I am the righteous path.

A door unfolded before him.
Evil thrived, and whispers spilled from within.
The resentful compound eyes flickered and vanished, the presence longing to burst out was blocked inside, and the alluring murmurs echoed in the ear.
The sticky, pink brain mumbled something. A figure cloaked in a yellow robe watched from a distance. A dark green presence, smelling of blood, roared. A string of wondrous soap bubbles released friendliness—and many, many guests.
They sincerely invited Lu Li to join this mad party.
Lu Li stepped in, his stride resolute and unwavering.
He had no reason to refuse.

Detective Agency of the Bizarre

Lu Li knew who, or rather what, it was.


The existence neither Anna, Baron, nor Petra could sense: the Door.


Its last appearance traced back to Seaview Cliff, almost four weeks past, the continuous situation had almost made Lu Li forget about it.


So today, the opportune Door descended once again.


Lu Li almost responded to it, after all, no one could be specially vigilant all the time, it was Baron and Petra's strange reaction that saved him.


"I'm fine, just a hallucination brought on by low Sanity Value," Lu Li explained to Baron and the others, then whispered in a voice only Anna could hear: "It's the 'Door'."


The chilling air dissipated slightly, and vanished in an instant; Anna's eyes flickered as she surveyed the basement: "Did it leave?"


The Investigator's Headquarters had still not replied regarding the "Door." After the Shadow of Puppetry event ended, Lu Li planned to go ask Tesla.


If he could survive the Shadow of Puppetry ceremony.


274. Petra's Testament