Digging Deeper into the Game's Story

The old television in front of me flickered with static again.

The two PhDs disappeared in an instant.

Everything ended here.

Brother Banana stared at the sizzling screen and fell silent.

Judging from the previous encounters, the game's plot is gradually coming to light.

But that's only the surface of the water. What's underwater?

Brother Banana had a very bold guess about this.

He was so audacious that even he himself couldn't believe it.

So much so that he now constantly doubts its authenticity, wondering if there's something wrong with his head, how could he have such unrealistic speculations?

How dare you believe that the entire game world is an illusion?

Thinking of this, Brother Banana shook his head violently.

I calmed myself down.

Begin reviewing and organizing the background information you have gathered.

First, based on the known content displayed in Room 1408.

D-5671 is a father with a daughter who has a terminal illness.

Judging from the fact that his wife has yet to appear, this man must have gotten a divorce.

Therefore, he must have been raising his daughter alone, and it must have been a very difficult time for him.

So much so that they didn't even have enough money for their daughter's hospitalization.

The above is Brother Banana's own deduction based on known information.

Next, it's a matter of guessing and testing.

In order to pay for his daughter's medical treatment, the father left her under the pretext of buying donuts and began raising money elsewhere.

His actions were discovered by agents of the research organization within the game.

It could be under the pretext of helping her daughter with her medical treatment, or perhaps she was willing to pay money.

In short, the agent must have made some kind of deal with the father, bringing him back to the research institute and assigning him the designation D-5671.

But this father never expected that the research organization would erase his memory!

The hospital's daughter was also forced to leave the hospital because she had no money for treatment. She was left alone and miserable, and eventually died tragically by the river.

Even on her last breath, she was still calling out for her father.

On the other hand, the father, whose memory had been erased, lived in the research organization for more than a year.

During this period, perhaps due to his deep love for his daughter, he would occasionally recall that he had a daughter with a terminal illness waiting for him. This inexplicable memory state caused his psychological assessment scores to be low each time.

Furthermore, because he routinely performs a memory wipe at the end of each month, he forces himself to forget his daughter every time he thinks of her.

This caused him serious side effects.

There was a significant error in their sense of time.

He felt he had only just arrived at the research organization, and his daughter was still waiting for him to return from the hospital.

Little did they know, more than a year had already passed.

His daughter had also died in the wild long ago.

Finally, it was this father who learned the truth.

The researchers told him that more than a year had passed outside and he had nothing left.

In this situation, he underwent another psychological evaluation, which resulted in an E score.

She was deceived, lost her most beloved daughter, and was even used as an experimental subject.

This father had given up on the whole world.

His long-term experiments filled him with hatred, and he wanted to take revenge on these cold-blooded humans who he saw as monsters.

With this mindset, he was forced to participate in an experiment.

An experiment conducted while the patient was in a coma.

Entering a hallucination!

Thinking of this, Brother Banana broke out in a cold sweat.

Judging from the conversation between the two PhDs and the analysis articles on Bihou website),

The helmet in the Z-FBC-0825 control room is likely designed to create an illusionary world that is difficult to distinguish from reality.

Those who put on the helmet will enter this illusionary world.

Meanwhile, judging from the performance of the D-9931 in the live demonstration,

Time flows differently in the illusion world and the real world, so much so that D-9931, who spent more than 2,000 years in the illusion world, is insignificant to people in the real world.

Even if his level of life has evolved!

In this case, D-5671 was made to wear a helmet for the experiment.

Given his previous hatred for the world, this illusory world of his is probably not simple.

Brother Banana swallowed hard and continued digging deeper into the clues.

D-5671, heartbroken by the death of his daughter, lost all trust in the world and wanted it destroyed.

In the world of illusion, he got what he wanted.

A terrifying shell, resembling a nuclear bomb, landed on the ground, its impact sweeping across the entire city.

At the same time, because he was deceived, and because of the hospital's ruthlessness and the research organization's doctor's indifference to life, he believed that most humans were cold-blooded and ruthless monsters.

Then, in the world of illusion, it was restored once again.

The Apartment Building was filled with all sorts of monsters that didn't exist before, some resembling humans and others not, all mixed together.

However, the problem is...

Where is D-5671?

If this world is an illusion created by the helmet, then who is the protagonist I am controlling now?

Who is the 'me' in my phone?

What is their relationship with D-5671?

However, Brother Banana now has a different opinion.

Could they be the same person?

Could the game protagonist I'm controlling be D-5671?

He quickly shook his head.

It is highly probable, but without solid evidence, nothing can stand.

However, the opening CG clearly states that the game's protagonist is on a business trip, so he should be an office worker.

The game doesn't explain what D-5671 did before, but perhaps it was the same profession as the game's protagonist?

Moreover, if this is an illusion, then is this so-called business trip necessarily real?

Furthermore, with the memory erased and everything forgotten, the game's protagonist might not even remember that he is D-5671!

In reality, he lost his memory and fell into a coma.

It's not impossible that the hatred and obsession in one's heart could cause a mutation during a hallucination.

There are too many mysteries surrounding this matter.

Let's see if this room can give him more information!

However, he was somewhat curious.

Since entering this room, the game's protagonist seems to have become mute, no longer uttering lines or offering any opinions.

It's worth noting that on the previous floors, whether it was the relief of Outlast or the confusion when encountering strange events, the protagonist would always utter a line or two.

But in Room 1408, faced with so many strange occurrences, he acted like a mere spectator, which was quite odd.

It seems that the production team did this intentionally?

Sizzle

Just then, a flame suddenly appeared in the fireplace in the living room, interrupting Brother Banana's thoughts.

He looked up in confusion, only to see the cabinet being slowly pushed open by a rush of hot air, revealing the protective metal wire mesh inside and the raging fire.

What's going on this time?

Brother Banana walked up to the cabinet fireplace and looked at the flames burning inside, but he couldn't feel any heat.

However, the slight reddish tinge in the viewpoint reveals the high temperature here.

Looking through the barbed wire fence, you can see a small body lying amidst the raging flames.

It was the body of a little girl.

She placed her hands flat on her chest, appearing very peaceful amidst the flames.

It is quite obvious that the little girl's body that appeared out of nowhere is most likely D-5671's daughter.

Looking at the scene before him, Brother Banana shook his head with some sympathy.

He raised his hand and closed the fireplace mantel door.

The sound of the flames burning disappeared in an instant.

When it was opened again, it was pitch Pitch Black inside, with no firelight to illuminate it anymore.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Brother Banana frowned, just as he was about to leave.

The television screen, which was full of static, suddenly lit up again.

Brother Banana turned his head and looked inside; it was a family documentary.

The scene appears to be a family of three playfully bickering, creating a warm atmosphere filled with laughter.

Hey Dad, isn't my new dress pretty?

On the television screen, the little girl who had been burned in the fireplace earlier appeared on camera.

She was wearing a white dress, her face beaming with a smile, and she happily twirled around, showing off her charming appearance.

On the sofa behind her sat a Visage woman, who was also smiling happily.

As expected, the camera shown on the television screen is likely that of D-5671.

This shows that he originally had a happy family.

Sizzle—Sizzle—

The television, which had been creating a warm and inviting atmosphere, suddenly started flickering and displaying a distorted image, as if it had malfunctioned.

However, it didn't take long for things to return to normal.

But the contents inside have changed.

The little girl who was jumping around happily in front of the camera is now lying in a hospital bed.

Her little face no longer had the joyful smile it once had, nor the healthy rosy glow it once possessed.

All that remained was that pale, slightly gaunt face.

She looked at the camera and forced a smile.

[Dad, I promise I'll get better. Once I'm better, you and Mom won't argue anymore. Then we can be happy together like before.]

[Dad, don't cry. Don't worry. The nurses said I'm very strong. I'll definitely get better. When I do, you have to buy me donuts!]

Brother Banana watched the performance unfold before him, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

The storyline behind this game is becoming increasingly clear.

Whether D-5671 was the protagonist he was controlling or not is no longer important.

Now, all he wants to know is what else this Room 1408 will show him.

The TV screen went blank again.

A woman's reflection appears in it.

It was none other than the little girl's mother, D-5671's wife!

Brother Banana stared intently as she slowly approached.

Amidst the malfunctioning ripples, her face was filled with anger and sorrow, her eyes fixed on Brother Banana through the screen.

She stretched out her hand and pointed at him angrily.

[You killed her! You killed her!! You killed her!!!]

Bang--

Amidst the roars, the television screen shattered on the spot.

Countless shards of glass shattered and scattered like bullets.

Brother Banana, standing right in the middle, was the first to be hit, his face covered in stabs.

His vision suddenly blurred, and it was stained with blood.

The game's protagonist trembled and staggered backward, his body collapsing uncontrollably.

As he lay dying with his eyes closed, the doctor's voice rang out again, uttering his last words in a recollection-like manner.

[Doctor 1: Ah, the new guy. Arrange for him to get a psychological evaluation first. As for the numbering, just use numbers 5, 6, 7, and 1 in sequence.]

Then, the screen went black, and all was silent.

Is he dead?

Brother Banana fell silent as the screen went dark.

Now, he has obtained sufficient plot information from this room.

Next, I organized everything and then focused all my efforts on completing the game to fully uncover its storyline!

Finally, let's see if this game has any connection to the previous installments!

I didn't finish writing this chapter yesterday, and I've been revising it until now before finally posting it.