The official bus started moving slowly, which left everyone on board feeling a bit puzzled—
After all, the most crucial heavyweight guest hadn't boarded yet.
At that moment, someone took the initiative to ask:
"Hey, hey, hasn't Joker gotten on the bus?"
"Joker said he'd report on the scene when the time comes, so he won't meet up with us," one of the staff members explained.
"So, the officials still don't know what Joker looks like until now?"
"Yeah, we still don't know..."
A Paru Trainer asked curiously, "Geez, isn't he just standing us up again?"
"This Joker really is a very socially anxious person, huh."
"That's why he's been able to keep the mystery until the end; I can't tell if it's real social anxiety or fake."
"Anyway, he should show his face today; using this mystery as a selling point isn't exactly great. The 'King of Paru' never appears and just keeps everyone's expectations hanging."