The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 577 - 575: The Newcomer

Chapter 577: Chapter 575: The Newcomer

At the entrance of the Circus, William bid farewell to the Prophet in the shape of a little grape. It was not a permanent goodbye, so there wasn’t much to say.

Survival in the Old World was not a problem for the little grape with her abilities, but whether she could fully activate all the corpses in a short period to achieve the Path was another matter.

However, William could wait; he was not in a hurry since he had already completed the Path.

"Huh, I wonder how things are going with City Lord Price. With his strength, he should pass quickly, plus with a personal endorsement from me, the Chief, securing an assistant department head position shouldn’t be a problem.

Let’s go have a look; after all, the Theater is being renovated with the help of the two sisters."

William casually grabbed a poker-faced person on the street to inquire about the recruitment assessment. This question caught the poker face off guard.

"Chief William, so you’re here! Our personnel were looking for you at the [Theater] last night, but a Candle Puppet stubbornly blocked the entrance, insisting you couldn’t be disturbed for any reason.

We were seeking you out for the newcomer’s audition. The applicant you referred has already had their results last night and passed the highly difficult assistant department evaluation."

"They passed? When can we bring him to the Theater?"

Poker face scratched his head, "The Theater? He can’t go to the Theater; he has been appointed ’Assistant Beast Tamer’ and needs to report to the Zoo after formalities, where Mr. Zock will personally meet him."

"Assistant Beast Tamer, what’s going on? Didn’t I clearly suggest on my personal recommendation form that this person should take up the role of Assistant Actor?"

"We certainly took your suggestion into consideration, but Mr. Price isn’t the only one who has recently passed the assistant department assessment. Another newcomer, more suitable for the Assistant Actor position, also completed the evaluation at the same time.

They have even competed in acting, strength, and so forth. Although Mr. Price can transform using moonlight, he falls slightly short in the acting department.

Ultimately, based on their different assessment scores, the boss personally designated their positions."

"There’s another newcomer who has passed the assistant department assessment with better acting than Price? Are they still there? If so, take me there right away to have a look."

"They are still there, follow me!"

Poker face could see that William was in a hurry and immediately sprouted eight spider legs from his back, quickly leading the way at top speed to the Circus’s special area for assistant department evaluations.

As soon as William stepped in, he saw City Lord Price, clad in silver armor, completing the final registration to become an Assistant Beast Tamer (intern). He needed to develop his own Fear Syndrome within the three-month internship to be officially appointed.

Price, sensing William’s presence, immediately turned around, "William, I’m really sorry! My abilities aren’t up to par, and I wasn’t able to get a position in your Theater... but they told me that the treatment for all assistant department staff is the same, and we can still meet often.

I never imagined such a small place could harbor so many strong people and talents. The guy who competed with me is impressive and quite distinctive, truly more suited than me to become an actor and assist you."

"Where is he?"

"Right next to me."

"Hmm?"

Reminded by this, William finally noticed a skinny man of probably just 1.6 meters tall leaning on Price’s side.

The man had somehow acquired a white shirt, clearly two sizes too large, making him look quite sloppy, and his pants were rainbow-colored, flashy beach shorts.

The man did not emit any aura, seemingly blending in with the environment, which was why William’s initial attention was drawn to the physically imposing and distinctively featured Price and not immediately to this man.

Feeling William’s gaze, the newcomer, who had been intently reading the contract, turned around,

and to his surprise, there was a completely mismatched gray tie hanging on the front of the oversized white shirt,

His face looked gaunt and sallow, suggesting malnourishment. His two eyes showed ’Scattered Eyes’—one pupil to the right, one to the left, each eye independently moving at will.

His sparse and yellowish hair was haphazardly stuck on his head,

"William, Lord William! I’ve seen your two performances, and they were amazing!

Especially that first trial performance, it was so spectacular. Your one-man, multi-role portrayal of the Orphanage had me captivated on the spot."

"And you are?"

"Mahat J. Nash! I used to be the Circus’s Jack of Spades, but I never got to utilize my acting talent fully. Although I thought about becoming an Assistant Clown, Miss Catherine is very talented, and I don’t really like characters like Art.

So, I became the manager,

until I saw your performance and heard that the boss was planning to create a new Theater department centered around you. That’s when I made up my mind to transfer to your assistant department."

Although the process was difficult, I still did it!

Right, I just heard your conversation and it seemed you wanted Price to be your assistant. If you insist on this, I am willing to step aside."

"No need, since it’s the boss’s arrangement, I don’t mind.

You were the manager before, so you must be very familiar with the circus’s internal and external affairs, right?"

"Of course, I will assist you wholeheartedly and reduce your burden as much as possible... I know it’s not easy at the beginning of establishing a department, so let me help!"

William looked at his assistant who was almost obsessed with him and, for the moment, couldn’t judge whether the other party was sincere or pretending.

"A very decent acting ability, intertwining sincerity with disguise, it’s difficult to see through his essence; we need a deeper contact to understand.

However, one thing is for sure, this guy really likes you! But from the feeling he gives off, he also really wants to devour you and take your place as the chief actor.

Be careful, William~"

Yi Chen rarely gave a prompt in his mind.

"Hmm."

William’s pupils swept over Nash and Price, "Speaking of which, have you two had a strength comparison?"

Nash responded immediately, "Of course! After all, Mr. Price initially wanted to be an assistant actor too. We competed not only in acting but also in strength... I have to say Price is strong, almost putting me out of the running."

"No winner?"

By this time, Price had finished signing all the documents, "No winner, or I should say, my current attack mode can’t pose a deadly threat to him."

This made William frown,

He was well aware of Price’s traits; as an Honored Tumor Knight, his forte was offense.

"By the way, do you have recordings of your assessment competition? It would allow me to understand the newly appointed assistant faster."

Nash eagerly took over the conversation, "The chief is entitled to view the assistant’s assessment recordings. Hey, you—Red Heart 5, hurry up and bring up the recording for Mr. William and get it running! Or else I’ll break your legs!"

Nash’s managerial style was still evident, and the staff, somewhat afraid of him, quickly brought a fresh brain soaked in solution, storing the complete assessment memory.

Red Heart 5 said humbly, "Mr. William, do you need my help connecting to the brain machine?"

"No need, I’ll do it myself."

William took the container, and a host of neural tentacles wriggled out from his ear canal to connect to the brain.

Nash watched this scene, drooling with excitement, "Wow! Mr. William is showing his Madness Brain ability!"

As William accessed the memory images, his expression tensed.

"Nash, this guy... He doesn’t die? What kind of perverse regeneration ability is this?"

In the displayed images, no matter how Price, the City Lord, tore with his silver claws or whipped with his silver-wrapped tail,

Nash made as many dodge moves as possible, but mostly couldn’t avoid them.

Each time, he would be maimed, and the wounds would be covered with a layer of Moonlight Silver Stain that prevented regeneration.

Yet Nash continued to regenerate superfast, whether it was tissue as small as a fingertip or a large chunk of torso, the speed was the same, making him appear unfazed.

Throughout the contest, Nash’s expression had only changed once

In the later stages of the duel, Price brought out his last resort, similar to the Abyss Mask’s, where he condensed Moonlight Energy in his mouth and spewed a powerful Moonlight Beam, which would obliterate anything it enveloped.

Nash’s originally relaxed expression turned serious in an instant, and he disassembled his body and scattered his parts before the beam hit, ultimately regenerating from a small leg.

After completing the memory review, William looked at Nash.

"Impressive performance, come with me... The theater is under renovation, and you could help me with some things."

"As you command! Dear Lord William!"