Is this really just an RPG? !

People have two sides.

Not everyone can be the same, so I can understand those guys who say one thing and do another. After all, the status quo of human society is like this. Unless one day there is a big cleansing of thinking, otherwise this kind of rule will still Continue to continue until the extinction of mankind.

This incident is telling us not to trust appearances.

Just like this noble girl sitting in front of me.

"Would you like a drink, Brave?"

"What?"

"A fruit produced in the south is called sting melon. It is named so because of its uneven appearance and thorny appearance. It tastes refreshing. It is not only edible, but also useful."

"……use?"

"Yeah, it makes life more fulfilling."

"..."

I really couldn't think of what she was trying to express, but judging by the shy expression on her face when she said this, I could tell that it was probably not a serious matter, so I didn't want to keep asking, because it would cause the topic to continue to go wrong.

I always feel that this conversation will be very tiring.

"Speaking of which, is Miss Nancy the one who asked me for the hammer?"

"Hey, it's not me, it's the guy outside."

"Outside... which one?"

Seeing Nancy pointing to the door through which I came in, I froze for a moment.

Meaning the invisible man I met in the clock tower?

"Because it is not a stereotyped existence."

"Eh?"

Wait, using "it", which means it's not a living creature?

"I can't explain the specifics clearly, so I'm going to take the brave man to meet another person."

"Could it be the builder of this clock tower?"

"As expected of a brave man!"

Nancy looked surprised.

"It can all be guessed."

"Ah... because it's the most likely."

"Why doesn't the hero think it's 'a girl who has never seen the world and plans to do support work'? This answer is more likely."

"What's that?"

"Oh! The brave man is still relatively innocent, so I don't understand this, so... I'm talking about [beep]! Brave, you should still [beep], why don't you let me show you the world of [beep] first, and have a look at the world of [beep]. [Beep] Take a good rest, and then think about troublesome things?"

"I reject!"

Although I don't know what she wants to say.

As far as the frequency of this silence is concerned, I'd better not have too much curiosity about these hidden contents.

It's just that the topic is so crooked, is it really okay?

"Not in a hurry?"

"The speed of time flow in this room is different from that of the outside world, and even if you waste too much time, you can ring the bell and go back, just be careful not to be caught by it... Oh, the brave man was caught twice, right! It made me spend a lot of effort, don't you know that you should be careful when encountering these weird situations?"

"..."

So, I really have died twice?

"However, after all, they are relatively different designs, and it is really difficult for those who try it for the first time."

"try?"

"This is actually something added by the designer of the clock tower. He is a loyal fan of haunted houses."

"..."

How should I say it?

Geniuses are always different from ordinary people.

I always thought that these two geniuses, Emily and Lilith, were rare. They would always use some weird props, but they were only "little toys". At most, they would persecute the bandits and maintain the harmony of the country . I never expected that there would be a more peculiar existence than those two people, who would deliberately set the magic weapon created by themselves according to the style of the haunted house, and really create a ghost-like guy.

"how to get to?"

I rubbed my temples.

The only entrance and exit I know of the room is the door that came in. The outside is the top floor of the clock tower. Once you go out, you will face the danger of being attacked by an unknown existence. I'd be happy to do some blasting, as long as the entire clock tower is blown up, there won't be any more troublesome things.

but!

Playing explosions in the city itself is a bad thing.

"Wait a mininute."

Nancy brought over another plate of dim sum.

"...wait for zero o'clock?"

"How do you know?"

"It looks like you are asking me to wait until a certain point in time, but just looking back a few times, zero point is the most likely."

"Um."

Nancy only gave me one yes.

She didn't explain why, and I didn't ask. Roger was lazily staying on my right side, as if he was sleeping, while I was biting a piece of soft cake and staring at the teacup in a daze, trying to put together several clues, but due to several backtracking, my time concept There seems to be something wrong.

However, at least one thing I can be sure of.

Regarding this incident, apart from me, Roger, and Roy, there were three people involved, and these three people had some kind of connection with this clock tower a long time ago. They are the clock tower maker who created the clock tower, the girl who was isolated from time because of the clock tower, and the... evil spirit wandering in the clock tower?

Anyway, I can't think of a better name, so let's just call it that.

I also considered whether the author of "The Leftover Bell Tower" is related to this incident, and finally came up with the answer of "the possibility is zero". It is not that there is any evidence, just from the statement in the book. Such a feeling: the author is likely to be the same person as me, who noticed something when he encountered this unremarkable clock tower, which led to a series of doubts, and then he couldn't help but want to pursue it.

After all, getting involved was just a matter of curiosity.

Let's talk about those three people.

I haven't met the creator yet, but just wait a minute and I'll meet the genius, leaving that for last.

The girl who was isolated from time is talking about Nancy sitting in front of me. She may have been isolated because of her contact with the clock tower. She lives in such a place where the speed of time is different from that of the outside world. There is no way to return to the original world until old age and death.

As described on that card.

——"The girl who wanders endlessly on the edge, has been watching you."

I can't ask Nancy directly for the detailed content, so I can only analyze it here.

Finally there is the evil spirit that haunts the bell tower and attacks me several times.

Like Nancy, he might be a guy who was lost in time, and it was more likely that he originally existed in the clock tower, a kind of existence similar to a manager or protector. So, it was presumably attacking everyone who trespassed on the bell tower, one of whom was me who had been on the top many times.

If this is the case, who was it that they met in the basement room of Warren's mansion that day?

Let's not study that mysterious existence for now.

The place where I am now is a space similar to another dimension, except that it has been transformed into a very girly room by Nancy, so that people will not feel uncomfortable staying here. And, the difference between here and the outside world is the flow speed of time. Nancy didn't tell me the specific conversion formula, but judging by her calm appearance, there should be a big difference, right?

"Continued Cup?"

"Ah, thanks... By the way, can I ask you a question?"

I'm going to meet the creator of the clock tower in a while, but I still don't feel confident.

The clues are intermittent, and I am afraid that if I get more information from the creator, it will be difficult to integrate the information I know. It happens to be a relatively free time now, so I asked Nancy a few points that I am very concerned about, and then sorted out these contents a little bit, maybe it can speed up the resolution of the incident.

It's a pity that Qiuqiu is not here.

Although this elven companion is often foolish, he has an excellent memory and ability to integrate information.

Coupled with the "endless library", maybe with her, I don't have to go back so many times.

What a shame.

I couldn't help but sigh.

"Okay, after all, I'm in a safe period now, and I can do most things with confidence and boldness."

"..."

Why is it involved in the safety period.

Is she referring to the "safe period of being in the room" as simply "the safe period", or is she talking about something deeper, richer, more philosophical that I don't want to think about?

"Nancy, is your father Hornby Warren?"

"Yes, I am the forty-first Patriarch of the Warren Family...Although I am the quasi-patriarch, and judging from the current situation, I probably cannot be the quasi-patriarch."

"That's it."

Because Nancy's full name is Nancy Warren, the only thing I can think of in Yvette City is the manager Mr., plus the photo frame on the table I saw on the table in the living room at that time, the huge There is only one master and several attendants in the mansion, as well as the girly bedroom in the basement.

I considered whether Hornby Warren had a deceased child, but it would have been impolite to ask in person.

In the end, Lilith answered my questions.

It was in the last game, when I asked her about the character card [The Girl Wandering Beyond Time], she introduced it to me. The various cards in this set of games are taken from real events, that is to say, there is indeed such a girl. She is the daughter of Hornby Warren, but she disappeared more than ten years ago. Everyone believes that The girl had died in an unknown place, and only Hornby Warren believed that her daughter was still alive.

"It's weird that he just woke up in a month-long coma after losing a baby and the first thing he said was 'Nancy is alive' and when people asked him why he felt that way he would say 'I see Nancy' , 'she's alive', 'she's at a different point in time than mine'... because it's only the first week of waking up, many people think he's just insane, now want to confirm There is nothing that can be done.”

From what Hornby Warren had said, and with Nancy's surname, it was a natural inference.

I still have doubts.

"What happened to you when you came here?"

"Oh, I was chased by a strange uncle. I plan to lure him into the clock tower to see if that perverted uncle will attack me. I'm a little excited... Ah! Just kidding, of course I won't do it This kind of thing, I was only 10 years old at that time, right? You wouldn’t believe it, you brave man, would you?”

"..."

I really believe it!

It always feels like I'm misusing anyone's trust.

"10 years old?"

"Well, I was only 10 years old at the time, you see, I am only about 10 years old now, because after I entered this space, the growth of my body stopped, even if I lived for 18 years, I still look like a child look."

"That's it..."

I don't know how to comfort her.

It would be difficult for most people to accept such a situation out of nowhere.

"No, no, don't worry, I think it's a good thing."

"Eh?"

Really optimistic.

I am in awe of the girl sitting in front of me.

"Think about it! I look like a legal girl now, and I have reached the age where I can find my own sexual life. I can satisfy the appetite of many boys with special sexual fetishes!"

"..."

I forgot, the person in front of me is not an ordinary person.

Please give me back my admiration.

And that should be "happiness", right? Did I accidentally hear it wrong or did you pronounce it this way on purpose?

"Huh? Could it be that the brave man likes people who are older than himself? Or do you mean to focus on the chest?"

"Not at all!"

"Oh! I understand. In fact, Brave, you like cute children [beep] who are older than you. Although it is indeed shocking information, as a person who has read countless books and pictures, I support Brave very much. Your taboo-like love, after all, will make people feel deeply touched when you think about it."

"..."

I really want her to shut up.

What does that strange description at the end refer to! The key part is muted so I can't understand it at all! I dont understand!

Just when I was worried about how to change the topic, the deafening bell rang suddenly. After 12 consecutive "dong dong dong" sounds, Nancy stood up, walked to the bedside table, put a small hanging clock and a The matching hammer was taken out and placed in front of me.

"This is?"

"The small model of 'Xian Zhong'...'Xian Zhong' is the name of the big hanging clock outside, and the name of the hammer is 'Xian Hammer'. It's easy to remember!"

"Um."

I nodded.

"The next step is to use the 'Wandering Hammer' and 'Wandering Bell' to bring this room back decades ago."

"So... huh?"

Before I came to remember to ask, Nancy knocked down hard.

At the same time as the crisp bell rang, the whole room started to spin as if thrown into a vortex, and I was so thrown that I couldn't speak at all. When everything returned to calm, I climbed up with the window sill, only to find that the sky outside was no longer pitch black, it should look like evening.

more importantly.

There are wreckages everywhere in Yvette City, as if some disaster has been encountered.

It's like going backwards in development.

"here it is?"

"Welcome to 80 years ago. This is Yvette City, which has just experienced the 'Century of Destruction' and is still in the process of reconstruction."

Nancy said this to me, and then pulled me out of the room.

Traveling through time and space is a magical experience that is hard to describe.

It was still night at the last moment, and in a blink of an eye, it was an evening 80 years ago, and I saw with my own eyes the city of Yvette, which was "under reconstruction after the century of destruction".

Except for the clock tower where Nancy and I are, there is no good place in the whole city. In the era I lived in, there is no shadow of that huge pier at all now, as if there is no plan to build a large pier at all, only a few fishing boats full of prey can be seen occasionally.

But why 80 years ago?

According to the author of the book "The Legacy of the Bell Tower", the clock tower should have been built 400 years ago. Since we are going to meet the builder, we should naturally go back hundreds of years... Although I don't know the exact time, and I'm not sure if the clock tower can accomplish such a huge task.

Obviously remember that its maximum backtracking time is 12 hours.

"Why did you come 80 years ago?"

"Because it was 80 years ago that the clock tower was moved to the city of Yvette."

"Transfer?"

"Yes, using some kind of magic, a hero of this kind of magic will do it too."

"It's space magic."

This is the only possibility.

To move such a huge building directly to the center of the city, I can't think of a second possibility other than space magic. However, it is now after the "Century of Destruction", logically speaking, space magic should have almost disappeared, right? When I was in the college, I also deliberately inquired about this aspect. Unfortunately, even though George College is the largest and most famous college in the entire Lindsay Continent, it does not keep any content related to space magic.

This is a fact for sure.

Because after I detected these skills during the entrance examination, the dean went to find the information, but still couldn't find it.

"Let's go out first."

Nancy dragged me away from the window.

After opening the door, there was still the old hanging clock, but there was no trace of me being hunted down on the floor. There was a slight movement from the bottom of the bell tower, as if someone else was in the bell tower. Follow Nancy down to a platform I have never seen before, and then I see a strange man who is studying a book and holding a spherical object in his left hand. The sound I heard before probably came from From the wooden chair he was sitting on.

Creator?

No, the creator was a person 400 years ago, and would not have lived to this day anyway.

Since she is not the creator, why would Nancy say that? Is it possible that I misunderstood?

The so-called creator is not the one who created the "Hander Hammer" and "Hander Clock" with the ability to go back in time, but the person who built this clock tower? Although it is said that the entire clock tower is equipped with magical weapons, there is still such a possibility that there are two people who made this magic weapon, so it is said that there is an "unfinished" situation.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Cowper."

"Um...ah! Good afternoon, good afternoon! Long time no see, Nancy, it's been a month since you came last time."

The man named Cooper hurriedly stood up, not paying attention to the books and spherical objects that fell on the ground, and hurriedly greeted Nancy. Curiously, I picked up the ball that rolled to my feet, only to find that it was just a very ordinary wooden ball, nothing special about it.

The only thing that makes me feel strange is that Roger actually likes this thing.

Does he like the wooden ball, or just the ball?

"Mr. Cowper, let me introduce you to someone."

"Eh?"

"it's him!"

Nancy tugged on my right arm, pulling me closer to her.

"This is the brave man, who should be the next one you know."

"Oh! Future Mister Brave! Hello!"

"Ah...well, hello."

I am a little embarrassed.

What kind of address should I use?

Judging by age, the other party is at least from my grandfather's generation, but judging by appearance, he is only ten years older than me. I hesitated for a while and couldn't come up with a reasonable address, so I had to bite the bullet and use "you" instead. Maybe Lilith knew how to negotiate better, but she didn't follow now.

"Don't be too embarrassed, we are all the same people."

Cowper comforted me.

"The same person?"

"People who are not bound by time are also abandoned by time... I don't know what happened to you, but at least you are the same as us in this regard."

"Why do you say that?"

"For normal people, going back 12 hours is already the limit. This kind of going back in years, unless it is a special group of people, will be bound by time, become a strange state, or forget something, but You look fine, don't you, Mister Brave."

Cooper explained.

He sat down and motioned for me to sit down too.

Nancy seemed to be very familiar with this place, she left the sentence "you talk to me first to get some refreshments" and went downstairs. There seem to be two platforms below. This design makes the interior of the clock tower, which was originally useless, a unique style of residence. It’s just that in the future, these platforms will disappear for some reason.

No trace was left, as if it never existed.

I looked up at Cowper.

This is a young man, about 30 or so, and he still retains a little childishness in his speech, actions, and appearance, but I can feel his overly ordinary self-confidence when talking. All kinds of books are piled up in a mess on the desk, and there are many test items and materials on the other side of the table.

Here, it's more like an alchemist's laboratory than a spellcaster's laboratory.

"Brave?"

"Ah, sorry, I'm a little distracted."

"It's okay, you seem interested?"

"Hmm... Among the traveling partners, there is a guy who likes to make all kinds of potions, so it must have something to do with alchemy."

"Indeed, pharmacy is a branch of alchemy, but I'm not very good at pharmacy, it's a pity."

"That's it..."

I sighed, and then I didn't know what to say.

Talking to academics is more tiring than I thought.

"Sorry for involving you in this incident."

"Eh?"

The speed of the topic change was too fast, and I couldn't react.

When she regained her senses, Nancy was already sitting next to me with tea and snacks, but there were still a few drops of sweat on her head, and she kept panting, as if she was very tired. I have never prepared desserts, so I don't know how many steps these sweet things need, but it's not so far, right?

"Here, a fresh drink."

"Thank you...By the way, what kind of drink is it?"

After taking the cup, I asked casually.

It's not that you have to get an answer, it's just a habitual behavior.

"It took a lot of effort to get it out just now, because it [beeped] several times before, so it took a long time this time."

"...!"

What?

"It's really troublesome for Nancy, the taste is quite good."

"...?!"

You actually drank it?

"You're welcome, after all, I'm only good at these things."

"...?!?!"

It is obviously the most unproblematic sentence, but I suddenly feel that there are a lot of flaws!

"If there is a chance, let me help."

"Hey! I'm looking forward to it!"

"..."

Why, after contacting the conversation above, the content of this paragraph is the most powerful, but my heart suddenly calmed down.

Probably have already seen it.

# These two idiots #

When those two people were not paying attention, they directly threw the cup out of the bell tower with space skills, and took a new cup from the platform below to their hands, pretending to have drunk it. I feel that my ability to deal with sudden events has reached a very high level, and I will not show a surprised expression even when encountering more shocking things.

"By the way, the brave can point space magic, which can help you."

"Really! Then I've always wanted to make a 'single-person matchmaking aid tool' may be completed!"

"……puff!"

What a terrible tool that is.

Why, both current inventors and previous inventors like to toss things that sound useless.

"That, let me say."

I finally realized that if I don't interrupt their topic, it will develop in a more subtle direction. In order to ensure that this communication can be maintained in a relatively normal situation, I decided to return the focus to the beginning.

"Mr. Cowper, what do you want from me?"

"Ah! Indeed, I almost forgot."

"..."

Please don't forget!

"However, how can the brave man be sure that I am looking for you?"

"..."

I just said "I'm sorry to get you involved in this incident", don't forget it in a blink of an eye, okay? Is your memory only at the fish level? Or is it that the unknown liquid that I just drank has the effect of destroying memory!

very tired.

Just holding back the urge to complain is exhausting.

"Mr. Cowper really is."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, except for research, my memory is actually not very good."

"That's it, Brave, please don't mind."

"...Well, I should, don't mind!"

I don't believe it myself.

"Before I say the request, can I explain something to you? It won't take much time."

"Yeah! For boys, it's time for a shot."

"..."

Doesn't that kind of thing depend on the person?

And Miss Nancy, I really hope you can be a quiet and beautiful woman.

"Yes, just like Miss Nancy said, it's just a matter of a few minutes."

"...!"

Please don't put these two sentences together!

It will cause subtle misunderstandings... No! There has been a misunderstanding!

"Yes... well, I mean, are you going to tell me about the clock tower?"

"That's only part of it."

"Part of it?"

I showed a puzzled expression.

Cowper was very composed, as if he had expected it.

"The clock tower, the bell, and the hammer are actually two parts."

"That's it."

That is to say, my guess is not wrong.

In the beginning, only a group of magical weapons, the "Wandering Hammer" and "Wandering Bell", was produced, but someone specially built a clock tower that looked very matching for it, and that builder was Cooper in front of me. Maybe there was some sort of problem between the two, so Cowper needed to get Nancy to bring me in and try to get me to do something.

As for the reason for looking for me, it is probably because Cowper said "not bound by time".

"Then please come with me first."

Suddenly Cowper rose to his feet, and so did Nancy.

Didn't quite understand what they were trying to do, but I followed suit.

Then, led by two people, I walked out of the clock tower.

It took a while to adjust to the light outside, and when my vision returned to normal, I saw wreckage all over the floor.

Even more bleak than what you see from the top of the clock tower.

"This is Yvette City, a different Yvette City from what you know."

"Um."

"please help me."

"Um."

"Destroy this bell tower."

"Hmm... huh?"

Wait, isn't this expansion a bit wrong?