
Johnny: "Do you have any comments on the swamp?" I've lived here all my life and I wholeheartedly recommend this great place to you. β
Tang Tu: "......"
Rogette: "Okay, let's talk about the woman. She ran in the direction of the orphanage, did the children or the old women who cared for them see her? β
Johnny: "Maybe she knows something." But the old woman never talks to strangers, and you are a stranger. β
Rogette: "Will she talk to you, then?" β
Johnny: "I talked to her, I have my way. Well, you helped me, and I'm not an ungrateful villain either. Come with me. β
Everyone returned to the village.
Johnny: "Good, there's no one around, and the old witch isn't there." I sang to my grandmother to calm her down..."He began to sing...
The old grandmother heard the song and came over: "You can talk again?" β
Johnny: "yes, but I wish I was missing an octave." I'll look for it when I get home. β
Granny: "Johnny, you can't come here, you shouldn't come." β
Johnny: "Calm down, grandma, don't lose your temper, that's not good for you." β
Rogette walked over: "The woman I mentioned earlier..."
Johnny: "Grandma, please forgive me, but this guy has to talk to the three ladies." β
Granny: "No, it's not allowed. β
Rogert: "Please, it's important. β
Johnny: "This guy won't be verbose. Grandma, please listen to me. I found Yangner when he got lost, right? Did I cure Jenny's fever? But have I ever asked for something in return? No. I didn't even complain when my voice was gone. Now, however, I need your help. Grandma, help this guy. Otherwise, he would have pestered me all day long, even if I went to the bathroom. His girl is missing, maybe the three ladies can help him, you say? β