The Last Gentleman
Chapter 483: 481: Rabbit

"Why should he be blamed! William didn’t do anything, I can testify!"

"It was clearly that rabbit that caused the accident during the performance, so why blame William? Are you even being reasonable!"

Catherine, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at the dead rabbit on the ground, became more agitated as she spoke!

Her agitation was because she knew very well that William had never undergone circus training and was likely to fail during the rehearsal.

If he failed, William would be labeled as a ’Disturber’ and imprisoned, even losing the assistant magician job he had just acquired.

In the worst case scenario, he could even end up as a dish served at the Magic Banquet Room to entertain the guests.

Mozander felt somewhat helpless, "Catherine stop causing a scene, there’s nothing I can do. This is the boss’s rule, personal belongings that lead to mistakes will implicate the individual involved.

If William had managed to control the green-eyed rabbit in time, this could have been avoided."

"Who knew the rabbit would suddenly run wild, and moreover, it dashed out in an instant!" Catherine suddenly turned towards the Beast Tamer sitting on the side, "Zock, right? William didn’t do anything, why should he be punished?"

However, Zock’s expression was serious as he placed his hands under his chin to respond.

"No... it is indeed related to William.

Because when he met the green-eyed rabbit, he made a gesture of invitation, and it was because of this invitation that led the rabbit here, ultimately causing the incident.

Let’s just follow the rules.

Don’t waste any more time, William, hurry up and adapt to the stilt-walking and complete the rehearsal."

"You!!" Out of anger, Catherine tore at her scalp, and the heads of women gathered at the back of her head sprouted octopus tentacles due to rage.

But all she did was express anger, not daring to do anything else. Causing a scene in the circus would only bring more trouble.

"It’s okay, I’ll participate in the rehearsal!"

William made his decision, stood up, and walked towards the performance area, although he faintly felt that everything seemed to be someone else’s design, he still willingly accepted it.

As he walked to the area, Mozander threw something at him.

Thump!

A pair of blood-stained stilts, which had been disassembled from an injured performer, were caught by William.

"Hmm? High quality indeed, bone density, hardness, and toughness are all at a high standard..."

Far from being uneasy due to being involved in an accident, William was instead amazed by the ’stilts’ before him, eagerly fitting them to the bottom of his feet.

Whoosh!

He inserted the sharp parts of the stilts into his heels, a sensation that felt as satisfying as picking at his foot.

Clang clang~

The iron chains that had fused with his bones due to the ’Perfect Birth Body’ instantly invaded and infected the extraneous leg bones on the stilts, spreading the diseased trait of the chains to them.

When the chains had spread through the entire stilt, they transformed it into a part of William’s body.

Simultaneously, Madness Brain began to function, a series of neuronal currents spread throughout his body, stimulating brain cells within muscle tissues and allowing his physical body to quickly adapt to the current state of the stilts.

Less than ten seconds after fusing the bone,

William stood up on the stilts, starting to perform rapid jumps and runs, not at all like a novice.

After five minutes of adaptation and warm-up, William came before Mozander, "Could you let me interact with a regular member on a Thought level, so I can understand the full rehearsal process.

I assure you this interaction won’t cause any discomfort or side effects at the brain level. Zock is here too, he can vouch for this."

Mozander gestured to a nearby member, "Hey you! Come here, for the next five minutes, no matter what this newcomer does, do not resist."

"Yes, captain."

As soon as the person approached, William took an Instant Step to get behind him, first whispering in his ear, "Please relax, I am just borrowing some information from your brain, I mean no harm."

As the whisper ended,

William backed up against him, their heads pressed together.

The book imprint on the back of Madness Brain began to turn, directly transcribing useful circus information from the other person’s memory, not just reading rehearsal memories, but also simulating the learning of the circus through brain-interaction during the reading period, in a fantasy state.

The timing was just right,

Five minutes later, William opened his eyes on time, his head smoking.

To outsiders, it might have seemed like a simple memory reading, but Beast Tamer Zock immediately saw the issue.

"To complete the learning of circus arts in such a short time using Madness Brain, apart from the extreme adaptability of his Physical attributes, the knowledge transformation rate of Madness Brain is also quite frightening. Truly worthy of being my brother William."

"Let’s join the circus for a bit, and if they truly are unreasonable, I will forcefully take you out."

The rehearsal resumed.

William replaced the previous actor who had fallen, swiftly climbed to the top of the human ladder, and began his performance under the watchful eyes of Mozander, the troupe leader.

He didn’t seem like a newcomer, although some of his movements were still immature. Yet, at critical points, William always managed to be in the right place in advance to best support the other performers.

The rehearsal took a total of one hour,

and concluded as William was thrown into the air, completing a 1080° complex twist and landing smoothly on the opposite human ladder.

"Great!"

Mozander was the first to applaud, and the actors forming the human ladder were also excited and joined in the applause. This rehearsal was so successful it could be used in a formal performance.

However, amidst the loud applause, William heard an ’unusual clapping.’

This clapping was so penetrating that it easily drowned out the other sounds and reached William’s ears, even feeling as though some furry hand was stroking his ears.

Who?

When William looked down, all the performers, including Mozander, turned towards the studio door.

A man wearing a rabbit mask, white trousers, no shirt but with a bow tie, appeared in their line of sight.

The headgear was similar to the overscaled cartoon versions found in Disney paradise.

The human ladder disbanded, and all performers landed on the ground and bowed, even Mozander, who was the third leader, did the same.

William followed suit, mimicking others’ actions.

"Grand Master!"

As the circus performers shouted in unison, the identity of the man before them became clear.

However, the leader of the circus did not respond to the crowd but walked straight up to William and placed his hand on William’s shoulder, kneading the muscles there with a rather gentle force.

"Hmm, such a unique physique.

You adapted to, and even learned, the acrobatic performance in such a short time. It’s a pity that Jian has already chosen you. Otherwise, if you had stayed with me, you would definitely have obtained the best physical development."

At this point, Zock, the Beast Tamer, couldn’t sit still and approached proactively.

"Mr. Rabbit, how about it? My brother is quite impressive, right? This type of full-body Madness Brain coverage is something I’m seeing for the first time as well."

"Zock, your physique doesn’t seem to have changed much recently; you seem a bit lax."

"I’m developing a new beast species. When I have the time, I will naturally focus on improving my physique."

"Could you give me a moment? Zock, I’d like to have a word with this young human alone."

The rabbit mask tilted slightly while a red light shone from the eye holes, signaling a question that realistically didn’t allow room for denial.

Under the mask, Zock’s face contorted, not saying much else. If this were his zoo, he might have been able to forcefully keep William, but now even he had no choice but to step back.

As for Catherine,

she had been hiding in a corner of the audience seats since the Grand Master entered the studio, not daring to say a word.

"William, that’s your name, right?"

"William Behrens, from an outside human organization G&D. Invited by Catherine to the Fear Circus, currently serving as an assistant to the magician."

"Mm~I’ve been watching you from the moment you entered the circus, specifically, your physique.

Mozander had previously dealt with humans under Catherine’s invitation, using ’nightmares’ as a ’medium’... He was defeated by one, and it was a complete defeat on a physical level.

I personally examined Mozander’s injuries and roughly deduced the techniques and physical traits of the opponent, which match yours to a certain degree.

That person, do you know him?"

"Yes, the one who defeated troupe leader Mozander, is my teacher in the human organizations."

"Just as I thought~ a great teacher indeed produces outstanding students.

That’s great, if there is a chance, I must invite your teacher to the circus, and I will most certainly offer him a warm welcome. Tell him, I have no malice, I only want to engage in a physical discussion."

"Okay, when I return, I will definitely convey your message to my teacher."

The Grand Master gently patted William’s shoulder, "Mm, very good! You are not nervous, and very honest... You can come to our circus more often in the future, just follow the rules and you’ll be fine.

Additionally, you can call me Mr. Rabbit. Welcome to join the circus, continue with your visit."

Mr. Rabbit stepped back and mimicked William by making a gentleman’s bow.