You had this good stuff and didn't say it earlier?!

Upon hearing the Cat Princess's words, Leon couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Since being locked in by the "Bedtime Story," the most troubling issue for him wasn't the inability to use abnormal objects, but the overly secretive actions of the "Narration of Nonexistence."

For this ancient Pillar God, the existing records in the bureau were too scarce. He not only lacked any accurate intelligence, but he wasn't even sure if the thing used to lock him was actually called "Bedtime Story."

In the extreme lack of information, the resistance effect of "Materialism" had been unable to trigger, causing him to be tightly constrained by the power of the "Bedtime Story," forcing him to follow the arranged "plot."

And now the Cat Princess told him that she had a bearer of "truth" controlled by the "Narration of Nonexistence," which was undoubtedly excellent news!

As long as he could touch that hat, "Materialism" might be activated normally, thereby providing him with abnormal resistance, allowing him not to be so restrained, and then he'd have a lot more options!

'Where's that sleep hat?'

'Huh?'

'Show me that sleep hat! Our ability to escape the arrangements of the "Bedtime Story" may rely on this thing!'

Feeling the immense joy emanating from Leon, the Cat Princess shivered, then immediately got up in a fluster and said:

'That "Sleep Hat" was kept using an abnormal object and is at my home... let me take you there immediately!'

'Let's go!'

...

After finding the key to the problem, Leon could hardly speak properly anymore and didn't want to wait a second. He instructed Joshua and others to stay behind for news, then dashed out of the store with the Cat Princess in his arms.

Not long after their departure, tidy and heavy footsteps sounded outside the second-hand broom shop. Two squads of soldiers, wielding halberds, jogged in from the alley and dispersed the panicked pedestrians on the street, sealing off the vicinity of the shop completely.

"Search it for me!"

At the officer's loud command, these fully armed soldiers broke through the shop's door and entered in an orderly fashion, adeptly rummaging through the place.

"Report! We've found traces of the underground society!"

"Report! It looks like there was a gathering here not long ago!"

"Report! We caught suspicious persons!"

"What are you doing!"

Having been pulled up from a chair by two soldiers, the pent-up Prince Freckles burst out in anger, kicking a soldier's shin guard.

"Ouch!"

The soldier's shin guard was incredibly hard, and Prince Freckles let out a scream, bending over subconsciously from pain. But before he could check his foot, his left cheek was forcefully pressed onto the table by two soldiers.

"Dammit! I am..."

"Doesn't matter who you are!"

After glaring and shouting, the burly officer reached over to twist Prince Freckles's face to take a closer look, then frowned and said:

"Find someone else! This one's a male; that underground society only accepts female members!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the officer's words, the two soldiers holding Prince Freckles responded and rather roughly pushed Joshua back onto the chair, then went into the inner room with the others.

"Captain!"

Amidst Miss Zhuangpo's scream, the soldiers who had just broken into the room pulled out Lyra dressed in a maid outfit and reported excitedly:

"We've caught a woman suspected of being a member!"

"Excellent!"

Nodding with satisfaction, the burly officer stared sternly at the panicked Miss Zhuangpo and questioned loudly:

"Confess truthfully! What's your position in the Ball of Yarn Society? Apart from the Ball of Yarn Society, have you joined any other societies?"

"I... I don't know!"

Completely confused about what was going on, faced with a group of fierce military men who suddenly came in to arrest people, Miss Zhuangpo, who was already timid, couldn't help but stammer:

"I'm an outsider; I... I just arrived today."

"?"

After glancing at Miss Zhuangpo and realizing she indeed didn't look like a member of any underground society, the lead officer frowned and asked:

"What are you doing here!"

"I... I came with His Highness, the Prince."

His Highness, the Prince?

The burly officer was momentarily stunned, then his face changed tone immediately, recalling that the Lionheart Prince was rumored to have just visited today.

According to the Shaman Society, that Prince is arrogant and petty, not a good-tempered person, and having detained his people will certainly cause trouble afterward. Additionally, it was said he brought along a freckle-faced foolish prince, and that prince also...

Shit, there's also a prince involved!

Remembering the face he had seen earlier, the burly officer paled, realizing he was probably about to face consequences. However, before he could think of a remedy, joyful shouts came from the inner room.

"Report! Major discovery!"

What?!

At the sound of his subordinates' shouts, the officer's face became flushed once more. He took large strides into the inner room and looked toward the wooden board wall that had been violently dismantled.

"This is..."

"These are the photos of the Ball of Yarn Society's members!"

The two soldiers who had held down Prince Freckles each came over with a crowbar in hand, gleefully reporting:

"With this wall of photos, we can arrest people directly based on the photos, ensuring we capture this evil underground society in the shortest time possible!"

"Well done!"

After loudly praising, the burly officer, looking at the densely packed photos on the wall, his face flushed with excitement, first glanced back at the direction of Prince Freckles, then gritted his teeth, waving his hand:

"Take everyone here! This must be an important stronghold for the Ball of Yarn Society! Don't let a single one escape!"

"Yes!"

After carrying out the orders to take away Prince Freckles and Miss Zhuangpo, the burly officer carefully removed all the photos from the wall, collected them, and then continued assigning tasks with excitement:

"You two, go back and report the situation!"

'You, you, and you... all of you come with me! Arrest others based on the photos! We must complete the task given by Her Highness Catherine!'

'Yes!'

At the burly officer's orders, the triumphant soldiers this time didn't even bother forming ranks, following the officer quickly out of the shop and proceeding to other locations to carry out capture tasks.

After a while, the Evil Prince came rushing back from the street corner, full of joy with the Cat Witch in his arms, but didn't see Joshua and others who were supposed to wait for news. Only the battered second-hand broom shop remained in his sight.

After knocking on the doors of other shops, and understanding the situation that had occurred earlier, the Evil Prince couldn't help but frown. Holding the cat in his arms, he turned and left the street, heading to the Witch Court to seek an explanation.

However, not long after the Evil Prince left in fury, an ordinary young man dressed as a guard walked out of a public restroom at the street corner.

After tucking away some toilet paper, stretching his numb legs from squatting too long, he slowly walked back to the broom shop. Seeing the wreckage of the second-hand broom shop and the now-empty house, the unremarkable young man stood at the door with his mouth agape in confusion.

Wasn't it said that once locked by the "Story," abnormal objects wouldn't work? How did I still get left behind?