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愚者内部的不同派系对幻月游戏似乎有着不同的态度？ Different factions within the Fools seem to have varying attitudes toward the Phantasmoon Games?

欢迎各位新加入的兄弟姐妹，恭喜你们这群小傻瓜，终于穿过令人啼笑皆非的荒唐世界，踹开了酒馆的大门！

Welcome, all you new brothers and sisters! Congratulations, you little sillies, on finally making it through a ridiculously absurd world to this tavern!

先别急着哈哈大笑，你不会以为你逃过荒诞的大手了吧？没有没有，我可爱的小傻瓜们，世界的尽头绝不是荒诞的尽头！虽然酒馆不是公司，但有人的地方就有拉帮结派，在真正上桌之前，你得先学会宇宙终极的奥秘、一个社会人毕生的课题——「站队」！

But don't start laughing just yet. Surely you don't think you've escaped the grasp of absurdity? No, no, my lovely little sillies, the end of the world is hardly the end of absurdity! This tavern may not be the IPC, but wherever there are people, there are "sides." So before you can actually sit at the table, you must first master the ultimate mystery of the cosmos, the lifelong lesson of every social being: "picking a side"!

假面愚者的内部派系斗争是很残酷的。来吧，伴随着幻月满盈，愚者们早已制定好了各自的游玩攻略。「嘻嘻哈哈福斯塔夫」整合了当下酒馆里大热的几大阵营，带你玩转幻月游戏。

The internal factional struggles among the Masked Fools are ruthless. Now, with the Phantasmoon at its fullest, the Fools have each laid out their own guides. Hippy Falstaff has compiled a list of the most popular factions currently in the tavern to help you navigate the Phantasmoon Games.

原教旨派

The Purists

募新口号：「乐子神其实在…二次元！」

Recruitment Slogan: "Aha is actually... an animation character!"

据传，此派创始人普鲁普鲁，曾在阅读《幻月游戏：一段阿哈秘史》第732章第三节时发现，幻月游戏的另一个古老的名字为「幻造胎藏曼荼罗」，由此他一拍大腿，大胆提出「幻月游戏真正的主角其实是幻造种。」并凭借这个有力的证据宣称，这就是欢愉的原教旨。

It is rumored that the faction's founder, Pruproo, was reading Chapter 732, Section 3 of Phantasmoon Games: An Unofficial History of Aha when he saw the Games's old name, "Mandala of the Imagenatic Womb World." He had a realization and boldly claimed, "The true stars of the Phantasmoon Games are actually the imagenae." And that, my friends, is the Purist doctrine of the Elation.

这一推论迅速吸引了大量忠实于膜拜幻造种的假面愚者。一直以来，此派的核心目标都是努力托举一位美少女幻造种登顶幻月游戏，以实现他们「次元突破」的寄望，可惜屡战屡败、再战再败…最靠近胜利的一次，是一位噗噜谒者横空出世，原教旨派的愚者们含泪挥舞荧光棒，成功助力它在八名谒者中，夺下了愿力第七的宝座。

This was like catnip for Masked Fools who were already obsessed with the imagenae. Their life's goal is to get a "best girl" from the imagenae to the pinnacle to win the whole Phantasmoon Games, hoping to "break into the animation dimension." But they failed, terribly... Their biggest "win" was when a ploo Supplicant showed up. The Purists wept, waved their glowsticks, and got it to seventh place... out of eight.

而今年，火花小姐成功参赛，让他们有了更大的野心：「干脆许愿…把阿哈也变美少女吧！」

And this year, Miss Sparxie successfully participated in the Game, and they've leveled up their ambition: "This year, let's just wish to turn Aha into our best girl!"

改良派

The Reformists

募新口号：「我管乐子神在哪？」

Recruitment Slogan: "Who cares where Aha is?"

哦！新兴的改良派，「嘻嘻哈哈福斯塔夫」非常看好的一只新股——在数年的派系斗争后，已经和原教旨派有了分庭抗礼的势头。

Ah, the up-and-coming Reformists! A hot new stock that I, Hippy Falstaff, am quite bullish on. After years of fighting, they're finally strong enough to rival the Purists.

这一派的假面愚者信守「娱神不如娱己」。他们还是遵守幻月游戏的规则，但万事都要先图自己一乐，要求老掉牙的手段务必推陈出新，至于阿哈，谁笑起来不是阿哈阿哈！

These Masked Fools live by the motto: "Please yourself before you please the gods." They play by the Phantasmoon Games' rules, but only if it's fun for them, demanding that outdated jokes get a fresh coat of paint. And Aha? Pfft, anyone who laughs is Aha!

顺带一提，改良派都是实干的乐子人，单纯的口头笑话可不能满足他们的胃口，据说此派最新的计划，是和原教旨派中的摇摆分子合作，搞出张能骗过乐子神的第九副面具。

Also, Reformists are doers, not talkers. Words alone won't cut it. Their latest scheme, I hear, is to team up with some of the less devout Purists to forge a ninth mask, one that can even fool The Laughter.

地狱笑话派

The Roasters

募新口号：「把乐子神送回地狱！」

Recruitment Slogan: "To hell with Aha!"

谈到这个派系，就连从不停止嘻嘻哈哈的福斯塔夫我，也要冷肃自己笑僵的脸蛋。

Now, for these guys... Even I, Hippy Falstaff, who never stops laughing, have to wipe the grin off my face and get serious for a moment.

此派系在数年前异军突起，一举吞并了曾嚣张一时的「冷笑话派」，是目前最被敌对的假面愚者派系。他们宣称普通的笑话平平无奇，真正冒犯的艺术已被欢愉荒弃，并提出「去调侃死亡，阿哈就掌管地狱」。可惜豪壮的只有口号，这个派系里口无遮拦的家伙多到令人发指，并因有过激分子在幻月游戏调侃「告死魔事件」成为全民公敌——显然，这些家伙又玩脱了。

They shot up out of nowhere a few years back, absorbing the once-proud "Dad Jokers." They are, by far, the most hated group of Fools. They preach that comedy has lost its edge, that the art of the truly offensive has been abandoned by the Elation. Here's their brilliant idea: "Mock death itself, and Aha shall reign in hell." Too bad they're all talk. The group is full of edgelords who don't know when to quit, and they made everyone hate them when some radicals joked about the Herald of Death incident during the Phantasmoon Games... Yeah, they played with fire and, predictably, got burned.

此外，这帮缺德的家伙其实大部分离开酒馆后都表现良好，并常在@门附近行善积德…这都是题外话了。

Ironically, most of these degenerates are model citizens outside the tavern, often seen doing charity work near the @ Gate... but let's not get sidetracked.

憋笑的大多数派

The Majority Who Holds Back Laughter

募新口号：「*憋笑*」

Recruitment Slogan: "*hold back laughter*"

不要被这个名字劝退，这可不是什么禁欲系假面愚者，憋笑的真正含义是：「对不确定的笑话先憋住，听到别人笑了就跟着拍案大笑吧！」此派当下的领袖就是我：「嘻嘻哈哈福斯塔夫」！（不然我为什么写这个募新宣传册）

Hey, don't let the name turn you off. We're not killjoys. The real art of holding it in is: "If you're not sure if a joke is funny, just wait. The second you hear someone else laugh, you start roaring!" And who's the leader of this brilliant movement? Moi! Hippy Falstaff! (Why else would I be your humble narrator?)

不认识我？那就对了！我是岌岌无名的大多数，在外面的世界保持沉默，在酒馆里为所有乐子憋笑，毫不起眼，不过，这就是我提倡的生存之道。

Never heard of me? That's the idea! I'm part of the invisible majority. I'm silent in the real world. But in the tavern, I save my laughter for every punchline. I'm a nobody, and that's the secret to survival.

一个鲜为人知的观点是，笑话是有代价的（地狱笑话派的高负伤率），笑话也是有观点的（次元突破派）。一个更鲜为人知的观点是，跟着大家一块儿笑，就没有麻烦能找上门。所以对幻月游戏，我们不需要有观点，也不需要有态度…因为我们就是听个笑话的无辜小人物嘛。

Here's a fun fact: jokes come with a price (just ask the Roasters and their medical bills). And jokes have a purpose (just ask the animation worshipers). Here's a better fact: if you laugh when everyone else laughs, you'll never get in trouble. So for the Phantasmoon Games, we don't need opinions. We don't need a perspective. We're just the innocent audience, here to enjoy a good joke.

我们不踏上舞台，不遵守规则，我们是一切乐子的看客；

We offer no performance, and we follow no rules. We are simply free to be entertained.

我们不加置喙，我们永葆中立，我们自在体会一切欢愉。

We offer no comment, and we remain forever neutral. We simply enjoy the experience of Elation.

瞧！没有责任，没有束缚，憋笑的大多数别提多自由，甭管老笑话、新乐子、地狱笑话、冷笑话，保持跟随，笑就完事儿，这就是小人物的力量，这就是大众的欢笑！

Look at that! No responsibility, no attachments. We're the freest Fools around! Old jokes, new pranks, dark humor, dad jokes... we just follow the lead and laugh our heads off! That's the power of the nobodies, the cheer of the majority!

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来吧，请选择你的阵营！

So come on, choose your faction!