When the descendants of Arjuna's family reunited, a secret meeting of extremely high standards was being held in the distant Solstice Kingdom.
Except for Dadalia and Xinola, who went to Liyue to perform the mission, all the other Fool executives were present.
The executives, who are nominally colleagues, stand scattered, silent and hidden in the intersection of light and shadow.
At this moment, it is the polar night of the solstice country, and the cold wind is like a silver blade, piercing the buildings on the street.
Almost all the residents of Solstice are sitting with their families in front of the fire, chatting, eating freshly baked apple pie, and telling children the fairy tales of Solstice Kingdom.
And unlike a warm private house, Her Majesty the Queen's palace is a place that truly isolates all warmth.
The hot breath exhaled by humans condensed into ice crystals in the air, and gradually fell into snowflakes as the temperature became low. The Fools and Executives surrounded the long table in silence. Even the sound of breathing was clear in the silent hall, and no one was willing to show any unnecessary expressions. After receiving Piero's message, they temporarily put down the tasks at hand and gathered at the Winter Palace.
It's just that it's long past the time for meeting notification, but the "harlequin" who was the initiator of the rally has yet to show up.
The relationship between the executives among the Fools is not as harmonious as it appears on the surface, and long periods of time together seem to make some people impatient.
"Doctor" gently shook the test tube in his hand, observing the flow and collision of the liquid inside through the beak mask, indifferent to everything around him.
The "captain" stands upright, and his expression cannot be seen clearly because of the mask on his face. "Puppet" Sandone has his hands overlapped on his lap, sitting obediently in the hands of the giant puppet wearing a dress, and uses a gentle and almost helpless hand.
Hearing voices and puppets talking to themselves.
"Rooster" Puccinera and "Rich Man" Pantalone, two capitalists who respectively control the politics and economy of the Solstice Country, dislike each other, but they still look at each other with smiles. "Skicker" Scaramucci
The "servant" Arlecino is always indifferent to all his colleagues.
Only the "girl" is singing.
She seemed to have known in advance the reason why the clown had gathered everyone. She hummed an ethereal tune. Her black hair was scattered on her hanging white skirt, and the crow feathers on the brim of her hat swayed slightly. Her face had a look that was completely different from that of other executives.
Different innocent smiles, but even more creepy.
"Destiny once predicted..."
"The sun will rise in the blood, but it will have neither the color of blood nor the hour of dawn."
Columbia stopped singing, her plain voice revealing confusion and sadness.
If you distinguish carefully, you can hear that the melody she just hummed is almost the same as the melody Wendy sang over Liyue Harbor, but it is more sad.
"It seems that Miss Columbia's information channels are broader than our mayor's policies."
The girl's voice was followed by a joking tone.
Pantalone has his slender fingers intertwined, his dark blue gloves are embroidered with silver patterns between the fingers, and his hands are covered with various gemstone rings. He always seems to have an elegant and gentle smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, and his glasses
The gold chain on the frame sways with the earrings.
"If you are referring to the policy of "Jointly Prohibiting Private Misappropriation of State-owned Assets," then the punishment can indeed be called tolerant."
Puccinera also wore a stylish high hat, pressed his hands on the top of his cane, and the lenses on the right side of his round glasses reflected a faint light, and spoke in a straight tone.
Pantalone tilted her head upward slightly, showing an expression of playful regret.
"But the plan to make Northland Bank the financial heart cannot be suspended indefinitely..."
The verbal confrontation ended with the rich man's emotional speech, but both of them are scheming people, and they don't know what conspiracy they are planning in their hearts at this moment.
"Columbia, if this matter is related to the honor of the Fools, it is better to tell it in advance so that the other executives can understand."
The tall Capitano turned to face the girl, his tone was calm and majestic.
The captain knew about the grudge between the rich man and the rooster, but he didn't think such bickering was of any benefit. He was more concerned about the clown's intentions than repeatedly testing the bottom line of policies and laws.
So Capitano changed the subject to business.
However, the girl didn't seem to hear the captain's question. She raised her hand towards the bright light. The emotion under the blindfold could almost be called numbness and confusion.
"It turns out that the "captain" who prides himself on being upright doesn't know what happened."
The person who answered was the "Doctor" who put the test tube into his robe. He stood up and stepped on the giant snowflake pattern on the central floor of the Winter Palace. Under the mask, he pretended to be suppressed and fanatical: "Broken things...maybe better than the whole."
It has more research value."
As if he was used to these colleagues with Riddler attributes, the captain did not react to Dotore's sarcasm, but just returned to the silence of a rock on the sea cliff.
"If Piero doesn't show up again, I will return to the Fireplace House."
Arecino was originally staring at the falling frost and snow outside the window expressionlessly. After listening to the conversation of several people, he looked away impatiently. His brows were furrowed, and the red crosses in his black pupils were particularly eye-catching.<
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"It's a waste of time to stay with you rich businessmen and dignitaries who lack empathy and only find excuses to hide in winter..."
"The children are still waiting for tonight's meals and training."
Through the frosted glass, Arecino looked at the clock tower outside the Winter Palace. He seemed quite worried about the situation of the Hearth House, but the last half of his sentence came from the man who created orphans and then took them for his own use.
When the dean said it, he seemed extremely sarcastic.
"Huh ha ha ha... It's better to say that if you don't train, you won't have food, right?"
"It's rare for a good person to appear in that orphanage full of pain and hypocrisy, but he was sent to Mondstadt so easily."
The skirmisher put his feet on the long table and taunted him with a bad character. The wanderer's red-colored hat was placed on his chest. His dark blue short hair matched the lavender waistband, giving people the impression of the vastness of the universe.
The solemn feeling of space.
"You ignorant doll abandoned by God, what are you proud of?"
There was obvious anger in Arecino's words, and when he heard the other party calling him an abandoned doll, the soldier's expression quickly darkened, and he turned his head to stare at the servant with red hair. In the long past, Skirmisher understood from betrayal that everything in the world is just a cover for deception, so his chest will no longer be tainted by the world, and he has abandoned the inferior emotions of human beings.
But if someone dares to mention this past in front of him, they will get an extremely sad ending.
The conflict between Arecino and Scaramucci attracted the attention of the other executives. Everyone looked at the two men who were about to fight, and even looked forward to it.
"That's enough, Scaramucci..."
Just at this moment of tension, footsteps suddenly sounded from the head of the long table. The belated "Harlequin" appeared from the shadows and slowly walked into the light. The faint light illuminated his unmasked half.
The face has star pupils and a snow-white beard.
At this point, except for the "young master" and "lady" who are performing the mission, all members of the Fools have gathered.