Chapter 445

"Look, your [Chef] identity allows you to use in-game items to prevent players from attending meetings, and there should be other items with different abilities. What about the eldest sister? As a [Doctor], she should logically be more versatile than the [Chef]."

Losweiser nodded thoughtfully. "Indeed. And my sister keeps saying she hasn't found any clues, but since the game started, everyone should have done some tasks and obtained information or items. How could there be no clues at all?"

Leon blinked, his thoughts racing, and then spoke.

"Your sister... she's not a lone wolf player, is she?"

"Lone wolf?"

"Yes, we're not on the same side as anyone else. As long as we survive to the end, we've won."

The fake lone wolf strategy: eliminate everyone.

The true lone wolf strategy: slander everyone.

General Leon, brilliant!

"Hmm... now that you mention it, it is indeed possible."

Seeing that he was about to successfully fool the Dragon Queen, Leon was about to press his advantage and throw more mud at his eldest sister, when he heard Losweiser say...

"But it's nothing, it's the early stages of the game, you can't trust anyone. Even if you were tied to me right now, I would still be suspicious of you."

It's probably impossible to trick Losweiser with just a few words.

Leon shrugged. "Whatever. Let's go, back to our mission."

The couple set off again.

About half an hour later, they completed a task.

However, the reward for the task is exclusive to the [Chef] character.

In other words, Leon spent a lot of time helping out, but it was all for nothing compared to what Losweiser did.

The Queen proudly waved the card in her hand, "Look carefully, learn well."

"You're just lucky."

"Cut."

Without saying much, Losweiser opened the information card, which read:

[Recipe]

[Food Name: Mint Herbal Tea]

[Effect: Drinking this will remove any negative effects.]

[Note: Can only be used once]

Losweiser's pupils flickered slightly. "Remove any negative effects... that means that as long as we make the Mint Herbal Tea, we can break this so-called ' Seven-Day Lock of Unbreakable Love."

Upon hearing this, Leon's eyes lit up. "Then let's hurry to the kitchen."

"Good."

The couple got right to work and headed straight for the kitchen.

But when they arrived at the kitchen, they found that someone was already there.

It's Noa and Helena.

The Princess and her guards.

"Dad Mom? How come you're together?"

"Ah, we... came here to do a mission."

As Leon spoke, he glanced under the kitchen water tank, where the key item for this game, the 'Black Holy Stone,' was hidden.

Since Leon's main mission as a lone wolf is to hide the Black Holy Stone and survive until the end of the game, that is to win;

It's not hard to guess that Noa's victory condition as a Princess is to find the Black Holy Stone.

Now, the key to victory lies less than two meters away from the eldest daughter.

Leon looked away without showing any panic.

"And you? Are you here to do a mission too?" Losweiser asked.

"Oh no, we're just wandering around, seeing if there are any missions or anything like that here."

"I see..."

"Okay, Dad Mom, you two go ahead with your mission. Helena and I are off now."

"Good."

After a brief chat with his daughter, the two groups went about their own business.

But just then, the group suddenly heard a sound coming from the Imprint Stone in Noa's pocket:

"Attention Princess and Friend A, attention Princess and Friend A."

"You have been affected by the item card [Seven-Day Lock of Unbreakable Love]. You must act together for the next six hours and cannot leave each other by more than five meters."

Noa was stunned. "W-what do Seven-Day Lock of Unbreakable Love '..."

"Friend A? Does that mean one of the people in Mu En and Xiao Guang's group?" Helena asked.

When drawing the mission card, the sister group did indeed draw "The Princess's Friend".

To distinguish them, they are divided into [Friend A] and [Friend B].

"Sister! Sister!"

Before Noa could figure out what was going on, Mu En's voice came from the kitchen doorway.

Little Moon, clutching the Imprint Stone, ran to Noa's side with tiny steps, took her arm, and said with big, watery eyes, "Sister, it seems like bad guys used a prop on us!"

"Oh, I just found out too. It's that 'Seven-Day Lock of Unbreakable Love' thing..."

"Um!"

Mu En nodded vigorously, "For the next six hours, I can only move around with my sister. I hope I won't cause her any trouble?"

"Of course not," Noa said affectionately, pinching her younger sister's cheek.

"Wow~ My sister is so nice~"

"Do you know who used this prop card on us?"

"I don't know! Mu En knows nothing!"

"Oh... okay, let's do the mission together then."

"Uh-huh!"

Before leaving, Mu En didn't forget to say goodbye to her Mom Dad.

Goodbye, Daddy Mom!

The couple smiled and waved to their daughter.

Once they were out of sight, Leon swiftly saw through his second daughter's little scheme.

"She definitely used that 'Love Like Gold Item Card on herself! She definitely did!"

Losweiser smiled helplessly.

"That's how you make a game more fun!"

Upon hearing this, Leon seemed to realize something.

He scratched the tip of his nose and said in a nonchalant tone,

"After we finish making the Mint Herbal Tea... do we need to remove the effect of this item?"

The Queen raised her beautiful eyebrows, naturally understanding the meaning behind Leon's words.

But she still wanted to tease this idiot.

"Of course it's off, why wouldn't it be off?" Losweiser said with a smile.

Leon panicked slightly, but he rubbed his hands together and maintained his nonchalant attitude.

"Because... you see, this 'Unbreakable Bond' isn't a particularly significant negative effect. If we use the Mint Herbal Tea to counteract it now, what if we encounter a more powerful negative effect item later? That mint tea can only be used once, right?"

Wow, you're making perfect sense.

But all those words can be condensed into one sentence:

I want to stay tied to you forever.

"Hmm... you make a good point."

Of course, Losweiser also wanted to spend more time with her captives. After all, this was a family-friendly game, so if they didn't take advantage of the time to interact more, when would they?

In fact, you can understand the true thoughts of a couple without having to guess them.

They're just waiting for the right moment when they can "not be stubborn."

After making the decision, Losweiser prepared the Mint Herbal Tea according to the recipe on the intelligence card and then handed it to Leon.

"For me?" Leon was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah, you like to wander around. If you accidentally trigger some negative item card, the Mint Herbal Tea can save your life."

"Oh, Your Majesty, you're so protective of your husband."

"Stop being disgusting. If you don't want it, give it back to me."

"Yes! Why wouldn't I want it!"

Losweiser gave him a playful glare and said, "Alright, go do your next task."

"Okay, let's go!"

16 The Second Lone Wolf

Q: What are the benefits of being tied to a [Chef]?

A: You can have a more lavish lunch than others!

Taking advantage of her status, Losweiser managed to obtain a considerable amount of ingredients, and she ate lunch with Leon in the communal kitchen.

After the meal, the couple took stock of the clues and prop cards they had.

First, there are various scattered clue cards:

The two friends had received favors from the Princess, and the three of them had been close friends since childhood.

Although the Queen also deeply loved the Princess, she seemed to have ulterior motives.

[Among the eight players, at least two are lone wolves; they are isolated and without support, yet possess unique advantages.]

[There are special scenes within the castle. Completing the tasks within these scenes will trigger the 'Global Fate' event.]

"So... Mu En and Xiao Guang's Friends Group should be in the camp of the truly good guys."

As Leon spoke, his gaze slowly shifted to the information card related to the [Queen].

"But this card says that Claudia's identity as the [Queen] has another purpose. If the main quest for all the good guys is to protect the Princess and find the Black Holy Stone, then what is the [Queen's] other purpose?"

Losweiser shook her head. "Claudia hasn't shown any signs of anything yet, and she hasn't said much in meetings either. It might be difficult to analyze her main objective."

What Losweiser said was true; more than a dozen hours had passed since the start of the game, but Claudia had neither traveled with anyone nor made any statement at the conference table.

There is very little information about her, so it is impossible to deduce her purpose.

"It's okay, the game has only just begun. As we go on, there will be more and more clues, and we'll be able to piece together the answer."

"Um."

Next up is the information card related to the [Lone Wolf].

This is also the card that Leon cares about the most.

Before obtaining this mission card, Leon had no idea that there was another lone wolf on the field besides himself.

So who is this other lone wolf...?

Is it Losweiser, who is bound to him at this very moment?