Chapter 255 Negotiation Failure and Solutions

"Are we just going to leave like this?"

After looking back at the noisy tavern, the princess in waitress outfit couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Elijah hasn't run away yet. If he stays there, he might..."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

After throwing the young goat onto his shoulder and letting it lie down, Leon took the rag he had just gotten from the restaurant, wiped the sauce off the black goat’s face, and answered:

"He has someone protecting him, so he's much safer than us. Not to mention that the three sailors only beat him with their fists, if Master Wilde wanted, he could be run over by a cruise ship and still be alive and kicking."

???

What is this all about?

Without the abnormal resistance provided by [Materialism], the princess was still the barmaid "Agatha" at this time, so she naturally didn't understand what Leon was talking about. However, when she thought of "Mr. Joseph's" usual "crazy talk", she didn't continue to investigate, but suggested with a worried look on her face:

"Mr. Joseph, the police station is just around the corner from the street ahead. Could you please go and call the police? I'm worried about the people at the tavern..."

"Nothing will happen at the tavern!"

After wiping the sauce off the black goat, Leon tied it to his belt, then grabbed the princess’ shoulders with both hands and said seriously:
"Wei...Agatha, listen to me!"

Looking at the somewhat surprised princess, Leon, who was about to try to take her away, explained sincerely:

"What I am about to tell you may sound unbelievable, but I can assure you that every word I say is true. In fact, you are not a waitress in the tavern, but... um?"

After sensing an inexplicable danger, Leon, with his hair standing on end, suddenly looked up and found a transparent silk thread that was countless times thicker than before, silently falling from the sky and heading straight for the back of his head!
It’s the [King of Drama] who’s here!
Realizing that the situation was not good, Leon did not use the Holy Spirit Pendant to attack the transparent filaments. Instead, he controlled the substantial spiritual power to condense into a big hand, and suddenly pushed himself out, narrowly avoiding the falling filaments.

However, as a strong man with the "power of two sheep", the ability of the [King of Drama] is naturally not so easy to dodge. The silk thread that was thicker than an adult male's thigh instantly exploded and turned into nearly a hundred invisible filaments, instantly enveloping Leon and sticking every movable part of his body tightly.

"Asshole! How dare you ruin my show!"

Accompanied by an angry shout, as if the pause button was pressed, the birds in the sky stopped flapping their wings, the fresh and salty sea breeze stopped flowing, the sound of waves hitting the dock also stopped abruptly, and the whole world fell into stillness.

Then, "Master Wilde", wearing a neat double-breasted white suit and a hat of the same color on his head, limped over with a cane and stood in front of Leon with an angry face.

This should be the embodiment of the will of the [King of Drama], right?

Leon's entire body was covered with threads, and only his eyes could move. He rolled his eyeballs and stared at the angry [Drama Master].

According to his own speculation, the real body of this "Two-Sheep Level" anomaly is the seaside town in front of him...or the fictional dramatic world it created.

That's why I got the relevant information about the [King of Drama] as soon as I came in. If I want to escape from the drama world created by it, in addition to relying on my own strength, I can also find the incarnation of the will of the [King of Drama] and find a way to severely damage its will, so that this world born in accordance with this will will collapse prematurely.

His original plan was to draw out the will of the [King of Drama], and then try to rely on the spiritual impact ability of the Holy Spirit Pendant to see if he could severely damage it. After all, the consumption of creating such a large world must be not small, and with the remaining power of the [King of Drama], he may not be able to withstand the impact of the Holy Spirit Pendant.

but now……

After feeling the strength of the will of the [King of Drama], Leon couldn't help but shake his head and tutted, and rationally gave up the idea of "rushing" it.

This guy's willpower is so strong, it's as solid as a concrete wall. I really can't break through it. It seems I can only think of other ways.

……

"You...why are you still able to move?!"

Looking at Leon, who had hundreds of silk threads stuck on his body but was still able to shake his head and sigh, "Master Wilde" was slightly startled. Just as he was about to continue adding silk threads, he found that the man in front of him just shook his head and tail and twisted it twice, and the control lines he had released with all his strength were all broken, and not a single one was left.

"I can move because I am immune to your control...Also, although it seems unlikely, I still want to try to discuss it with you."

After reviewing his current means, he found that he really had no way to deal with the [King of Drama]. Leon, who had broken free from the thread, pointed at the princess and sincerely suggested:

"If you can let her and I leave, and promise to release all the trapped people after this scene is over, I can help you..."

"no!"

Before Leon finished speaking about his exchange terms, he was flatly rejected by the [King of Drama]. He raised his cane and pointed at the princess, saying in a way that would not allow rejection:
"You can leave after you finish your performance, but she is the leading actress of 'Twelve Days Together', so she must stay!"

"No...do you really have to finish this scene?"

"Of course!"

After hearing what Leon said, "Master Wilde" said stubbornly:
"No matter how bad the play is, it's better than one that stops halfway! Once my drama begins, it can't be stopped no matter what happens in the middle!"

"But can you continue this play?"

After pointing in the direction of the tavern, Leon reminded the "single-minded master": "Although I haven't seen this play, if I'm not mistaken, the content of the scene just now should be that the hero and heroine want to encounter some troubles together, and then quickly get closer, so that the invitation of 'Twelve Days Tour' can be established.

Now I am the one who saved Agatha. Although your male protagonist stood up and spoke, he was actually just beaten up. Your play has been disrupted. Is there any need to continue?"

"It is necessary! As for how to continue the performance, you, the evil guest, don't worry about it!"

After glaring at Leon angrily, "Master Wilde" said coldly:

"Also, since you are also an audience member who bought a ticket to watch my play, I can forgive you for disrupting the show this time, but you are not allowed to watch any of my plays in the future. Neither I nor my Morning Star Theater welcomes you!"

"..."

So there's still nothing to talk about?
After listening to the words of "Master Wilde", Lyon couldn't help but sigh again as he looked at the strange door that suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of him with the word "Exit" written on it.

It was impossible to keep the princess. Although up to now, the [King of Drama] had no intention of hurting anyone and acted like he could communicate, which made him think of resolving the problem through "peace talks", it was still an anomaly after all. No matter how reliable it acted, it could not be fully trusted.

Besides, this guy is on the verge of losing control now, otherwise he wouldn't have gone berserk and trapped thousands of people in one breath just because of two sarcastic remarks from drama critics. If the play doesn't turn out well in the end, who knows if he will do something extreme again.

What's more, I am a cleaner. When I encounter out-of-control anomalies, I have the responsibility to clean them up and catch this "Master Wilde" and hand him over to the General Administration. From this point of view, there is really nothing to talk about between the two sides. I am overthinking...

"If you don't want to leave, then don't leave at all!"

After patiently waiting for a while, but still not seeing Leon heading for the exit, "Master Wilde" couldn't help but snorted coldly, closed the door to the outside world, and then waved at Leon like shooing away a fly, saying with disgust:
“Although I don’t know why you are immune to my control, I am the creator of this world, and I have many ways to deal with you… Go lie down on the bottom of the sea! You are not allowed to appear in this city until the end of the 12-Day Tour!”

Following the order of "Master Wilde", the world around Lyon quickly twisted, spanning dozens of kilometers in an instant. The clean and empty streets in the last second turned into the dark depths of the ocean in the next second.

However, what was strange was that the world around Leon had clearly changed, but when he took a step under the sea, he unexpectedly returned to his original position and stood on the dark blue streets of the town again. Everything around him seemed to have never changed.

What's going on? I'm the creator of this world. I can even replace the sun with the moon! Why can't I move a supporting role like him?!

……

Thanks to [Material]! If you can get out safely this time, you will be the MVP!

Of course, he did not tell "Master Wilde" the reason why he was exempt from teleportation. After looking at the glittering red badge on the panel, Leon's mouth curled up slightly, then he looked up at the [King of Drama] and commented meaningfully:

"You can't even understand the world you created. It seems that the drama critic was right. You really don't understand drama very well."

？！！

Being somewhat confused by this sudden provocation, after realizing what Leon was saying, “Master Wilde” could not help but get angry, and said angrily with a frown:
"You hu..."

"Do you remember what I just did?"

After pointing his hand towards the tavern again, Leon explained earnestly:

"In your original script, my character could have left the stage after showing my own cowardice and highlighting the courage of the male protagonist Elijah. Naturally, I could have been kicked out at will.

But now things have changed. The person who just rescued Agatha has become me. If there were an audience for this play, then at least half of their attention would have shifted to me and Agatha who had left. If you throw me into the sea at this time, can you still continue your play?

For this world of drama, the basic rules that must be followed are complete structure, reasonableness, and drama. A character as important as me, who cleverly and wittily saved the heroine in the last second, suddenly disappeared without a single word in the next second. Do you think this conforms to the rules of the world of drama?"

"..."

It seems... this could really be the reason? But... but I am the author, right?

After listening to Leon's well-reasoned nonsense, "Master Wilde" felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of any other reasonable explanation, so he could only bite the bullet and argue:
"Without you... it's a little incomplete, but I'm the creator of this world. I even wrote the script for 'Twelve Days Together', so..."

"You are just a scriptwriter. What do you know about "Twelve Days Together"?"

Based on this conversation, he roughly estimated the emotional intelligence and intelligence of the [King of Drama] and found that both his emotional intelligence and IQ were slightly below the average level of humans. Leon couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and then increased his strength and tried to deceive him:
"In short, after the incident in the tavern, I have successfully joined the plot of "Twelve Days Together". You can't easily delete me. Even if you are the creator of this world, you cannot drastically violate the rules of the drama world. Now you can't do anything to me. The only thing you can do is to silently accept my existence!"

"Damn it! Don't even think about it!"

I don’t know whether he believed Leon’s nonsense or didn’t want his work to have irreparable plot bugs, but after hesitating for a while, “Master Wilde” actually didn’t try to drive Leon out of the plot. Instead, he gritted his teeth and accepted him.

"Just wait for me. I'll go back and change the plot of the next few scenes!"

Looking at the bastard who had disrupted his play and provoked him, Master Wilde, who was shaking with anger, said angrily:
“Don’t think that just because you have a small role, you can replace me and become the master of the theater world. You are a layman with only a little experience, and you will never be able to write a script that is more popular with the audience than mine!
After I finish changing the new plot, in just the second... at most the first scene of the third act, I can completely drive you, the scourge, out of my world!"

"..."

Wait! Let’s talk about whether to drive him out or not… What’s the matter with him taking over the world of drama from you?

After hearing the harsh words from "Master Wilde", Leon was not angry. Instead, his eyebrows raised slightly under control, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

Judging from what he said... could he become the new controller of the theater world by completely disrupting the original plot and then changing it to make it more popular with the audience than his original script?
(End of this chapter)

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