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The Man in Black and the Law of the Blade That Tries to Remember

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In R▲ND✜M⦿P☻LIS, sometimes weapons harbor secrets their owners don't remember. ◆ The Law of the Blade That Tries to Remember reads: "Every knife knows something. The question is, will you remember what it has done?" This is why there's a Man in Black in the city – the one who carries the knife that holds history. Who is he? ▣ He's clad in an old, worn dark coat as if it has been donned countless times. ▣ His gloves are tattered, yet no one has ever seen him without them. ▣ The knife in his hand drips, even if it hasn't pierced anything. It's said the knife remembers more than the man himself. But if that's true, what is it trying to recall? How does its blade function? ◆ Every time he gazes at it, it appears different. ◆ Every time he attempts to discard it, it reappears in his grasp. ◆ Every time he tries to recollect whom it struck, he hears only his own name. Some suggest he's not a murderer but a gatherer of others' crimes. Others claim he's simply forgotten a past identity. This is the tale of a man who longed to uncover the truth. ◆ One day, someone asked him, “Do you know who you've killed?” 📍 The Man in Black looked at the knife. 📍 The blade trembled as if attempting to respond. 📍 But the only word he heard was his own name. ☒ Now he roams the city, leaving behind drops that never fade. ☒ Now he tries not to gaze at the blade, yet he can't release it. ☒ Now he doesn't know who he was – but he knows someone must remember. What will happen if you take his knife? ☒ You might discover whom it has killed – but perhaps it will be your name. ☒ You might attempt to cleanse it – but will the man remain? ☒ You might shatter the blade – but what if that releases the memories? But if you peer into the blade's reflection – who will you see there? The final mystery Someone left a note in an old notebook found on the streets of R▲ND✜M⦿P☻LIS: ◆ “I don’t remember what I did. But if the knife is with me, it remembers.” But the name on the cover has vanished.

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