Zither-Drum Harmony

Obviously, if the Night Owl is left alone in her room tonight, there's an 80% chance something bad will happen to her.

--Rounded to the nearest hundredth, it's 100%.

Although the [Apartment Resident Rules] state that it is best to stay in one's room after 9 p. m. and not go out, Bai Zhi has already broken the rules for two nights in a row, so he doesn't care about breaking them one more time.

And given his Skill, he was confident he could return to his room in a timely manner.

There was once a technique called the Flying Thunder God Technique; this one is called the Flying Shadow Guard Technique.

--Unfortunately, it consumes too much mana.

If it weren't for the drinks at Bar that provided various temporary buffs, he wouldn't have been confident enough to come and do this.

By the third day, he had gathered quite a few scattered clues about the Apartment, but piecing them together was no easy task.

The Game on the Notebook in every room, the posters in every room that change their animations over time, the rule of turning off the lights promptly at 11 pm every night, the dummy made of human Skeleton in the Supermarket, the sudden attack by the mirror image, the inexplicably appearing passage leading to room [501]... Most of these clues are chaotic and have no connection whatsoever.

However, among these clues, there must be some hidden thread connecting all the clues, but Bai Zhi hasn't found it yet.

At 8:40 p. m., after everyone else had left the room, the Night Owl turned to look at the person sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book, and hesitantly asked them a question.

Can I ask you a question...? Why are you staying here?

These books were borrowed by PrayerUnderDreams from the Library. Most of them were Intelligence- teasing Detective novels. According to PrayerUnderDreams herself, reading these books for a long time would improve her basic Intelligence attribute.

Although Bai Zhi's Intelligence attribute is at its maximum from birth, and any further improvement can only be achieved through Free Attribute Point gained from leveling up, reading this kind of book wouldn't be of much use. However, since he had nothing better to do, he simply picked up a book and started flipping through it.

The Night Owl had several books by her bedside, all brought over by PrayerUnderDreams, but in the current situation where the two of them were alone in the room, her mind wasn't on the books at all...

If she had only harbored slight doubts before, now that someone had revealed their identity, she was absolutely certain of it.

They both have an extreme aversion to sweets, both have equally awful personalities and attitudes, and both evoke a strong urge to punch them... Most importantly, they both had an ex-girlfriend who was so scared while watching Horror Movie alone one night that she ran back to her Dormitory crying.

So, is it a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road?

"Hmm? Didn't you notice? This Quest Target. Surviving here for Seven Days is just a prerequisite. What we need to do is uncover the secrets hidden within this Apartment during those Seven Days."

Bai Zhi turned to a new page in the book on his lap and answered without looking up.

"I want to see what happens if you don't stay in your room at night. Also, if you get attacked by Anomaly, I might be able to find some new clues... The guy in the mirror during the day failed to attack you, Zither-Drum Harmony will be on high alert, so taking care of you first is the best option. You always need earthworms to fish."

"... So you're saying I'm an earthworm?"

A Young Girl's heart was shattered, and the Night Owl froze on the spot.

"No, it's bait."

Bai Zhi corrected him, inadvertently stabbing the other person in the heart again.

"Hmm... wouldn't it sound better if we called it bait?"

Night Owl:"..."

Looking at the person in front of her, earnestly seeking her opinion, she felt an overwhelming grief, and this feeling was gradually transforming into... a surging murderous intent as time went by.

[505]Room.

"I feel like a lot happened today..."

After returning to his room, he locked the door, Zither-Drum Harmony, and went straight to the bathroom.

After staring at herself in the mirror for a long time, she reached out, took the mirror off, and hid it in the wardrobe.

She was still terrified by the attack during the day. If the Night Owl hadn't suddenly bumped into her, her heart would have been pierced by that dagger. She had developed a psychological Shadow to mirrors for the time being.

--This was an attack specifically targeted at her.

She was once only a tiny bit away from death.

"So who exactly wants to kill me? Among those three..."

Standing under the showerhead with her head tilted back, Zither-Drum Harmony recalled the events of the past few days and closed her eyes.

"Black&White, PrayerUnderDreams, or Heavenless Heretic? Based on my deductions, Black&White is the most likely, after all, he has shown the strongest reasoning ability and may have already seen through something... Could it be him? But he has no reason to kill me..."

After thinking for a long time, Zither-Drum Harmony still had no clue whatsoever, and she took a bath for almost half an hour.

It wasn't until about ten minutes past nine that she changed into a comfortable robe and came out of the bathroom.

Unlike the other Player who were cautious and careful in their respective rooms, she appeared quite relaxed and carefree, as if she wasn't worried at all about being attacked by Anomaly.

"Could it be Black&White? Or perhaps it's PrayerUnderDreams? My decisive choice to fight doesn't seem like something the Black&White would do... Heavenless Heretic? PrayerUnderDreams? These two idiots don't seem like it either... Or perhaps there's Fallen One among them whose nature couldn't be suppressed, leading to indiscriminate killing, and I just happened to be caught in the act?... Ugh, my head is killing me, I'm totally cut out for deduction..."

Sitting down at his desk, Zither-Drum Harmony tapped his head with a troubled expression.

"I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch. It's true that Floor Administrator aren't attacked by Anomaly on their floors, but that doesn't mean they won't be attacked by Player... Huh? Seriously? There's more tonight? Who put it up there?"

Seeing the notification that suddenly popped up on the computer screen in front of him, Zither-Drum Harmony's face immediately fell.

[325ml of milk powder, three cans of Herring Can, 27 live Hunan hairy crabs, 3 jin of Gold Leaf, blue cheese, and please add the drinks available at the Bar. Thank you.]

Upon seeing the contents of this note, which were written in a rather distinctive style, Zither-Drum Harmony became quite frustrated and started banging his head against the table repeatedly.

"I guarantee this guy did it on purpose... That bastard!!!"