The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 524 - 522 New Profession

Chapter 524: Chapter 522 New Profession

Not long after William had returned,

Catherine also ran back, gasping for breath, carrying a lower body that seemed to have been torn apart, with parts of armor still wrapped around it.

"Oh no~ I made a mistake! I had already torn that person in half, thinking it was all over, but that guy’s regenerative abilities were truly terrifying!"

He even managed to break free of my nightmare’s influence, growing a wild boar-like lower body structure, and forcefully escaped, even hitting me in the waist. Oh, it feels like my kidneys are shattered."

Indeed, achieving an equal-level kill is really difficult~ You’re still better at it, boss."

The utterly joyous clown Art didn’t scold Catherine for her incompetence; instead, he comforted her, saying, "Honored tumor knights? They are known as the bravest troops of the Source Epidemic Area, as long as you, Catherine, leave that guy with enough psychological shadow, our Circus’s reputation won’t be tarnished."

As the three retreated to the Circus, the entire tent also collapsed and disappeared.

...

[Cancer Palace]

In the highest and deepest chamber,

the woman resting in bed, upon learning of this matter, did not immediately dispatch troops; she seemed to know that it was already too late to hurry over.

She also issued a notice that from now on, dealing with any suspected Circus events would involve deploying at least ten knights.

Regarding the death of Mammoth Yuno, she didn’t have much regret; in her view, individuals who couldn’t timely assess the situation and survive didn’t qualify to remain in the Cancer Palace.

The fact that someone from within the Circus proactively showed affinity to the Cancer Palace made her very interested; she quickly arranged for contacts with Oreina and the newly appointed Honored Tumor Knight – Jin Almeda, trying to confirm the identity of this person.

...

Circus - Main Venue Area

Since the audience retention rate after the magic show was less than 10%, the scheduled closing clown performance was directly canceled, and doors were closed early.

The tent folded and hid deep within the subspace, ensuring no more trouble would come knocking.

When Art, Catherine, and William returned to the stage area,

Chef Timi had already wheeled the boss to the venue,

The boss’s appearance was similar to that at the magic feast, only with more hair, covering the entire stage.

The main performers from the previous show, except for the beast tamer Zock who was absent due to special circumstances, all gathered at the lower end of the stage, waiting for the boss to review the performance.

However,

Chief Clown – Art had just rejoined the group.

Whoosh! A stream of black hair quickly wrapped around his clown suit, dragging him to the center of the stage, and suspending him in front of the boss.

[Direct gaze into the most primal Fear]

The next second, whoosh~

Art was dismembered on the spot; his arms, legs, and head were all thrown aside, and these limbs were instantly devoured by the black hair upon touching the ground.

Only Art’s main torso remained hanging in the air.

The boss’s face, formed of black hair, revealed a deep mouth, loudly scolding! During the scolding, even more primal black hair shot out from his mouth, piercing through Art’s torso.

"Next time without my permission, killing is forbidden! Otherwise, you will be punished with a [hundred days of confinement]."

A head slowly emerged on the surface of the remaining torso of Art, with a hook-nose and grotesquely yellow, crooked teeth that disgusted anyone who saw it.

"Oh~ boss, I just couldn’t resist the smell of benign tumor... Besides, they indeed could pose a threat to the Circus. Alright, next time I will definitely file a report first~"

The black hair flung.

Art’s torso shot out like a bullet, smashing against the wall where it shattered, but it took only a short ten seconds to reassemble and return to everyone’s side.

Clearly, the self-improvement Art derived from Mammoth was far greater than the physical punishment the boss inflicted.

Even pretending to be quite amiable, he put one arm around Catherine and the other around William.

"Cough! Cough, cough~ Next, I will conduct a performance review.

The official performance was successfully completed, but there were problems in the process. Due to William’s impromptu participation, there was a 10% reduction in the audience count during the intermission,

added to the overperformance of Zock and the Circus, the performance ended prematurely.

Next time I will expand the main venue, increasing the audience count from 800 to 1200, and the total duration of the performance will also be appropriately extended.

Furthermore, in accordance with the promise I made during the magic feast."

William Behrens’s performance made use of backstage and some details were not perfectly executed. Yet, reaching this level with merely two days of preparation exceeded my expectations.

Now,

Based on William’s perfect performance during the trial run and the mid-performance improvisation he introduced during the official show, he is bestowed with the title of "Chief Actor"

and a completely new department—the "Theater"—is established within the circus.

The creation of a new department requires time. I heard from Jian just now that you have already figured out a path, which is great! I’ll give you two months to complete this path, and upon your return, you can officially take over as the Chief Actor."

"Thank you, boss."

With William performing a gentleman’s bow, a thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue, largely credited to Mr. Rabbit.

"Thank you, everyone. This performance is officially over, please exit!"

The boss, due to health issues, didn’t provide much of a summary and left under the urging of chef Timi,

At that moment, most of the audience’s attention was focused on William, the new Chief Actor.

The closest clown, Art, immediately extended an invitation:

"So it’s a new position called ’Actor’?

It seems we will enjoy excellent drama performances in the future... William, why don’t you visit my Clown House to discuss?

If I remember correctly, nestled deep within my body are some who are adept at disguising and performing. If you need them, I can restore their freedom to support the establishment of the new department."

William was well aware that Art was not the type to offer help without motive, and while he considered how to politely decline,

another arm reached out and pulled William aside.

It even expanded and blocked the space between William and Art.

"William isn’t officially the Chief yet; he is still part of my Magic Department... I still have matters related to the Abyss to discuss with him, so Art, don’t interfere."

The one who pulled William away was Jian,

"Yes, yes, oh dear..." Art, having just messed up, wasn’t in a position to say much more and left in a comical and bizarre manner, blowing a sickening whistle.

Not far off, the acrobat sisters actively extended all four arms to wave goodbye to William,

while Mr. Rabbit rhythmically flexed his chest muscles, signaling through bodily communication that William was welcome to visit the acrobat group to have fun and attend some special parties.

Though clothed, William voluntarily flexed his chest in response.

Receiving the bodily message, Mr. Rabbit lingered no longer and left the main venue with his hands in his pockets.

...

[Jian’s Magic House]

The two sat opposite each other on the sofa as usual, with William holding a cup of tea that Jian had just brewed for refreshing the mind.

Jian didn’t directly discuss the Abyss, but first inquired about what had just happened outside the tent.

"If Art likes to make trouble, let him be. Why did you voluntarily follow? From what I know about Art, he generally doesn’t involve others when carrying out malign executions."

William explained the possibility that his friend might be involved in the Knight Squad. This explanation reassured Jian, who nodded in agreement.

"Human nature’s rich emotions? That’s good... It’s a bit reassuring for me, especially as the malign tumors on Art can easily spread and assimilate others.

Catherine, although raised by me since childhood, could also be influenced.

Alright, now onto the serious matters. William, you need to make an important decision here. If you choose wrongly, the two months given to you by the boss might not be enough."

"Remember, I mentioned before that the Old World Abyss is not the only one; there are even new types of Abyss that not even I have touched."

With speedy movements, Jian produced a three-dimensional model of the Old World, marking the known and unknown locations of the Abyss, totaling nine.

Instead of immediately making a choice, William took out his briefcase, retrieving a ’treasure’ hidden between its compartments.

Splat!

A piece of meat that seemed chewed up was thrown on the table.

Jian’s eyes widened at the sight of this strange meat.

"Hmm! Is this the ’Luck Meat’ from the Duke? I can’t believe you have something like this."

"Haha, the Duke indeed treated me well. When I mentioned wanting to seek my own path, he gave me a whole piece. I used half before to confirm the circus’s location, and now the remaining half will serve well for pinpointing the location of the Abyss."