Lord of Mysteries:When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Note: Attention, everyone! Look at me, look at me. I have an announcement to make.

There were many memes and jokes in the previous chapters, which some people found annoying. If you prefer, you can skip directly to Chapter 10. From Chapter 10 onwards, the story aligns with the original work's main plot, and the narrative starts to progress with fewer memes and jokes.

If you enjoy the memes, feel free to continue reading. If not, just skip ahead.

Teleportation array → Whoosh whoosh whoosh bam.

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"Croak! How can this be!" The human brain is a mysterious thing. The more you try not to think about something, the more your mind scatters towards it like a star facing a garbage can.

[Old Ones, Outer Gods, Starry Sky, Fallen Mother Goddess...]

Thanks for the reminder, you're truly damned annoying.

As a Envoy, Celeris possessed a thinking speed far beyond that of ordinary people. As soon as he realized his situation, these contaminating words rushed through his mind like a herd of migrating alpacas.

He wasn't sure if his "Envoy" status could resist the contamination from the starry sky, as the concept of "status" didn't exist in the Honkai: Star Rail universe. Although he was the Envoy of Pleasure, due to his complex thoughts and mixed energies, he didn't particularly excel in any specific area.

At least in terms of intelligence, he couldn't compare to Herta, and in terms of vitality, he was no match for Kafka. If his abilities were broken down individually, he might only be slightly stronger than a Sequence 1 in this world of mysteries.

Barely qualifying as a half Sequence 0 true god.

Celeris felt his scalp tingle. If those Outer Gods discovered him, his weakness might result in him being violently seized to serve as star anger fuel.

[Goo, this is exactly what I want to see!]

"Shut up, Snow Leopard!"

[Imagine, this contamination will invade your flesh. The feeling is as if the pollution from the Outer Gods is about to violently insult and strengthen your body, to cruelly strip away and destroy your dignity! At this moment, even if you wanted to commit suicide, you couldn't. With the power of the Outer Gods, saving you would be an absolutely easy task.]

[At this moment, you've started to hallucinate, as if a strong piece of music is playing in your mind, seemingly an old song. You're not sure of the song's origin, but a strange feeling suddenly appears, goosebumps immediately cover your entire body, and cold sweat pours out!]

[What kind of expert is this descending contamination?]

[Wow, this eerie feeling, this distorted power, and this temptation to fall into chaos. It's known to be the cream of the crop among contaminations.]

[Wow wow wow wow wow, feeling this contamination is more terrifying and frightening to you than facing a billion murderers!]

"Why has the tone suddenly gone crazy? Did Aha add some plugin to you?"

[Hahaha, in this era, being contaminated by praying to Outer Gods is no big deal anymore," you hear someone whispering in your ear, telling you, "But we know you're an outsider, so we've brought the most perverted Fallen Mother Goddess among the Outer Gods to greet you. Believe that She can bring you infinite pleasure. Don't underestimate Her. Her perversion among the Outer Gods is as formidable as the The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth AND god almightyamong the strong. She has Her unique ultimate skills, and Her fighting spirit and patience are universe-shaking. And Her secret weapon will give you unexpected surprises! Hahaha!"]

[Hearing these words, you immediately glare with round eyes: "You... you damn Outer Gods... you can't... you shouldn't do this... you can't!"]

"How come there's even dialogue? It feels so advanced..."

["Why not, outsider? This is the contamination we want to give you. Just enjoy it. Hahaha."]

["Nonsense! I... I'll kill you all! Kill every last one of you!"]

["Hmm, oh, strong and powerful, strong and powerful indeed. Even if you want to kill, do it after you've fallen. Hehe. Let me see your willpower!"]

"This kind of description full of dialogue has no sense of imagery at all. People who haven't seen 'Sea Tiger' probably can't imagine it." Celeris complained.

["Woo! No!" You fall to your knees with a wail, fists clenched tightly as tears slide down from the corners of your eyes.]

"You're too obedient."

["Haha! I want to make OO and XX grow on his body!"]

"No, this is too outrageous."

["Don't stop, contaminate him fiercely!" You feel the Outer Gods mocking you, asking: "Let's see, in the face of such contamination, will you also be excited! Haha, outsider, how do you feel! How do you feel now!"]

[You finally can't bear it anymore and shout to the sky: "God of Fun, save me!"]

["Huh? Celeris? It's Celeris calling for help." At this moment, only your most revered Aha could help you. But Aha, in another world, could only faintly sense it for a moment, and then there was nothing. After hesitating for a while, Aha continued to look for fun. Perhaps His feeling was wrong.]

[Celeris? (Unconcerned)]

Shuddering, Celeris broke free from the terrible scene described by the husky. He waved his hand to disperse the narration in front of him, "Don't scare yourself. The barrier and the astral plane have long since separated the inside and outside of the Earth. The contamination of the Outer Gods can't penetrate much." He comforted himself.

[What if you were contaminated outside of Earth?]

"I came directly to the interior of the Earth, how could I be contaminated outside?"

[You know, the astral plane is just a symbol, separating the mystical "inside" from the "outside". And you're a transmigrator, which means you were undoubtedly "outside" before you crossed over.]

"Probably... not? This seems too far-fetched."

Celeris felt himself for a moment and sensed that his body should be fine. Then, he took out his phone and tried to contact his friends, but unfortunately, there was no signal. He sensed the imaginary energy in the air again, and there was no feeling of obstruction. Celeris gritted his teeth and then sighed.

Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. He planned to get some money, then find a place to settle down first. Later, perhaps he could go meet the protagonist of this world, Klein, and get involved in the plot. That would definitely be fun.

"After transmigrating, it's indeed more interesting to interact with the protagonist, right? What's the point of transmigrating if you don't interact with the protagonist? Might as well not transmigrate at all." Celeris thought.

[Hmm? Fallen Mother Goddess? When did you arrive? Yes, I love you too.]

"What are you up to now?"

Ignoring the inexplicably delirious husky, he thought about the location of Klein's home in the original work. Klein's home seemed to be on Iron Cross Street... what number was it again... he couldn't quite remember...

It seemed to be...

Suddenly, the Little Can Boy Kid in his hand closed its lid, jumped up, and gave him a solid elbow to the face, accompanied by a loud "Man!"

When he first bought it, Celeris had taken it to Aha for a blessing. This gave it a certain intelligence, but also caused it to act up occasionally.

[The machine spirit is displeased. At times like this, a ritual to appease the machine spirit is necessary.]

Yes, it should be properly appeased. Celeris grabbed the Little Can Boy Kid firmly.

Celeris vigorously moved his arm up and down quickly, like the necessary preliminary action before handing a cola to a friend. At the same time, he recited the binary canticle from the Adeptus Mechanicus of Warhammer 40K.

"0111011100100001..."

[Reciting this unfortunate thing, if you really pull out something that doesn't belong to you from it later, you'll be in trouble.]

"Fortunately, there isn't any. Praise the Emperor."

[What didn't you praise?]

"It's because there isn't anything that I'm praising the Emperor."

Soon, the Little Can Boy Kid fell into a baby-like sleep, its limbs drooping, looking as if it had passed away peacefully.

[Little Can Boy! Your supplement crashed!]

"Kids, this isn't funny."

[I've been elbowing my way as if walking on thin ice. Do you think I can elbow my way to the other shore? What can I say?]

"If I play 'See You Again', won't you explode, Little Can Boy?"

Stopping his banter with the husky, Celeris continued his previous thoughts. What was he going to do just now? Oh right, get some money, then find a house to settle down.

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meme references in this chapter and their explanations:

"Croak! How can this be!"

This could reference various anime or manga exclamations, particularly exaggerated or dramatic reactions often seen in Japanese media."The human brain is a mysterious thing. The more you try not to think about something, the more your mind scatters towards it like a star facing a garbage can."

This may be a play on the "Don't think about X" paradox, where being told not to think about something makes it impossible to ignore."Like a herd of migrating alpacas."

Likely a reference to the "Llamas with Hats" or general meme culture surrounding alpacas/llamas in internet humor."Thanks for the reminder, you're truly damned annoying."

A possible nod to how internet commenters often sarcastically thank others for unnecessary reminders."Wow, this eerie feeling, this distorted power, and this temptation to fall into chaos. It's known to be the cream of the crop among contaminations."

The phrase "cream of the crop" is a common saying, but in the context of horror or eldritch contamination, it makes for an absurd contrast."Wow wow wow wow wow, feeling this contamination is more terrifying and frightening to you than facing a billion murderers!"

The exaggerated "wow wow wow wow" could be a reference to certain anime/manga reactions, and the absurdly high number of murderers is reminiscent of internet exaggeration humor."Shut up, Snow Leopard!"

This could be a reference to internet discussions about Mac OS X Snow Leopard, or a specific meme regarding snow leopards."At this moment, even if you wanted to commit suicide, you couldn't."

This sounds like an exaggerated trope found in dark humor or Lovecraftian horror memes, where eldritch beings prevent people from dying easily."Hearing these words, you immediately glare with round eyes: 'You... you damn Outer Gods... you can't... you shouldn't do this... you can't!'"

The dramatic and repetitive phrasing resembles how characters react in over-the-top anime/manga or meme edits."This kind of description full of dialogue has no sense of imagery at all. People who haven't seen 'Sea Tiger' probably can't imagine it."

"Sea Tiger" might refer to a niche internet reference, possibly related to a specific series or meme."You're too obedient."

This phrase might reference the "You're breathtaking!" meme (from Keanu Reeves at E3) or similar statements of exaggerated praise."Haha! I want to make OO and XX grow on his body!"

This is a parody of censorship in anime or video games where suggestive or grotesque things are hidden with "OO" and "XX.""Don't stop, contaminate him fiercely!"

This might be a dark parody of "Don't stop, believing" or enthusiastic fan comments in certain media."God of Fun, save me!"

A direct meme reference to comedic entities in various games and franchises (e.g., Aha in Honkai: Star Rail)."Shuddering, Celeris broke free from the terrible scene described by the husky."

"Husky" is often used in meme culture to represent chaotic, meme-loving characters (like how huskies are portrayed in videos as goofy and loud)."The machine spirit is displeased. At times like this, a ritual to appease the machine spirit is necessary."

A reference to Warhammer 40K, where tech-priests believe machines have spirits that need rituals to function properly."0111011100100001..."

A meme about nerd culture, referencing how people often pretend to be "hacking" or using binary for comedic effect."Reciting this unfortunate thing, if you really pull out something that doesn't belong to you from it later, you'll be in trouble."

A joke about summoning unintended things using rituals, a common trope in internet horror stories."Praise the Emperor."

Another Warhammer 40K reference, where devotees of the God-Emperor always say this phrase."Kids, this isn't funny."

A reference to various internet reaction memes, often used when something goes too far."I've been elbowing my way as if walking on thin ice. Do you think I can elbow my way to the other shore? What can I say?"

This might reference JoJo's Bizarre Adventure or similar exaggerated anime battle phrases."'If I play 'See You Again', won't you explode, Little Can Boy?'"

Likely referencing the Fast and Furious meme about Paul Walker's farewell with the song See You Again.