The Truth Behind the Disappearances

So far, three people have gone missing from the room.

Li Changyu, Li Tong, and the World's End Singer, Old Otaku fans.

The first one was reduced to nothing but a head, so its silent disappearance is somewhat understandable. But the remaining two were no pushovers; how could they have disappeared without even giving a warning?

"Everyone, gather together and make sure you don't fall out of sight of others."

With a gloomy face, West Pavilion Gardener began to greet them.

As the others in the room gradually disappeared, only Bai Zhi, Xige West Pavilion Gardener, OriginDeficit, Fireworks of Romance, Chang Xi, and a certain pair of Panties tied to a chair, looking completely bewildered and unaware of what had happened, remained in the room.

With people in the room disappearing one after another under mysterious circumstances, no one wants to be the next to go missing.

"It's not a problem with attention."

Bai Zhi walked to the bed, picked up the guitar, examined it for a moment, and then shook his head.

"Nobody paid attention to the Panties before, but they didn't disappear... Although Anomaly don't follow logic, don't you think this style of disappearing if nobody pays attention is seriously out of place in this world?"

"Just tell me the result; you don't need to go into the process."

Standing up from the ground, putting on the Leather Gloves, and cautiously surveying his surroundings, OriginDeficit began to speak with a solemn expression.

"I'm really not good at riddles. By the way, do you wise people always like to speak in riddles? What did you find on that guitar?"

"I did find something."

Bai Zhi put the guitar back on the bed, turned his head, and nodded with a serious expression.

"I originally thought this would be an Elite, or even Perfect, Level of Equipment, but to my surprise, it's just a common guitar, and one that's been repaired many times."

OriginDeficit: "..."

Undeniably, although Bai Zhi's words were essentially meaningless, his composure greatly eased the tension in everyone's hearts.

Stop joking, just tell me.

With a slightly helpless sigh, West Pavilion Gardener began to speak.

What exactly caused Li Tong and the others to disappear? Where are they now?

"Alright, I'll get straight to the point... but I'd advise you to be prepared, because what you're about to hear will prompt you to do something unusual."

His gaze swept across everyone's faces, and he exhaled. For some reason, the expression on Bai Zhi's face became slightly frightening.

Are you sure you want to listen?

"We are Player, we are not afraid."

Unconsciously, he Fireworks of Romance and raised his hand.

"Is that so? Then please control your emotions."

Bai Zhi slightly raised his chin and spoke softly.

"First of all, are you familiar with Menelaus Theorem?"

"Menelaus Theorem... Hey, do you know what that is?"

Turning her head, Fireworks of Romance asked Chang Xi, who looked thoughtful, in a furtive whisper.

"Tell me this secretly, and I'll give you 100 yuan."

--When it comes to accumulating prestige, the Fireworks of Romance, Dignity Value has fallen into a state of severe depletion, is now resorting to all sorts of extreme measures.

If I had a brain as Black&White as that guy's, I wouldn't lack things like authority at all!

Unfortunately, her fantasy was ruthlessly shattered by West Pavilion Gardener.

"I know, a mathematical theorem."

After thinking for a moment, West Pavilion Gardener began to speak with a slight frown.

"And then? Is this closely related to what you're about to talk about?"

"That's right, this mathematical theorem has nothing to do with what I'm about to talk about."

Bai Zhi nodded solemnly.

West Pavilion Gardener / Fireworks of Romance / OriginDeficit / Panties: "..."

Unlike the four who fell silent, Chang Xi looked thoughtful.

"Humans are indeed quite interesting..."

"Funny my foot! I want to smack those chicken legs in that guy's face right now!!"

The Fireworks of Romance made her slightly itchy-toothed with anger.

"But he wasn't wrong. Indeed, after he finished speaking, you all lost control of your emotions and actions."

Chang Xi looked puzzled.

"And I found what he said quite interesting, don't you think?"

"Hehe."

Fireworks of Romance responded with a standard, fake laugh.

"... We're talking about serious matters. We don't even know their current situation yet, so please stop joking."

Even with West Pavilion Gardener's composure, it still took him some time to control his urge to rush over and beat up people and books.

"Who said I was joking... Okay, then I'll tell you my real deduction, about what I found on this guitar."

With a slight pursing of his lips, Bai Zhi reached for the guitar on the bed, walked to the open space in the center of the room, and then, holding up the guitar, began to introduce it in a serious manner.

"This guitar may look like just a common guitar on the surface, but in reality, it's just a common guitar..."

"... Let's see for ourselves."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, West Pavilion Gardener interrupted Bai Zhi's words without speaking.

"Huh? But there are still three... no, four audience members here..."

"We don't need your introduction, we came to see for ourselves!!"

Before Bai Zhi finish speaking, Fireworks of Romance decisively pulled Chang Xi out of bed with him.

Similarly, OriginDeficit was standing to the side, shook his head with a hint of helplessness and then stood up as well.

What they didn't expect was that shortly after they got up, the man in Black&White suddenly narrowed his eyes, flipped his hand, and produced a Black Handgun, pointing it at the direction of the Fireworks of Romance. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

With two sharp gunshots, blood splattered, and the two tables collapsed with a crash.

Bai Zhi finally got the opportunity he needed.

After the two rooms were connected, the two desks that were originally placed by the window in the room became Four-Sided Table for placing some unused Item.

In accordance with the gentlemanly principle of ladies first, a desk was placed in front of Fireworks of Romance and Chang Xi's bed.

As for the other desk, it was placed in the Quarantine Zone, and Li Changyu's head was placed on that desk.

The two shots Bai Zhi fired were aimed directly at these two tables.

The table behind the Fireworks of Romance vanished amidst the gunfire, shattering into pieces. Food scattered across the floor, along with several cleanly gnawed chicken bones.

Meanwhile, in the other Quarantine Zone, a pair of Panties tied to a chair stared blankly as a bloody, mangled head rolled off the desk and tumbled to her feet.

--That's the head of Li Changyu, the missing Old Otaku.