Xia Wen's Sorrow

With Christmas approaching, the town had a noticeably festive atmosphere.

As Bai Zhi drove, he also observed the snow-covered town.

To be honest, he really wanted to know one thing.

Are the other characters in this story, besides the four main characters, merely NPCs or background figures created by the Strength of the Anomaly itself, or... common humans captured by the Strength of this Anomaly, having their memories erased and their lives manipulated at will?

He hoped to be the first, but based on his observations, the real answer was likely the second.

Joy, anger, laughter, love, hatred, and fear.

As he traveled, he discovered that the people in this town all had their own lives and stories, and were not like NPCs who were programmed to operate according to a set procedure.

Midway through the journey, he even stopped the car with great interest, rolled down the Transparency window to watch a street brawl, until the police rushed over and forcefully stopped the farce.

"... Madman? He looks like he just came back from the mountain not long ago..."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Bai Zhi watched the culprit being dragged into the police car, pondering this in his mind, before driving off again.

He is now pondering this question.

If a rich kid throws a wild party... then it's probably quite normal for him to always be carrying a gun, right?

About 20 minutes later, he arrived at his girlfriend's house.

After he rang the doorbell, no one came to open the door for a long time. Just as he was considering whether to call the other party, he heard a startled cry from inside the room, followed by a groan of pain as someone fell down after bumping into something.

Bai Zhi: "..."

Three minutes later, a Blonde Beauty with bare arms, wrapped in a tight sheet, and covering her head with one hand opened the door. Upon seeing him standing there, she immediately began to speak.

"You're finally here. I'm almost driven crazy by all this..."

"My dear Annie, this is just a party, you don't need to worry about what to wear, because you are naturally beautiful."

With his hands outstretched in a slightly exaggerated manner, Bai Zhi interrupted the other person.

Bai Zhi's gaze swept over the sheet covering the other person, and he curled his lips into a slightly flirtatious smile, perfectly playing the role of a playboy.

"Or would you like to invite me to your room so we can pick out some clothes for you together?"

"Uh... no need, you can wait in the living room first!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Annie also came to her senses. After saying something in a slightly panicked manner, she wrapped herself in the bed sheet and hurriedly ran towards her room.

Then, halfway through, probably due to a loss of balance, she predictably tripped and fell, the sheet draped over her body came undone, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.

Underneath the sheets, she was basically naked, but her figure was undeniably stunning.

Bai Zhi silently turned his head away.

Hmm, it seems there's no doubt about it, this guy in front of me is Xia Wen...

This is truly an unreasonable Complete Role-playing Mode. Does that mean male Player can also play female characters?

So after this story ends, perhaps I can ask Setsuna to try and test the waters...

I waited in the living room for about half an hour before the other person finally came out of the room, looking rather awkward.

After glancing at the other person, Bai Zhi turned his head away, slightly unable to bear looking at them.

Although he already knew Xia Wen had terrible taste in clothes, he never expected it to be this bad. His entire outfit was a complete mess, not only failing to accentuate his good figure but also making him look bulky and unattractive...

"This one might not be very convenient. Let me find you another one. Even though it's winter now, it can get very hot in the villa."

With a slight sigh, Bai Zhi stood up from the Sofa.

Ten minutes later, the two went out and got into the car.

Before leaving, Bai Zhi glanced at the time; the clock showed 2:30 PM.

"Shall we head to the villa now? Don't we need to make any extra preparations?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, with her hands on her knees and clutching her skirt tightly, Annie looked visibly uneasy.

He seemed to have something to say, but he didn't know whether he should or not. His whole demeanor wasn't like someone dressed up for a mountain party; it was more like someone going to their execution...

Meanwhile, Bai Zhi had already driven onto the winding mountain road.

Because it was close to Christmas and there was heavy snow, there were no other vehicles on this mountain road.

At the Mountain Villa, some of the 12 people participating in the party had already gone to set up, and all he had to do was go there with his girlfriend.

"What, any extra preparations?"

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Bai Zhi pulled the car over to the side of the road, then turned to look at the other person, a wicked and arrogant smile playing on his lips...

--Bai Zhi's own opinion.

"Or perhaps you'd like to have a deep, intimate exchange between body and soul here? To be honest, you do look quite beautiful today..."

As he spoke, Bai Zhi rose from his seat and slowly approached the other person, who forced a smile while clenching his fists, subtly preparing to throw a punch...

"Alright, you can say whatever you want to say now."

Having roughly estimated the answer, Bai Zhi yawned and sat back down in his seat.

"... Are you really Bai Zhi?"

After a slight pause, Xia Wen cautiously asked him.

"What? Is there anyone else besides me with such stunning good looks?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi pointed to his face.

"Complete Role-playing Mode, you haven't encountered it before, have you? This is... uh, come to think of it, you really haven't encountered it?"

Suddenly remembering something, Bai Zhi was taken aback.

The other party became Player through Special method at Noah's Ark, without experiencing any formal Novice Quest. Furthermore, after becoming Player, they directly participated in this Large-scale Campaign Quest. It would be strange if they had participated in the Complete Role-playing Mode.

"I know about the Complete Role-playing Mode, but in this kind of mode, don't they match Player with a similar body? So what am I supposed to be?"

Xia Wen looked down at his chest, feeling utterly dejected.

"This kind of body is so inconvenient. Not only is it incredibly heavy, but it's also hard to maintain balance. I suddenly admire Xiao Yi a bit; how does she manage to... I didn't tell you to watch too!!"

"Well..."

Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly, and he silently turned his head away.

"In a way, you really are... pathetic."

"Huh? Why?"

Xia Wen looked completely bewildered.

"... nothing."