Past Reenactment, Illusions of the Past

"Ahem... I think it's not that he didn't recognize you."

As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. After coughing slightly a few times, Steel Bones offered a very tactful suggestion.

"You said before that you haven't had any contact with each other for several months. If he thinks..."

"You think I'm dead too?"

The Dead Zero, tilted his head slightly and turned it around.

Steel Bones: "..."

"... I think you two should be in a state of peaceful breakup right now."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Steel Bones turned his head to look to the side.

"As the saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea, why be hung up on just one? I don't think you need to..."

"No, I promised someone else."

The Young Girl frowned slightly.

"Breaking my word is not my principle; I need to take good care of him."

"... You guys handle your own affairs, I'm not involved anymore."

He waved his Steel Bones, looking quite weary.

"But to be honest, I don't really recommend you go in at night. What 'Fireworks of Romance' said is true, it's too dangerous there. I'll go alone. You're one Intelligence- based Player and one a support..."

Before Steel Bones could finish his sentence, he looked up at the spiral staircase in front of him with a slightly strange expression.

Under his gaze, someone was leading Anna by the hand, leisurely descending the stairs.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Steel Bones gave the other person a thumbs up, completely convinced.

... You really have to admire that, how could someone actually pull off something like this?

This is like Brave Hero Party who, after overcoming countless hardships, finally arrive at the Demon King's Castle. But just as Brave Hero are about to defeat the Demon King and save the world, they discover that the Demon King has already been kidnapped and taken back to his hometown to get married by some unknown person, leaving them with an empty Demon King's Castle...

Someone's current situation is strikingly similar to that of the guy who kidnapped the Demon King.

"Hmm, what are you doing here?"

As Bai Zhi walked down the stairs, he looked at his two Teammate with a strange expression.

"What's up? Is there something you need?"

As he spoke, the giant Plush Cat gracefully descended the stairs and stopped behind him, its eyes fixed on Steel Bones and Dead Zero.

"... It's nothing, you can continue with your work."

The Plush Cat's enormous size still exerted a certain degree of pressure, and after a moment of silent silence, Steel Bones decisively backed down.

"Oh, goodbye."

Holding Anna's hand, Bai Zhi strolled past them with an air of nonchalance, followed closely by a giant Plush Cat.

Steel Bones: "..."

Dead Zero: "..."

I always feel like the game I'm playing with the other person (https://m. hetushu. com) isn't the same Game... Is it just my imagination?

Bai Zhi originally thought that Anna would take him to a room in the castle, and then point to two dolls on the bed and say that they were her parents.

After all, he had already searched the castle thoroughly and was quite certain that there were no living people left inside, only Anna and the dolls. How could some parents possibly appear?

But to his utter surprise, after turning left and right, Anna led him to a hidden secret room, which could really be considered a Torture Chamber.

"They are my parents now, and I think they will really like Prince Your Highness."

Pointing to the two figures in front of her, Anna turned her head and spoke to him happily.

"..."

Looking at the two desiccated corpses tightly bound to the rack with iron chains, Bai Zhi remained silent for a long time.

These were the Unique two things he saw in this Rose Manor that weren't dolls.

At 2 PM, Anna's Game started again.

Perhaps because Bai Zhi's earlier reminder had an effect, there were no more casualties in this Game. However, everyone could clearly feel that the second day's Game was significantly more difficult than the first day's Game.

However, at this point, the Players had already obtained a lot of information, were no longer focused on the Game.

Soon, night fell.

"I wonder just how dangerous that Core Area is..."

After roughly organizing his current Equipment and items, Bai Zhi, as usual, lay down on the recliner in the room.

If his speculation is correct, then since entering this manor, they haven't even set foot in the Core Zone of this Dungeon.

It's certain that the danger level there is high; after all, at least two powerful Player have already perished. But that's how it is when dealing with Anomaly Incident; running away never solves anything, and you still have to face them eventually.

--Of course, this is on the premise of ensuring one's own safety.

"With my current survival skills, I should be able to survive inside, but surviving doesn't mean I've solved the case... If I'm lucky, that Investigator might still be alive..."

Just as Bai Zhi was lost in thought, a rustling sound came from the doorway.

After glancing towards the door, Bai Zhi, too lazy to get up, simply snapped his fingers to summon a Shadow Guard and had him bring him the envelope.

It must be said that the Shadow Guard are quite useful in these kinds of situations: cleaning rooms, tidying tables and cabinets, washing dishes and mopping floors, taking out the trash, picking up Dog Poop, picking up packages, and so on.

"A wish...?"

Holding the envelope in his hand, Bai Zhi pondered for a moment.

At this point, whether I write this wish or not is irrelevant. If I manage to come out of there alive, it means this Dungeon has been completely Walkthrough. If I don't make it out alive, writing this is pointless...

With that in mind, after scribbling a few lines, Bai Zhi had the Shadow Guard put the envelope back in.

After waiting patiently for a while, and making sure the guards or Maid at the door had left, Bai Zhi opened the door.

However, this time, to his surprise, the Illusions of Yesteryear that appeared outside the door was a daytime scene. Several Maid were cleaning and chatting, wiping their hands as they talked about Princess Anna's Birthday Banquet that evening.

"Has the timing changed? If that's the case, then other people might not have entered the same timeframe as me..."

He touched his chin, thought for a moment, and Bai Zhi walked out of the door and into the corridor.